Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29
American Colony Prepares for
the Season.
MOVING INTO OWN HOUSES
Festivities in Connection With Par
liament's Opening.
ENTERTAINMENTS BY ASTORS
Daughter of Lord Montagu Causes
Stir by Joining Chorus
at the Gayety.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
LONDON, January 2S.-In the usual
festivities connected with the opening
Of parliament next month and in the
coronation ceremonial members of the
American colony in London and the
leaders Of Anglo American society are
planning to take a particularly promi
nent part. Many of them already are
moving into their own houses or are
reftting those engaged for these oc
casionS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldorf Aston have just
agreed to take the Marquis Angelsey's
town house. and their friends are look
ing forward to series of brilliant
entertainments there. Bridge House,
one of the largest and stateliest houses
n Saint James square. was never lived
in by the late eccentric marquis, who
hated London as honestly as he adOred
Paris. The Astors SO far have given
two entertainments in London, having
confined their parties TO CIievenden-on
Thames, but as Mr.. AStor is taking
politics very seriously he Will purchase
u town house later.
one OF the prominent hoSteSSes OF
the coming season will be Lady Gran
She and her husband at present are at
Castle Forbes. their Irish place, but
Will return to Forbes House IN Halkln
street for the opening of parliament.
Forbes House was purchased by Lord
Granard two years ago and the house
has been decorated and made more
beautiful. Lady Granard has not yet
given many entertainments there oW-
ing to court mourning and the death
of her grandfather. Ogden Mills.
Coventrys to Take City House.
The Hon. Henri and Mrs. Coventry
will shortly take up their residence in
their new house at the corner of GroS-
venor square, near that of Lord Far
quhar. Workmen have been buSily en-
gagged decorating and rcfurnishing the
house. which, it is expected, will be one
of the most fashionable of this fash
iona bic square.
Other Americans who have taken
houses for the coronation are Mrs. Mac
Kay, Mrs Miller Graham, Mrs. Smith of
Philadelphia and Mr.. and Mrs. john
Hays Hammond. The houses of Lord
RavenSworth, Sir John DeWar and Lord
Talbot already are rented.
Among others who will entertain during
the spring is the Hon. Mrs. Burn, the
only daughter of Lord and Lady Le-th of
Fyve. Her first ball will be given at her
her daughter. Mrs. Burns mother was a
st. Louis girl. Miss January.
The Duchess of Marlborough. who is
now at Valescure with her two sons and
her aunt, Mrs. Tiffany, is expected ba. L
in London next week for a short stay, to
open Sunderland House, where she Will
be a prominent hostess later. The duche IS
has been enjoying her stay at Va,escure,
spending most of her time playing golf.
The duke. by the way. is at Monte Carlo.
Interesting House Party.
Mrs. Ava Willing Astor was one of an
unusually interesting house party with
Lady Cunard at Nevill Holt all of last
week. Among the guests were the Ger
man ambassador and Thomas Beecham,
who lost 100000 over his Covent gar
den Opera season; Lady Lytton aad Lord
Gallon. Sir Bache Junard was not there,
having sailed for New YORK.
Coaching between London and Brightn,
Instituted by y. q. Vanderbilt, Is likely
TO become popular this summer. Lord
Lecontieid, whose seat Is at PetWorth IN
Sussex, has acquired the odd Times
coacn, and will start a daily service early
in the summer. He mas arranged his
schedule SO as not TO interfere with Mir.
VanderbiltS arrangements. Lord Lecon-
field, was -Ormerly Lieutenant IN The
First Life GUARDS. and is well known IN
society.
Mrs Sam Newhouse has struck up d
great friendship for the young Battenberg
princess. Prince Alexander of Batten-
berg mas been having a thoroughly en-
joyaDe 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 being much en-
terta:ned by the permanent Americans
now in town.
Friendly to Americans.
The friendship of royalties is now fairly
divided among the members of the
American colony. Mrs. Deonynge was the
pioneer OF this royal movement, and her
philanthropic efforts attracted the atten-
ton of the Princess Christian many years
ago. The two have been the warmest
friends ever since.
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught
have long. treated Mrs John Leslie SIS
Ter OF MRS. CORVALLIS West, as Cne of
the family. In fact. Mrs JACK" is
known as the American lady in wait
ing" The Crown Princess of Sweaen
and her SISTER, Princess Patricia of Con-
nausht, are devoted TO Mrs. Montague
Elliott. formerly Miss Nellie Post, and
Mrs. Wilfred Sheridan, formerly MRS.
Claire Brewer.
queen Mary has few American friends,
Blu, she has taken a great liking to Mrs.
David Beatty. formerly Mrs. Marshall
Field.
me Hon. Helen Cecil Montagu. daugh-
ter Of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, is
causing her father the greatest anxiety.
AS announced some months ago, Helen
defied her parents and sought a stage
career. She appeared in vaudeville
sketches a super. She perSevered,
however, and now she is Gaiety chorus
CIR, in George Edwarde's musical play.
The Hon. Helen is determined to ap-
pear on the program under her own
name. hence the family trouble. Lord
Montagu is determined that the ancient
name of Montagu shall not appear on
the Gaiety program, and he has decided
to appeal to Edwardes on the subject.
The daughter. however. says she is self
supporting, and will do as she likes.
A raid on a den in Cardiff. in which
thirty Chinese were arrested for gam
bling, brought to light the fact that
Chinese have established themselves not
only in English seaport towns, but have
a fair hold on inland cities and Lon
don, as well.
Wind and Weather.