Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
SOCIETY AWAITS
LONDON SEASON
AMERICAN WOMEN WILL BE
PRESENTED AT COURT
Brides and Debutantes Await Antbas-
sador Reld's services--Countes
Of strsfford Takes First Rank
as an Entertainer
specIal cable to rhe Herald.

LONDON, Feb. 24.-The forthcoming
courts will prove of special American
interest because of the number of wo-
men from across the Atlantic who will
be making their appearance either on
their marriage or as debutantes.
Foremost Is President Roosevelt's
daughter who, according to present ar
rangements, will be visiting with her
husband Mr. and Mrs. whitelaw Reid
at Dorchester house early in the Lon
don season, and she will be presented
by the ambassadors wife. Her advent
long has been looked forward to here.
According to society gossip, it was Mr..
Roosevelts fear that his daughter
might be captured by an Englshtnan
which has caused her projected visit
to be postponed until after her mar
riage.
Another American bride who will be
presented on her marriage Is Lady
Willoughby d'Eresby. Since she has
become the future countess of An
caster she has acquired a great deal
of that important element, style, and
looks every inch grande dame. 1t is
pity, however, her appearance gives
the idea that she is so much older than
she really Is. This is owing to the seri-
Gus and thoughtful expression she
habituallv wears. At times it suG-
gests that she is almost morbidly sad.
AS is usual in the case of brides, she
will wear her wedding gown, which
,t.r, 11r1ya \, ,In f1r. oil a T1H
simplicity.
Mrs. Reid to Present Daughter
Mrs. Whiteaw Reid does not intend
to present her daughter until one of
the late courts as she wishes her to
remain in the school room as long as
possible indeed 1 was told the other
day that the little lady was to continue
her music and painting even after she
had made her official bow to society.
She is charming, bright and talka-
tive and she has acquired great i'm
portance in the matrimonial market.
There is mention of the duke of Lem
ster having "his eye on her." And why
not? An American bride for the only
Irish duke would have a great welcome
in Hibernia, and as Miss Reid will be
rich some day, the dollars would come
in useful. 1t must not, however, be
inferred IrUn1 InlS tfldI Tile uuke VI
Leinster is poor During his long mi
nority-he is not yet 19-his estates
have been so carefully nursed that the
accumulated income will make him
one of the richest peers when he enters
into possession of them.
Countess to Give Ball
One of the first balls of the early
London season Is the one which Cora,
countess of STAFFORD, medtates CIV
ing at Chandos house shortly after the
opening of parliament. Lady STAFFORD
is at last in better health, though she
is still a trife lame, and this season
she hopes to be able to do her duty
toward her daughter, Miss Colgate,
whose chaperonage so far has mostly
been undertaken by friends, owing, of
course, to the condition of her mother.
The countess is one of the few Amer
ican women who have ever received
the recognition of the late Queen Vic
toria, who had a most decided preju-
dice against Jonathan's daughters,
whom she usually regarded as loud"
The late Lord Strafford had an ap-
pointment in her majestys household,
and almost directly his bride reached
London she was Commanded" to pay
a "dine and sleep" visit to Windsor
castle. The guest amused her majesty
immensely by giving limitations Of diff
ferent American accent and peculiari-
ties of dialect, and afterwards the
queen used to refer to her as that "jolly
American" After the tragically sud-
den death of the earl, which occurred
five months after their marriage, she
remained a widow for several years.
and then espoused as her third husband
Martin Kennard, a commoner.
The forthcoming season will find her
one of the leading American hostesses.
Her daughter, Miss Colgate, though
by no means a beauty, Is a pleasant
looking girl and is immensely popular
Last season she refused" two future
belted earls. Her friends here say she
has a penchant for man of her own
country, who is far from being mil
lionaire.
Fox Eludes Mrs. Maokey
Mrs. Frank Mackey had such an ex-
citing hunting season last year that she
prepared, as she thought, to go one
better this year. But II would appear
that "Brer Fox" has had enough Of her
persistent chasing, and has left the
Melton MOwbray district of Leicester
shire to seek fresh woods for his own
and his family's safety. She had made
extensive preparations to give her
friends some great sport this year, and
now 1t is found that there is such a
scarcity of foxes I'm the district that
everything Is tame when 1t was hoped
to be exciting. She and her friends
are now compelled to migrate to dis
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