Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-22

eran general by the Kisses she gave
him. She used to count out most care
fully to him the computations. Small
posts she repaid with five, bigger ones
with 10, and really handsome ones
fetched as many as 20.
With Mrs. Lulu Harcourt 1t is a
question of the gift of the CAB and a
certain tenacity and determination OF
purpose which is bound to succeed. Be-
sides 1t is her boast that she only re-
oommends deserving individuals.
RICH "cLIMBERs."
There are plenty Of rich climbers"
who calmly take up court Guide"
or a "peerage" and making a list of
names therefrom calmly proceed to is.
sue Invitations to their distinguished
owners. Sometimes no notice is taken
| Of the receipt OF such letters; OCCASION
| ally people accept, for the fun of find.
ing out what the show" will be like :
again. hard-up peers and peeresses are
sometimes very thankful 10 rub should
ers with rich people. however vulgar
who can give really good spreads"
and they and their hostess become fast
friends, The climber thus gets her foot
well on the social ladder II is to be
seen that much discretion has TO be
exercised in the issuing of such invita-
lions. Evidently the rich American
who sent the Duchess of Roxburghe on
invitation for dinner party possessed
neither tact nor common sense and knew
nothing at all OF the character of her
countrywomen. Tho duchess is now
more exclusive than royalty itself. She
has appropriated oil the traditions of
the Roxburghe family and gone them
"one better" When the duchess receiv-
ed tho invitation In question IL was
placed by her secretary in another en-
velope and returned with the words,
There must be some mistake
TRIBUTE FROM KING.
In the telegram which the king sent
to Consuelo Duchess of Manchester on
hearing OF the death of Mrs. Yznaga,
he said, Il think to your mother more
than to any other American woman
was due the success OF the American
woman In England. Her charm was
indispensable and her pieturesqueness
especially when attended by her old
negress, was delightfuln
Mrs. Yznaga was really the first wo-
man from across the Atlantic To take
British society by storm. Even she IN
her own well bred way, knew how To
advertise herself. Her old negress at
tendant was her trump card. In the
most elaborate and distinctly gaudy
draperies, the black woman went
about with her i am told they used
10 be almost mobbed in the street and
when they arrived In private houses
Mrs. Yzanga used TO be asked to bring
in her slave" that the smart crowds
of those days might admire her. II
was said that II was this personal at
tendant who gave to Queen Victoria
the idea of having Indian servants In
her suite, Indeed In the best set in
England the black servant became 1.-The
fashion" and was utilized as a butler,
footman, tiger" or page and consid-
cred eminently decorative. King Ed
ward killed the boom when he came 10
the throne, as one of the first things
he did was to pension OFF all his late
mothers Indian attendants. and send
them home to their native land,
SHARES FOR Upton.
The ex-Empress Eugenlo is very fond
OF Sir Thomas Upton. The story goes
that she IS moving heaven ana Garth
To marry him to certain relative of
her own. but the willy haronet won't
see H. a fact which is very distressing
70 Eugene who has let II be known
that she intends TO provide very hand
soinely for the lady In question. ieu-
genie having herself great admita-
ton for the COL thinks that everyone
else should have tho same. AS a nut
ter of fact Upton loves money only for
what II can give him. Eugene loves
10 hoard II. The richest grocer In Eng
land has said more than once that he
has stlll one ambtion-that II Is zone
day Ia fall I'm love" and he does not
hesitate 20 say that whatsoever brings
about that achievement her he viii
marry n he can. be she born IN the
very humbloHt walk OF life. Hut he
IL much too far seeing a man 10 have
told his old friend Eugenie this fact
Just now the empress II staying with
him In Ceylon, whore he has a palntial
villa. LADY MARY.