Show IT IIITT A KING AS GUEST I DREXELS PLANNING FOR SUCH HONOR IN LONDON American Millionaires Rent Largest House and Will Fit It Up In Regal Style with a Royal Suite of Rooms If you would entertain royalty you must have a palace Such seems a reasonable way of looking at the matter mat-ter and when an Amcilcan sots bis heart on doing a thing he spares no trouble or expense In providing the necessary equipment for the realization realiza-tion ot his hopes and aspirations Mr and Mrs Anthony Drexel are the latest of the rich Americans to become be-come Inoculated by the microbe of social so-cial distinction and as an Indication of the severity of lima case they have secured se-cured a new London homo which lathe la-the largest and finest private residence In Europe In fact a veritable palace for tho building alone Is estimated to have cost nearly a million dollars The Drexel palace for such It Is stands on Grosvenor square and Audlcy street In one of the most exclusive quarters of the West end and Is about 50 yards from the Fifth avenue of the metropolis = Park lane From tho outside out-side the structure looks more like a largo hotel than a private residence For some time tho Drexoltf debated whether or not they would take a house In Park law facing Hyde park Humor said that they had decided on the great mansion left by Barney Barnnto Mrs Drexel finally decided against It as It was not sufficiently roomy tho interior being divided up into too many apartments In addition to this the Illluck which attended Bnrnuto Immediately after building his Park lane palace Is said to havo uPliced prejudiced tho Dieyels against It Of course the more matter of money t made no difference whatover It will be remembered that Mrs Drexel rented rent-ed Norris castle at an enormous figure fig-ure for a whole year simply to spend one week at Cowea tho famous yachtIng yacht-Ing resort The new house in Orosvenor square is considerably larger than Bamakos park lane mansion and Is somewhat peculiar In the fut that It has great length but not very much depth This has the advantage of providing a very lung ballroom Trie 1 Interior of the Droxel home Is beng fitted nilto use a stock phrase In i literal sense with I sumptuous splendor Tho entrance hall + Is white marble but a noticeable fear tuto Is tho absence oftho usual marble staircase Instead the visitor Is confronted t fronted with a series of paneled glagft partitions Inset with mirrors which give tho Impression that a second t house has been built within the first one One or two marble steps lead up this mirrored paneling through which doors open Into the diawingroom ballroom and other apartments on time ground floor If report speaks truly this house will be a palace of beauty and magnificence Tapestries from tho cast will decorate the oriental part An Indian artist In decoration has como over especially ito i-to superintend tho arrangement of that poitlon of the house which will bo In eastern style while a Frenchman In 1 i D d New Home of the Drexels In London the same profession is taking charge of the rooms which will Illustrate tho Louis XV and XVI periods Unlike most lotion mansions the Drexel homo Is equipped with elevators ele-vators or lifts as the English call them and also with every modern electrical device for heating and lighting light-ing This winter Mrs Drexel will open the house with a great housewarming house-warming after wlijch sho will give a number I of mngnlficent halls and parties par-ties Mrs Anthony Drexel Is already a great favorite with tho Inner circle of tho English smart sot and her daughter Miss Margarctta Is said to ho greatly admired by Queen Alexandra Alexan-dra It is reported that a suite of special spe-cial apartments has been set aside forKing for-King Edward who Is expected to be a frequent visitor The kings suite will never bo occupied by anyone elso but his majesty This la tho first Instance In-stance on record whero an American has made such elaborate preparations for Ensllsh loyalty |