The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
ELSAREF|LLED
. TO OVERLOOKING.
Period Of Mourning Makes Little
Difference in Gay
Season.
LANDLORDS ARE HAPPY
Numerous Wealthy Americans
Have Difficulty in Finding
Lodgings. II
ny CHARLES p. NoncRoss.

ny CHARLES p. NORCROss.
Especial Cable to The Times Dispatcf,J
London. July 1.-The sepulchra1 asst
pect of the fashionable hotels which,
obtained during the mourning periodl
is now replaced with the usual mid-d
season brilliant throngs, and the landed
lords are rubbing their hands glee-d
fully and expressing the belief that
the season instead of being a financial
failure. as was anticipated, will be al
marked success.
Every hotel in the West End has3
the house full" sign out. forcing nus
merous Americans to spend hours ind
cabs vainly searching for accommodate
ton. and finally accepting rooms mi
Bloomsbury and Pimlico. which forn3
the clearinghouse section Of thei
town, greatly to their disgust.
I Colonel r. NJ. Thompson spent a badd
hour on Thursday at the Ritz HoteLi
He had arrived on Tuesday. and saidl
he intended to stay two days. Anen he'd
decided to remain longer. but his suite
had been promised, and on Thursday
1t looked as If the colonel would bel
obliged to go to Bloomsbury. Fortu-ss
nately at the last moment the rooms
We're given up by the intending tn-t
Corners, and the colonel was enabled to
remain at the Ritz. Bathrooms fori
sleeping rooms are at a premium, andl
the restaurants present a remarkablei
contrast to a fortnight ago, whent
| empty tables with a few women INF
sombre costumes added to the dfsmal-I
| ness of the scene. Now they are brill
| liant with bright gowns and beautifuN
! jewels.
/ AT the Ritz there has been a SUGGEST
| sion of smart dinner parties. Mrs.
| Ava Aston. who has been quietly en-,
tertaining at her house, Is again.;
dining with select and fashionablet
/ throngs, all wearing the most strikinga
costumes and Jewels
American Hostesses Are Busy.
i Mrs W. K. Vanderbilt, Sr.. Is a1soa
4 giving large dinners.
4 On Wednesday Mrs Leeds, with a.,
1 large party. and her usual exuberance
!! arrived in town The uncaptured mill
4 lionaire widow gave a big dinner on
Thursday under the guidance of Lady
PaGet. her social plot. Mrs. Leeds
kept her party thoroughly amused
with the simulated pathos of her
} ruinous losses in France through back
ing the English horse Lemberg in the
Grand Prix.
!. ut almost bankrupted me-" she ex-
claimed. but her laughing eyes re-
lieved the fears of several who
i imagined that she was speaking se-
riously.
/. At claridge's. Thomas Nelson page
has been dining number of literary
folk; while E. r. Hyde has been gath
j ering such high hrows as Sir Clement,
Markham and Sir Edmund POINTER.
4 During his few days In London r. F..
Ryan developed lazy streak. as did
the usually active j.. B. Mcdonald and,
Philip Britt. his travelling companions,
all remaining abed until noon. Mr.,
Ryan played golf at the Sunningdalei
links on Thursday. and declares he Isl
In better health than he has been forI
years.
An amusing example Of Eng1ishs
J Ignorance of notable Americans Soc-s
Cured to-day. Mr.. Ryan issued al
typewritten interview and several Lon
i, don editors rang up. anxiously I'M
!. curing. Who the deuce is this Ryan?sl
! Earl of Ynrmouth's New Fling.
The staid solid peers are incensed-l
beyond words at the latest antics OF y
the Earl of Yarmouth. At this crit
, ical time. with the agitation for thee
I abolition Of the Lords going on, with
!, the question of the lords veto to the
forefront and the peers endeavoring
to maintain the fiction of their divine
right over the commoners. Yarmouth
is not only the writer and composers
! Of a musical comedy, but has takens
the principal part therein at Cardiff.
He has been severely out by society,
since his marriage was annul1ed and,
| this latest caper has settled him for.
| ever ,s
What is intolerable in Yarmouth'ss
actions is. however. condoned In the,
/ case of the daughters of the Duchess
/ OF Rutland.swho are stage crazy. They,
4 are constant visitors at Lady Tree.s,
| place, and now always dress like mus :.
| ical comedy heroines. They make SEN
sattonal entrances and exits at ths
theatres they patronize. dressed In the
| weirdest costumes.
1 Mr.. Asquith has Just successfully,
buried the Ratchet with John Burns,
1 with whom battle royal has been
1 going on for months. Burns has con-
sistently opposed the budget and never
\ publicly Endorsed 1t. Burns has re-
/ lentlessly opposed the land clauses
| because thew did not compel the Dukes
i OF Westminster and Bedford and other
i london ground landlords to disgorge
| n fair share of their enormous London
rents, while the country dukes. with
comparatively lean rolls. are heavily
i taxed
/ The matter became so personal that
/ an acrimonious discussion resulted In
Burns rendering his resignation. Win
ston Churchill endeavored to bring
about peace, but Burns was adamant.
Finally Asquith hit on the happy idea
OF increasing Burns's salary from s10.-
900 to $4,000 and Burns capitulated