Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-07
troducd by the fair American members
OF the peerage,
EXTRAVAGANT OVERDRESS

EXTRAVAGANT OVERDRESS,
Since the extravagant overdressing
OF millionaire chrildren commenced TO
excite comment among a section Of SEN
sible, matronly women II has been no.
tced that the children of the Duchess
of Manchester no longer enjoy the lux.
ury that was hitherto lavished upon
them. II was estimated ut one time
that some Of her baby's dregses cost no
less than 500 to $3.50 She had a N
chant for Irish lace and linen and
store IN London known all over the
world for the superior quality of its
wares always looked anx!ously for the
arrival OF q Manchester baby When the
nurse and her charge We're seen abroad
in tn neighborhood Of Tanderagee Cas-
tie or In London people used TO remarkt
1ocuarly that the dress was worth more
than the baby. All this Is now changed,
and the Manchester youngsters are no
more conspicuous than the children OF
ordinary middle class people.
The Duchess W Marlborough has al
ways dressed her children wen but
there Is an entire absence OF anything
remotely suggestive Of the ostentatlous
display OF wealth in their apparel II Is
limited TINT the abandonment OF extrav-
agant dressing is due 10 the Princess
~ " Give WIN W l'll NlAF NV Nlf ~ H.
dency on the part Of millionaire moth
ers to be conspicuously vulgar COM
menced 10 dress her children in the sim
plest fashion.
A VERY OLD MAN
There is a man lOl years Of age lv-
ing on the Duke Of Manchester's estate
IN the north Of Ireland who ha be-
come, In sense one OF his graca's PEN
gippApg Tho old 10 las A.,
smoker and can consume on an arerlBe
four ounces of the strongest Irish twis,
every week. When the duke learned
of the old mans weakness for tobacco
he instructed local shopkeoper to sup
ply him with as much of the weed as
he wanted, and besides made IL his busi-
ness to visit the old chan frequently,
while in residence at the castle to see
how he was enjoying himself. on such
occasions his grace would present him
with two or three OF his best cigars,
but no one had ever seen him smoke
anything but Irish twist in an old clay
pipe. People wondered what was be-
coming OF the dukes cigars. The mys-
terry was solved recently when neat
~ packed parcel of cigars reached the
castle addressed from old John Ralney
as a birthday present to his grace
the Duke OF Manchester" The
duke was amused beyond measure.
PRACTICAL PRISONERS.
While Lady Donoughmore daughter
OF Michael Grace OF New York was
travelling recently in the west Of Ire
land she visited a number OF the work
houses In some of the most obscure lit
tie towns The children IN the schools
attached 10 these institutions became
the immediate object of her attentions
Most OF them appeared dun and hope
ss-loolSng and she asked their teach
ers why this was so, II was explained
TO her that the children were prac-
tically prisoners as they are Obliged to
conform to the rules laid down by the
local government board. They have no
annual holiday and the guardians
would not undertake the responsibility
OF spending few dollars to give them
an occasional outing In the country as
the local government board refused to
sanction the expenditure, Lady Don
oughmore there and then offered to de-
fray the expenses Of an occasional half
day In the country for a number Of
workhouse children. She found that
the same system with regard to work.
house children obtains i'm England and
most particularly I'm the larger cities.
number Of guardians Of the poor
throughout the country offering to de-
fray the expenses OF taking the chill
dren TO the country a few days each
year. She maintains that the monot-
onous lives which these workhouse
children are forced TO lead with such
limited facilities for recreation are
bound to have unfavorabe influences
on their future. II IL hoped that her
action may cause the local government
board and the boards of guardians to
be more generous I'm their treatment
of children committed 10 their care.
SMALL COTTAGES.
SO extensive are the improvements
and structural alterations az Rushton
HAL planned by James j. Van Allen,
the American millionaire, who has
bought the estate that he win not be
able TO take up his residence perma-
nently there for two years from now.
Housing accommodation In the little
village OF Rushton Is of such a limited
character that Mr., Van Allen IL obliged
Co build q number Of small cottages for
those who VIII be employed by him
when he comes TO settle down at the
Hall. A residence for the engineer who
viii be responsible for the electric
light installation and the heating APP
paratus Is already IN course Of con-
struction The spacious lake In front
OF the hall which neglect has reduced
10 an ugly swami Is going TO occupy
the special attic ton OF the new tenant
and is to be a thing Of beauty.
LADY MARY.