Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-19
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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 a new
fashion-she wore no jewels of any
kind though possessed of enough to
ransom a 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
Dr. so would take their hint from the
American girl who had everything,
and drop their tendency to vie with
their 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
| theirs. 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
wise interference she would have
taken an aerial expedition with them.
| They made 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
great town house they has just taken
for the next season in London, No. %
Grosvenor square. in Mayfair. The
Drexels have secured q seven years
lease at 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
| imitable wealth at their command
| will do their most notable entertain
ing-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. p Grosyenor square is taker
, unfinished and it is estimated tina
| the new tenants will require to spent
, $500, 900 to furnish it.
i Mr.. Drexers ten Empire wardrobe.
, 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 panel.
attributed to Leonardo Da vinci-
The new house is to be marvel O
taste
The % bedrooms are to be furnishes
: Louis XIV. style; tapestries of rares
Z value are to be sought out for tn,
) halls and staircase, to hang agains
: the white marble walls The drawing
: room is of a peculiar l. shape and viii
r require a vast quantity of fine thing
to fill it As it now stands the wall