The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-24
THE SMART SET
OUT OF THE CITY
London Desert, So Far as So
ciety Is Concerned.
KINGS AND PRINCES LEAVING
SOME OF THEM Juggling HOME
MANY CURIOUS GIFTS.

T ONDON. Aug. 23.-King Lewanika
has departed for his kraal in
Barotzland, northwestern Rhode
STA, with much impedimentia, one of
the most cherished items of which
consists of six silk hats. Ras Makon-
men, the Abyssinian general is also
homeward bound. Among his baggage
is big balloon The Indian princes
have disappeared, and with the depar-
ture 'of the shah of Persia Monday.
London will be bereft of its last show
visitors.
The west end of London, from a So
ciety point of view is a desert The
members of the royal family, the cab
met ministers and the foreign diplo-
mats are scattered, and all those with
money enough to enable them to do so
have fed to the nloors, rivers or Vari-
Gus continental health resorts.
Twenty-one west end clubs. aggre-
eating a membership of nearly 50. 900,
are closed for renovation and the shut
tered houses of Mayfair add 10 the gen.
eral gloominess. There is talk, how
ever, of a second season commencing
in September with the reopening of
parliament and the return of King Ed
ward to town
Entertaining the Shah.
The shah has been the object of much
attention on the part of the newspa-
pers for a week past, and while it is a
mooted point whether the monarch is
really enjoying himself certainly So
cial and official London have spared
no pains to that end. The round of
entertainments provided for him in
Guided everything of light and snowy
character from a visit to the wax works
to the big review of artillery at Wool
witch, while the short intervals were
filed UP with conversations on political
matters, such as Russian attempts to
secure ports on the Persian gulf, the
fulfiIlmsnt of which would necessitate
large additions to the British fleet in
Persian waters. The Persian's jewels
were an amending source of gossip. a
jewel merchant who was present at the
shah's reception Tuesday, estimated
that If the gems the monarch was then
wearing were put up at auction they
would fetch So, $50, 600.
Tricked the Planets.
The last of the Indian potentates, the
maharajah of Japur, sailed for his
home Friday, though officially he COM
menced his journey homeward by dep
uty on Monday. It is customary for
the maharajah before starting on i'm
portant journeys to consult the state
astrOlogist as to whether the planets
are favorable. The astrologer advised
the maharajah's departure Monday,
but as it was inconvenient to do so the
maharajah determined to trick the
planets and deputized his aide de
camp and some members of his suite
to start and await him at Dover.
The maharajah has caused London
bostesses endless confusion by having
the name of his special god printed on
his visiting cards above his own name.
Various smart women were hurt by
not receiving answers to their invita-
tions until it was discovered that they
had been addressed TO the god instead
of the maharajah.
The embarkation of the maharajah's
baggage at Dover caused a sensation
among the provincials, especially the
removal from the train to the steamer
| of an image of Buddha and copper YES
| sells containing sacred gangeswat which
was carried out by the priests of the
| suite with great ceremony. Among the
maharajah's baggage was a bicycle, a
| horse and small tricycle..