The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
NOTABLE SEASON
SURE FOR LONDON
Social Merry Co Round Will Be
Most Brilliant in
Years.
MAN RIVAL HosTEssEs
Colonel Roosevelt Eagerly
Sought for as the Real
Social Lion.
ny CHARLES p. NoRcRoss.
Especial Gable to The Times-pispa,ch.l

BY CiditLES i. NU1tSlkOSSs
Especial Cable TO Tho Times Dlspatch.1
London, April 3O.-Except for the
threatened general election in June,
London is assured OF the most notable
geason of modern times, and in all the
gocial merry-go-round the brightest
and most brilliant functions Will be
those given by the dollar queens.
Tho rivalry between American hos
tesses for the seasons pre-eminence,
always acute, is this year sharper than
ever All are busy as bees. But the
busiest trio of all is that made UP OF
Mrs. +. j. Graham, sometimes Of Call
fornia: Mrs. William Leeds. who still
maintains her cnvlable position, and
Mrs. Joseph Stickney, who not long
since went TO a function In Paquin
gown, the whole front of which fairly
bristled with jewels
How many tens of thousands of good
American dollars these three ladies
viii contrib'''e to the funds OK Lon
don tradcsmen and French dress
makers is. Of course. ridiculous. but
Il will be something very extensive.
Roosevelt, the Hunter, Hunted
Close in the race for the honors of
entertainers will be Mrs. Jordan Mott,
OF Chicago. and Mrs. Walter Farwell,
who has recently secured charming
Family seat.
OF course. the capture of Colonel
Roosevelt az tho lion OF the day Is
overybody's aim. And among the fair
contestants for this honor are Lady
Cranard. who at Forbes House will vie
with Mrs. Anthony Drexel. and Mrs.
French Vanderbilt. who is prepared to
spent fortune at her Brooks street
house.
Colonel Roosevelt will meet the
King at a private audience at Buck
ingham Palace, but officially he VIII
be presented at levee at ST. James
Palace. Here, before the general com
pany assembled. Ambassador Reid viii
formally make the presentation. then
Colonel Roosevelt Will take his place
in the diplomatic circle. while sol
diers. sailors and civilians Will pass
before His Majesty.
Nor must 1t he forgotten that Lazy
paget will be Colonel Roosevelts hos
Tess in Belgrave Squaee. and 1t is prob
able that on the same occasion she
viii entertain the King and the
Duchess of Marlborough The latter. by
the way, has Just given an "at-home
a. Sunderland House for the Invalid
Children's Aid Association. The
duchess wore an emerald green drapcd
Vinon dress over ivory satin and lace
Carter-Achesan Wedding June o.
Mrs. charncey Blair Will soon be
here from Paris.
Mrs Richard Lounsberry. OF New
York. is entertaining and being enter
tanned at the Berkeley Hotel and the
Ritz. which latter is already given
I'D to American luncheon parties.
Mrs. Douglass Wiggin will attend
several important literary functions
next week.
The Duchess of Westminster intend
ed giving a magnificent reception a.
C;rosyenor House. but an interesting
Forthcoming family event preciuaes
that now.
II Is probable that Miss Mildred
Carter will be married before the
observation-disclosures wedding, and that
Miss Mildred will not be Miss DreXeis
bridesmaid.
The carter-Acheson wedding has
been fixed for juno at ST. Georges
Hanover square. The King and Queer
sre expected TO be present. 1t Is said
that $4,000 goes with Miss Mildred as
her modest dowry. She is buying hei
trousseau in London and Paris; mos,
of her gowns are of a pale blue shade
II is predicted that no fewer than 3Os
relatives and friends will come from
the United States to attend the car
ter-DreXel wedding.
1t is possible that because of politi-
cal exactions many hostesses may n'
compelled to forcgo lavish entertain
ment and devote themselves to tbs
less congenial though praiseworthiel
nurpose of forwarding the politica
fortunes of their husbands fathers and
sons: nevertheless there are many I'm
movable attractions that arc bound
TO make London the pivot of salety FOL
the summer OF 1910. OF these, roya
visits are among the more lmportanl
lions to the metropolis. Among thu
visitors will be the King and Queer
of the Belgians, the Crown Prince:
and Crown PRINCESS of Sweden ant
Roumania. Prince Sedanaru Fushim
and Colonel Roosevelt.
On May IL the Prince and Princes
OF Wales will open the Japanese 1t
ish Exhibition. In the same mont
the festival of empire begins at thu
CRYSTAL Palace and the Temple Flower
Show opens.
A brilliant, Busy Season.
June leads off with the Derby, anc
this year the interest Will be as groa
rs it was when Minoru took the prize
for this year is expected to settle thu
rival claims of LORD Rosebery's Mel
Cow and Mr.. Fariess Lomberg, tn
latter Of which was nosed out on Wed
nesday nthe Two Thousand Guinea
Thcn follow the International Hors
Show at Olympia, Ascot week. with thu
army pageant at Fulham; the Henle,
in July, and the aviation week fete
at Bearnemouth; the Chester pagan
at Eaton Park. August will open witt
the eventful week at Cowes.
In the meantime the King and Queer
will be about stimulating hospitality
This is but scant outline of the SO
clal program, for there will DO nu
nerous other features, conferences