The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-07-19
Gotham
Gossip
BY Francis Phillips
BY Francis Phillips

lWho marry foreign nohlemen, made
the other day in congress by Rep
|resentative Henry of Texas. seems to
have gotten under the skin of some
lof the Representative relatives here
lof those who have sought social pres
tige through international marriage
to men of title.
In the opinion of the families of the
young New York women who have
Exchanged their dollars for coronets
within the last decade or two, the
vigorous philippe of the outspokeu
Texan. who. while holding them up to
| opprobrium. took occasion to score
members of the diplomatic service for
aping the splendor of foreign courts,
was uncalled for and unfair. Friends
of John Hayes Hammond. special
| American ambassador to the coroua-
ton of King George, We've disposed
to resent the implied reference to
him in Mr.. HcurY's spirited denunci-
alton of the nations ENJOYS abroad.
| They were inclined to interpret the
attack on Mr.. Hammond as rcflcc-
tion of the appointment felt by
several candidates for tho appoint
mcut as Uncle SANS special plcnipo-
itentiaN extraordinary to the ccrc-
monies in the English capital recently
| However much the criticism OF the
| New York heiresscs who have mar
ried titles within the past few years
may be applaudcd through the coun-
| try as patriotic effort on the part
| of the southern representative in
| congress to discourage the future eA--
lportation of dollar-lAs4t-u~ brides, II 3
n OF hal+cvrd II will have any apprect-
able effect ON the transat lantic mar
| rage market 50 long as ambitious
mothers and title Worshipins dauEht-
crs with substantial bank accounts
and much leisure time on their hands
have a hankering for such marriages
they will continue in proportion to
1.-The number available The excuse
given for such couiugal contracts that
1.-THE average American man of means
| persists i'm dcNotinE n certain amount
of his time to business which pre-
lCIudes the possibility OF giving to her
1.-The attention for social advertisement
she demands as her due will continue
Ito encourage hciresscs to seek the
life of luxuriant leisure they CoNet by
Ialliance with the gilded SCions of the
old world. The fact that SO many OF
these hastily arranged and i'll assert
ed marriages prove to be unhappy VIII
have little adverse influence on those
who are eligible, every young woman
lhclieving that SHE can overcome the
difficulties that encompasscd her con
temporarics and avoid the shoals up
on which others have been wrecked,
w. r. Stead's suggestion at the
| To- 81 In
London last week under the auspices
,of American veterans of the ciN'l
war now resident there that he would
| favor the erection of a statue or
George Washington in the English
apital. on the completion OF the
peace agreement pending between the
two countries has been met with
counter proposal to rear statute or
IWilliam f.. Gladstone or some other
distinguished and progressive son of
Britain here.
In the past statues OF bronze and
stone have been erected in the public
| parks of New Yarlt ho foreigners
who have achieved big things in the
world of art and literature, but to
date they are practically all Ger
mans and Frenchmeu. No attempt
has ever been made to pcrpetuate the
fame of a British citizen in this way
land until now no suggestion to do so
has ever commanded public attcn-
Ition Gladstone was highly regarded
in New York and If the successful mo-
COLLATION. of the new peace treaty,
sponsored by President Taft and
Premier Asquth. is to he celebrated
on the other side by the memorial to
Washington. described by stead as
the greatest Englishman of the 18th
century" it will be likely that the
movement to reCiprocate the friendly
sentiment by "A similar courtesy on
this side will assume concrete shape.
| Although intending it MS n Joke on
Maxine Elliot his former wife the
memoirs of Nat Goodwin, the coined
ian, In which he discusses her pre-
objection FOR entertaining noblemcn
during their summer VACATION in
England few Years ago, the rialto
thinks the joke is much on the actor.
The statement Of Goodwin that while
strolinR with his butler through the
grounds of the English estate he
leased for the occasion. he passed an
open window and heard one of his
guests--Lord name not mentioned)
making love to the glorious Maxine
and quiZZing her for her lack ot
taste in marrying "such an insignih-
cant, vulgar little fellow" has got
New York on it's ears. When he says
that his wife used him for stepping
stone to histrionic fame and pres
tige, New York quite agrees with
him, for that has been the history Of
each OF his four wives. Goodwin.
who is probably the most finished
comedian on the American stage, has
always had a faculty Of making
money, which he has been ever
ready to lavish on the woman who
held his fancy at the moment. I'm
fortunately for him an Of his wives
have appreciated this and while their
orbit has been in the ascendent each
in turn. particularly Maxine Elliott
and Edna Goodrich, her successor In
his affections. have contrived To help
him spend his money with free
hand.
His confession that Maxine Elliott
used him 20 entertain their guests in
| England WITH funny stories aud ~
lay ths zig tllls ryr the hsspitslitJ
she arranged ryr the n1olemsn ans
invited 70 share In the gay Weekend
parties given at their estate indt-