THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1S07.
Three ILffec-
tive Gowns
Worn by Mrs.
James Speyer,
Mrs. Austen
Gray, and Miss
Gwendolyn
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Burden. With
kTTZZLE: Bow many cents did Paul
Morton's pocket, contain when
the flower girls of the Actors'
Fund fair rot through with hlmT
ium answer is: won .
But tba girls were as alluring aa tha
flower maiden who tempted Par el fat
. and Paul Morton wa baring tha time
of bl Ufa Bo be didn't complain.
I aaw Natalie Qlen Collin Mr Oel-
, rich and Harriet Daly all around him
at once. What mora could maa desire r
'tend if ha wa hard-hearted enough to
withstand their gentl perauaalona to
teonvert tha content of bia pocket Into
jylowera It only needed a glanoe from,
j"Owennle' Burden sweat eyea to com- 1
plet bla downfall. .
.! "Owennle" at the fair looked, a X
trd an English visitor acclaim, "per-
tly ducky In a youthful gown of
hlte point d'eeprlt Bh carried an
,,.iormous wicker tray filled with aprlng
flowers lung from her neck with green
aatln ribbon And aha went among
(the crowd -with a truly democratic spirit'
which bad It reward In a quickly emp-t
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, Point d'esprlt Is a material of which
we never seem to tire. It 1 ao fresh
'and girlish-looking, v ; .
j The gown of "Gwsnnle". Burden waa
cult slmnle and ret effective. II m
ftrlmmed with lnaertlona and lnaets of
filmy whit lac and no other trimming "
leave a piping of white aatln and a flow-
ered girdle with long floating end '
The waist had ruffle of lace and net '
edged with a tiny band of white satin
running up from the belt and over the
shoulders. The sleeve were ' real'
"baby" aleevea of point d'esprlt shirred
and edged with some "cunning" little
ruffle They were pushed up high
above the elbows.- r-
The neck waa round and eollarl
Instead of the unlveraal dog-ooller of
pearl and diamond, a band of black
velvet ribbon, with lust a aparkl of
light In a diamond under tha chin, waa
pworn. It waa moat becoming ' to
"Qwennie's" pink cheek , , ' v
There waa Uce again on the skirt,
.which was full and floating.. A wide
Itnraie or riowerea ribbon waa tied high
tin inm bus mi gave aa empire er-
!feCt. WV, . , -'';..; V!..:.VV..,
Her hat waa quite charming -a froth
of pale blue feathers, with a dull silver
roe just In front by way of contrast,
and the perkiest little bow Imaginable
perched behind. ;
She was the daintiest thing In Sight
and.it wasn't hard to credit her with
being the descendant of "the beautiful
Evelyn ByrdT of whom we've all beard
ao much. . ..- t-
But Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish and her
flower stall didn't absorb all the beauty.
There waa a good deal on view at ona
candy Stall. We bad "Roast"., Street
and Mr Arthur Iaelln, Mr B. R.
Thomaa, Mrs. Austen Gray and lots of
Other i -x-.- --yy :. !.;.:',.-..,
And bow the "common herd" ? did
crush and push to get a look at uat ;
It really waa hardly afe to venture
out in the mob. The comment were
quite audible, too, but modesty, pre
vent my recording : what I overheard
them aay about Mrs. 'Cbolly Knicker
bocker.'! .f " ,'', r.
The thing wasn't half so much of a
bore aa X expected It to 'be. It waa
rather fun Belling thing and trying to '
imagine oneaelf a shopglrL And every ,
one wa ao good-natured! v . !
Even' when I made a little mistake
ana soia o dos ox iiuyiers lor bit -cents
no one seemed to mind. And the -man
who bought It looked quite pleased. ,
It'a such a nice, "goody "feeling to
know you're really, helping a worthy
charity. v-rl-. h r-.r: ,,-': f .
' Mrs. lames Speyer wai very nice to
all of u Bhc was quite In her element
at a charity affair. She very genu
inely Interested in charities and no
posing, either. . ". - ij-. 7
One night she wore a gown I quit
: fancied, it waa of some kind of soft,
clinging material chiffon cloth or mar
quisette and the new color which Is
called eoleur.de bols, that's a sort of
browny-gray woody-green shade.
It was trimmed with lace and silk
embroidered bands on the waist, i The
sleeve l were dotted with little gray
bead The silk embroidery was put in
, that long line from waist to ahouldervV
, Up and .down among the embroidery
were strung little cabochons of rhme-
lightened upthe whole dress.
The neck waa cut In a deep V In
front and bordered with le. Mr
; Speyer wore her beautiful Aeg-collar of
pearls and diamonds, of camrae. What
an extravagant fashion this one of "no
collars" Is! No one feeli dressed With
out a jeweled dog-collar.
The skirt was quite elaborate, with
a shaped band of embroidery and four
ruff lea around the bottom, and some
little edging, which might have been
chenille or which' might have been rav-
eled-OUt Silk. At any rate, It Wa 0ft
and- t.-.-tt...klrt
tr.. A
. w run mm in our
E . t V-.f.yeri, " bore """
beautiful - Nattier blue plumes. It
turned up high at one side and set a
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Duke Who Wedded Deceased Wife's Sister
UPON a June day in 1122 . mar
riAge was celebrated which wa
destined ; to have ' remarkable
r consequences to the - people of
, Britain. . Few '-persons perhaps
at the time attached much Importance
to the ceremony. It has since been the
cause of one of the most remarkable
political agitation, of our time.
i The bridegroom waa young man of
about SO years, of age and a remark
ably handsoma ; person. His ' bearing
waa dignified . and soldierly. - Henry
Bomerset had, indeed, served hi. coun
try In the army, "Summer," as be
tied been nicknamed by his comrade In
the 10th Hurxars, had been one of th
most dashing and daring officers In the
rertment. And the 10th Hussars bad
t x cUnces ot isUngulshiag them
little back, so you could tb dls- '
tlnetira band of -white in her brown
hair. It'a ao odd, and yet becommg.
Speaking of Nattier blue prompt me
10 tea you or a gown Mr. Austen Gray 4
wore on night It was, aa I beard ona .
of the fair polloemen remark, "a peach." ,'
And whan you can awaken tha artistic ,
tat of a policeman you hay Indeed
won a triumph. .-. . J
- Mr Auaten Gray Waa not Tatsed X
the premlee," being a Boaton girl, but ...
h can oompet rather successfully
with many of our New Tbik beautle
gh baa big brown eya and brown half ; .
and la very chlo, , ,-'
a, ahade a little-deeper than Nattier
blue and yet almoet that lovely-soft '
tone waa used for her gown and the
material waa heaTy aatln rich and supw
pie. --r ; . , .
The drees had an empire back and
this view of- the gown wa so satis-;.'
fMtory that I am going to'ehoW It to V
you.
The skirt was raised above the walt
iln , fa,tened there with four out
ateel button Over the shoulders came '
tw0 pltM ef Mtlnf h,avy and aisbor-;,
stely embroidered In shades of blue. ,
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Th f tln lln-nnAarM where ot
the sift Joined t7. wi.C The nek wis
pointed and slightly low, allowing a ,
glimpse of bare neck. White lace was
ntroduced here, which gave a softening
touch. ,
Th. .iMv.. hd hnnA ahahed banda
selves. ' The great Duke of Wellington,
engaged In Spain and Portugal driving
back tha forces of Naooleon, had found 1
the 10th Hussars one of hi. best regl-jSuch, Was tbe bridegroom w.ho wa. be
ments, and yeung Bomerset was amon1 Ihg married that day in June. His
the Duke's aides-de-camp ana aid mm
good senrlc - : ' j' :',''a'''S
"Summers" was a favorite, with th
"Iron Duke, who had a keen eye for
a faring and alert officer. The only
fault the great commander found with
the young aide-de-camp waa that he
was too rash, too venturesome and In
clined to - rely - upon hi - magnificent
horsemanahip to extricate himself from
perils Into which ha had wandered. Upon
one occaaton the daring young fellow
found he had ventured too1 far. He was,
while recdnnoltering, taken prisoner by
some the scouts of Marshal Soult, and
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A Miss Gwen
dolyn JPorden'g
Lac Wotn at
tha Actor's Fair.
V Mrs, . James'
; Speyer'i Dress of
Graceful t Lines ;
an 1 Effactlva
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Gown of Nattier
Blue Satin Worn
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by Mrs. Austen
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the . embroidery. They were short
and ended in cuff, of the' lace. a .
The skirt hung lik. a dream, and d?
penaea ror errect on us long. os,uuiui
Uhe It was quite unadorned, aave for
a band of the embroidery around the
bottom lust above the hem. , ;i
in spite of a desperate effort to escape,
remained prisoner for some months.
chafing in the hands of hi. captor.
bride waa a young and lovely lady In
Whose features there might have been
traced a resemblance to the great hero
of the time--the "Iron Duke" himself.
She was, In' fact, the daughter of th
Duke's sister Lady - Anna. Wellesley
Henry Somerset's Second . Wife. '
The bridegroom, whom bia young com
panions of the 10th Hussars had nick
named 'Suramers" from his bright. Jo
vial disposition, was a member of one
of the proudest families ; In Britain.
Henry -Somerset was, at the time of his
marriage, MarguoM of Worcester, t In
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Mrs. Glen Collins Wearlns the New
est Thing In Earrings. '
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.latsd bV a regu a? OainsborouTh bat,
ZPQXl -rwith eat nodding
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. snaue oiim 'V'V " t .M:-
It "f, :UV. "rslum
not wferring. to the .
v ,v reata hh
Everywhere I go my . ty rts on
Over Our owr our nunuivu v B
there are, blue creations, both of modlst
aad milliner, on view.
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Taoestry. Natier, peacoca, -ana ine
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wt in innm mi. iuuj
clonecrin bo'blonJ.1
itte, M If we choose our shad
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w naA t! look well and. at
the same time. lasnionaoie-
tlon earnestly to be sought.
. Earrings are not a novelty t
1,1 bt "ot colorf were aP fad. , W.
SrVo7b.Var 'in X "SerTanS
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tolo
fact dldn t last long. . vvo weni ox
earrings of turquoise matrix or coral,
But now you're very far behind the
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nreferably diamond
.are awfully becoming to long
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aristocratic, xeaiures -.uua w -
havs thoMlijiml tivs
P'cturquaalr which the
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v Mr"- ev whw ihe
bers under my vlou. i eye e w hen she
came across to my stall to Inquire
due time be would i become Duke of
Beaufort. ' He waa a lineal descendant
of John ot Gaunt, "time-honored Lan
caster," as Shakespeare termed him.
The marriage Jaaa to hava remarkable
result, for the people of Great BrlUln.
Henry Somerset had, though he waa still
so young, already loved and lost. He
was a widower with twp little girl
The woman , he made hi. second wife
waa his first wife's half-sister another
daughter of Lady Ann. Wellesley by a
second' husband. ''':-'' . -- "-.' a.k-
That marriage wa. th occasion of
th famous act which rendered void all
future marriage In th i British ' Isle,
with a deceased wife', sister. ; -.'The
law, my lord" said a great le
gal authority, addressing the house of
lord, a few year, later on th subject
of such marriages, "1. In a most re
markable condition - of - confusion. A
man may marry bia ' deceased wife's
sister end the marriage will hold good
and be recognised by all. But tf a
suit be Instituted by one of the parties
to the marriage to have It declared
void, or tf a suit 1 Instituted against
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of yellow, with close-draped wai.t of
yellow late and looked Very well tin-
m. Ma hat. -u -V :u ' i '
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, . t. tha bjt with
In
some Immediately. : ' : ;
om Vm! w e, a -
sw - m .i . - . .
in her ear
Out Egush coualna across the water I recommend India sUk, while a pettl
lonJ aine adopted this fad. It coat of foulard I've found a most aom-
uur junau
nave long since eaupwa
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"JILVt- .h f rm mire
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yo flu" 'to oUi
faaclnatlng petticoats on ylew. :.-1 don't
mean on view or on sal at the Stalls.
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gowns were ' light.
all the frill, and ruffle, w.r.
of - the lingerie description. For the
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.nv MMnMt waa muatotn our
ear .wlsh" olaHn. ng and -
gave am oranutrjr ; niui.u
ilnetead of having a wardrob. fU
ailk akirt rivaling IB hu tna colors or
U.' h.,. drawer full of
ticoa" Tev oto u. from
France, each tied vp With It. own per- '
fumed 'ribbon. lots and lot. of them
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,a i n " -i
wlST ri'uhS.--w.
Uter "b. Ullored "
li ii.m imnt torchon
Tare With our afternoon frock, we
lace. . A0"..e
again wear a WhlU petticoat, a mi
these persona who hav so married by
soma one else during th lifetime : ot
both the parties, the marriage may be
pronounced void. Thu. such a mar
riage 1. recognised as a good marriage
until, eomeone objects and then It 1.
pronounced no marriage at all." , y
Such wa. th atate of the law at the
time when that marriage was .olemn.
IzedV "An amiable young nobleman,
probably in entire Ignorance of tha le
gal fact," aa Lord Denman .aid, "had
contracted a marriage which might be a
perfeotly good marrlag or non" .y.,
Duke of Beaufort Alarmed - ,.
"TFlgbtlng under the 'Iron Duke". In
the peninsula, and Interested In all
manner ot sports. It la hardly probable
that young Henry Somerset had any
better notion of the law regarding Such
marriages than bad hundred, of hie
fellow-countrymen. -' . :
The young marquess became a mem
ber of parliament. He was one of th
most popular sportsmen , of the day.
Passionately fond of horses, he became
possessed of some of tb moat famous
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mora elaborate with a little real TaL"
dlsoreetly applied. While : the , pettl
coata destined for wear under our even-
- Ing frock are marvel of oobwebby
lawns and fine band woraC ik . -l-" -They
really are too charming to be
, bidden. . Cluny and Valenciennes lace
' and the finest of hand tucking - with
convent embroidery are all employed to
make them lovely. .
Of course they ar too dlaphanou
ever r to feel the touch cf soap and
water, ana me expense ox naving mem
dry-clan.d puts them beyond the reach
of the woman with a meager dreaa al-
lowanc 1 Bo J nop ; tne lasnion oi
whlU petUcoaU wltt not soon be-
com common.
trvelln or wh8n thsundr.klrt
of lawn 1 quit ImpractlcabU pongee
and IndU silk commend tnemseives, oy
reason of their coolne. and Ugh tne.
Aa an underslin for a foulard gown
rnteirMal WABfJAaiallOTl. . ' - V . .-'.
- But while taffeta silk has fallen from
WrtetM. particular ,ahlon,t u.t
be reckoned , with when used In othef
wav
Many smart' gowns of remng
are
ji' .r .trtted and checked taf-
Lett weekj toyou out a waist-
coat m. gAl
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are to serve -as a Dacxgrouna rer its
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wiem naa www bj:
tonne. It waa clouded tn tune, nut
- unmi.takably cr.tonn all the .am
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cHfl,ha4 large cretonnero.e. cut .on.
anil annllnued on tne onm. it was
ZI- .;.,V-.-i- .itkenrt at ftrat
a? WUir.tsttowvTV th.
mflliner 1. on. In whom bave every
confidence and I have no aouot ane
has sent me something considered very
cnio m raris ana.
animals both on tha turf and In th
hunting field. He wa. a marvelou.
whip, and hi. team of "skewbalds" was
a sight which lovers of horseflesh came
far to -:' -; y"
. Soma 11 year, after 1 hi. marriage.
Upon the death of hi. father, the mar
ques, succeeded him In the tltl of
Duk of Beaufort."
Th troubles arising from such a r ar
rlage as he had contracted were com
mon matters, and In numberless in
stances such marriages were pro
nounced to be void, either by the parties
to them or at the instance ot third
person. Interested In obtaining such a
result The duke got alarmed. He had
children. Might the marriage of which
they were the fruit be declared void?
The only way to render such a calamity
absolutely Impossible would be by an
alteration in th taw an act of parlia
ment, " " ." :c" ' 't
A man of noble feature now pale
with the agonies ot death, and with his
earl's robea drawn around him, j and
supported in the arms of anxious helpt
trs gathered around, him in bia p)ao
the Latest Tad
in lLarrings, .
Worn by Mrs.
Glen Collins
in the house of lord. such t. tha sub
ject ef one of th greateat national pto-;
turee which Britain boaet It la th
aeata of Wuiuun Pitt, ari of Chatham,
falling beneath the hand of death In
the houa of lords, where be bad gone,
feeble and, warned by bla doctor to
make on Of his great spohe on be
half of th country be loved so well.
The picture was painted by a needy
artist, one John Copley. It was the
son of that needy artist who waa to
come to th rescue of the duke In thl.
dilemma of bl. marriage, and who was
to secure th passing of the act which,
while making such marriages aa bad
been affected incapable of being pro
nounced void, should absolutely forbid
marriage with a deceased wife's sister
la these Islands la the future. -
A - Despondent Barrister, f ' ' ;' -: , ' v
"I am getting on o badly that I con
template leaving the bar and i aeelng
whether a better fortune will not await
me la the church." : '
Bo wrote young Copley, Jibe, needy
painter's son, to a friend.
H had been to Cambridge, and had
bad a most brilliant career at the uni
versity, coming out second wrangler,
aad had afterward entered at Lincoln's
Inn in the hop of finding fortune as a
barrister. But his mean, were very
small. H bad to borrow (1,000 of a
friend who believed in hi abllltie But
Client, did hot coma to th young bar
rister, and after six years of weary
waiting Copley wrot that letter. Thing
were getting desperate, and the man
who wa destined to become lord chan
cellor was actually thinking of turning
his attention to another career than the
law! : .'. ...
Then there cam one of those strange ',
strokes of fortune whloh have marked
ao many af tha fee. rears of our leral
I celebrities.' j . -;.k.v,:1: ;..fv:y j
W...m -.1 .,a : VI.. -1 ' m-TI-.
upon to defend a man who had taken a ,
prominent part tn a political riot H
did so with consplcuou. ability. The f
enemies of the political , powers ; re
garded young Copley a. an advocate
who promised to be serviceable to them.
Upon another prominent agitator get- ;
ting Into trouble in a riot at Spa Fields,
his friend, hastened to secure young
Copley for hie defens On thl. oooa- -sion
be distinguished himself so much '
as to attract th notice of th govern
ment itself. - Young Copley found mora
powerful and riohsr clients than any
that bad hitherto sought him. . Th tide
of fortune had - set -la. T Brief, poured -Into
his office, and in a few year, be
found himself ' solicitor generaL A.
soMcl tor-general he figured In the pro
ceedings Instituted by George TV for
divorce from hi. queen Caroline, v
"Copley la worth th whole lot eg
them," was th declaration ot th king, ;
on being Informed ot his solicitor-general's
brilliant advocacy. He stood high,
in royal favor, aad three year " later ,
became lord chancellor as Lord Lynd- v"
hursV"3;u. .
Introduced fcy Lord Chancellor.
Such was th man who now, a lord .
Chancellor, introduced the act known by
hi. name tor a reform of the marrlag
"Nvr, said one who waa present :
upon the occasion, "did even that con
summate -masur of parliamentary elo
quence speak with' greater force or -more
persuasive charm. He pointed out
th ridiculous inconsistency of tha law
aa it at present existed and many do-
meatio disasters to vwhich Such a state
WA UllH Ha 1VN v, .V A vium-v" jt
might hlmeelf have been In favor ol
legalising ail auch marriage both past
and In tha future; but, recognising the
Impossibility ot reconciling the houa :
to auch a view, be aaked it to say that,
whll declaring auoh marriage of the
kind a had already taken place should
be Incapable of dissolution, such union,
should, in tha future, b declared abso
lutely illagel.": ;! -
Lord Lyndhunt had little difficulty
in persuading the house of lord to ac
cept his. view The house Of common,
did not so easily agree, to It They re
fused 'to accept the act unless the pro
hibitory slause was withdrawn. It was
only after aom. little trouble that the
house waa persuaded to waive it ob
jection, ft-1 r'v "Jy: .. 'V',-v.-
And so the bill which has excited so
much Vehement agitation tor Its repeal
In recent years became a law. It 1
aid that th only occasion upon whloh
the king, a. prince of Wales, over took
part in a division in tha house of lord
wa. upon one of th motion. Introduced
tor the repeal of the prohibitory clause,
i The - duke whose marriage , trouble
gav rise to the act passed away jnany
years ago. At the eg of 2 thr
oalnUr'e eon. who bad become lor. A.
However hardly some people may imag
ine he had acted . toward, women in
causing those marriage to be prohibit
ed, they may yet tor one thing remem
ber Lord Lyndhurst , with feelings of .
gratitude, i When well advanced In years
be married a second -fjJewes.
tAntt a oartioular interest in
the question of women's marriage rights
and under her influence he became one.
of. their most strenuwue
supporter
Aged Pennsylvania Twins.
From iha Punxsutawney Spirit- '
N.vin and Peter Kerr
ton, Armstrong ooumj, - v .
the 'Oldest pair of twin. In PennsyU
-rhey' ate i years of ae snd still
nd hearty, havinsr vfelted
KltUninx to transfct some ncesnary
legal business " "''
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