Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
MURIEL MAY Be A BRIDE YET
Naughty English Beauty Likely to
Take Herself q Husband.
JEAN REID LEFT BROKEN HEARTS
Many Young Britishers sighed In
Vain for the American Heiress
who was So Recently


welded. ;
LONDON, June 2L-Marauls de Several,
Portuguese ambassador to Great Biitsin,
and the kings greatest chum. has laid his
hand and heart at the feet Of Murial Wi.
son. But It is an open secret that Muriel
does not approve of msrriage-for herself
at least. Since the day she threw her en-
ageme ring in tho face Of Lcrd Will
loughby d Eresby. now the husband Of the
elder daughter Of Mrs. Harry Higgins.
she has determinedly sent every would-be
sutton that suggested matrimony right
about. De Several has, however, been the
most persistent Of the bunch. All this sea-
son he and the fair Muriel have been to-
gether, and now | hear # is possible that
their engagement will be announced in the
near future.
| understand that Muriel Wilson did not
meet with your appreciation as a beauty
when she visited America some years ago.
In England, however. she is regarded as
the handsomest spinster In society at the
moment. Debutantes hate her, for she
has the art of throwing them completely
In the shade, and mothers with young
daughters take care to omit her from their
parties.
De Several has been sngled for as much
as any man In England. As the kings pal,
no country house party is complete with
out him. He could have married almost
anyone. THAT is precisely why | have
not married" he has frequently explained
when the king and others have chaffed
him on remaining a bachelor. There was
never a man born who wanted anything
that was at his feet" He pines for Muriel
Wilson because she does not chase around
After hin, IIar friepdg anu Ioyvnyor gb,
shows signs OF yielding. The fact that she
has lately taken up the study Of Portuguese
is suggestive. She is already the most ac-
complished French scholar in British so
ciety.
Jean Reds S~uitOrs.
Never did the marriage of an American
girl cause more weeping and wailing of
disconsolate suitors than did that Of Jean
Reid. She was extraordinarily popular for
her own sake, but the fact that she was a
very great helress and in the, very front
rank Of society had a great deal to do
with the fact that suitors swarmed round
her. At one time she gave a good deal of
encouragement to Lord Acheson, who has
been one of those hardest hit over her mar
riage. He used to be a constant visitor at
Wrest Park, and It is quite an open secret
that he proposed to the American girl half
u upAth lllltS re was luNlItu y the wen
ding, but he promptly wrote and declined.
For all that he was present as a spectator
in the Chapel Royal, looking the very
picture OF misery.
There is no doubt that Prince Arthur of
Connaught had a decided penchant for the
daughter of the ambassador, and 1t was
observed on all sides, both at the wedding
as well as at the festivities which fol-
lowed 1t. that he was looking anything but
happy. He stood about in corners and
spoke to very few. Such behavior is quite
foreign to the nature Of the young prince,
who has the good spirits of his father.
Lord Dalmeny, Lord Rosebery's son and
heir, showed a great preference for the
American heiTess some years ago and at
that time was a preferred caller at Wrest
park and Dorchester house. For some time
now. however, his attentions have been
engaged elsewhere.
Fat Cut Away.
How marvelously youthful Mrs. Caven-
dish Bentinck, Mrs. John Leslie and a few
other society women are looking this sea-
son is the comment on all sides. This, it
seems. is accounted for In the fact they have
every trace OF double chin and undue fat
about their necks removed. The double
chin has ever been the most formidable
enemy which the woman who desires to
keep her youth has had to fight. Massage
was all very well for a time, but its eff
feet on the fatty tissues was not lasting
and the patient had to go through fire.
uuent repetitions of treatment. The new
operation is neither difficult Eor expensive.
A small slit is made just under the chin
and the fatty tissues are drawn out. When
the slit heals the skin draws into its ma
tural position and the neck assumes the
appearance of that OF a girl, Moreover
the fat can never again accumulate.
Convert May Become a Nun.
There is no more enthusiasts Roman
Catholic than that former New York so.
ciety woman, Miss Van Wart. She never
misses daily mass and il is a common thinE
during the day to find her at prayer al
Farm Street or some other Catholic church
As a rule, the vert" to Catholicism Il
more catholic than the Catholics them.
selves. Miss Van Wsrt is an instance
Although she is about in society a gooC
deal this summer in her capacity OF chap
eron, her heart is not In the gaieties. This
IS easy to see. Quite tearfully, one o.
Jlsq Van Warts inmates told me the othet
cay that she was certain one Of these day,
the popular society woman would becom,
a nun, There are many converts whicl
would be glad to capture her, but It op
pears she has a special liking for the one il
the Isle Of Wight where an aunt of tn,
young kirgg Of Spain has been a reclus
for years.
Chances Hunt = House.
Mr., Wade Chance and his bride. who wa
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger, have beel
here some little time, and Notwithstanding
the warm weather, have been energeticsll!
tramping around in search OF a house int
which they hope to be settled by the en-,
Of September. They intend to make Lon
don their permanent home. Mrs. Chanc,
has decided to be a very exclusive hostess
She has no intention OF welcoming societ,
with the big s." but the select coterie in
,luded In her friends will be welcome
The couple are being much fused owe
lust now by their many friends from Wash
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