Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-11
lm,rican Pecress Not Ready to
Don Strait Jacket OF Fashions
Demands.
LADY MARy'S LONDON GOSSIP.
no,bsss Of Marlborough Introduces
Domestc Reforms in Her May
fair Establishment
s,solal Correspondence.

sneolql Correspondence
oNDoN Feb. Whatever iinan-
olsl arrangements may have pre-
coded Miss Daisy Letters mar
- rage to the Earl Of SUFFOLK she
certainly has not parted with the most
,berlshed Of an American woman's
nryleres--that OF being unconvention-
sl-for a title. she isn't going TO as
sume arlstocratic airs when she doesn't
want TO- to please anybody. OF this
she gave proof the day before she made
her trlumphal entry into Halmesbury--
tbe earls beautiful country seat-as
ns future mistress. With her sister
Mrs Colin Campbell she went shopping
afoot here which is considered "infra
dlg' In a countess. AT a well known
department store near Hyde park sew
sral customers recognized them and
communicated their discovery to others
and as result the American brides
made the acquaintance Of several varie-
lies Of the British feminine stare, fire.
duenty accompanied by the audible
comment, There goes Daisy Letter
end her sister," At one OF the counters
IN arlstocratc looking woman remark
for whitening sarcasm, and IN voice
which all around could hear, II sup
lose the poor things could not afford
respectable Honeymoon However
the two brides did not seem bit fius-
tered by the attention they attracted.
They were bent on enjoying them
selves In their own way, They bought
lot Of toys and millinery, paid cash
for their purchases and departed as
they came without even awaiting them
selves Of r hanson.
Later In the afternoon they were
noticed IN H0lbofn At the shop of a
dog fancer where the countess paid
30 for n toy terrier and carried II of
N her muff When the dog man learn
Cd tho Identity OF his customer he
animated his intention Of hiring some
BODY to Kick him because he had not
put on another $50 to the price. III
she had only come in a carriage" ne
SAID I'd a done It; dropping I'm on
me like she did ! call regular sailing
under false colors' However, he gave
her ladyshlp credit for being a good
judge OF dogs,
VANDERBILT SPIRIT.
The Duchess OF Marlborough, who
hher1ts much Of the Vanderbilt spirit
which prompts her TO run things To
cut herself, has set at defiance British
precedent, and has undertaken to in
lroduce sundry reforms IN the domes-
Tic management OF her Mayfair
establishment The new system
IS not working altogether smoth-
" and in consequences there
have been several er,q,rtions
below stairs. As many as Is servants
OF various grades have been dismissed
Wthln three months each receiving n
inohth wages In lieu Of the usual mo-
wv IL Is the custom In large English
houses houses TO leave the management of the
nOusehold stan In the hands OF the chief
puuer IL saves trouble, but II does not
make TOT economy and efficiency. The
duehess has divided her menlals into
sections each having a head who is
,espohaple TO her personally. The SER
.uhts hhding that they could not take
ulinss so easy as before, resented the
ynahse' and several shake-ups fol-
TT'wed, and the end Of them Is not yet.
ttnuer me new regime accounts for
household expenses are now checked
W. tne duchess herself instead Of be-
~ h,u' rs is customary I'm SINH
%t establishments, by the butler or
,nel, AS these functlonarIes generally
,eoslVe liberal commissions from
,M " the'r Interest naturally lies
~ making Il bills as large as the
pSNets or their employees win stand.
, ~ ~ ms sort Of thing that the duchess
'e"uS 10 put a stop TO. A few DAYS
cer. Mnat she considered an excessive
assumption Of coal attracted her AL
,Mnuon, and she went into n mathema-
W W9I5 ejaculation, based on the number
Ionn nres Kept going, TO ascertain how
,o.s we 20 tons In the cellars should
Friends OF the duchess are watch
NV. ner experiment with sympathetic
l ooL nut sadly confesslng that they
- rh tne courage to undertake such re-
to,Lns IN their own homes. The duke
"Nes no hand in the matter. Affairs AT