Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

never likely To use IL dedicated 10 him in
some great London or country mansion
The late luke Of Richmond and Gordon
reserved At 0oodwood house the first floor
rooms for the prince ana princess OF Dales,
as the present king and queen then were.
AZ Tulchan lodge, which belongs to the
Sassoons, where Edward recently stayed,
there IL also a royal flat sacred 10 his use.
Sir Ernest Cassol Is the kings best chum
for a variety Of reasons, not the least
being the fact that Brook house. his Park
Lane residence, contains five rooms on the
first floor. which are named "the King
Edward VII suite" and will, while the
house belongs to the present owner, be
the special property Of our ruler-ready for
his occupancy at any hour of the day or
night without notice.
And now comes the news that Anthony
Drexel and his wife propose to place a
suite of apartments at the pleasure of the
king.
Mrs. Palmer Progresses.
At Mrs. Potter Palmer's new quarters in
Carlton House terrace the embellishments
are being pushed ahead. There is no
American In London who possesses such
exquisite things. and they will be seen to
far greater advantage in her new mansion
than in the old one. People Of taste can
not understand why the DreXels gave up
that really exquisite house in the pre-
eminently most aristocratic and certainly
most desirable quarter Of London for noisy,
dusty Grosvenor square, where motor
omnibuses chase each other and traffic
continues day and night. Carlton House
terrace, which is only a stones throw
from Marlborough house, is a private road
and only a muffled sound Of the riot Of
London can reach 1t.
Mrs. Potter Palmer is immensely pleased
with her choice. AS some one expressed
1t to me lately, 'she is like a child with a
new toy" The house gives splendid OPP
portunities for entertaining and 1t goes
without saying the new chatelaine will
make good use of them. According to
present arrangements, she means to spend
the greater part of the winter in London.
Andrew CarnegIe's Mother.
Every guest who stays at Skibo castle
is taken by the host to the little church
yard close by to visit the grave of the
mother of Andrew Carnegie. a simple one
enough, but beautifully cared for. II the
guest is a diplomatic person he will pro-
vide himself with a wreath to place with
the other blooms which are sent every
7 morning from the castle. Andrew Car
ncgie adores his mothers memory. In
every room in the castle are pictures of
her. The humble cottage she once occu-
pied, and which she refused to leave when
her son grew wealthy and offered her any
stately home she might choose, Is still
standing in the little garden. That was
the cottage in which the multi-millionaire
first saw the light. Carnegie's friends
are often invited there, too. and may Gull
a rose or a geranium in memory of the
spot. 1t is a sweet, simple garden full of
old-world flowers and herbs, with a bee
hive in the corner, which is replaced by a
new one when occasion demands. Andrew
Carnegie takes It for granted that every
guest who stays with him must be as in
terested in his mothers garden and cottage
as he himself is. If the visitor shows j
lack of appreciation the dour Scot never
f~orgives it.
One of the most conspicuous women in
American society in London has just had
a trying experience. Her only daughter,
about IA years old, disappeared from home
one afternoon recently. leaving no trace
behind. After two weeks of agonized secret
search on the part of her parents. she was
located by the police in a country cottage,
living alone, and under an assumed name.
She had put on one of her mothers gowns,
and, being tall and of mature appearance,
had passed as a young woman of IS. She
had lived quietly and seen no visitors, and
apparently had no reason to offer for her
peculiar conduct except a sudden notion of
leading an independent existence.
LADY MARY.