The San Francisco call., 1906-09-18
Fair Americans In the cad.
BY Lady Mary.

anu tue4E respective WIVES are at CdrtS-
bad and according to present arrange
ments they mean to spend a part OF
the winter IN London Mrs. John made
belated appearance at the last court
OF the season and wore the most striix-
ing gown Of that great gathering, the
lace on 1t being valued at something
like $4,000, while her tiara and other
Jewels must have been the envy of even
the Queen.
The Drexels are about a good deal
at Carlsbad with Mrs. Moore. who is
one OF the latest Americans to SUCCEED
in getting into that magic circle. the
Kings set She IS a great friend OF
Consuelo. Duchess OF Manchester, who
introduced her to his Majesty when
they were all three staying at Biarritz
last spring. She used to be asked by
Consuelo to take a hand at bridge OF
an evening after dinner and is such a
good player and besides Is such an ex-
cellent talker. that she has managed
to keep in the royal favor ever since.
Irish society is very jubilant over the
arrival OF Mr.. and Mrs. O'Brien at Col
Ieridge Abbey. County Kildare. They
are enormously rich Americans and
some time ago they bought Dean
Swift's old house and have had it COM
pletely renovated. as It was In a very
dilapidated condition when it came into
their possession. As his name implies.
Mr.. o'Brien is OF Irish parentags and
he is gIorying in the thought of being
BACK in the old land believe they
mean to reside at CoIleridge Abbey for
at least a year and will later hunt with
"the Kildares."
Is A CULTURED WOMAN
Mrs. o'Briea is a very cultured wo-
man with great taste in art She
superintendent all the renovations at
the abbey, for it was her great desire
to preserve the old world charm Of the
place. while introducing all the nsces-
sary modern conveniences. She spent
weeks in Dublin searching for quaint
furniture and bric-a-brac. and her sf-
forts have been rewarded with such
success that now the famous abbey is
perfect treasure house OF beautiful
things.
q 2OtScE d1IucI IL SLlll wearing
the deepest mourning. which. because
OF her white hair. Is decidedly becom-
ing to her. Like all the smart world.
she, too. has discarded Grape, which
OF late has been regarded as very bour-
geois- Poor Lady Curzon used to tell
her relations and friends that IL thev
mourned in Grape for her she would
haunt them Even for her father she
did not don the hideous trapping OF
woe, contenting herself with hats and
wells OF soft silk tnlle.
Mrs. Potter Palmer Ia expected 10
make her headquarters In London In
the late autumn So far. she has not
been big social success. She is really
too clever and too proud a woman ever
to be. sor she won't toady even for roy
atty She likes a somewhat bohemian
set OF interesting psopls to whom to
air her views, which, 1 must saw. are
nearly always worth hearing. There is
still talk OF her London club, though
so far nothing definite has been set
tied
Mrs. George Laws pretty house in
Norfolk street Is being snartened nm
and freshly decorated for her return
from America at tho end OF September.
1t is really the p-ettiest little house
in London. but. being so tiny. Mrs. Law
is hardly ever able to put up anv OF
her friends there The position being
just of Park lane. is an ideal one.
Mrs. Law is kept continually informed
by cable of the progress made by her
old governess, Miss Rnsk. who was ona
of the victims of the terrible railway
disaster at Salisbury. Miss Rusk was
on her way to London to visit her for
mer pupil, who was in the act of start
ing for Waterloo to meet her. when A
telegram brought her the news. she
is getting on pretty we'll. though il ia
doubtful IL she will ever be really
strong again At first her chances OF
recovery were considered exceedingly
small
The opinions OF most people," re-