Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-04

oNDON. May os.---Never in the
annals Of the smart world in
England has so great calami-
ty oyer:aken II as the death OF
King Edward, coming as II has Just
as the curtain was about to rise on
he London season Of 1910. It was
King Edward and American hostesses,
Who fof years have made the London
sason The king was as full Of nervous
energy as any American. He had to
bs perpetually on the move If he was
/ not working he had TO be playing.
There was no sitting stin for him. 1t
vas 50 10 speak his energy which
Killed him
! lady in the household has Just
! been telling me that when his majesty
arrived from Biarritz his cold was
'ill on him. He coughed and he was
augued. His ply stefan suggested he
should go TO bed after dinner.
To bed, Reid ?" he said. 81 am not
W man ! am going to the opera"
III il madness, sir" replied the
DOCTOR But the king laughed.
] should be b. ed to death ~ l
vent to bed, Reid. / must be amused;
h is good for me"
When the King came IN from the
opera Nc did not take the usual
elaborate supper which always await
81 MIN. He had just whisky and
SOFA, went 10 bed and in the morn
NC was apparently no worse for the
outing A night or so later he went off
70 dine with Lady Paget who had a
small party OF eight To- meet him, after
which he played a rubber OF bridge.
lay Paget had the temperature Of
yer house set to the Identical degree
y suit the kings delicate condition.
was the journey to Sandringham
ahd driving about In the damp to see
ue Improvements which rendered his
condition absolutely hopeless from the
oN OF his return to Buckingham
palace
SOCIETY IN MOURNING.
livery one who is anyone is in
yy~pest mourning / met the Duchess II
hoAourghe In unrelieved black on her
.sS 70 Buckingham palace the other
.nsIhoon' She was walking and wore
SIMPLE short black dress Of satin
s,red cloth and magnificent black fox
VT her very high toque had an up-
mnding black aigrette
many OF the smart women had
purchased the greater part OF their
tpshs and millinery for the season
80 they would now be glad 10 dis
rs Of them for tenth OF what
ihey are simply so much lumber"
s@1 a "ell-known social leader. I'VE
,. W., nsye to wear black for six months
sn1 men half mourning for the re-
"a a'n1er OF the year. and by that time
W. INis fashions OF the hour as rep
sh'ed IN this lovely wardrobe OF
nn, VIII he as antlquated as ~
~ were Of the early Victorian order"
soros,h,. n ,,, ana millinery had cost
me great modistes in tho We, r.a
W. lose fortunes over tho s,ocLs a,
.l'sie garments they had laia in ,or
" seasons wear Jewelers. TOO orc
vHoaninR tho state of aYojrs as -,
no ono is wearing colored
$50. Fems-unless diamonds ana
consequently an absolute
ne nartet and u-it continue
~ " 'or mo next 70 months.
No SWELL WEDDINGS
M .erFore Is sorry for tho nrosnect,ve
:, whose weddings win 30 49,,
d nnr ,heir glory IN consequence ~
o,o,', ru mourning which viii he Wig.
~. observed by the motori,,, -,
H.. .ues'T " will ~ perroIss.hta 80
,h 49,. ntt'e white OF mouye into
I,,,,.r,." 'tur'es. but this Is Inc ouIy
49,, my v'h'cN will 10 tolerated Tho
,,s nns boar, is most enphst,c IN
~ :, 70 corr' Mourning as he consid-
ier,s 70 npnN on Tho nart ~ his sub
he IN nav this tribute OF r,speci r..
h :. menlorv ~ his father AN ,o,d
,r,,-,a pos7ihle that tho dates o, the
rliar.s ~ Lord Arneson and Miss
Iowa ,rr'er end MISS n-exe, ana
,ulv. Fnasione may he altered 20
hal a.,os re, ,y TOOK n'qec on The orig
b. n SO the recertions would have
rva' h.rdcned rs en- Tho case =, Ne
tlsc. rntler's wedding which ,ooh
ropsla. week. This nian Is under
'su0n at the moment by the