Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-20
AMERICAN GIRL
MORE ENGLISH
CLAIM SHE IS LOSING HER
POPULARITY
SHOULD GO HOME OFTENER
London Critics Declare She Should
Preserve Her Yankee charac-
terIstlcs to Remain In
Vogue
Vogue

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, Aug. 19.--Is the American
girl losing her popularity in Engand7
is a question which one hears asked
frequently In society circles here. Many
declare that she is not 80 much adj
grown more reserved, more dignified-
in short, more English. she has made
the mistake of trying to initiate the
English girl. In most cases, perhaps,
1t has been unconscious imitation, but
the result has been the same.
1t Is her unconventionality and pro-
nounced individuality-her unllkeness
to the English girl, in a word-that
have made her such huge success
heretofore In the degree that she re-
sembles them she loses the character
istics that, combined with her grace
and beauty, constitute her chief
charms in English eyes.
Too Much In English Society
The American girl often makes the
mistake of spending too many con-
secutive seasons in English society.
She should return to her native land
every year or two to have the effect of
English associations rubbed off and be-
come thoroughly American over again,
even to her accent.
The popularity Of the American
hostess on the other hand is increasing
rather than diminishing. She is GER
tainly doing most of the entertaining
just now. But her popularity rests on
slightly different foundations. She is
in position to make her dollars count.
AS long as she can give more lavish
entertainments than her English COM
petitors her position in the front rank
| is assured.
Young Mrs. Bradley Martin Does Jigs
Like the duchess of Manchester,
young Mrs. Bradley Martin promises to
become an accomplished dancer in the
Scotch style. Donald Mckay, a pro-
fessional Scotch dancer and piper, has
been giving her lessons and has found
her an apt pupil. She learned the
highland fling" in six lessons, but
Scottish jigs and reels she found more
difficult. In six months, however, she
made 1t evident that she intended to
thoroughly master Scotland's poetry
of motion" She gave one hour each
day, except Sunday, to her studies, and
now she needs teacher no longer.
At social functions In Scotland, es-
pecially in the highlands, Scotch dances
to the tunes of the Scotch pipes always
constitute a part of the entertainment
and American women making their
homes in Europe frequently find them
selves in an awkward position when
they are forced to sit down and merely
look on.
Duchess Of Roxburghe No "Prancer"
The duchess of Roxburghe was, like
Mrs. Bradley Martin, obliged to take
lessons but the movements did not
commend themselves to her and she
humorously remarked that she would
never become an accomplished
"prancer." She has, however, learned
to "step it, pretty fairly and need no
longer take a back seat at any high
land entertainment. Following the ex-
ample of his friend, Mr.. Carnegie, Mrs.
Bradley Martins father has installed a
highland piper at Beaufort castle.
Queen Alexandra, whose partially
for old friends makes her rather slow
to pick up new ones, has taken quite a
fancy to the young duchess of Rox-
burghe. She was fascinated by her
witty and original conversation at a
christening tea party given for Princess
Henry of Pless' baby, and now she gen.
orally contrives to have the duchess
placed near her when they meet at
social entertainments.
Mrs. F. Mackey Makes Big Plans
Mrs. Frank Mackey, whose social ca
reer here has been truly meteoric, even
for an American woman with abund-
ance of money, means to make Lean
ington, in Warwickshire, center of
social activity during the coming sea-
son. An extensive polo ground is being
laid out there, where some of the best
polo players. both English and Ameri-
can, will foregather.
Mrs. Mackey can claim the distinc-
tion of being the first society woman
to make this Warwickshire town dis
tingulshed in this respect. Hitherto its
sport was confined to hunting in 1thel
season and to one or two small race
meetings.
Society people wonder why Mr..
Mackey is seen so little in London,
where his wife is such conspicuous
figure In every social function of inn
portance. 1t is because he prefers
country life and sports to London
drawing room diversions.