The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-09
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satin. A diamond studded horseshoe
symbOlical of an alliance between
wealth and good luck, which are not
always found in conjunction, is at
tached to it by white streamer. Its
pages are beautifully decorated, but
what is written upon them is a care
fully guarded secret.
Unique in design and prettily sug
gestive of the promptings of it's con-
tents is the confession album of the
Duchess of Roxburghe. 1t is heart
shaped and upon each page is little
heart=shaped pocket into which can be
slipped a leaf containing a confession.
1t is kept in her boudOir in Floors cas-
tie. Of similar design is the book
which serves the same purpose for the
Princess of Pleiss. She keeps ii locked
and none but herself is ever intrusted
with the golden key that opens it.
The Duchess of Manchester has
confession book made of satin, the
pages Of which are beautifully decorat-
ed with miniature paintings 1t is
Shrewd1y surmised that some of her
confessions record ebullitions of tenn
per over the siowness of British build
ers which baked her ambition to en-
terrain the king and queen at Kyle
more castle on the occasion of their
Irish visit.
In this savage fashion a London
weekly devoted to the feminine social
elect assails the American child. Not
without reason. it is to be feared. COM
plants have been made in various
hotels, both in the United Kingdom
and on the continent, of the American
child, who pervadeS the entire estab-
lishment, bores the visitors, interrupts
the conversation at table d'hote, orders
the walters about. and generally con-
ducts itself in such fashion as to fill
every Englishman and Englishwoman
with, an intense longing to take it out
and give it a good, sound, nursery
that these ill-behaved. unchildlike
children should be allowed to render
the visits of other people in hotels
intolerable, and if hotel proprietors
have not the sense to make rules for
themselves about children, they will
have to be taught severe lesson. The
English and French child is not suf-
ups. and why. then should the tire
some. spoiled little American be re-
garded as a chartered libertine p"
Just how the hotel proprietors are
to be taught the severe lesson is not
clear. Presumably under penalty of
boycotting them, unless they adopt as
a rule of their establishments mo
American children allowed" AS
American families are VIGOROUSLY their
best patrons this would hardly pay.
Meanwhile it is interesting TO note,
despite the assurance that the English
child is never suffered TO become
nuisance to grown ups" so strongly
do British grown ups" object to his
presence under the same roof that a
prodigious annual wall goes up in the
papers about the increasing difficulty
experienced by parents with children
obtaining suitable accommodation both
in London and at popular summer re-
sorts. If the American boy is so thor
oughly spoiled it is certainly surpris--
ing that, according to English testi-
| mory, he develops into the best and
most indulgent husband In the world.
And the popularity of the American
woman in England hardly indicates that
her character is injuriotwiy affected
by the lack of good, sound nursery
spankings" early in life.
Lady Mary.