The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-07
TWAIN and OTHER AMERICANS
NAVE THE CENTRE AND Roth
WINGS or LONDON STAGE.

Some real Humor In a quiet nay with Marie
dorcIn Alfred e.. Vanderbilt Learns
ThIns About Himself Entertainments
That Dazzle CrOk ers Popularity.
special Coois Despatch TO The SUN.
LONDON, July e.-Mark iva in was en-
tertained at breakfast thism morning by Lord
Ayebury. the banker and author, better
known as Sir John Lubbock. and others.
Lord Kelvin. Sir Archibald Geikie and Sir
Charles Lyall were among those at the tabio.
The strenuous life OF a man who has been
amounted the representative Of his country
by the British people though gratifying is
faticuing. but Mark Twain pursues IL with
noble fortitude. His evening meal is a
function; his hotel is a waiting room for in
reviewers. photographers and autograph
hunters; his secretary, Miss Ashcroft. could
tell strange tales Of his mail, which is CO.
lossal IL is no wonder then that at the
moment Americas envoy extraordinary
,n Great Britain longs for a short interval
Of peace and quiet.
This seemed within his grasp shortly
after his visit to Oxford, the crowded ex-
periences Of which fairly exhausted him.
visit to- Standardization was OF his
programme and a quiet look around Shake
speare's country promised that interval Of
repose for which Marks mind and body
had been longing. But at the last moment
Twain apparently had m~isgivings, for he
wrote his hostess at Stratford-on-Avon,
Marie Corelli. begging TO be excused.
Whether 1t was instinct. a divine warning
or simply native s~hrewdness prompted
him none can tell ave Twain himself, and
he preserves silence.
Anxious no doubt 10 give the weary
philosopher the repose he so much needed,
,he author Of The Sorrows OF Satan"
insisted on Mark coming. assuring him
that she would give him the q~uietest time
possible. Mark vent for his quiet holiday.
Marie Coreli CURLY refused to allow the
Mayor Of Stratford-on-Avon TO give him a
civic welcome. His visit was to be her
show and no one else's. She was naturally
DESTROYS TO make sure of the desired quiet
for her guest and barred all civic pomp.
When Mark left the train he was only
greeted by a crowd which overlooked the
platform and a band which blared forth
See the ~Conquering Hero Comes With
his hostess he then DROVE in an pen Marriage
through the streets, followed by a cheering,
hat waving crowd. BY this time Mark
was unable to express his appreciation OF
quiet time in language fitting the occasion.
At John Harvard's house Miss Corelli
tried TO persuade him TO alight and make
speech 10 the throng. but even then Mark
seemed unable TO find suitable words and
remained silent in the carriage. AZ Anne
Hsthaway's cottage the carriage stopped
again and again his hostess urged Twain to
address the increasing multitude. but he
r..rained speechless. He apparently wished
TO enjoy his quiet time in silence.
The function Of the afternoon. a tea at
Marie Corelli's house. being over. the
hostess suggested going into the garden.
Mark gladly made for the peaceful seclusion
Of an English country garden. The silence
and solitude Of this sheltered haven we're
prevented from being too oppressive by
the presence of the scholars. the headmaster
and the complete stan OF the Stratford-
on-Avon school, who we're drawn up to well
come him in the playground adjoining
Miss Coreli's garden.
But after the busy whiri OF London the
Silly quiet Of Standardization was too
much for Mark. The change was o sud-
den. and he fed. to this day he knows not
how ..
FIG WEEK FOR AMERICANS.
This has been a big week socially for
Americans. In addition to the two great
functions on July 4 there have been in
Vulnerable smart dinners and receptions
where well known Americans were either
hosts or honored guests. At Newmarket
the throng Of Americans present was I'm
precedented. and the victory OF August
Belmont's Norman Ill. in the Exeter Stakes
vas popular with owners and the country
folk not only sentimentally but financially.
as the horse was extensively backed.
One disappointment of the week has been
the terrible weather. which made Henley
q thing OF rain and gloom. Despite the
adverse weather conditions Mrs. j. j..
Asyor, accompanied by Capt. and Mrs.
Spender Clay and Mrs. Waldorf Astor,
braved the elements on Grand Cup day.
The departure Of Mrs. Whitelaw Reid for
the United States yesterday brought the
season of elaborate entertainments at Dor
chester House to a premature close, as sew
eral other important affairs which had been
planned were obliged to be cancelled. Mrs.
Reid carries 10 the United States the salts
faction that in regal magnificence and social
Importance she eclipsed not only the record
Of every previous matron Of the American
Embassy in London. but for the first time
made the foreign embassies which pre-
viOusly had been noted for the elaborateness
Of their affairs become stars Of smaller
magnitude.
The general social tone of the affairs OF
Ambassador and Mrs. Reid has been the
highest ever struck by an American Am
bassador and The courts Of King Edward
himself could not DO carried out with greater
eciat and perfection in even the smallest
social details. The magnifcence Of the
Affairs Of Mr.. and Mrs. Reid have left a
permanent impression on the minds Of
English society people, while the Americans
who thronged Dorchester House OIL the
Fourth we're amazed at the glories Of the
Park lane palace, the magniicence Of the
whole entertainment leading them 10 re-
mark how inferior both in point Of beauty
and eiaborateness we're the White House
and the functions held therein.
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