Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-05


Z ONDON. Feb. 2t-After having
been rejected eight times by Miss
Marguerite Drexel Lord Maid
stone vcntured the ninth time
and won the day. Like scores OF other
eligible young men ne had been in
the train Of the beautiful heircss Tor
a long time. but no one seemed q
think that he was more favored Than
the others. The result is that his
friends put his success down 90 sheer
pcrsistcucy.
According 60 present arrangements
the wedding is 20 take place ln juno
and will OF course. be- one OF the great
events of the season. boudoncrs are
not 20 be- done out of the treat N see
ing "a really interesting wedding for
% will take place from the magnificent
new home OF the bride-elects parents
I'm Grosvcuor Square. The kng ami
queen both sent kilograms Of congrJti-
iation TO Miss DreNel and II u antc'-
pated that they will be at the cere-
mony when she changes her name. As
soon as Paris Is herself again Mrs
Anthony Drcxcl and her daughter VIII
be crossing 20 see about the trouaseai
Several members 81 the late Lori
Sackviile's family are on terms ~
great intimacy with well known Amer
leans some Of whom remember thcie
father when he was representing the
court Of St James in the Unitec
states Miss Amelia SackviNe West
frequently crosses IN America % visit
personal friends Of her late father For
n short time she increased the small al
lowance OF $1,000 per annum from her
father by journalism
All the late barons children arc
wonderful dancers. II used rather 10
surprise people that they owned -
this accomplishment; far from BEING
ashamed however, they were very
proud Of II and were always wiling
10 give their services for charity. An
other characteristic Of the entire FAM
ily is their difficulty In graphing with
English Although they have been
resident here for years they speak with
a pronounced foreign accent; all n
them, including Lady Sackville. hetray
their Spanish origin and show hardly
any trace Of their English ancestry
on POLITICAL DUTY.
When this reaches you London win
he fuller than u has been since last
June. The trumpet call Of political
duty is summoning all and sundry 10
town for the opening " parliament and
the numerous political receptions that
preccdc and follow II. Keencst excite
ment prevails in the government and
opposition camps. more especially
among the ladies. for they realize how
stirring and tense Is the situation. In
the past IL used to be national boast
that when important members Of the
government and the opposition met
outside Westminster they were good
friends, and the same applied 10 their
wives but during and since the gem
eraI election this state Of things ceased
altogether. Political enmity has be-
come personal, and the men Of the two
parties hate each other Needless TO
say. their respective wives go one bet
ter IN this respect, and show an excess
OF feeling" that is anything but kind.
II has fallen 10 the lot Of more than
one minister 90 have to give his wife
n lecture on the subject and beg her
not 10 show hor talons.
WOMAN DIPLOMAT.
Mrs. Lulu Harcourt II aclSnowledg-
ed by all 70 be the most diplomatic Of
ali the wives Of ministers. She keeps
her friends among all tinges Of
politics Perhaps. II the truth be told,
this n because she II not 50 rabid
politician as other women. Her chill
dren. for instance. are Of far more
Importance TO her than the passing ~
the budget Lady Crewe, another
hostess Of the Liberal party II a
most enthusiastic politician. though a