The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-10

of applause, besides winning trophy
In the form Of a handsome piece OF
plate. This was intended as mark
of approval from the committee in
charge for these exhibitors who chose
to drive their own eQuipages.
Mrs. Hershey Eddy of New York has
engaged the son of Victorien Sardou,
the noted dramatist, to draw a set of
plans for chateau she has decided to
build at Andressy. She has given him
carte blanche In the matter of cost,
and 1t is expected that the mansion
will be one of great magnifience.
Mrs. Eddy has suggested to M. Sar-.
doH that the adaptation of the colonial
home to French needs and materials
might prove to be worthy innovation,
and it is probable that this architecture
al style will be. followed in many re-
spects. Certain it is that the chateau
is to be built on princely scale. The
interior is to be arranged SO that
Mrs. Eddy may entertain in the most
lavish fashion.
Mrs. Eddy has only just returned
from Rome. She will Immediately re-
open her salon and after Easter will
give series of brilliant receptions
and musicales.
Mrs. Moore has come out with an in
dignant denial of the published reports
concerning the magnificence of the
luncheon she gave recently at Biarritz
in honor of King Edward. She says
that the columns and columns of de-
scriptiOn given in the newspapers have
no foundation in fact.
Among the examples of her lavish
ness, as cited by the writer's, were toy
fish, such as the French are accustom-
ed to associate with April l. Accord
ing to the newspapers, these fish were
found to be filled with prescious stones
and diamond pins when the guests
opened them. Mrs. Moore says that
they really contained nothing beyond
few innocent bonbons and penny
surprise" for the amusement of the
guests. There was nothing in them to
dazzle the King or any of the others
at the luncheon.
The bridge whist mania from which
Paris, like much the rest of the world,
has been suffering for the last few
months has been a windfall for the
manicurists. The game, of course,
brings the hands constantly into evid-
ence, and their appearance has be-
come a question of great concern to
the men as we'll as the women players.
Unless ones fingernails are polished
and rosy one can hardly expect to
receive proper recognition at the
bridge tournaments.
The funny part of it is that six of
the veteran scholars of the institute,
who have fallen under the manicurists'
spell, were formerly rather noted for
the fact that they sometimes forgot
even the washing of their hands when
they were in sad need of it. But now
their scholarly fists are work of man
icurial art.
The ancient nobility of the Faubourg
st. German is still shuddering over
the appalling blunder committed re-
Gently by the British Ambassador, Sir
F. L. Dertie, when he gave precedence
at a diplomatic dinner party to the
Marquis de Gaunay over the Count
d'Haussonville. The moment the dis
tinguished company discovered the
blunder cloud settled down over the
table that nothing could dispel.
The moment the dinner came to an
end the French aristocrats manifested
their disapproval by quitting the en-
bassy as If the place were plague
stricken. Several of them could not
get over the fact that comparatively
modern de Gaunay had been seated
higher at table than an ancient d'Haus-
sonville.
AS soon as the Ambassador was
apprised of his dreadful blunder he
made the most humble apologies for it
to the offended dinners, but it is doubt
ed if the ancients will be content with
this to the point of ever DINING at the
British Embassy again.
Copyright, 1906, Press Pub Co., N. Y.