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Show a Iking as guest I , DREXELS PLANNING FOR 8UCH HONOR IN LONDON. , -J" I i. American Millionaires Rent Largest Houie and Will Fit It Up In Regal Style with a Royal 8ulte of Rooms, If you would entertain toynlty you must have a pnlaco. Such seems n reasonable way ot looking nt tho, matter, mat-ter, and when nil American 8ts his heart on doing n thing he sparo no trouble or expenso In providing tho necessary equipment for the realization realiza-tion of his he pes and nsplrtitlons. Mr. aud Mrs, Anthony Drexel nre tho Infest of the rich Americans to become be-come Inoculated by theMnlcriibe Of social so-cial distinction, ntid as nu Indication of Iho severity of the cne thoy hnvo secured se-cured n new Ixindcm home which Is the largest nnd llnost private losldeiiee In Euiopo. In fact a veritable pnlnce, for tho building clone Is estimated to hnvo rost nr-Hrly n million dollars. The Droxel palace for such It Is stnnds on Grosvetior squntr nnd Audlev street. In one of thp most exclusive qunrlers or the West end. and ts nbout BO yards from the Fifth avenue of tho metropolis Psrk iano. Prom the outsldo out-sldo tho strneturo looks moro llko a large hotel ihnn n prlvnto residence For some tlmo Iho Droxels debated whether or not thoy would Inke n houso In Park Une facing Hyde park. Rumor said that they had decided on Iho great mansion left by "llnmey" Rnrnnto. Mrs Dioxel flnnlly decided against It, as It was not sufTlelcntly "roomy," the Interior being divided up Into too many apartments. In addition to this, tho III luck which attended llnrnato Immediately nflor building his Park Inno palaco Is said to havo prejudiced tho Droxels against It. Ot course, tho moro matter of money mado no difference whatever. It will bo remombcred that Mrs. Drexc) rented rent-ed Norrls castle at nn enormous fig-tiro fig-tiro for a whole yenr simply to spend ono weekat Cowes, the famous yachting yacht-ing resort. Tho new house in Grosvenor squaro Is considerably larger than lmrualo'a park Iano mansion, nnd Is somewhat peculiar In the fact that It has great length, but not very much depth. This has tho advantage ot providing a very long ballroom. Tho Interior ot tho Drexel home Is being lilted up to use n slock phrase In n literal sense with sumptuous splendor. The entrance ball is nltiic mitrble, but s notlcditble feu- BBV (tiro Is the nbsouco of ho nsii.il tunrbln BBfl Klnltr-iiiw. Instead, thu visitor ts con 'BBfl fronted with n series of tinseled glasH BBfl partitions. Inset with mirrors, which BBJ glvo the Impression that a second BBfl house has been built within tho first BBJ one. One oi two marble Slept lead u, t iBBa this mirrored paneling, through which BBfl doors open Into the drawing-room, BBfl ballroom nud other apartments an tho BBfl ground floor. BBfl If leiKirt speaks truly this house will fBB be a palace of beauty and magnificence ABA Tapeslilmt from the east will decorAts BB the oriental part. An Indian artist In 'BB decnniiloti bus enme ovor especially BBJ to superliuiind the uirangnment nl BB that portion or the house which will bit -BvJ in eastern stvle. while n Frenchman In wBI V7t- aft n, iflYJ New Home of the Droxels In London. HJ the samo profession Is taking chargo BH of the rooms which will Illustrate thu 'jBB Louis XV. and XVI. periods, BB I'nllko most London mansions, Iho B Drexel homo ,1s equipped with olo- U BB valors or "llftiV as tho English call BB them nnd also with every modern BJ electrical devlca for heating and light- BvJ lug. This winter, Mrs. Drexel wilt SVJ open Die house with a great "house- ' BB warming," nflcr which she will glvo a number of mngnlllccnt balls and par -BB ties. Mrs. Anthony Drexel Is already B n grent favorite with the "Inner circle" . Afl ot the English "smart set." and her Bfl daughter, Miss Mnrgnrettn, Is sntd to HJ bo greatly ndmlred by Queen Aloxan- Bfl ilrn. It Is reported that n suite of spe- i BB c.Ial apartments has been set aside for BB King Edward, who is expected to bo a frequent visitor. Tho king's sultu BB will never be occupied by nnyono tdsn BB but IiIb tnnjesly. This la tho first In- BB stnuco on rocord where nu American jBJ tins mado such elaborate preparations BB for English royalty. |