Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-07
MISS GRACE TO WE'D
win Be Bride of English Of
ficer of Same Name.
AMERICAN COLONY ACTIVE
Farewell Dinner to Maj. and Mrs.
Slocum Planned.
LONDON IS DELIGHTED
Princess Pat and Crown Princess
Margaret Soon to Pay Visit
to Court.
AMERICAN COLONY ACTIVE
oND0N IS DELIGHTED


to Court.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON. July 6-Angio-Amer,cans
are greatly interested In the engage
ment OF Miss Gladys Grace. Youngest
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Michael p.
Grace. and Capt Hamilton Grace OF the
18th Hussars. Every one at first jumped to
the conclusion that the young couple were
cousins. but such Is not the case. al
though probably both families sprang
from the same Irish stock. No date has
been fixed for the marriage. but IL VIII
take place before the end of the year
Michael p Grace is one of four BROTH
ers who emigrated to America as boys.
The late William r. Grace became mayor
OF New York. and all the brothers. one
OF whom settled lately in Australia. be-
came very wealthy.
During the past twenty years Michael
P. Grace has built an immense business
in Peru. while his handsome wife has
many years been a popular hostess In
London. Their town house in Belgrave
square. They are also tenants of his
toric Battle Abbey.
Brilliant Marriages.
Unfortunately the Graces have no son.
but all their daughters have made bril-
liant marriages. The eldest Miss Grace
married the Hon. Hubert Beaumont.
brother OF Lord Allendale: the second
married the Earl Of Donoughmore. a
brilliant Irish peer. and one OF the rising
men in the unionist party. and the third
married Jay Phipps, eldest son Of Henry
Phipps, the steel magnate. Gladys. the
prettiest of the sisters. is rather small
and fair, with wonderful complexion.
and 10 one Of the wtttiest girls In So
ciety. Capt. Grace belongs to the best
type of the new British officer" Is a
and il exceeding popular.
In the American Colony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
who appeared several times at the horse
show will again 60 to Yorkshire for the
season.
There is talk of a big farewell dinner
to Maj. and Mrs. Slocum Of the American
embassy when the major relinquishes his
post Mrs Adolph Ladenburg, who for
several years past has had a hunting
box in Leicestershire. Is staying at the
Carlton Hotel with her pretty eighteen
year-old daughter. who will make her
debut at Newport In the fall. Next sea-
son Mrs. Ladenburg will bring her daugh-
ter again to London to present her at
court She proposes to take a large house
and join the already long list Of Amer
lean hostesses in London.
Mr.. and Mrs James p. McQuaid are
comparatively new stars on the Amer
a a.
nous house, Pope's villa, Twickenham
and during the week gave a house-warm-
ing. Many persons motored there from
town. and the grounds were brilliantly H.
Mr.. and Mrs. willard T. Straight of
New York are so enchanted with Eng
lish country life that they have taken a
big place in Buckinghamshire. whe they
viii entertain weekend parties during
the next two months. Mrs. Straight was
Miss Dorothy Whitney. and sister OF Mrs.
Almeric Paget
Fur Used With Chiffon.
Dressmakers are boldly combining fur
with chiffons for summer wear on the
done 1t SO discreetly that the effect is
The Duchess of Marlborough
for instance, was at the Henley regatta
with a gown of white muslin with low
pannier tunic, on which. as on the sleeves.
were arranged bands of skunk fur. Ma
line lace appeared on the corsage and
outlined the tunic, while a huge red
rose was tucked into the waist belt.
which was Of black satin.
Miss ChaNncey, daughter of the Hon.
Mrs. Cecil Bingham, wore bands of err
mine on a muslin frock, trimmed with
point d'angleterre lace.
Mrs. David Beatty wore wonderful
gown at the Ritz Hotel few nights ago.
It was of a pale greenish yellow char
dle-run lace. caught across with huge
diamond butterflies. the panniers being
edged with the glittering row of dia-
monds.
Craze for Black and White.
The craze for black and white still con-
tinues. Many smart white frocks now
seen in Bond street have serried rows
Of black velvet buttons running down
the outside of the sleeves. while the
coats have immense velvet revers.
The queen contemplates paying a long
deferred visit to her venerable aunt.
Grand Duchess Amelia of Mecklenburg-
Strelitz. Her majesty will be absent
by Princess Mary. The visit
will be entirely private.
The queen will travel as the Duchess
Of York, the young princess being dubbed
for the occasion Lady Mary York.
London Is Delighted.
All London is genuinely delighted over
the report that those two charming royal
sisters. Princess Patricia of Connaught
and the Crown Princess Margaret of
Sweden. are to pay Simultaneous visits to
the English court.
One is always glad to see Princess Pat
New York has confessed the charm Of
her presence-and for Princess Margaret
here IL an absolute affection In the Brit
sh heart, for she Is that reality which is
10 appealing to the people-the true WIFE
mother.
Princess Patricia met Princess Marga-
-et last in the fall Of 1911. but since
hat time she is once more an aunt and
The Is anxious to see the new baby.
It can be safely said that when modern
history is written, no two English primo
,sses will be accredited with more popu-
Duke and Duchess Of Connaught. and IL is
simply remarkable how all their activities
-emain interesting to the British public.
Is Future Queen.
AS the future Queen OF Sweden. Princess
Margaret has endeared herself to the
;wedes, over whom one day she will rifle.
,he receives q remarkable ovation when
ver she drives through the streets OF
stockholm.
Her husband and her children arc her
constant companions and. like all Of her
amily. she has the social gifts developed
o a surprising degree. She 10 frankly
ond of life, enjoys herself immensely