Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-11


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the colonial office ave supposed to make
such heavy demands on his mental
powers that he has no energy left to
wrestle with domestic problems,
James Van Allen. the expatrated
American millionaire, still retains a
strong Partially for his fellow country
men. For that reason he has chosen
AS his temporary London residence,
while Rushton Hall is being fixed up, a
fiat In the midst Of the American col
ony. 1t is IN Down street, and is Of the
bjou variety, containing only six
rooms. Many much more commodiOus
fats were offered to him In the Chelsea
and Kensington districts, where dwell
lings Of that variety are much affected,
but he said that he preferred small
fiat where Americans abound to a big
one I'm neighborhood where Amerl
cans are scarce And meanwhile as
he does not intend to do any entertain
Ing until his country place is ready for
his occupancy he can get along on six
rooms. He had previously been maxi
ing his headqus ters In London ~ 4
hotel but found that the ways OF Eng
,llsh hotels are not 60 his liking, His
departure was much regretted by the
stan Of the establishment, for he was
most generous I'm his tips There has
been much kicking Of late against that
form of eXtortlon, but English folk de-
clare It Is no use attempting to stop
II while rich Americans so reCklessly
encourage Il. However, this Kind Of
stimulus to mental zeal proved so eff
Cacious with the walter who attended
to his wants in the dining room Of the
hotel. that MIR. Van Allen has perma-
nently engaged him and he win form
one Of the RushtOn Hall retinue later
on.
Society sees SO little OF Lady Bagot
that many learned for the first time
through the paragraphs in fashionable
intelligence columns announcing the
birth Of her first baby that she Is an
American woman She was formerly
Miss Lillian May a daughter Of the
late Henry May Of Baltimore Before
her marriage to Lord Bagot, which Oc-
cured IN 1903, she had Travelled much
on the continent and was greatly adj
mired on the Rivera and at Hamburg.
She is pretty woman of the blonde
type with deep blue eyes, and possessed
OF the charm and vivacty Of most OF
her cOmpatriots. But she prefers the
quiet OF domestic life and the whole
some air Of the country to-the friyoll-
ties Of society and the heated atmos-
phere Of crowded London drawing
rooms. Most of her time is passed at
the beautiful family seat, Blithheld
pronounced Balfleld--ln the vale Of
Blythe. near Rugeley, Staffordshire.
The park Is finely wooded one, re-
nowned for it's oak trees and its goats
a herd Of which has been kept there
for centuries OF some Of these Lady
Bagot has made pets, and they follow
J., .rttfIa al 10 do IIa,s
charity finds It's chief vent In giving
FREQ entertainment there TO parties OF
poor children and their mothers from
the congested pottery districts. The es-
tate. comprises over 80 900 acres. The
baby being a girl, the heir presumptive
II still Lord Bagota brother, the Hon.
Walter Lewis Bagot. a major In the
imperial yeomanry
BRIDGE A RUSSIAN RAGE.
Bridge has become the rage among
the Russians. who are the greatest
gamblers in the world. But they have
the solace Of knowing that Indulgence
In card playing, however bad IL may be
for their own pockets, materially as
sists a most deserving charity The
manufacture OF cards Is a government
monopoly In Russia, and the profits
from their sale are assigned to the
Red Cross society Last year, accord
ing to figures Just published, the sale
Of rds brought 100000 roubles (S1,-
OQJ - to the national exchequer, of
which $4,000 represents the share of
the Red Cross society, the cost of their
manufacture being only $3.50, 900. The
car Is himself capital player, and
the cards used by the imperial family
are made OF the finest linen rags, and
bear water mark of the imperial eagle
and crown, The royal court used 1900
packs last year which cost $4,000, In
cldentaly this shows that the car and
his courtiers are not exactly plunged in
gloom by the reverses which the Rus
sian arms have suffered in the far east
There Is no gambling at the mikado's
court.
There are no signs of abatement I'm
the popularity Of bridge here; on the
contrary 1t is steadily growing I'm IA
vor. Next month the New Almacks,
the club Of the upper tendon Of both
sexes which is devoted exclusively to
the game will open its enlarged prem
ises and take in some thing ike 100 adj
ditional aristocratic members from the
anxious waiting list During his recent
visit, the king Of Portugal had a great
run OF luck at bridge, which he played
az Windsor, and the big country houses
Ul tue noplllly WnOm ne visited, At
Chatsworth, the principal seat Of Tho
Duke Of Devonshlre his skill and for.
tune produced such handsome results
that his winnings caused him no little
embarrassment, which he relieved by
presenting the duchess with Il set of
gold jewelled bridge markers. Ii was
while he was at Chatsworth that he re-
ceived a telegram from Lisbon, inform
Ing him that he had won sic 500 in the
national lottery II has been the Gus
tom OF the king for many years 10
subscribe for several tickets. always
selecting the same numbers II was one
of these, 1906, which drew the prize
Truly fortune must be IN a merry mood
with this popular monarch
LADY MARY,