New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
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London Hotels Too Crowded to
Accommodate More Guests.
SERVANTS PROVE PROBLEM
Charles D. Wetmore, Mrs. w.
B. Leeds, w. M. Wood and
John Lynn in Metropolis.
Try Cable 70 The Trihnne.


to pour into England. The Imperator
| brought an enormous crowd. flooding
the hotels. The increased number OF
Americans after the big beats arrival
was very noticeable. In some instances
| the hotel managers sent men 10 meet
! the boat train at Paddington. begging
! old customers TO forgive them because
of no room, and offering to find accom-
modaticns in private houses.
All the smart West End hotels are
| damned to the limit. and there is little
| change in the list Of names. They
seem more like residential apartment
! houses than hotels. The manager If
one hotel said yesterday that one Of
! his most serious problems was the
! housing of the personal servants Of the
guests.
There are enc hundred people In
this hotel who have eighty-fve servants
with them" he said. I'VE have no
room here for servants quarters, other
than our own help, so must find rooms
/ fer these maids and Wallets outside,
and believe me, this is difficult, for it is
very hard to find servants quarters in
! this exclusive neighborhood."
Charles d. Wetmore, the architect,
/ who built the Ritz Ho in America,
| is here in London in conference with
Vice President Harris. OF the Ritz
! Company.
Mrs. Leeds in Paris for Ten Days.
Mrs William b. Leeds went to Paris
! Tuesday for ten days.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Aldrich have
| gone to the country.
! William NJ. Wood president of the
American Wooden Company, and John
| Lynn. who is here for two months.
are two well known Americans at the
| Savoy.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Il. f.. Strawbridge ar
rived on the Imperator. He will soon
b, taking up his duties as master Of
the CottesmOre Hounds.
Prince and Princess Karageorgevitch.
| the latter up 10 a short time ago being
/ Mrs. Huger Pratt. are here from Paris
and Berkeley.
! DR.. Hermann NJ. Biggs. general medi-
/ cal officer Of the New York Health De-
/ partmcnt. who has been at Almonds
/ Hotel. is now a guest Of Lord Aber-
! deem, Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland
'tr. and Mrs. Samuel Untermyer are
at Claridge's, as we'll as Mr. and Mrs.
/ Earl Dodge who have been motoring in
the provinces; Charles Hardness, VINO
| arrived on the lmperatOr. has been
/ Joined by his wife. from Berlin, and
/ will mocor I'm the North OF England,
/ Mr.. and Mrs. George Post and daugh-
! ter. who will go TO the Continent to-
morrow. and Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Pot
/ ter, who are leaving for motor trip
| in France. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sachs
! have gone TO America.
Mrs. Carnegie Visits Hamburg.
/ Mrs George Carnegie went TO Ham
burg Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Guggenheim.
Judge w. II. Moore has gone to
America. taking with him his usual
| collection OF horse show prizes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percival Roberts mo-
tored 10 Paris from Calais Saturday.
| and will continue 10 Carlsbad.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. F. Hyde. who are
now at Paris. will soon be sailing for
! New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Emma are doing
considerable entertaining.
Mrs. T.. II. Lownsbury, who arrived
on the Adriatic. is remaining until
August /.
Mrs F. l.. Norton and son, ]. w.
! Norton. arrived from Paris Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Guild and family
arrived Wednesday for n week.
Mrs. a. =. Warden and two daughters
and Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Dexter and
/ son returned from Paris Monday
Howard Taylor and two sons arrived
Thursday.
Mrs S. Howard Weatherby and
daughter arrived Monday at the Ritz.
MIR. and Mrs. j. f. Feeder, Miss
Palmer and Mrs. Franklin ID. Pelton
arrived from Paris Sunday to remain
! some time.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Livingston Beeckman
reached here from Paris Monday, To at
tend the wedding OF Mrs Joseph Stick
ney They will return 10 Newport soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John MCGEE and Mrs.
! George Whelan came from Paris Mon
/ day. MIR. and Mrs. John Sangford and
! Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Revell arrived
! on the Impcrator. w. Ii. Bliss came
| from Paris on Wednesday.
At the Savoy are Mr.. and Mrs.
Walker Otis, Mrs. =. l.. Preston, Of
| New York, Mrs. Frank NJ. Black. Will
lam John Warburton and Oscar Bam-
burger
! Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Honeywell and
| w. Bacon, of the American colony in
Paris, who has been buying blooded
cattle at the agricultural show at
Bristol for his country estate at Fon-
| tainebleu, are now in London.