The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
NEWS OF THE DAY IN SOCIETY WORLD When Royalty Attended
 Opera in New York 4 SOCIAL CALENDAR Some Late Winter Hostesses-Mrs. Edmons to Give Buffet Lunch
 con for Mrs. Porter-0ther
 Events Announced
A SOCIAL CALENDAR
By MRYTLE MILES


 Yesterdays issue of Town and Coun- try carried q charming account of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Con naught and their daughter, the Princess Patricia, whose coming has heen the occasion of many fashionable functions in New York and Washington They have been guests in the home of Am bassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid in New York, attending the opera and private entertainments from their house. Of their visit to the opera this relates in capital fashion some of the cheerful incidents
 Had the Metropolitan opera house been ship at sea, it surely would have made a dip into ocean on Thursday night, and people on the south side would have been washed overheard by the waves. Roy al-ity," as one of the garlic voiced standees expressed it, was there. Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, with their guests, occupied two boxes in the northeast curve of the parterre, and during the intermission between "Versiegel.' the German com edy, and "Orfeon the Greek tragedy, there was a rush toward the other side to take position under the gallery. Elaborately dressed women were in this throng and the opera glasses turned upward to inspect the duchess and the princess were held by some of the best gloved hands in the social world. Because the duchess is a Ger man by birth, the management was sorry that she arrived just when the curtain was about to fall on Yer siegelt," with the jolly Goritz and his big red umbrella dominating a stage picture of rollicking, middle class Ger man life.
 At 9 o'clock, just when the chorus was assembled for the tuneful and picturesque finale, with all the stage people holding vari-coored lanterns on long slaves, the royal party arrived. With the audience inside absorbed in the opera it was all very beautifully and queitly managed-with a tender secrecy and much regard displayed for royal sensitiveness by Gatti- CasaZza and the amiable MT. Gard Only some six or seven onloolxers were gathered
 
 glass doors of the lobby on the north side. First from one motor car stepped the ambassadors tall, black haired son, MT. ogden Mills Reid, who by assoeia- ton with royalty, seems to have gained more serious mien. He escorted the Duchess of Connaught, whose evening gown was almost entirely covered by long full coat of mink. Her slippers were of gold, and on her right arm there hung a very large bag embroid- cred with gold braid and in threads of a familiar attribute of her photograph, gave the look of regality and rather anXiously but gently she regarded the little knot of people that stood close by, as she walked from the carriage entrance to the stairs
 Following the duchess there came the Princess Patricia in party that in- cuded Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and Mrs ogden Mills Reid The princess long coat was of deep rose pink. She has more beautiful coloring than perhaps any of our pretty girls in New York This makes her lovely beyond tue com- prehens1on of those who have only seen her photograph. Compared with Mrs. ogden Mills Reid, who was formerly Miss Helen Rogers, western girl, the princess looked remarkably tall. (Which way do we go?" she said to the young | CT Mrs. Reid very simply, hesitating as they stood side by side. We have to go up the stairs" the latter replied, | and they talked together with almost | the easy familiarity of long friendship. | President Hadley of Yale and Mrs. Had ley were also in the party, Yale be- | ing the alma mater of the ambassadors s | son. Young MT and Mrs. Reid had just entertained them all at dinner. No wonder the little daughter-in-law of the ambassador had certain look of elation tinged with the relief that al- ways marks even the most practical | hostess.