Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-26
GOLD TO WOO LONDON.
Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mrs. Frank
Maekey OF Chicago In Lavish
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LONDON.--Mrs. Potter Palmer and
Mrs. Frank Mackey Of Chicago are
planning London season of notable
splendor and lavish expenditure.
Both have rented fine mansions In
order to entertain on a grand scale.
Mrs. Palmer was early in the field
and made particularly good stroke
by getting the Duke of Abercorn's
historic town residence in Greene
street. close to Hyde Park.
Mrs. Mackey has for the coming
season the home in Curzon street Of
that other famous Anglo-Amcrlcan.
Mrs. Adair.
Lady Cunard, who was Miss Burke
of Chicago-she married the son OF
the founder Of the steamship line
has taken for the London season Is
Mansfield street. which Is owned by
one OF England's wealthiest PROVING.
ial bankers. Mr.. Quincy Of Norwich
The distinguishing feature OF this
mansion Is Its ceiling decorations by
Angelica Kaufman, which are said
W ItptssHt tHht aitiSt y HneSt WOTk.
The question that naturally comes
to ones mind Is, How much does II
COST There are several ways OF get
ting rid of money and most of them
are known TO Americans. but the Lon
Observation-Disclosures enterprise Is
about the most expeditions Of tne lot.
II cannot be done for less than $780,
900. Well informed persons say the
season probably will cost Mrs. Pal
mer and Mrs. Mackey from s150.00O
to 5000, 900 each. Both women are
going to do the thing just as well as
can be done. Other American host
esses, such as Mrs. John Jacob Aston,
the Duchess Of Roxburgh and Lady
Bateman tthe former Mrs. Knapp,
probably will get on for something
like 100000.
About the lowest price at which one
can get fashionable house for the
season is $500.
Nominally one can secure for $4,000
mansion containing, say, ten bed
rooms, three reception rooms, a ball.
room and stabling for FIVE or six
horses.
The word "nominally' is especially
good In this connection. for the sum
mentioned applies to the house Just
and does not include linen, plate, serv.
ants or horses and carriages. All
these are costly. and to possess them
and do anything like the sort Of en-
tertaining that IL expected from
Americans In the West End will make
the cost Of keeping up an establish
ment Of the Size mentioned not lesf
than 10000 month. That foots VI
1000 for a modest season"
Mrs. Palmer starts OF by payint
the Duke of Abercorn $4,000 for th'
use OF his house tnot including plate
and linen). Hampden House. as 1t II
called, was built in 1928 and derives
| Its name from Viscount Hampden
who for many years inhabited II
| Viewed from outside IL Is low an
rambling and none the more impress
/ sive for being built Of ugly red brick
It Is spacious place, however, an
| with Its gardens, occupies nearly Al
acre OF ground. Its bedrooms numbe
twenty-five, and there are ten sitting
rooms, state drawingroom and
ballroom.
Hampden House contains also tn
finest individual collection OF pain
ings in London Many of the work
of art are priceless and they will r.
main in the mansion during Mrs. Pa
mer's occupancy. The house is (,
nous. too, for the beauty OF Its al
panellngs.
Mrs. Mackey's house contains twsl
ty-nve bedrooms. splendid ballroom
eight reception.rooms and especial
commodious quarters for the servant
There Is stabling for nineteen horse
: The house and furniture alone Co