The Washington herald., 1912-10-17

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Drummoed stsuaFt. . u male hetz
undsr IN sntail which haA besa D4A1
nearly ~ years ago. These 80 two q
the dnost estates IN The couufy. and -.
cludo the fAmous grouse mooee o.
Drumsr. Loeb Xsnnard, and AotnMen.
and ~ beautiful domain Of 0uythly
csstjA On the Tay.
| The Queen Dowassr Of Denmark has
taken mp her fesidsncs for the autumn
ak the Castle Of Chafiottenlund. having
removed thithsr from the chatsau Of
Frsdsnsborg. on the Esrom Lake vssrs
she had. been spending the summer VIA
the younger members Of her family. aftsl
the sudden death Of King Frederick
Queen Louise finds herself within easy
reach Of all the members Of the royal
family at Chafiottsnlund. which - quite
near the Chateau Of Bsrnstor6. and only
. few miles from Klampeuborg. where
the Dowaser Empress Marie Of Russia
and Queen Alexandra now are settled
for the autumn. Her immense fortune
gives her an amount Of influence which
10 not often enjoyed by . Queen Dow
ager. She has been suffering severely
from rheumatism, and there was some
talk Of her going TO Wiesbaden or to
Wndbad for q cure. Early in N0vem-
ber Queen Louise viii settle at the ANAL
and II 10 expected that IN January she
viii 30 to the south Of Europe for sew.
eral months.
The Duke and Duchess Of Cumberland
and their unmarried daughter. Princess
Olga Of Brunswick-Luneburg. have ar
rived At CopenhaSen from Berlin, en-
route from Gmunden. They will remain
in Denmark several weeks. They afo
now the guests Of Prince Waldemsr at
the Chateau Of Bernstorn. a few miles
from Copenhagen. As the Duchess Of
Cumberland has, been well enough to
travel to Copenhagen. II Is not now ex-
pected that her sisters. the Empress Ma
rie and Queen Alexandra will 90 to
Gmunden when they leave Denmark at
the end of October. and their brother.
the King Of the Hellenes. also will b
saved the journey thither. It 10 very
likely that tho Duke and Duchess of
cupberiand will pay one or two family
visits in Germany when they leave
Copenhagen. and that they will 60 to
their villa at Pinzing. near Vienna, for
the winter.
The attendance At tho ball at Bal
moral given by the King and Queen OF
England to their tenants. sillies. and
estate servants. and the parties stayihs
at Brackley and at Glen Muck. wa
not SO large as usual, as there was no
house party at the castle. and the
death Of the Duke Of Fife also kept
away a considerable number. The ar
customary during the last ten years.
but the King did not stay long In the
ballroom, and the Queen and the royal
princes retired before midnight. The
dancing consisted OF reels. except one
quadrille. which was arranged for the
castle party. The Queen danced in II
with Sir Victor Mackenzie. but the
King did not Join.
The ballroom at Balmoral IL really q
detached wing Of the castle on the
north side. 1t was built by Queen VIC
toria. and Is decorated with hunting
trophies. The tenants balls In the '60s
Of last century were very lively enter
tainments. the Queen Joining In the
reels. and the young princesses being
led out by the gamekeepers and other
retainers, . spectacle which nearly pet
rified q royal visitor from Germany. In
vitations were then sent to the neigh
boring country houses and shooting
lodges. II the occupants were in favor
at court; but these balls were regard
ed as a dreadful bore, and people have
been known to leave Deeside for q few
days. in order to avoid attending Az
ter Prince Albert's death the balls
were given up several years. and 1t was
the influence Of John Brown. Queen vic-
toria's favorite servant. which caused
them to be revived.
FLANEUR
tCosyrisht 49, b. Court Gossip syndiata)