Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-13
Arlstocratic British Matrons
AngIed in Vain for a Young
Chicago Millionaire.
WAS DELUGED WITH OFFERS.
Titled spinsters and Widows Hurled
AZ Him In Bunchcs--Lady Mnry's
London Gossip.
Special Correspondence.

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I oNDON, Oct 3--All the excite-
ments and pleasures OF London
! life are In front Of James Henry
Smiths bride for she knows very
| little OF them She has never been a
London hostess and doubt II she has
been presented here at court. When
| In London she has mostly stayed with
| her sister, Mrs Anthony Drexel, who
| knows everyone and does some mag
| nihcent entertaining. The Smiths are
| bound to take London house as Mrs.
| Smith viii be bringing out her girl
| who, | am told, is very good-looking.
| She has been educated under the direct
! supervision OF her mother who has
| views Of her own on what young girl
| should know. Az Mrs Anthony Drexel
| viii also be bringing out a daughter In
| the spring these two girls are IN for
| good time Both will in time be i'm
| mensely wealthy. 20 II only from that
| fact great interest is bound TO be TAX
| en- In them. IN the matrimonial market
| OF London, the debut OF American heir
| esses Is booked with as much exacti-
| tude In social notebooks as Is the
entrance Of Derby runners in sporting
| circles.
PROPOSED TWENTY TIMES.
The brides intimates here say Mr..
! Smith proposed 20 odd times 10 Mrs.
| Rhnelander Stewart as although tnev
were great friends and companions she
| did not want to marry again. merely
desiring platonic friendship. but. Of
| course, you can accept as much OF that
as you like. one thing Is certain
Chicago smiths nephew could have
married into the peerage dozeu
times over had he desired 1t. All the
matrimonial agencies used to deluge
him with offers OF introductions to the
flower OF the British arstocracy, but
having no sense of humor ne ended by
sending back through the postoffice
| piles of these communications ana said
II they continued he would prosecute
those who forwarded them for making
themselves nuisasncel
Mr.. Smiths sister. Lady Cooper OF
| Hursley Park had views for his flu
| ture. She was eternaly attempting 10
marry him to some friend or another,
| and at one time II was thought she had
| inyeigled him into proposing TO
| dukes daughter She tried him with
| girls In their teens. mature spinsters
and charming dowagers, but nothing
avalled. his countrywoman, Mrs. Stew
art hdNlHs NuH MS HedTts
MIRROR of FASHION.
Miss Aimee Meter is carrying all be-
fore her ut Baden Baden. She Is the
mirror Of fashion, the most beautifully
dressed girl In the paot lHer savings
are quoted her gowns copied. and her
photographs are In every window. Her
vogue Is complete and quite unique for
young girl, for in these days IL IL
L.. H..
or the mature spinster who has IL her
own way and becomes the fashion.
EXCEPTIONAL CASE
or course, Miss METERS case is an
exceptional one. Long before her ar
rival at Baden Baden news OF her sue
cesses in Paris and on the Riviera had
preceded her At the latter, the king
Of the Belgians gave brilliant festiv,-
ties In her honor, He used to call her
pocket Venus and openly gave IL
as his opinion that she was "irresist-
ible.' All this however, never turned
the head OF the beautiful American, on
the contrary II seemed TO show her her
power and she soon realized that she
was In a position TO snub the frlsky
monarch. which she did when his at
tentions became boring. Thinks he IL
going to fllrt with me because he is n
hhAh AAV A'ulf sue Nuiu Ut STUDS
she administered 10 King Leopold only
made her the more bewitching I'm his
estimation. This slip OF girl was one
OF the very first women who had dared
To keep him At arms length. He was
I'm turn enraged and amused Once
when he came TO take her for motor
drive she sent down 70 ask IL he wished
Princess Ourossoff (who chaperons her
SO much also to come. Leopold re-
nl1n1 that he httf
not room for the princess. Then am
not going" was her answer.
DEBUT AT DUBLIN.
II was at Dublin castle last season
she made her debut but she will no
doubt appear ct the court of 81.
James later. London society Is look.
ing forward with interest to her adj
vent, as here she Is practically I'M
known save 10 those who remember her
as a little girl In short frocks. She
mas certainly been wen launched and
she could not have had more infiuen-
tlal chaperonage than that OF Princess
Ourossotf who knows everyone worth
knowing more especially on the con-
tinent
INTO FRENCH ARIsToCRACY.
The American girl Is making her
tocracy with praiseworthy determln-
alton. The engagements OF several
French noblemen to Girls from The
United States viii shortly be definitely
announced This week that OF Miss
Madeline Goddard, daughter OF col ana
Mrs, H. II. Goddard OF Providence
Rhode Island, and the Narquie Rene
dAndigne Of Chateau Monet in Aniou
comes TO hand hear the Goddards
intend that The marriage shall take
place 10 America some time IN Novem-
Der and mean TO make il a gorgeous
AFFAIR Tho bridegroom elect comes OF
one Of the oldest and most aristocratic
families in France, and in his pic
turesque chateau IN Aniou, things are
done with the greatest stateliuess. Al
ready another American has married
into this old house. for the Viscountess
Louis dAndlgne was a Miss Coleman
of New York, before her marriage.
HER DEAREST ENEMIES"
Mrs. Cavendsh -Bentinck's dearest
enemies say that this clever American
woman had much higher aspirations for
May than Mr.. John Ford Be that as
II may there are plenty who are OF
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