The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
Entertaining in Scotlan


returned from his vacation, PASSED partly |
IN Switzerland and partly in Moravia
Count Mensdorff is n distant relation of
the royal family, and in that capacity
will attend the marriage of Prince Arthur,
but moi as q member of the Corps Oiplo- |
matique.
The King and Queen will arrive a,
buckingham Palace from Balmoral to.
morrow morning, and they intend to re-
main in London for three weeks. Then
they will proceed to York Cottage, where
they will pass the most of their time until
they leave for Chatsworth early in De
Icember, though before this they will have
passed n few days with the Earl Of Dur
ham and Lady Anne Lambton at Lamb
ton Castle for shooting.
While the King and Queen are in resi-
dcnce at York Cottage the King will
enjoy days shooting with Cora,
Countess of STAFFORD, and Mr.. Martyr
kennard at Houghton Hall at the end
of October. The shooting here is OK
tremely good, and the King has been
here annually for several years.
Both the King and Queen have many
engagements for their stay in town in
addition to those in connection with the
royal wedding. Upon the day of their
return. for instance. they will be present
at the charity matinee Mt the London
Coliseum that has been mainly organized
by Nine. Sarah Bernhardt.
Arrangements for the royal wedding
arc now all settled. 1t is officially an
nounced that the Princess Royal, mother
of the bride, is to be associated with the
King in supporting the Duchess Of Fife,
who will be given away by the King
| The bridegroom's supporters will be the
Duke of Connaught and the Crown
Prince of Sweden. The five bridesma aids
will be all royal-Princess Mary, Princess
Maud, the sister of the bride: Princesses
Victoria Helena of Tcck and the little
| daughter of the Prince and Princess
Alexander of Teck
AT THE CEREMONY.
The King and Queen will drive from
| Buckingham Palace without an escort,
and the bride and her mother will drive
privately from Portman Square to St.
Duchess of Conaught, with Prince Arthur
and other members Of the royal family.
will walk to the palace from Clarence
House.
| AT ST. James the guests, who will num-
Der two hundred and fifty, will include
the King and Queen of Norway and
members of the diplomatic corps. The
4 y 4, l,o eli n,
being made from the ordinary wedding
service. The Prince and Princess will
| leave later in the afternoon on a honey
moon, their destination being kept a
secret.
| 1t is still doubtful, Notwithstanding all
reports to the contrary, whether the Ouch
ess will accompany the Duke of Connaught
back to Canada after the wedding. She is
recovering wonderfully, but there still is
fear of a relapse, and it is well known by
her medical advisers that the climate of
Canada does not agree with her.
Count and Countess Laszo Szechenyi
will soon return to their Hunga ran
home, where they will pass the winter.
The Countess, who was Miss Gladys Van
dcrbilt before her marriage, is now quite
well again, and her baby daughter, the
third, is spoken of as very pretty child.
The Countess has been passing the sum-
mer in Surrey, where she and the Count
rented a charming old Elizabethan
house, Great langley Manor, near Guild
ford. SO pleased were they with their
holiday here that they have decided to
return next year and have taken the
place for three months in the summer.
i Grand Duke Michael and Countess Tor
by have many friends among the Ameri-
can set in English society. Mrs. John
Alagec, who is one of them, had the Rus
lsian Grand Duke and his beautiful wife
at Uric House for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Magec are better known
perhaps as social lights in tile Riviera,