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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
Douds Leando.
Dear Editor.

Dear Editor:
We are having vacation now. Our
school was out the Fourth of May. We
had speaking and singing in the after
noon My teachers name was Miss
Nellie Morrow. We had a very pleas
ant time. I live two miles southeast
of Leando. / have to drive to school
and chickens This is all for this time.
Yours truly,
Gretchen Denning, age II.
ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor:
am this time going to try on my
second letter about Indians.
Some of the Indians like best are
Wapello Chief, Tecumseh, The Open
Door, Massasort, Pecksuot, Wiuolidia
Ottawa Rain-in-the-Face, and The
Reed that Bends in Deer-Slayer. Will.
liam Henry Harrison and Benjamin
Church were two men who could bat.
tie Indians in their way. William
Henry Harrison fought in the battle OF
Tippecanoe against Tecumseh. TIE.
cumseh was defeated. Harrison was
elected president He died on the 4th
of April, 1341, one month after taking
office. The Indians are not allowed to
use gun till they are 81 years Of age.
They live on reservations in the west
Daniel Boone lived in Kentucky. He
was fighting buffalos one day while
his son was on the other side Of them.
One buffalo knocked Boone down. His
son rushed over and killed the buffalo
and thus saved Boone's life. Boone al
ways wore wig. An Indian got
Boone's wig and afterward he saw
Boone's hair on and was surprised.
Geronimo is about the worst of all bad
Indians. He is trying to do his best
now. He is now past eighty years old.
Red Cloud was a bad Indian also
Spotted Tail was friendly after his
daughters death. He is dead now.
Chief Joseph was a good Indian.
Well, goodbye.
Thurlow Sanford, Aged II.
105 South Market Street.
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Foris, Iowa.
Dear Editor.

Dear Editor:
l am very, much pleased with the
knife which you sent me- Please ac-
cept my thanks.
! also received the beautiful souvenir
card, which I mean to keep
Yours truly,
Albert Kendrick Abbott.
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II you have something to sell tel
the readers of the Courier about /
in Want Ad-
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NOTICE

keep 1t to remind US of the sufrerings
of many. many people, in San Fran.
cisco. Now I must close.
Your friend,
Neva E. Morley.
ia Morrell street
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Dear Editor:
I write to thank you for the pretty
souvenir you sent me. I am little
girl, named Dorothy, and I am only 6
years old. have a little baby brother,
named Willie, such a dear little fell
low, 8 months old, and a doll named
Imogene. Papa brought a hammock
last night and I intend to have a good
time this summer.
Your little friend,
Dorothy Morley.
ia Morrel street, Ottumwa.
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Your friend,
Gail Stanford.
Eldon, Iowa
Charlton, Iowa.

Dear Editor:
I have never written before this time.
| am little girl, TO- years old. go
to Center school. My school was out
last Friday. My teachers name is
Victoria P. Osborne. I like to read the
letters that the little girls write. i
have one sister and one brother, and
one grandma. We live on my grand
mas farm. Well as my letter is get
ting long I will close. Goodbye
From your friend,
Grace Weller.
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Batavia, Iowa.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
thought 1 would write a letter as
have written once before. have a.
flower bed with many beautiful flow
ers in it. l am a little girl 10 years
old, my birthday is in February.
go to school In Fairfield. My teachers
name is Miss Thorne. Ny studies are
reading. writing, arithmetic, history,
spelling, hygiene, music, grammar and
drawing I am in the seventh grade.
There are forty scholars in my room.
go to Sunday school every Sunday,
unless am sick. I have three sisters
and two brothers. For pets have a
spotted pony and puppy The pony''s
name Is Dick and the puppy's name Is
Rover. AS my Letter is getting long I
will close, wishing the Juniors much
success.
Your friend,
Gail Stanford.
Eldon, Iowa
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HELEN RUTH LOAR.
RUTH SILVERS.
GRETCHEN SILVERS.
HELEN sILVERS.
LAURA LEE.
WILLIAM WYRICK HARPER.
MARGARET ENID REYNOLDS.
LILAH GLEW.
PAULINE ELDORA HANSON.
GENEVIEVE MORENO KNUDSON
CHARLES GLEW.
AARON SMITH.
GEORGE DONALD PICKETT,
LILLIAN CONSODINB.
CHARLES CONSODINE.
BLANCHE HURXTHALL.
EDITH CARR.
LESLIE AYLAND.
AARON WARREN MELICK.
HARLAND PETERSON.
DONALD DUKE SAYLES-
VIOLET NELSON.
FERN EPPERLY.
RALPH TOMBSTONE.
ALICE DaNLEY.
BERTHA DONLNY.
RUTH OGDEN.
EDITH OGDEN.
JESSIE DUNN.
EDNA ELLEN STARE.
WILMA ALLEN.
ROBERT PATTON.
LOUIS ALLEN.
ROY PERRIN.
HILDA FREED.
MARY STEELE.
liza ALLEN.
MONA ALLEN.
MONA BENSON.
; ALEX DAVIS.
KENNETH cox.
LUCILLE WHITE.
HAROLD G. CHAPMAN.
vEDA PHILLIPS.
HAZEL F. CHAPMAN.
ADA LEWIS.
ROSA FOLKERS.
BESSIE LONG.
PEARL WEST.
GOLDIE RALSTON.
BESSIE DAVIS.
ROY DOROTHY.
MYRTLE MAY LOVELESS.
EDNA HOUSE.
NELLIE HOUSE.
ANNIE FOUTS.
ALBERT K. ABBOTT-(2).
VEDA PHILLIPS.
GLADYS FELLOWS,
GLADYS GEE.
FOREST FRENCH.
/ MABEL GEE.
EDDIE GEE.
ROY DOROTHY
EMERY EDWARDS.
EDNA LEWIS-(3).
SMITHIE LEWIS.
DONALD BUNK.
HELEN WAINSCOTT.
LILLE GLATFELDER.
INEZ DELL AULD.
BELLE AULD. i
LEILA SHAFFER.
MARY ELIZABETH WELLMAN.
MILRE SCOTT,
BERYL DANIELS-(2).
JENNIE PREVO,
MAE CHAMP.
ZULU NJ. TAYLOR.
GEORGE ROLAND.
FLORENCE PATTERSON
EMMA DAVIS.
JESSIE SCOTT.
RHODA DAVIS.
AGNES ASKLOF.
ADDIE CHENEY
EDITH VAWTER. =
ARTHUR SWANSON.
AIDA GAME.
CHLOA MULHoLLEN.
EMMA DAVIS.
DOLPHIE LAIN.
JULIA WARREN.
MABEL SPRAY.
ANNA CARNES.
ELSIE TERRILL.
MARY ENTLER.
BRUCE MELLIS.
MARY BELL.
ANSELM HEM.
DALE ZENTZ.
BEATRICE LYNCH.
MYRTLE MILLS.
NAE THOMPSON.
ERIE WILSON.
BLANCHE MILLER.
LLOYD KEPHART.
MYRTLE ANDERSON,
MAY SHAFFER.
LIZZIE HILLERY.
ELIZABETH REEFS.
JOHN BELGARD
CLEO DULIN.
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ottumwa, Iowa.

Dear Editor:
I thank you very much for the card
you sent me. 1 think 1t is very nice.
am going to take great care of It.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
Avery, Iowa.

AVETy, 1UWH.
Editor Courier Junior:
Dear Juniors 1 have not written to
the Juniors for quite a while.
I received my souvenir and think it
very pretty. 1 will write story about
boy and his father.
Edna Lewis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
Ottumwa, Iowa.

Dear Editor:
told you in my last letter about
the wrens we had in box. Well, they
left their nest and flew away. This
morning the father and mother bird
came back to the box and now they
are cleaning the box to make a new
nest
Next week I will not be at home. I
will be in Fondu Lac, Wis, but I will
write from there. Papa is going to
have the Courier sent up there to us.
I will write again next week.
Your friend,
Helen Louisa Rowe, aged Z.
324 West Fifth street.
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ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor: ii

Dear Editor:
have one sister and one brother.
am seven years old, and like to go
to school. Ny sisters name is Dena,
and my brothers name is George. I.
am going to skip class at school,
and at Sunday school passed into the
third class.
Yours truly,
Eloise Heather.
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Douds Leando, Iowa.

Dear Ed1tOr:
I thought I would write again.
am sorry did not get to send any
thing in the San Francisco box. but
was not at home when my sister sent
hers. l will be 10 years old next
month. I live two miles south Of
Douds. For pets we have two pigs.
a dog, five cats and a little gosling.
We have lots of pretty flowers. Some
Of my Couries Junior flowers are In
bloom. We have lots Of fruit. Out
school is out now. We had a nice pros
gram the last day. Well 1 guess I
will close, and write my story. I will
write about apples.
Your friend,
May Shaffer, age IL.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-03
Scandal, Kan.


Dear Editor:
AS have not written to the Courier
Junior, I thought I would try. I am a
little girl, 8 years old. My mamma
takes the Courier and read the Cour-
Ter Junior. 1t think the letters are all
very nice.
We have little kittie and twelve
little chickens.
We live in Scandal, Kan. We have
lived here five years. like to live
here.
We used to live in Munterville, Iowa
My papa was a minister, but he died
July 30, 1905. 1t will soon be a year,
although it seems very long ago. There
are five in our family. Mamma and
three sisters, their names are Edith
she is 81 years old; Regina, who is
10 years old. and Ella is the baby, she
Is Z years old.
Our school was out the 25 Of May.
We had a program. l passed into the
fourth grade. Ella passed into the
third grade. Well as my letter is get
ting long / will close.
Agnes Maxwell
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Richland, Ia.

D6dT EuICOr.-
AS l saw my other letter in print, i
thought I would write again l have
one brother and one sister. My school
was out the first of June. My teach.
er's name is Miss Wheeler. For pets
l have a bird, named Fanny, a dog,
named Fanny and dolls. am ten
years old. My birthday was June Is.
Well, l will close for this time. Good.
bye, Yours truly,
Gertrude Reed.
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Yours truly,
ElofSa Haotbor
317 West Park avenue.
Dudley, Iowa.

Dear Editor:
This Is the first letter 1 have writ
ten to the Courier Junior am lit
tie girl, II years of age go to the
Jack Oak school. My teachers name
is Miss Warren. I have one brother,
two sisters, and one little niece. go
to the Christian Sunday school, have
four dolls I am glad that spring has
come, as it Is very nice to hear the
birds sing and pick flowers. 1 am
very much interested in the Courier
Junior and wish it much success.
Your little friend,
Lulu Barnes.
r. f. d. No 1 hoy Al 4
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAUx.
EDITOR.
ROLL OF HONOR.

HELEN LOUISE ROWE.
MABEL REIFSNYDER-(2).
HELEN DEACON-(2).
ELIZABETH ANDERSON.
ANNIE HUBER.
MARGUERITE MORLEY.
DOROTHY MORLEY.
NEVA MORLEY.
BONNIE SAYLES.
ETHEL JAMES.
VIOLET NELSON.
MARGUERITE SHEPHERD.
ANNIE SHEPHERD.
HOLMAN FAUST.
KENNETH COX.
MYRTLE M'M1LLAN.
HELEN SANDS.
ARTHUR SANDS.
RUTH KRAMER.
LENA DAVIS.
HARRY LITTLEFIELD.
NORMA DANINLsE(3).
ELSIE LITTLEFIELD.
WARREN MCCORMICK.
Ally DAVIS.
EDITH PERRY.
RAY LINDLEY.
PAUL LNDLEY-(2).
LENA M'CABE.
ANNIE VINCNNT-(2).
MARY EVANS.
ELvA MAY GOODWIN.
BERYL DAVIS.
VIOLA FOSTER.
LESLIE FOSTER.
MYRTLE SWANSON.
RUTH PETERSON.
ALICE SWANSON.
CHARLES LAPHAM.
HELEN RUTH LOAR.
RUTH SILVERS.
GRETCHEN SILVERS.
HELEN sILVERS.
LAURA LEN.
WTLLLAM wYRICK HARPER.
MARGARET ENID REYNOLDS.
LILAH GLEW.
PATTI ,rNE M,DORA HANSON
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May shaeffer, age
Douds Leando.
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Age IA years,
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A STORY ON APPLES.

Bidwell, Iowa
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-07-04
PERSONAL.

Dr. John H. Converse has been elected acting
president of our famous Academy of Fine Arts
Miss E V. Lee, of c. Victoria is coming home
for the summer, and she asks her friends to adj
dress her at Horse Shoe, N. c., r. f. D., No. 3,
until September.
Rev William L. Pressly d. D., president Of the
Theological Seminary at Due West, of the AS
sociate Reformed Church, died June Sth, after
several weeks illness
Miss Josephine Woods, who graduated at the
Mary Baldwin Institute with the highest honor,
will sail for China at time during this
mer regular missionary of our church.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors, of Sayre
Institute Rev DR. ]. NJ. Spencer, Of Fulton, Mo,
elected president. DR.. Spencer has accepted
and expects to move and take charge of the Insti-
tute in about two weeks.
Rev. William +. Hill, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Hot Springs, and Miss Zaida English,
daughter of DR.. T. r. English, Of Union Prcsby-
terrain Theological Seminary, Richmond Va, were
married in tn; city on June 18th.
Dr. Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton will lecture
on American Politics at Columbia University,
New York, in the academic year, 1oo6-7. The
course has been made possible by recent
Of $4,000 to establish chair of politics.
The engagement has been announced e Miss
Virginia Randolph Boiling Hoge, daughter Of the
Rev DR.. Peyton Harrison Hoge, Of Louisville,
KY, to the Marquis Sangermeno, Of Italy, the
wedding to occur in October.
Hon. w. J. Bryan is not only Presbyterian
elder, but he is thorough Christian. He has
conscientiously kept the Sabbath day in his trav-
els Recently he declined dinner to be given in
his honor on Sabbath day, saying Il am sorry,
but it's Sunday. and 7 go to church Won't YOU
go with me-" Would that all our public men had
such perception Of duty and self-resPeot
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-07-04
HOME MISSION SECRETARY
Kew Homer Mcmillan, Associate Secretar,


Inc Fort Worth Assembly more than = ve.r
ago authorized the Executive Committee Of Home
MISSIONS III view of the development of the Wort,
70 secure the services of an associate secretary
III answer to an overture from Chesapeake Prec
oytery' the last Assembly instructed the Commit
zee 10 secure such an associate. The Committee
was delayed III securing man by various unex
Pected hnderances, but has at last succeeded in
securing the services of Rev. Homer Mcmillan of
Atanta Presbytery. His election was unanimous
ana hearty and the Committee believes he viii
make valuable man for the work
MT. Mcmillan comes from South Carolina an
cestry' but his father having moved from, that
state ne was born in Green county Ohio. After
graduating at college, he took post-praduat.
course at Columbia University and his theological
ol the Dutch Reform Church and his first pastor
Ste was IN that denomination. lie returned TO
'outh carolina and spent year serving proun
81 o"urches IN Abbeve county For the past
TWO years ne has been a member of Atlanta Pres
"yteIy and done a splendid work at Buford and
Norcross. Within the past year he has been
called to Hackensack, N J., Clemson College s.
c., and was on the Of being called to Admission
Ala, at the time Of his election
After few weeks rest and preparation for his
new duties, Mr.. Mcmillan will enter upon his work
about the first of September, and the Committee
commends him most heartily to the prayers sym
pathy and co-oDeration Of his brethren in his
great responsibility.
s. L. MORRIS, Secretary.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-07-04

Best Methods of Making Sunday-Schodl Attractive
we'll Profitable" Leader, Rev w. T. Doggett;
general discussion. Closed by DR.. Phillips.
SABBATH, 29rH-ll A. NJ, Sermon by Dr. A. L.
Phillips. Lords Supper.
After recess-at p M.-Institute meets Topic
"The Part the Officers of the Church Should Take in
tie Sunday-School"-(l) The Preacher-leader, Rev
r. L. McNair; ~ The Elders and Deacons-leader
Rev. A. j. Ponton general discussion Closed by Dr.
Phillips.
p. M-Evangelstic sermon.
MONDAY, 30TH-9 A. M-Buciness meeting; ii A.
M-Sermon, the "ScripGural Warrant for the
Office of Ruling Elder, by DR.. H. A. Brown. Alter
ndte-Rev V. r. CASTOR. Recess.
p. Multiplicity (" The Ruling Elder as Pas
tor'-leader, Judge William Hodges Mann; ~
. Latent Power of the Edership for Aggressive
Work"-leader, Judge j. L. Tredway; general dis
cussion.
p. M.-Business session of Presbytery.
P. M.-Evangelistic
TUESDAY, 3lsT.-9 A. M.-Business session. ii A.
M.-Sermon on the Scrptural Warrant for the Office
of Deacon by Rev. Hugh Henry. AIternate-Dr. T.
G. Johnson. Recess.
P. M.-Deacons' experience meeting on methods
of successful work, led by Captain D. W. Maben, of
Blackstone
4P. M-Business session.
p. M.-Evangelistlc meeting.
WEDNESDAY, august 1St.-9 A. M.-Business ses-
sion. IL a. M-Missionary sermon by Superintend-
ent Rev. j. E. Booker, of the Synods Evangeistic
Committee Recess.
p M-HOme Missionary Conference "Methods
of Work." led by Rev, L. E. Scott, of Crewe
p. M.-Business session.
P. M-Evangestic meeting.
THURSDAY, august 2d-9 A. M-Business session
III A. M-MissiOnary sermon by Rev. j. O. Reavis
Field Secretary of Foreign Missions Alternate
Rev. Dr. w. R. Laird. Recess
p Topic" The Best Way to Interest All
Glasses in the Salvation of the World" led by Rev
MlchauN Raine; general discussion. Closed by Rev.
j. o. Reavis
P. M.-Evangelistc meeting
6 FRIDAY august 3d-Business meeting IL o'clock
sermon on " FOreordinaton," by Dr. Thomas Drew
AHernate-Dr T. P. Epes, of Blackstone Recess
I, M-Sermon on " Providence" by DIR. L. b.
Johnston: AHermate-Rev. J. A. Paisley.
P. M-Evangelistic meeting
Rev. T. S. Wilson is to conduct the servioas o,or,
night from Sunday night on
Besides Dr. A. L. Phillips and Superintendent Rev
.. Il, booker Rev. H. w. Myers, a returned mission
airy from Japan, has promised to be present.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-07-04
ROANOKE PREsBYTERY.

Presbytery meets July 9th at P. M.-opening
sermon and organization.
SATURDAY, 28TH.-Busincss meeting A. NJ to IL.
At II O'Clock Sunday schoo Institute. Topic-"The
SundaySchool a Means of matchmaking the Chill
dren and Young People" Leading address by Elder
Joseph Stebbins: general discussion Closed by Rev.
DR.. A. L. Phillips Recess
?. P M-Sundayschool Institute. Topio-"The
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-07-04

to be a fair, clean proposition and essential 70
any union on sound doctrinal basis. But
how different the case in the Cumberland
Northern Union Each church was careful to
state that it had not departed from its own
standards of faith, and each understood that
the other maintained its original doctrinal DO.
sition AS stated in the United PRESBYTERIAN.
each body declared there had been no change
The Cumberland Assembly was careful to de-
clare there no doctrinal surrender on its
part" Yet they united on one doctrinal state
ment. They thus declare that technically they
sincerely agree, but actually they sincerely diff
fer. Such contract in business affairs would
be scorned by conscientious business men, and
marriage on such basis would be near akin to
mockery.
Boston has had two great conventions. At the
Medical Association were ten thousand physi-
clans, and at the dedication of the new Chris
tan Science temple were about fifty thousand
followers of that cult. Each of these great
gatherings repudiates the other in the plainest
terms. A large party of Christian Scientists
were thrown out of a mOtor-omnibus, with
broken bones and sprained limbs and battered
heads But only two submitted to the help of
the surgeons They gathered on a bank and
sang hymns and protested nothing in particular
had happened. Dr. Gordon preached in Ire
mont Temple on Hope" and contrasted the
grounds of hope of the medical science which is
merely material, and the hope of the Christian
Scientists, which is metaphysical and visionary
The materialism of the and the transcen-
dentalism of the other were reprobated and each
was advised to learn from the other the physician
to understand that above the laws of matter there
is realm of the spirit and function for faith,
and the Christian Scientist to understand that man
kind is in the grip of great fundamental laws gov
erning his bodily structure and mode of life which
cannot be set aside"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
A MURDERER's BRAIN.

1E surgical examination OF Adoph Webers brn the micro
scopica inspection OF its convouons, the search for lesion
toron disease opens strange field OF inquiry, partly
pathological and part psychological There important
school which maintains the identity of
coogy pathology brain processes concerned
Obviously il thought the product of the
Of murdeers brain has neither meaning point
If desire kill is the consequence of mind diseased by external
less what becomes of responsibility for
The committed by Adoph Weber unusual
the that they than commonly atrocous Their
commission implied complete absence OF the natural love for
father and mother To that Weber abnormal
muerr He himself repudiated the plea of insanity The
tive of his crime sordid
The only insanity the utterly calous
unfeng disposition OF the murderer sup
pose then that the surgeons find lesion abnormal condition
Of BRAIN shall conclude that the of Weber
ranted Obviously in negative, the
insanity may inferred the commission
OF Any other law leads nexoraby the conclusion that
the atrocous be the less should the criminal be
punished Brain disease proceed from Indigestion from lack
Of nourhmen from hundred and different physical
but if only evidence is found in murder society afford to
make distinctions of responsibility Very much the question
is raised the OF Esther Mitchell the Holy Roller
Killed only of insanity
unnatural and appears altogether mistaken
Of penoogy and responsibility that the Washington State autor
ties hold the woman free from crime.
Murders due religious they
scarcely be regarded abnormal the
dr done for love- the killing OF sweethearts instance
all Murders inspired by greed of gain less common
where the homicide incidental and
diseased brain than the murder inspired by sordd
There only safe rule. Because crime unusually ao-
and unnatural that why justice should
pended by speculation what the scalpe1 might
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02

was one of those invited to the royal
repast, the guests including three en-
bassadors, among whom was Whitelaw
Reid. Only one lady, Mrs. Lancelot
Lowther, besides the hostess was pres
ent
The greatest interest is taken here
in Mrs. Marshall Field, who is again
staying at Claridge's. the most ex-
elusive of London hotels. So far she
has never met the King, but she is to
have an early opportunity of doing 50,
his Majesty being very anxious to make
her acquaintance. She is of the very
quiet type of American woman, 50 it
remains to be seen if she will be able
to gain the ''cachet' of the royal favor.
The. King is particularly partial to
lively, talkative women whose conver-
sation is entertaining rather than in
structive Consuelo. Duchess of Man
chester, will be his friend for all time
because she can amuse him. So will
Mrs. George Keppel, who is a past mis-
tress in telling stories. A well known
actress. lost the Kings favor because
she. lacks the art of conversation.
When she noted he enjoyed vivacious
talking she tried to say smart things,
which, however,, were only. cheeky.
Where the King is concerned nothing
could .be more fatal than this. If peo-
ple-even Eadies-are too familiar the
King is on his dignity in second and
sriubs them.
Mrs Marshall Field has lightened
her mourning, which was at at one
time little too heavy. to be In good
style here, for of late we have come.
to regard profuse mourning as very
bourgeois. The English coster's wife
and the 'Arriets' of the East End are
fike the Irish lady of fame "who was
never so happy when she was most
miserable" .ands they glory in draping
themselves in Grape and other fearful
and wonderful black on the demise of a
relative.
People who got it into their heads
thet the Comtesse de Castellane, owing
to her domestic troubles, would not
Marais. were mistaken. She is there
now with her children and will have
succession of house parties for the
autumn. To an old friend she recently
said, II know how all my friends look
forward to coming to me here in the
autumn, and even though I am in
trouble it would be selfish of me to
deny them the pleasure" clever
Irishman, Edmond Kelly. who has the
reputation of being gifted with ex-
traordinary eloquence, is the Com
tesse's attorney and is just now of the
party staying at the chateau, as is also
Maftre Cruppi, another lawyer, who is
taking part in her case. hear that
this. much tried sister of Helen Gould
is looking years older than she ought
to, yet she. is turning brave face to
her friends and is as pleasant hostess
as ever LADY MARY.