Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
kerchiefs, fans, ball programs and other
things dropped in the melee.
MRS. MARTIN TO THE FORE.

No American hostess has been more
to the fore this season than Mrs. Brad
ley Martin. SO energetic has she been
that she has put many debutantes To
shames7 often appearing al TWO and
three parties the same night Every
one admitted that her last concert was
|, the finest of the season. The perform
ers included kubelik. Plancon, Clara
Butt. Destinn and others and on the
whole was much more brilliant than
Mr. Astor's, though he was able to in
duce Paderewski to perform for him.
Mrs. Bradley Martin tried hard to Sc
cure him. but the great pianist Who Is
erratic and 'huffy." refused, though |
am told she offered him a far larger fee
than the $4,000 Mr.. Aston paid him.
There has always been great rivalry
between William Waldorf Aston and
Mrs. Bradley Martin over these con-
certs. or all the millionaires in London
they and Mrs. Mackay are the only
| three who give these expensive enter
tainments, the cost of which runs into
anything between $4,000 and $4,000.
This time Mrs. Bradley Martin won the
laurels. But she has not yet succeed
ed in entertaining royalty.
POPULAR HOSTESS
Mrs. Hamilton Mccormack has been
| much TO the fore this season. She has
always been popular among her own
friends. but being extremely unostenta-
tious has never succeeded in arousing
general social interest until now. 1t has
been said that this good-looking Vir-
gilman was too well bred ever to take
London by storm. Be- that as 1t may.
she managed 10 pun off great triumphs
in the last three months. People have
been astonished by the beauty and
sumptuousness of the McCorhfack's
town house In HEREFORD street, Park
lane. Among its art treasurers are
many of Immense value. TThey include
specimens Of Van nyck. Titan and Vel =
asquez. The 'later-a portrait of the
artists wlfe--is said TO have aroused
the envy of J.. Pierpont Morgan.
WHERE MORGAN FAILED.
. Some time ago. so the story goes,
Mr. Morgan told well known picture
dealer that IL he could get this vel
asquez he (Nir. Morgan) would pay
him any price he might choose to name
for il, but on no account was he ITO
let II be found out for whom the pic
ture was required. The dealer went
on his quest very automatically and
explained to Hamilton Mccormack that
he had heard that he had grown tired
of the picture and wanted to dispose
of It, II am ready to meet you half
way" said the owner III you care 10
pay me one thousand pounds am quite
willing to permit you TO have the pic
ture copied. / know rising artist In
whom am considerably Interested and
he VIII do II tip top for you for one
hundred pounds Now, there you are"
The story goes that the dealer grasped
his hat and on reaching the hall door
banged II with an energy which shook
the house.
MORNING CONCERT VOGUE.
nrLa ~. haa.. a., oart.i, oiroio.
quite vogue for morning concerts,
that Is to say, performances taking
place before luncheon. In the first in
stance the notion WIS introduced by
Mrs. Mallett Schuyler, a popular Amer
lean who Is great music lover. IL
caught on promptly being adopted by
those who think with Mrs. Mallett
Schuyler that music has been OF late
shocklngy neglected In home life ow-
Ing TO the rabid affection for bridge
which grows more Intense each month.
JOHN FORD ILL.
John Ford remains In extremely In
different health and considerable anx-
iety IL felt IN his behalf Just now
he Is AT Brighton, the braeing air OF
which Il Is hoped may help him Last
spring he married the elder of Mrs.
Cayendish Bentinck's girls. and soon
afterwards he caught influenza which
developed into pneumonia and he has
never been well since. When the king
dined with the Cavendsh Bentlncks
shortly after the wedding he went right
up 10 the patients room 10 see him,
and sitting on the edge OF the bed re-
mained quite good while, Ever since
their honeymoon the Fords have been
the guests OF the brides parents and
according TO present arrangements they
VIII continue 10 be until some change
for the better sets In for John Ford.
wife from taking part IN the seasons
gaieties, he most generally insisting
that she must have good time and
not deny herself anything OF the en-
joyments OF the moment.
LADY MARY.