Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12
Shall the Four Hundred Be Sliced
To One Hundred and Fifty Shall
It Be Swelled to Hight Hundred

I or that fashionable resort. Their town
house at ? East Sixty-ninth street Is
| better equipped for entertaining on
large scale than most residences along
! that section OF Fifth avenue. Mrs.
Mills friends claim that her social eX-
! perience abroad. where she has been
| received at almost every court Of i'm
portanoe. have equipped her for social
| leadership here.
on the other hand. the friends OF
Mrs. Drexel. who is more democratic
| in her views. claim that Mrs. Mills has
| irnbibed 900 many OF the Ideas OF old
world aristocracy 10 adapt her 70 &C.
menting the changing lines that in
evitably crop NO In republics society.
There is no ..1abt that n Mrs Mills
becomes the leader o. New York So
ciety it will be conducted on strictly
aristocratic and exclusive lines. II is
whispered that. far from extending It's
lines. they will be restricted. as Mrs
Mills IL OF the opinion that a mere $50
would include the socially elect
Probably in her exclusiveness lies
Mrs. Mills danger. for OF late years
New York society has grown 20 pro-
portions that would scarcely meet
with the approval Of even the liberal
minded Ward McAllister. who first IN
dcrtook TO number II and divide the
sheep from the goats.
Social recognition in New York has
come 10 be the dream OF every newly
fledged millionaire's wife from Texas
to Alaska Many of thcsc social as
pirants have come TO New York or
Newport proved themselves interest
ing and worthy people and been ad-
mitted into the inner holy OF holes OF
the Knickerbocker set The new so
ciaI element viii not willingly relin-
quish it's prestige. consequently It's in
terests lie with Mrs Drexel for she has
scoffed at Mrs. Mills idea OF $50 and
intimated that 500 at least would be a
small estimate Of the people who ought
to be included IN the smart set
Mrs. Drexels' husband. a man of
millions. is the brother Of Anthony J.
Drexel OF London and PHILADELPHIA
Mrs. Drexel Is therefore the aunt of
young Anthony DrcxeL who married
Miss Marjorie Gould. and she can count
on the Goulds' cooperation. She is
also the aunt OF Viscountess Maid
stone, whose position In London IS held
10 be quite as good as that Of Countess
Granard. Mrs. Drezel, who was Miss
Troth. can claim an ancestry from
very aristocrat!c Philadelphia Quaker
stock. She IS still young and hand
some woman and. better still. a clever
one. Her collection Of Jewels. besides
being one Of the most expensive IN
America has been made with intelli-
gence. II includes not only costly but
gems. many OF which have
historic interest Mrs. Drexel knows
pictures. She has one Of the finest
Of miniatures in America.
and she is fond OF books and music and
Is tactful and a brilliant conversa-
ZIONIST
Recently Mrs DreZel permitted II 20
De known that she was prepared O.
spend at least 100000 on her social
at Newport this summer
Mrs. Mills entertainments. while ez-
,Iusive. are not lavish.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Mills allowed
{ 70 be known that she expects a visit
rom her daughter. the Countess era
lard.
So the contest stands. Newport f.
bout evenly divided. but no one can
ell from day 10 day which fair as
,irant 20 the crown may successfully
srest the prize from her rival
EVELYN ARMSTRONG