Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17

This city seems the choice of Americans
who choose to live abroad rather than
Paris. according to the old version OF The
saving Two wears ago law was passed
that ALI Americans residing in foreign
lands must register at the consular ONCE
of their city Otherwise at the end OF
seven years their citizenship lapses ana
they, become men or women without
country. This law went into effect last
,-aar in London for the first time, and
Mr. Wynne was amazed to lind that over
500 Americans lived year after year III
the British capital. OF this great colony
some are there for social purposes. ana
of course their comings and goings and
their grand fetes are duly recorded Many
prefer the calm existence which the
british capital offers. while for artists
literary people and ambitious theatrical
folks London is now the most promising
field of Europe. Some of the most magnih-
cent homes OF London are kept up
bv American money. not only those
uf noblemen who have married Aiiieii
can heiresseS, but the mansions vi
DISTINGUISHED Americans who prefer Lon
don to their home environment. ING
names of Mrs. Potter Palmer. MI ana
Mrs Anthony DreXei. Mrs. John W. Mac
KAY and Mrs Bradley Martin come readi-
IL To the mind but there are at least hfty
others less known on this side OF the
water who maintain princely establish
neuts and dispense Il hospitahtE Which
surpa sses that of the old r""ilesse.
Pm; Americans i'll London do not
form a social contingent of their own
;,S they do in Paris. In Bernn' III
Br,ssels. and in almost every other for
G. It-3i
marked thai nearly all the great ladies
yho have fed the United States 10 SCI
~, their homes in the British capital
.ren, consumed by the desire to shuh
.,periraus They are pleasant To each
other when they meet IN ttc b'.tisn
Nousas but there is no denying that 'heS
r~efer English people 10 their own COM
natriots Were ii not Tor Inc cous.ah'
and splendidly planned functions OF An
h,ssador and Mrs. REID aud some vi tlie
members of the embassy stan. Aiheiit dnS
would never get together under one fooi'
when one gets accustomed to the
t,ri,isb way of entertaining II seems the
most pleasant method IN the wofiu. say
n il because the British nave such eX-
excellently trained servants. !heE can
never comprehend what the American
hostesses have TO endure. Many Ameri-
cans who keep up big houses ana enter
tain constantly in London bear testimony
10 the excellence OF TIE system anu aver
that they could never stand the strail
ON this side of the water. Servants IN
many families descend from the genera
tjnns hack and are as deeply Interested
In the welfare OF their employers as
sbouph they were members OF the mouse
hold Such service does not seem tha'
OF hirelings. and the effect is diseernibIe
al once Everything in social way
seems TO run so smoothly. Dinner parties
are lust perfection. Each hostess appears
-, make il the mission OF her life to give
sttpeIlatively successful banquets. The
companies are always small. never more
Tran sixteen OF eighteen guests, and /!
the principal ones are known 10 he OF the
uuiet order then some popular wits are
asked There is fire balance in the
aSsemblaSe always sufficient bright peo-
pie 10 nullfy the effects OF the dull ones.
TIE, service at dinners even among those
modestly placed as to social station o.