Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
KINGS AMERICAN HOSTESS.
Consuelo, Duchess of Manchester,
Planning Big Entertainments,
Special Correspondence,

Special Correspondence,
| ONDON, Feb l7--Consuelo Duchess
Of Manchester, intends to entertain
- largely this year Her house in
Portman Square Is fayorte one with
the king, who dimes there as often as
once q fortnight and to whom one OF
two dinner parties are to be given there
early next month. The menu is always
very short one, to suit the dowager
duchess royal guest. who hates a
lengthy dinner. and drinks only Scotch
whisky and soda with his meal. The
ducess will spend large sums, however
upon flowers, rare blossoms, generally
orchids being used In the scheme Of dec.
Grafton.
Her grace who Is noted az a beauti.
ful dresser and gets most OF her things
from Paris, has ordered some partIcu-
larry lovely gowns for the forthcoming
royal entertainments. Her taste still
incllnes towards black and dark colors,
She has grown much stouter Of late
and is looking older but her lovely fair
hair. always one Of her chief beauties,
is "A luxuriant and glossy as ever Her
wit 10 as great ms her beauty, and one
of tho reasons for her popularity with
the ling is the gift she has for telling
naughty stories with a refinement that
Sits out the vuearity and leaves the
humor intact.
A dinner party taking place on the
9rd, the day after the opening Of parlia-
ment, and when the king will have re-
and Lady Howe, Sir Edward and Lady
Colenrooke, and Mr., and Mrs. George
Keppel. The last named lady Is almost
Invariably present at parties given by
the duchess, who knows the secret OF
making her entertainments success by
the acquisition Of witty md amusing
guests. And Mrs George Kcppel Is
famous for her sense OF humor II Is
curious 20 observe how. from whichever
group she pauses 10 chat there is bound
10 be heard n burst Of laughter lmme-
dlataly after.
In other days the duchess used to de.
light her guests after dinner by her
beautiful singing. She with her sisters,
Miss Ymaga and Lady Lister Kaye,
but she Is an accomplished pianist
But next week the ropast which will
be served as usual at s}ij. viii be short.
cncd H. order to ret TO the bridge play.
Ing that forms the business Of the eve.
ming over this, large sums OF money
will probably as usual be won and lost
Here again appears another reason for
the popularity Of this most popular
American peercss. She is one OF the
best bridge players In society. This with
the king who is devoted 10 the game,
adds yet another attraction 20 his hos
tess.
Owing to the tour OF King Edward
last year, Ireland win have many more
arist0crotic visitors than usual this
year later on the doNagcr duchess ~
Manchester Ii expected on visit TO her
son at Kylemore. The king win also
honor the castle by HIS presence In the
summer season, II Is probably on ac.
count OF the relief from pecunlary wor-
ries afforded Of late years BY this sons
marriage with Miss Zimmerman, that
her grace has decided 10 launch into un.
wonted entertaining. There Is no doubt
that had II not been for the oNtraya-
gance OF her late husband which ne
cessitated the abandonment OF the
beautiful Klmbolton castle, and subsc-
quenty the tragcally early death Of
her two lovely daughters, Consuelo
Duchess OF Manchester with all her
gifts Of beauty and brains would have
been one OF the most celebrated chate-
laines Of the century,