Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03
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n oNDON. June 23.--Rttrely have
the fates dealt so hard a blow
,as has recently fallen on MS.
Elmer Black. When she went to
paris from here some weeks ago to
purchase the wonderful wardrobe
which will never be Worn here, size
wax the happiest American woman 70
be seen: full of what She was going
todo; full OF her piiospectlye successes;
full of her little daughters future. ust
as she had returned to London the ca
Bile telling her Of he,. husbands sud
den Illness was put into her hand, AMI
a few days ago his death was an
nounred. Il
The gown in which she was to appear
at one of the curly courts OF this month
suggests fairy tale. = 1t was q thing
Of moonlight and jewels. someone said
in describing it. or satin charmcuse
covered with silk net finer than u cob
web it was festooned with tulle almost
covered with gems. The skirt, scant
and skinny after the order of the hour,
had an immense train draped from one
shoulder. In one corner near the hem
was a veritable bouquet of jewels-.an
entirely new idea, This frocS had Just
been unpc.sked and she was trying it
on when the cable intimating her hus-
bands illness was handed to her She
literally tore 1t off; dashed to the tele-
phone TO inquire when the next steam
ers was leaving and found she had ex-
actly an hour to pack and get to sta
the given time had expired she was
on her way!
Her visiting gowns. Ascot frocSs,
river and garden party dresses were in
their own way as delightful as the
court creation, all being miracles of
perfect taste, style and orr glnality. The
story goes that Mrs. Black has had
no end of offers for llergcourt goWn5as,
of course, she Will he unable to wear
1t this year. BY next season it will be
as much out of date as If it had been
made in the middle ages. In at least
one case the price rendered was "a
fancy one considerah bly, in excess of the
actual cost.
TOO LUXURIOUS FOR BoNI.
Count Boni de Castellane finds his
yacht. the Valhalla, too expensive
luxury and has been trying for some
time to sell it, 1t is one of the most
zpaiatal yachts at sea and one of the
few that has a swimming bath. 1t was
originally purchased by the French
count from Col, Baycock. an enormous
y wealthy Englishman who had 1t
built for himself at tremendous cost,
Having tired of 1t, he sold it for u
fancy price 10 the !. count a couple
years before he was divorced. The then
lsountess-Anna Gould-hnd her bon-s
doir furniture in 1t made of silver and
mother of pearl. Hergown hath; WAS
OF the same Materials. The count would
not refuse any easonable offer now for
the beautiful vessel, he, too. being tired
of it.
Z BY all accounts Boni IL tired Of
everything and of himself most of all!
He has drained the cup of pleasure TO
y dress and cannot replenish 1t j.
!, ,itoush ne is In perfect health ana Il
iooks robust as a cart horse. he tells
Y. ms friends he wishes to heaven 1t were
me end of all things. And they only
laugh at him..
DRENELS HOUSE FINISHED.
AT last the Drexels nucn talked OF
house rouse In Grosvenots square Is finished
and Mrs. Anthony Drexel Il and her
a,aagiitre are heaving signs of satssfap-5 |
: Ison. For these ladies have tramped |
London for Adam mantelpieces and |
o saiis Things for which their artistic