The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

after the manner that King Edward used
to visit them.
In these days Mrs. Beatty even once
or twice acted hostess for the late King
wien none of the royal womenkind hap
pened to be at hand. At that time the
Beattys did not grudge the money they
spent as they had real fun and aistine-
ton out of It, But all is changed No
body would think today of dropping. in at
"the castle" without an invitation. The
present King and Queen are exclusive
and always formal except when they are
visiting some industrial center where 1t
is diplomatic not to be- King Edward
made point of shooting every year with
Admiral Beatty at lnvercauld.
Mrs. Beatty has been invited to formal
tea at Balmoral under the present condi-
tions, but the connections are so strained
that the Beattys don't care two straws
whether they even see Inyercauld again
or not
| was told the other day one of the
snuff boxes, which 1t will be remem-
bered belonged to her late father, Mar
shall Field, Sr, and We're stolen with
quantities of other articles, recently was
offered to Mrs. Beatty in well known
antique shop. She recognized it because
of a defect in the enamel and inquired
where the dealer had bought it, No sat
isfactory reply was Forthcoming and she
was glad enough to purchase it at al
most double its value.
Carry Heavy Luggage
Many of the smartest Scotch houses
are mere shooting boxes and each year
the problem becomes more difficult to
know how to deal with the guests lug
gage. for smart women increase every
season the number of their trunks. Al
though Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney never spend more than a few weeks
here at this season the former has had
to put up an adjustable iron shed for
the guests luggage and numbers of peo-
pie renting places in the north have had
to do likewise. Grests, even when they
are invited by millionaire, consider it
more or less of a favor to accept invi-
tations and they expect to bring a staff
as well as their dogs and luggage.
Recently Lord Londonderry had post
ed up at Wynyard Park a notice to the
effect that excellent accommodations
could be had for chauffeurs and SER
wants at the inns in the village.
Il am going to give up entertaining
any but my immediate friends. ''-said the
marchioness. II cannot put up any long
er with the unreasonableness and imper-
tinence of acquairtances who seem to
think they are honoring you by turn
ing your house into hotel"
When some years ago the Payne Whit
neys We're at Holwich castle. Teesdale,
they used to have an immense motor
wagon to take the guests luggage to and
from the station. In the town they came
to the conclusion that the American mil-
lonaire was running the castle as ho-
tel, that being the only way they could
explain the audacity of visitors in bring
ing with thesn such tons of baggage.
Father Vaughn Social Lion
Father Bernard Vaughan is the Hon
of the moment in society of the best
set He it was who made up the trou-
BILE between the Baron and Baroness de
Forest, who are both now to be good
for ever and ever" He gave her great
talking to- and it took all his logic
to make her "be sorry but the baron
behaved splendidly and met the priest
more than half way. Father Bernard