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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE.- SUNDAY MORNINO. SEPTEMBER ' , 5 mm own on ibun i mMw - 0, 1023.' o Chilly Climax to the "Battle of 99 When Giggling House, Bridgewater Faced a ; Gate-Crashe- rs s S w jsR J mm v v Hostile Hostess with the w Edict: "You Aren't w - i i i j i i si av a amr mm a. ft ''''A, - . t 1 r,t UNIrVITED. . A . Y Yi Prtty Nancy Baaloa. Who Accompanied tbo Hon. Staphaa Tannanl to Lady Ellotmoro't Ball and Wu Aikod to Laavo. i I DEFENDER? Lady Ancestor (the Former Eloise Broosa, of N. Y.) Now a Powerful Figure in Mayfair Society, Who in the May Back Up the Event of War Among the Aristocrats. Ullra-Fatkloaab- la r - its By SANDOWN STRACHEY. Cate-Crash- Miss Denman are en- gaging a r i s t o c rats close to the nobility. stern, dominating type and when the lord, Because of that. ATAIR'J reverberwho had been invited to her ball, arrived in are order. of echoei with reprisals certainly ating with the beauties who had not, she dethe verbal shots fired Already there is talk of a split recent "Battle of between the dominating facand cided to smile 'and bear it She did not the after it Bridgewater House," whera the aris- tions in London society a split care to go to the lengths of an open tocratic Counte of Ellesmere, wife that may very well become an challenge. of the fourth Earl of that name, was forced impassable chasm. The battle at Brldegwater, however, was particuThis bit of T A to deal with an astonishing example of mass unfortunate because both the girls Three hundred young was only the climax In the larly whose un bluebloods, many of them titled, and all against blueblood and the young lord were out to create of them well known, attended Lady Elles-mere- 'a restrained antics have ruined many a excitement. They were "tightly slight" ball this season. In a it's Mayfair way, when they arrived and, after a few dances grand ball without invitation I the age-ol- d between struggle thelder: Lady Ellesmere was furious, and she they retired to one of the smaller renew made no attempt to hide it As group generation and the pleasure-lovinception rooms where the girls practiced but numerous. are one, complications after group of gay, giggling young things kicking glasses of champagne out of their For weeks before Lady Ellesmere's blueblood escort's hands, as he held the of both sexes presented themselves at her ball the columns of local papers goblets above his head. This resulted in doorway, drifted into her ballroom, drank contained society S paragraphs hinting vaguely d her wine, ate her food and nonchalantly much broken glass, shrieking and general J ; that certain titled hostesses were tired of excitement until a man friend of the hos ignored her printed edict against smoking, come uninvited having n guests crashing her ladyship decided on action. tess, a army officer, interinto their gaily parties. She swept forward shortly after midceded and had the entire party ushered These somembers of the younger ta a side door and out night, while the gigantic party was gning cial set make a game of the stunt. If at full swing, and challenged the Hon. Since then this particular youthful are to a invited house fashionable' nobleman has not been invited to any of Stephen lennant, who had just ar- they are quite likely to flick the invitarived with a new party of uninvited they aside Mavfair's exclusive parties. The hostess and decide they don't care to tion guests. of Bridgewater Hiouse evidently RememinThe Honorable Stephen, stepson of go. "It's so dull merely to show up on bered this episode when she decided on vitation." But if they aren't invited it's Lord Grey of Falloden, is a smiling, considered direct action against the gat crashers. terfrightfully sporting and handsome youth, who is one of It is eenerallv considered that Lady to adventurous the "break ribly gate." of London the bubbling spirits Ellesmere has scored a triumph. Many of Tennot I'm that suggesting Stephen been Md invited life. He night the older members of London society be to Lady tllesmere s ball, but nant and his friends had any such Intenlieve her drastic action was f ully jurtif ied-A-s when to drove tion they up Bridgewater he so the friends casually House. one titled Englishman of my acquaintThey have declared it was a misbrought along, Nancy Beaton, understanding who has just returned from New ance, all is around. that so, If Miss the Hon. Judith Denman, York with a curious bit of slang, put it, were the a victims of unfortunate they others1! Lowndes, and several "It's time our young people realized that new condition that has made bad manners had not. can't make whoopee in English and destructiveness the of they CARTOON. downright part They hsd to bear the brunt code of certain rooms and ball rooms. We shan't arisdrawing young "The for Drawn Characteristic Sketch,' of Lady Ellesmere's wTath, for tocrats. Illustration, by Joyce Denny Cleverly rotten bad form as good their accept House." of "Battle the Similar to Bridgewater she at once explained curtly to London, Visualizing an Episode and that's that." firm, to and to But Ellesmere return Lady young Tennant that But on the other hand, Stephen her grand ball. That eminent and hand- people she recognized, but knew she it was all right for her to go because ms friends were un and his friends have their ardent some had invited her. knew hostess welcome. Thereupon only too well what had hadn't invited. The truth is the Bridge-watpnt There was much controversy afterward flefenders, who assert that a nice, hand-a- s House affair had appealed espehappened toother hostesses at other balls, so she took precautions to protect herself. cially to the to whether Tennant's invitation includ- - some lad like Stephen, who dabbles in because it was A a fiHpnH or whether it. monnr. for him 'naintine and is generally well liked. A special guard was put on the door. And such an ball. his feelings bruised when the guests arrived they found noseem strange, to anyone not to come stag. He evidently thought it gave I shouldn't have had It may s hou 1der in such a straight-- f tices In the various rooms "Do Not understanding the custom of London him permission to bring a "mob. fashion. These defenders also feel most Smoke." Ellesmert had After told be all would at it that Lady :invitations, Stephen society charming Nancy BeaThat may seem an inhospitable thing possible for outsiders to crash the gate. icily that his guests weren't wanted he sympathetic toward Denman and Lowndes. to do, but there was a reason for it. But it:s quite easy. Invitations are issued, and his friends retreated in some disorder. tonisand the Misses that if the powerful Lady It suggested , If was it hollow have hostesses but call not does their custom for bitterly laughed, prescomplained they Many fairly Ancaster wishes to come out on the side of the damage done by careless smokers, entation at the door. The guards at the laughter. Meanwhile the news spread to of she might the youthful who leave ciparettes burning on mantel- door, therefore, mean little, for they can't the ballroom and adjoining rooms with the wield a wicked counter-attac- k among even'tread or Ellesmere The the know knows and hostess tables, polished startling rapidity Lady pieces everybody. to the occasion and given the gate- embattled hostesses of Mayfair. them into rugs and carpets when they get people on her list, of course, but she can't Lady Ancaster, as you probably know, wmm. s crashers the gate. This made things look be at the door all evening. Ml , up to dance. tjr perhaps you don't would be no mean (or to You the think that prethe dark for hundred way -three other rather mtpht. So three hundred stormy, giggling . , A'f' in a social war. It was her antagonist willvent that nuisance would be to provide youngsters brazened their ones. were uninvited They perfectly way past the doughty Earl of Ancaster, x husband, "xf unsome a i1 for to break into But of ballroom if ing they who loaned George V the magnificent plenty the mafsive entrance to Bridgewater s known reason placed in every House, checked their wraps and prepared thought they could "make it stick," as robe of crimson velvet and on Some had done former occasions. are hostesses, ignored. likely spot to make an evening of it. They saw the they which the present King wore at his corffh the sit often their knowing guests But they didn't care to risk the cut onation. It had been worn in 1821 by "Do Not Smoke" signs, winked apprestairs between dances, have hit upon the ciatively, and retired to smaller rooms direct In another hour every George IV, when he was crowned, and on of step. every putting 'ashtrays plan to smoke in secret. had vanished, the guests were limited to the fourth George gave it to Ancaster' s But even that has failed to save the poln Lady Ellesmere realized all this was the invited number, and those fortunate because Lord ished hardwood floors. but you can't throw out three ones had a good time and felt most ex- of the Ancasters officiated at the coros worst happening, The been the have well-borhundred boys and girls, whose clusive until nearly dawn, when the ball nation as Lord Great Chamberlain. -( .. offenders at dropping lighted ciparettes, parents may be numbered i I " f among your ended. This may sound like the merest chatter but frequently the younerer invited guests acquaintances, without STORM CENTRE. ' " , t ; I Next day the Lonodn newspapers heard to democratic creating a frightAmericans, but in this gray as have been This habit almost careless. .Ihe Hon. Stephen Tannant. ful row. So Lady Ellesmere refrained report of Lady's Ellesmere's coup. They town by the Thames such little happenft e i on sideliRht an the affords : ' illuminating Stepton of Lord Gray Shown in from taking any general action. She found out the names of the members of and possessions make for tremendous Two Photographic Poe. general attitude of the blueblood "party watched the door carefully, determining Stephen Tennant's party and published ings among At the socially elect power runners." Left: at a Facatioua that the next batch of uninvited guests them. Then they tried to interview So Lady Ellesmere's action may mean Ellesmere her had Lady printed signs lmperionator of Queen Maria, of should be turned back before they nuisance or the end of the S Rumania. "Stevia" Arrived Lata because she has many priceless orks of reached the dance floor. , To their astonishment, they found her ' mean social war! it may is a in There House. art Bridgewater at the Bridgewater Party with The next batch to be the Hon. fairly talkative. She declared she wanted '' of course, is not new. It collection of four hundred OM Masters in Stephen Tennant happened Friend Who Had Not Been and his friends. Their the widest publicity given to the names probably was a favorite sport in the days the the mistress of the and mansion, Invited. situation was peculiar. Stephen had dined of her uninvited guests, because, she add- of good King Arthur, and it has been rehouse naturally wanted to protect them. with Nancy Beaton and othef friends and ed firmly, "I consider that to be the only vived at intervals during the past century. Stephen and th girls withdrew. During the early part of the evening had then gone to the Russian ballet. Later way of dealing with a nuisance which I In his recent book of rather dull The holp affair would not have rnat-tri- , the Bridpewa;er ball was a tremendous they had apparently met the daughter of understand many" hostesses have suffered memoirs, the Earl of Ros&lyn. sporting but for the prominence of a. on the Even,- guest present success. Denman, who had dined with Lady from this season." lord of Queen Victoria's day, tells how he riiesmere and the young aristocrats Idy she Invited list, and every one seemed decorous Aneaster. Lady Ancaster (the former This mention of other hostesses brings was given a fearful half hour by a promiand happy. But the always Eloise Breere. of New York, and the to mind the experience of one of them nent London hostess because he showed rha!Inped. Brldewatr Ho ise i onu of the finest go into action well after midn'ght, when niece of the celebrated New York society about a week before Lady Ellesmere's cp at her party without an invitation. I o'd mansion? in ondon, and the 'ball was the spirt of gairtv is at its height and man, J:rn Breeze, famous for the ball. A young lord, who is known as His wife had an invitation and Harry -the k. nl.,.Knf. nt affair of ,lV,t 1,'. Rosslyn thought it included him. But the dinner) was invited to Lady EllesMsyfair the vigilance offtbe dor tenders '" is reseason. mere's ball. So was her daughter. Lady elected- to arrive at the distinguished; hostess met him in the drawing Stephen Tennant helorfrs to the laxed. So it happened that Lady Ellesmere Catherine Willoughby. Miss Denman said lady's home, where a bail was in progress, room and disillusioned him. fame social ?et as Ladv Ellesmere. and considered Beaton Is Nancy one of the suddenly began to notice new faces on she understood Lady Willoughby to say it with four charming girls from one of the Which shows that there's plenty of chancing snd beautiful young women' In the dance floor. Some belonged to utter was all right for her to go without an London revues precedent for Lady Ellesmere's defence London societJSoth M.rs LSUL'S'L. strangers others were fires of young invitation. Nancy Beaton said she thought This particular hostess was not the of Bridrewater' house. Otprtutt. !.. Itiuaiil Ttus ttmi: let. arm Iri'tLi KaiVi Imnri, LONDON. Yr gate-crashin- g. gate-crashi- g tl H 1 AM- At $:J - W'iSl- well-know- M ;PA addle-heade- Ten-Steph- er gate-crasher- s, ultra-exclusi- r rn ':; rom-the-- " ff - gate-crashe- rs had-rise- r ft 7 w- Hi - ash-tray- ash-tray- cloth-of-go- gate-crash- er the-the- great-grandfath- er t, i'.i ta y.l gate-crasher- '. .! . . v I j I - s f n (I i .' . ld jgt- Lady-Ellesmer- ft ; gate-crashi- gate-crnshe- ultra-exclusiv- e 1 te ... TJ. toe-to-t- f |