Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-26
ALL WHO COULD DESERTED LONDON
FOR THE COUNTRY.
MORE PARTIES THAN USUAL
QUEEN VICTORIA HAS 4 MERRY
COMPANY AT OSBORNE.
Balls and PlayIcts at Dlcnhcim-Usual
Festivities mt Sandrin :hum-La-
dies of Upper Tendon Send
Somewhat Startling
Presents.

London, Dec. 25.-{Copyrighted. 1897. by
the Associated PresS) The temperature
is seasonable, the yellow fogs in the middle
of the week having given way to compara-
tive brightness. The week has been the
colGest of the season. ten 10 twenty degrees
OF frost being registered, and skating has
commenced. All who could DO so have
gone to the country, where Christmas
house parties are moro numerous than
usual.
OF the United States embassy, the United
States ambassador, Colonel John Hay, and
Mrs. Hay, alone remained in town. MIR.
Henry White. secretary of the United
States embassy. and Mrs. White, spent the
first part of the week at Hatfield, where
the Marquis of Salisbury has been enter
tGining a large shooting party. Thence Mr..
and Mrs. White went to Blenheim, where
they participated in the Christmas rejoic-
ings. which included two balls and the
presentation of two playlets in which the
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and
Lady Randolph Churchill had parts. Mr..
James r. Carter second secretary of the
United States embassy, and Mrs. Carter.
have gone to BiaritZ and Lieutenant Colo
mel Well. the naval attache of the United
States embassy, and Mrs. Colonel Well,
are in Paris.
Queen Victoria has merry party at
Osborne. There was 4 grand Christmas
tree loaded with presents for the royal
children. the members of the household
and servants. The party included the Bat
tenburgs. Connaughts, Lornes and AL
hanys A royal baron of beef, cut off Il
Devon OK fed on the royal farm at Wind
sor and roasted at Windsor by cooks sent
by a London caterer, was forwarded to
T1s-lNx
and woodcock pie which traditionally oc-
cupy the queens board at Christmas. This
years boar's head is a genuine hure de
ssnglier from the Coburg preserves in the
Thurinsham forest.
The Prince and Princess of Wales early
in the week purchased presents. as is Gus
tomary, from the royal tradesmen who
displayed the wares in an apartment Of
Marlborough house which the royalties Sc
lected. The Prince and Princess of Wales.
Princess Victoria of Wales. the Duke and
Duchess of York. Prince and Princess
Charles of Denmark, and the Duke and
Duchess of Fife all assembled at Sandring-
ham for Christmas, where the usual fes-
tivities took place.
The Earl and Countess of Craven for-
merly Miss Cornelia Martin daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley-Martin) are enter
tanning a house party at Combe Abbey.
They gave their tenants Il ball on Christ
nlaS eve. LORD William BereSfOrd and
Lady Beresford formerly Mrs Louis
Hammersley, of New York, and later a
wife of the eighth Duke of MARLBOROUGH,
who died in 1892 are also entertaining at
Deepdene.
Lord Alfred Rothschld made his usual
Gistribution of 5000 pheaSantS to the omni-
bus drivers and conductors, a brace of
birds each.
According to the newspapers. the ladies
OF upper tendon. married and single. are
i tired of the hackneyed Christmas cards
| and are sending their favored friends pho
tosraphs OF themselves. as attired for bed
| souvenirs are suggestive of a good deal
| niSht-dress pictures are less improper than
| presentments of the same figures in ball
| dress.