Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-04

DID ana tucker, ana SIT demurely on
spring afternoons to listen to dismal
lectures on the ineffability of things.
The fashion changes. but the facts
remain; and the women who play
bridge into the wee sma hours are pre-
cisely the same women who yawn over
lectures on Plato or radium. They
do not count for much after all. What
IL vaguely termed the smart set COM
prises only q small number of those
who are in society. ! really think the
good father Overdoes it a bit Take It
all round ] don't believe that society
Is so terribly Babylouian as his Lenten
sermons would lead the world to be-
iicve.
GREAT WHITE ELEPHANT.
During Mir. Reds tenancy of the
great white elephant" of Park Lane.
as Captain Holfords enormous and pa
latial mansion Is called, IL has been the
scene of more gaiety and lavish enter
tainment than at any other period of
its career. II is rumored here that there
is some likelihood that the American
government may purchase the house
as a permanent American embassy.
rnless Uncle Sam is prepared to make
a big increase In the niggardly salary
which II now pays its ambassador at
the court of St James, this would
mean that hereafter only mllionalres
could fill the position. Nc man de-
pendent on his ambassadorial salary
could afford to live in Dorchester House
and keep it up. Speedy bankruptcy
would follow any such attempt. There
seems to be no dearth of rich men in
America, who, as ready-made diplc-
mats. are IN every respect "A match
for the highly trained representatives
OF European powers. But IL is con-
ceivable there might come time when
oil hoe, t1 hn iaf +
ed by such another man as James Rus
sell Lowell. Dorchester House, as a
permanent embassy, would present an
insurmountable obstacle to his aC-
ceptance OF the position.
MRS. POTTER PALMER.
Mrs Potter Palmer is expected short
ly at Hampden House where, Judging
by all that is said, she means to out
shine all other American hostesses by
the lavishness of her hospitality and
entertainments. She has practically
arranged already for a. wonderful con-
cert she proposes 10 give in June at
which at least half-a-dozen stars" are
to appear. For it Melba, 1oaderewski
and Caruso are supposed to be already
engaged. 1t is said that Mrs, Palmer
is very anxious that the queen, for
whom music hath special charms,
should be present Heretofore, Mrs.
Palmer has not been able to secure the
presence of royalties at her gatherings,
and of course, without such a cachet
no woman, whatever money she may
lavish on her entertainments, can ever
aspire to be counted among the really
great hostcssess.
Why she is not n greater success So
cially here many people are at n loss
to know, Personally. l attribute it to
her manner, which is not American,
l.gs, 10. Itch, To- .a..1I I'D
formal, Whether these characteristics
are natural or merely put ON for Brit
ish acquaintances it is difficult 10 tell,
hut i'm either circumstance the mistake
Is manifest.
EDITH CLARKE
Since the days when Gladys Deacon
took London by storm with her beauty,
no girl has made SO great "A sensation
as Il new American belle, Edith Clarke,
who has Just appeared on the social
horizon. She is in the right set, for
Mrs. Glasgow has taken her under her
wing. The other night at a big dim
ner party given by this well-known
hostess. the latest American beauty
carried all before her. / am told for
n positive fact. that while the guests
We're waiting to so into dinner half-a-
dozen men slipped up To the hostess,
each asking In turn To have the priVi-
lege Of taking Miss Clarke Sin" Most
of them had seen the girl for the first
time, and had not yet spoken To her
The Hon. John Morley. who was among
Mrs. GlasgOw's friends, said she was
the prcttiest American he had ever
seen. She has already more suitors
than she knows what To do with. and
there seems no doubt she can marry
into the peeragc II her ambition lies
that way. LADY MARY.