Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-27
American Women G,ve the
Lead In describing Mourning

spend good while with his brother,
Mr.. Bradley Martin at BalmaCadn,
where he is the life and soul Of the
house parties. hear 1t is quite likely
that he may take a fiat in London per-
manently.
Mrs Henry Taft, the sister-in-law Of
the president of the United states, by
her keen interest in Russia. and the
poor of that country has won the ad-
miration of that naughty lady. the
czarina Mrs. Taft was almost over
come with surprise when one morning
recently she received an autograph let
ter from her imperial majesty. II Is
not so long ago that the czarina gave
such a frigid reception TO rich Amer
lean woman who was visiting st. Pc
tersburg with some great English Ia
dies, that IL became the talk of
European society for some time Now
she has written to Mrs TAFT who can
not boast of anything like the wealth
Of her compatriot that she Is looking
forward with keen Interest to that
lady's book on Russia, which Is to ap-
pear in the near future. Mrs. Tart
sympathizes very strongly with the
| Russian Jews and considers them an
extraordinarily clever race; she has
| made "A comprehensive study Of them
| and has been invited to lecture on the
! subject In London but she has not
! made up her mind about this yet. JudE-
ing by what Is said. this lady does not
| care a hutton about social distinction
| II she did. she might have the entree
| 10 every court In Europe after this rec
| ignition By the czarina, one Of Mrs.
| Taft's compatriots In discussing the
| matter said, There are women among
us who would give 10 years OF our
lives for the honor that has been con
| ferred on Mrs Henry TAFT. No DOUBT
IL falls 10 her lot because she IS op-
soiutely Indifferent to IT.
LINGUIsrs FOR SERVANTS.
All smart American mothers are anN-
| ions that their children shall become
| good linguists. as soon as possible anu
| tnke. steps accordingly. Mrs. DaNld
Rsatty has "A young French valet for her
| little son and in her nursery are ais,
n, German govcrness, and frehct
maid besides the English head nurse
Mrs. Beatty's idea is that chlldrei
should learn to speak langua ges as sooi
as possible She says the proper way
for them TO become linguists Is 10 p'
surrounded in their infancy by serN
| ants of different nationalities. She u
| most careful that those she employ
sneak to perfection the language
their respective countries. The h"u
| Mrs. John Ward has already frencl
| under nurse for her little son ana sh
is forbidden to address him in any
thing hut French. some time ago.
vas told at West End registry ono
| that they were sending To Paris a
. | English nursery goNernesS lot w
> | Young Due de Chaunes.
on one thing all smart mothers ar
agreed. namely. that the English hes
, nurse is absolutely essential IN ever
; properly organized establishment ne
. order, daintiness and conscientiousne
/, arc nearly always TO be depended upoi
! they say. European queens ana roya
, | lies concur in this for at the preseI
\ ,imc there Is not royal nursery
Q f.urope in which the head nurse u M
] Of british nationality. The queen
a Snain., according TO her mother PriI
ccss Henry Of Battenberg, would M
trust her children TO the care or AT
one save Britisher.
n when | think OF the fag had leari
n inc French and German, ! am qui
= Sa,ermined that my little Meira sha
= 30 saved that trouble SAID Ia
n cranard some time ago 10 frlen
IT aehe shall hear these languages col
a stantly spoken round her az soon
y she is capable OF understanding an
- thing" The grand duke Michael az
l. me countess Torhy were among
l. ,orv hrst TO realize the advantages
"a surrounding their family with a u"
:, clever iinguists. speaking hali
dozen languages including Russia
u with ease and correctness.