The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30


LONDON, April 29.-Society is
Slowly but surely recovering from the
qllietude of, the Lenten season. Even
though the recovery may not have
been quite;- so quick as in previous
years, nevertheless the Easter revival
of interest," in the lighter and brighter
things of life gives promise of be-
Coming permanent and lasting.
:. Hostesses here are preparing for the
early summer and the main idea at
rTesent at least, for those who mean
to give dances and dinners, appears
TO be~toa and large rooms where, dur
ing the hotsnights of the season, their
guests will inot be crushed and uncom-
Portable. During the last days of this
month and all through May numbers
of balls and rdinners have been fixed
at the Hyde Park hotel. Mrs. Kinsey
Peiley will give a cotillion on May Is,
and on May Mr.. l.. Bennett has
ball and supper, and Mr.. Sydney Bio
field will give a party the last of this
month. Ddring June there will be a
Elsh for--dates for dances. June 6 has
been secured by Viscountess Knuts-
ford, who will give a ball at the Hyde
Bark hotel. Other hostesses of the
season VIII include Lady Barrymore,
Mrs. Harry Lawson, Mrs. Adair, Lady
Denman and Lady Vincent.
= The entry ofs Duchess Ceeilie of
Mecklenburg- -SchWerin, the bride elect
of the German crown prince, into Ber-
lin on June 4, for her marriage on
Ihne-6,. will be a magnificent pageant.
After resting for a few hours in the
snorning at Bellevue castle, on the
outskirts of the city, on her arrival
from MeclIenburg, she will proceed in
the afternoon along Charlottenburger
chauSee, through the Thiergarten and
Rr1n6pnh1IFDpr 70 alnn0 TTnfnr
Linden to the imperial palace. The
FouteyV &fichEis three miles long, will
be crossed by. numerous arches, and as
The wedding is fixed for June, the
Month. .ofsrqSes, the streets will be dec
prated with roses of all hues. Troops
will Apes thesroad all the way. Mem
hers of the medieval guilds, in his
teric .costuffes, and the burgomaster
and city, councillors will greet the
duchess at the Brandenburger gate.
There Will be a state banquet to all
The wedding guests on June 5 and on
She wedding day there viii be public
holiday and free dinners given to half
a. million of the e~poor.
~, uvye%
:. Princess Louise Augusta of Schles-
Mig- Hseteire attended by Miss Hughes,
dlned with the Duke and Duchess of
Somerser recently at No. 35 Grosve-
NOR square, The guests who had the
honor of being invited to meet her
royal highness were Earl Roberts and
Lady Edwina Roberts, the Japanese
minister, Lady Elizabeth Dawson.
Count and Countess de Maneville, Lord
and Lady Saltoun, Lord De Mauley,
the Hon. William and Mrs Lowther
Mrs Herbert Gladstone, Sir Edward
Seabrlght, Sir Everard Doyle, Admiral
Sir Charles Drury sand Mrs. Pointer
ststersto the Duchess of Somerset. The
Il fAIIE llnese rNE
afterwards and presented some of her
guests to, AF royal highness, who
Stood with the hostess in the white
drawing room.
r"The queen of Saxony during her
Visit to London became especially in
terested i'll visiting the churches of the
East end of London. Under the guild
ence of Father Bernard Vaughn she
VISITED the church of st. Mary and st.
Michael, was met by Dean Ring and
the local clergy and was welcomed by
14,OOO school children. On leaving the
church the queen of Saxony promised
to send Father Vaughn a vestment to
present to the church in memory of
her visit. mo
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'-Mr." George Wyndham, M. p. and
Lady -GEnsyenor are visiting in Flor
ence, staying with Lady Paget at her
hfautifui-vflia- on one of the hills above
Fforence.7 Lady Paget, whose late
hnsba7Tf was British ambassador in
Rome, has a constant succession of
guests at her F'lorentine home, which
IS surrounded by large flower decked
Teranda which serves as a salon and
djningsroomi Tor everyone.
=
The late Mr. S. Forbes had collected
curing lifetime a unique collection of
Ralntings by old masters. including
eSorot.sDt d 'Aubigny, Millet and Rous
sea. This collection will now be placed
on exhibition. Mr.. Forbes was plan
ming ar~exhibition of the pictures aft
the time of his death To carry into
execution his ideas his trustees have
engaged the Grafton galleries and will
Snow them during the coming season.
- -y E4se&
:. Lord Hugh Cecil has proclaimed
Amsef the official unionist candidate
Tor the Greenwich constituency. He
openly announces that he will stand
against the, ,protectionist cause, and he
insists that its Identification with the
conservative party must inevitably LEAD
70 the ruin of that party He blamed
Mr.. Chamberlain for anotoriousIy pur-
suing particular kind of policy, sub
ordinating ali the other interests of the