Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-10

guarantee that husbands and wives
We're allowed TO share the same table ON
Christmas day The collector could
give no such guarantee and had TO go
away without any assistance. Mrs.
Bradley Martin and Lady Craven have
always responded 10 such charitable
appeals literally but II would appear
That Mrs Bradley Martin Jr, prefers
To- support places Ike Nazareth House.
where old married couples are allowed
to enjoy each others society within
stipulated hours she win not be found
among those who indulge In ndIscrm-
mate alms-Riying which has been de-
nounced as a 'demorallzlng luxury
LORD FAIRFAX FAILED.
Lord Falrmx. the representative of
that Maryland family which has long
held the Scotch peerage Ia looking for.
ware with pleasant antlClpatious 90 hls
speedy return 10 the land ot his birth
where he VIII be able Co assume once
more the simple dignity Of "a plain Am
erlcan citizen who recognizes 10 the fun
his obligations 10 make % living for
himself His business mission, lu con.
neotlon with some American banking
institution, has been far from success.
ful, / am told The fault was prob.
ably none of his for money Is scarce
IN these days ana British capitalists
are very shy Of making foreign invest.
ments. Apparently those who sent him
here thought that his title would at.
tract people to the scheme he repre-
scented IL anything ID has had quite
the contrary effect So many scandals
have resulted Of late years between Che
association Of coronets and CONNER
clal ventures that the public generally
refuse TO bite at the company promo
ter's hook when II is halted with q peer
age, For his title Lord Fair
fax really seems TO care not
q got, lie has so long lived
In America as plain Albert Kirby Fair
fax that he has no notion how TO ass
sumo the airs that are here supposed to
be the appropriate and necessary aC-
compartment Of a. He prefers Mr."
TO MY Lord" but people have insisted
on giving him The fun benefit OF his
title, At the swell functions which he
found II impossible 10 shirk, he always
looked bored and much out Of his natu-
val element. among those with whom
fashionable frlvolty constituted the
chief business OF lie a cynical critic
Of our aristocracy has remarked that II
Is q great pity Lord Fairfax cannot
take back with him a ship load OF
young titled ldlers that In America they
might undergo transformation into use
fu wage.earners Ike himself Lord
Farfax's visits 20 England seem assoc
clated with failures. When all the peers
OF the realm were being rounded up to
grace the coronation OF King Edward
VII he crossed the Atlantic and had a
costly set of peers robes made for HIM
but the kings Illness and the Conse-
Quent postponement OF the coronation
compelled his return to America before
he had had an opportunity to make a
public appearance IN them, And moth
Ing could induce him to don them In
America
HOW HE BROKE THE ICE.
Amusing stories will doubtless follow
the return Of the Olympia TO America
and be enjoyed as much as they are In
England when the experiences of the
American visitors are being recounted.
At the Pilgrims Dinner Lieut.. Le Bret
ton OF the olympia was determined
IN spite OF British stiffness to have a
good time and cheerily took the seat
placed for him at a table with four 9TH
er young fellows No one spoke and
the Quietness somewhat daunted him
but ne determined TO thaw these Brit
ishers I'm Lieut. lie Breton OF the
olympia" he remarked pleasantly
nodding to them all. oh timidly
ventured one Of his auditors In dn un-
dertone. And the silence fen again
deeper than ever AZ last lie Breton
could stand II no longer well now
saw" he burst out, ~ we 20 on like
this we shant enjoy our dinner Let
us Introduce ourselves To each other
and have good time. Who are you"
he asked, turning 10 the young man
next him. This one happened to be the
Master OF Knnalrd, the son Of Lord
Kinnaird, and thus breaking through
the ice the American visitor reused the
whole table and made a ioylal merry
party OF II instead Of dull set OF silent
diners,
Everywhere there IL a great deal Of
regret In society at the recall Of the
Olympia. for interesting American vis-
itors always give occasion for smart
and piquant entertaining.
LADY MARY.