The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 8, 1903, Page 41

LADIES OF 4 AGAINST HOODLUMS WITH London Women Start Vigorous Campaign to Stamp Out «Hooliganism.” inex- as been a London preser Pe r orgevitch. Vigny says King Peter is a splendid, sll-round athlete, and ad her revolution deprive ed crown ald readily earn g &8 & boxer or teacher of fenc- ever with a walking- “that I would back egainst any twelve men, armed with swords or daggers—anything, in 1 arms. If the late King pad but known the system, there would have & different tale to telll He is a fellow is King Peter, unassuming, frank, with eyes that pierce you and through—the eyes of a beer A CURE FOR STAGE FRIGHT. n Elizabeth of Roumania (Carmen her royelty who has been g by Mme. Vigny. Her 1ed this art because she de- c t gave her so much confidence in jally when she was about idote to stage fright and m which she used to suf- Miss Touple Lowther, who hold her own against any small sword or rapier t of Europe. owell, the sister of the ed by her broth- ‘a smile and a stout through any dif- ficulty,” has become proficient in self-de- fense with a parasol and walking cane. Lady Florence Dixie, who was attacked af r i impre: one by “invincibles” soon after the Phoenix Park murders in 1882, has since learned fencing. INVINCIBLE IN THREE MONTHS. But fencing must not be confounded with the method of seif-defense with an umbrella or walking This system ick both write and have decided leanings to- ward practical journalism. Her Grace has written two books, ““A Lover of the Beau- tiful” and “Capriccios,” while as a con- ributor to the English reviews she is well known. The Duchess of Leeds is & flanthropist in her own way, which way & does not take long to acquire. After three mo s’ tuition an average young girl would be equal to almost any emergency No matter h well a rough might box, d have no chance to g a blow would be powerless to protect himself from terrible punishment in the e of thrusts or prods, and while stag- ing from the effects of these, he would sive s on the head and face that speedily dispose of him. Further- he puplls are taught how to trip p and throw him with the e of the umbrella and how to throw tm should he close, after the manner of Japanese. A combined knowledge of the laws of dynamics and anatomy can always defeat mere strength and in a street fight where the Queensberry rules of the ring are not observed, the skilled pugilist would be at the mercy of the child who understands these arts and possesses the nerve to put them to prac- tical account In proof of this, is a little affair that M. Vigny had on hand when he was mas- ter of arms to the Second Regiment of Artillery, a post he occupied for three years in the French army. He was af- tacked by eleven roughs armed with knives and belts in the slums of Mar- seilles. He was only provided with a walking stick and yet emerged from the fray as triumphant as Cyrano de Berger- ac after his fight on the bridge. The memory of this exPloit is preserved in the regimental records, so there is no doubt as to its authenticity. NEEDLEWORK AS A FAD. The Princess of Wales, whose interest in the Needlework Guild is international, and who returns to London early in Oc- tober, particularly to get ready for the Needlework Guild sale, will contribute work of her own handicraft. Her royal Highness was bequeathed this charity by her mother, the charitable Duchess of Teck. The Princess makes no secret of the fact that she looks on the Needle- work Guild as her pet philanthropy, and she reads the reports of the Guild's work in America and other countries as care- fully as if the concern were a business company on which her livellhood de- pended. The Duchess of Leeds, who now has among her guests at Hornby Castie the wife of the first secretary in the Ameri- can embassy, Mrs. Henry White, and her daughter, Miss Muriel White, is distinctly a literary Duchess. She and her daughter w more an adversary b is helping impecunious literary women. It is said that she will become practically in in an organization shortly to ed be formed which has for its purpose the securing of good living quarters for wom- en who write. The Whites, Mrs. White and her daugh- ter particularly, go one step higher in the scale of sh society every time they make a The Duchess of Leeds, while wonderfully democratic iq her ac- tions, of England's most powerful aristocrats by birth. Her father was the Earl of Durham, and her husband, the tenth Duke, is descended from the great Minister of the time of Charles II. This was the first Duke and he was Lord High Treasurer of England. Sleeves and bodice proper cut in one plece! This is the latest development of Franco-British dressmaking. The most “swagger” taflor in London has produced within the last week a marvelous gown for the thin woman. In it there is abso- lutely no chance of her being thin any longer. There is no telling where her arms begin—where her body stops. And yet it is the most fascinating of novel cre- ations. The model gown in this unique style is made of broadcloth, one of those new terra cotta reds which are to be se fashionable. Heavy plaits hang from the shoulders, elaborately embroidered in fine Persian braid. The sleeves enter the gar- ment in the gide plaits about three inches above the waist line. The effect is much more interesting than it sounds. This fashion it is prophesied will find speeial favor with the English on account of their style of figure. It is admirably adapted to long, angular women and to small ones with flat chests, Speaking of the color question, one shade which is about to vie with the res- urrected terra cotta is our old friend, ma- roon. It and other Infrequent shades of red are heralded loudly as the first defi- nite decision with regard to winter wear for women, Mrs. Evans and Miss Anita Evans, wife and daughter of the United States Consul General in London, H. Clay Evans, are out of London for the present, touring the country districts of Southern England. Last year they spent August and Septem- ber coaching through the English Lake region and through Scotland. Their pres- ent trip is also partly by coach. Miss Nell Evans, who was motoring in France cariler in the summer, is now keeping house for her father in London. The former Miss Iselin of New York, is one e i . FHOLHK -0V T JEE 7% 5 ZO W77 7'%::& LTS 5/1; AT ] WOMEN OF LONDON’S ARISTOCRA' WHICH THEY ARE DEVELOFPIN! AND EFFECTIVE WEAPON OF SELF-DEFENSE. Ti}f SET AND THE METHODS EY G THE PARASOL INTO A SIMPLE f——— who married into the Beresford family, has recently made one radical change.in the domestic arrangements of her hus- band's ancestral place near Waterford, Ireland. Everything syited Mrs. Beresford except the ancient bedsteads with which the house was stocked. She stood them as long as she could and then revolted." As a result American bedsteads have su- ———— perseded English and are just now being installed. Peter McArthur, formerly of Truth and Life in New York, now with Punch in London, is about to bring out his book entitled *“To Be Taken with Salt. Mr. and Mrs. McArthur are particularly well known in Detroit and that district,” their “home having been originally across the Canadian border from Detroit. 4. ) -+ o 'DucheésConsuel Has Dread of Ghosts. Nov. T. — According to a true story just told to me by a close friend of the Duchess of Marlbor- ough, there appears to be an enter- taining element of superstition in. her character. Four years ago she was nego- tiating for the purchase of Kylemore Castle, which became the property. of the Duke of Manchester a few weeks ago; thanks to Papa Zimmerman’'s millions. The Duchess was so satisfied with its beautiful situation and magnificent ap- pointments that money would not stop her from possessing it. She was on the point of paying a de- posit and the auctioneer's fees when she heard that thé only daughter of Mitchell Henry, who bullt the mansion, was drowned in the lake within the immediate sight of the drawing-room. She sent a special messenger to the auctioneer ask- ing him if the story was trde, and on being informed that it was o, she In- vited him to send in his account for any out-of-pocket expenses the negotiations had cost him, at the same time advising hlm that she would not have the mansion as a gift. The auctioneer was not pleased and he insisted that the Duchess should carry out the contract. The price agreed upon at the time was $350,000, which was $25,000 more than what the Duke of Manchester has now paid for it. The auctioneer was entitled to 1% per cent on the sale, and he felt that the Duchess should pay him an amount equivalent to that. The Duchess retaliated by saying that if he desired to give publicity to the ghost stories she had heard about Kylemore castle, its lakes and beautiful waterfalls, she was ready to go into court, and she there and then submitted the names of THE ENGLISH ARISTOCRACY ORGANIZE FOR PROTECTION THE SIMPLE PARASOL AS THEIR WEAPON HO\;V Tragic Story Stops Sale of an Estate. L her solicitors who would accept service on her behalf: The auctioneer, a man named J. H. North, collapsed. Loie Fuller, whose engagement at the Palace Theater of Varieties, London, is now on, opping at the Savoy Hotei, London. Miss Fuller's dresses, off the stage, are, as usual, attracting attention by virtue of their simplicity and similar- ity. - They are all made in the old-fash- joned short waisted fashion Miss Full has so long affected and are the work of the best Viennese tailors. In private life there is no more quietly dressed woman than Lole Fuller. She loathes “make-up” and will not even use powder anywhere but in the theater. Miss Fuller, much as she enjoys her dancing and the success she has had with it, loves better than it or anything elss that interesting home of hers in Paris. Few people are aware that she is a scientist of no small scholarship and that in her Parisian back yard there stands a well equipped laboratory. There Miss Fuller performs the experiments from which she evolves the marvels of her dance. Those who think “La Lole™ any- thing like the ephemeral creature of her professional life are much mistaken. She is a singularly serious-minded, ctudious woman. Few of her friends are theatri- cal folk. She has a sort of salon and the men and women who compose it are the leading scientific and artistic lghts of Paris. The stage element is notable for its absence. Miss Fuller has another deep affection besides that for her home. She is de- voted to her invalid mother. Only Inti- mate friends of the family have any real understanding of the bond existing be- tween this mother and daughter. The sacrifices of both time and money the dancer has made for Mrs. Fuller's sake are infinite. Once when, after a long and tedious journey, she had reached the Rus- sian frontier en route to fulfill an en- gagement in St. Petersburg, Miss Fuller received a telegram saying her mother” was ill and “wants to see you.”" As a result the contract was brokem, thou- sands of pounds forfeited and Miss Ful- ler returned to Paris.