The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
SPECIAL CABLE TO THE CALL.

LONDON July Princes Alice" 3"
as the English have dubbed Mrs. Long
worth, the Presidents daughter, has
picked up a mascot, and thereby hangs
z pretty story. Soon after her arrival
in London she set forth from Dorches-
ter House one morning in a quiet one
horse brougham 10 do some shopping.
As she drove down Park Lane she saw
two small boys with a black cat which
they We're apparently trying TO stran
gle with a piece Of string. She imme-
diauely ordered the carriage stopped
and jumped out on the pavement.
What are you two young imps do
5ng2" she asked.
Please, miss, we think 'e's mad"
said the elder OF the urchins, pointing
10 the unfortunate cat, and we are
going 10 choke i'm, so as nobody can't
catch idrOfoby from i'm
If you don't give the cat TO me at
once" said Mrs. LOngworth, I'll see
that a policeman catches you"
This dire threat proved Immediately
effective. The two gutter snipes hand
ed their terrified prey to Mrs. Long
worth and fed as fast as their small
legs would carry them of.
Princess Alice" before resuming
her shopping tour. drove back with the
cat TO Dorchester House. She has
christened IL John Bull" and has an
nOunced her intention Of taking ii with
her TO America as a mascot when she
returns. She says she is sure il will
bring her good luck. John" is already
devoted to his rescuer and is intro
duced 10 all the aristocratic visitors
who are now fiocking to Dorchester
House.
MRS. PAGET STILL SUFFERS.
Mrs. Arthur Paget's indomitable
American pluck seems inexhaustible
She is preparing for her fifteenth ope-
ration and yet is receiving her imme-
diate friends. She goes on hoping that
each fresh operation will enable her to
walk. but hitherto she has found that
directly the wound has healed il has
20 be opened afresh for the surgeons
knife On the LIST Of August ii Will be
exactly two years since Mrs Paget fell
through the lift shaft in her own house
and from that day the history Of her
operations and her experience with all
the greatest surgeons in Europe would
III q good-sized volume.
The King and Queen never forget
their old friend and the former pays
her many a surprise visit in the most
informal way. The King, who ordi-
narily, never climbs a flight of stairs
II he can help il, tramps religiously
two whole flights 10 Mrs Arthur
Paget's apartment. When asked to
enter the lift, as elevators are called
here. he invariably shakes his head and
adds that the wretched vehicle has
been the case Of enough damage in its
day. Many other visitors who call on
Mrs Paget viii not enter it.
Her boudoir bedroom occupies an
entire floor, four rooms having been
recently thrown into one so as TO
give the patient plenty of air. There
is no doubt Mrs Paget's health has
been seriously undermined by this long
series OF operations and those who
have seen her lately say she is so thin
as 10 be almost transparent She still
holds out against the amputation of
the injured limb.
LADY ESSEX IN POOR HEALTH.
Lady Essex, who used to be such a
bright and particular star, has dropped
out Of society completely. AS one time
she used TO be invited everywhere to
meet the King and was one of the most
popular Of American peeresses. An
acute form Of nervous indigestion has
PLAYED havoc with her and broken her
spirits as well as her health. For the
last couple Of years she has lived in
almost complete retirement She has
been 70 every specialist not only here
but on the Continent: has tried every
concefva bic cure" from dieting TO
electricity, but so far without success.
Some little time ago she became so
thin that the doctors were afraid that
consumption was setting in. That
anxiety has now passed, however, but
that is all that can be said. For some
months past Lady Essex has been liv-
ing on milk and prepared foods adapt
ed TO infantile digestions. She had
hoped to be able TO present her step
sons young wife at one OF the July
courts. but now this is quite out of the
question II has been put off until next
season, in the hope that Lady Essex
may by that time be strong enough to
oficiate.
Miss Van Wart is once more back
IN London and although she is not al