The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-27

are more bizarre furs than even Loop
ard, but the black and orange spots
of this skin are glazing enough. Mrs.
Attilio Morosini, whose devotion to
striking effects has won her fame,
wore leopard pelts last winter. But
after few afternoons in the park Mrs.
Morosini Wearied of her glarish furs
and adopted the more conventional
skins. But this fact does not argue
against leopard. Before ermine came
into general use the few pioneers were
looked upon as eccentric folk for
Haunting the royal fur. Now ermine
is by no means conspicuous.
One of the most extravagant house,
holds in England is that of William
Waldorf Aston, whose son, William, is
now in this country. Astor Sr. is en-
tertaining large house parties in Give
den. 1t would be hard to excel the AS
tor hospitality. A band of ten must
clans is stationed permanently in
Cliveden. Every night this band plays,
and the guests may dance or not, as
they choose. A few weeks ago the
Duchess Of Wellington was the Astors
chief guest. She said she was dying
to have some amateur theatricals."
She wrote out a list of costumes, and
the steward was sent to London for
them. A stage was built in the ball
room and scenes were painted hurled
ly. This entertainment for the duchess
cost a great deal.
, Since young William Astor has been
in America nothing has been heard Of
him in this city in a social way. He
served in his majesty'S guards and is
as British as though he were John
Bull by birth. The Astors of this
branch usually go directly to visit the
Pauls Of Philadelphia, for they share
their fathers hatred for New York.
Mrs. William Waldorf Astor was a
Miss Paul. There is nothing in COM
mon between the New York and Lon
don Astors. 1t is even doubtful if Mrs.
Astor and her brother -in-law speak. 1t
is a quarrel of many years standing.
One of it's phases was the Waldorf
Astor opposition to Mrs. William As
tors use of the simple title, Mrs. As
tor"
After all, the Baroness Won Hengel-
muller, the wife of the Austrian am
bassador, may give New Workers
f1eeting glimpse of her odd personality
before she settles down to the task Of
leading the diplomatic set Of Washing
ton. The baroness is one of the most
Interesting women Washington ever
knew, and the New York fashionable
set is not slow to appreciate her charm.
She is anything but conventional, and
is noted for her candor and sharp
tongue. When the baroness first came
to Washington the other women of the
diplomatic set branded her a freak, -
because of her strange color schemes
and her many fads. These women now
regret they judged by appearances.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid has been enter
tanning the baroness, and Mrs. H. Mex.
Twombly will give large reception for
her in the winter.
One of the saddest phases of the
Blair smashup was the private sale of
Mrs. Blair's jewels. A day was set and
ieweler undertook to carry on the
sale. The fashionable falk of ST. Louis
called to look over the pearl ropes, dia-
mond butterflies and what not. AL
though Mrs. Blair's eyes were dim she
greeted her friends with courage. 1t Is
said that she did not retail single
jewel. She has borne the ordeal with
rare bravery.
Now that she has rented her house
to Mrs. l. Townsend Burden, Mrs.
Brockholst Cutting is mapping out a
pleasant winter in Florence. Ten years
ago Mrs. Cutting would not have
missed winter in New York for all