Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
FAILING SIGHT
OF MRS. ADA|R
Wealthy American Widow Must
Undergo a Second Opera
ton for Cataract.
SHADOWS CLOSING ROUND HER
Mrs. George Connaught's Singing Re.
tort 60 the NATURALIZATION of
The Field Boys.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
I ONDON, Dec. 26."I would give
all the money possess 20 get
my sight right again" This is
the pathetic remark of Mrs Adair
to all her friends. or and on, for the
last couple OF years, she has had great
trouble with her eyes. About year
ago she had an operation for cataract,
but evidently the growth was not re-
moved completely for now she finds
she has TO have another. The crucial
moment for the occulist to undertake
II has not yet arrived, and meanwhile
she has TO grore about her house in
Cur2on street For so active a woman
ana one so full Of energy and spirits as
Mrs. Adair this is peculiarly trying.
Her Inequalities for the moment are
only extended to immediate friends.
Inc Connaughts who have always
been so intimate with her visit her
constantly and Princess Patricia fire.
quently drives from Clarence House TO
Curzon street in the mornings to read
Ia her. In the evening 1t is quite a
usual thing to find a royal automobile
at her door, the Connaughts again CALI
ing for her to go with them to the
opera. Princess Patricia leads Mrs.
AGAR into their box and If touching it
Is also charming to see the young
princess attentions TO her.
SECRET OF YOUTH.
You grow younger each year" This
was the kings remark to Mrs. George
CORVALLIS West (Jennie Jerome that
was) when he met her at the James
house party at West Dean park. Others
besides the king have been remarklng
likewise. II she We're not quite so
stout no one would ever notice the dis
parity between her age and that of her
husband, who is just a year younger
| than her son, Winston Churchill Half
| in Joke and wholly in earnest Mrs.
West was able to throw back to the
] king all his false prophecies anent her
| second. marriage. AT the time his ma
| Jesty predicted for her an awful fate.
So angry was he with her for making
fool of HERSELF as he termed 1t, that
for years he refused to meet her at any
country house party, deliberately rum
ming his pencil through her name when
the list of those to be invited to meet
him was submitted to him. Having
realized the distinct success of her mar
riage he allowed the Jameses TO invite
her and her husband to meet him. He
has probably no idea of how very near
refusing the invitation Mrs. West was.
on second thought. however, she con-
cluded she would in polite way give
the king little piece of her mind dur
ing the visit--an opportunity for which
she had long sought. II came on right
after dinner. And so you are very
happy. Jennie" he said.
Happy Is not the word to apply to
my life with George" she returned.
why we are still on our honeymoon"
II never thought you would hold
him so successfully" said the king.
1T is only fools who cannot keep
their husbands. Had ! married even
you. l should have held YOU"
After this daring retort his majesty
looked annoyed and people are now
saying that Mrs. West has again got
herself into the kings black books. She
has been boasting far and near of the
answer she made his majesty-and
those who know the king best have
been assuring her that he never for
gives" This, however, does not seem
to distress Mrs. George very much.
Since her son, Winston. changed his
politics, She, too. has been growing