Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-21
SOCIAL CHAT OF CHRISTMAS
Children of the American SET to Have
Gorgeous Christmas Tree at
Mrs. ChaunceYa.

Copyright 1902, by Press publishing Coz
LONDON, Dec. 2o-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram. Am Ameri-
can children's Christmas party was given
Thursday by Mrs. Chaunceys, assisted by
her sister, Lady Newborough. II was at
Mrs. Chaunceys' house in Mayfair and for
the little friends Of Mrs. Chaunceys' daugh-
ter, Alice. The ball room was a mass OF
flowers all frosted over. In the center stood
a Christmas tree Of gigantic size, laden
with all sorts of Partisan toys Of the most
expensive description. Perched on the top
most branch was Polichinelle in white satin.
The hostess adorned this colossal tree with
her own hands. The distribution Of its
tempting fruit also was an arduous task.
The two sisters looked singularly alike as
they stood together removing the treas
ures for the crowd Of little people hidden
to the feast.
The particular feature of entertainment
was a play given by two wonderfully clever
French girls OF and years, respectively
Mrs Ronalds recently brought them out at
one OF her Sunday musicales. They make
up as Bernhardt and Rejane. whose differ
ent styles OF acting they mimic to perfec-
tion.
The little guests included the children OF
the marchioness Of Dufferin, the countess
of Essex, the countess OF Craven, Lady
Naylor Leyland, Lady Algernon Gordon
Lennox and numerous others.
Miss Gladys Deacon. having ended her
visit with Lord and Lady Clifford of Chud-
leigh at Claridges, went to Paris, where
her mother and sisters are living on Rue
Goujon, but is coming back to England for
Christmas to spend the holidays with Prin-
cess Henry of Pless at the house Of the
latter's parents, Newlands Manor, where
big shooting party will assemble for the
sporting beginning on Christmas evening.
There will be private theatricals in which
Miss Deacon will take the leading part.
Sho is a fervent Catholic and a great IA
vorite among the old Catholic families here,
the most exclusive in the country, and al
ways exceedingly slow to admit a newcomer.
The Cliffords of Chudleigh are one of the
Oldest and proudest families, dating back
to the conquest
The pretty American girl is greatly In
terested in an effort to raise funds for the
Catholic poor, but is somewhat puzzled
about how to do so. Her notion is to give
| private theatrlcals. a bazaar or a big sub
scription dance, but her broad minded ideas
| are not shared by prominent Catholics, who
are the promoters OF the charity and her
| personal friends. They do not think II
would be the thing to use the fame Of her
beauty and conquests as a drawing card,
and they object also TO the cooperation OF
many leading society people who have shot
up into position within recent years. How
ever, the preplexed beauty will soon launch
project all her own and one which will
| have the sanction OF ell her friends and
| which, under her name. is bound to bring
in big returns
/
| While the young marchioness OF Anglesey
has gone to Rome TO take part in the
| Christmas religious celebrations, being a
/ feryent Catholic, her husband, from whom
she is separated. is making elaborate prepa-
rations to produce at his country house in
Wales Christmas pantOmine in which he
Will take the part Of ''Bonny Boy Blue" He
has transformed the private chapel OF An.
| glesey castle into "The Gaiety theater.
His lordship is content to play compare
lively minor parts. technically known al
second boy parts. but he gives specia
distinction by the daintlDess and beauty o
his costumes and the magnihcence OF tn,
diamonds. pearls and gems OF all kinds will
which his neck and limbs are loaded Tn
part Of "Bonny Boy Blue" Is not one o
great Importance 70 the story Of Red Rid