San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-21
THE QUEENS JUBILEE.
This Will Be A Gala Week
For London.
ALL OF THE SOCIETY LEADERS
WILL HOLD BRILLIANT
RECEPTIONS.
Millionaire Americans Will Figure
COnSpicuOuSly In The FeStiVi-
ties = Decorations The
Most Beautiful Ev-
er Seen,

New York, June 21.-A dispatch to
the Journal from London, says:
The Americans will have all the best
of it during the jubilee week, as they
will enjoy the hospitality of their Eng
lish friends and reciprocate their at
tentions after the tumult is over.
Preparations are being made to ex-
haust all the possible resources. Din
ners, receptions, balls and afternoon
teas will follow each other in quick
succession, interspersed here and there
when the weather permits with garden
parties:
William Waldorf Aston has set the
ball rolling by entertaining the masses
before he received the aristocracy. He
has published jubilee edition de luxe
of the Pail Mall Gazette for one penny
against sixpence and one shilling
charged by the other newspaper pro-
prietors. He has done this without
any hope of possible gain, as there is
no chance of any profit accruing from
1t. In addition, he will receive royalty
and all distinguished foreign visitors
in finished style at his town mansion.
Carlton House Terrace will have its
doors open wide all this week, while
three special functions will occur dur
ing the week following.
Mrs. Mackay, one of London's great
est hostesses' will remain secluded.
This is a matter of deep regret to many
of her American and English friends,
but she is preserving her strict mourn
ing.
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, will be one
of the foremost American entertainers.
Her new house in Picadilly, once the
mansion of Sir Junlian Goldsmith, has
ben brilliantly decorated, and will be
the scene of elaborate balls. 1t prom
ises to equal if not to eclipse, that of
the Duchess of Westminster, which
occurs on the 25th. Mrs. Ogden Goe-
let, whose dinner for the Prince of
Wales at Wimborne house was pro-
nounced the success of the season,
will repeat the affair on a still more
generous scale. Long rows of German
and Russian Princes will fill her spa
cious corridors and listen TO prominent
operate artists free of charge, for car
riage hire is being provided for them
by the British government, whose gem
erosity has benen excited by the occa-
sion of the diambond jubilee.
The Duchess of Marlborough will en-
terrain very It'll I.teET ytiJMctsoSS9O
terrain very little. 1t is said, however,
that Spencer house will be open to her
intimate friends the week following
the Jubilee. In the meantime, it is said
that she will not be in town on the
great day but will be in the country
until the royal turmoil has subsidized.
Mrs. Eugene Kelley has taken
house in st. James square. 1t is her
first season as a full fledged hostess
in London society and she has signallz-
ed it by having her residence adorned
with perhaps the most startling illuml-
nations of any private dwelling in the
city. At night it is one blaze of large
lights in which the initials ~. r." are
most prominent Strange to say,
there is not the slightest vestige OF
any American device in the whole set
of decorations. Most of the other
Americans sport the stars and stripes
conspicuously, sometimes lovingly, in
tertwined with British emblems ana
in other. cases alone, as a national dis
play.
Mr.. Jefferson NJ. Levy, Of Monticello,
will entertain party of Az orleans at
washington house, Picadilly, where
they will have an excellent view of the
1t win be an all day affair
during which luncheon, tea and din
ner will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould are at
present at the Savoy hotel. They have
not yet succeeded nj getting asuita-
BILE house. They will speedily do so !
and not be behind in hospitality.
George Vanderbilt is living very
at Longs hotel. He has one OF |
the highest priced seats for the parade
and will be a guest at some Of the af-
fairs of Mrs. Goelet and Mrs. Chamber
lain. Beyond that he will do little
but drive daily in the park.