Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
AMERICAN KINGS HOSTESS
GAts Marshall Fields Daughter
"Subs" Tor Princess.
GREEN EYES ALL OVER LONDON
Kings suite set Apart in New DrezeI
House in the English MetrOp-
OIis-CaPnegie's Love
Of Mother.

LONDON, oct. DECENTRALIZATION in
the annals Of royal etiquette has there been
a greater honor conferred upon an Amer
lean woman than that which fell to the lot
of the late Marshall Fields daughter, Mrs.
David Beatty. a few nights ago at Bal
moral. The duchess OF Connaught, who has
been acting hostess for the king, arranged
with Princess Patricia to spend an evening
with the duchess OF Fife and It was under
stood that the princess of Wales would
come across from Abergeldie and play
chatelaine for her father-in-law. At the
last moment her royal highness sent to the
castle to say she was indisposed, but as
there were other princesses in the neigh
borhood she did not anticipate that her alb
sence would cause any inconvenience
Directly the king heard that his daughter
in-lay could not come TO play propriety-
and there Is no man In the world so par
tioular on this point as EDWARD VII-he
wrote a note and sent IL across to Inver-
cauld requesting "as a favor" that Mrs.
Beatty should come and act hostess for
him.
The Beattys. who dine at $50 p. m. mot
like the king, at 9 p. M, were at the repast
when the message arrived. The com
mand"--as, of course. It amounted to that
could not have come at a more inopportune
moment, as there was also a dinner party
at Invercauld. Mrs. Beatty, nevertheless,
Immediately left the table and went over
to the castle just as she was, merely throw
ing a fur cloak over her shoulders. I am
told she acted the part of royal hostess as
though to the manner born and that she
also looked IT. The incident was the talk
OF society at Braemar and occasioned a
great deal OF Jealousy.
story Tellers In Demand.
At the present moment the Individual
who is most sought after in society is the
man or woman who can tell a story well.
The king has had for years a great love
OF q spicy story and scores OF his friends
have In the first instance gained admit
lance to his favor because of their capacity
in the art of raconteur. Instances OF this
are furnished in Consuelo Duchess of Man
chester. Mrs. George Keppel and the Mar
qris de Several
Society in general has now become enam-
ored of the good story teller. No house
party Is complete without him or her. Hos
tesses go any length to procure such
guests; in fact their friends have permits
sion to bring on anyone who is clever in
this respect. Every smart society woman
and most men have albums in which they
carefully write down each new story they
hear. There is a certain ultra gay section
who collect only stories of the smoking
room order. Lady Constance Stewart Rich
ardson. a niece OF the duchess of Suther-
land. gets the credit of knowing more lively
stories than any young matron in society.
New DrexeI Home.
It Is unhesitatingly said on all sides that
whom the Drexels' new house in Grosvenor
Square is ready for their occupancy IT
will be the most beautiful house in Lon
don. They are the first Americans to
place a suite of apartments in their home
at the disposal of the king. Every one of
the kings friends is aware how he glories
IN being fused over and made much Of.
OF course he cannot help being pleased
that a suite of apartments which he is