The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-07-22
Americans in society.

air, and carried a challenge to a duel
In their eyes.
Americans in Society.
The Ross Winans, of Baltimore, have
Won a firm footing in the quieter and
more dignifed element Of London soci-
ETY.. Their ball, given at Claridge's the
other day for their only daughter, who
was recently presented at court. pro-
Vlded a representative gathering of the
higher and better element in society.
Such a representative gathering of the
great ladies of the old school has rare
ly been seen.
-One-half the titled danes in the
rooms had at one time or other at
tended Queen Victoria and her success
sor. Many of the prettiest girls and
best dancing men in London We're pres
ent, but they We're assuredly not of the
smart set, representing as they did the
element Of good taste and good form
winch once more is becoming evident
after All eclipse of so many years.
Mrs. Ronald's house continues to be
the mecca of the ambitious men and
women of the art world. and every
titled family in England is at one time
OF other represented in her musicales,
sion on Sunday afternoons throughout
the summer.
The duke and the duchess of Marl-
borough go everywhere. Their ame
are ound on every dinner and every
dance list, but so ar they have made
no apparent effort to open Sunder-
land house to their friends, q circum-
stance which, has evoked considerable
and by no means 1attering comment.
A Genial Old Duke.
Humanity is perhaps poorer for the
passing of the genial, democratic, chat
" Old prince, grand luke of Mecklen-
-Strelitz. and one of the last octo-
genarian rulers who for nearly fifty
years had with so much smiling pa
tience borne total blindness.
Through half a century OF darkness
he loyalty tried to forget the truths
go poignant-that the loss of sight had
been unwittingly caused by his son and
successor.
A ball pitched with great force at
handsome, stalwart soldier, between
the eyes, telling him t. the ground.
From that moment dated the gradual
decay of the optic nerve.
yet he somehow contrived to enjoy
life, went into society as far as he
as when quietly sitting en- fannie with
the king n queen Of England and
recalling other days.
To the people of his little province,
to every n Of whom, down to the
smallest children. he was a familiar
, no HiuSh AoSeo presence, ana for
them he was ever apart from his af-
Fiction, invested with a certain pathos
as the nephew of the heroine and
martyr, Queen Louise Of Prussia.
But to the last day Of his life he
declined to attend upon the house of
Hohenzollern and he never forgave
Prussia the conquest of Hanover
Clipping Bureau for Kaiser.
The Emperor William has at last
ENpClnhn1 fN tho influences 80 $50 -.
vertising age and abandoned his imper-
lad dignity in the modern rush for
notoriety.
1t was recently found that the emper-
or had subscribed to several clipping
agencies, the sole duty of five secre-
tarles being to file away every news
pape reference to their august master,
and as these references number several
hundred a day it will be seen that
their appointment is no s%inecure.
A second half dozen are occupied in
looking up items of news which may
nave some interest to. the kaiser, and
these are carefully laid before the en-
peror each morning in a scrap book.
The recent death of the Princess
Mary of Hanover recalls the pretty lit
tie love story of the Princess Fred
erica and the Baron Pawel Rammingen,
her fathers best loved friend n adj
wiser.
In the bitter war with Prussia the
old king of Hanover had no finer SOL
der in his little army than the baron.
lie 1t was @ho led the Hanoverians
III the victorious engagement at Lam
gensalza, capturing the Prussian Dat
teries and breaking a square of Prus-
sian infantry.
With the final quelling of the rebel
lion. the baron. who, with others, had
escaped was sentenced to ten years
imprisonment.
This meant exile, and then, from time
to time he Travelled over Europe, watt
ing faithfully on the deposed king until
the death of the latter in 1880.
1t was at the home of the duchess
of Cambridge that, W. years before.
trederica. Queen Victoria and Queen
Alexandra, then princess OF Wales, al
ways loving a romance, and both in
reterate matchmakers, fought for the
marriage against the opposition of the
whole German court. and Queen VIC
ttoria generally had her way.
And at last. with the good ole queen
looking delightedly on, the sweethearts
We're married in the royal chapel,
Windsor.
Save for the somewhat delicate
health of the princess, which obliged
them to live much abroad, their life
has been one of quiet happiness.
Another Stage Bride.
The formal announcement Of the en-
gagement of Mr.. Percival Clarke, son
Of Sir Edward Clarke. to Miss Norma
Whafley, y graceful musical comedy
actress on Mr., EdWurdeS's staff. and