The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-25
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guarded as a state secret. for the
Whitelaw Reds are more sensitive TO
things of this nature being found out
about their entertainments than even
English people. Scent bottles, two
snuff boxes, antique ash trays and even
statuettes are the things which have
disappeared. The majority Of them be-
longed to Colonel Holford. AS every
thing in the house is insured no one
will suffer from monetary point of
view, though, artistical1y speaking, it
articles.
There is story that one or two of
Miss Reds wedding presents which
she brought down to show Princess
Patricia of Connaught were also taken.
The Reds did not adopt the precaution
of hiring detectives to mix with the
guests because the ball was really
comparatively small one and made up
of the very elite of American and
British society only.
MOTORING TO GET A GOWN.
That exceedingly smart society
woman, the Marquise de Breteuil, who,
before her marriage to the French no.
bleman, was a Miss Garner of New
York, has had a modifying experience.
She formed one of the Kings house
party at Windsor Castle for Ascot, and
because of the non-arrival of some spe-
cial gowns from Paris, she was almost
already adorned her person. To have
appeared in the royal procession to the
famous race course in any but a new
creation" would have been fatal to her
reputation as a dresser. At the very
last moment she jumped into an auto
mobile, lent her by the King, motored
upon Kate Reilly and Paquin, and sub
sequently appeared in frock that was
the envy of many of her fellow guests.
Among the others invited to the
Thames-side castle was Lady Gordon
Cumming, the Marquise's sister, but, to
everybody's surprise, she refused the
command Gossips says quite openly
that the reason for her refusal is the
snub administered to her husband who
was not included in the invitation. It
will be remembered that the latter was
connected with a card scandal some
years ago and since then Lady Gordon
Cumming has eschewed society. 1t is
pretty generally felt that the King was
guilty Of most unfortunate slip in in
viting the second of the Garner heir
esses
ANGLO-AMERICAN DUCHESS OUT.
Although American women are TAX
ing leading part in the festivities of
the London season it is generally re-
marked that the Anglo-American Ouch
esses have retired into their shells
The Duchess of Marlborough, who be-
fore her separation from her husband
was always a member of the King
party at Ascot, is now in Switzerland
with her second son who is i'll. She
is not expected back at Sunderland
House until the autumn has set in. It
is said that even if she We're in Lon
don and had not the excuse of sick
son and a deceased stepfather to keep
her out of society she would find an
other excuse.
The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe
were to form part of the Windsor
house party, but did not turn up. The
couple are now back in their barrack-
like home, Floors Castle, where the
Duke is always supremacy happy. The
dislike of society is growing on him
SO that now, like his countryman, the
Duke of Buccleuch, he declares that
he would as soon take a ticket to
Hades as to London at the height of
the season.
WHY SHE CHANGED HER DRESS.
A very good story concerning Mrs.
Waldorf Aston Jr. is going the rounds.
1t appears that the young American
matron ordered a beautiful dress of
the very latest style from a Paquin
Paris house and wore it to the Ascot
races. Imagine her surprise upon ar
irving al the historic course to find
Mrs Langtry the center of an ad-
illIIIiIS SIOup cyEu III d GOSluIilt
the exact duplicate of her own, even
to the hat Mrs Aston retreated in
confusion and Indignation to her mo-
tor car and was Immediately driven
away to Cliveden. A change was eff
fected and later in the day she APP
peared again on the course. To appear
during one afternoon arrayed in two
costumes is an innovation and attract
ed wide comment and led to the story
leaking out.
The frocks which created all the
trouble We're in pale gray with double
skirts over which were worn Dfrectoire
coats, finished with the innumerable
buttons typical of the period Big gray
hats with enormous plumes of the same
color and shade completed the cos
TUNES. One version of the story de-
cIares that Mrs. Langtry's was the
original from which the Americans
had been modelled, while another credits
the latter woman with the honor of
being first in the field. It is safe to