The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19
EARLIER HOURS
IN WASHINGTON
Battenberg's Visit Changed the Fash
ion at the Capital.
EARLY DINNER: EARLY BALL
REDS ENJOYING THEMSELVES
in LONDON.
EARLY DINNER: EARLY BALL
fsnecial to No HeraldD

Washington. Nov. 1S,-Members of
tho social world at the capital are now
o. tho opinion that something more
than the imaginative interest that he
longs 10 a prince of the royal blood has
been conveyed by the visit OF Prince
Louis OF Battenberg. The fact that he
camo and went in the most democratic
fashion was one Of the chief things TO
be noted about his visit The early
hours arranged Cor him set fashion,
and society is making contest over
this very thing English customs are
to the fore and il took an English ad-
miral to establish the precedent here.
We are always following some foreign
code in our social life. One year IL Is
France ana another England. Now That
the president and Mrs. Roosevelt nave
sent out invitations for earlier hours
by thirty minutes, we may expect 10
see this sensible rule prevail The
British embassy dinner given 10
Prince Louis at 8. 80 was an unheard-or
thing in the history Of social events
here. and the early hour OF the ball
$50, was another innovation. Some
curiosity was expressed as TO which OF
the prominent society girls OF the city
had the honor Of being the belle of the
occasion. 1t can only righttully be
claimed by Miss Roosevelt and Miss
Marion Oliver. the pretty daughter OF
the assistant secretary Of war Miss
divers attractions consist more IN
her originality and vivacity than in
her real good looks. Miss Roosevelt Is
= young woman who would attract
even If she were not the daughter of
the president for lively spirits and ma
turaI manners always please.
Miss Rooseveit's Presents.
However much curiosity or interest
Americans may have as to the presents
given to Miss Roosevelt on her recent
Oriental "trip, they will now have TO
trust 10 unautheutic channels OF social
gossip. for the president has given or
ders at the Georgetown customs house
that positively no information is 10 be
given out in regard to them. Maybe
after the appraisement is made, and
the matter settled, some official infor
nation may be sent from the White
House through Secretary Loeb. but now
u is all a random guess and IL is
doubtful il Miss Roosevelt herself could
tell much about the gifts. one offer
ing which Miss Roosevelt brought from
the Orient did not have To go through
The custom house, tiny black poodle.
which she acquired i'm Manchulia. and
which may therefore be described as
"a Manchurian poodle for want OF
better name to distinguish him from
vast lot OF small black pets belonging
IL other bellies. She has called him
Nanchu and ne seems 10 be the darling
Of her heart. No wonder Mr.. Long
worth found himself out i'm the cold.
The poodle was i'm her arms during the
reception TO Prince Louis. This seems
= ilagrant plagiarism OF Mrs. StuyVe-
SAINT Fish, and she was sO busy talking
and showing off the little dog that the
handsome young BritishcrS got small
notice.
Enjoying Life in London.
Mrs Whi,elaw Reid and Miss Reid
are enjoying life 10 the fullest extent
in London. but they have their trials
and sorrows. Miss Reid has scores OF
close intimates and i'm the first joy Of
knowing that her father was going as
ambassador To the court OF ST. James
she made indiScriminatd promises TO
have them all presented to their maj
estes. This was all very we'll while
sitting in her drawing room i'm New
York but when these requests We're
presented 10 an unfe5ling court cham
berlain who asks q thousand questions
about each individual candidate, tTOu-
BILE began Indeed, the ambassador has
been placed i'm an awful position on
account OF the numerous petitions from
Reid. The court chamberlain appears
10 have been on the verge OF drowning
himself. for il is alleged that the Amer
lean ambassador stands 50 close to the
king that il would be suicidal TO at
tempt 10 oppose his wishes.
one day a highly befTilled messenger
arrived at the embassy bearing a letter,
sealed with the kings seal and with
overwhelming evidence of having come
from the fhrpR1 ifGAIf This laffaYs anD-
tanned the announcement that So many
applications had come from the Ameri-
can ambassador for the presentation OF
his fellow citizens at court that il had
become necessary to call the attention
Of the lord chamberlain TO the subject.
and that he had inquired personally of
his majesty just how far these petit
lions would be acceptable 10 him.
Few Are Chosen.
Then followed some minute details
about the people whom Mr.. Reid could
ask, and il stated specifically that only
a very limited number would be re-
garded with any consideration at all
To quote the words of one part of this
remarkable communication this limited
number of citizens OF the United
states may he presented under the
same regulations which apply to Brit
ish citizens, il being understood that
such presentation does not include i'm
Nitations To subsequent court enter
tainnents" When a Brtisher is pre-
scented he Is considered H. the court
circles FOR that season at least. not Sc
the benighted American. He or sht
penetrates TO the throne just once, and
then may be cast into auter darkness
Some highly placed and ambitious OF
Washington's smart set have fallen by
the wayside owing TO this decree.
Speck Was First.
II was the German ambassador
Baron Speck Won Sternberg. who IRIS
brought that message fraught with
peace and good viii toward men from
Europe. and not Prince Louis of Bat
tenburg. The London press is very
unreliable IL heralded 10 the ends o.
the universe that King Edward had
sent a significant loving message by
his distinguished relative. il wOu1 b,
"A cold day and long one when IN.
kaiser and his able envoy, Baron Speck
would allow q mere princelet, one o.
Cfermany's vassals, 10 get in on IN,
ground floor. The ambassador was a
the White House on Friday severa
hours in advance OF Louis and he haC
luncheon with the president and had
heart TO heart talk of an hour after
ward Prince Louis message wal
ancient history after that
Style Not Uniform.
From all sides come criticisms o
Washington's architecture. nOtwith
standing the city is the handsOmest il
the country. Fault is found that Their
is no uniformity of style, while on tn