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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1921)
fou; fic Monkey Wedding and Other Frivolities at Palm Beach Shocked Dignified Manxes Who Want to Know if That Wasn't About the Limit. InnN tar tkc wdlms cckbob Fc4r nM Mtnl Tj!iMnMi3n clcarttc If Vn4 11 I A real monkey wedding real live una . key, "krldearaalda, attendanta,. (ueata; everything in ahort but a genuine veddins ceremony- a "baby" party whare some of the "Juvenile cueeta eld enoaffb to be grandparents, disported in attire that for frankness surely belonged to rfce nursery, have sent a shudder through some of the more staid representatives of our beat so ciety. They are wondering what Is going to happen next. - These latest society frivolities staged at Palm Beach and other fashionable resorts recall the days of Harry Lehr, New York's cotillion leader, who Introduced just such entertainment to awaken the richest and most influential of the "400" out of (he lethargy Into which they bad fallen through, a surfeit of the "same old thing a" He, too, "pulled the monkey stunt" and ran off aeveral other diversions thst pro duced the desired effect. JCveryone had a good Unie, social agreeableneaa waa pro moted, and. even though the clergy de nounced It because of the wests while the Por were suffering, tboss who believed la It continued It until war stalked abroad In Rurope and, casting a shadow here, sobered vea me gayest ol the nation. BT HELEN HOFFMAN. -w-ylSIONS of that bacchanalian V orgy recently held In Parla " wher loolety leaden In evening attire plunged Into a great bath of champagne after a couple of enter taining women garbed leaa warmly than the beach girl of the moat lib . oral community have alarmed so ciety "mammas" since the latest burst of excess at Palm Beach, where a monkey wedding and "baby party" were held, the antics at which have caused much comment and more writ ten criticism. The society matron Is itartled. She doesn't know what will be the next step. But the younger ajemeni, anu, in iaci, a groat many of the older ones who are hand-In- .glove witU their juniors, don't seem to be losing sleep worrying over what their mammas think of It.' They longed for such times and now that they have arrived they intend ta go the limit, they say. .And their par ents are In a fit .of terrible agitation. Zila Villa. Palm Beach home of Mr. and Mrs. William U Koehne of Chi cago's elite, was the scene of the monkey wedding. Pedro Chico and Lucille were the simian principal. James McVittie of Philadelphia's so ciety life acted as clergyman and "tied the knot-" The Misses Marcella Smith, Vivian Tavandor and Hazel Hapeman were bridesmaids. C. F. -Henry, Walter Young, Frank Knlpp and O. Tendaor acted as ushers. The "bride" was gowned In white atin and carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley. She was de scribed by the guests as "most pic turesque." . But the bridegroom, who must have had ideas of hie own con cerning the proper attire for the cession, wanted to appear in hia na tive suit of hirsuite material. He kicked and even aauealed against y putting on a pair of black silk knickerbockers. In the end, through the heroic efforts of his attendants, he was attired In an evening suit. The weeding supper was served with great gravity and .the principals acted their roles well, considering the excitement. It is true that they cracked nuts served them with their teeth and that the bride almost com mitted that most unpardonable of all social errors by drinking from the flngerbowl; but she was saved that faux pas by a watchful guest who quickly substituted a glass of water. After the dinner the bride and groom shambled away to a corner darkened by the shadow of a huge palm where they chattered tor sev eral minutes. Finally smoke was ob served curling up over the palm. In vestigation revealed Pedro en the lap of bis "wife" enjoying a cigarette. Before .being dressed for the cere mony Pedro smoked several cigar'' ettes In the manner shown In the pic ture on this page. So It became a habit with blm. Tea, sitting oa a ladVs lap, also. As a denouement to the wedding (Continued From Pago .) first a week or ten days befor he was sentenced in Bow street -at Oeorgiana Lady Dudley's house and the night before he went to prison be dined a trots with my husband and me in Cavendish square, (Editor's note Georgians Lady Dudley was a famous British beauty. Mrs. Asqulth declares that crowds used to stand along Rotten row to see her pass in her carriage. She was one of the women with whom Mrs. Asqulth compared the present gen eration when she said that real fem inine beauty was a thing of the past.) Dr. Jim bad great personal magne tism and could do what be liked with my sex. He was one of those men who if he had been a quack would fceve made a vast fortune as doctor, a thought-reader, a faith healer or in any of these by-paths; but be was without quackery of any kind. I never thought him a fine judge of people, but here J rfiay be wrong. If his brains bad been as good as his nature he would have bad a com manding position in any country. The reason that convinced me that they were not, waa when he told us of the great scheme that had failed: which waa to kidnap Kruger and carry him off in person. This somewhat jejune intention was frustrated, and Jame son was had up In the police courts. The responsibility of the Raid could j not however be confined' to Jameson. Both Cecil Rhodes and Chamberlain's ,i -rt . I V -i , -s. . . -rfrTrl- f. ' Ji-'" 'illi l INTIMATE DIARY OF MARGOT ASQUITH THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. Staves Wkltaey, Buatsa society naan, aaade ap an a bosons Infant for the baby party given by Mr. aa Mrs, George lary Jr. at Palm Beach- - Miss Virglala MeDoaaogh of Portland, Or., made a most charming aarae. ceremonies- the. guests, armed with rice, chased the bride and groom out of the dining room and through a canopied passageway -that led to the nearby bungalow of the Koehne es tate, where mora nonsense was en joyed, after which the guests depart ed, leaving, the bride and groom to themselves. Among the guests were: Pr. and Mrs. C V. Pan'o of New York, .Mr. and Mrs. Iiyatt, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Warrick, Dr. and Mrs. E. Bobbins, Mr. and Mrs. W. U Birely, Mr. and reputations were involved, and every one waa stirred. v Admirers of Rhodes went about saying If his name was struck off the list of privy councillor they would show Joe op, and admirers of Cham berlain were going to show some one else up, and a government committee waa appointed "to show veryone up. The secret history of this time will probably never be written. Rhodes Said They Weald Net Klgbt. I never spoke to Cecil Rhodes, but I met him once at a party in 10, Downing street when Arthur Balfour was prima minister It was in 1903 when South Africa waa in a state of suppressed turmoil. I Alfred MUner, the then lord high commissioner, was writing letters from Can Town warning ua of the exact situation, but the government did not believe In these warnings. Balfour had been told that if you listen to the man on the spot you cannot go wrong, and that Rhodes ' the great hero of South Africa was the proper person to consult about the Boer problem over which MUner and so many of us were exercised. Ceeil Rhodes -a name that waa famoua all the world over. Men and women trembled before blm. A phrase much in vogue at the time, "Think imperially," was attributed to him, also the poignant epigram quoted by the more enlightened tariff! reformers that it was not the article TT Mrs. Spencer Lainhart and John J. Calne. - Second only in Importance to the wedding of the monkeys was the "baby party" given by George Leary Jr. of New York at the Palm Beach Country club. "Every one, men and women,' came attired in baby clothes. The picture on this page shows haw far the costumes went in daring imi tation of the nursery. When all the guests bad assembled the fun began Steven Whitney, Boston society man, looked so cute, so like a fat baby but the art that ought to be en couraged in British trade. It is per haps hardly fair to credit him with both these mots but it is certain that bis lightest word carried weight. Lord Fisher, writing to me from the admiralty, quoted a talk be had had with Rhodes whiob impressed him deeply; bis letter ended with: "Rhodes is a wondeful fellow! J will finish ray long letter by quoting a clever thing he said to me today: "I have found our, one thing, and that is, if wou have an idea and it l a good idea, you come out all right "Your affectionate "FISHER." (Editor's note: Mention of the ad miralty recalls the situation .exist ing in the British navy a few years before the war,- when the commis sioned personnel was stirred by what was called "petticoat government. In gome circles it was openly de clared that Mrs. Asqulth absolutely controlled the naval policy and the direction of the organization. The re tirement of Lord Charles Beresford created a crisis, and Mrs. Asqulth forced an official investigation. She was called by some the "woman be hind the premier," and has always been credited with wielding great power in government affairs. It has been stated that it was due to her efforts, the Gallipoll campaign was abandoned.) . On arriving at Arthur Balfour's party, in 10 Downing street, to meet APRIL 10, 1921 Interpretation by Miss that Miss Virginia McDonough of Portland, Or., just couldn't help pick ing him up and placing him on her lap, as the picture shows. The guests blew soap bubbles, played ring-'round Rosie, pillows and keys, jacks and other games pleasing to youngsters. "Oh, boy!" was the chorus of comment after it was over. "Give us more." And alarmed mammas are conse quently worrying. This is said to have inspired Miss Gladys Bowie, so ciety girl of Brooklyn, N. Y., who ap peared at the riding party clad as a hula dancer. The two occasions recall the wild stunts that society enjoyed some years ago when Henry Lehr was ap pointed "cotillion leader." He be gan it all by sending engraved In vitations to the "400" purporting to Invito them to a reception to a "con sul." When they arrived they found that the guest of honor was the late lamented Consul, the trained chlm pansee. He receive 1 the handshake of each guest with' the demeanor of a courtier. Then followed the famous eques trian banquet at the old Purland Rid ing academy in New-York. . In the Ceoil Rhodes, I took my host aside and asked blm if "the man on the spot" always a favorite with the stupid had given him his views on South Africa. Balfour Yes. ' he doesn't think there is the slightest chanoe of war. He says not only that the Boers won't Tight, but that they can't. Thinking imperially made us con fident that after an experience of 20 years In South Africa Rhodes roust know his Boers, and we took comfort together. . I looked round me, but saw no one of interest, so. I penetrated Into the next room. There, for the first time, I saw the Burne-Jones legend of the Briar Rose hung on theugly paneling put up to Disraeli in the Downing street dining room; but much more remarkable than this innovation was the circle of fashionable and crouch ing ladies at Rhodes' feet. He sat like a great bronze gong among tbem, and I had not the spirit to disturb their worship. (Copyright, 1920. by the Metropolitan Newspaper Service.) In the next Installment of her remark able diary, M argot Aaquitb tells bar first res! love story, or wnicn toe aaaning ana interesting Peter Flower Is the hero. St. Lawrence River Open, MONTREAL. The St. Lawrence river has had its earliest spring opening in t years. The government ice breaker Lady Grey began opera tions at Three Rivers March 29, soon smashing the great ice bridge that forms there every year. Within a few hours the river was free. Usually the river is not cleared be fore April 20. . Gladys Bowie of Brooklyn of a Bala center of the tanbank arena was a huge circular table raised high enough to be on elbow level to a mounted man or woman. Notches large enough to fit a horse Were cut at regular Intervals about the rim. The guests rode their horses into these and then were served their din ners by waiters who climbed to the center of the table through a door way to which ladders reached. A Woman Dare-DevIL Harry Lehr's equal as an enter tainer of society waa found in Miss Eleanor Sears of Boston and New port. She is still active. But It re quires physical courage to follow this young woman. She plays daring polo with men. she takes 100-mile walks on a wager. She sails her own yacht, and her reckless diving and swim ming, and the courage she has dis played on more than one occasion by swimming o the rescue of a drown ing fisherman and sailor, make her the personification of the strenuous. Miss Sears has kept fashionable so ciety of Back Bay, Boston, in a state of wonderment. They recall how she bitched her bob-sled to a trolley car THE MOTHER - - (Continued From Pare 1.) "You have a very good act if that's what you mean." . "How's yours?" he asked it bluntly, and she looked straight into his eyes. "You ought to know." "It ain't going over. Alice." "I I " But he did not catch the break in her voice. Instead he reached forward and caught' her by the arm in a grasp intended for gen tleness.' . The big top, with Its crowds and with a heavy-shouldered man In glit tering uniform waiting beside the arena gate, a new whip, leaden tip ped and thicker than ever, lashing slowly before him, a revolver shoved Into the top of each high boot. The whip forced obedience as .the animals took their positions on the turntable and allowed themselves to be swung about. A snapping crack as the whip want out; the 'tiger, confused, bad left ita resting place and began to slink about the arena. It swerved as the lash caught It. darted be tween the horse and the trainer. then behind him while from high above, the eyes of Beauty became' sud. denly eager, suddenly alert and shift- ng. The tiger nad returned before her, writhing and snarling and fighting against tte attacks -of Delaine. Now he. was near the horse, and the whip dropped to the ground as the trainer i 7 Hubs steam on karaebaek. during a big snow storm and suc ceeded, though not meaning to. in tying up traffic for more than a half hour. She also caused a commotion by playing baseball on the Boston common with the Harvard team, and amazed her fashionable friends by leading a couple of thoroughbreds, which she had purchased out west, through the streets of Boston. .Society also recalls the bird ban quet given to Governor It. Livings ton Beeckman of Rhode Island by the late Mrs. John Henry Hanan at Nar ragansett Pier. Over the tables a gilded net was raised to give the effect of dinner in a huge bird cage. Rare plants in profusion and singing birds carried out the tropical Illusion. Thrushes, canaries, parrots and doves flitted among the guests and sang for their amusement with happy abandon. This pretty effect was car ried out even to the favors presented to -the women guests. These were small willow bird cages containing toy birds. Unique, too, was the dog luncheon given by Mrs. Arthur L. Holland of New York, for her $5000 Chinese dog. Dogs were Invited guests. BY G. R. COOPER reached for his bootlegs. A flare of flame, then another. Five shots were loft and Delaine fired them all at the two beasts which came at him in one. Beauty dinging grimly to the Bengal's throat, the tiger scrambling vaguely in a frenzy of blind terror. Straight on came Rajah nor did it know that human flesh was before it. Then the Impact, throwing Beauty far to one side. But the tiger's claw had found flesh. In blindness, that was enough. Outside the arena a man and a girl struggled at the straps cutting them. Then Into the lnclosure they fought their way, the girl driving the bloody-Jawed Capetown and the frenzied Beauty before her, the man firing bullet after bullet into the brain of the blinded Rajah as he sought to compel the great beast to . lease the crumpled thing en the ground beneath It, a man and a girl striving with all their strength to save the one who had sought their failure- A fourth bullet. A fifth. Tho tiger toppled. It fell. A swift move ment. The man raised the limp body ot Delaine In his arms. A leap, while a girl sped beside him, nn1 thry were . without the gate. But the man they had carried forth had ceased to breathe. Beauty had killed a murderer nor was It for her'poor, dumb mentality to distinguish between the human and the beast. (Coi'j right, 1021, Cuurloo 11 ky Couper.)