The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
Snciety Interested

New York, January 21.-Bids to meet the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and their daughter, the Princess Patricia, at either the dinner to be given Tuesday by Ambassador and Mrs. Reid or at Mrs. Ogden Mills dinner and dance Wednes- day, are the most eagerly sought after social prizes in New York.
 Persons prominent in society were re . luctant today to express an opinion as to just how the dawn of Thursday | would find Amerca's elite sharply set off from the canaille and the bour geose. For, 'tis said, only 300 invita- tions will be Issued for each of the functions, and, therefore, it was sub feet on which one should be modestly reticient.
 only GOO souls rode into the valley of death: a still smaller handful elected to die with Leonidas at Thermopylae, but thousands are ready to go into the blinding presence of royalty. Folks are getting braver; stern stuff, these social heroes are made of.
 Said Mrs. Arthur Murray Dodge this afternoon
 'One has a perfect right to do as one pleases in issuing invitations. There is no necessity to draw any social lines whatever that can see. The hostesses in these cases, as in any others, will invite whom they please.
 Tt Is none of the publics business who is invited
 Awfully fustered are society folk Many are listening, but mighty few have been called.
 Well" said lady who. although not now active in society, has met many mem bers of European royal families, If the Duke of Connaught is no better dancer than his brother the late Duke of Edin- burgh. those who don't get invitations won't miss much.'
 Reach New York Today
 The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the Princess Patricia will leave Ot- tawa late tomorrow afternoon and arrive here Monday morning. The royal party. includes Miss Policy, lady in waiting; Captain Beaupre. comptroller of the royal household, and Colonel Lowther, military secretary of the duke, who is governor general of Canada.
 The party will go to the home of Am- passador and Mrs. Reid. Mrs. Reid will De the first New York hostess to have he distinction of entertaining British roy tlty as house guests.
 programme of rapid fire entertainment aas been arranged for the royal party. Ambassador and Mrs Reid will give din- her Monday night followed by musicale Rnd dinner and dance Tuesday night. Wednesday, night Mrs ogden Mills will give dinner and dance. The three days Ki be filled with sight seeing.
 By far the most interesting of the visit prs is the Princess Patricia. She is known bot only in Great Britain, but on the con inent, as one of the m9 democratic members of the royalty. 2 feover, she is he first English princess of the blood oval to set foot on American soil.
 Young and pretty, she remains unmar- jed. because it is said, her birth bars marriage with the man whom she loyes he Marquis of Anglesey.
 The marquis and the princess have been weethearts since childhood. He will not barry until the King consents to give Inn the hand of the princess, and she has fused all other suitors.
 Alfonso of Spain and Manuel of Port,l-
 l were among the number of those who |ught the royal Patrcia's hand. but she fused to let politics interfere with love rhe Princess Patricia is an amateur
 Drtswoman of no mean ability. She
 es as well as she shoots. and has dem
 strated her prowess in the later sport
 bagging no end of big game in Africa.