Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-02

Especial Corrcspo udcnce.
ONION. March what an
extraordinary thing is the
marked attention shown Co Mr
and Mrs Fairbanks boy tho royal
famiy,' is a remark one hears every
where just now.
Admitting that cas- late yico president
of the United states, MT Fairbanks
has AN important diplomatic and SOC
ciaI position. nevertheless this is not
sufficient Co explain the way he and
his wife have been received here by
royalty They have been fused over
until they might be- some royal prince
and princess At the first court Mrs.
Fairbanks was especially singled out
for the notice Of the queen. who talked
o. her after the presentation coremo-
MES were over Later this American
lady and her husband Joined the royal
supper party On the sovercigns' prI-
waite supper room.
70 surprised no one more than the
Fairbankses themselves 90 Doe invited
o. few days later 10 lunch with the
Prince and Princess Or Wales. Every
one knows that the princess never Gull
tivates Americans and that the only
two ladies OF that nationality she has
singled out for her favor are Lady Pa
get and the Duchess of RoXbrghc.
Therefore that Mrs. Fairbanks should
be invited to Marlborough House has
got the gossips talking and has been
the cause of great deal of jealousy
among her own compatriots.
FRIENDS OF ROOSEVELT
The story goes. and 9 give it for what
IL Is worth. that it is am because the
Fairbankses are friends of Prosi-
dent Roosovelt-of whom the king
thinks mo- end-and also of SIR white
law Reid and Mrs Reid who are "a
voritos az court.
After luncheon last sunday the prime
cess took Mrs. Fairbanks to see the
royal nurseries at Marlborough House.
They are big. airy rooms on the top
floor. and Mrs Fairbanks was much
impressed with their extreme simplici-
tv. The day being warm. for March.
aU tho windows were wide open, "a fact
that amazed the American lady. La
ter the gardens and the stables were
visited.
on tho morning of the recent levee
which Mr. Fairbanks attended. he was
in panic about his court suit which
did not arrive until the very last moo
ncnt ana when he tried it on. the
yaistcoat was too tight. A telephone
message was sent 90 the tailor but
fortunately, Mr. Fairbanks valet was
able 90 correct the error, and his master
got m In good time after all
The Fairbaukses are delighted with
their visit 90 London. Their success
has been immense.
eve really could not have had "a
nicer time" Mrs Fairbanks said, "but
an the same. ] don't think / want 90
live long in London"
LOVER or ANIMALS.
Little ISM Ber,sford SON OF the late
Lily. Duchess Of Marlborough. and tho
late Lord william Bercsford, possesses
the inherent lowe of the Rorosf'rds Tor
animals. when be was "a tiny boy DIS
late mother the applo OF whose Dy.
Do was. humorcd him In every possible
way. BE used 90 take fHucl.s to tH"
,,eirdcst animals. dogs. eats. old Hor
or goats, in fact amy f1ur-lcgged boast
and hIs adoriug mother promptly our
chased them for him, however ugly
thcy were when the duchess and her
boy were living at Dcepdeno &c was the
great ioy Of the child 20 visit all his
animals and take them out He gave
them an extraordinary names of hi-
own invention. A miserable long legged
eat was called "Pottapom." whatever
that might mean, and AN Old donkey Do
named pumpkins" and so on. The
curious part is that nearly always %