New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
IN BRITISH COUNTRY HOUSES
The Hon. John Ward to Entertain King George at Chiffon
Lodge for Pheasant Shooting-Duc de Vizeus
Son Chnstened in Village Church.
IBy Cable TO The Tribune. ]


London, oct. 19-With the reassem-
bling of Parliament Anglo-Amerlcan
society is returning to London, but
numbers Of people are still entertaining
largely at their country houses. King
George goes on Monday to visit the
Hon. John Ward and Mrs. Ward at
Chiffon Lodge, near Hungerford. Dur
ing the week his majesty will devote a
good deal of time to pheasant shooting.
sport of which he is particularly
fond 1t is certain that the shooting
will be excellent, as Mr. Ward has done
much to make the Chiffon preserves
some of the best in the country.
Miss Marguerite Shonts, sister Of the
Duchesse de Chaulnes, is expected
here shortly on a visit to her friend,
the Duchess of Manchester. The lat
ter has been at Kylemore with her chill
dren since her return from her tour in
the East.
The Duchess of Marlborough is still
devotlng herself to charitable works.
This week Sir Edgar and Lady Helen
Vincent placed at her disposal the use
Of rent and taxes. The duchess in
tends utilizing 1t as holiday home for
girl typIsts, clerks, shopgirls and the
more poorly paid female employees, who
will be able to spend week ends and
short holidays there at a nominal
charge.
Countess Laszlo Szechenyi is stop
ping at Clarldge's for a few days, on
her way from Budapest to New York.
Party at Floors Castle.
The Duke and Duchess of RoXburghe.
who are still at Floors Castle. enter
tanned on Saturday a large party for
the United Border Hunt races, held at
Kelso near by.
Lord and Lady CamOys have taken
No. 20 Hyde Park Terrace for the
winter, where they will entertain a
good deal, and later will go to Stonor
Park.
Mrs. James Henry Smith has left her
country residence in Sussex for a short
visit TO Paris. She intends going to
America for the winter, returning here
for next season.
Mrs. Oliver Hartman, who has been
stopping with Mrs. Smith, at No. 81
GrosvenOr Square for some time. Is
also returning 10 the United States.
and Mrs. Smiths daughter, the
Duchesse de VIzeu. and the latter's
children are shortly moving to eros
venor Square, the tenancy Of which
Mrs. Smith has made over to her
daughter and son-in-law.
The christening Of the little son Of
the Due and Duchesse de Vizeu has
just taken place in little country
church in Sussex, close to Mrs. Smiths
home. Few beyond the sponsors were
present, the ceremony being a quiet
one. The godfathers were Prince
Aloysius Loewenstein-W erthelm and
Rhinelander Stewart The child wore
a beautiful robe which had been worn
by its father at his christening. The
lace, specially made for that far-off
ceremony, shows the arms and crown
Of the Braganza family delicately
worked into the floral design. The
child received fifteen names, starting
off with Johann, Miguel, Guillaumq
and AloysIus. The Braganza family
was officially represented at the cere-
mony by Count SaIdanha da Cana.
Mrs. Cyrus II. Mccormick, who has
been In England about a week putting
her son Cyrus into oxford University,
returned 10 New York on Thursday by
the Cedric. on which Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Kennedy Tod also sailed.
At the Hotels.
At the leading hotels the number Of
Americans is much smaller than in pre-
vous years at this time, when there
are usually large family parties In
London completing European tours.
Managers declare that the Presidential
election and the necessity TO register
in the third week OF October are