The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-28
People from This Side Cap
turing London Socially.
QUEEN LOVES HER HOME
Gave Demonstration Of Her Affection
for Home Of Hamlet When She
Gave an Audience Recently TO
Danish Actor.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.
Special Gable to The Times Dispatch
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Special Gable to The Times-Dispatch
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LONDON, June 27.-As the season adj
vances II becomes more and more appar-
erits that Americans are capturing Eng
lend-in social sense, that is to say.
The number OF American girls who
come over here and eventually arrange to
stay permanently az the wives of aristo-
cratic EngIlshmen Is steadily increasing
And, of course, there are many wealthy
Americans who have established them
selves here and form an integral part
OF English society. and the number OF
these has grown SO much recently as to
make possible the formation OF Society
OF American Women In London. which
"a In a most lourishng condition.
Then there must be added another class
OF American invaders-the summer tour
lists.
They are here this year in fuller force
than ever and In certain hotels you
hear nothing but the American langua &C.
A large section of the tourists seem TO
belong to quite a humble class, such as
III England would never dream OF spend
ing their holidays abroad.
This is taken as a striking demonstra-
ftion OF Americas Astounding prosperity.
In the field Jf sport the American In
eyasion is also In evidence. An American
cricket team has como over to challenge
English players on their own grounds;
three American chauffeurs are now IN
ireland preparing for the great Gordon
Bennett cup race; an American champion
is showing them how to play lawn tennis
at ChIswick. and no doubt at the forth
: coming Henley Regatta American rowers
will be as we'll represented as IN previous
years.
The theatrical world has not escaped
the INVASION. especially in the depart
merts OF vaudeville and musical comedy.
while in music America Is represented by
Sousa's Band and several celebrated sing
sFers appearing at Covent Garden Opera
n House.
To complete the list an American bish-
op Is in this country and has several
times preached from Anglican pulpits.
Queen Patriotic.
q Although Queen Alexandra has been
domlciled In England for forty years. and
Is for all practiacl purposes an English
woman, yet she still has q warm affection
for her native land. Denmark
Every year she pays visit to Copen-
hagen for the celebration of her fathers
z(KIng Christlan's) birthday, when there
Is family gathering. which generally
includes King George. OF Greece, and
the Dowager Empress Of Russia.
Recently the Queen gave quite a charm
ing demonstration OF this patriotic feel
ling. s lsqas5 3.ss..i +sf
She gave an audience to Mr.. Filth Reu-
inert, the Danish actor. who recited be-
fore Her Majesty some OF Hans Ander-
sens fairy tales In English.
Mr.. Reumert first appeared before queen
Alexandra at Copenhagen, and 1t was
there that she gave him the invitation to
come to London.
Mr.. Reumert says that at Buckingham
Palace the Queen was most sweet and
kind greeted him In Danish, and after
the recital said she would send him to
FAct,X %1,n a unr ~
give him engagements.
It is interesting to note that two years
ago Mr.. Reumert went to America where
he gave his Andersen recitals, but his
audiences were generally limited to his
own compatriots, owing to his inability
to speak English.
He thereupon set himself to learn Eng
lleh, and has succeeded so well as to
win appreciation from the Queen of Eng
land.
Loves Machinery
Lord Kintore. whose name has come
before the public In connection with a
company case at the law courts, Is a
peer OF ancient Scottish lineage, and his
rather inappropriate hobby is applied
mechanics.
He recently visited America, and came
back firm believer In American suprem-
acy In machinery, especially oil and cleo
trio motors.
He gave it as his opinion that "the de-
velopment of the horseless vehicle will
be in the United States"
Tho Earl of Kintore, who is fifty years
of age, married a daughter of the sixth
) Duke of Manchester, and his heir is Lord
Falconer. lieutenant in the Scots.
Guards.
Lord Kintore has held several impor-
tant posts. including Captain of the Yeo-
men OF the Guard, Governor OF South
Australia, and First Conservative Whip
In the House of Lords.
One of his ancestors was famous
field marshal in the Prussian army at the
time of the Seven Years War, and the
present Earl wears the German Order
of the Red Eagle. which, however. was
I conferred on him personally.
Last One Gone.
Among the death notices In a recent
issue of the Times appears that Of Lady
Jane Harriet Ellice. widow of the late
William Ellice. ESQ, aged eighty-four."
This removes the last survivor of the
twelve beautiful girls who acted as
bridesmaids at the wedding of Queen
Victoria sixty-three years ago.
or the young Queens train Of fair
maidens on that historic occasion only
two survived Her Majesty-Lady Jane
asEllice and the Duchess of Cleveland. who
Afterward became mother of Lord Rose
E,ry. the great Liberal statesman.
Most of the bridesmaids were fairly
long-lived. The following list of them.
with the names they subsequently took
by marriage and the years of their
deaths. may be relied upon:
Lady Caroline Gordon-Lennox, after
wards Lady Bessbsrough, who died in
1850,
Lady Adelaide Paget afterwards Lady!
Adelaide Cadogan. who died In 1880,
a Lady Elizabeth Howard. afterwards
Lady Elizabeth Grey, who died In 1901
Lady Sarah Vlliers, afterwards Prin-
cess Nicholas Esterhazy. who died In
1858,
Lady Ida Hay. afterwards Lady Gains
borough, who died In 1867.
Lady Fanny Cowper, afterwards Lady
Jocelyn, who took as her second husband
Lord Palmerston, the famous Prime Min
lister. and who died In 1880