The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-30
SOCIETY is Dull
T|LLAF TER EASTER
London Sees Exodus OF Host.
csses to Riviera and Other
Continental Resorts.
KING is AT BlARR1Tz.
On His Return to Capital Arneri
cans Will Resume Lavish
Entertaining.
BY CHARLES P. NoRcRoss.
Especial Cable to The Tines- Dispatch

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.1
London, January 2e.--London. social.
ly speaking, will be lodge In vii.
dcrness until after Easter. Now thai
the general election is over. most OF
those who love variety and a change
of scene are leaving for the Riviera
and other continental resorts for this
purpose OF escaping the ascetic re.
serve characteristic OF the English so.
cial world In the Lenten season.
While there will be few small en-.
tertainments by wives OF members oi
Parliament, American hostesses will
not do anything OF moment until the
return OF the King from Biarritz.
The Duchess OF Roxburghc is liv.
ing in a villa in the south OF France.
She would not have gone there bu!
for the health OF the duke. who is
20. robust since his bad accidcn, liz
the hunting field was followed by
pneumonia.
One OF the most distinguished OF
American hostesses. the Countess OF
Granard. is awaiting an Interesting
event In her Charles Street house 10
Mayfair.
Lady Cheylesmerc who was Miss
French, is In the Riviera. where she
will stay until the spring, having
given UP her proposed trip TO America.
Earl and Countess OF Craven and
the Bradley Martins will remain In
the south of France for Some time.
and thence will go TO Paris. II Is said
that Lord Craven cannot move a step
without his mother-in-law. He APP
parently enjoys 1t.
The American queen OF the Riviera
Is Margaret. Lad. Waterlow. who was
Miss Hamilton. of California. Even
beautiful villa Monterrey at Cannes.
She Is quite cosmopolitan. and her
parties are cosmopolitan. Full OF Wit
ard vivaclty. she makes the world a
bright place for her guests and
friends. She has made some fine al
,erations in her big house in Ches-
hnme Place. and in this forthcoming
season will entertain on large scale.
An Exodus of Hostcsses.
Mrs spender Clay. William Wall
dcrg Astors daughter. expects TO go
to the Riviera. she worked hard to
secure the parliamentary candidaturs
of her husband. whose success Is :.
consolation TO Mr.. Aston for the de-
feat of his eldest son.
An impromptu dance was given by
Mrs. Anthony Drexel Monday evening
a, her beautiful house In Grosvenor
Square. in honor of her daughter and
second son. 1t was most successful,
although small.
A wonderful supper was served In
the crimson dining-room. The tables
ere charmingly decorated with pale
pink carnations.
Mrs. Drexel wore Blush green
gown with rope of pearls around her
neck and wreath OF gold in her hair.
Miss Drexel was dressed In white
trimmed with pearls, In her hair she
wore wreath OF green leaves.
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. DreSers sister. was
dressed In unreiieved black. She wore
a dog collar of pearls and diamonds
and one row OF enormous pearls.
The costumes of other guests Were
noteworthy. particularly that OF Mrs.
Arthur Crichtop. who make striking
figure in emerald green with dia-
niond comb In her hair.
The party was In the nature OF
farewell to Mrs Drexels son. who Is
smitten with the aviation craze. and
who is leaving London for Pau. Where
he will be instructed In the art OF
flying by French aviators. MIS- preS-4
el and Mrs. j. H. Smith Will make up
for the absence OF entertaining at
Dorchester House by the Reds who.
being in mourning, will be compelled
to limit their hospitality TO official
diplomatic receptions. It is known
that the King In a roundabout way
has done all he can to get Mr.. Reds
term extended.
The Hon. Mrs. John Ward will spend
little time In town. She. loves coun-s
try life and openly expresses her dis
like for town society.
Royal Imitator of Lady Cardigan.
Although the Duke of Argyll is a
distinguished author and poet, his
works have not attained a popular
vogue. Some OF them have been call
ed "stodgy." Now the friends of the
duke say he Is about to emulate the
example set by the Countess Of Car
digan and write something quite spicy.
He has been gathering data for this
book, the title of which s Intimate
Society Letters of the Eighteenth Gen.
fury" 1t will be published in April.
AS the husband OF the Kings favorite
sister, the Princess Louise the duke
has had free run OF mass of royal
documents, including some precious
manuscripts from the library Of
Windsor Castle. he will have the as
sistance OF the heads of many noble
houses OF Scotland, England and
Wales, who will furnish him with In
teresting letters and documents, many
OF which have not seen the light OF
publicity.
some Of the most gossipy OF these
letters will throw lurid light on the
intrlgues carried on in court circles
in the wicked days of George the
Third. There will bio a series OF let
tors dealing with the famous trialho
Warren Hastlngs the intimate cor
respondence of, King GEORGES sister
the Duchess of Brunswick: others
from pr. Moore, the father Of GEN
eral sir John Moore. to the Duke Of
Hamrton, and others from Madame
de stael.
If the letters prove MS sensational
as exnected, 1t will be Interesting to
note the action taken nv the C'rcnlat-
ing libraries Association. which re-
fused 10 distribute Lady Cardigan's
n1eo,nlrs,
THE nuehess OF Arrvll takes but
mild intNrest IN her husbands work.,
She ia dfvnted tn art. Is clever