The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-11
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A few nights ago her mother gave a
grand ball at their home in Carlton
House Terrace, closing the London
season there. Miss DreXel set new
fashion-she wore no jewels Of any
kind, though possessed of enough to
ransom king.
She was in palest blue shimmering
silk. Her hair was simply parted and
she looked the beautiful young girl
that she was. More than one who has
been in London society for years re-
marked that her entire costume was
most BETTING and appropriate to her
delicate, refined beauty. Some limited
that it would be a good thing If other
young girls out for their first season
Or so would take their hint from the
American girl who had everything,
and drop their tendency to vie with
tn cir mothers in their display of mar
velous jewels.
At another dance given by Mrs.
Drexel at which royalty was present,
Miss Drexel was equally simple in her
attire. She wore soft pink tulle. Scat
tered over it were tiny pink rosebuds;
in the petals of each lay a tiny dia-
mond dewdrop. A wreath of the
same rosebuds nestled in her fair hair
and in her hand she carried a bunch
of little pink rosebuds. Prince Francis
of Teck was her devoted admirer and
Miss Drexel accepted his attentions
with easy aplomb, as she did those of
a full dozen of other titled eligibles.
Miss DreXel has two devoted at
tendants in the persons of her bro
Tiers. They have taught her to sail
a boat, to golf and tennis, to bowl and
keep a wicket at cricket, and to
swim. Were it not for her mothers
taken an aerial expedition with them
They made a balloon ascension some
months ago and Miss Drexel wanted
to go along, but Mrs. Drexel put her
foot down and that ended the matter
The Drexels entertain lavishly on
their great yacht. 1t is really an
ocean steamer-the Margarita-and
the king and queen have visited them
there at Cowes and at other yachting
centers. Miss Drexel has the prettiest
cabin on the yacht, and its chief dec
Grafton is a signed photograph of
Queen Alexandra which she gave Miss
Drexel herself.
But the yacht is nothing to the
g reat town house they has just taken
for the next season in London, No. 20
Grosvenor square, in MayfaiN The
Drexels have secured a seven years
lease at a rental of $4,000 a year,
and move in within three months.
The lease of the house of Lord Gale
don, which they have occupied for sew
eral years in London, has now ex-
pired.
1t is here that the Drexels, with IL
limitable wealth at their command,
will do their most notable entertain
lng-chiefiy for Miss Drexel. King
Edward and Queen Alexandra will be
there next season, and some of the
affairs there will rival anything in
Europe-paid for out of the great for
tune made by the grandfather of Miss
Drexel in the banking business.
No. 20 Grosvenor square is taken
unfinished and it is estimated that
the new tenants will require to spend
$500, 900 to furnish it.
Mr.. Drexers ten Empire wardrobes
are the pride of his home at the pres
emit time. He has one apartment filled
with sixteenth century Italian chests,
and one Of these has etched panels
attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci.
The new house is to be a marvel Of
taste.
The % bedrooms are to be furnished
Louis XIV. style; tapestries of rarest
value are to be sought out for the
halls and staircase, to hang against
the white marble walls. The drawing
room is of a peculiar L shape and viii
require a vast quantity Of fine things
to I'LL 1t. As It now stands the walls