New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
AMERICANS IN LONDON SOCIETY
Lady Mond Entertains Party at Covent Garden Ball
Ralph L. Shainwald, Jr., Manes Miss Use Claire
Bauer Otto Kahn to Return Flther Shortly.

, atricais Will be given. The play Sc
lected is "Tantalizing Tommy" Among
those who will take part are Sir Ed
ward Naylor- Leyland, Lady Kathleen
Hastings, Lady Norah Hastings and
Mrs. Alexander Aston.
The Duchess Of Marlborough in
opening a hotel for women at Birming-
ham a few days ago said that the
problem of providing cheap, decent
lodgings for women workers was one
Of the most pressing difficulties OF all
large cities and should be taken up by
municipalities.
Lord and Lady Craven have had a
large shooting party this week at
Combe Abbey.
Mrs. Caroline Clark Holland, well
known In America for her illustrations
Of her own books for children, has just
opened an interesting exhibition In the
rooms of the Society Of American
Women in London. This consists OF
thirty-one paintings, most OF which
were done on Hampstead Heath or
: Golder's Green.
Preparations are In full swing at the
Society Of American Women in London
for a big Christmas party, to be held
in the Criterion Restaurant on Decem-
Der 10. 1t will be called the TOY tea,
and will be held under the auspices OF
the philanthropic committee. Of which
Mrs. George Fox is chairwoman. Fancy
dress will be the rule for all the chill
dren taking part in the entertainment
and each will bring at least one toy,
which will first be placed on the I'M
mense Christmas tree, which VIII al
terward be presented to one OF the
chIldren's homes OF London.
A British "Pied q Terre.'
Mrs. S. Barton French, who has re-
Gently returned from New York, has
lust leased No. Metcomb street. BEL
grave Square. This house Is simply IN
tended TO be her "ped terre' In Lon
don; she has no present intention OF
giving up her residence In Paris anu
returns there TINS week emu
George Gordon Moore, Of New YORK.
who is making a prolonged stay In
London, is doing considerable enter
tanning.
Mrs. Anthony DreXel has taken
house in Portland Place and INTENDS
taking up her residence there early IN
the new year.
A 4OO-ton twin-screw motor yacht Is
70 he built for Paris Singer by Camper
A. Nicholson, Of Gosport and South
ampton. She will have Diesel engines
and will be Of the shade-decked type
straight stem. with top-gallant fore
castle. Her machinery will develop
mean speed OF IA knots at 700 revoiu-
tions Charles Nicholson personally
has designed the hull. The motors
which are to be constructed at Stock
holm, will be OF the four-cylnder
Polar Diesel type, OF 3JO-horsepower
each. Two sets Of auxiliary plant
also OF the Polar type, will be installed
for driving an air compressor and
dynamo. the latter for supplying electric
power for lighting. for the steering
gear and also for an electric windlass
and two fore and aft electric warping
capstans. The latest system or ven
tilation and heating will be installed;
pure air will be drawn from an inlet on
deck. the circulation being maintained
by G revolving fan in the engine room.
The cruising radius OF the yacht, which
is 10 be built up 10 Lloyds highest
class, will be nearly five times that OF
any steGm yacht OF equal tonnage.
Her dimensions are as follows; over
all. 1853 feet; length between perpen
diculars. no feet beam. "a feet q
inches, and draft about feet Inches