Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-30

queens pictures disposed Of must run
well into seven figures, and that her
/ majesty could easily make $500
year through their sale II she cared to
do So
There IL, of course, nothing 10 prevent
a beautiful society woman from "realiz-
ing on the gale Of her pictures. At
a fashionable photograph shop In the
West End | was told yesterday that
tho picture Of an American woman, tho
former Lady Randolph Churchill, was
asked FOR more often than that NJ any
other beauty, with the exception OF the
queen. This seemed rather surprising,
considering how long the present Mrs
CORVALLIS West has been IN this coun-
try, but my informant considered Il due
TO The titled American wOmans con-
slant social activity and prominence
The Young Duchess Of Westminster,
whose husband is supposed to be the
richest peer in this country, was named
as the English society woman whose
popularity with the buyers OF photo
graphs Is second only TO that Of Lady
Randolph Churchill Oddly enough.
the two are sistcrs-ln-aw. the duchess.
before her marriage. having been Miss
Shelagh West other society women
who undoubtedly gain Il tidy amount
Of pin money through the aae Of their
photographs, are the Countess of War
wick Lady de Grey, Lady Helen VIM
cent and Lady Polc-Carew, who per-
haps can be described as the most
classicly beautiful woman IN English
siciety. by the way, | was told that
among the keenest buyers Of photo
graphs Of British women Of title are
American tourists Of the gentler sex.
EDNA MAY STILL SELLS"
Edna May still SELLS" well. hut ac-
cordlng to the dealers, the actresses who
now are In all probability making most
money out Of the sale of their like
nesses are Gertie Millar OF the "Galety'
and Billie Burke. the American girl
who has made hit at the Prince ~
Wales Miss Millar IL comparatively
a newcomer but her good looks and
talent have carried her along 80 fast
that she Is now the bright particular
female star at the Gaiety. She made
her debut at the Old Gaiety. ln "The
ToreadOr," where she sang keep OF
the Grass and Captivating Cora"
and promptly became the rage Per-
haps she might have followed the ex-
ample of Rosie FoOtc. now Marchioness
Of Headfort. Belle Billion, now Lady
Clancarty, and Connie Gilchrlst. now
Countess of Orkney. and married into
the peerage but instead she bestowed
her hand upon the young composer OF
the songs with which she made her HIT
Lionel M0nCkton, who also wrote "Oh!
listen 20 the Band" and THE Country
Girl" The accompanying picture of
Miss Mlllar is the likeness Of her most
in demand at present and shows her AS
she appears In 1.-THE orchid" Of which
her song Little Mary" Is a big hit
MILLAR OR BURKE.
II seems 10 be a question whether
GertIe Millar or her American rival
Billie Burke, is most popular with the
photograph buyers at present, state
of things AT which no one who compares
their llkenesses will wonder. Miss Burke
is even more Of newcomer I'm London
than the Gaiety faVorite. She came
over here first about year ago and
sang coon songs at the music halls.
She scored" at once and George Ed
wardes, who was looking Tor somebody
TO do justice TO particularly catchy
melody of the darby variety that Leslie
Stuart had written for THE School
Girl" engaged the fair Billie. Despite
the fact that Edna May was supposedly
the star of the school Glrl' the first
night notices recorded the fact that
Miss Burke and her ditty, MY Little
Canoe" scored the success Of the eye-
ming, and. at last accounts, she had re-
heated the performance for the three
hundred and hftieth time. Miss Burke
Is pretty and talented enough 20 COM
mand a fat salary Indefinitely but no
doubt the handsome sum witch the sale
OF her photographs brings TO her will
not come amisS
j. w. DowNty, the court photographer
already quoted and who makes a spe-
ciallv ~ "takIng' celebrities. IL now an
old man. aud during his long career has
photographed nearly every royalty IN
Europe. Three c2ars ~ Russia two ems
perors bf Germany the kaiser and the
Emperor Frederick Napoleon I'll, and
three sutans of Turkey have sat before
HE camera.
TO THE KING
This veteran photographers considers
that he owes his fortune, which must
be stable, 10 King Edward. Many
wears ago there was a terrible cOlleFy
accident at Hartley, In Yorkshire, King |
Edward, who Was then quite young |
man. ordered DoNncy 10 take g set of
photographs Of the disaster. TN was
done 10 the then Prince Of Wales salts |
faction, and At the York Agricultural |
show. DoWney received permission to |
photograph the prince ana princess
The present queen. Her majesty de-
clarcd that Inc resulting picture was |
the hest abe ever had seen and soon az |
forward Queen Victoria commanded the |
photographer TO take her portrait at |
Bolmo3l. ppNney arranged MS cam |
era In sitting room aud waited. Wnen |
the queen came IN, SHE said, Il can give |
you only Ave minutes Mr. Downoy Lord |
palmerst0n he's an appointment win |
me. and must not keep him waiting.
However The picture was q success, |
aud nom that moment commissions to I
otograph royalties literally poured |
i'm. DoWncy considers. however that he |
pracucelIy made his fortune through |
opp nhntopraph--tha Of the present |
oiteen then Princess Of Wales, carry |
ino The Duchess Of Fife, who, ot the |
time was n little girl on her back He
sold 400 COO prints Of this photograph |
ana made close on $4,000 out Of II, AZ
the time OF the Diamond Jubilee 1000. |
f0o prints were sold Of a photograph OF
oueen Victoria, also taken by Downey'
LADY MARY,
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xuoDcy 'ru ANEAGIN OF FICTION |