Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-24
TO Be KINGS HOST
COSTS BIG MONEY
George KesSIer Cherishes the
Ambition to Entertain Ed
ward VII at Residence.
SoCIETYS CIRCUS CRAZE.
Latest Pet End is to Own n Private
Hippodrome of Performing Ami
mails for Entertainment.

Special Correspondence.
oNlHoN. Aug. lO.-MayfaIr bestows
nickname on almost every one
ana George Kessler of New York
Is now Familiarity known here as
me Yankee River King" Rivers
dale' the Elizabethan mansion on the
banks Of the Thames which he bought
while ago and renamed New York
Lodge has now been transformed
Dy him from n beautiful old-world
mousse to a sort of small edition OF tho
Carlton hotel. Tho alterations vger,,
finished this week and cost 100000.
bul money is evidently no object to
MI. hessler. Society has been amazed
az MS doings and IS still more amazed
al a story about him which is NOW
going the rounds. This anirms that Mr.
hesslerS ambition is 10 entertain King
AuWafa at New York Lodge" He
mace TINS proifcr of becoming n royal
most IN the proper quarter and II is
said To have been intlmated that III
he cared TO donate half a million dol
lars - The kings hospital fund. In an
probability his majesty would ind tilne
10 go up the river and make the ac-
rualhthhce of the donor for Il day,
perhaps a Weekend.
BUYING HONORS.
Truly ! was surprised to hear the sum
mentioned ur that there should be anv
SCI price for the honor OF receiving
klnE Edward as guest. Yet in view
of the charges recently made I'm paI.lis~
heHt that honors have been freely
bpught ana sold. society Is only too
ready 10 believe the latest story. ono
ls always hearing statements about the
SAFE al honors but until lately II was
generally agreed that these statements,
emauuted nom the disappointed folks
But the fHct that tho latest charge
was made In the house OF commons
and that the prime minister and former
prim" minister hurked an Inquiry into
the subject has made the allegation
one for serious thought. So perhaps
Mr. Kessler's little 'bill" As 10 be reailV
hnii Il million dollars. by the way An
drcw Carnegie gave this same sum TO
the kings hospital fund a week or two
ago lu view ~ the Kcssler story, so-
cirty d. asking what Significance at
taehes Tao Mr. Canesie's GIFT?
PRIVATE CIRCUS CRAZE.
society's very latest craze IL the pri-
vutc circus. This is now the season
of The country house party and wise
women are thinking out novel means of
amusing thcir friends or course. it IL
only the very wealthiest people Who can
ufOrd 10 have such a thing as private
circus on tap. Tho FIRST uf the Ameri-
cans "a go I'm for the now fud ls tho
Duchess of RoAburEhe
The duchess rs now husyiug herself
i'm collecting an astonishing number OF
trained animals for her circus which
win be given for the special edihcation
OF the Prince ana Princess of Wales
when they paS their uug-promised WIS.,
II tu Floors castle this fall One must
have some special attraction nova
days at tho country house otherwise
the hostess cannot gather 20 her the
long list uf fashionable leaders ana
other desirahlos In exclusive society.
An the luxury and magnlhconce In the
world VIII not induce people these days
40 go 10 tho homes OF others unless
they are guing 40 be- amused. Certain
sets, Of course. are always ready II
the shooting is known 10 ho particular
ly good on the bridge play is sure 80