The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22
LONDON SOCIETY
BY LADY MANwARING.

London, June 21.-(special)--A young
American woman, said to have an income
of S1e0Co0 per annum and to be the daugh-
ter of very well known millionaire, is
just now exciting the curiosity of many
people in society. Nobody-except Scot
land Yard-seems to know her name, and
Scotland Yard is not telling. But the
fact that she exists and the main fea,-
lures in her case seem to be undis-
puted.
1t is said that, tired of being wooed for
her wealth she made up her mind to
elope and lose her identity in London
She succeeded in getting away from her
guardian for the time being, a very ambi-
tious peeress and without the notoriety
in another recent case. The peeress
cabled to her father and the latter at
once got busy with Scotland Yard. Scores
of detectives We're turned loose to find
mentality of a London registry office,
she accepted a post as chamber mat
in a well known Margate hotel, but
through absolute ineXperience was only
able to retain it a few days. She sub
sequently obtained better position,
which brought her into contact with many
visitors, with whom she became a special
favorite. Her ladylike bearing caused
people often to wonder what her true
history really was. She has since stated
that she enjoyed her experience immense
ly. The detectives are still pursuing their
inquiries with a view to finding her pres
ent whereabouts.
Miss Muriel Astor has captivated the
artists of England and one of our most
distinguished painters has tried every
sort of persuasion to induce Mrs .ahn
Astor to let her lovely little daughter
pose as Miss Simplicity" The idea at
first appealed to Mrs. Astor, but later she
thought that it might upset the tranquil
ity of Muriels schoolgirl life to be sud
denly rushed into this sort of publicity,
so she vetoed the project and completely
dashed the hopes of an artist who is
used to being wooed and not to sue.
Miss Marie Corelli, the gifted novelist,
| whose condition of single bessedness"
has been a matter Of wonderment to all
the other day why she hadn't married
"Ah my friend she replied, II have
three things about the house which repre-
sent so perfectly the characteristics OF
man, that l don't want any more of him. .
And what are those?" asked the ques-
TONER WELL" replied the novelist, I'VE
a dog that growls all the morning, a par.
rot that swears all the afternoon, and I
cat that stays out all night"
Lady Geerald Lowther, who has Just
brought her charming american sunshin-
back to London from the Bosphorus, give!
this recipe for making coffee as it is done
by the real cafe. is in Stamboul: Roas
the coffee required each morning, grind Il
first, then pound it in mortar to the
consistency of flour, then put one table
spoonful into half pint of hot water
and boil 10 minutes in a brass saucepan
Serve with sugar, without cream, anc
above all without stralning.
Lady Willoughby de Broke declines to
bulge from her suffrage views, although
his lordship insists that public discus
sions are odious. among women. Lady
Willoughby laughs at her lord and tha
SoFSIpS sdS Slt lids d WdStT On tlldL sac
will shortly have him properly tied and
branded to The cause"
The Prince of Wales paid a surprise
visit to Earl Spencer at Althorp Park the
other DAY in his newly acquired motor
car The Prince had long wished to pos
sess his own motor car, but it was only
recently that the Kings consent was OBJ.
tanned. The Prince, who has thoroughly
ms rta he o1,a ,,ic Of n
himself.
1t is rather odd that, among so many
festivities, so few prominent hostesses
figure. Hostesses, | mean, whose names
are so eminently fitted for entertaining
that 1t would seem a positive duty to do
1t at least half dozen times year.
There will be no ball at Grosvenor House
this season, of course, and, apparently,
the Duchess of Marlborough is also 60
ing to content herself with dinners to her
friends, Lady Londonderry has given UP
entertaining; the Duchess of Norfolk
hates it; nothing but a rumor comes of
anything at Devonshire House, and Lady
Londesborough, having let the best place
in all London for al fresco entertaining,
seems inclined to be quiet If YOU look
closely into the lists of hostesses whosa
names figure as giving dances at the
principal hotels, you will find half of them
are people of no particular Importance.
OutWardly, this Is very gay season,
but appearances are deceitful
There has been a sensational sequel to
a society marriage which took place quito
recently, and about which a great deal
was made in the society columns of the
daily journals. 1t appears that on this
afternoon OF the marriage the bridegroom,
who 1t has since transpired Is a victim
OF morphia habit, had, after the we'd
ding ceremony, taken u special dose, with
the result that when. with his bride, he
arrived at the London railway terminus