Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-26
tspecial correspondence.)


r oNDoN. June Hone of the fin
est Of all the residences on the
Thames IS Oakley Court, where
Harry Payne Whitney and his
popular wife are entertaining on a
more than usually sumptuous scale.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, says she
cannot stand the want of oxygen in
the London air. Moreover at Oakley
Court there. is a private polo ground,
an irresistible attraction for both OF
them.
Oakley Court, possesses the longest
Thames. They extend for nearly a mile
and Just now are in all their glory. One
Of the first things Mrs Harry Payne
Whitney did5on visiting the court was
to order that these terraced gardens
should be adorned with several Aneri-
can bowers composed of Dorothy Per-
klns roses. and other flowers. New
statues brought from Paris and Italy,
miniature cascades and fountains are
further TO glorify the terraces.
HIS OWN WEAKNESS.
Inc story goes that Harry payne
MhitheS has one weakness-a desire
70 be the champion polo player. This
Lady Arthur Paget told the king, who
PROMPTLY said he. would like to meet
MIN, so his majesty has promised the
fasne sWhitneys to lunch With them one
nay before the season is out. Since the
aaFeht OF the Americans at Oakley
eonrt the smoking room has been en-
De,lshed withApoatraits oftall the great
polo p!ayers of England and America
atill, II goes without saying, pictures of
ma host4at his faverite pastime punc-
tusle them at very frequent Intervals.
huests staying in the house say that it
~ 10 uncommon thing, to be awakened
ny the sound of IA pony's hoofs on the
sIaSel outside their bedroom windws
Mh,ch indicates that the host is start
.ns Oh alone. at an unearthly hour of
we morning for his solitary practise in
me private polo ground attached to-
~ me house. Although SO far this season
us success in big matches has been
.,Ns.'iing but encouraging he is not in
ny nv. ieast crushed, and he goes on plac-
.isilg with the enthusiasm Of, a. school
BOY and the persistence of German
Sa.t9t learning English. Is it any won
usr MS friends say that in time he
should carry all before him?
VALUABLE CUT GLASS.
w Lady Granard the Hon, Mrs John
S Iara' Mrs. Chauncey and j. Pierpont
.1otgan all sent special representa-
ives 70 the great sale at Rockbarton,
=. t.o,u fermoy's beautiful seat in Coun-
~. limerick. Each had instructions to
MY NY up certain unique things which
ch Iie 70 pc sold by public auction All
a., women nowsso wild over beauti-
t; ". eut Siass and Lord Fermoy' collec-s
M u genuine Waterford glass was
E,,, most interesting and valuable in
NJ = ~. IL seems both the Countess
Val VA a .,iF, and her cousin, Mrs. John
M =, i, ma set their heart Oh acquiring
IT, ia .soiiection, though neither men
,, V,e9 1T 10 the other. Each lady re-
Questioned the same REPRESENTATIVE and
:. AL, Vas not until then that they discov-
W No they We're both on the same tack
S. 81, John Ward. was however. the
ara 70 give the order}for its purchase
c cnu ,hearins later of the desire of he,.
d,Iaa. she good naturedly offered to
rar. tue. me purchase With her Water
AN CUT glass Is now especially valu-
dva. as u is no longer made, the in
II. g nelng extinct and the eecret of
rs firing lost Il .
ola a, -, y; ShaunceS, desired some valuable
shaa ,sti mahogany to complete a suite
non. aifeady possesses; while j. PIER
MI morgan set his heart on a Kauff-
ih am il iatsterpiece. Whether these en-
.ssf.. lie american art lnsers have
,iesi,I7 sa the possession of their hearts
i ss.'t, or pot.I cannot say as the. sale
hoas, IN progress. lord Fernnoy has
thin getting together the beautiful
% DIT Rockbarton for years and he