The Washington herald., 1911-08-20
annual migration Of society
birds of passage over the seas
and home again is nearing

and home again is nearing
close, and they are coming on
every steamer from the coronation, the
tours of the lakes and the spas, only
to hasten to Newport, Bar Harbor,
Manchester, Narragansett Pier, Lenox.
ana other fashionable mountain and
seaside resorts.
These resorts have now awakened
from their slumber of the early sum-
mer and are in the throes OF social
activity. Tennis tournaments, polo,
dances, cotillions. yachting parties,
dinners, tableaux vivants. vaudeville
shows, and the constant travelling
from one resort to another to attend
brilliant functions keep society folk
going at a merry pace. In few weeks.
however, there will be a general exc
dus toward the cities by society's
leaders to set their town houses In
order for a season that promises TO
eclipse in brilliancy all Its predeces-
sors.
Just as all the world loves a lover,
all society dearly loves lord, and we
are to have with us this season more
than one lord. Washington, to which
every intelligent noble comes at least
once in his life, is to have this winter
Admiral Lord Beresford, the most brill
liant uncrowned figure at the great
review at Spithead, and the Earl OF
Granard In whom America has spe-
cial interest by reason of his charm
ing American wife.
other distinguished visitors will be
the Duke of Sutherland and Lord Des-
borough.
But expectation mounts higher than
the visitation of mere lords. They
say that the Prince of Wales Is to be
abroad this winter on tour with some
of the great British battle ships, and
that he is to visit Canada and Wash
ington. Great Britain will thus re-
peat Her programme of the Buchanan
era when his highness the Prince of
Wales grandfather of the present
Prince of Wales, danced with delight
full Harriet Lane at the White House
and made the tour of the East. Ger
many too, not to be outdone, Is said
to be arranging to send here one OF
the Hohenzollern princes, SO that there
will be actual embarrassment in the
riches of visitation If all these on dts
are realized.
But while Newport just now claims
the greater part of the gay throng
recently arrived from Europe. and
though Washington is contributing to
the gay season there, the National
Capital is not dead socially. 1t is IN
deed quite awake, and what with many
important stay-at-homes and some
welcome visitors, the. society of the
home guard" manages to survive and
to entertain itself in quite an effective
if quiet fashi99.
All during the past week there has
been much constant informal enter
tanning in Washington, informal
luncheons at the Capitol and hurriedly
arranged dinner parties. The wives of
officials who have remained in WASH
ington to cheer their toiling husbands
through the torrid season have dis
covered that a great deal of quiet
recreation can be had around Wash
ington at this time of the year. Nearly
every evening a jolly party of Off
cials can be seen on excursion boats
and on long street car rides. Picnics
are favorite modes of diversion, and
often automobilists discover groups
of statesmen, their wives, and friends
camping al fresco fashion in some
sylvan spot beyond the noisy city.
Fried chicken and all the good things
of out-of-town fun add to the enjoy
ment, eaten from tablecloths spread on
the ground, the crowd sitting cross
legged around il in true picnic fashion.
Each afternoon sees a group of
people at College Park to watch the
flights of the members of the army
aviation school. Secretary and Mrs.