The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22

Special Foreign Service.
I ONDON, May 81. = I hear that
IL young Lord Brooke's coming visit
to the United States is due to desire
to see a pretty American girl whom
the heir to the Warwick earldom and
castle met and fell in love with In
Paris last year. On his return to Lon
don he met her again, and in spite OF
the protestations of his mother he PAID
her marked attention. He was a con-
stant visitor at the hotel where she
STAYED with her mother and brother,
and altogether entertained the young
Iady and her family most generously,
with boxes at the best theaters and
suppers at the most fashionable res
taurants His name, in fact, became
coupled with that of the young lady,
who is the daughter of a wealthy Wall
street man, to such an extent that the
Countess of Warwick had to interfere
a second time, but in spite of all ma
ternal remonstrances the young lord
persisted in keeping up the acquaint-
ance. So he is off to New York,
whittier the heiress has already gone,
and the nobleman's friends will not be
surprised to hear the announcement
of his engagement.
Falls in Love With the "Chuffer."
London society is curious to see what
will be the dramatic denouement of a
strange infatuation on the part of one
of the richest and most popular girls
in London society. Her father and
mother have a big, beautiful house in
Grosvenor place. and entertain there
on a scale of great magnificence. On
the coming of age of this girl, few
months since, there were great rejoic-
ings. On this auspicious occasion the
fond father settled on her an allow
ance of $4,000 a year.
The first thing the girl did after re-
ceiving her first $4,000 was to buy a
motor ear, the second, to fall in love
with her chauffeur, and the third to
announce her determination to marry
him. At such a wild idea her parents
We're thunderstruck, and from storm
ing and arguing have taken to plead
ing with her. They begged her to
wait one month to see if she would
Still be of the same mind then. To this
she consented but Immediately this
time had elapsed she declared that she
was still determined to contract a mar
riage with her chauffeur.
Almost in despair, her parents have
implored her to wait three months be-
fore taking any further steps and to
this she has unWillingly agreed. Two
months of this time has already gone
by and with each day the distress of
the parents increases.
The girls father has asked the
chauffeur to accept $4,000 cash down
instead of marrying his daughter, who
always has been to him as the apple
of l.
point blank. In making this decision
he may be Influenced by the knowl
edge that if the father does not help
them during his lifetime the girl will
have $4,000 year and must come into
at least $4,000 later on when her
father dies
Flats Are in Demand.
There has never been such a demand
for fashionable flats and eligible fam
lily mansions in London by Americans
as there is this season. Owners of
such places had expected a slump in
consequence of the ST Louis exhibi-
tion, but Mayfair is fairly invaded by
transatlantic visitors and persons
having furnished houses to let there
can get almost any price they demand
for the season. The Duchess of MARI
borough and Lady Craven willvie with
each other in establishing a record in
entertaining. Their presencet there ap-
pears to be an attraction for rich
Americans. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Field Clapp, of st. Louis, have taken
house in Curzon street for the season.
They will be joined there later on by
Mr.. Clapp's sister, Mrs. Cromwell
Webb, of Washington, whose daugh-
ters will for the first time make the
acquaintance of English society
There appears to be a great run of
country mansions also this season
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Priestley But
ton, of Philadelphia, have taken Clay
brooke hall, near Rugby. 1t has been
suffering from neglect for a number of
years and it viii cost at least $4,000
to put it into decent, habitable repair
1t is an old-fashioned country place.
but there is plenty of hunting and fish