New-York tribune., 1902-06-15
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.


this week The international and social affair Of
the season was the dinner Of Joseph H. Choate the
/ United States Ambassador. and Mrs. Choate u
| King Edward and Queen Alexandria on Wednes-
! day and since the United States Special Amoas-
| sador to the coronation, Whftelaw Reid, arrived
here. followed intervals by his large staf' all
! oficfaldom has been busy leaving cards at 'he
| residence of Americas Special Ambassador Inc
fact that two large American embassies are IN ltii
| swing in the British metropolis seems TO nave
given additional impetus to the unothclal enter
tainments on the part of other Americans VINO are
| now crowding London Mrs. Crocker and her TWO
| stepdaughters the Misses Rutherford, have been
entertaining at Claridge's. General John W. Clous
| has been hobnobbing with Lord Roberts and other
English army dignitaries. and General Joseph
| Wheeler United States Consul General Henry Clay
Evans the members of the American polo team
and their supporters. notably James r. heene. are
| frequently seen at social gatherings. freslueLt
Roosevelts two sisters Mrs. w. Shefneld Cc"IeS
and Mrs. Douglas Robinson. have been over
whelmed with invitations, and have arranged
various entertainments the house they nave
taken in Grosvenor Crescent. The Mackays, BRAD
ley-Martins Wards MarlboroughS and almost
every one Of London's well known Americans are
nightly seen at opera. afterward fitting from
one ball to another.
While the King has sfgnf7ed his desire that no
concerts balls except the royal fun tions shaH
mark corona don week, there will rccur various
large dinner parties attend which the guests Will
have all thcIr work in order 10 be able 10
get through the congested streets June q will pe
a gala night fer the American colony The Brad
leyMartins viii give -;aJorate dinner at their
house IN Chegterfeld Gardens, which is likely to
outrfval in luxuriance the famous Bradley-Martin
ball in New-Yorll The same night Mrs John W.
Mackay's Carlton House Terrace mansion VIII be
the scene of big dinner, while. also the same
night, Reginald Ward will give dinner OF eighty
covers On the following night the OglIvy hays
viii entertain.
The very bad weather marking he eve OF
Ascot Week threatens to mar somewhat the many
Will only cease and June become itself again. the
gayety which has taken hold Of the nation Will
doubtless have superb outlet at the fashionable
race meeting in which m any Americans have
planned participate.
The Americans who accompany whitelaw Reid
at present scattered all over the West End out
June % they will go the Buckingham Palace
Hotel guests OF the nation. with the exception OF
Mr.. Reid. who. Of course. will remain at BROOK
House. General James II. Wilson, representing
the army of the United States at the coronation.
and his two daughters are now at ClartdSes put
they expect to pay a flying visit to Paris Rear
Admiral John c. Watson. representing the United
States Navy at the coronation, and his SON Lieu
tenant +. II. Watson. L S. n. have taken tempo
rary rooms, where the British naval officials are
focking to pay their respects. Commander \"
Sheffield Cowles. the formal naval attache or the
United States here. with his wife and sister-n-iaw
occupying house in Grosvenor Place ColoneI
John BidGlc, L. 5. A. General Wilson'S ald Is a.
ready at the buckingham Palace Hotel. All the
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Press that they glad OF the chance to Visit
England under such auspicious circumstances; they
ali delighted at the courtesy eXhloiteo' out
they all rather mixed up regarding futufe ar
rangements. and rather aghast at the ava
lanche Of invitations which they have received.
Within a few days order Will doubtless come out
of the present chaos
A curious story is being circulated In regard TO
the Duke Of Somerset and the King at the last
court When his majesty made the rounds Of the
select circle passed close the Duke of Somer-
set who MADE a careful obeisance. Either the
ever it 'I was his matesty Without acknowledging
the obeisance. beckoned to some one a.iost on m &C.
private royal supper The person addressed hap
pened to be nobody as regards rank, so the D9Re S
name the title dating from l540 was very wroth
GREETED that his sovereign saw 1T to disregard MIN aim
Sc publicly 7 The . KY Fl aRe 4esTsay and woad no
occur again. Society gossip ADDS that the Ell Duhe I6
occur again, as they have intention OF again
Considering that London's streets are ALREADY be,
decked for the coronation with festoons fags ana
arches though sady oedTagNgsq ara N 9 N be stae
popular thought and society gossip Prior TO the
custom Of those meeting their majestes at private
houses to kiss hands but MS InaJesty sghI spe pc
observed when he set foot on american soil which @
sion cra ted considerable comment among the Eng
sh guests. but it no small relief 10 the Amer
Waning Of the kings desire @ for at EPSON he
had the WorS passed AROUND 'hat @ nr me q not wbc
has been sight for all Derby Day cr2wds; one
Injunction, grabbed his inajesty's hand and kissed
it, much TO the Kings embarrassment
first were Charging exorbitant prices, are nov
lowering them by leaps and bounds A general
slump is setting in. The best West End situa-
tions now at u minimum Of two guneas in
Bar this week were sold for 75 guineas guineas
the price originally asked The churches have
lump sum. Consequently they VII not e sut1er
Church. Westminster. will get 5000 guineGs
secret emergency door Is being in built in , Vest t.
their majesties and few other people SO that in
Of panic during the coronation service they
can set immediate egress
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.-The speech Of Sir
Frederick Pollock corpus professor Of jurispru-
dence University Of oxford. before the London
Chamber Of Commerce on Wednesday. commend
ing the Monroe Doctrine, has caused interesting
and diverse expressions of opinion from THE Spec
tator'' and The Saturday Review" The Spec
tator" is delighted. and urges the State Depart
ment at Washington to enunciarc the doctrine
clearly as then Great Britain could record her
acquiescence expressing ''at the time that
its maintenance is of British interest," adding:
Such a course would certainly be for the peace
of the world as well as the security r OF Canada
thS IN & nov be tT nite M States see the Of
dropping the doctrine so far South America
is concerned. That incentive TO ,profigate waste
the action suggest is taken. The Americans.
having got our adhesion To- 10 the .hnI doctrine a ms9
If their answers were favorable great source
for future q1arres would oe agtomacaiiy Ia, eim
ment, be ruled out Of the field of political am.
not ioi in essenrg the americans Would at any
rate know where they stood.
THE Saturday Review" on the other hand de-
nounces Sir Frederick Pollock, and declares his