Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-19
LADY MARY AND
LONDON SOCIETY
Transatlantic Belle Was His
Majesty's Fellow Guest at
House Party.
SHE WANTED ROYAL LINKS.
Visited Kings Apartments During Din.
ncr Hour and Actually Secured
The Coveted Gems.
Special Correspondence.

ONDoN, Jan. 10.-Everyone here
is talking just now of an Incl.
dent which took place when the
king was staying with Lord
lveagh at Elvedon, certnin Ameri-
can belle, who must be nameless, made
up her mind that she was going to steal
the kings sleeve links for a souvenir.
To us the Yankee love of mementoes
of the great is inexplicabIe, IL not ac-
tually stupid Well. anyhow, she made
her resolve and threby hangs my tale
Inc fair amateur thief said she had
a headache and would not 20 down TO
dinner. After the gong had sounded.
she waited until she thought the coast
was clear, and then stole quietly into
his ma1esty's suite. But, 10 and be-
mold, as she was leaving with the OBJ
1ects of her quest, who should appear
before her but the king himself, he hav-
ing returned for something!
DIFFERENT VERSIONS.
There are different versions of tbo
story. One says that In her fright the
glrl begged the kings clemency then
ana there telling him the truth, while
another statement affirms that she ex-
planned she was seeking matches, there
heing none in her own room! At ain
NA'Ntt tiAt .hiAiEs WHO IKE the majority
OF goodnatured people. can be excessive
~ angry If he is aroused was thor
oughly annoyed. He hates practical
joking and tomfoolery, so even IL the
would-be thief did explain to him the
real situation 1t is not likely she did
herself any good.
HUMoR OF INCIDENT.
The humur In the incident is fur.
iished by the fact of it's having taken
| place at the house of Lady Iveagh. who
| ~ the most prim and proper and most
exclusive hostess IN England. This
| Is why people are laughing so In their
hitherto was asked about a great deal
because Of her vivacity her repartee
ana her froeks 1t is feared will be IN
the nearest future, cashiered.
Lady iveagh. who is at present a
great invalid, is ignorant of what took
place, having been incapacitated by III
ness from acting hostess at the time.
and the duty having devolved upon her
youngest daughter-in-law Heaven and
earth has been moved TO prevent the
matter from getting into the newspa-
pers, and hence to the ears of the
great lady OF Ekedon.
MATRIMONIAL PRIZE.
You need not think. reader. that Tho
new Lady Peterborough has captiyat-
ed matrimonial prize / can assure
you there are few women who would
care to be in her place as far az her
present capacity is concerned In these
DAYS the clustering. bullying tyrant has
mostly disappeared, hut there is al
ways the exception which proves the
irule and Lord Ellenboroueh furnishes
that As he fought in the Crimean
war, he can scarcely be included among
the present generation. This aged vet
q Is In fx,t,.
so II is TO he seen he IS of the back
numbers. The announcement of his
marriage came to most of his friends
as n holt from the blue They never
dreamed that he could find woman TO
marry him, and he himself knowing
his own'temperament believed this. too
was told today IN all solennity that
II was the bride herself who popped
the question"
GRACEFUL ON CRUTCHEs.
Lady Paget has actually learned the
art of walking gracefully with her
crutches;" so said the king when he
referred to her after recent visit. II
IL We're possible for clutches to be
pretty, hers are Everything associat-
ed with Lady Paget must be beautiful
and even these pathetic instruments
which couture up memories Of SO much
lndesorlbable pain, are as dainty ms
such things can be. being carved and In
laid. Can pluck 90 farther This
fact in itself shows up IN a remarkable
manner the splendid determination OF
this afflicted woman 10 make as pleas
ing as possible the very things which
must ever remind her most OF her CA
lamity Of nearly three years ago.
She dresses more beautifully than
ever and lust now is looking quite love-
w. the long rest having evidently pro-
duced admirable results on her com
ploNi0n and general health Her dia-
mands are gorgeous ANA she seems TO
take glory IN arraving herself with
them when Of an evening ] see this
remarkable woman. she suggests that
She IL Nighttime Fate for MI she Is worth.
It Is heroic It is splendid.
REGARDLESS OF COST
ana furnish their new house in Berke-
ley Square regardless OF cost, II Is next
to that of Lord Rosebeiy who used
when Alfred Harmsw0rth (Lord North
cliff owned H. 10 run IN ana out with
out hat, so nightly friendly We're
the eE-pume minister and the journal
IT. Mrs Glasgow made quite an Inn
preston ON King Edward when he met
her last autumn az Marlenbad, and he
Mute looks forward to seeing more of
her when she takes up her stand next
season as one OF the great London hos
tosses. position which she is ! am
told determined 90 achieve.
IMMATURE ZOO.
The Duchess of RoNhurghe Is having
built miniature zoo at Floors caste.
expect She feels she must do some
hing to enlven the dull place, The HIS
.Oric scat OF the lSors ia the gloomiest
md weirdest cahde IN q land noted for
Is ghostly mansions. Floors looks more
Ike a barracks OF a prison than "a
country seat. BUT ROXburshe viii live
there nine months out Of the ~ and tina
Door little duchess does wisely 10 ac-
'epi the situation with the best possible
grace. American women often say she
gives in" ridiculoualy 10 RoXburgho
After all she should know best herself
What 10 do.
In the duchess 900 there are 10 be
,nly pretty and interesting animals.
Mons, tigers or snakes are 10 find no