Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-13
Mrs. Bradley Martin Makes a
Sensation With Her Display
OF Diamonds.
GORGEOUS GOWNS ARE WORN.
Current Gossip In Social G relies of the
Smart Set of London Detailed
BY Lady Mary.

Special Correspondence
ONDON June 29.-At recent OPEN
air parties Mrs. Bradley Martin
- gorgeous diamonds have caused
sensation. During Ascot week and
at the King and Queens garden party
her gems have occasioned as much
amazement as admiration. one day at
Ascot diamonds glittered all over her
corsage and at the royal garden party
she wore her famous chain OF diamonds
which is the longest and the most Valu-
able trlnket of its kind In England she
has always had this partiality Tor wear
ing Jewels in the afternoon-one wnlcn
Is not all approved here. DO nor anow .
IL IL is very vulgar to wear your nnest
gems In the afternoon in America, but
here we consider Ii very vuiger to do SO,
nothing more than one or two small
brooches and ones rings which may be
as numerous as one pleases, being per-
MISSILE.
Diamonds are Mrs. Bradley Martins
favorite gems and she is FIRST rate
Judge of them. OF thest she Is now
said 10 possess the finest collection OF
any American woman here. To her coll
lection she is always adding. one great
Partisan ieweler has instructions from
her never 10 allow any especially peau-
tiful and ilawless diamond TO pass
through his hands without letting her
know of II. He frequently SENDS a
snecial messenger to her house in
Chesterfield Gardens with some price,
less stone for inspection,
AMAZING GOWN.
one of the most amazing gowns worn
at the great garden party given by ihe
king and queen at windsor was that
donned by Mrs. Potter Palmer II sne
has any desire for notoriety she may
take II for granted she was the oo-
served of all observers on that particu-
lar occasion In fearful and wonderful
Paris creation OF glarlng yellow UNITS /,
As she passed by the king remarked
To the Princess of Wales, Who Is the
lady." The king has the typical Eng
lishmans dislike Of strong colorihs IN
female attire. and Queen Alexandra IS
invariably seen in black OF while OF
some other neutral tone.
The Duchess of Roxburghe is yet an
other American who has been wearing
very previous" French gowns this
season aud they. too, have occasioned
considerable comment. Mrs. Potter Pal
mer never looks to more advantage
than In black as 1t shows up weh her
white hair. She has, however, oeen N
mourning so long for her mother that
having finished the term she probably
feels She must rush to the other ex-
IRENE
RIVALRY OVER HOUSE.
Consuelo Duchess OF Manchester and
Mrs. Potter Palmer are both in treaty
for Egypt house, Isle of Wight, for
Cowes week. and II Is difficult TO say
which OF these American women viii
secure t. Each has already enter
tanned there In quite sumptuOus
fashion, both the king and queen Vis-
iting the duchess when she occupied
IT, Last August IL Was let to Mrs
Potter Palmer and although she did
not have the honor of welcoming their
majestles her Inequalities there were
even far more elaborate than those
which took place during Consuelos
tenancy Egypt House commands an
immense rent and only very wealthy
people ever occupy ii. Nevertheless,
the house Is an ordinary one enough
and although "let furnished both Its
tenants for the Cowes weeks had
down from London comforts IN the
way of extra furniture and decora-
tlons which they deemed essential,
For Instance, the duchess, knowing
the Kings aversion TO polished hOors,
had the principal rooms carpeted right
over when she took the house, while
Mrs. Potter Palmer last year had
quantities or her treasures brought
from Hampden House 10 embellish IL.
The Warehouses OF Blandford has
chaperoned her daughter-in-law. the