The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

AMERICANS ON
THEIR Way Home
Exodus from London Starts
Following the Royal
Wedding.
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Ambassador win Have Duke Of Man
chester fer a Eeishbor- -Soei.l.
Season IN Full Swing.
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London, Oct. iSs-The royal wedding
brought a. sudden blaze of activity TO
L4ondon's social life during the week just
ended, every one in society regarding II
as a point of honor to be present in the
metronoIis. whether invited to the mar
rage. or not
Many Americans came from the con-
tinenr for a cu1IpIe of days Just to watch
the street scenes, and the resfaurantS
ana hotels had feeting gifmpses OF gay
ETY. reminiscent of the heisht Of Lon
don's social session, impromptu parties
being the order of the day.
The ne,Et few days, it is expected, viii
see the final exodus of many Americans
Those who have been lingering here and
paying country visits and attending
shooting parties are now making prepa-
rations for departure.
The Pages Are Settled.
or Walter II. Page. the American Am
ssador and Mrs. Page are now prac-
raIIy settled in the house they have
lken in Grosvenor Square. II Is a large
ansioa on the east side, near the top
erner, Their immediate neighbors viii
the Duke of Manchester and Lord
arquhar. -a -. ...- 90
Mrs. Bonynge, who was a pioneer Of
american hostesses in London. Is slowly
recovering from rather serious opera
Ion which she recently underwent Her
laughter, Lady DeerhuTst, has been con-
ttantly with her mother, who Is q great
friend Of Princess Christian
Lady PageI who was In town for the
koyal wedding, doesn't disguise the fact
hat she doesn't care for Dublin, where
ker husband is on military duty. The
Irish climate does not suit her, and she
giU 20 to Dublin only for state func-
lions.
/ waldorf Astor, N. p, has had splendid
port in Scotland, where he killed the
IuII number Of stays allowed in the Glen
oe deer forest
The Countess of Suffolk, nee Letter.
Iso brought down several stays in Scot
land. She is now in town for a little
thopping, bun as she dislIkes London in
Nnsety, she NfH shortly be entertaining
Nain at her husbands country seat.
4 whftneys to SAIL ss"n.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
have not enjoyed particularly good sport
I'm the north, and they are returning TO
New York at the end of the month.
Mrs. william Leeds, who has been the
Lioness of the season in Venice, where
tshe and Lady Sarah Wilson gave a won
derfuI ball, is expected here on her=way
Ito New York.
The lion Of the Venice season has been
Lord Vernon, who inherited q large for
tune from his American mother, formerly
Miss Lawrence, of New York
Mrs Lewis Harcourt, a niece Of the
late j. Pierpont Morgan, has been much
lohaffed by women friends regarding
ILIoyd-Geo attack on the landlords
lwho shoot vast quantities Of game.
ll.loyd-George was unaware Of the fact
THAT Mr.. Harcourt shot the biggest bag
or partridges this season. Mrs. Harcourt
lis a very sincere Liberal, much more
% than her husband. and takes politics
tyery seriously.
Mrs. GoeIet Leaves France.
Mrs. Ogden Goelet arrived in London
ITuesday from Paris. The Duchess Of
Manchester has opened her town house
lin Grosyenor Square and will spend the
lnext three months between London and
X imbolton.
Lady Essex. Cora, Lady Stafford and
Mrs. Cecil Bingham are among the most
prominent Americans at Newmarket for
Cesarewitch week.
Mrs Leslie Cotton. who has been iiv-
ting at Earie's Hotel in Grosvenor Street.
has taken a studio in Devonshire Street.
In November she returns to New York
for a short visit. Mrs. Cotton has be-
come one OF the best-known American
portrait painters.
Lady. Lister Kaye has returned to Lon
don after three months abroad. She is