Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-29
King Edward is the Magnet That
Draws Americans to
Biarritz.
MRS. POTTER PALMER THERE.
May Realize Her One Remaining I'm
satisfied Social Ambition, the
Entertainment of Royalty.

Y ONDON, April 19.-Where the
king goes, society goes. At the
IL moment all roads lead TO Biar-
ritz. Tho Americans 1t goes
without saying, are there, in great
force They are in possession of some
of the finest villas. they have booked
some Of tive best suites at the hotels
and. much to the disgust of some of the
British aristocraoy, have AS usual put
up prices all over the town, even in>
sitferent lodgings being now absurdly
expensive.
Mrs. Potter Palmer, Il Is said. in
tends to do great things at villa Et-
chepartia. Tho question everybody Is
asking u.s. will she succeed In getting
the king there? The rich Chicago wi
dow Is a woman who manages TO get
most things she wants in this world
and she may achieve that burning am
bition of hers to entertain King Ed
ward. Why should she notf She would
have done 80 long ago were 1t not for
an enemy she has In the magic circle
that surrounds Edward VII. Needless
to say 1t is woman and no doubt she
fears Mrs. Potter Palmer as n rival,
There should be no fear of this, as
for one reason, Mrs. Potter Palmer is
essentially u grande dame, one of the
very few, by the way, your country has
sent over here. The king does not care
for grande danes. There are enough or
these and to spare in the English aTis-
tocraoy. The women he likes best are
of the pretty and piduante type-lively
takers and not given to taking them
selves too seriously.
IN HIS GLORY
Sir Ernest Casse will be in his glory
shortly at BiarritS. No American mill
llonaIre, however extryivagant, will be
permitted TO outshine him. He has
truly oriental ideas of splendor and
show, of sumptuous generosity and law
ishness. 1t is said that he pays his
chef more than any king In Europe
pays his, and that tho presiding genius
OF his kitchen Is the most cultured Gull
mary artist the world mas ever pro.
duoed, He has his own suite of rooms
and Is said to be the only person who
has ever dared to check Cassel.
CRssel has "cut" Upton completely
out with King Edward. who cares more
for rich friends than -blooded ones.
Sir Thomas has a fair estimate of the
value OF money. Though generous he
Is not lavish and never wasteful. His
Scotch training IL constantly conspic-
uous In all his ways OF life. It would
never occur To him to have open house
and high revelB at BiarTitz or anywhere
else for crowned heads or their satel-
lites. Not a bit OF 1t. This does not
alter the fact that Sir Thomas Is
splendid host but in other words, he is
not fool.
One day this week Sir Ernest Cas-
sells orchestra, which IL made up OF
really clever artists. left for Biarritz,
where they will stop while the king
Is there. Staying with Cassel will be
several of the chums of King Edward
tho Marquis de Several, Mrs. George
Keppel and Jane Thornwill, who Is the
others.
DESERTS LONDON.
Lately the Countess of Suffolk has
taken to burying herself In the eoun-
try She has absolutely deserted Lon
don, which she openly asserts she
hates. further proolaiming that she has
~ >,for society with IL big S. Coun-
IT, ~. Charlton Park fascinates
heI as T.7sSh as Floors Castle enchants
the Duchess of Roxburghe. Lady Suf-
folk has succeeded in waking up the
lazy and Indifferent folks of the
neghborhood and has got them to
take quite an interest In their own
welfare. Her lace school has certain
ly future. Lady Suffolk LIS ful OF
American enterprise and although
tho school has been but u short time
working, she has succeeded In estab-
lshlng agencies for its products in
Paris, Vienna and London.
/ toll the tale as II was told to mo
and for what It 10 worth 1t would
seem some weeks ago she heard that
n laboror on the estate used TO beat
his wife on Saturday nights AFTER ne
had been drinking at the village
Taking with her u horsewhip, tho
countess went to the cottage where
the laborer resided and waited out
side for the first sounds of a quarrel
Direotly II greeted her cars, she de-
manded admlttanoe. Tho inmates
were overcome ut her presence ana
the offender skunk away In silence.
III have come 10 horsewhip you SAID
the countess to the man, 1T Is lucky
far Won YOU live In England; wore
you in America they would tar ana
feather you"
PRAYERS and entrcaties for forgive
ness ensued, and having received from
the workman n promise that he would
become a teetotaller, Lady SUFFOLK let
him off, telling him, however. that she
would keep her eye upon him''
RuMPUs IN SOCIETY.
There is quite a rump9s going on
in society because the Duchess or
Marlborough has not put In any APP
nearanca al court for considerable
time. The fact Is, since her separa-
lion from her husband, the royalties
have bestowed all their sympathies on
The duke and, naturally, she resents
II. ,,. nona
IL is an unwi1tten law but none
The less emphatic for that thht
dnchess must appear NJ court at least
once year. Notwithstanding all inc
kinR's good nature. tact, etc, ne ls
vorv quick 10 resent slight or Inc
very least violation of etiquette on
the mart of one of his subjects, ana
he has expressed himself very dem
itelv on the continued absence or
the Duchess Of Marlborough from
court, ,.,,a
Speaking OF the matter TO a friend.
the duchess Remarked Il shall not
give i'm even II II is a question or my
having To break with the best Eng
I'm set" AS matter OF fact, she
MA had 10 do this already az, 81
course whore the royalties lead All
follow. But sho IA extraordinarily
popular In phlanthropic circles and
with the people generally, her excel
lent work IN the cause OF chaf1ty pc
ing greatly appreciated
GROWN IN GARDEN.
The Duchess OF Connaught-the
kings sister In -law--sent Mrs, Adair
few day ago q large box OF oranges