The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-14
CENSOR Of KING
EDWARD s GUESTS

LONDON, April Al any evidence
" ere NEEDED of the ascendancy of
American women in the Kings immedi-
ate circle it could be found ready to
hand at Biarritz. 1t is an understood
thing that King Edward shall make
no engagements that will interfere with
his daily afternoon teas with Consuelo,
Duchess of Marlborough. This Ameri-
can favorite of the English ruler al
ways carries about with her for his
consumption a special brand of China
tea, which comes to her direct from
the gardens in which it is grown. The
King himself is strictly forbidden by
his physician to touch either India or
Ceylon teas, and as he is very fond OF
the British national beverage, you may
be sure that he highly appreciates the
tactful provision OF his favorite host
ess.
The Duchess, by the way, has intro
duced a few new American women to
the King. 1t is one of this woman's
prerogatfves that she shall pass upon
every American woman before she is
admitted to the royal friendship. The
King made this arrangement some time
ago, and he has been delighted with
the way it has worked, as it saves him
whole lot of trouble and annoyance.
Mrs. Harold Barring who was passed
in this way by Consuelo about two
years ago, is now high in the royal
favor. There is a story ahoat that her
dinner to King Edward the other night
was not arranged of her own initia
tive, but at the suggestion of the King
himself. 1t came quite as a surprise to
this smart American hostess, and the
Biarritz market was found unequal to
the task of supplying the delicacies be-
loved by the King. Hurry calls were
sent to London, and by special service
such incidentals as asparagus at Sc a
bundle and Strawberries at $3.50 a
pound or about so cents a berry, were
brought to the French watering place
in time to tickle the palate of the royal
guest.
The Kings favorite terrier which
has been in the habit of accompanying
him about on his strolls and calls, is
now in disgrace and spends his days
as we'll as his nights, in his kennel.
The cause of all this is a ferocious and
fatal attack the dog made upon one OF
Consuelo's pet Persian kittens, of
which she is very fond. 1t happened
during one of the daily calls of the
King at the Villa de Miragol, which the
American Duchess has taken for the
season. The terrier is extremely jeal-
Gus of his masters attentions to any
other animal. Knowing this, the King
thought to tease him by fondling one
of his guests kittens. Finally when
the King grew tired of it and deposited
the kitten on the floor, his terrier,
Jack" rushed at it and killed it with
one savage bite. The King gave him
thrashing and relegated him to his
kennel for an indefinite period.
! The restaurant dinner is no longer
considered smart" Instead, it is now
the thing" to entertain your friends
in your own house. If you do not pos
sess a home and live at a hotel, then
you must have a private room for your
dinner parties. OF course, such an af-
fair is not apt to be very lively. The
fiat has gone forth. If you mean to be
chic you must not take your friends to
the restaurant One of the reasons
why these hitherto very popular meth
DDS of dispensing hospitality have be-
come bourgeois is that of late some
outrageously common people have been
seen dining even at the most exclusive
places.
The change has meant a great boom
in chefs. People who were satisfied
with an ordinary cook at home, as
they nearly always dined out and in
evitably took their guests to the Savoy
or the Ritz, now find it essential to
hunt for a competent chef who can
turn out dishes as recherche as those
to be had at the swagger restaurants