The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-23
Will Be
VERY BRILLIANT |: 4 ! |
English Capital i Preparing for
Most Notable Social SWnirl
Since the Coronation.
ENGAGEMENT OF MISS PFlzER z r
Lord Mayor Will Give Dinner. p inner
on May 9th to Mr.. Clloatc.
Arrivals at Hotels.

Especial Cable to The Times. Dispatch and
New York Herald.l
copyright, Shy tho New York Herald Coz
s LONDON, April s22.-Americans have
been coming and going in London during q
the last week In great numbers.
IF SO many are here nov that the hotels
IN tho West End are fairly well filled
despite the holidays which have drawn
SO many Il away to the country, coast
and Continent.
S Great numbers are also leaving for
America Just now. This has been un-
usual at this time OF the year and is
explained by, the increase IN travel east
ward by the Mediterranean routes. many
having thus made their usual Continental
tour before coming to England.
81 Londoners have been encouraged to
expect this to be such another fine sum
have heard the hope expressed IN many
quarters that the town will not be spurrl- 4
ed by, Americans to such an extent this
year as was the case last summer. 5dE
@ From the social standpoint this Is to
be the most brilliant season since the
coronation, and understand the West
End feels even moro kindly disposed to-:
ward Yankee cousins than ever. 6 "a
Il 1 hear that one OF the most important
reasons why the etiring AMBASSADOR, d!.
Mr.. choate, Is prolonging his 4 stay in
England, Eis the desire to be present at
the dedication Of the memorial window
to the Rev. John Harvard. founder Of
the university, which he Is presenting g to
st. savior's Chapel, Southwark.
# Mr.; Phillips. the mbassador' g secre-
tary. who is sailing on May 6th to take
up his duties as second secretary at the
legation; Of Pekin, has been trying to
interest Harvard graduates III the plan
To- put in good repair part OF the chapel
which Is to contain the wind ow:
Dinner to Mr.. Choate.
As The Lord Mayors dinner to Mr. I, Croate
on May sth, will be only the fourth
of the. kind nd ever given by tha y Official
as suchsto a. foreign anbassad or. There
has been a great demand for tickets. @
Z " Mr.. Choate rs remaining In town over
Easter. Mr.. y Carter, The First Secretary,
Is going to- the count tryS for a few days.
Mr.. Craig Wadsworti b " the Second Sec
sretary, has gone to- otland for the house
party OF Lady Stewart r ichar dson,S for
smerly Lady Constance Mackenzie. az
%Glencarse.
When Mr.. Henry White left for Rome
to take up the duties Of Ambassador
there he gave up his country place at
Wilton. Bucklng ghamshire, which he had
Sundergn lease. He has not sold ais town
house In Whitehall Gardens, and. La am
told ], has no intention OF doing so. It is
said that Mrs. White and Miss White
may be here for part dk the season.
Z Mrs. Adair has been confined to the
house most OF the week with a severe
cold, contracted at small dance she
gave a. week ago. but IS low much Inn
proved.
j Engagement Of Miss P6zer.
h Tho engagement Is rumored Of Miss
Julia Phzer, Of New York. to Captain
Holland, who was id-de-camp to the
Duke Of Connaught. IL al n III
8 Before Miss Pfzer came to London this
time the Captain paid q hurried visit to
America, 1t is understood, to obtain ap-
proval OF his suit. Ismyself was witness
to the cordial greeting he received at the
dock. He was in New York Just two days,
Miss Pfzer recently returned from a visit
Z to Princess Hntzfeldt at Draycott House,
gChippenham, and with her chaperon.
Mrs. Wilks, has taken an apa rtment In
Hyde Park place. #s 4s33 5s Is
Princess Hatzfeldt, by the way, Is going
4 to be at Claridges this season, not having
taken a town house. III d IL F9
u Mrs. john Jacob Astor Is expected short