The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-25
Has kitchener surreadered.

Has Kitchener surrendered
shipping Britishers call him, has melted
at iast-this man OF ice and irons~ Are
the sossips of Simla right when they
positively assert that Daisy Letter
daughter OF ChicaSo's merchant prince
and sister TO the viceroy OF India, is 70
become Lady Kitchener?
Yes say the London cables. and
Chicago. Washington and Baltimore echo
the news. We from far-away Simla
comes what seems like actual contfrma-
ton. says the New York World
New York has Just heard this pleasir &
gossip. Something more definite is to be
expected any day. IL those who knos
best the spirited daughter Of I-evo z.
Letter are aay judges Of the situation
They say that il could Only be an Amer
lean girl who could warm the frisid
spirit OF Engiand's premier soldier. Fur
thernore. they will tell you that the
only American girl who could do Il IS
Daisy Leiter-the clever. wholly admir-
able girl who has visited more courts
the globe around than any other Ameri-
can girl OF today or any other time.
One thing is certain as anything car
De in the worid-Ki;chener OF Khartoun
has already begged the western beauty
10 be MS bride.
II admire you immensely" said the
Chicago girl-so the army people say
with all my heart But what have you
20 ofccr the woman who will be your
wife? You have no interest IN home life.
no taste for the beautiful. no fine do
mestic sense. How could you expect
me or any other American girl to become
your wife and the mistress Of your house
hold?'
The woman-hater turned on his heel.
The love-making was over. He had met
his first defeat in life But this was he
fore the Durbar.
The Boer war over. there came orders
TO Simla. one OF midas chief military
posts. and there Kitchener Was put In
supreme command. His power was made
greater than any Maharajah's. more po-
tent than anyboey's in all broad India,
save only the viceroy. Lord Curzon
There Kitchener went. set upon liked
program. He would show 20 even the
Americans that he had some ideas OF
home life. some taste for the beautiful.
some domestic sense This man who be-
fore had hardly been able TO speak po-
litely TO a woman became a different
person. as IT were. overnight. after he
had met Miss Letter. From a ehili. stern
martinez he became the graceful. easy
host He learned the small talk q the
drawing room; he knew the newest sto-
rles from London: he managed 10 WELD
q fan for the woman with whom he was
thrown as escort or partner; he even
learned 10 throw a wrap abcu, decollete
shoulders with all the splomb Ct a
French baron OF an American ciubman.
But who can tell the change better
than OCOnnoT, that versatile LondoDer
who conducts that bright and breezy
M. n P.'-"Mainly About People,"
Here Is his comment upon the change Of
circumstances:
Contrary 10 what many Of Us thought
before he went 10 India, Lord Kitchener
has been making himself a great reputa-
ton in S'mla as host During the
past sumner he has given many dinner
parties. and one large bah 20 zoe guests
at which the Viecroy and Lady Curzon
were present Everyone Is enraptured
which X. Of X. carries out his hospitality.
From the ceilings of the rooms hang
q number OF Dervish and other flags
and the weapons Il all countries miugle
with flowers in the scheme Of decoration
All Simia Is agreed that the furniture
Is arranged with a taste worthy Of a
woman'S hand. and all Simla Joins IN la
meniins thar a womaus presence u the |
one thing stu required to complete tire
peaceful abode
This was his answer 70 Daisy Letter
Ihey met frst az a London party |
Kitchener and the Chicago girl
Their friendship began in the most
Letter proved most agreeable 70 the
Briton. and nnaliy after two or three
calls they fell 10 discussing that most
domestic OF topies-cooks and cooking /
4 am all at sea confessed Geaerai
Kitchener.
Why" begged Mics Letter.
Because I have no decent chef for /
the Durbar
I car help yon. fhink." said the Chi
,ago girl al enthusiasm.
"Done." exclaimed Kitchener.
Trust ne said Miss Letter
The result was that General Kitchener
II Delhi had the finest chef in al India
and gave the most notable dinnsrs Mise
Letter got tho chef She secured al
Paris she interviewed countless chefs.
Net one seemed exactly 20 iii fhe bill.