Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-18
Especial Correspondence ,

Especial CORRESPONDENCE
r ONDON. June 9.-Mr. Roosevelt
is the most talked Of man I'm
London. Now that King Edward
is buried and life is once more
becoming normal the cx-president is
receiving something Of the immense
attention which would have been his
had not the death of the king inter
fered with everyonc's plans.
Mr.. Roosevelt has been exploring
old London. He has been to the temple
to see Goldsmith's grave. Clerkenwell
is far from beautiful but il seems he
had heard "A great deal about 'Llluc
Italy" as portion Of 1t Is called
owing to the enormous number "I
Italians who reside there, and he want
ed TO visit IL.
The ex- president is far too character
istic in appearance to pass unobserNed.
Bows selling newspapers and street
urchins recognized him and cheered
him. and he returned the salutation.
God bless yer honor said "a small
Irishman Of 10: "how's New York o
Give 'em all me love there when ye
certainly. certainly" replied the
colonel. throwing the boy half-a-croWn
(60c).
Later Mr. Roosevelt went 20 see
Hockey In the Hole or rather the
site upon which II once stood. Here
was a famous bull-baitlng bcar-bait-
ing and prize fighting garden In the
eighteenth century. Round the corner
was one Of the abodes Of Mistress NtH
Gwynn and retreat OF DICK IuIpli.
No doubt he also saw the house IN an
old world square from Whlcn MISS
Fairbrother was married 60 the late
Duke Of Cambridge. an uncle Of our
new queen. The duke dehed queen
Victoria and society by marry ing ihe
beautiful actress who had won his
heart
MRS. LONGWORTH' DRESSES.
Mrs Longworth Is out and about a
good deal generally driving ana OF
course. dressed in black. Mrs. john
Ward Is sometimes with hor and uHe
afternoon the latter's uttlc boy was
tucked in between them. Mourning
does not suit Mrs. L0nCworth nor can
it be said TO be particularly becoming
TO Mrs. John Ward. Neither has
enough color to carry It off. but d
goes without saying both ladies OK
press the last word FOO fashions.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitoldw Reid have
set an example to society by the dIt-
nity and deCorum with when thlhk9
have been conducted at the embassy
allowed after any OF the family ain
nor parties which have assembled since
the coming of the RooseNelts. Many
distinguished guests who are on terms
Of Intimacy with the ambassador and
his wife come I'm a quiet way To dine
but the party breaks up soon after
II. often before. Sometimes they an
go TO the opera, except Mrs. Reid VINO,
since the death OF her father, never
goes out to festivities Of any kind.
BIG FUNCTION POSTPONED.
OF all the American hostesses who
had come 10 London with the intention
of doing great things-and there were
many-none has suffered so much
through the force OF circumstances as
Mrs. Miller Graham, the chatelainc Of
that magnificent palace i'm Grosvonur
Square which she has taken from Lord
Numburnhome. Everything was In
readiness there for the brilliant festi-
vties Mrs. Miller Graham proposed
60 give and her prospective dotngs
we're the talk of society. Those who had
not the pleasure OF her acquaintance
were doing their utmost to get intro
auctions to her. She spent a fortune
on presents for r cotlllion which was
TO have taken place In juneau event