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Show j ni'MOiiLO l.r.GAr,f.ML.,T OF AUS1KN I CIIAMLLICLAJN TO FAti? AMERICAN ! V TK if P&r : A (33, 0k No event has caused such a stir In London Koeloly aa Iho report Hint Attatln Chamberlain, aon of the Colonial Colon-ial Secretary, hnd bemme engaged to Miss .Muriel White, daughter of tha secretary of tho United Htalea cm-baaay. cm-baaay. Many of tho Kngllsh girls hava sighed for young Mr. Chamberlain, as ho la still called, though he Is now forty years old, and rumor haa bad him engaged several times. This tlmr", however, he does not deny de-ny It. While Joseph Chamberlain Is aid to bo very much opi-.aied to tha match, Austin Chamberlain rlalms thnt ho cannot aeo why he should not follow his father's eiample In marrying marry-ing an American girl, and Mrs. Chamberlain, Cham-berlain, who was Miss Endleott of Massachusetts, Is said to be Inclined to taka her atepson'a part. If thla la so, then the chances of Mr. Austin Chamberlain are qulto promising, for while "our Joe" la known to ba exceedingly stubborn, It Is also well known that he Invariably Invar-iably follows hla wife's advice In domestic do-mestic affairs, though It haa alwaya been hla wish that bis son shuutd marry Into ona of the great and wealthy weal-thy Kngllsh families. , Mr. Chamberlain's attltudo In tho matter, however, Is suld to be more than mere conjecture and Is regarded with some amusement. Mr. White la very fond of Austin Chamberlain and la said to be willing to use hla diplomatic diplo-matic training In reconciling the elder Chamberlain to the engagement. Mlaa Whte, the reported fiancee of Mr. Chamberlain, la ona of the favorites favor-ites of London society. She Is a charming young girl of genuine American Amer-ican type, and since her coming out, two yeara ago, has been greatly admired. ad-mired. Mr. Chamberlain, It la claimed, lost bis heart, hitherto considered Invulnerable, Invul-nerable, to the American belle at their very first meeting. |