Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
MANUEL HER GUEST
Countess of Craven Enter
tains Ex-King.
LAWN TENNIS THE RAGE
Revival of Interest in Game in Eng
land-Many Tournaments
Being Held.
Special Cablegrar to The Star.


LONDON, August 3.-The Countess of
Craven has entertained ex-King Manuel
of Portugal as her guest of honor this
week.
The countess. pretty and amiable
woman. was Cornelia, only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Martin of New
York Having distinguished herself as
political hostess" in whose drawing
rooms the most distinguished liberals
met. she now entertains royalty with the
same tact and hospitality.
The earl and countess have a very
large house party at Coombe Abbey. the
fine country seat near Coventry Besides
King Manuel. who IS making himself
most agreeable to his English friends.
the party includes Grand Duke Michael
of Russia and Countess Torby, Viscount
and Nscountess Curzon, Mr.. and Mrs
Bradley Martin. Mrs. Sam Newhouse
and Frederick Townsend Martin.
The lovely Niscountess Curzon was
Queen of Beauty at the recent E.llZabethan
tourney. Grand Duke Michael Of Russia
was an intimate friend of King Edward.
The grand duke relinquished all preten-
sions to the Russian throne that he might
marry the woman of his heart the
Countess Torby.
Coombe Abbey. once great Cistercian
monastery, has been in the possession Of
the Craven family since 1911. Needless
to say that, interiorly at least. it is
modern now.
Sackvilles Entertaining.
Lord and Lady Sackville are entertain
Ing on an enormous scale al knole Park
Kent, which is within easy distance Of
town. Among the Americans who have
hn., tf,n Al r aI,,
ard and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Ogden
Mills, and Lady Cunard who was Miss
Maude Alice Burke of New York
The Duchess of Roxburghe (May
Goelet of New York; was to nave given
a dinner tor the king and queen at
Chesterfield House. the Roxburghes new
town residence, but their maJestieS
mat function. Instead. they will be en-
tertained by the duke and duchess at
Floors Castle in the autumn for the
shooting.
Besides this, the king and queen have
promised to dine at Chesterfield House.
the town residence of the Roxburghes,
in the winter.
Mrs. Waldorf Aston, who has been
generously entertaining her husbands
political supporters at Cuyeden will
sail for New York a month hence. She
Will visit her father. Mr.. Langhorne,
at her old home in Albemarle county, Va
Tennis Supplants Golf.
Country hosteSses who used to be nom
plussed to know what to do with their
guests before the beginning of the shoot
ing season, are now entirely happy, for
lawn tennis is the rage of this season,
tournaments taking place all over the
country. Our gilded youths are begin
ming To tax of golf as a game only At
for the middle-aged, and they have sud
denly developed a perfect passion for
the violent exercise of lawn tennis
The revival of the game is largely
due TO Grand Duke Michael of Russia.
VINO this week gave splendid trophy
tournament at kenwood, his beautiful
suburban place near Hampstead. The
affair was a huge success. and brought
out some altogether unexpected talent
from the ranks of the junior members
of the peerage. EX-King Manuel of
Portugal. who is keen but Indifferent
player, took part in the tournament and
many tennis parties that are now being
given are in his honor The grand
dukes example was quickly followed by
Mrs. Hall Walker and Lady Ldndes-
borough, the latter giving successful
series of tennis parties at st. Dunstan's,
Regents Park.
Ranelagh are even now in great demand
daily, and outside London Lord Michel
ham and Lord and Lady Jersey have
given. and will give, several tennis
parties. Many society people have booked
rooms at Eastbourne for q great tourna-
ment which takes place there in Sen
TENDER. A few minor German ROYALTIES
Greek royal family will also spend part
of the month at EaStbOurne