The Washington herald., 1906-11-07
Edward Has Plan to Employ
ImpecuniOuS NOblemen.
OFFERS PLACE IN HIS PALACE
Can Earn from $1,000 TO $4,000 Per
HeRr-"SiIent" smith Is Hard to
Entertain-Niiss Benkard's Engage
ment Result of Love at First Sight
Social Gossip from London Town.

London Oct fixing Edward has
made a wise and practical suggestion. He
says It would be a good thing for some
OF the younger sons of the aristocracy
If they sought positions as chefs. This
idea was the outcome OF an incident
which took place while the King was
recently visiting Lord and Lady Cole
brooke. His Majesty and his hostess re-
turned from a motor drive one evening
about 7:30 when Lady Colebrooke was
told IN the presence Of the King by an
indiscTeet young footman, that there was
no dinner in progress as the chef was
drunk and In bed. An almost identical
incident occurred a year ago when the
King was visiting the sassoons.
King Edward sees nothing derogatory in
any kind of work and in suggesting q
new profession" for the numerous
younger sons of impecunious noblemen he
knows Of what he is talking. Good chefs
earn anything from si.000 to $4,000 per
annum and their behavior Of late IS. as
Mark Twain would say, causing remark" B"
The male chef IS the fashion and the
Kings notion is that were hard-up scions
of the aristocracy to take Up the calling
they would earn much more money than
they could hope 10 get by going in for
business for which their training Hl-fts
them. And they would start with the
initial advantage Of knowing what dishes
appeal most to luxuriously cultivated pail
ates and appetites. Furthermore, as their
duties would be restricted 10 the kitchen.
matTons anxious above all things that
their daughters should wed wealth. would
see no risk Of having their matrimonial
plans upset by engaging poor young hon
orables TO supervise their culinary DEPART
ments. Always practical, his Majesty
told the Co1ebrookes that If his sugges-
tion was taken up he would see that q
gentleman chef got the first chance when
a yancancy occurred in any Of the royal
palace kitchens
"SiIent" Smith Always Bored.
silent" Smith. as the late Chicago"
Smiths millionaire nephew has been
dubbed, has been staying with his bride
at TaHderagee Castle in ireland with the
Manchesters. The duchess is devoted 10
her great friend, Mrs. Smith. but she
told someone know the most difficult
man in the world to entertain is James
Henry Smith; for It did not matter what
you did for him he never looked any
thing but bored" The one person he
shows the slightest interest in is his
wife. who can just twist him round her
little finger. If she took a fancy to the
moon he would have ladder built and
climb, himself, to reach it.
Mrs James Henry says she will have
10 give him lessons in manners toward
women. He can't put on properly a ladv's
evening cloak to save his soul, and his
clumsy attempts ut little courtesies
toward women amuse every one coDsid-
erably. When ladies are present he is
even more silent than usual While at
Tanderagee he spent his happiest time
in the nursery with the little ducaI Off
spring, Imagine him on all fours crawl
ing around the room with little Viscount
Vaudeville on his back, The duchess.
much to the silent ones vexation. caught
a snap shot Of him thus engaged.
Miss Bernhard Does Wei.
From a social point of view Miss Annie
Bernhard, who IS a daughter of Henry
B. Bernhard, Of New York, is doing well
for herself in becoming engaged to Col.
Corbet's son. The Corbets are one Of the
oldest and most swagger families in
I'm Shropshire, wherein their ancestors
have dwelt for centuries. But of worldly
goods they have little The Corbets are
very delighted over the engagement, as
apart from the fact that the bride-to-be
has money, she IS also a pretty and inter
esting girl.
II came about in quite q romantic way
Miss Bernhard and some friends were mo-
tOring through Shropshire, which is one
OF the most beautiful counties in Eng
land. and just outside Longnor, the Cor
bets place. the car came TO grief
Young Joseph happened 20 be passing at
the time and went to the assistance OF.
the victims, whom he invited into the
house until the chauffeur had fixed things
up. Between him and Annie Bernhard #
was quite q case Of love at first sight
and the upshot is that they are to be
married about the middle Of next month
and dressmakers work day and night to
finish up the trousscau.
May Locate in London,
At the instance Of the Comtesse de
Castellane, who, every one knows. was
Anna Gould before her marriage
a daughter of JAY Gould-an agent has
been commissioned TO find her a Lon
don house or fat Thus we hope soon to
find her among us. She is heartily sick
and tired of Paris, and when her divorce
case Is settled she hopes TO leave il for
considerable time. Her doctors and her
friends have suggested this, as they think
II is essential for her TO get into a totally
new environment as the best means of
inducing her TO forget the horrors she has
gone through.
Notwithstanding all de CasteIIaue's bru-
talities. they say she loves him still
one expected better than this from an
American woman The indignities he in
nicted upon her were Of the most odious
character. Fancy lttering her boudoir
table with gorgeous jewels from the Rue
de Rivoh for his stage fayOrities-jewel !
TO De paid for with her money. Ii was
not until he tried 10 make her receive |
some OF these creatures" that she put
down her foot. People who know the
Castellanes best would not be a bit sur
prised II the count We're TO get into good
IaVor again with his wife with promises /
OF being good for eve~more." He cares
nothing for her, but. Of course. her i'm
mense fortune-a goCdly portion Of which
he has already spent-is Of enormous i'm
porJance 70 the poverUy-stuicken French
nObleman, who has not son with which
10 bless himself, save what he gets from
his wife.
London the FavOrite City.
Judging by the extraordinary large
number Of well-knoWn Americans here
many OF whom are looking for houses or
fats-London is unquestionably taking
the place Of Paris in their hearts. l am
told that several of the sumptuous new
fats. which are being termed "the home