Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31
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King J Sister Executes Bust
OF. William Waldorf Astor

/ makes dazzling picture more sug-
4 digestive of the abode of phantom
knights and danes than twentieth
century folk. Mr.. Vanderbilt has al
I ready entertained there and during
this month he means to give a success
1 sion of festivities all of the elaborate
and gorgeous order associated with his
name.
Somewhat catholic in his taste as re-
CARDS friends, he gives a good time
to many, who, would otherwise have but
! little chance bf getting into the glitte,
| and highly-strung, Alfred Vanderbilt
1 always will have things done as the
| workmeni say sin five minutes There
have been some scenes" at his new
river abode. when on going down dur
| Ing the past weeks he found things
stu behind hand You can employ
| LOCO worlsmen if you choose, but the
| house, grounds and boat must be fin
ished when want them" he was wons
to say. And they We're.
BUSINESS WOMAN.
| why did Mrs. Frank Leslie assume
a title?' That is what all her friends
here are asking, because they know her
and like her so much better by her Old
name. She has a whole host of friends
here and wherever you go you see her
She looks as young as ever this season
and quite as gorgeous, while her charm
never diminishes. Somebody told mo
the other day that she knew more
about buying paper for printing pur.
poses than any man. She always has
lots Of business on hand when over
here on her usual summer holiday and
those who deal with her say she is the
most astute person possible. Even men
quite willingly admit she has an extra
ordinary amount of business capacity.
HOUSE CONCERT RIVALRY.
Latterly Mrs. Mackay spends very lit
tie time in England each season. A
few weeks at the outside is all she
deigns to give us of her presence. She
regards II as Il bounden duty to come.
over and give at least one gorgeous
concert after the order o. that which
Mr.. Astor organizes at his. house in
the same quarter. There has always
been a certain rivalry between Mrs
..sAiackay and f1r. Astor as to who shall
secure the greater number OF stars. OF
all the American millionaires5 they are
the only two who spend $4,000 each
upon these wonderful entertainments
which are The talk of London forfweeks
after they take place Some people say
that Mrs. Mackay would never CONC
to London now We're it not 10 give her
annual concert and to hold her own
with Mr.. Astor-. This does not lnean
that Mrs. Mackay is not on the best of
terms with her neiEhbor and country
man, Far from it.. But still there is
the human inclination to crow. so to
speak. oyer the other. Ilubelik is ene
of those who will figure on Mrs. Mac
ka@'s program this week.
GAY. AMERICANS
Numbers of smart American women
who would have spent these weeks in
london have flown to Paris because
Of the cold and wet Mrs. .iould and
her daughter, Marjorie, are there. They
mad intended to make London sheir
HEADQUARTERS, and do great deal Of
entertaining, but they both got chils
and the moment they We're well enough
to travel they dis appeared, Mrs, Stuy
vesant Fish is another who had intend
ed to have q gay time here, but she,
too abandoned the idea owing to the
cold. She has had 10 end of parties in
Paris and a number Of her friends
crossed over one morning last week
for a dinner party and came back next
day. 1t WAS. they said, well worth the
tronhle and the expense. everything Mas
so beautiful. v done. Several other rle,l
Americans are giving parties in the
gay city and insist on their friends4I
joining them. Among Others IS Mrs.
AInes Van Wart, who is a well known
hostess. When these people issue invi-
tations they usually send with them |
first class return tickets.