Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31
N1s6aAgSA1 xnESANf
Especial Correspondence

Y ON'DON, July 222.-Princess
4 Louise. a sister OF King, Ed
4 ward, is making bust OF Will
liam Waldorf Aston for Hever
castle. The princess and her husband,
E the Duke of Argyll. spent last week
< end at the famous Rudor mansion,
when their host gave the royal artist
6ittings. This is the first time the
princess has taken an order from a
commoner,8 and 1t goes without say
Ing Mr.. Astor will pay a colossal fig
ure for the; honor. The princess is
too sensible a4woman to refuse a
check for her work any more than
her niece, Princess Victoria Of
Schleswig-Holstein,s would refuse five
suineas for a blue Persian kitten from
her well-known catterH. 1t is said by
those in the know that the royal ar
list will be paid S10,500 for$the bust
His friends assure me, 1t is not easy
to turn Mr.. Astor's head. but the
signal honor Of posing to a kings sis
ter has elated him considerably.
Princess Louise is an extremely clever
sculptor and at least two fine statues
by her of her mother, Queen Victoria
Hre to be seen in public places in.
London.
notwithstanding his great intimacy;
with various members of King Ed
wards family Mr.. Aston is not very
friendly with Edward himself.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston and Mr.. and
MIS- Waldorf 9Astor We're among those
Invited to Hover castle to meet the
princess and her husband. The hosts
objection to publicity grows more in.
tense. Without4the castle walls not a.
soul is aware of what Is going on
within, while all dependents are told
that il the master discovers that they
speak outside it will mean instant dis
missal Everything Is superbly4done at
this wonderful house, half castle, half
monastery, and With state and
ceremony more dignified than. at a
royal mansion. There are a dozen foot
men who wear powdered hair and the
AStor lireries
PET BEAR MAKES A HIT.
Every week fresh conquests are
made in London society by Mr.. Bru-
guiere of whom 1 spoke in a recent
letter. He made pots of money4in the
American section of the great fete at
Olympia which was held in aid of the
queens pet charity, the Children's
Bruguiere collected with little bear
which he called Yankee Doodle
around whose small body was draped
"A flag with, stars and stripes. The
queen, like most other people. fell a.
victim to the charms of Yankee
Doodle and presented him with q
sovereign ($5) whereupon Mr.. Bru-
guiere told the bear to shake hands
with her majesty. to salute and so
forth. The queen was delighted. but
she though the little thing looked tired
and told its master that she hoped he
would not let him stay too
long. Before her majesty left
she extracted promise from
Mr.. Burguiere TO come and visit
her with Yankee Doodle one day at
Buckingham palace in order that she
might show his Est to the children of
the Prince of Wales.
GORGEOUS HOUSE BOAT.
Notwithstanding our hopeless wealth
Err crowds of people are making sex-s
cursions up the Thames with the sole
object of seeing Alfred Vanderbilt.s
beautiful new fouse-tOat. He may be
said to have revived the interest in
house boats which for years has been
slowly dwindling. until latterly thosa
VINO had such boats regarded them Sas
white elephants For protection against
the clements, he has had a soodly por-
lion of the immense deck covered in |
with plate glass. Everywhere are
masses of flowers You can still smell |
pam within measurable distance OF it.
nut the boat looks beautifully spfch
aud span. Lying at the foot of the
j1rraces which are now, all abloom it j