The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29
Members Plan Brilliant Enter
tainrnent During Corona
ton Ceremonial
VANDERBILT HAS A RIVAL
Daughter OF Lord Montagu, Of
Bcaulicu. Joins Gaicty
Chorus.
nY CHESTER u. oysuroN,

! OF Parliament next month and In tho
coronation ceremonies, members OF the
An,erican colony in London and tic
planning 10 take Il particularly promi-
ncnt part. Many Of them already are
moving into their own houses or are
rctttinS those engaged for these oc-
casions.
! Mr. and Mrs. Waldorf Astor have
! Just agreed to take the Marquis
! Anglescy's town house. and their
| friends are looking forward TO a
/ series OF brilliant entertainments
there. Fridge House. one Of the larg-
! est and statelics, houses in Saint
| james square, was never lived in by
tho late eccentric marquis. who hated
| London as honestly as he adored Paris
| The Astors so far have given two
entertainments in London, having con-
| fined their parties to Ciicvcdcn- on
| Thames, but as MI. Aston is taking
| politics Very seriously he will pur-
F.! chase q town house later
| One Of the great hostcsscs Of the
coming season will be Lady Granard,
| wife of the Kings master OF horse
she and her husband at present are
At Castle Forbes, theirsIrish place. but
| VIII return to Forbes House. in Hat
! Kin street, for the opening Of Parlia-
mont Forbes House was purcha sed By
i Lord Granard the year before last. and
| the house has been decorated and
I; made beautiful TO Il considerable ex-
tent Lady Granard has not yet given
many entertainments there, owing to
court mourning and the death OF her
grandfather, ogden Mills.
The Hon. JIonri and Mig
| VIII shortly take up their residence
! in their new house at the corner OF
| Girosvcnor Square. near that of Lord
/ farnuhar. Work people have been
| busily engaged decorating and rcfur-
nishing the house. which, ii Is expect
| Cd will he one of the most fashiona bic
! Of this fashionable square.
| Other Americans who have taken
| houses for the coronation are Mrs
/ Mac<ay, Mrs. Miller Graham, Mrs
| Smith. of Philadelphia, ard Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hays Hammond. The houses
Of Lord Rarensworth. Sir John Dewar
and Lord Talbot are already rented. 4.
Nnndcrbtit's ConchinG 10 Have an Eng
iisli Rival.
| Among others who will entertain
during the spring is the Hon. Mrs
| Burn, the only daughter of Lord and
Lady Leith Of l'yvie. Her first ball will
be given at her home In Grosvenor
|
/ Mrs Burns mother was n ST Louis
/ girl. n Miss January
/ The Duchess Of Marlborough, who
( Is now at Nalcscure with her two sons
and her aunt. Mrs. Tiffany, is expected
back in London next week for "a short
stay TO open Sunderland House where
| she will be a prominent hostess later
The duchess has been enjoying her
stay at Nalcscurc, spending most of
| her time playing golf. The duke, By
| the way. is at Monte Carlo.
! Mrs. Ava Willing Astor was one OF
an unusually interesting house party
with Lady Cunard at Ncvill Holt all
| Of last week Among the guests We're
| the German Ambassador and Thomas
Bcccham, who lost 100000 over hi2
| Covcnt Garden opera season; Lady
! Lytton, Lord Gallon. Sir Rache Cunard
was not there, having sailed for New
] York.
Coaching between London and
I Brighton. instituted by A. G. Wander
bilt is likely to become popular this
summer. Lord Leconfeld, whose seat
! is at Petworth, in Sussex. has acquired
| the "oid times" coach and will start
q daily service early in tho summer
He has arranged his schedule so as
| not 10 interfere with Mr.. Vandcrbilt's
arrangements Lord Leconfield was
| formerly lieutenant in tho First Life
Guards, and is we'll known in society.
! American Fnvoritcs of the British
ROynIfsts.
Mrs. Sam Ncwhousc has struck IN
! Il great friendship for the young Bat
tenbcrS princess, both of whom have
shown a marked partially for the
! society OF American women since she
was introduced TO them by Mrs. Chaun
cey. Prince Alexander OF Battenberg,
| indeed has been having q thoroughly
enjoyable time in the absence of his
more popular brother. Prince Maurice.
who has been visiting his sister, the
Queen OF Spain. at Madrid, and is be-
ing much entertained by the "Derma-
nent" Americans now in town. Prince
i alexander spent All afternoon recently
i at Olympia skating with Mrs. New
house
The friendship Of royalties is now
fairly divided among the members of
| the American colony. Mrs. Dennynge
was the pioneer of this royal move
ment, and her phiianthropic efforts at
tracted the attention OF the Princess
Christian many years ago. The two
nave been the warmest friends ever
i since
The Duke and Duchess Of Connaught
nave long treated Mrs. j ohm Leslie. a
sister of Mrs. CORVALLIS West. as one
o. the family In fact Mrs. Jack is
/ known as the "Amcrican lady in wait
j Ing The Crown Princes sof sweden
1 ana her sister, Princess Patricia OF
/ ConnauGht, arc devoted TO Mrs Mon :
taguc Elliott. formerly Miss Nellie
iost and Mrs. Wilfred Sheridan, for
merly Mrs. Claire Frewen. and Prince
Arthur Of Connaught appears equally
at home with all the leading American
Possesses, Mrs. Ava Astor particularly.
Princess Louise, the Duchess de
4 Argyle's most intimate friend, is Mar
saret Lady Watcrlow.
i Queen Mary has few American
friends, but she has taken great
liking TO Mrs. David Beatty. formerly
Mrs Marshall Field.
iord Montngu's Daughter .Ioius The
Galety Chorus.
The Hon. Helen Cecil Montagu
daughter Of Lord Alontagu. OF Beau