The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-04
GOSSIP FROM LONDON.
American Money to the Relief Of the Duke of Manchester
Standard Oil Kings Daughter Has Cay Old Time.
BY HENRY EVEREAUx,

or your country by cable. 1t is sufficient
to say that the general belief is that it Is
tempest in a teapot and will shortly
puff itself out One thing is certain.
England is in no position to test the
American feeling as to the Monroe doc
trine. If the war god of Germany is anx-
ious to try; he will try it alone. All the
world knows that If England and Ger
many should seek trouble with the United
States, Russia will join her fortunes with
those of the great republic Nothing
would be less agreeable to Germany of to
England They would be forced to pro-
tect their frontiers. Russia hangs on the
British horizon of empire always ominouz
always threatening No power in Europe
dare threaten the republic if Russia backs
her up. Russia is not concerned by the
Monroe doctrine. If she believed that
Germany or England desired to contest
the United States ability to enforce ii,
1t would be her delight. 1t would clear
the far eastern of Chinese question and
assist in the effort to reach the Indian
ocean, If 1t were not for Russia, Ger
many would be willing to fight for Ger
man influence in South America.
/ was sitting by the side of lady at
dinner the other day. Opposite us was an
opulent dame with pearls of price around
her ugly neck. My neighbor deplored her
inability to bedeck herself out with big
compliment OF beauty unadorned, etc., I
advised her to buy some sham ones. at
would she replied. were I "a fondline.
but / have family. The family would
be asking where l got them, for they
Know that my husband could not afford
TO buy them. and that If he could he
would not should have to explain that
they were sham, for they would know
that the usual tale of having Inherited
them from departed great-aunt would
pc untrue. That is the disadvantage OF
belonging to a family. They always give
you away" I was talking few davs
ago to one of the largest dealers in. pearls
ne showed me necklace which cost
&ao'ooo' ana the pearls did not seem to
me 10 be large, and another which cost
slo'U0, the pearls of which were quite
small He contended that II was n good
speculation to buy pearls and keen them
pecduse tney We're sure to go IN in price
questioned this. The higher The price
the smaller the number of people who can
aHoro TO nuy Those who can afford to
puy d necklace OF small pearls will not
40 SO long, Tor they feel that they are cut
out by their friends with big pearls. AS
II is, nine-tenths of the pearls that these
iaoies display on their person In neck
races ana ropes are sham. The million
ARES VIII advertise their wealth by hang
ing something round their wives necks,
the Vaiue or which can be more easily es-
timated. Pearls will cease to be the fash
ION and revert to their former price The
snam VIII destroy the real in the long
run. and, before long. it will be deemed
as vulgar to wear ropes and necklaces of
pearls as 1t would be to come down 70
breakfast with tiara of diamonds.
800
during the Christmas holidays the king
and queen held two evening receptions
In the ballroom at Sandringham. The
hrst was for the clergy and gentry of the
district, and the other for the tenants
on the royal and neighborng estates.
There has not been a bali at Sandringham
for eleven or twelve years.