Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-17
AMERICAN CASH
GOES LIKE MAGIC.
Leases Of Magnificent Mayfair
Mansions Contain Dcslruc'
tive Pitfalls,
rur tfNNFF 10 NlcTDlf1TCN
the LESSEE IS DISTRACTED
American Who Wanted W Cut a Dash
rlpds Himself Up Against Hard
Aud Costly Proposition.
Special Correspondence,

spccIa Correspondence,
= ONION, juno S,--Whit does II cost
II TO take house In London for
the season. The question In mth,
er pertinent for In no previous
year have 10 many arIslocrallc man
Nons In Mayfair been secured By fash
ionablo Americans for May June ana
July the three months which London
most consccrN,os to social gayolS
Mrs, Potter Palmer OF chicago was
early In the Held and aid particularly
good stroke by getting the Duke Of
Abercorn's historic town residence In
Green street. close to hyde Park The
former May icolot now Duchess of
lloSburRhc, II installed IN the Earl OF
Dudloy's house In, Carlton Gardens
jusl around the corner from Carlton
House terrace, whore william waldorf
Aslor and Mira, John Mackiy have per.
manont homes ana whore the retiring
American ambassador Mr. Chonto, has
resided while Nv the metropolis,
Mrs, John Jacob Astor, who has never
before had n house for the season, ~
occupying that of SIR Archibald ed.
mondstono I'm Portland place, Mrs
Glasgow Of virginia has the Earl Of
soarhorough's town residence IN nrls.
tocratlc Park lane, whore also stands
Dorchester House soon TO be- opened
rs the new American embassy by
Whlolaw Reid, Mrs Frank Mnckcy
has for the coming season tho home In
Iuryou street OF That other famous An.
elo,American, Mrs Adalr Mrs Leg.
satt has n house In Brnton street, the
l,onow OF New York ono In Lennon
Gardens, and before these lines are
printed II II probable that Ebcn Jordan
NJ Boston, tho Ballonilnos 81 Newark
ana Mrs George Law also win have
secured residences for the scaa0n-- Mrs
Law IN all likelihood, that In portmnn
square, lust vacated by the American
Dowagcr Duchess of Manchester
Ana this list Of Americans who have
slkon London houses for the season
in't anything Ike complete,
AN EXPENSIVE BUSINESS,
The question that naturally comes to
ones mind II, How much does II cost ?
There IN a fair number Of ways NJ get.
ting rid Of money ana most Of them
Gro known TO Americans, but according
70 ln' Information nhNo onlhlncd mo
on.houso.for. the.scason enter.
prise is about the most expeditions Of
tho lot
II can't be done FOR loss than $4,000
Ny lnfOrmants, who are the best an.
thorltcs In London ON such matters,
tay that their respective seasons will
probably cost Mrs, Frank Mackoy and
Mrs, Potter Palmer from $4,000 To
100000 each, Both Of these ladies are
going Ia do the thing just Az well ~
can be done, Other American hostosscs
such A. Mira John Jacob Aston the
Duchess Of Royburgho and Lady Bnto-
man-.lhc former Mrs, Knapp. -probn.
nIy VIII got on for something like $780,
There Ia no stigma attached 20 ront-
ing u house for the London season,
illhor than owning one, FOR the good
reason that fully two.thlrd8 oc
we mansions IN Mayfair are unpur-
,h9soble through being "on,HIlcd'-.
which means that The estate OF which
,ney are part passes on from heir 10
hclr ana can't be sold, About the low