Show LA LAMBETH'S I Hi DC no LETTERI LETTER I ON LONDON DOINGS American Women Become Saviours of British Social Circles I SMART SET DEEP IN DEBT Mrs Potter Palmer Attracts tracts Attention as Hostess and Possible Bride 6 B fly lly Paul Republican Special Service Copyright 1 10 i 1 London March 17 According 17 According to toa ton n a letter received In London Lonton from froma Cannes a the time venerable Duchess Duches' Duches o or of Devonshire Dc who hmo promised her husband hus bus band bant to gradually give gi e up UI gambling went to Monte Carlo Immediately the tho Duke Dulc left the thc Riviera TI for COl em E England glant and hc has hns been in Iii 11 the Casino el e every night nigh t since since While hlo the Duke was at Cannes ho el the Duchess Duches fl was wa a model of oC virtue She Sho had hind taken to 0 o Pencilling stencilling of oC late an and was at work on n a n huge bedspread Which she Is Ismal house Pica Pica- mal making inS for Devonshire dilly ill 11 j- j Her friends were welO greatly amused when hen the Duchess Duches who simo had baI taken a week to stencil a n small smal corner called in hi II th three Ice experts from time Iho town lown tOWI to get on with wih It I. I When the Duke Dulie left lef the wJ wily Duchess Duchess Duch Duch- 05 ess flung lunS the stencil plate to tho the cx- cx perls and took an automobile to the time Casino which she alwa always s 's outers enters dressed very cry simply and ant carrying an immense bag baS of oC gold old dangling from her arm aria S S The season after season nier-season is expected to be entirely in the time hands of oC American e who will wf lc Ie with each other other otlmor oth oth- er or In gorgeous entertainments mI lean Ican can women have become of oC late Into years ears the saviors sa of oC the time London sea sen- proper which Is becoming moro more and anti mote more cut UI up owing owing to tho the mooring mo mo- oring and week end rage Bj By common consent Mrs Almeric Paget will wi be bc the time greatest hostess hostes of the ic seaon season Her Hel new home homo in Derce Berkley Berk Der- ole ce ley square which is a dream of beau beau- beauty ty y will wi shortly be le read ready for or dinners dinner's an and nd dances Lady Bache Cunard Cummard who has as lately been entertaining Dr Nanen Nan Nan- ansen an- an the tho Norwegian minister and sea sen en cian ant young oung lIs lI's Mrs Waldorf aldorf Astor Aslor stor will give a series of dinners and small dances and nd the show will wi brimi bring a large contingent of the Vanderbilt family Impecunious young oun noblemen Ut are al C already looking forward to parties at Mrs Irs Anthony Drexel's house where there will wi be iC great reat competition for fOl time the 01 hand of oC Pt her pretty prett young daughter aughter Mar Marguerite u who is making her debut delut at al court Mrs Mrs Irs Potter Poter Palmer Palm Palm- er or Princess and ant Mrs GlasO Glasgow Glas Gins gow O who has tal taken en Lord house In Berkeley square and who Is Immensely popular will wi all al entertain enter cater lain tain on a a large laSe scale The fie by Jy smart worn worn- en cn have ha c become so nol notoriously la largo o of oC late that thai a n great Te t effort is hi iJ to lo be made l by the tradesmen of Lon London on principally milliners milliner drapers nl and dressmakers mal cr to lo get gel parliament parlament this session to lo make married women re responsible ye- ye IC- IC for Cor debts A which they timey can en now entirely cs escape po by iy referring tIme the bill bi to their thel husbands The Time husbands as casH easily by ly denying all al lia- lia Ja- Ja A story tor which Is Js now going the rounds concerning a very ely n notorious Countess Is Illuminating Her ladyship ladyship lat lady lady- ship positively refused to pa pay for Cor some vcr very expensive c corsets on the ground that thc they did tid not III lit lt her Finally Final Final- t at ly ty the tradesman wrote Your YoU lad ladyship lady lady- ship shill has Imas been seen by ly your lady laty and gentlemen friends wearing those corsets corsets cor cor- sets for the past six months The Countess Countes at once seized the time I loophole offered and told lold tolt her imer solid solid- toe tor or to write a letter leter threatening the trade tradesman mon with a libel action for acton defamation of or character on the grounds that she sho had never received gentlemen friends In h her r corsets The Tho frightened tradesman lesman h-lesman actually the WhOle matter matei to drop trop and ho time Countess l Is still sti wearing wearing those corsets S S S The Thc Marchioness of uC who was vas Miss lg Hosie Boole Boote of ur the tho Gaiety Garcy theatre Is following in the footsteps of or the late hate Countess Countes of or the famous Belle Belie Dele Billon Bilton Biton of time the variety varlet hal halls and who became ono one of oC the mu most t popular of or Irish ho hostesses Lat Lady was the principal figure figuro the other t. at the Meath Hun Hunt ball bal In Ireland where an n amusIng amusing amus amus- ing incident Incident occurred 4 A i rich but hut rather vulgar Englishwomen English English- women who vho had late lately I come to tho the neighborhood was standing within a aard yard ard of the Marchione in the tim ballroom ball hal hal- room and openly discussed her hel at the lop tol tOi of or her voice vole Boole you OU know she said saih Fancy Fanc she was vas a chorus us girl only a short time ago The Marchioness turned with wih great at dignity to the s stranger anel and remarked icly ant You arc are perfectly correct but this this' Is a ballroom not a u theatre Lad Lady Lad has d developed Into a fine lne horsewoman nail and enters thoroughly thor thor- Into all al her husbands husband's occupations occupations Tho couple have ha e been staying at the Carlton Canton Carlon hotel latel lately and amiul ant have given gl cn several e large luncheon p parties Lady Head L fort Is a great reader and can hoer 1001 most society women on general topics topics S S S Mrs Irs Potter Poter Palmer Is ready to tomake tomake make a n mi most determined effort tt to en enter en- en tom ter tel tho the inner circle of or the Kings ICings s set this timis season and anel her first move mo e has hal caused considerable amusement nt She and her niece Princess zene have ha Installed themselves at the Hotel lintel du tIu tu Palais the time very vel hotel in Iii which the and hi his suite were to tu have havo sta stayed ed at Biarritz His Ills Majesty however er changed his and amid took tool the Villa Yla The Tho question Is how long will wi His Majesty be able ahle to resist tho time attentions aton- aton atten atton- lions tons of Mrs drs I Potter Poter Palmer Time The great Joke of oC last season eason was the match which whelm every eo one declared the 1 King lS I wl wished to bring brins about between the HOI Hon Sir Schomberg McDonnell and amid ant Mrs Ir Palmer I The rumor m ao arose e through a joking remark to lo Sir Sh erS b by time the tie King ICing who said Mid Why Vh dont don't lont you rou marr marry a really m-eally rich woman like Je this Mrs Irs P Palmer Palm Palm- lm- lm er or for or instance Sir Sh Shor Schomberg h rg I who Is Cort- Cort forty six L' L years ears of oC age ae Is hs a son lof of the iho Earl of oC Antrim and s secretary lo of the Office o of Works Olk He Be wa was for Cor years a lS l'S private prim to secretary to lo tho the In late te r Lord Sm Salisbury I ishu One of nC 1 Mrs Palmers Palmer's mo muM moot t devoted de tUI suitors 9 S I Is Sir SirI Algernon I est W West t a wl widow widow- I er 1 of seventy five f c with wih three children chil I dren htmL but t h he is now considered to be bc altogether out of the running Mrs Is I's Palmer will wi ill start her imer London season In May Ia at House Park Pari Lane She has gi en i cn up her ro royal al custom of or going oin in to dinner all ull al alone before her guests S S S The Tho lat late Lad Lady Curson's Cursons sister the tho Countess of Suffolk nee Loiter has become bitten with the horse racing horse craze and l It is S likely that she will wi buy bm several ell c horses for fo time the for forthcoming hewn hewn- Ini lag ing flat lat racing gl season on Her fl's first venture Yen Yen- ture tUro proved IHO vory suco successful Cul and the time omy of oC how how- she she first race raco racehorse horse Is interesting The Countess was vcr very much struck with the beauty 0 of the lie United Hunts Cup a a prize which is awarded for a three mile three three-mie steeplechase run at Newbury Newbury New- New bury lury in Berl Berkshire Berkshire- The cup is If only emily valued at one hun hundred dollars but lut Itis it itis itis is particularly and was coveted covet covet- et co e ed by ly the tho Countess Iio lm promptly bean began be lC- gan gaui an to look around for Cor a good goot steeple telle- telle chaser chaer She found foun the me animal In ate a son of oC a n very famous race hore horse Grey Friars Friar W. W Pallen Palen a well ell wel known trainer purchased the horse holso for five hundred dollars from the stable of or a n popular sportsman spot who was wat recently 1 killed hilled lcd while riding Lat Lady Suffolk paid palt Pal- Pal Ion 1500 lOO 1500 on th the spot for Cor the horse hOSO and retained Pallen as her trainer so that thai Pallen made a 1 very ery good bargain bargain bargain bar bar- Palen gain all al around The The horse easi easily won time the steeplechase steeple steeple- chase and the Iho Countess won the cup cupan an anti and the in cash which went with I il it She was as s so 0 ten delighted that she sime ho Is Isnow Isnow Isnow now looking C for I two other oilier horses with wih d. d view to flat la racing Dr Pl who up to lo three months ago was In charge of or the Chemical Research department of or the British government SO has accepted an Invitation laton In to join the experimental laboratory of or the tIme United States War Var department He is one of oC tho time foremost foremost fore fore- foe most authorities on high explosives and holds the thc secret of a new compound compound com corn pound which Is said alt to lo bo be more deadly dead lead I ly than Ihan the time English Iddie the French and amid the time Japanese p A brilliant scientist ho lie aroused the envy enn of oC Woolwich officers over whose hose head hed ho ha had been placed On a flimsy pretense which was waK declared to entail entil a prosecution he Ime vas was dismissed at at a minutes minute's notice Ho lie HoIt It at present livIng living liv liv- 1 ing at Buckhurst Hill Illi Hi but hut will wi sail sai shortly shorty for Cor the states |