The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-07
SOCIAL GOSSIP OF
FOREIGN CAPITALS

stfCidllOts DtSpitb the court mourn
ing and the absence OF royalty, the at
tendance never was more brilliant. nor
the toilets smarter or more gorgeous
The turf-loving British aristocracy was
there In full force. bringing the house
guests with them from their country
froliss. And that the racing nobility
continues 10 entertain its affection for
the racers of tho late Kings stables
agar. was amply demonstrated as cheer
Pfter cheer went up when swynford,
Lord Derbys winner, was led into the
paddock TO be weighed.
The advent Of autumn days marks
stage IN an English w0mans calendar,
FOR the summer fashions are dead and
the all important question. what 10 wear
In the fall, is the issue at Doncaster,
where all the latest Partisan 'Nou-
veautees" are paraded and have to pass
muster, and that satin. velvet, and furs
will be the vogue was to be gathered
from the garments worn by the fashion
leaders on ST. Leger Day at Doncaster.
The ladies' inclosure which this year
had been so besieged with applications
that notice OF fun" had 10 be put I'D.
Is fayorite rendezvous for some who
scarcely go even To the paddock
Here Lord Charles Beresf0rd was pleas
antly chatting with Lady BurreH. who
wore dress and coat Of SAKE blue cloth;
Lady Vivian was seated near Lady Nun
burnholme. While standing on a seat.
the better 10 view the race. was Lady
Kitty Pnkington, IN black satin, and
Lady Rosemary Portal, in dark blue
serge, with here and there a glimpse of
rose-red braiding. Lady Priscilla Annes-
ley, IN one OF the boxes wore palest gray.
costume and hat en- suite. Mrs. w. W
Aston was In black satin and a hat trim
med With hyacinth blue. There were the
sisters. Lady Noreen Bass and Lady Ro-
wena Patterson. the latter In pale gray.
while Lady Noreen's coat and skirt were
Of hyacinth blue Shantung, with a hat
wreathed by thick mass OF deep blue
lobelia interspersed with pink rosebuds.
Mrs. Lett looked rakish IN a black hat
with pink wings and costume Of black
satin Mrs. Rochfort Mcguire wore
black and white satin foulard dress. top
ped by long s0utache-braided chiffon
coat. Mrs Willie Lawson appeared IN
cream serge, with a petunia colored hat
and stole.
Lady Leicester. in black satin. had
touches OF gold on the corsage. Mrs.
Henry Sturgis was IN a tailor-mada coat
and skirt OF reseda green, OF the popular
white pin stripe pattern, her hat sur
mounted by a golden pheasants breast
and feathers.
There was Lady Berkeley Paget, IN
gray crepe de chine. congratulatIng
young Frenchman Of her acquaintance
who had just reaped a golden harvest OF
1900 by Swynford's success. 4 small
capote-shaped hat, composed entirely OF
pink roses, completed a costume OF pur-
pie satin worn by Mrs Maldwfn Drum
mond. while Lady Fitzwillism was in an
exquisite toilet Of harebeu blue silk. over
which she wore a long cream lace coat.
slashed open ar the sides, where 4 was
laced with thick cream-cOIored cord.
The Duchess OF Newcastle wore a tai
tornado costume Of shepherds plaid
frieze, with blue Persian embroideries on
collar, eeves. and cuffs. and very sim
pie geranium straw hat. lined with black.
Lady Warwick has taken a years lease
Of the White House" in lite street.
Chelsea. originally built for Whistler and
faced with white bricks. according TO the
artists instructions. Tbs house is the
property OF Grin Peck. the American
artist, who makes his home in London
with his sisters. Perhaps one OF the rea-
sons why the countess has taken the
house is that Mr.. Peck has made numer-
Gus sketches Of the beautiful landscape
scenes in and around Warwick Castle
and Easton Lodge, and his studio in the
White House contains dozens of can
vases showing different views from and
Of the ancient stronghold.
The White House is not very large. but
as its present owner IS a great traveller
and has circled the world several times.
its contents represent a valuable collec-
ton OF rare furniture and art treasures
from every land under the sun. The
dining-room, a former studio OF Whistler.
has a pair OF red marble pillars with
COrinthian capitals which Mr.. Peck IN
earthed at Munich. The collection Of old
masters on the green damask walls has
been acquired since Mr.. Peck came TO
live in Chelsea. He also has added
new studio.
The man who built the White House
for Whistler was his friend the archi- 7
tect Goodwin. whose widow the painter /
married. over the door Whistler had
carved as a motto, in the old-time man /
ner. the words; Except the Lord build /
a house they labour in vain that build It. /
William Goodwin built this house -"
A fine satire, indeed Subsequently, when /
Whistler had 10 give up the house. it /
was taken by Mr.. Qullter, the art critic (
Whistler's Indignation knew no bounds /.
ct this dissertation of art, which was TO 4
become the home of the Phillstine." But /
then Whistler's claim 70 his own artistic I
monopoly extended TO the whole OF Chel- /
sea, for when he found a painter sketch /
ing a picturesque by-street, the master 1
peremptorily ordered the intruder 10 go /
away.
The recently appointed major OF the /
Thirteenth Infantry Brigade, Capt. /
Llwellyn Alberto Price-Davies, is the Of /
fcer who won the Victoria Cross In the ]
South African war for his exceptionally /
daring charge against 400 Beers at Blood \
River Poort His bravery was OF so I'M
usual kind that even in the official dis /
patches giving an account of his ex-
plot some faint note Of establishment /
may be detected.
The Beers had overwhelmed the right |
of British column, and 400 of them gal
loped around the flank to seize the guns.
shouting to the gunners TO surrender, the /
gunners in the meantime occupying them
selves in trying TO render the guns use
less to their captors. 1t was then that |