The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
Balmy Spring /. DAYS y <: Succeed ~ go
81 clustering Weather.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
4 Remarkable Fact That Every One Of the
Eight Ladle Who We're i LIS lts Brides.
81 maids Are Still Alive on. @ssSs
don Gossip. III Il

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fact In connection with the recently cele-
brated fortieth Anniversary Of the 1sa we'd ed:
81 ding day Of the King and Queer is ss;;tt
I every one OF the eight ladies' who acted
d 8 bridesmaids on that occasion in ST.
4. Georges Chapel. Windsor, In 1853 are
# still alive. IL! s& t; jats. gt
,rhey are Lady Il victorla Scott, who
IS afterwards became Aiarchioncss OF y Lars
nlu; Lad Victoria Howard, who has 1, re- g.
nained unmarried Lady a gncta 4 y orke.
now Lady Agneta Montagu, Lad RI Fec
i dora BERTHE, Lady Diana Beauclerk, now
~ Lady Diana Huddleston, Lady Georgiana
Y Hamilton since the wife ofS Lord " Inter
N ton, Lady sElmaa Bruce, now Lad " Thur.
low, and Lady Elanor Hare, now Lady
Honeage.5 \! 81 FL ~ II.
LONDON SEASON..
4. Tho Lond on society season, o 1905 which
con tlnucs from March until Au gust Gun,
u now be said to have fairly begun The
4 mpestuots Wea Their with when ss me me
6 month true to It's TRADITIONAL character,
came In, has given place to- o. series OF
Il balmy sproing days such as can be scen
~ to perfection In England. FL s5
S2f44 The court has been In London a bout g
8 month, but there Lava been only four
II functions at Bucking ham I'alnce, namely
two leYces, a private dinner and dance
rs 1OrffInelr ~ FJeStles Weoalns uAS,Ffo1SAa u
name for the evening srecep-
SStions which has replaced the ORA Hlfig
q rooms 81 tho la to reign. I
B AT this court The procedure was altered
.8in order to relieYe.th he King from much
& stnndng or, Walking He remained seated
s. during the ceremony. while the q guests
II fled before him and made their obesi-
II ance. 5 f5 II VA .s
The fact Is that Ii is ajesty, Is. !. sur!
n fering rather severely from thu injury
" he received to his knee some years ago
81 by a. fall on the staircase at Lord Hoths-s
child s country place.
,3sE VAC TlNo q III Sc.
The King VIM faaye England about the
end OF this or the beginning of3.neNt
month In the roya yacht for his annual
yachting cruise. q III II. u e 5
This year tn Mediterranea n will be
visited, and there will be a meet ting at
81 one OF the Portuguese coast ports be tween
q Edward VII. and KING Charles o E'ortu-
4 gal ~ I.
It's not Intended that the British sove-
E reign shall Visit Lisbon. as the ruInor.
would have t. 4g t3s5333
S2S During her cruise, the royal yacht will
touch at Malta und Gibraltar. and the
King will ms poet the garrisons and de-
4; fences OF those strong1olds. 5sA
The commanding officer OF the Victoria
and Albert;is Captain Sir Archibald Mine
who recently succeeded the e Ion. II
worth Lamhton OF Ladysmith fame. aj5
Sir Archibald 1t was who ex torted an
apology from w. w Aston some time
Il ago for an .unjustlfiable eject from mis-
house during reception. VII ff-.Gi
Il derstanding. caused some stir at the time
and Mr.. Astor5 did not enhance HIS repu-t
tation In London society there by. ~
III F3sas PRETTYs DEBUTAkTE. 9ls 5@-ssssg7
& Perhaps the most beautiful and ;inte-
n resting OF this seasons debutantes will
: be Lady ajoric# Grevlle only. daughter
Y OF the fascinating Countess of Warwick.
83 She has, indeed already been ought
+ OUT hut It was at Lady NVarwlck.s place
+ in Essex Easton lodge e. and she lhast,not
yet been presented at Court nor braayed
the rigours OF a London season. 81 3S "
the &exceptionsSo OF a short timc
sin Paris, Lady Maj orle has been entirely
L brought up under her nothr's wing, gand
lin spite or Lady rNarwlck's Well-knoWn
Il advanced views concerning the education
5#of women. her daughter has led q very
simple girlhood. constantly out OF doors
IS and Is an expert In both the old and the
own mothers contemporaries. -
s. Il Lady Majorie, ~ like all modern English
q girls, goes in enthusiast callyl for Sports,
& and s an expert In both 80 old and tho
II new modes OF locomotion. being a noted
( whip and horsewoman and dashing
5s.'chauffeuse. ~ H v III
She can even drive a ,fur-in-hand which
Is q rare accomplishment among young
girls,
Lady Ma jorie Greville has two brothers
q the elder, Lord Brooke, was perhaps the
youngest officer In the South African
N field force. r. 3ss. Il. 81 hi IiS
q AS a matter OF fact, he ran way from
L school to the Cape. and was attched TO
{, Lord Roberts staff In @ necessarily very
Y Junior capacity. II Il
5s The remaining member OF Lady War
y ticks family Is i he Hon. Maynard Gre
Vile whois still In knckerboc ker s., and an
extremely pretty boy, .ls,;t Il
In honor oftheir daughters debut Lord
and Lady Warwick have taken Brook
II II ouse. one Of tho most palatial mansions
A In Park Lane, for the season, as their
K own town house Is not suitable for enter.
y tanning on a large scale, fWhltelaw Reid.
4 the American Ambassador to the corona
+ ton, rented Brook House for three months
4 last summer for $4,000. S XII
a ". DARING ACT. III u 5IsSi
III II The Issue OF an order for committal
contempt Of court against Lady Gran
willie Gordon recalls the fact that In APP
5Eril. 1893. another titled Lady, the Dowa-
E to pay a fine of $3.50 and to be imprison-
4 Cd for six weeks for burning a letter
which had been brought to her for inspec-
ttons} during the hearing OF q probate
case. s5il a
The daring act was committed while
& the solicitor In whose charge the letter
was had his hack turned for q moment.
When he looked 2 around he sa w the!
Il duchess crammlng something between
G the bars OF the crate but II was then too
late to save the precious document, and
though to save her Ladyshiptaoi 'aolnj
nierity. 1t Is doubtful whether she did not
score inithe long run 33
q, The passing Of the sentence was douht-
less more painful to Sir. Francis Jeune,
than to the Duchess, for the latter was a.
personal friend OF the president Of the
Divorce Court, and the situation III was
therefore xtremelyf painful, 1;
#iss lMPR owe IdE N rs. x, Il.
I'm The ok tensiye alterations, repairs and
4 redecorations which have been carried
u out at Mari borough louise since fhe King
and Queen finally lat their old house
7 Tor Buck ingham Palace i,ger 81 year 90.
Ii are now nearly finished, and the FRINGE
and Princess Of Yales will be 8ab BILE to-
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