Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
QUEEN OF CHICAGO
TO FRONT AGAIN
English Society Gossips Once
More Engage Mrs. Potter Pal
mer Late OF America.
is SIR CASSEL THIS TIME.
Who is One of the Richest Men In
EngIand--Niildrcd Caters Beau
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Special Correspondence.
n ONDON, March 30.-G do not
doubt for a moment that, If King
Edward himself were bachelor.
that ever busy busybody Dame
Rumor. would engage him to Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer The wealthy queen of
Chicago" surely must be very tired of
denying the persistently re-occurring
reports of her capture by Cupid. Some
little time ago it was Lord Munster,
more recently the king of Servia; and
now IL Is whispered that she has at
last Capitulated to the wielder OF the
bow and arrow and has bestowed her
heart-and her great fortune--upon Sir
Ernest Cassel, one of the richest men
in England and the kings greatest
pal"
If the report be true I envy Mrs
Palmer her future position Sir Ernest
owns Brook House, the finest house in
Park lane. When he bought 1t, a few
years back, from Lord Tweedmouth,
II was one of the largest houses in Lon
don and, one would suppose, plenty
big enough for n bachelor. Perhaps
there Is some connection between this
rumor of his engagement to the Chi
cago widow and the fact that he mas
recently built an addition to the house.
The woman who Is fortunate enough 70
become the mistress of this mansion.
assured as she is of the very closest
friendship of the king and queen, will
surely be one of the social arbiters OF
the English smart set
SHE is SUSPICIOUS.
In my own mind there is a very
serious doubt that Mrs. Palmer will
ever try married life again. She has
been called the most heartless Ameri-
an woman in Iondon--and that is say
ing whole lot. She regards every
man who is especially sweet upon her
as a fortune hunter. Some little time
ago. l am told close friend of Mrs.
Palmers asked her If she would ever
marry again. Her emphatic reply was
II would not marry an archangel II
he came out of heaven"
OF course, on such a subject a wo-
man cannot be depended upon to say
what she really means-that is, not If
she is a wise woman, and no one ever
accused Mrs. Palmer of being augbt
else. Therefore. her reply can hardly
be considered as evidence in the present
case.
HIS PILE Is AMPLE.
IT would be impossible for even Mrs.
Palmer, with all her money to accuse
Sir Ernest Cassel of fortune hunting
If he Is really seeking to become her
husband His pile" is ample enough
to include hers several times over and
something more to boot. He is a Ger
man Jew who has fought his way up
from the very bottom rung of the lad
der, financially and socially. 1t is COM
mon knowledge that his attraction in
the eyes of the king is his great wealth
and he is one of the small band OF
rich men who surround Albert Edward
into whose well filled pockets the latter
can shove his hand at will.
QUALIFYING FOR TITLE.
Beautiful Mildred Carter. the daugh-
ter of Ridgley Carter. first secretary
of the American embassy, seems TO be
qualifying for the title of the most
popular American girl of the season.
We have been hearing for some time
past OF the handsome American girls
who would be seen in London society
this season. but up-to-date the fair
Mildred is the only one who has Great
ed anything like "a sensation. At Lady
Portsmouth's party the other night she
was literally mobbed by her admirers
She Is not especially shy but this eX-
cess of attention seemed TO embarras3
her and she finally followed her father
into another room in an effort to get
rid of some of the scions of noble fani-
lies who crowded about her But in
vain. She was the center of attraction
during the whole evening TO the envy
of her less fortunately endowed sis
ter guests.
TYPICALLY AMERICAN.
Her style is typically American and
she has almost perfect fcatures-small
and beautifully cut. Her eyes are soft
and very expressive. Added to these
attractions she, or her mother under
stands the art of dressing and she has
adopted the picturesque and clinging
style of garments. 1t is eninently
suited to her tall, graceful, svelt fig
ure. At the crush | speak of she
appeared I'm pure white and silver. Her
satin frock spelt Paris in every fold
and line and it's drapings of tulle could
only have been conceived in the Rue
de la PaiX A cloud Of tulle swathed
her shoulders above which rose her
shupely white throat and her little
hower-like face.
ACTRESS OR INNOCENT
No woman can be unconscious OF
beauty, yet this girl gave me the idea
that she was Indifferent To the admira-
tion that she was arousing, or that she
WINS totally unaware that she was the
loVeliest creature In the place. She Is
either very clever actress or eX-
tromely innocent. Mildred Carter ought
To marry brilliantly. The gossips are
already busy muking suggestions for
her future. and she Is said to have
at least one duke at her feet.
Had IL not been for the Intervention
of her American aunt, / am told, the
marriage of Miss Lister Kaye TO Cap
tain Vaughan, a few DAYS ago, would
have been a miserable fiasco. Every
effort was made to keep the facts from
the public ear. but the father ana
mother of the young bride could not
help showing their disapproval of the
conversion OF their daughter to the
religious faith OF the bridegroom Tho
bride had lively tin with her parents
lust before the ceremony and the fa-
Their finally refused to give his daugh-
ter away. The Dowager Duchess OF
Newcastle, who IL related to the Lister
Kayos by marriage, stepped into the
breach and tried TO smooth things over
but was unsuccessful Finally Lady
and Sir John Lister Kaye. the former
Orleans, before her marriage and a
sister of Consuelu, DOwager Duchess
Of Manchester. came to the rescue, ana
the latter took the place of the father
and stood by the unhappy briuc during
the ceremony, Lady Lister Kaye
made a great russ over the bride, ere
ntng the impression that she was anXi-
Gus to make up for the attitude of the
rest OF the family.
HAS STRENIfOIrS HITSRAND