The San Francisco call., 1904-07-10

Burne-Joues is also receiving much
American patronage. Mr. Phelps
Stokes and his sister, who have just
returned from Egg pt, are to give him
a sitting before they return home in
July. so also Will Marcus S. Mayer and
Albert H 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
town house for the season. but could
not see why Americans should be ex-
plotted by grasping landlords. 90 he
has decided % put up at one OF the
West End hotels. He has already
commenced TO entertain on a lavish
scale and it is understood that he will
be one Of the lion" hosts OF the sea-
SON. The Kings personal friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sassoon and the
Countess OF LutzOw-shared his hos
pitality recently. A few days pre-
viOusIy Georgiana, Countess OF Guild
ford. the Dowager Countess OF Don
oughmore. Lady Evelyn Hely-Hutch-
inson and the Countess Of ROmney
lunched with him. He afterward
treated them to a motor drive through
Richmond Park and out to Hampton
Court
Mr. and Mrs Parmalee Prentice
have been looking over the fashion
able real estate agents lists since their
recent arrival in London. They would
not say. however. that they had any
intention of setting up Immediately a
London establishment All that could
be gathered from them was that thew
desired to know the rents OF houses
to let in the fashionable quarters.
Mayfair and Belgravia particularly.
When the agents learned that Mrs
Prentice was daughter OF John d
Rockefeller they Immediately pictured
to themselves a mansion in Park lane
or Curzon street surprising in size
and appointments even the Marlbor-
ough mansion. After having given the
agents a good shaking up" with re-
gard to rents and ground values. Mr..
and Mrs. Prentice proceeded in mo-
tor through some Of the most fash
fouabIe streets. taking notes as they
went along OF houses "to let"
Robert II. Mccormick OF Chicago 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
Monsignor Patrick Ludden. Bishop OF
Syracuse. and by Mgr. Thomas Ken
nedy OF Philadelphia. rector OF the
American College in Rome.
Mrs. Christopher Magee OF PittsbUry
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 aristocracy. being.
above all. a rendezvous for lovers OF
music,
Mr.. and Mrs. A ". Bright Of New
York have arrived in London and are
staving at Claridge's Hotel Mr.. and
Mrs. Bright viii remain in London for
a brief time only. as they have planned
70 make a long tour on the Continent
in Nr. Bright's sixty horsepower
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 nrBe
cities they viii visit