The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-07-24

sure you would. But what are your
plans? VIII you be long in England?
Mrs. Longworth-we expected to
stay only fortnight, but feel sure
we shall be here a month. We have
so much to see and do.
The King-You must spare me some
Of your precious time. l want You to
meet the queen. Then you should also
grace Ascot and go to Windsot. 1t is
very beautiful there. l will speak to
Mr.. Reid.
Mrs. Longworth-Thank you, sir.
will consider these commands.
The King That is particularly
charming OF you. Do not forget to
bring your husband.
Mrs. Longworth-No, sir. haven't
had time to begin to- forget him.
The King-Never begin, then. But
we are all envious OF your husband.
You might have visited us earlier and
given some of my Bnglishmen a
| chance. America is first surely in
| enough other matters
Mrs. Longworth--But II Is reputed
that Americans make the best hus-
bands.
The King-I quite believe that. But
could one be anything but best" with
such charming mates as you American
| women?
Mrs. Longworth-Ahl When I go
back must tell our women what an
admirer they have.
KING COMPLIMENTS MRS. LONG
WORTH.
The King-A good many Of them
know 1t already. You must tell me of
some of your experiences in the Far
East. / admire you very much, Mrs.
Longworth. and am glad indeed to hav-
ing had this opportunity of meeting
you.
Mrs. Longworth-Thank you very
much, sir. am delighted to have met
you. have looked forward to it for a
charm in the States and l now realize
1t.
! The King-Ah. that is pretty, indeed.
| We are all ogres until we are digested.
You must bring Mr.. Longworth over
after dinner and let me talk to him
The conversation at this point again
became general, and after dinner his
majesty had little opportunity to again
talk to Mrs. Longworth. but he engag-
ed Mr.. Longworth in conversation for
a minute afterward, congratulating him
on his marriage. All the Americans
practically in the inner circle of society
and the British nobility We're present,
and after the king left, which was i'm
mediately after the concert, Mrs. Long
worth became the center of attraction
and congratulation.
From the glimpse of the kings con-
versation the public will no doubt be
astonished to find that kings talk the
same as ordinary people. Yet the con-
versation is interesting in that it was
between two personaees who are decid-
edly in the public eye. The king in re-
ferring to Mrs Longworth since has
declared that she is, while not strictly
a pretty women. as dainty and de-
lightful a young woman as one could
meet, sparkling with true American
wit
SIR THOMAS Upton IN TROU-
BILE.
A little bit OF gossip is going round
!, the clubs just now about Sir Thomas
Upton. 1t appears that he has had a
serious falling out with his premier
inamorata. 1t happened in this wise:
Sir Thomas was visiting In Italy al
the time of the Vesuvius eruption and
spent some time in Naples. Among the
people he met there was Nine. Franco
Floria, who has the reputation of being
the most beautiful woman of the whole
Italian aristocracy. He was much with
her and made up some delightful par
ties in her honor both on board his
yacht and on shore. He has more
than once been photographed with
her And here the trouble came in.
An enterprising journalist, while
visiting Naples to get an impression
OF Vesuvius, came across one of thu