Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-10

entertaining. The fast friendship that
exists between them and the kin6 and
queen Is evidenced by the number OF
private visits their majesties pay TO
West Dean park, one of the loveliest
homes In England.
The queen has always been q stickler
for observing court etiquette and So
ciety Is therefore somewhat astonshed
at the familiarity she encourages with
regard to the Jameses, 1t Is rarely
that she visits the house Of commoner
and so that she may not excite the jeal-
ousy of aristocratic big wigs she for
bids the court circular to record her
frequent visits TO West Dean park,
There is another thing that compels
her admiration for Mr. James and his
wife. They make 1t a rule never to
paragraph the society papers with the
fact that they enjoyed the company OF
the king and queen on such and such a
day with the result that their majestles
visits grew more and more frequent.
The servant in the James household who
Is caught babbling about the appearance
of the king and queen on such occasions
does not get time to look out for
fresh place, but is expelled there and
then.
One thing In particular which has led
to comment on the king and queens in
timacy with the Jameses Is the general
impression prevailing in London society
that the latter are Americans. Having
heard 1t asserted so often that Mr.
James was a son Of the Stars and
Stripes l ventured to write him the
other day, asking II this was the case
and received from him the following
reply, which settles the matter once
and for all;
July 81. 1903. West Dean Park, Chi
chester Sir--In reply to your letter,
was born in England and my father
was naturalized British subject but
have many American relations.
Yours faithfully.
WILLIAM JAMES"
Queen Alexandra has In her time sof.
tened many hearts In regard to chart
ties, but she admits that Sir Thomas
Upton has been the greatest conquest
she has ever made In that direction.
When the queen made her memorable
jubilee appeal she had scarcely heard
OF Sir Thomas ana when the famous
cheque came forth she expressed the
nope that the poor man had not paup-
erized himself" How Sir Thomas was
'softened" is not generally known. II
came 10 his knowledge that the prin-
cess, as she was then, declared at a pri-
vate party one evening that the one
great idea of her life was TO raise $780,
100000 for the London hospitals before
her death, Since then Sir Thomas has
been a constant subscriber to her maj
esty's charities and many substantial
cheques are sent that no one ever hears
anything OF. Her majesty Is most
methodical In the receipt and disposal
Of the huge sums that are entrusted TO
her Every cent received and dlshnrsed
IL entered In her private ledgers, kept
for the purpose and It Is expected that
an announcement Will soon be made
that her majesty's lifo idea has been
carried out. A few thousand dollars
will balance the account. but II Is not
suggest ted that the ledgers viii then be
closed for ever, She has intimatcd 10
her friends that the 40 years she has
given to the obtaining Of subscriptions
for philantropic and charitable work
viii be remembered by her as he nap"
piest years OF her life.
LADY MARY,