Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15
PARTIES IN LONDON
One at Which King Edward Was a
Guest.
ILLUSTRATIONS OF NEW FASHIONS
Duchess Of sutherland E~ntertains
md Helps Scottish PhiIanthropic
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
Ranclagh.

LONDON, Aug A-London's possibilities
In the way Of garden parties are a surprise
10 visiting New Workers. Many household.
ers living within ten minutes drive OF In
focus OF traffic have charming gardens en-
closed by high walls, ivy draped. whose
dimensions are sufficient to warrant this
style of entertainment. on the lawns
beautifully laden tables are spread, from
leafy corners orchestras lend a soft accom-
paniment of popular melodies and complet-
Ing the picture scores Of fashionably
goWned women with always plenty OF men
stroll to and fro. Attending one It is diff
cult to believe that within a stones throw
may be a traffic congested London street.
Nor do the private residences have &
Snopoly Of this attraction. The same ruls
holds good In regard to many Of the apart.
ment houses Of the best class, rebuilt from
former mansions and retaining the gardens
belonging to them.
Late July is ideal garden party weather.
1t IL cool enough for comfort and warm
enough to wear ones garden party clothes.
You arrive at your destination as you
started out, this delectable condition
brought about by the payment of Is I'd.
Your Merry Widow hat is not changed into
a scoop In transit; you have not been sat
on, jumped on or pushed on and off
crowded vehicles. You recall the remark
OF an English woman stepping dainty and
trim from a hanson at one such event:
1T isn't what a shilling gets you, but It's
what 1t protects you from that makes 1t so
valuable
OF the many garden parties given in
London during the season, big, little, semi
~public-meaning thereby those where the
guests are expected to patronize some laud-
able ~charity-possibly the most important
and certainly the most picturesque was the
one given at Stafford House by the Ouch
ess of Sunderland to help the work of the
Scottish Home Industries association. In
addition to the usual social attractions II
included a very interesting exhibit Of Scot
fish homespuns, knitted work and the arts
and craft work of the Cripples' guild.
Charmingly gowned young women, some OF
them representatives Of Scottish families,
explain the merits Of the articles shown.
Some of them try on tweed coats deity and
detail their expensive attractions glibly.
Another sinks her. painted chiffon gown
into a huge raincoat OF green tweed which
looks as IL 1t would last a lifetime and has
a very smart tailor finish, and actually
implores you for your own good to take
advantage of the opportunity to buy It.
You are sure she is sincere in her advice,
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kind and have a s~oftness OF texture and a
lightness of weight that send American
guests into transports Of delight. They buy
largely and generously and help to swell
the receipts, which are said to have grown
each year since the establishment of this
function.
This time the advertised presence Of the
king lends special interest TO the affair and
at the hour specified for his arrival when
the Weather capricious as a modern
woman would never dare to be, changes
from doubt and dlsmay to an expression
OF sunllt content, the suites Of rooms on
the ground floor, the principal terrace
overlooking the pleasure grounds and the
grounds themselves are crowded with
guests who are not at oil exacting or I'M
patient, for In the interval of waiting they
have some OF the most beautiful women in
England to look at.
When the wireless message passes from
one 20 another that the king has arrived
there Is a closer massing OF guests and the
moment before the stir at the door leading
10 the terrace is the final announcement
Of his coming, a half dozen Scottish plpers,
from the dukes private corps, suddenly
flash into view from a screen of trees and
strut with martial steps, chests expanded
kills flying, across the pleasure grounds
past the great urns filled with flowers, VI
and down the sward, to and fro, their bag
pipes emitting the half melancholy, halt
alluring strains of that most peculiar in,
strument At the very moment when tbs
kits with a final flourish disappear behind
the spreading branches the quietly impress
slve figure Of King Edward VII, unat
tended, comes leisurely into view through
the lane Of men who hold their silk hati
in the regulation position, high near thu
forehead, while the women look with inter
est and exchange the usual commonplace
that the king is looking eN-tr-aordinarilI
well today" The king is popular with al
his subjects and especially the feminine
ones.
To the American eye, critically bent OF
judgment without personal prejudice, tn
king is not looking at all well. His face l
pale and his eyes heavy. He walks as II n
were tired from the strain of a social sea
son, every day OF which is numbered Will
functions in which he must always be tn
central figure and which he rarely ncgleets
He is dressed in a dark blue suit with
cutaway coat that docs not conceal tn
rotundity OF his figure. He wears whit
carnations on his coat lapel and a blacl
silk hat
Following him Up and down the length
OF the terrace and through the suite y
drawing rooms the duchess Of Sutherland
walks at a few steps distance. She 1
dressed in a clinglng gown Of platinum
colored charmeuse, with embroidered tuni
!n which is no fold Of excessive draplnG
A big picture hat Of old rose is the on
note Of color II you except the perfect rose
the exact shade OF her hat, which sh
carries IN one slim hand and OCCASIONAL
raises to her lips.
The king, who spends an hour altogethe
at Stafford House. is particularly keen /
his scrutiny Of the handwork in silver don
BY the Cripples' guild. which includes az
tieles for the desk. for the dressing table
for smoking. etc. He buys largely OF thes'
and II he does not purchase the tweeds an
homespuns exhibited by several pretr
women, he is at least appreciauve OF th
sellers intentions, to all seeming,
One Of these attractive
the Hon. Mrs. George Kepple, who wears