Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
ss Mayoress Of Westminster
Lady cheyIesmore Offended
Her FlunkeyS.
lust HOW IT ALL HAPPENED.
ma, she obtained Popularity anu
Gained Another Term for '''r nus
haud-Lady Mary's Gossip
Special correspondence

specinl correspondence ,u
oNDoN. Dec. 26,-There Is always
certain sympathy extended 10
,ha woman VINO succeeds an
American woman in any Sem
.,,h,i, capacIty here, because to I'VE
~ % the reputation established by her
,o,asso, is sure to be difficult TASK.
-, NOW there is much speculation as
" how the new mayoress OF Wesliiiin
80 vim acauit herself in the place Oh
9esv Chevlesmore who for TWO years
- heen the representative OF the civic
,asnitalitv of that royal and ancient
aa,,oh ~ London. The title OF mayor
a., Encland is always shared by the
lie VINO. in important places. Is DUR
Sanad with no small measure or It's
t,nctions and responsibilities. AS u
naeress the former Miss Elizapetn
French OF New York, was acSoui.eu
one of the most successiul OF Loiluo.'
hostesses, but her guests were GraMh
exclusively from the circles Oh tie 81
o,ai elect AS a mayoress she showed
snrnrising recognition of the democra-
III character of the office by disregaro-
Inc entirely social distinctions IN as
lansing her Inequalities. Tradesfneh
and ther wives were freely invited 10
,aLa tea with her and she cultivated
their babies. In consequence she ioutiu
q necessary to change her buffers pref
" often. for those exalted function
aries fatty declined TO wait on her
ladyship's guests.
SPELLED POPULARITY.
But her way spelled popularity both
for herself and her husband. 1t was
largely due TO her that when LORD
Cheylesmores first term expired he was
asked to take the job on for another
wear and consented. Now, however,
both have had enough of 1t and are
glad TO retire TO the more congenial
society Of the upper classes. For
though Lady Cheylesmore can practise
democracy with good grace when It
seems desirable, her tastes do not lie
that way.
The Duchess of Marlborough is going
out little again. For four or five
whole weeks scarcely anyone saw her.
She looked very pretty at Princess
Alexis Dolgorouki's sale of Russian
peasants work the other day, and,
needless to say, bought generously. Her
friends were afraid she was going to
bury herself away, but she has no such
intention. My word, you should have
seen how everyone stared at her! She
bore the ordeal splendidly and with a
dignity that proved her every inch n
duchess An American woman turned
to me and said, II am proud of her."
You have no idea of what an unchiv-
alrous lot Englishmen are. They up
hold their own sex at any cost and find
an excuse to Justify any attitude taken
by man towards his wife. In the
case Of the Marlboroughs there are
scores of men who sympathize with the
duke; worse than that, they actually
trump up tales against the duchess.
Only today a man, moving In the best
set, said to me, well, you know, the
duke stood her fiirtations long time,
poor felow!"
is NO FLIRT.
AS matter of fact. the duchess
could not hirt ii she tried. She lacks
Inc gift and her greatest friend would
hot accord TO her the sense OF humor
Without which no one can fiirt.