Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-10
LONDON GOSSIP
BY LADY MARY
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were intensified by the non-appearance
of the duchess 40 either IandeWgee or
Kylem0rc recently after her arrival lu
Ireland had been publicly announced.
This started The report that She was
bent ON eyadlng service OF WrIt5 and
lodging her creditors I'm consequence
some of the most inslstent of them APP
piled at the high courts IN Dublin Tor
"a substitution of service order by
which WrIts served ON the kylcmOre
agent will legally amount To- the same
hing as II they were served on the
duke or the duchess personally Mean.
while the friends of the duchess arc
laughing over the unpleasant publicity
which her zeal for business methods
has brought upon her
MYSTERIOUS DIAMOND PIN.
When an American appreciates a
thing no docs not hesitate 90 say go,
and when hIs appreciation takes the
form of diamond pins given without
revealing hls identity, and to "a yOung
Engllshmm who had merely played the
piano for his own ana his companions
amusement, II Us enough 10 prompt
host of musical young Euglshmen TO
take passage 10 America, ana morning
noon and night ding away at every
piano at every hotel throughout the
country. For no other reason Than ttal
no had unc0nsCl0usiy given pleasure TO
some American by his performance on
the piano. talented young engineer
received a costly diamond PIN which ne
has lust brought back with him. Aa
member of the Institute of CiNll En-
glneers hc was one of the party ll-
vlted hy their American brethren TO
take a tour through the United states,
paying en- route q visit to the ~. Louis
exhibition. 40, one Of them la ever
likely to forget the joys of the trip,
for In every city they were leted, spec
ial trains took them from one place 10
another While delightful social Invita-
tlops awaited them at every turn
Al Chicago hotel where they
stopped. they got up an imprQmplu
concert after dinner to when tne
young Englishman OF ms story con
tributed some Of ChOpln's noclufhes,
Next morning there arrived small
package addressed TO himself ana on
opening It he discovered TO nus aston
ishment that II contained a me dla-
mond pin He felt sure that II hal
reached him through some mistake, ana
was ON the point " giving II into the
charge OF the manager Of the holel. 70
discover the owner. when he was called
nm an the telephone by some unknown
American who asked II he had received
the little gift 49,.
This looked like q solution OF the
mystery, and the Engahman explained
,hat ne had been puzzled by its receipt
ana thought II could not be intended ior
him Eyes. It Is for YOU SAID the
voice through the telephone Then con-
timing. "Your playing last eVehlhs
gave me so much pleasure that l shoulu
feel 0attered by your courtesy IN ac-
ceptlng this tribe az a marx OF my APP
probation .,,,
on being asked II he might know VINO
was the sender OF the anonymous gIt
The American said he would rather not
rive his name, and that 1t really ulu
not matter and wishing the young en-
gineer unbounded success In his pfoies-
Sion and an sorts Of happiness IN llte
rang of the phone
ECCENTRIC alag WAGGElI'
There Is an eccentric American IN
London society well-known IN hlBh OF
fetal circles. who is quickly earning
for himself the title Of flag wager
The ignorance and lethargy displayed
In London with regard 10 the meaning
of flags which are flown over all sorts
of buildings Is certainly not now no.
tlced for the FIRST lime, but It has been
let TO this energetic American to rouse
The stodgy old metropolis to sense OF
its duty. Flags which are wrongly MADE
and which consequently have no mean
Ing. he nbhors. and Al he saw q Dutch
flag hauled TO the top Of a pole, under
the evident Impression that IL was
French trColor he would not scruple TO
get out " his carriage ana ask the
owner If he knew what he was about,
But what was begun casually is now
becoming his chief business In HE, and
he has found far better vantage
ground for viewing these ill-arranged
banners than when Cranlng his neck
out OF the windows OF brOugham
This IS from the top OF penny omni-
bus. and wet mornings or fine he stu
mounts this pleblan vehicle IN order to
take notes and see n the post cards he
sends to offenders have had the desired
results At the chief Office Of a wcll'
known dairy, which has depots all over
the city, he continually saw the nag
flying at half mast, 30 he calmly wrote
this misslve TO the prOprIetor
Dear Sir Having brought up my 10
children on your milk ! had begun to
have confidence On ITS virtues but your
flag at half mast day after day now
assures me that deaths among your best
customers are OF at least daily occurs
renee, and / have TO thank you for
your delicate means OF warning others
as well as myself not TO take unneces-
sary risks"
The next morning he saw a puzzled
expression on The face Of the manager
OF the firm, and noted that the Gag
was flying from It's proper height.
Another flag that seemed TO pass It's
existence at half mast was the flutter.
ing ornament OF one of the biggest life
insurance offices in London and
prompted him to head his card Of pro.
test with:
"Gruesomcl Gruosome,l Gruesomel!,"
TITLED NURSE
The sins Of the smart set continue 10
furnish an agreeable theme for pun.
gent phlllippics and pulpity denuncIa-