The San Francisco call., 1906-06-24

IS FAVORED
BY KING
Mrs. Kate Moore Pleases
the Ruler Of Great
Britain.
May Take Part in Social
Life Of the English
Metropolis.
W;ll Prove a Rival as a
Hostess to Mrs.
Mackay.
SPECIAL CABLE TO THE CALL.

LONDON, June 23-To the list of
King Edwards women friends a new
name may be added, that of Mrs. Kate
Moore, who by his Majestys express
desire was presented at court last
week She was introduced by Consuelo
Duchess of Manchester Like her
sponsor, who has long been one of the
Kings most intimate friends, Mrs.
Moore is an American woman, but un-
like her sponsor she has never acquired
the grand air She has plenty of
money, however. which goes far to
render it superfuous nowadays even in
court circles She has long lived in
Paris, where many funny malapropisms
are told of her.
She is a woman of keen natural in
telligence, good humor and great kind
ness of heart. The fact that she has
never been conventionalized makes her
the more interesting. Her downright
naturalness invests her with something
of the charm of originality among peo-
pie who all seek to mold themselves
on the same artificial lines.
ENTERTAINs KING EDWARD.
The King met her last winter at
Biarritz, where she has a fine villa
and most accomplished chef. His
Majesty frequently "honored her with
his epresence'--to use the phrase en-
ployed by the Court Journal-at dinner
and lunch. The fact that-on each oc-
casion these repasts were sumptuous
feasts with dishes brought expressly
from Paris. no doubt had much to do
with the partiality shown by the King
for his new hostess, as did also the
fact that, though no longer young her
self, she had several pretty women on
hand each time to help entertain her
royal guest, who, despite his. gray
hairs, still retains, as everybody knows
his youthful susceptibility to feminine
beauty.
She managed things so well and
showed herself, to be such geunine,
whole-souled sort of woman that the
King expressed a desire to see more
of her in London. 1t is now understood
that she contemplates setting up an
establishment here. If she does. backed
by the Kings approval. she will step
at once into the front rank of our
great hostesses, and will prove a
serious rival to Mrs. John Mackay.
THREE FAIR DEBUTANTEs.
For some reason unexplained English
people never expect to find American
girls fair Dark hair, dark eyes and a
somewhat sallow complexion is the coll
oring they associate with all the
women who hail from the United
States The fact that the three most
represented in Miss Harman. Miss Mar
garet Baxter and Miss Evelyn Bigelow
are of the lily and rose type of COM
-p1exion with masses of bright hair was
something of a revelation when all
three made their appearance at the
first court.
Miss Hartman is a decidedly attrac-
tive young woman and even in that
remarkable crowd of beauties held well
her own. AS she made her bow it was
noticed that several OF the royalties
exchanged remarks as she passed,
which suggested coments on her good
looks.
Miss BigeIow wore the most striking
dress of the three-a fluffy confection
of prrest white simplicity itself, yet so
distinctly original as to mean immedi-
ate attention for its wearer Every
one was asking her who her dress
maker was, which was no wonder. in
asmuch as the milliner who can turn
out a really striking debutante's frock
is a past mistress in her art. There is
nothing so difficult, for all such dresses
must be simple in order to be in good
taste and the trouble is to obyiate
them being also namby pamby. They
nearly always give the idea of being
designed for the bread and -butte.
miss. who. as a matter of fact, does not
exist today.
Miss Margaret Bakers back would
proclaim her anywhere an American.
There is something In the average Am
erican woman's back which makes her
nationality unmistakable. So straight
and upright is it, SO shapely and above
all so independent" so o5enirently sug-
gestive of her capacity for getting on
in this world without assistance. II
POSITIVELY proclaims her character with
greater directness than her face. AL
though Miss Baxter is a debutante un-
der twenty. her bearing and her figure
suggest a decided personality. Her
mother has taken a charming house in
Charles street, just off Berkeley
square, and announces a succession of
parties right up to August