The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 29, 1904, Page 17

; Pages 171020 e d + THE \ SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1904. I Pages 17102 BEAUTY IS PRIZED IN LONDON AND FORTUNES ARE MADE OUT OF THE ROYALTIES FROM THE SALE OF PHOTOGRAPH Prettv Faces Are in Demand in Britain. Queen’s Picture Is of All Most Popular. Several American Actresses on the List. LONDON, Meay 28—Probably there isn't any y in the world where peys to have a pretty face than | England—that is, Good looks cash fond of own- ies, but in bea r fifteen yvears this craze ich an extent that pho- royalties ety and stage women return for the exclusive privilege of here pay heavy ing their likenesses. e other day by J. court w. pho- Belgravia, moment there are th eading bury street, receipt of ) to $1250 a the of sale is supposed sort of king craze over % photo- * were sold ‘Mary And the Sy were being dist of at the rate PHOTO IN DEMAND. bt what woman it is h now enjoys the country. Queen s distinction, but ids her Maj- t of the sale st popular pic- s one taken in th doctor of music. ere is r The scores of thousands, ed that the total num- of the Queen’s pictures disp society woman from ¢ her pictures. photograph shop in was told yesterday an American wom- olph Church- more ofter than that v, with the exception seemed rather sur- g how lone the pres- lis-West has been in ntry, but my informant con- due to the titled American nstant social activity and The young Duchess of whose husband is sup- sed to be the richest in this country, the English society popularity with the vers of photographs is second only to that of I Randolph Churchill. gh, the two are sisters-in- chess, before her marriage, g been Miss Shelagh West. Other clety women who undoubtedly gain a 7y amount of pin money through the sale of their photographs are the Countess of Warwick, Y.ady de Grey, Lady Helen Vincent and Lady Pole- arew, who per & can be described the most classically beautiful men in English socliety. By the 1 was told that among the keenest of photographs of British men of title are American tourists the gentler sex. EDNA MAY A May to man whose “SELLER.” still “sells” well, but ac- the dealers the actresses re in all probability making out of the sale of their Gertie Mfllar, of the and Bilile Burke, the Ameri- 1 who has made a hit at the of Wales’. Miss Millar is com- jvely a mew-comer, but her good :s and talent have carried her along fast that she is now the bright articular female star at the Gaiety made her debut at the Old Gaiety, n “The Toreador where she sang Keep Off the Grass™ and “Captivating ra,” and promptly became the rage. Perhaps she might have followed the example of Rosie Boote, now Marchion- ess of Headfort, Belle Bilton, now Lady Clancarty, and Connie Gilchrist, Countess of Orkney, and married the peerage, but instead she be- stowed her hand upon the young com- poser of the songs with which she made her hit, Lionel Monckton, who also wrote “Oh! Listen to the Band.” and now kenesses are Prince now —3 { WOMEN OF RANK NOTED FOR BEAUTY. | X% “The Country Girl."” The accompanying clared that the resulting picture was picture of Miss Millar is the likeness of her most in demand at present and shows her as she appears in “The Or- chid,” of which her song, *“Little Mary,” is the big hit. It seems to be 7 ~uestion whether Gertie Millar or her American rival, Billie Burke, is most pcpular with the photograph buyers at present—a state of things at which no one who compares their likenesses will wonder. Miss Burke is even more of a new- comer in London than the Galety fa- vorite. She came over here first about & year ago and sang “‘coon” songs at the music halls. She “scored” at once, George Edwardes, who was looking for somebody to do justice to a partic- ularly “catchy” melody of the darky variety that Leslie Stuart had writ- ten for ““The School &irl,” engaged the fair Billie. Despite the fact that Edna May was supposedly the “star” of the “School Girl,” the first night notices recorded the fact that Miss Burke and her ditty, “My Little Canoe,” scored the success of the evening, and, at last accounts, she had repeated the per- formance for the three hundred and fiftieth time. Miss Burke is pretty and talented enough to command a fat salary indefinitely, but no doubt the handsome sum which the sale of her photographs brings to her will not come amiss. J. W. Downey, the court pho- tographer already gquoted and who makes a specialty of “taking” celebri- ties, is now an old man, and during his long career has photographed near- ly every member of royalty in Europe. Three Czars of Russia, two Dmperors of Germany (the Kaiser and the Em- peror Frederick), Napoleon IIT and three Sultans of Turkey have sat be- fore his camera. CAMERA MAN MAKES MONEY. This veteran photographer considers that he owes his fortune, which must be sizable, to King Edward. Many years ago there was a terrible colliery accident at Hartley, in Yorkshire. King Edward, who was then quite a young man, ordered Downey to take a set of photographs of the disaster. This was done to the then Prince of Wales’ sat- isfaction, and at the York Agricultural Show Downey received permission to photograph the Prince and Princess— the present Queen. Her Majesty de- - the best she ever had seen, and soon afterward Queen Victoria commanded the photographer to take her portrait at Balmoral. Downey arranged his camera in a sitting-room and waited. When the Queen came in she said: “I can give you only five minutes, Mr. Downey. Lord Palmerston has an ap- pointment with me, and T must nou. keep him waiting.” However, the pic- ture was a success, and from that me- ment commissions to photograph roy- alties literally poured in. Downey con- side: however, that he practically made his fortune through one photo- graph—that of the present Queen, then Princess of Wales, carrying the Duch- ess of Fife, who was at the time a lit- tle girl, on her back. He sold 300,000 prints of this photograph and made close on $40,000 out of it. At the time of the diamond jubilee 1,000,000 prints were sold of a photograph of Queen Victoria also taken by Downey. S s T R s PHYSICAL DECAY DUE TO TALL STRUCTURES London Physician Says Human Heads Grow Smaller as Buildings Become Higher. LONDON, May 28.—"Do high build- ings cause small heads and do small heads mean short lives?” Dr. Warner, who has examined 100,000 London chil- dren, traces a connectioh between phy- sical degeneracy and high buildings. “One of the signs of physical deterior- ation,” says Dr. Warner, “is that heads are growing smaller, especially in the case of females. This form of degen- eracy is very nearly connected with the erection of high buildings. When we come to look at the condition of children in districts where the resi- dences are of a great height and size we find a larger proportion of small heads. » “I do not offer any explanation to the facts, but if we find that as a fact these great dwellings which are being erected everywhere ‘are the cause of physical deterioration, that millions of money will have to be spent in years to come in pulling them down. * “Want of air and light, perhaps, may be a connection between high buildings and the corresponding deterioration. Small-headed children are not confined to the poorer classes. On the contrary, it is quite marked among children of the wealthy. They are all bound to die + sooner than they normalily would. They are not necessarily unintelligent, but they have not the. necessary strength for a long life.” 3 ————— WILL CROSS ATLANTIC IN A HUGE IRON EGG Norwegian Sailor Plans to Go to St. Louis Exposition in a Curious Craft. COPENHAGEN, May 28.—A Norwe- gian sailor named Brude intends to travel from Norway to St. Louis, for the exhibition, in a curious boat of his own design. It is made of iron, and egg shaped, being entirely without an aperture, except that there is a small turret rising from it, with four win- dows, to enable the craft to be steered. The vessel is being made at the Aale- sund mechanical works. It will have a sort of center board keel, capable of being raised and lowered. It will be rigged with a mast and lateen sail. Brude is looking out for three other Norsemen to go with him. He expects the journey will take two and a half months. —_—————— MAKES LEAP YEAR PROPOSAL TO KING Ruler of Denmark Receives a Caller ‘Who Expresses Wish to Marry Him. BERLIN, May 28.—The Vossische Zeitung relates the story of a strange offer of marriage received by the aged King of Denmark, who celebrated his 86th birthday recently. His Majesty devotes one morning weekly to the reception of any one who desires to present any kind of pe- tition to him, and one morning the visitors included a well dressed lady of considerable personal charms, and obviously of good birth. When she entered into chamber the King asked: I do for you, madam?" 2 The fair stranger repliedr” “Your majesty, I desired to as you if you would like to marry me.” The King, who was naturally aston- ished at the strange request, replied, “I fear I am too old,” and, summoning an officer, had the lady politely con- ducted to the door. —— e Some New Health Rules. LONDON, May 28.—These rules for prolonging life have been laid down be- fore the Royal College of Physicians, London, by Dr. Herman Weber: Moderation in eating, drinking and physical indulgence. Pure air, out of the house and within. Keep every vital organ in constant working order. 4 Regular exercise every day in all weathers. Sleep only from six to seven hours, going to bed early and rising early. Daily baths—warm one day, cold the next. ) Regular work and m 1tal occupation. Cultivate placidity, cheerfulness, hopefulness. Control passion aad nervous fear. Strengthen the will ir carrying out whatever is useful. Check the craving for and anodynes. —_———— Tailors Criticise Pictures. LONDON, May 28.—“After carefully inspecting the pictures at the Royal Academy,” says the Tailor and Cutter, “we have come to the conclusion that many of the painters cannot draw with any degree of accuracy, and some of them blend their colors in such an original way that they border on the grotesque.” p the audience “What can stimulants ONE BUD WHO HATES DANCING Parties Abhorred by Daughter of Mrs. Trewen. LONDON, May 28 —Miss Claire Fre- wen, the-daughter of “Mrs. Moreton Frewen, is one of the debutantes to be presented to their Majesties, Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII, at Buckingham Palace this season. Mrs. Moreton Frewen is a sister of Mrs. George Cornwallis-West (Lady Ran- dolph = Churchill) and of Mrs. Jack Leslie, who with“her husband was se- lected to accompany the Duke and Duchess of Connaught to the Durbar. These three sisters, who are such fa- vorites with royalty, are still known in London society as “the Jerome sisters of New York.” As she intends doing a great deal of entertaining this sea- son Mrs. Moreton Frewen has taken a large house in St. Cumberland place on the north side of Hyde Park, where Mrs. George Cornwallis-West also has a house. But Miss Claire Frewen is not look- ing forward to her first season ‘“out” with all the pleasurable anticipation that usually consumes debutantes, for accomplished, bright and entertaining as she is, she has never yet been able to learn dancing. The art of Terp- sichore holds no charms whatever for her and she consequently hates balls and dancing parties. Every endeavor has been made that she might learn this almost indispensable social art, but without any encouraging results what- ever, and Miss Claire would only too willingly give up, if she were able, all this part of her “season” to her bright and handsome cousin Ruby, who loves dancing to an exceptional degree, but who, living over in Ireland, has few opportunities of indulging In the de- lghtful pastime. Both these girls are great friends of Miss Post, whose aunts, Lady Barry- more and Mrs. Adair, do so much en- tertaining on her account. It was, in fact, for Miss Post that Mrs. Adair gave her celebrated fancy dress ball last season. e g ——— DECLARES THAT BIBLE STORIES ARE HARMFUL English Scientist Says Scriptural Nar- ratives Stunt Growth of Children. LONDON, May 28.—A memorial of a singular character was read at the Gloucestershire education committee meeting recently. Some time ago the committee passed a resolution that as part of the religious instruction to the children simple stories from the Old Testament should be given. A number of scientists residing in the county in a memorial point out that such simple stories as those of the fall, the flood, the ark and the tqwer of Babel are opposed to the teaching of biology, geology, anthropology and philology, and they say that if these stories are to be taught as truths the committee will be “going far to stunt the intellectual development of the children.” —_———— Great Avalanches in the Alps. ZERMATT, Switzerland, May 28.— An immense avalanche fell recently from the Spitzhorn mountain, near Briga, and after many days of hard work fourteen bodies have been dis- covered. The size of the avalanche is calculated at 7,000,000 cubic feet, and its motion was so rapid that the wind raised by it transported a woman for a distance of 300 feet. Many of the victims died of asphyxia without even & scratch R IR T KING*WINS TIDY SUMS AT BRIDGE England’s Ruler Is a Great Player at the Game. ! LONDON, May 28.—Although King Edward failed to capture the Grand National with Ambush II, his Majesty was much more fortunate than many of his subjects, who backed the horse to win. The King had only one small bet on the horse himself, and that same night he recouped himegelf for his loss many times over by his success at bridge, being favored with a phenom- enal run of luck. The Queen, who is a pattern of womanly virtue in all things, never plays bridge. but the King is passionately fond of the game and takes a hand at it whenever he gets a chance. It is a singular fact that the King owes not a little of his popularity to his lack of puritanical virtues and his devotion to some things which the nonconformist conscience classified as among the national vices. Her Majesty, on the other hand, is adored because she sticks rigidly to the straight and narrow path of feminine propriety, even to the point of prudery. Just on what terms they agree to disagree as regards their tastes and feelings is a royal se- cret, of which occasional whispers are heard in socicty. The exemption which the King en- joys from the operation of the law which compels number plates to be dis- played on automobiles enables him to add something to the fun which he con- trives to get out of life despite all the fuss and ceremony which hedges him about. When “moting” he nearly al- ways exceeds the speed limit and the indignation which this spectacle nat- urally arouses in the breast of the rural constable is increased tem fold when he beholds a car dash by him that shows no number. In language more emphatic than polite he com- mands the offending motorist to halt that he may take his name and ad- dress. The King dutifully obeys. When the situation i explained the limb of the law retires behind a hedge to kick himself and his Majesty realizes what a bracing tonic is a hearty laugh. Mrs. Stockton, the wife of Captain Stockton, the naval attache at the American Embassy in London, is seen out and about everywhere in spite of the fact that she is seriously ill with dyspepsia. The doctors declare this to be the result of change of climate and of the absence of sun which is depress- ing so many people to the verge of seri- ous maladies. Though dining out and lunching out, Mrs. Stockten only nom- inally eats, her hope of cure coming with the bright society she meets at the luncheon and dinner parties and not with the dainty edibles prepared by the hostesses for the delectation of their guests. Mrs. Stockton lives in a flat in Ashley Gardens, Westminister, under the shadow of London’s new Roman Catholic Oathedral, and in close touch with the American Embassy in Victoria street. Out of Style. PARIS, ‘The present style of dresses with sloping shoulders has ef- fectually banished large tulle ruches. Boas are also losing favor, and their place is being taken by stoles. The most elegant of these light wraps, made of ostrich feathers, fall to the Knees, and are five or six inches wid Some smart ones are seen, however, bouillone silk muslin with entredeux Chantilly lace. Among favorite dress materials are extremely supple fou- lards, fine striped or small checkered taffetas and mussore in soft colors, — epe—— Duke of Parma is Boycotted. VIENNA, May 28.—The commander of the Viennese army corps has issued an order to his officers forbidding them to have any social int course with the Duké of Parma. The reason is that the Duke has re- ceived inte his. household Count Le- dochowsky, a former captain of the general staff, who was dismissed the army for being a leader of the anti- duel movemens - ——— DISLKES ENGLISH WINTERS Lady Malcolm to Return to Her Old Home. Animals of London Will Lose a Friend. LONDON, May 28.—Within the next few months Lady Malcolm of Poltallock will be leaving England for the United States on a sort of house hunting expedition, for her Ladyship feels that she can no longer stand the English wi 1d the whole of her time i rica is to be devoted to scouring Kentucky to find some littla estate suitable ters a for a winter home. Sets of houses and lands there may be plenty in the State of Kentucky, but it may not be easy for Lady Malcolm to discover exactly what she desires, for her tastes are peculiar and to her of more importance than her own comfortable housing is the housing of all the poor old horses which, wher- ever she goes, she collects and takes care of. Lady Malcolm of Poltallock is an American by birth, her father having been a planter in the South. Her first husband, H. Gardner Lister, was also an American and she became the sec- ond wife of Malcolm of Poltallock in 1897, a year after he had been made a Baron of the United Kingdom. The Malcolms of Poltallock are a very old Scottish family, and it was with very great regret that on the death of her husband. who died about tWo years ago when traveling in the Riviera, Lady Malcolm had to give up Poltal- lock, a place of great historic interest in Argylishire, Scotland. The gran- deur of the views from Poltallock have often been spoken of in history and, there being no direct issue, lord- ly Poltallock had to pass on to the brother of Baron Malcolm. Though not what is termed a smart American woman, Lady Malcolm is a very well-known figure in London and is dubbed a “perfect character” on ac- count of her love for old horses. At Barnardiston Hall, in Suffolk, the es- tate she bought on the death of her husband, she has no less than thirty of them under her especial care. The Hall, an old and Bistoric one, ha’s under her guidance been entirely changed and re- modeled, so that the stable. always her first thought, now faces the draw- ing-room, so that Lady Malecolm .can see all that is done to her old pension- ers. And every morning when in Suf- folk her Ladyship herself inspects the evercising of these old creatures, going out to view the work clad in a short skirt, top boots and bowler hat, and with whip in hand. When in London Lady Malcolm wears always two veil- ings of chiffon over her face. through which can be seen her fringe of fair hair. For the street her hair is com- fined with pins, but as soon as she gets indoors it is released from these com- fining prongs and allowed to flow down about her shoulders. Many are the stories of her pleadings on behalf of tired animals. She is, of course, a hig subscriber to all the socie- ties for dumb creatures. On one occa- sion when offering a cabman his legal fare he began to demur, as cabmen will, and asked for more than the § shillings. “Well,” replied Lady Mal- colm, “if I give you 10 will you take your horse home and give him a rest?* Equines, old and worn out, that are not likely to be well cared for in their old age, Lady Malcolm takes under her wing and spends her life in devotion to them. So it is likely that her estate in Kentucky will in all probability mean another “home for horses.” It is a son of Lady Malcolm's broth- er-in-law, the present owner of Poital- lock, whe is the Ian Malcolm, M. P., who married Jeanne Langtry, the daughter of Mrs. Langtry. This has greatly shocked the rigid Scotch fam- ily of the Malecolms, to whom a “play actress” is still far beyond the pale. Among Lady Malcolm's other eccen- tricities, she, when in London, always carried her jewel bag in her hand. This receptacle contains some most valuable pieces of jewelry, among others sev- eral Ammense ropes of wonderful pearls. A London house and all the bother of servants that such an establishment entails would not be at all to the liking of Lady Maicolm, who prefers, when she comes up to town, and this, by the way, is pretty frequently, to go to & hotel. For some time past Lady Malcolm has been trying to persuade one of the smart ladies’ clubs to let her have & room in one of the clubhouses always reserved for her. But as such an ar- rangement as this clashes with the most stringent of general club rules, this little pied-a-terre in London is net yet an- accomplished fact and Lady Malcolm is, perforce, obliged to com- tinue her patronage of her faveril hotek