Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-27

from society But the other week when
l was staying In Kent at resort
which Is occasionally favored by tho
former famous actress, | heard the
following story of her. which | give
you for what 1t Is worth. She made
the acquaintance OF an old Irish cross
ing sweeper. whom she felt convinced
should be. like herself, n Catholic. And
what mass do you manage TO go to?"
she asked.
Mass. Indeed, ma'am." returned old
Mary Donovan. Sure the only names
I have OF earning my bread is when
people are going to mass and IL | was
absent from my pitch I'd lose my little
earnings that have to keep me q whole
week"
Mary Anderson. who is a more devout
Catholic than ever, told the old woman
that after having attended early mass
herself she would look after the cross
ing While Mrs. Donovan went to
later service and that she would not
only take charge of the broom, but al
so take the money. ! am informed
she kept her word.
Mary Anderson Is considereb bly,
changed since the days when her beau
" took the world by storm. Her feat
ures are still lovely, but she has become
quite matr0nly and dresses very quiet
ly. She tells her friends THAT she il
the happiest woman in the world and
that her life is IDEAL viii she ever
go back to the stage?" she Is often
asked Back to the stage," she re-
plies, Back TO the stage; No. not
for the wealth of Croesus."
INTERESTED IN AMERICA.
The international horse show is re-
sponsible for bringing Walter Winans.
who, though he has never been In
American, still clings to his American
citizenship, conspicuously before the
British public in general and the royal
set more especially. His amazing sue
cess has inspired the king and the
Prince of Wales with a desire to know
more of him. The prince has openly
said to a particular friend of Walter
Winans that IL would afford him very
great pleasure to visit Surrender park,
Mr. Winans' magnificent seat in Kent.
He explained that he was very desir-
Gus of seeing the famous collection OF
deer which the park contains. more es-
pecally the American wapiti which
the owner has succeeded in acclimatis-
ing But most of all, 1t is as Il shot
Walter Winans would most interest the
prince who himself is such an adept
In this line. His royal highness said
he was especially keen on viewing the
amazing display of medals and trophies
which he had heard the host OF Sur
renden had won for pistol and revolver
shooting. These mementoes are set
forth In magnificent array in the great
entrance hall and are said to be tha
finest show of the kind in the world.
1t is Mr.. Winans stables which
would most interest the king. They
are finer than his majesty's--in fact.
they are unsurpassed in all England.
Mr.. Winans recently exhibited some of
his horses at the Hague horse show, and
carried off several prizes there. The
Ali f..t.l.
his exhibit. By special command he
subsequently drove his American trot-
tiers, Mamie II. and Lyric before the
royal family
JUST GOSSIP.
When Paderewski was not playing on
the night of the great concert at Will
liam Waldorf Astor's mansion in Carl
ton house terrace he was talking to
Mrs George CORVALLIS West on music
and kindred subjects. This brilliant
American woman's capacity for alb
sorbing the ettention of any great ce-
lebrty is well known. So much has
1t been in evidence this season that
II is quite a common thing to hear
gipls say, oh dear, no, We can't have
Mrs. George West; she always gets
hold of the most interesting man In the
room and sticks to him." After Pader-
ewski had played the Moonlight Som
alta he turned TO Mrs. West and asked
her how she liked the rendering of GER
tain passages which he had interpreted
somewhat differently of late.
BY the way, there was n curious alb
sence of royalties at Mr.. Astor's sump-
tuous concort-quite the finest that has
been given In London this season.
This was all the more remarkable as
royalties are so numerous in town just
now, and in moods so aIniable that
they have been willing to go any
where.
TOO COSTLY FOR QUEEN.
The rumor has been revived that the
queen of Roumania--the charming and
accomplished Carmen Sylva'-is ne
gotiating for the acquisition of a coun-
try house In the west of Ireland In
quiries have been recently made on her
majesty's behalf in the picturesque dis
trict of Connemara. 1t has been said
though with what foundation does not
appear, that there Is n possibility sho
may purchase the lovely domain of
Kylemore from the duchess of Man
chester Personally i do not think 1t
at all likely. for the excellent reason
that It would cost more than the queen
could afford to pay for 1t. Few queens
nowadays can vie with an American
multi-mlllonaire's daughter In the
matter of spending money and least of
all Roumania's queen. She may pur-
chase country residence In ireland,
but 1t will probably be something far
less pretentious than Kylemore castle,
much as she may covet 1t. The queen
OF Roumania has never lost the pro-
found Impression made upon her poetic
and imaginative temperament by a Wis
II which she paid to Ireland some years
ago; and she Is known to have strong
| wish to come into touch with the irish
peasants, and II Is said, to write q ro7
nance OF Irish life, for which she has
certainly the requisite gifts.
WOMEN WHO BET.
! Society is talking OF the large sums
| Of money Lost by American women who
| play the races" here, quite number
| OF them have come here lately bitten
| by the betting craze. They are not
| women in the best get being merely q
| section who think Il Is smart TO go
| the pace and plunge because they I'M
| agine and Duchess of Devoushire and
| tho Duchess OF Westminster and 9TH
er great ladies' do likewise. So these
| do up to n certain point. but they take
| good care TO be well Informed regard
| Ing the qualities OF the different hors-
es upon whom they lay wagcrs. A well
| known bookmaker has just been telling
me that on the Derby and Ascot races
! his net prOnt9 from American women
ran Into between two and three thou
sand pounds, ''and," he went on, ~
bore TO do a big thing with them over
l.eopardstOw and other Irish races.
one thing 10 be said for American wn-