The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-29
MRS LORILLARD RONALDS.
The American Woman VINO Entertaincn
King Edward In London.

| Tie American woman VINO Entertaincs
| King Edward In London.
| The cable announced the other day thu
Mrs. Ronalds, an American, had enter
tanned King Edward at her residence IN
London Straightaway there was mukf
,, racking Of memories among the stay-tt-
home Americans TO find out who Mrs
Ronalds In. For the benefit OF such persons
1t may be said that Mrs. Lorillard Ronalds
who was Mary Frances Carter of Bosto on be
fore her marriage. h one Of the most sig
nifcant figures in London society. She
is my good friend TO the King dear Mrs
Ronalds' to Queen Alexandria centre OF
the American colony and patron 70 every
struggling deserving musician who comes
within her ken.
Mrs. Ronalds has spent most of the last
thirty years In London and Paris She
came back to New York In the early
7Os to marry one OF the Lorillard family.
The unhappy Developments of that marriage
resulted In her Joining her mother in Europe.
and joining her for good.
With her children she took up her resi-
dence in Cadogan place. London. She has
lived there ever since.
The house is nothing much TO look at
from tho outside. for that Is the way many
famous London houses have. The wonder
full array Of souvenirs with which II Is
crowded form a sort Of record Of her social
career in London. testifying 10 her friend
ships with great people. royalty. artists,
musicians, actors. lords and ladies.
II Mrs. Ronaldss boudoir were lifted
out bodily. 1t would sell to any one of half
q dozen kinds OF collector. The autograph
hunt er, for instance, would have a glofious
time Of Il. He would find the kinGs hand
writing a dozen d siTes over. The Queens
for the sake Of the Christmas message on
II. with every good wish to Mrs Ronalds
from Alexandra, 1t reads.
A recent morning caller, while waiting
to see the owner OF all these treasures in
behalf OF en- American musician, found
that her walls included some notably good
and cordially signed photographs Of Ameri-
can peeresses -Consuelo Marlborough.
as one picture reads; Lily. Duchess Of MARI
borough and dozen others are close friends
of Mrs. ROnalds.
The boudoir is oval In shape and the
pilot ographs are blocked In on two walls,
so that the frames III closely one against
the other. large picture OF Queen Alex
sndra, a foot and a half high and adorned
IL framed In q massive silver border six
inches In width. Indeed. most Of the
pictures which both the King and the Queen
have given Mrs.. Ronalds. are got up in this
~ yle the only exception being the photo
graph sent by the Queen on Christmas lest.
II came In q dark green leather case, with
just q few touches 81 silver about the
Mrs. Ronalds's music room is even more
than the boudoir. for Il con-
aims the legacies in manucsript and in
4 rument which Sir Arthur sullivan left I
q her. Mr. Ronalds and the composer
we're the mosi sympathetic Of companions. /
Ine music roofn contains. among the other |
sullivan relics. the original manuscript 81 |
The Lost Chord. NJ well ~ several Of |
'ir Arhur's opera scores.
rho charge other folk o. .0OO a song ~ pri- |
ate entertainments, sins for friendship at !
frs Ronslds's. Therefore. struggling 4
snid-s-r who nasd only a social I'M 10 |
lake a maine for tlls.u-s.iye~, feel THAI they
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