Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
King Edward Draws Line at
Attending Crowded Houses

woman who met him at a dinner mar
" a week ago told me she went 10 the
SHOP the other morning to buy cheap
little hat, never dreaming for a moment
tllat she would come in contact with
the millionaire. Lo and behold, therf,
ne was and she thought she had better.
wish him the time OF day. He came
right up to her and asked her what she
wanted. She is anything but well off;
and she promptly said, 81 want a.
cheap hat" Thinking her Cheap
meant q hat for two or three g1lineas,
ne said, You are in luck. for we have
only just opened a consignment Of Par
is models this morning.
MY dear man, she answered, 81
can afford a Paris model; a guinea. ia
my price" ''.All right" he said laugh
ingly; come with me and you shall
have your guinea's WORTH But you
mustn't waste your time for me-. she
said. He lejoined that she need not
worry about his time. He waited
while she was being served told her
what he thought suited her and what
did not She ended by taking what he
suggested.
Il did not know from Adam what it
was really like or how looked in it,p
sho said, but when it did come home.
1 found 1t suited me AL"
-FOUR TONS OF BAGGAGE.
Z Il
Mrs. Adslir and her popular niece.
Nellie Post, received an ovation from
their friends on their return home from
their long trip. Within As hours OF
their arrival the queen and her sister,
the empress dowager@ of Russia and
every other friend of theirs had called
at Adair Place.
Mrs. Adair had to pay nearly $500
for excess luggage. 1t weighed quite
IONS She l1y-r, x-i, 4
as the customs officials could not get it
examined sooner because of the holt
days during which they were excep-
tionally busy. It includes some ex-
quisite bric-a-biac, quantities of Jap
anese and Chinese furniture, curios
wonderful carved worries and goodness
knows what else. The kimonas which
she and Nellie Post we're presen tel
with by Oriental pntentates are said
to be ravishingiy beautiful. :Wondrolts
embroideries of matchless coloring and
amazing workmanship decorate them.
Every woman who has seen them, has
broken the tenth commandment again
and again One which Miss Post val
ues especially is of a primrose silken
fabric, handsomely painted by Japan
csc artist with butterflies, while si}nt;
of golden thread throw up the general
effect. The whole scheme is worked
out in tones of gold and orange and it
Is HGfS you see nov. extraordinarily
gifted tho laps are in the art of get
ting results with one color and its shsd
ings.
Mrs. Adair has brought the king
unique collection of carved ivory pips
For Queen Alexandra there is SO
Oriental china. The queen of Spa
is to receive Il Satsuma vase of ex
quisite beauty. and iewelled most ar
tistically. The ladies of the Con
naught family are to be presented with
kiInonas and for Lord Kitchener there
is a set of ivory cheSslnen carved after
the manner Of those in the possession
of the car. These are said to have cost
several thousands OF dollars
Mrs. Adair is now quite in her ele-
ment as she intends to have an addi-
lion built to Adair Place in which to
put all her new Oriental treasures. It
is to be constructed at the back and
Is being designed and carried out by
a real japanese architect, who will also
see to the decorations and the placing
of the furniture, it being Mrs. Adair's
that all the details ara
to be absolutely accurate.
Mrs. .Adair and her niece have been
greatly feted during their trip which
they enjoyed tremendously. Every
one IS glad to hear that Mrs. Adairs
sight is considerably Improved. She
means to do \ good deal during the
season and may not let her home In
Cur2on street after all, as she had
previously intended to do,
LADY. NARY.