Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26
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| Queen Mary has selected the following
| to act as her trainbearers at the cere-
| mony of the coronation: Lady Mary. DaW-
son, daughter o. the Countess OF Dart
! Countess of Airlie; Lady Victoria Car
| ringtcn. daughter of Countess CARING
ton; Lady Eileen Butler. daughter of the
| Countess OF Lanesborougb: Lady Eileen
Knox, daughter of the Countess of Ran
| fury; Lady Dorothy Browne, daughter of
| the Countess of Kenmare.
| Lady Victoria Carringt on, goddaugh-
| ter of Queen Victoria is the youngest OF
the trainbearers. being only eighteen
years Of age. None of the young ladies
chosen is over twenty-three.
! Her majesty is reverting to the pre-
| cedents of Queen Adelaide. Queen Char
| lotte and others of. the queens consoit to
| having a bevy Of girls of noble birth to
fulfill this duty. Queen Alexandra, 1t
may be recalled, had eight pa es to bear
her train. which was regarded as q rather
notable innovation.
During the solemn JUNCTION of the queen
a canopy is held over her by four ladies,
and these are always ducheSSes II Is
understood that her majesty has invited
the Duchess of Portland, the Duchess of
Sutherland, the Duchess of Montrose, the
Duchess of Hamilton to fulfill this duty
The first three named of these performed
the like Office for Queen Alexandra's
! browning. and the Duchess of Hamilton
/ takes the place Of the DUCHESS Of MARI
borough.
The Duke Of the Abruzzi. who has left
Monte Carlo for Venice, had slight au-
tomobile accident lately, the glass and
lamps Of his car being smashed, but he
escaped without scratch.
The London home Of the special ambas-
sador to the coronation OF King George.
Mr.. John Hays Hammond, will be the
Burdett-CouttS manSiOn-one or the most
notable residences in the British capital.
1t adjoins the Duke Of Devonshire's Pic
cadilly residence. It is a great, somber-
| looking place. with ample accommoda-
| ton for entertaining and extensive win
| dow SPACE for viewing the royal process
sions that win pass that way 1t has long
been known as the headquarters Of tire
| famous Coutts family, and in the reign
| Of George Nv was rendezvous Of the
! whig leaders in politics In later days the
| philanthropic Baroness Burdett-Coutts,
| who married late in life the young Amer
| ican-born NJ. p. for Westminster, w. l..
Burdett-Coutts, made 1t great social
center. Since the baroness died Stratton
House has languished somewhat, but its
glories are to be revived by the Ham,
mond tenancy.
Mr.. Joseph Cohn Of 11O6 Columbia road.
; who has spent year In central New
York and the state of Alabama on busi-
| ness for the government, has returned to
the city.
Miss Winona Derby. who was the guest
of her aunt. Mrs. Palmer, during the
season, has returned to San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Clark Of the
kalorama will have as their house guest
this week Mrs. Ciark's sister, Miss
Miriam Goddard, of Salisbury, Mass.
Mrs. Breese has returned to her home
here, after spending a month visiting
friends in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Walter Williams Of Hammond
court, wife Of Rev. Walter Williams, left
last Tuesday afternoon for visit to
friends out OF town.
Miss Emily Elliott has returned to her
home. in this city, after short visit to
Alexandria, where she was the guest of
Miss Hattie Douglas
Mrs. Oliver Prince Buel and Mrs. Law
renee Sprague Babbitt OF Hammond court
bits son, Maj. Babbitt. q. S. A.
DR.. and Mrs. T. s. Childs and Miss
Chiids left last week for Atlantic City.
where they will spend several weeks.
Mrs. William Smith. who has been the
guest of Mrs William T. Davis at her
home in Maryland, returned last week to
Washington.
Mrs. Warren B. Esty left recently for
Cleveland, Ohio, where she will visit
friends for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. william II. Holt Of George.
town entertained at supper last Monday
evening at their home on r street, the
occasion being in honor Of the birthday
anniversary OF their granddaughter, Miss
Anna A. Hickerson. The table was
charmingly arranged with. quantities OF
pink roses, pink and white carnations and
ferns, with numbers Of rose-shaded can