The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-21
.L0ND0NERS SEE
SUN AND REJOICE.
Fine Weather Astonishes British
crs, Who Are Minutely 1nves-
tigating Phenomena. u
WHAT W SOCIETY is DOING.
Mrs. Frank Mackay Entertains in
American Colony-What Well
Known People Are Doing.
Especial Cable to Tho Times-Dispatch ana

Especial Cable to Tho Tlmes-Dspatch and
- New York Herald)
Copyright, by the New York Herald Coz K
4 LONDON, May 20,--Americans who have
been In London this week have been
treated to an exhibition Of fine weather
such as would do credit to any locality,
and as for London, why, 1t Is simply mar
velous. s
True. there was one bad day, Tuesday.
but Wednesday was ono OF the loveliest &
days seen anywhere . 8
Out Of possible fifteen hours and thir.
ty-eght minutes tho sun shone bright
for fourteen hours and six minutes. maxi
ing record for the year SO far. 9$
According to meteorological office data
the capital is getting moro Of the sun 4
than any place In the United Kingdom.
Americans who have becn In the habit
OF stunning London because of fogs and
rains will rob themselves Of a sight OF
the ancient city during the most. favor
able conditions II they fail to visit 1t 4
this year. However, there Is no dearth OF {,
transatlantic visitors as 1t is, and judg-&
Ing by the experiences o. 50 ~ Who t,lye \
been hunting for accommodati ton, 1t might
DC JUST dS We'll luF lIlrSt1 1co:ltcl1lpiiil.H5$ Y
Il visit here to make their arrangements
before they leave tho United States.
In the American Colony.
Inl American colony Mrs. Frank Mac
kay Is the only hostess who has been
entertaining at all during the week (by8
the way, she Is letting her friends know
where she is). She had many OF them
to tea tho other afternoon at her house,
sCurxon Street. Among the Americans
there were Lady Marlborough, Mrs. Rom
aids. ISs. Hamilton Mccormick, "a r. and
Mrs. oonn Lorllard. i s
d on Tuesday evening Mrs. Mackny gave
a dinner In honor of the return from 4
America Of Mr.. Mackay, who has been Y
playing polo In America. h Most OF the !
twenty guests were polo players, among
them being Mr.. Richard 'robin, OF Cali
tfornia, who has come over to play the
\ game In Eng gland, and Nj rS Craig rNF ads
worth. Princess Hatzfeldt wa among
the ladies present. Mrs. Jolx1 N1acha g
who was q passenger on the kaiser Dc,
Crosse, Is now established In her home
at Carlton House Terrace. With her Is
her daughter, Princess De Galatro CO.,
Ionna Later on, Mrs. Nfackay, UNDER
stand, will do some entertaining and Will
give a cotllon with wonderful presents and
favors from Paris
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, who came back
from Carlsbad on Monday Is nowsIn ~ Lazy
Edmondstones house at Portland Place,
which she recently took. hi
3 Mrs. sAslor was greatly benerltol by her
stay at Carlsbad. ! hear that the Oul.e
and Duchess Of I2oxburgl.a. although they
wlil give no dance tut seas son, intend 70 70
give many dlnaors. 5S,2 ss
Tho Duke is playing polo almost every
day at one or the other OF the Dig POLO POLO
clubs. &.l # .5 # ,.${ 3, ,siI5a
~. The fellow passengers OF the Earl and
Countess Of Suffolk, who arrived on me
Celtic, say the Earl has already become
familiar with the American national
HYMN. At the ships concert, according
to custom, the audience sang alternately
& ono verse of fB::"God. Save the King" and
America"
Lord Suffolk Joined Justify in both
songs. Those who stood by said ne dla
! not make q single mistake.
9 Consuelo, Duchess Of Manchester. VIII 'ill
occupy royal residence this season. BY
consent OF the King she has taken the
White House, Richmond Park. from Mrs.
Hartmann, the lessee, and will entertain
there many week end parties.
Cora. Lady Strafford, will do some en-
tertaIning and all her friends are glad
that Mrs. Chauncey has decided to re-
main on for the season IN Hert!oro
street, where she will confine herselt 70
giving small dinners. Sho has much inl-
proved In health and finds that country
life suits her admirably and she IS ~
wonderfully good looks
MI and Mrs. Hamilton Mccormick are
,,,.elv "a stay on at Berkeley House.
berkeley Square. until the end OF the
season, as the new house they hays
taken In Hertford Street will not be ready
I iii then. Mrs Mccormick, who has been
, over to America for month. has just
returned to London
Mr.. Cochran Popular.
Mr.. Bourl1e Cochran. who arrived on
the Oceanic, has already settled down III
his usual quarters. Clar'dge's, and. as
usual, the handsome, silver tongued ora-