The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29
EDWARDS DEATH
CAUSES CONFUSION
In Plans For Social Engage
ments in London
MANY AVIATION MEETS
English Society People Have an OPP
portunity To Put Buildings
Through Hands of Deco
rators and Furnishers

ing, and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid has been
receiving many letters inquiring as deli
eately as possible what should be done
undr- e circumstances The weddings of
M'sg excl and Lord Maidstone and
thai e Miss Carter and Lord Acheson
will be shorn of all their promised bril-
lance and it is practically decided that
there will be no receptions after the cer-
emonies. The invitations will be limited
to Intimate friends and relatives, but
even then both churches should be well
filled although everyone will be in black.
The wedding of Miss Helen Post. daugh-
ter of Lady Barrymore, and Mr.. Mon
tagu Eliot will not take place until July.
All the big private entertainments, which
were to be given in honor of Mr.. Roose-
Welt have. of course, been cancelled.
Among these was magnificent entertain
ment which Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Car
I negie, who have been away from Eng
land for some time, had planned Then
Mr.. and Mrs. Helen Monro- Ferguson
were to have entertained Mr.. Roosevelt
at their northern home where a distn-
gfished party had been invited to meet
the ey-President, Mr.. Ferguson is one of
Mr.. Roosevet's Oldest friends and it Is
believed that the visit will take place,
without, of course, the house party.
TIE death of King Edward will in no
way, interfere with the various aviation
meetings which have been arranged to
il, take place in July and August and sever
al fashional resorts hope to make hand
some pupils out of these fixtures. The
flying craze has received a tremendous
impetus through the example set by Mr..
| Grahame White, and at oxford and Cam
bridge several undergraduates are expert
n menting with aeroplanes.
The Duke of Westminster who now
ma has NOT vet at
tempted fight, but he intends to do so
as soon as the interesting event. in his
family has taken place. Lord Howard de
| Walden is another flying enthusiast and
the young Marquis of Anglesey has got
4 as far as gliding
The great event of the season will be
II the Bournemouth meeting in July. The
II principal feature of the meeting will be
an oversee race from Bournemouth to
/ the Needles in theIsle of Wight. Then
Hon. C. s. Rolls, oldest son of Lord
I.angattock. who was just beaten by Mr.
In Herbert Latham In a similar contest at
Nice two months ago has entered for this
race. A number of French avators, in
Guiding Mr.. Beriot, of cross channel
fame, have decided to enter for he dis
lance race. The first distance prize will
not be awarded unless a flight of so miles
is made. This is a remarkable instance of
the progress which aviation has made
4 since Mr.. Santos Dumont was acclaimed
\ as hero after flying a distance of 10
yards in 1906.
After Bournemouth there will be great
meeting in Scotland at Lanard. The
Avjng ground will be the race course
II and already $4,000 has been set apart
H for prize money The meeting which be-
n gins on August 10 will attract hundreds
a of society folk who are on their way to
shoot grouse on August II.
Mr.. Grahame White himself was TO
4 have had TIM honor at WhitSuntide of
making a flight at Beaulieu before the
Prince of Wales NOV the King on the
occasion of his his royal highness' visit
to Lord Montagu, on which occasion II
was expected that King Edward would
have motored over to have witnessed the
young aeronaut's feats.
Several American hostesses are still in
the midst of decorating and furnishing
their new houses in London and the
builders and decorators will probably no"
be allowed to work on without interter-
ence on the part of the owners.
The Countess of Essex (nee Adele
Grant, celebrated the making of a fortune
of 100000 made in the rubber boom, by
acquiring charming house of Berkeley
square and her friends are wondering
when the owner will be able to get into
II. The house has been in the hands OF
vprlxr1en and decorators for over SIX
months and there is not the remotes'
possibility of Lady Essex being able 10
live in it till the fall.
Tho Hon. Mrs. Henry Coventry Cor
merlv Mrs McCreary) Is decorating her
new home in Grosvenor square from tor
70 bottom IN French style and in ORDER
to be sure of the details she has import
ed % French decorators from Paris. Mrs
Coventry has collected Louis XIV furni-
!tura for many years and the surroundings
will be thoroughly in keeping with the
chairs and cabinets. Her collection OF
to,d china too is considered one of the
|nnest in town. Mrs. Coventry has built
two stories onto the house which Is
now almost as big as that owned by the
{Drexels in the same square.
Nrss. Miller Graham, who had meant
Io entertain on very large scale In Gros-
lvenor square has as near neighbor MRS
Frank Mackey both of whom will now
k1ivide their season between country house
visits and Paris.
p,vai oneratic seasons are rare in Lon
hon. It has always been found dinicult
o make a profit out OF one season OF
bpera and 1t took many years or siren
lous work to say nothing OF the loss
III thousands of pounds, to turn the an
nal snrine series of operas into a pro-
iatable undertaking. Nor has this success
been achieved on the artistic merits OF
HE season. If society and the parvenus
Who attempt to cling to society's fringe
all not decided that support u Tic
pera. as a means to publicity was the
hroper thing to do, there is not the slight
|st doubt that inartistic and Philistine
ondon would be obliged to rely upon q
Etful production whenever musical en-
ihusiast decided he had sufficient money
10 lose.
lin spite Of this chilly attitude towards
Anusic for its own sake, and In spite oil
he fact that Covent Garden has mopped
IN every possible subscription. Mr.
fhomas Beecham, inspired no doubt, by
he success OF his recent season at Coven'
Garden, success that was directly due
il "clektra" and was, therefore. a sue
tess OF curiosity, has taken HIS MaJes-
ks theatre, where he will attempt tc
boo those of the musical public VINO
have money to Jingle, with series OF
comparatively light operas, including
bany works. which In the past have been
Fled and failed, such as Villier Stanford
E5hamus O'Brien" opera and Offenbach'
frales of Hoffman," Besides these the
huclxv conductor intends to try and win
Vlegiance for the older institution with
fveral works, untried as far as Eng
Ind is concerned, but with a German
Equation which. In the case OF mod
4n musical output. is not always to be
8led upon The experiment will be
5atched with interest, for its success Will
note a change In English musical taste
at will come as refreshing surprise to
who have the wellware of music at
art.
Sickness is unpleasant and