Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-17

tineuished party as that making up the
Special embassy from the United States q
BUT the heids viii not be the only Amerf.
cans In London especially for the corona-
ton TO entertain on a lavish scale Mrs i
ogden Mills. with her twin daughters Miss
gladys and Miss Beatrice Mills and her
mother. Mrs. Maturin Livingston will he
there also, and in London wifi be the guests
or Mrs Mills twin sister. Mrs. Cavendfsh-
Bentwick, unless they decide TO take n
London house themselves. Both Mrs Mills
and her sister plan to entertain extensively
during coronation week. and as there ara
no better known or more popular Ameri-
can society women than these two twin
sisters the houses that they occupy are
sure to be centers OF social interest for
Americans abroad.
Mrs. William Aston the leader Of Now
York society, is in Paris just now. but she
VIII De IN London during coronation week
az the residence OF her daughter Mrs Hafg
W., w imam "a n vanderbilt. who has been cruis-
ing in his yacht, the Valiant with Mr. ana
Mrs. Oliver Hartman and Winfield SCOTT
Hoyt, VIII go to the coronation with his on
TIRE party: Mr.. and Mrs. W. X Wander
DIR, IT.. VIII have a house I'm London whar.,
they Will do a great deal OF entertaining
The Duchess OF Marlborough will spend
much OF her time with her brother and tbal
younger set OF American society people In
LONDON Will undoubtedly make the Wander
bit place their headquarters during fba
coronation festivities
Mrs. Frances Ormond French Mr.. and
Alfred Vanderbilt will be the guests of Mr..
ana Mrs. Herbert F. Eaton OF HYDE Park
Mrs. Eaton is Mrs. French's daughter and
Is sister OF Mr.. French and Of Mrs. Van
oeroilt, and she Will DO a great deal OF en-
PERTAINING for these young relatives during
the week of celebration. Mrs O. H p. Rel
mont, Mrs. Herman Oelrichs ana Mrs Stpv
Eesant FISH Will be among large number
or American society women who viii take
note! apartments during coronation week
Ol course, this precudes any possibility OF
thelr entertaining, save on a very small
scale; nevertheless. these women will ba
SNHSllcuous IN the social life OF London
during the week
Among other Americans who have taken
houses are Mrs. Charles T. Gerkes, Mrs
Elisha Dyer. jr.. Mrs. Albert q Brown Mr.
and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs
george Crocker OF San Francisco J. Henry
Smith, Lispenard Stewart Mrs GouverD.uy-
A1rlrlght and Mrs. James L. Kernochan. ,
William {. Whitney will be in London dur
Ing coronation week, but has not decided
whether to stay, the show and minRle
In the social whirl. or to get out into the
quiet or the country until the turmoil and
excitement attending the crowning OF d
king is over.
Troubles of the Brokers.
The socially conspicuous Americans who
are already in London or soon will be in
clude people from all OF the larger cities in
the country and their names would make a
very long list. The amount Of the fuss and
the bother and negotiation which the pre- q
pairing. sending and housing Of this army
or Americans has entai!ed is incalculable.
There is one real estate broker in New York
who for some time has had a dozen com
missions In his hands to secure London
houses for Americans who want to do the
coronation comfortably, but he hasn't suc-
ceeded in placing more than half Of his
c ! so 1ar' ana coronation week Is get
n a ola
want London houses and haven't got them
yet.
The trouble is In getting London houses
suitable for the kind of entertaining thar
American women want 10 do in London this
year There are an abundance OF such
houses, but those who own them and &C
cupy them are not persons to whom even a.
large sum OF rental money for a short
period of occupancy appeals very strongly 3
The Americans want houses Just as they
are; want the owners to step out without
taking as much as a servant with them.
ana let them step in; but there aren't enough
or these obliging persons in London to go
round. Lord Tweedmouth's renting OF his
home to the Reds is said TO have been a
simple act of courtesy, he being very much
interested in having the head Of the Amerl-
can embassy suitably housed during his
stay In London. 1t is said that enormous
sums OF money are being offered for we'll
equipped London houses by Americans but
that the English owners cannot be induced
to let their places at any price. 1t seems
certain that a large number of Americans
who had reckoned on doing the coronation
In most finished style. entertaining as well
as being entertained, will be obliged al the
last moment TO take to the hotels or stay
at home
There is already much talk OF rivalry
among American women who propose TO en-
terrain In London on the subject of royal
recognition. Just what the plans Of the
king and queen and the members OF the
royal family are in this respect is not
known, but that a strong effort will be
made by certain American society leaders
to get the king and queen. or, at least a
prince of the blood to accept their invita-
tons there is no doubt. And the woman who
lands a member OF the royal family VIII
surely be at the same time the most enyied
and most admired among American women
in London.