Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-08
King Edward Extols the Hospi-
tally of American Host
eSSeS in London.
CoMMENDS THEIR EXAMPLE
To the Titled Danes of England Who
Arc Inclined to Shlrl Their
Responsibility,
sneclal Corregnondenco.

Special Correspondence.
" ONDON, Jan. est was COM
monty said last summer that it
was King Edward and tho
Americans who kept the Lon
don season going; in short, IL It had
not been for the Yankees we would
have had no season at all. His ma
jesty has been as angry us he can be
when he likes with some Of his most
Important British subjects for the
manner in which they have backed out
OF doing any Inequalities on a large
scale for several seasons past. He
gave the Duchess OF Portland a piece
of his mind because she does nothing
In the role OF a London hostess. This
lady hates society and lives the simple
life, drinks only sour milk and exists
on patent foods" This summer, how
ever. she win be forced into the social
arena as she has a young daughter to
present who has already made her de-
but at the great ball for the king and
queen of Spain at Welbeck Abbey.
When discussing with the duchess
her duty towards society, the king said:
Gust see what Americans do to keep
things lively during the season. Look
at the Whitelaw Reds, the Astors,
Mrs. Potter Palmer. the Drexels and
the Beattys. Why, were II not Tor
them. there would practically be no
season worth counting. Great titles
and positions involve social obligations
and II Is wrong to shirk them"
SEEKS MATCH FOR SISTER.
Young Mrs Astor is to do a great
deal Tor her sister. She viii have to
fr,tya "a .trF,, Il. lat. NttffN
as Aston pere likes TO feel that the
Astor mansion in Carlton House Ter
race is still his own and viii only al
low his daughter, Mrs Spender Clay. to
act as hostess there. Great efforts
Will he made by young Astor's wife to
marry her sister brilliantly. She has
expressed herself determined to ac-
complish it..
Mrs Potter Palmer VIII make an
other great bid for popularity-and the
presence of royalties at her parties next
season. Tho summit OF her social an-
billion Is to entertain the king, but
she has not yet been able to catch him.
Many of her own country women here
are very Jealous of Mrs. Potter Palmer
This is one of the reasons why she
has not made all the Roadway with
society that she should have done,
Again she is not as exclusive as she
might be,
The Whitelaw Reds intend to make
things liveler than ever at the Amer
lean embassy. There is talk OF a great
deal of dancing. Jean Reid is one OF
the best dancers in tue American set
and the men don't dare to loaf or make
pillars of themselves as wall supports
at the embassy balls.
All eyes will be centered on Warwick
House, which will be out of the hands
of the decorators in good time for the
fray. The widest stories are going
about In society as to what Miss Dodge
means to do. Those who know her best
say she viii stagger the town
LEADER or THE COLONY.
As everyone knows Mrs Kirkpatrick
de Closeburn is a leader OF the Ameri-
can colony in Paris. Her parties are
unique and consequently famous. IL
is matter of sheer delight TO us To |
learn that she is likely to pitch her |
tent IN Mayfair for the season of this |
year. We have been hearing from |
our friends who have had the pleasure
of visiting Mrs. Kirkpatrick de Close
burn ON the other side of the channel
of the rare fun TO be found at her
gatherings, II appears she makes
point OF inviting the most amusing
ana quaint creatures she can md from
All sorts of conditions. Isn't II a love-
~ idea? Daring does not qualify Il
one little hit. No party can be dull
with freaks
few years ago a renowned garden
parry used To take place annually In
London in July Every one who had
tle luck to be asked trooped to Il and |
mdhy VINO We're not. II used to be |
eailed the geological Garden party,and !