The Detroit times., 1909-02-22
RUSSELL A. AlGER
TOURS EUROPE IN
MOTOR CAR
WILL VISIT GERMANY, FRANCE,
ITALY AND RIviERA-scHWA6
PAYS $4,000 EACH FOR PEkIN-
. ESQ DOGS.
ey LADY HENRY SOMERSET.


LONDON. Feb. is.-Consuelo. dow
ager Duchess OF Manchester. has start
ed for Biarritx with her son and
Idaughter.in.law, the Duke and Duchess
OF Manchester Eugene zimmerman
accompanied the party.
London society fears IL may never
again see Consuelo. dowager Duchess
OF Manchester, for the famous Ameri'
can is very H. Her illness is OF
character and gravity that forbids her
friends discussing II. II Is stated that
even Consuelo herself is not yet In
formed OF the gravity OF her maiady.
Her last appearance in London society
was the week before last whom the
king drove TO her residence in Gros-
yenor square To dine with her.
The dowager duchess had hidden
select group of the kings brightest
friends 10 meet his majesty. They in
cluded Mrs George Keppel. MI and
Mrs. Lewis Harcourt. Col. and Mrs.
Jack Leslie, Mrs. George Cavendish
Bentinck. and Sir John and Lady LIS
ter Kaye The dowager duchess wore
black. being still In mourning for her
mother, Mrs Yznaga, and she was In
/ splendid spirits. despite the shadow OF
/ Illness hanging over her
VIII Entertain King.
AT Biarritz she will have the honor
OF again entertaining the king. who
proceeds there the end OF this month.
Society will miss the dowager. who
for years has been not only an init
mate member OF the kings set, bu,
one OF the wittiest OF hostess In Lon
don. Her friends who have discovered
\ - LODI ~
not be as grave as reported Above
all. they are hopeful she herself new
or will discover the nature OF her Ill
ness.
The young Duchess of Manchester
also is not well. She never recovered
her full strength since her recent oper-
alton.
The Riviera is the destination OF
many distinguished Americans who
have arrived in London recently.
Charles VI. Schwab has started for
Monte Carlo, where be will find many
friends. During his stay in London.
Mr. Schwab bought pair OF Pekinese
dogs, paying $4,000 for each.
Russell Alger, son or the ex-secre-
tary Of war. has started for a lengthy
in Germany. France, Italy and the
Riviera.
George l.. Peabody, the Boston bank
er, intends making lengthy stay in
London. He has taken a luxurious
fiat in Berkeley square.
Mrs. W. s G.. Williams BALTIC will
entertain extensively this season. She
has taken a large Mayfair house.
! L. "
ing wedding presents nowadays. The
millionaire Rothschild clan is buying
gifts for the golden wedding of the
Baron and Baroness de RothsChild.
the head OF the French branch OF the
family.
The impending wedding of the Mar
quis Douro TO Miss Coats, the million
aire heiress OF the famous thread
manufacturing family, has started So
ciety hunting for relics OF Wellington
and Napoleon. because the youthful
marquis is the son and heir Of the
Duke of Wellington.
Everybody Buys Presents.
IL is expected that the presents Civ
en- TO Lord Dalmeny and his bride,
Lady Grosvenor, will rival In value
the number OF those given by million
aire Americans at their weddings.
Lord Dalmeny's mother was Roths-
child, and the Rothschild family Is
never niggardly with wedding pres
ents.
Lord Douro is one OF the few heirs
TO dukedoms in London society. His
marriage leaves Lord Percy, Lord
CRANKY, Lord Tavistock and Lord
Beauclerc as manageable heirs 10
dukedoms. Miss Coats. Lord Douro's
fiancee, is the first daughter OF a Brit
ish captain OF industry TO marry the
heir 10 dukedom. Heretofore ducsl
heirs have always looked TO the Unit
ed States for their brides.
Sir Oliver Lodge has read W. L.
Stead's account of the wonderful ma
terializing seance given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson. the Americans. Sir
| Oliver was present at the seance, but
Is sccptical about the genuineness OF
the materializations In which Mr..
stead firmly believes. Sir Oliver said
today:
! Il regard the affair as perform
ance in which some fllmsy and com
pressible white drapery and some flow
ers are ingeniously concealed. until the
time comes for producing them. | con-
lecture that the flowers may have been
at some early stage OF the sitting de-
posted under the chair. while the
drapery was employed In an ingenious
and effective fashion. The flowers and
the drapery once more concealed. l
am not prepared to say exactly how
the drapery or flowers were concealed
preparatory to their Introduction and
martial removal. though | have an
Idea OF the method But to my mind
there was no evidence OF anything OF
supernormal character. II the exhibi-
ton OF any supernormal power Is
claimed. then strongly repudiate the
idea"