Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-15
Eaton Hall, Magnificent Seat Of
The Duke of Westminster,
Scene of Skylarking.
GUESTS MAKE RoUGH-HoUsE.
Society Belle Who Danced on Dinner
Table in Tights and Lost Her
Fiance in Consequence.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
oNDON, Feb. Enthusiastically
something gets into the papers
which sheds an illuminating
light on the manners and modes
q life of some of the most exalted
members Of the British aristocracy. or
that nature was the recent nocturnal
nId made by the Duke of Westmin-
ner'y guests at Eaton Hall on the
country seat OF the Marquis % Chol-
mondeley. The story of that mock
burglary has been told all over Amer
la. Ny purpose in referring to 1t Is
to call attention to tine contrast 1t
suggests between the commonly ac-
tepted notion OF how the members OF a
dueal house party conduct themselves
and how they really behave. For the
Incident was typical OF the diversions
that take place at Eaton Hall.
MAGNIFICENT HOME.
Eaton Hall ia one OF the most mag
nlhcent OF tho stately homes OF Eng-
land. II cost 100000 and II took
u years to build II. Last year 10000
visitors paid 25 cents each for the pri-
ylese Of going over portions OF It, and
Incidentally contributing to the sup
port Of certain local charities. AB
they wandered through It's grand and
sunptuously furnished halls and apart
lnents, many OF them doubtless mag
lined that those who dweit amid such
spendor must, perforce. be persons of
culture and refinement, quite incapable
iu their daily life Of anything approach
Ing yulgarity.
In that assumption they were far
vide Of the mark. An income of some
thlng like 32OOO,000 a year. and moth
hg IN particular to do but spend II,
aoea not make for refinement and cul-
.ure unless the gods have added to
melr other bounteous gifts superior
intellectual and temperamental OUTFIT.
ana hal neither the duke nor the du-
shsss possess despite the adulatory
nubdub that is printed about them IN
me society papers.
hish llnks and practical jokes OF
questionable taste are the forms OF
yunlerlalnment most In vogue AT Eaton
1aii, II Ia the favorite resort Of those
suVpe products OF the upper circles
~ rno are known as Society Hooligans."
~, aq make rough house" OF any PLACE
sw,n1'le 'ney chance TO be staying COM
,hsppes their ideal OF real good time.
nho ihey did II at Eaton Hall during
~ eeeht holiday season, aidel and
aII..lel ~ their host and hostess, net
,ssnns,vhndlng that the latter we're os-
bsn, uy IN mourning for Lord Chess
hann' me uncle OF the duchess, who was
N'''l N the hunting field.
DUKE SAT- UPON.
my once did the duke venture to
,r ytulvnsIfate with his hilarious guests.
ire WAS on Christmas eve when, dur
nite rough and tumble go.,ie YOU
cos.i romp In the entrance halt a
s,na vase was Knocked down AMI
WAN, "sl' II am blessed II YOU
m;n nave TO pay for that" said West
s'er coming suddenly on the
,ion pld his friends express contr-
az ny" ana regret and promise 10 be more
Gravy Not bit OF 1t. Tho whole
Nix, made rush upon him, bound
XXX helh a mock court martial upon
M ana decreed that II he didn't say
wo,,,Ss snrry Tor what he had said they
Xxx Ake him out into the park, tie
,ha ' 70 q irse ana snowfall MIN. And
thlng ~ seeing that the most sensible
WIKI ne could do was TO treat the
sorrv matter ~ Joke. said he was
tprs alld was released. He didn't ven.
AL ~ Any idrthcr remonstrances. and
M w Isl of the evening was as mer'
kush ne merriest OF them. And he
nins kaily when. later In tho eve.
-'si ~ NE suggestion OF one OF ths