Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04
AdroitIy Booms His Catawba
Wine Product in England With
out Giving 0ffense.
NOW ON THE KINGS TABLE.
His Physician Has Pronounced a
Scientific Benediction Upon II
And Hotels Tumble In"
Special Correspondence.


may be both an ideal husband and
a most excellent man Of business.
The women were all charmed with the
telf-effaclng devotion he displayed for
princess Alice, being seemingly
quite content with the obscurity OF a
back seat while the limellght OF adula-
tion played full upon the presidents
daughter. And now it is the mems
turn 70 confess their admiration for the
tkill and ingenuity he has shown in
to put It bluntly-makng his honey
moon pay. and that without giving any
cause for offence. Everybody In Amer
Sea knows that he IS a large producer
OF catawba wine. That is variety Of
the grape product which has heretofore
been practically unknown here. But
not for long are we destined 10 remain
in ignorance Of IL. How he managed It
r. "Nick's" own secret. but 1t is GER
tain that soon after the king met him
bis majesty ordered several cases Of the
Longworth brand OF sparkling catawba-
The kings physician. too. Sir Francis
Laking, pronounced highly scientific
benediction upon 1t. That counts for
great deal. About the same time. In
some mysterious fashion, the managers
q several Of the big London hotels
awakened 10 the discovery that they
had been grossly negligent IN failing 10
place oatawba on their wine lists. Sir
Thomas Upton has been made ac-
ousinted with It's delectable qualities
and viii sell II at his innumerable
shsps. SO one result OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Iongworth's visit will be boom In
eatawbs wine. And yet. nobody can
cay that Mr.. Longworth has 'touted'
for orders, He never talked catawba
20 any Of the people he met in society.
But somehow they heard Of & and
wanted TO try II. Mick" is a business
diplomat
THE MANCHEsTERs.
The Manchesters' arrival IN London
~ this bslsted hour Of the season has
given rice 10 a great deal Of comment
ard everyone Is asking What has
brought ihem?" They are here solely
on business which the duchess IL ar
ranging, She has been interviewing Ger.
tain ~ her husbands creditors and in
her own inimltable manner Is fixing Up
matters with them. There never was
known among duchesses such q busl-
nes woman as her grace. II must be
an inheritance from her Cincinnati /
Father. Her powers OF persuasion, her /
diplomacy and her tact prove irresisii-
be with everyone she tackles. The |
houss the duke and duchess are living
IN - In UNREASONABLE south Kensing-
ton, q oonnodious mansion enough in
Queens Gate, They decided to take a
large housu ~ the duchess would have
oil her ohlidren with ner, but they have
10 intention OF entertaining, for Con-
suslo Duchess Of Manchester has put
her FOO, down, ~ she can do, aud says
kim" who Ii the duke, IL to pay UP
ever penny OF hls debts before he spends
ehy mare money This IL n sentiment
IN which the young duchess quite con-
ruFs, The Manchester town house
used 70 be IN Great stanhope street,
whirh runs of the Piocadilly end OF
Paik Lane, a perfect position though
she residence VAS an ordinary one
tneughi Consueib Duchess OF Manehes.
yer called u "A miserable little hole"
and refused 10 live IN H. Il was sold
seme years age, and ever sinca tho
dukes OF Manchester have had no town
house,
THE AsToR CONCERTS.
William Waldorf .Astors two private
concerts this season az his nagniicent
town residence IN Carlton Terrace sur.
passed all his previous efforts IN his pet
form OF entertainment. u Is a fact
that he paid Paderewsh 5000 for his
services. In the first instance the great
pianist refused 5000 and second Of
fer OF t500 he also rejected. but raise
OF another $500 fetched him" as the
American woman who told me the story
expressed Il. AS an additional induce
nent, a suite Of apartments was placed
81 his disposal But despite the great
consideration shown him. the chrySn-
themum-haired professor declined 70
mingle with the guests and retired 10
he rooms after playing. Princess
Louise, the only royalty. who is on
anything like friendly terms with the
e1-Amerioan mult-mlilionalre. vas ex.
ceedingly anxious 70 make PadereNskfs
acquaintance. but Il was a case %
Mahommed going 10 the mountain. she
had % 90 upstairs 70 meet him after
the second concert II was an almost
uhheard 81 condescension on the rart
o. princess Of the blood royal. but in
these days sniops can exact homage
even from the most exalted rank.
THE HOST WAS SEATED.
The host. who was obviously In
vfeiched health. received his guests
seated IN a chair AT the entrance 10 the
great ballroom where the entertain
fnents took place People wondered why
~ earth he should 70 10 the trouble Of
giving tow such costly entertainments
q lot OF people. for most Of whom he
ares nothing. and who certainly have
70 liking for him when anyone could see
With half an eye, he was unspeakably
'ofed himself. But he appears 10 re-
gard Il a. sacred duty each June on
July 10 MI his London palace for two
lights with host OF swell folk whom
- scarcely ever sees on these occs-
ions. The invitations 20 both concerts
re invariably issued on thu one card.
I'd yfsr In and year out, the same oso-