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Show THE SUNDAY MORNING EXAMINER, AUGUST 20, n 1903. AMERICAN WOMAN KINGS BEST FRIEND V!T. ,niber hare called attaa-- seat adjoining Balmoral, which she remarkable frUid- - has Just taken for the grouse season, U more than likely that the Queen it the American Dow mill also be a member of the party. ftSSSn? Manchesttr. That It is a fact that Alexandra is seldom described to or never SjSfSww ofxo be uncommonly present at the famous "bridge hcetiiT parlies" hlch the Duckets gives so lasted for has It Jsaiure; since a abort time frequently lb 'London, especially for the King, but thnt is merely because tr Duchess came to this country Her Majesty carrs little for bridge aV of ue late Duke of and is not over and above fond of n single rupture, and. some of the King's "pals," mho. by his ?Vtaniore. without so much ns an desire, are always invited to theaa in connection with it. parties. of fact, there U no hand-S- r with the Regarding the potency of the "pull" that JL whatever which the Dowager Duchess has, with rick and clever American simis the mother of the present boil the King and Queen, there is ivusncheeter. the King is really ply 110 question. Thoseshein n position could make "chummy.". The beet to know declare that Sutocly that the Dowager Duch-j- , the King do practically anything. It it is it mas at the almost as great a friend hus-S-of to an open secret that VII. lhat Mrs. suggestion of Edward Alexandra as she is of her tha Likewise . that she has almost as Hartmann rented "White Lodge." -with Her Majesty as she picturesque mansion to Richmond vents near-waw-- Fv f T pull" frietdoiiip to the young nobleman and his American wife, but it really was nothing of the .on. It was done enthe Dowager Duchees, tirely 10 the Quern herself taking the initiative and telegraphing to offer herself as godmother as soon as .he of the interesting event. For the youthful Duke end Duchess ihe King aud Quern are said to care not a panicle, the King regarding the Duke as somewhat of a "duffer," and despising a man who cannot keep his financial affairs out of the newspapers. On the other hand , It is now asserted by those "in tbs know" that it was the Dowager Ducheas who dissuaded the King from making his long promised visit to Kylemore castle, the Manchesters seat, when he visited Ireland last year. The young Duchess of Manchester is not especially well liked in the highest circles, and by her rather inungracious manner is said to have curred the displeasure of her mother-in-lawho though notoriously generous by disposition, is a hard hitter when angry. And only n word from her was necessary to ahatter all her dreams of royyoung daughter-in-law'- s al patronage. One naturally aiks how this American woman, rich, titled and attractive am the Is, managed to attain her present position; for it takas a good deal more than these fairly common advantages to gain for their possessor the personal friendship of ths King of England. To begin with, Conauelo, Ducheas of Manchester, is exactly ths type of woman that the King likes best thnt la, one who is clever,' who and who can talk is well. The most beautiful of wuuivu has absolutely no attraction for tho King unless she is bright and can amuse him. Moreover, the Duchess has another faculty which always has made a hit with King Edward she is a perfect entertainer and never considers the question of. expense in attaining the limit of aumptuonanesa and luxury. Of course, she didn't get to be the Kings best wofoaa friend without tho exercise of uncommon tact and good management, but she had luck on her aids. Hardly had she arrived to this country than aha had the unusual good fortune to be championed to public by the King himpk-ss- friendship which has f.w parallels to court annals, and wb,vi as years go by. Soon af:er, the Frjbee or Wales called on the Duchess ir. ; hr big house just given up. and recciwj n uncommonly happy impressioL. i King is not exactly artistic, by; fct. knows ingenious effects when lie kv them, the ur.: things and one of that struck him is ihe Duchwas ess establishment exthe quisite flowers with winch she decorated her rooms, the American peeress having introduced i!i extremely elaborate floral decora; Urns which are now generally in vogue iu London, She had flowers and plums everywhere bowers of them, ft ir places full of them; atain blocked with them. lira. Langtry was oue of tha first to imitate .the Duchess iu this way. Incidentally the Jersey Lily struggled hard to get into ths society at the Duchess, but Consuelo put her foot down definitely and refused to admit her to her house. This was after the friendship between the King and the Duchess had ripened, and it is said to self. - . JJJJlJmafc u uitk ths King. f InH MisAtrter to tk Dnviifr DhSm at the. Spacis! Jhqssst jd KdwaxS Ui St Bsmtfr Him No one ever beard certain other represent her it a mart basaar, or making them ttrwirtam of some of her most Impartial benefactions to charity; but nek narks o' royal favor have been Moved on the Dowager Ducheas of jUicbester times without number. Aid although the houses, outside those d royalty, which the Queen honors ' fill her presence do not number n ten all told. King Edward's consort h frequently ths guest of the Dowager t ths Queen's deputing M the Xing's friends to .Lut summer, when the Duchess party at "Egypt," ths luxurious seaside house she baa mapM for several years during the foeis season, both the King and pare a big dinner mil tr ll Park, to the Dowager Duchess for ths months of July and August. This residence, which is crown property, was formerly the home of the present Princess of Wales and her mother, the Duchess of Teck, and was handed over to his friend, Mrs, Hartmann, by the King only n year or so ago It was because the Ducheas of Manchester wanted n place in which to entertain while moving from her former town house in Portmaa square to her new one on Grosvenor square, that Mrs. Hartmann, who was going on the continent, was asked to accommodate her In this way. Most persons will remember that both the King and Queen Alexandra were present at the christening of the present Duke of Manchester's little son This was to 1878, ths former Miss Tsnaga of Louis lsns, having been one of the first American women of wealth to marry into the English peerage. Oddly enough, it was at White Lodge, where sbo has so recently been entertaining him, that the Duchees first met the King. Ths occasion was a dinner patty given by the Duchess of Teck to meet "the fair American" as tha Duchess was then called. After dinner tha conversation was rather tactlessly allowed to turm on tha relallvs merits at English and American society women, and soma rather acrid things were said. The King, then Prince of Wales, was greatly annoyed, and as soon as he got n chance, gave his hostess a great dressing down for allowing tha subject to be discussed to view of the foctthet the Duchess was tha only American woman present and a stranger at that. Later in the evening the Heir Apparent made a point of apologising to tha young Duchess, for w hat he described as an outrageous breach Mooooqoooooooaooooooooooooooooocooooooooooooooooooooooooooicooooooooooooo OiOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOCtOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOQOO he Hen Contention a JVotel Idea In Entertainments G) , om o om 2 om 2 om 2 om 2 om 2 om MomomomomomomomomomomcmomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomQmo bomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomemomomomomomomomomomomomom find out and write opposite the nsm in mas, high tails, heavy In' legs; Buff Coher programme the cognomen of tho chins, poor tayoro; BUrk Langahana, August hen. repreeented. ' Tho following rules good layers; Plymouth Rock, esekoo col JS startle even the bored ones bts bitarsnt by bidding them, coma to a am Convention. This ia bow a cl" tr Jtosss to a fashionable country neigh-koo- d, on noted for the originality ftar affairs," entertained last wev. wal days before the function sho tot out to about thirty of ber special frtoda tho following announcement : JsnMre desirous of entertaining lot of tha feminine sex at an after ITnoon function one of these a A Hen Convention will bo hold at The Oders Wednesday, Aug. M, 4 to I p. m. will you come and cackleT . 8am owe wmw TOWW HOI SIC OK THK now ACRR DLC IIBS8 or XiirUESTtH. frWK HUMS Is Aristocratic Smsnanr Suiiai. It 4 ftofalii a Roam O turalah, astoiuaaesly, Siowd Iwrlusitolr tor ths H(Ms 1srrlrs WhU ths PnwiMKf Itorpaas Olrrs ku Xrsunir f Kiss XttwaiS. have been tha only occasion when it waa ever threatened. But the Duchess was uncompromising. She declared lhat she would not slier her attitude even if it meant tha loss of the royal favor, and probably the King secretly respected her for it, for although he sulked for n while, he came around 11 right and tho subject was not discussed again. Comparatively early to their acquaintance the DuchMis got the chance to do the King a friendly service, which he has never forgotten. She got some money for him. It is rather notorious that there were not infrequent occasions when the then Prince of Wales wis rather severely "pressed," and it is sn Indication of the confidential terms on which the two were of questions or replies. Great fun was made by tha many qaestkins put to each other as to whether they were good sitters fancy or ornamental good for table, good layer and so on. I have forgotten to oay that tho hostess made a separate list of tho gueits, setting after each tho name of tho bird oh repreeented. After tea, which waa handed at half past 8, a bell was rung, and tha list giving the names of tho guest a and tha hens they represented waa read ranted waa $J5,Duchew managed to rats haur of the time she l had heard of the Kings scrape and went strj.ght to him with the check. Thera is no doubt that tho act waa done through pur friendship, but it .71 "rek ever known. B the way, an indies-tion of the intimacy which has since existed between the Duchess and tns King, and Quern Alexandra, too, is tha fact that, contrary to the usual Court ceremony, the American peeress la privileged to call on their Majesties without being obliged to tbem to advance, and it is saidnotify that both the royal personages are squally unceremonious with her. Probably the privileges she thss enjoys have compensated the Dowager Ducheas in a wsy for ths disappointments of ihe rest of her idy which has been rather a aad ona. it la not likely that she mourned kmg for ths late Duke, her husband, for ht was on of (he highest rollers in Buropaa society, but the deaths of her twin daughters were blows from which she never recovered. Tho eldest of them died through the effects of n chill on delicate lungs, and the second. Lady Alice Montagu, a really beautiful girl from consumption. A couple of years go it was thought that the young Ihiko was suffering from tho same disease, but a wife who lakes extremely good care iff him seems to have saved the situation, and he is now to robust health. Of the many different entertainments that the Duchess gives for ths Kings benefit, perhaps the most notable are her "dinner-bridge- " par ties. His Majesty always has enjoyed dining with the Duchess, who mads a point of having a French chef years before this became a regular custom in aristocratic households. Since he came to the throne the King has shown a preference for small dinner parties not numbering more then u dozen persons, and no one, with the possible exception of his friend Sir Ernest Csssel, arranges such functions as much to His Majestys taste as tbs Dowager Duchess of Manchester. The guests invariably Include the Marquis de Rovfral, tbs Kings great chum, who is asked everywhere to meet him;, Lord and Lady Howe and Mrs. George Keppel. Tees dinners re always a miracle of cooking, and bridge follow almost Immediately after the gentlemen have finished their rigsrs. The Kings partner is Invariably Mrs. George Keppel. She and the King sre inveterate no trumpets" and declare (hits on the slightest provocation. Mrs, Keppel has brought her playing lo a real fine art, and nevTbs er forget a card that is out. hostess seldom Joins in tbs game, for which she doesnt rare overmuch, but as a rule sits by the table at whiRi th King is playing and looks on. Heretofore these parties have taken place si the Duchess's town house to Portmaa square, iff which ahe haa not yet succeeded in disposing, but to future they will be held at the luxuri-ou- a residence ia Grosvenor square which Her Grace baa Juit rented from the Duke of Westminster. It is quite the most striking house ia the square which is, of course, the most one in London being distinguished by its bright reddish color fosh-innab- programmes were then given up and the scores taken with the view of glv Ing a prise for the highest score, and another for the lowest. As a trophy for the victorious guerser a handsomely bound book oil poultry culture waa awarded, and to ihp dunce of Ihe party fell a box of chicken feed. The aame Idea could be carried out aa a soo party, rnch guest taking the name of a dlflerent bird or animal. A Scotch breakfast. If one bus a large square portll on t.hlr-- to serve It. ia aloud. The guests war twkod to check a novel and pleasant way to entertain off on their program mee the names a few friends at thin season of the year. la they had filled to correctly and to put a The time act for such a brfakfai.t At the top of Ihe ltosi through those they had not The usually IS o'clock notes of invitation write this Scotch - "b many hens byes the 8neks wlUkpend a happy sfter-- No hen must num-torwa- m, h,t Paper, were dec with colored picture ant from poultry advertloe-Wwm a Hat of the guests. amveJ Programme ,he was told K?.Jrland hostaos the name of tho topreaont, which knowl-k- y not to be disclosed until aho UbftT-,,,?,n10 ,ta color. nd hpr ' guessed Which totorosntsd- - A great ' eackHng began In the tow)? Otted up like a ,n with chicken riHne tor roosts, n. na ffreat wasthere was eotn- -, ths effort to a? pri-Jjto- bP Mi.rV.1 ed In-to- tp habits. As many town bred women are not familiar with the different breeds of hens and their habits this list waa oring, Qroaomleal qualities; Wyandot tea, excellent Bothers, white, buff and silver. C Good for table. Dorkings, whit legs, flve toes; Asecln beautiful flesh; InAug- - U. IMS. dian Gama, high in station, majestic, poor LIST OF VARIETIES PRESENT. WITH layers. D. Fancy and ornamental Japanese, THEIR CHARACTERISTICS. A. Good layer, nonsifters, large ingle bantams; Sllkisa; flultana, bantam; Frls-sle- s, bantam. combs. Anconaa, speckled: Andalusians, Two Stray Docks. Aylesbury, Pekin. blue; Leghorns, white, brown, buff and black; Minorca, block and whits; SpanTho color of every bird on the list ish, black with whits' faces: Redcaps, waa not given, as it would have made small, large combo, black and white plumtoo easy, the object of the age; HaiKtans, pale toga, flva toes; Polish, competition convention being to extract from the largo crest, very delicate. delegatee anything original to tho way B. Good for general purposes. Brah- printed for consultation: . THE HEN CONVENTION, the stage where woken are seen and heard. r suetion water; add the Juice of one lemon. This a pleasant drink for Invalid. It to ro n girdle not entirely without soothing action on '"ra" froM "a toll are the throat when a cough to present and BmIre VT? with buckle. If tho water to very cold to V pleasant and PrreLdn.tw1 stored leather drink to summer. ?fcMnrce ,or brtu- Shaped belts of colored leather tan, are used for col- - blue, hri. red or green aro trimmed with CUfri ,tC" npon two narrow bands of potent leather. Some pretty simple toques and Tutor dissolve one turbans very suitable for traveUng aro of teoniai honey to om quart of rough straw weaves one very coarse li:rr t to bric-a-bra- c , (Continued on page IE) Dainties For the Summer Table OUVER. Taka thin, slices boot four inches long. Make a forcemeat of bread1 farrbo, salt and pepper and a little melt- d butter and milk. Place tha foroa meat In a line along tha aliees of moat, roll up and tie with white cord. Flare upright In a pan of hotting gravy aad almniar gantly ten or twelve minute Take off the cord before serving. Salmon Pudding. Te a atoo wUnaai steak add half its weight to fiufp cnirnBtod breed and om labirepounM iff batter. Carefully knaod tho mask wia ana with pepper and salt and add two well beaten eggs. Place tho mixture ia a greased mold and steam om nod a half bourn. Berra with wtriM aauco. Caouad salmon may bo Gelary on TswK- - Thoroughly apd trim stalks pf rotary about throo inches taug. Tl to bondtoa Mho asparagus and Ml la tb usual way watt ouits Under. Drain aad arrange on pleere of hot buttered toast sn n hod dish, tow over tho whole sore ahoaor aauco sprinkled Ightiy with Chopped Gomfob tha dish vrith ortap porwlffir. Mod esouhma end sprig of paihtoy, Bsrro knmodlaMy: othorwtoo tha sous wiH horoiwa tough, BEEF cold onion, lif perch Every ben must move from and choose aqpther resting place when the gong rings, IL ssk another more than twice the name of tho bird aba represents, made on unruled but any other question assy be asked as Preparations for this convention Jj jwtvsry simple. Tho necessary fitted up furorioualy by Mr. Hartmann, who has eomplntaly nffvntohod It, reserving only a few pictures and at historic la turret, which ha paid for doarly to - tho present Prlncona of Walre aad her brothers. Tho feature cif Whit Lodga," however, ia ita gardens, which it takes a mall army at workmen to keep in proper order. Braemar Caatla, tho Duehaaa of Manchester's homo lor tho month of September, aho haa taken from Princess Alexia Ikffgoroukl whoao town houao.in Upper Groavenor street waa leased lut year to Mrs. Frank to Mackey but tho place belong that Scottish personage Jferquharaon Fisk Fto OM oanre of batter, on ant ounce of flour, on pint of milk, threooggs, on sod a half ponds of codfish, chopped passtoy, eayeone popper ond salt. Fry two tabtoepon-fut- a onion in tho tattarf . of miaeed then add the flour and gradually tha mOk. Reason with salt, corona and paretoy. Ball ths oggo MU hard and of a sanitary nataro. flak of skin aad bona. Ore an Breath long and deep. 1U1 the lungs fra tho pot to a layer iff ftah, then to their utmost oqpaolty with pure nlr a pie ordish, on aod oil several times each day and keep tha a ley of rifcod egg,each re oftill toyar agg. seasoning horns well ventilated night and day and to used, on Over oil pour tho renew whisk should remember that whoa night com all tho air yon bar in or out of ths bo eoid whoa used. Cover with a good bouse till tb noxt mooning to Wright puff post and boko. Bimpto Tomato Baled. Toko rix oir air" and you cannot bottle remove tb akin by dipping enough within tb sleeping room to pool with a lost through tha night, so by all mesas thorn la boiling water and Chop a let the air circulate tbreush the room spoon. Cut into thla all ore. Urn onion very and end thus keep a fresh supply of this medium sited Ufa giving ofcnonl constantly with you. aprinkla it over tho tomatoes, together Mar fresh air to required during with a seasoning of salt and popper. over nil four tahtaspoonfuta of sleep than when awake, far increased Four oil to which to added a tsnspeoa quontitire of petoonona products arc naiad ful of white vinegar. given off from tha tonga and akin at thla tknc, no each reaplratton renders Maidenhair Feva. tho air in an unvantflatad room mere Fronds of maidenhair torn, if fully unlit to bo breathed again. Keep tho wtodewe sufficiently open matured, may be kept ten days or n no the frwah "night air can come In fortnight if told in ths Adds of a damp from om old and tho impure air can towreL This to tha method employed by florists for keeping cut frma, and It to go out through the other. Tho upper as ah should bo down one for more xnccennfu! than the usual one inch and tho lower aaah op one Inch for of immersing the fronds in water. written on a card lllustrat-wit- h ink sketch of chickens presumably the themselves rushing ,TtVjtoViice satstretched wings to reach a "we ben supposedly the hostess watching over a third chicken. prlnted In red letter hung up to a conwtor reply ran to this wise: spicuous place In the barnyard were regrets very strictly followM: hat"!!? pwylMds sc not strong L.to Join the fcn feeling convention on ber now bT It would be nice to writ on each card a Scotch quotation with a perFor tho beauty of sonal application. tho party, Tis not a lip or ey Wa rail beauty, but the Joint fores aod full result of alL" For tho oarem nor. Rood of Fresh Air, Air to a Ufo preserver. It to the tlcular friend of man, and he who barricades the doom and windows against this Hfa wiving friend glvse a aoedtal invitation to diartiw and death lo enter. Open the doom and windows and tot tha sunshine In and tot wind blow through the room every morning, for they are dlstafsetanto performing labor U ctovrr pan and fcuMelrenlng Soma beautiful paintings adorn tha walls, and the whole suite of reception rooms is of ths period at Louis XVI, while the furniture ia fYench of the name period. ' One room .is. fitted up exclusively for bridge, while one on the ground floor la reserved for the King when he dines. Here be can be received before dinner, thus avoiding the necessity of gotag up stairs, an exertion tbs King dislikes. The recent bouse warming" given by lbs Duchess in Groavannr square was n brilliant affair, Ute rooms being masses of poppies in yellow sad orange, white and rone red, whda tbs dining room tables, with the heavy silver plate, were decorated with tbs same flowers. Melba sang after dinner. The Duchess herself looked re-- v of tb replies were very funny, few samples of them. a" d le Tho masts Lawrence bare much pleasure in accepting Mrs. Bailey's kind invitation to duck. 01 with om enormous emerald pendant from the centra. At White Lodge. Richmond Park, the Duchess has given several success dinners, at most of which EM ward MI. has been present, and on several Sun; aquare-paaethrough glass doors to" day afternoons the King and Queen taMr UU- - d the dtoto have motored out together to take tea room, a spacious apartment, also dona with their American friend. The In shit a which runs through to the was in am Indifferent stats whenplace vaheck, overlooking a small garden. cated by tha Techs, but has been pur-p-ae- ly . JFQ. Fltzwliliam and the Duke of Fort land who have tha houses on aitbersicUr j J. Flerpont Morgan. Jr the Duke of Somerset and the lialbtii Ambassador I Tha Duchees small hall painted in ! deep cream color and gold leads 1 "My kingdom to ths bluo wav, my boatl Is my throne." Al. mo courses should be aa typical of things Scotch aa possible, even toe butter pats beiiu, stamped with a thistle. Finnan haddfe, oatmeal Jelly with whipped cream, toasted Johunycakes. scenes, will be appropriate, A cucumber salad would ba nice, and oranq. marnalade for the sweet course, served In an attractive fashion, poeeltly in cut out sponge cake filled with the marmalade and topped with a little whipped cream. quotation: A snowball luncheon, with the decBlith and cheeria we'll he a And make a happy quorum. orations, menu and aervlca as cool and Is The round polished table is ret with pure in character aa ran be devised. suggestion; also a pux-aa Urge centerpiece of linen with a another timely spread, where tho viand are thistle design. The napkins of fount made a little complicated by are of the same liner. The decorations dewill bo heather, and the place cards will way of flavoring with Jntent to aro with pencils attached have a spray of this stuck In one cor- - ceive. Cards passed after each ecu res, and tha guests are asked to namo tho Ingredients of the dlsb of which they have just partaken, A prias la given for each course or points are scored to ba counted at tha end of tbs luncheon. . GRACE ORISCOV. an a 5 $ THE 1TCT C09YEHTZ0H XH SESSION. and looeely woven being a great favorite. It is the acme of fashion to have belt buckle and ornaments for the bock to match. The new belts are many of them wide at the back. In allk underwear the coolest things have been made of Italian allk thin but closely woven allk webbing la white or bluo or pink. They wash per- needs barrels any more. Mr. Beaman all classes of feminine worker to the was formerly a newspaper woman, United Stats. Each occupation haa on delegate ipeclally told off to ex"KolUa Bly." The most popular new novelist In amine It. The expenses of the tour ora EngEngland at present to Mrs. Henry de to paid by tho Countess of Warwick, noblePasture. The story wblob brought her land's Socialist woman's rights fame to "Peter's Mother," which critic woman. Astor Chenier of New dan a perfect Inatooits literary art. Mr, Mire Margaret a successful play- York city's fashionable ret has esda la Farturo to tablished a commercial dairy, to S wright. fectly. rates it specially to show milkmen, A delegation of women from the WoMr. Beaman of New York to manu- rn en Worker1 League of Great Britain dairy former and the people what a facturing for tha market steel barrels, and Ireland to traveling through thla model milk supply Is Ilk. which are expected to last till nobody country investigating tho condition at NsoBls Glbsoib a .North Carolina -- each person steeping to tho room. A lamp burning la the room should bo counted as equal to om poraon and a goa Jet equal to aix or mar person scosrdlsg to the ato of tho burnor. mountain gtri, eleven years old. flagged a railway train by waving ber petticoat and topped It from foiling Into a a thousand fret deep. Bo apcave-I- n preciative of the service waa the railway company that It will giro Nannie Gibson a cotlcga education. litre Emma flay Marshall of New York to on of the few succoasfol and well paid designers of rugs to America. She to very ambitious and hopes to equal to oriental rag designer. shirt waist nit What answers for ibis aratirn ia ustwllx a rather oruats Te Cleans Boots. Equal quantities of molasses, vinegar and sweet oil mixed with a little lampblack deans boots admirably. costume, almost invariably madet with a square cut bodice, accompanied by a gulmpe. tram-pare- The alcevre fre- quently call for thin unJerslreves, and tb costume for street wear aomctiinee needs a coat. Don't wear an elaborate blouse with a shirt waist skirt nor a shiy waist To wilka trained "dress" skirt cither. see a girl with a lace Mouse and a picture hat, utterly unconscious of tho incongruity of her plain walking skirt, ia an absurdity, yet ona that la to evi' dence very oiiou, - e i |