The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-05
CONSUELO'S
CASTLE IS LEAkY
Built Upon the Bed of River, 1t Must Be Constantly
Pumped Out, Says Lady Mary

squares where she fs shown how ia
negotiate difficult corners. Unlike Lady
craven she shows no disposition to
make herself acquainted with the en-
tire mechanical part Of the car. She
is satisfied with the knowledge neces-
sary 10 control and manage the driving
portion. She says the rest requires
expert engineering skill and is > mans
work. " --i''-i
Following the example of Lady Cur
zon and other American society wom-
en-, the Duchess of Manchester. too.
has taken to motoring. She Is an, in
dustrous student at the school attach
ca TO the Automobile clubs premises in
Curzon street, where she has been seen
daily since her return to town. She
ana the duke are at present staying
at Portman. square, but there is moth
Ing to show that the duke is much in
tefested in the latest society. craze. He
usually accompanies the duchess to the
school, but leaves Immediately for one
of his favorite clubs He enjoys tbs.
reputation of being fond of bridge and
can hold his own with the smartest
man in town at whist He backs him
self pretty heavily on occasions The
duke, however, has drawn the line at
playing for heavy stakes with women
since he and the Prince of Wales lost
all their spare cash one evening at a
fashionable West end establishment.
English people can no longer claim
to have monopoly of the services of
j. A Sargent. His studio is being in
Vaded by Americans during the pres
ent season. and he is obliged to refuse
many remunerative commissions. His
latest patron is Gen. Charles J.. Paine,
of Boston. The Duke and Duchess Of
Roxburghe will SIT to him later on in
the season. Sir Philip Burn-Jones is
also receiving much American patron
age. Mr.. Phelps-Stokes and his sister,
who have just returned from Egypt,
are to give him a sitting before they
return home in July, SO also will Mar
Gus S. Mayer and Albert III. Candy,
both of whom have come to London
for the season.
Count Ward has arrived in London
after enjoying a continental motor
tour. He has been looking around for
a town house for the season, but could
not see why Americans should be ex-
plotted by grasping landlords, SO he
decided to put up at one of the West
end hotels. He has already commenced
to entertain on lavish scale, and 1t is
understood that he will be one Of the
''lion'' hosts or the season. The kings
personal friends-Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Sassoon and the Countess Of LutzoW-
shared his hospitality few evenings
ago. A few days previously Georgiana,
countess of Guildford, the dowager
countess of DonoughmOre, Lady Eve
lyn Hely-Hutchins0n and the Countess
of Romney lunched with him. He aft
erW ards treated them to a motor drive
through Richmond park and out to
Hampton court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parmalee Prentice
have been looking over the fashionable
real estate agents lists since their re-
cent arrival in London. They would
not say however, that they had any
Tot
London establishment. All that could
be gathered from them was that they
desired to know the rents Of houses
to letin the fashionable quarters, May
fair and Belgravia particularly. When
the agents learned that Mrs. Prentice
was daughter of John D. Rockefeller
they Immediately pictured to them
zon street surprising in size and ap-
pofntments even the Marlborough
mansion. After having given the agents
a good shaking up" with regard to
rents and ground value Mr.. and Mrs.
Prentice proceeded in motor through
some of the most fashionable streets,
taking notes as they went along Of
houses "to. let
Mr.. Robert H. Mccormick, OF Chi
cago, and his charming young wife,
who were in Rome all the winter
months, have left for France. Mr..
Mccormick was in bad health when he
arrived, but is now said to have quite
recovered, and has gone to meet his
father for an automobile trip.
Our Rome correspondent reports
that the pope has received In private
audience Mr. and Mrs. Mason, of San
Francisco, who were presented by
Mgr. Patrick Ludden, bishop of Syra-
cuse, and by Mgr. Thomas Kennedy, Of
Philadelphia, rector of the American
college in Rome.
Mrs. Christopher Magee, OF Pitts
burg, has left her magnificent villa in
Rome for an automobile tour with her
cousin, Mrs. Steward, in North Italy
and France. Her house is one Of the
most favored by the American colony
of Rome and by the aristoeracy, being
above all a rendezvous for lovers OF
music.
Mr.. and Mrs. A w. Bright, of New
York. have arrived in London and are
staying at Claridge's hotel. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bright will remain in London for
a brief time only, as they have planned
to make a long tour on the continent
in Mr.. Bright's sixty horse Mercedes
car. There are only three cars Of this
description in existence. The BrightS'
travels will be principally in Italy,
Venice being one of the first cities they
will visit Lady Mary.