Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-24

danes. His wife realizing the import
ance and the power of women in poll
tics has succeeded i'm teaching him how
necessary it is for him to learn to say
soft nothings to them.
WIFE DRESSED HIM.
Another of his shortcomings was his
absolute indifference to dress. This
won't do" thought Mrs. Harcourt. and
she forthwith arranged to dress her new
lord and master with the result that to-
day he is the second best dressed man
in either house of parliament the palm
being given to Bobby" Spencer, the
present Lord Althorp who is also lord
chamberlain. 1t was only the other uay
Mrs. Harcourt remarked to an intimate;
- certainly have cultivated Lulu's
taste in dress. but nevertheless still
have not only to order every stitch he
wears from his stockings to his uccktie,
but have also to see him fitted. Were
l not there to do so he would become
quite as lax as of old
KING COPIED LULU"
A year ago, the king was credited
with the fashion of wearing a tie and
stockings of the same hue As mat
ter of fhct, 1t was Mrs. Harcourt who
instituted the notion for her husband
and the king copied it.
STANDS IN WITH LABOR.
As a hostess Mrs Harcourt has al
ways shown a certain Independence I'm
the selection Of her guests yet ever
keeping in view the necessity of gath
ering around the right element as rep
resented in the people who We're likely
TO prove useful i'm her husbands ca
reer. To the labor party and theil
t,tfA no 10, mi oh and ion a .
star and BY them Is voted the most
charming woman of the great body of
Liberal hostosses. Long before John
Burns and his wife and other of his
followers were ever invited to I3ucking-
ham palace and Windsor they were
welcome guests al the Harcourt town
mansion. When the king was told OF
this his remark was What a jolly
clever and diplomatic woman that MIS-
some Of the labor members and their
womeniind were invited to partake Of
his maiesty's hospitality.
Volumes might be written about the
difficulties OF the political hostess in
England, Pitfalls await her at every
turn BY the least lapse OF tact the
slightest display of feeling she can of
fend; mortally wounded vanity will
send her husbands supporters right to
born diplomat, 1t Is far wiser for her
not to Interfere In the realm OF pole
tics ut all
STANDING Joke.
or all the political hostcsses none has
more Independence Of spirit Than Mrs,
Harcourt yet. amazing 10 relate, she
never makes enomiys-hish or low IN
the political hostess, resourCefulness ia
"A gift of the gods, II was once eXem-
plined In a most remarkable manner
when Mrs. Harcourt organized mem
orable party which Is Ia this day
standing joke In the Harcourt family
and sends Lulu" into fts OF laughter
when II rs mentioned,
This gathering took place when ne
was contosting certain constituency
For business purposes the ilarcdurl
took a country house In the thick OF
things and Mrs. HarcOult conceived
the idea Of giving a masked garden
party al o'clock az night, Mask
were suggested In the hope that the
swdgger country families inisht NOT
recognize tho tradespcnplc of the local
towns whom the hostess had also IN
yited with the object of securing thelr
votes for her husband. Ana she hN0d
ON 0 O'Clock 10 make assurances doubly
sure.
Mrs. Haroourt despatched a special
messenger 10 a famous theatrical COS
tuner IA Coyent Garden for 500 masks
II was found, however, that when every
shop Ia London had been' searched. the
necessary number was not forthcoming.
But the lady was equal 10 the emer-
Roncy. She wired 10 Paris for HE
number that We're lacking and In due
course they arrived
Tho tradespeop,e Wero Immediately
fascinated at the idea OF masked
party They had never been 10 any
hing of the kind In their lives. when
the time came the gardens were eX-
qulsitely Illuminated and everyone who
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