Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-30

generosity, the partially she displays
for Sassenaoh menals would be re-
sented.
Early visitors to Covent Garden,es-
pecially IN the flower section OF the
market, have been somewhat curious
lately as to the Identity of a dlstln-
gulshed-l looking woman who appeared
much absorbed I'm the different KINDS
OF bowers and plants that are deposited
there In the early morning for sale. She
Is always Naccoinpanied by two other
women, who appear to be her maids,
A caterer of flowers to royalty at last
recognized her as the Duchess Of Marl-
borough. She has lately cultivated
taste for early rising, and Il Is not an
uncommon thing TO find her among the
flowers at FIVE IN the morning. She IN
variably walks to the market and car
ries her purchases on top of an ordl-
nary four-wheeler on the return jour-
ney. She says she loves to see the
West End thoroughfares when the
~ END sleeps and declares that it
IL the only time during the day That
she IN actually free from excitement.
The majority OF her market purchases
are destined for her fayorite hospitals.
AFTER THE TIP"
Since she has become a familiar figure
in the market, the flower porters, who
are generally middle-aged women run
after her, Offering their services IN
language as polite as Coyent Garden
can muster, because they have learned
by experience that she Is exceedingly
generous to her own sex and that the
Tip" win be n handsome one one OF
the maids discovered after a recent visit
to the market that the duchess had
given one OF these women a ten shill-
ing piece In mistake for slx-penny
bit The next time the duchess made
her appearance in the market the old
woman walked up to her reminded her
Of the mistake and offered to return
her the ten shillings. The duchess told
her to keep the coin and added another
similar one to II as a reward for her
honesty
SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.
one of the charities to which Lady
Craven and her mother Mrs. Bradley
Martin, have been devotng special at
tentlon lately, is the school for the IN
digent blind In Southwark. The Dow
ager Countess of Craven has been for
years generous subscriber 10 the
charity, and It is mainly through her
fundamentally that Mrs. Bradley Mar
age to It, Blind persons between the
ages of seven ana twenty-slx are re-
ceived into the school for the purposes
OF educational and Industrial training
after which situations are obtained for
them, according to their capacities,
Lady Craven has paid frequent visits
to the schools lately and has been much
interested I'm the dizziness shown by
pupils, particularly those whom she saw
manipulating the Typewriter with u
speed equal to that of persons enjoy
ing the blessings OF their sight. She
went through all the workshops aud
saw men making mats and girls knit
ting stockings by machinery. So struck
was she with the general excellence Of
the work turned out that she left an
order In the sale room for a number OF
mats and stockings. She listened to a
pupil playing the organ, and she prom
Used to do what she could to get him a
situation IN one or the other of the
churches with which she has influence
The young man learned his music IN
the school, he Is an associate of the
Royal College Of Organists and an ac-
complshed planoforte tuner. He Will
have all the tuning at Lady Craven
pianos in future, which in itself will be
a valuable asset in the way Of recon-
mendation
NOTABLE LONDON EVENT.
Among the notable events of the Lon.
| don season figure conspicuously the Law.
| ish entertainments given by Mr.. Var
| Du2en at his large house In Cadogar
Gardens. They are equally popular with
both the English and American smart
| sets and It Is at these parties that one
usually first hears Of the latest Anglo.
| American engagements. Mr. Van Duz
| en- is, of course, one Of the most promi
nent Americans In London society an(
takes a leading part In all affairs o
| American interest. lie Is secretary {
the fund for presenting Mr., Choate, tn
| United States ambassador to Grea
| Britain, with his own portrait painted
| by Herkomer, and he is also secretary
TO the American club soon 20 be starte,
In London, and TO which It is expected
| all the well-to-do Americans residen
here win belong.
The most interesting Of the last batcl
OF American engagements I'm London Il
that Of Mrs Padelford 20 Count Castor
(Coutinup1 on Onga t0)