Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-03
AMERICAN GIRLS
SPEEDY TRIUMPH
Miss Harman's Social Success
Largely Due to Her Clever
Chaperon,
WHO IS LADY M0NCRlEFFE.
one Of England's Richest Bachelors
Already Paying Court To Her
Lady Mnry's Gossip.
snoclnl Corresponding.

specla Correspondence.
= ONDON, Feb 22.--When an Ameri-
can girl comes out here, her
progress depends a great deal on
the sort Of chaperon she has. 1t
has been strikingly illustrated by the
success achieved by Miss Hartman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Archer Har-
man. the latest Of Columbia's debut
antes to appear In London she has
pretty face and Is, Of course, roputed
10 be great helress, These things
alone would ultimately carry her far,
but she would not have come to the
front anything like so fast had she not
been chaperoned by Lady Moncrieffe,
one Of the cleverest and most popular
Of English hostesses. who thoroughly
understands the social game from top
10 bottom and never plays a wrong
card.
Lady Moncrieffe gave ball In Miss
Harman's honor the other night. Among
the guests were the Duchess OF Somer-
set, the Duchess of Wellington, Lady
Eileen Wellesley, Lady Crewe, Georgina
Countess Of Dudley, the Earl of Gran
ard, the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount
Royston and a lot of other exalted
9wells. There was great show of dia-
monds and other gems and gorgeous
apparel Miss Harmon scored distinct
~ by virtue of the striking contrast
she presented to such Il general display
Of costly magnlfcence. She was SIM
,,lt "a sod In min nn af emf
satin, her only jewel being a single
pear-shaped pearl on platinum chain
There was nothing suggestive of big
hank account about her. | commend
her example TO other American girls
who aspire to shine socially here. The
dollars are always taken for granted.
MARQUIS PAYS HER COURT.
The Marquis Of Anglcsey has been
paying Miss Hartman a great deal OF
attention and danced no less than five
times with her at Lady Lichheld's ball
last week. Lady Moncrieffe might have
objected had It been anybody else But
then the marquis is quite the creates.
parti In England having an income OF
from $3.50 900 to $1,000 So desirable
match is he that were he to wait n
few years longer he would be welcome
Princess Royal, the kings eldest daugh-
ter. Pretty Princess Pat" Of Con-
naught prefers him to the crown prinao
Of Portugal and We're he to pop the
question there seems every reason 20
believe he would be accepted Now,
II Miss Hartman walks of from royalty
with this great parti there will be
weeping and wailing and gnashing Of
teeth In Mayfair and Belgravia.
Lord Anglesey, as most people know,
succeeded his eccentric cousin year
or so ago and until that date had ex-
tremely limited means. The previous
marquis ran through everything he
possessed which was not entailed, but
that portion Is so enormous that II re-
turns the income stated above.
WHY DID SHE DO IT2
Why did Princess Ena of Battenberg
--Spain's future queen-eat so many Or
anges when she was at Blarritz? was a
question asked by everyone who hap
pened to have the privilege OF sitting
to table with her serene highness. Some
said It was as a compliment TO Spain,
the land or oranges, while others who
perhaps knew better insisted It was be-
cause the HAT has gone forth TO the eff
rect that oranges II eaten In sufficient
quantity are an extraordinary beautl-
fer Of the skin. Every other woman
in London from a royal highness to a
savey has gone daft over her looks,
and is prepared to do almost anything
10 improve them. Princess Ena has an
unrivaled complexion. SO why she
q "V yuWst aevouT ORANGES Is something Oh
previously pointed out there are always
women who win paint the lily. BY the
way, when her serene highness was
travelling from Biarritz TO Paris
friend who journeyed in the same train
tells me she had six oranges for her
lunch, At the end Of the meal she
turned smiling face on q wondering
walter and said to him.
Look here. have you got any more
oranges2"
Morel your highness," ne replied.
Yes, more" said the princess, nod
ding and smiling.
We have another dozen" he ac-
kaowledged, when he had recovered
himself, but that's all we've got"
Now, then" said the future queen.
You Just keep them for me, as 1 shall
want them for my tea" and the vora-
eioqs lady punctuated her sentence by