Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

satterice. has returned to the city from
Jekyll island. OFF the coast OF northeastern
Florida. Jekyll. which Is owned by a num-
Der OF millionaire clubmcn, has famous
game preserve club houses, gc;t links ana
polo grounds, and Is an attractive place
for yschtmen during January and FeD.
ruary.
Miss Frances Wilson Of Portland, Gre
was the center OF much social attraction
during her stay In New York as the guest
Of Miss Florence Sharper ana Miss Alice
Mario McCarue. * dinner was given at
the Pit;sburg Golf club in honor Of Miss
Wilson by Mr.. Nathaniel Holmes and en-
teGtainmsnts were given in her honor by
Misses Harper and McCague, who were her
sChoo'mates at Waterbury Conn
Prince and Princess Michel Cantacuzene
and thoiv three children, Princess Bertha,
Princess ldu and Prince Michel. who spent
the winter at the home Of the Princess Can
tacuzenu'a parents, General and Mrs Fred
ericE Dent Grant on Governors island,
have returned to their home in St Peters
burg. Upon his return to Russia the prince
resumed his duties as an aide to the Grand
Duke Nicholas They received much So
cial attention during their stay in New
York and Washington
one OF the most distinguished foreigners
who will visit America during the winter
is Count Albert Apponyi OF Austria-Hun-
gary, who arrives here on February Z.
Count Apponyi is going TO Washington to
call upon President Taft and will be the
guest there Of Baron Hengelmuller After
a few days stay at the capital Count
Apponyi will return to New York. Fred
ertck Townsend Martin is arranging to
give a reception for him at the Plaza on
| The afternoon OF February 10. Count APP
| ponyi IS hereditary member Of the House
Of MagEates, of which he was at one time
speaker, and was formerly a member Of
Emperor Franz Josefs cabinet
The duke and duchess of Manchester will
arrive on their annual visit. They will go
on a cruise to the West Indies with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Vanderbilt. The party viii
spend few weeks at Palm Beach, Fla.
Reginald c. Vanderbilt, who has been
confined TO his home during the winter
because of general breakdown in health,
has sufficiently recovered 20 be out driving.
Mr.. and Mrs Vanderbilt will soon sail for
Europe, where they will spend several
weeks. When they return to America in
the spring they will go to their farm at
Newport.
MI and Mrs. T. suffern Taller will intro
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in the shape Of a shooting gallery and bowl
ing alley at their new home, Honeysuckle
lodge, adjoining the John h. Drexel place.
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish entertained a large
number of friends today. This Is the second
Of number of entertainments which Mrs.
Fish giving during the season. She will
entertain again on February q
topic of interest over the teatables at
present is the coming coronation of King
George and the plans for the ceremonies
| which, II is said, are to be even more elab-
crate than those arranged for the corona
ton of Edward. Many Americans, OF
course, are making their plans to go over
for the event and, as the period OF the fes-
tiHties will extend from June 10 to June 80,
prospective visitors are just beginning to
realize that II is quite time to make all
the needful plans. Lodgings, naturally, will
be at q premium and IL behooves the early
bird to engage accommodations forthwith.
| While there has been no confirmation of
the rumor society is much interested in
the report coming from London that Mrs.
Ava Aston is engaged to William Lehman
Ashmead Bartlett Burdett Coutts, a men,
Der Of Parliament a writer, a philanthro-
pist and formerly the husband of Baroness
! Burdett- Coutts, who left him a large for
tune. Mr.. Burdett-Co was born in the
United States. His father was Ellis Bart
lett of Plymouth, Mass, and his mother
was a daughter of John King Ashmead of
Philadelphia. Thirty years ago. then aged
80, he married Baroness Burdett- Coutts
and assumed her name.