Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09
London Society Gossip.

Special Cablegram to The Star
LONDON, March SKIING George and
Queen Mary will give another proof OF
their friendship for the Duke and Duchess
of Roxburghe in June.
Their majesties will attend ball when
the duchess who was Miss May Goeiet OF
New York, will give at Chesterfield
House. the famous home of the Chester
fields, which the Roxburghes nave rented
from Lady Burton.
The dinner the duchess gave to their
majesties last year was one OF the events
of the season. 1t was almost lmpronptu'
but the duchess. full of resourcefulness
and energy, made it the most prlliiaht
dinner party of the year.
Now she will be hostess to the sover-
eigns at her dance. Chesterfield House
one of the finest mansions in LONDON, OIL
fers a fit setting for such function.
sions is enlarged by throwing two large
drawing-rooms into one. contains for
tune in fine paintings
The present kings admiration Tor the
duchess is inherited. She and her hus-
band entertained King Edward at Floors
Castle, the dukes ancestral seat in the
south of Scotland. At that time $oOO,OoO
was spent, it was said, in Transforming
that ancient establishment into mod
ern house.
Yet another beautiful American woman,
she who was Mrs. Alice Atherton Blight
of Philadelphia. will be her English hus-
bands companion and helpmate In a.
most important diplomatic mission, II
all expectations are realized.
The next British ambassador at Berlin
will be Sir Gerard A. Lowther, who has
been ambassador at Constantlnople Tor
four years. Formerly secretary of the
embassy at Washington, he married the
lovely Philadelphia in 1905.
The Moslems have come to speak OF
Lady Lowther almost reyerently as The
Florence nightingale Of the Balkan s,
efforts to end the suffering in Turkey
elected spontaneous praise on both sides
of the Atlantic. When the Young Turk
| army besieged Constantinople Lady Low
ther quickly responded to appeals for
help and her own appeals. wildly describ-
| ing the horrors in the sultan's capital. re-
ceived prompt and golden answer from
her friends in America and London. Sir
Gerard is cousin of Lord Lonsdale, the
German emperOr's most intimate friend
| in England.
The Marchioness of Dufferin, formerly
Flora Davis of New York. has opened
North House, Putney, for the spring sea-
| son. This is one of the treasure houses
owned by Americans in London, in which
| Lady Dufferin's taste rather than her
| wealth is felt.
| She was one of the first to adopt Chi
nese art, having purchased Chinese por-
celains and carvings for fifteen years. Her
| collection is now worth five times the
price originally paid for it and Lady
| Dufferin is now recognized as an expert
on oriental art.
| This artistic American has no such
| monstrosities as Chinese rooms" but
/ blends her oriental objects with eigh-
/ teenth century English furnishings.
| Content with the sport of following the
around Melton Mowbray. Harry Payne
Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Bursen,
Mrs. A. S. Alexandra and Monty Wa
terbury have returned here and will sail
/, for New York shortly.
I Lady Barrymore, the popular and
!. handsome American, who has not been
going out in London of late, means to
| entertain largely this season for her at
tractive daughter. Miss Dorothy. Smith
| Barry, who was one of last years debu-
tantes. Lady Barrymore has issued in
! vitations for ball to be given AT the
Hotel Ritz May - next Lord and Lady
Barrymore are visiting Madeira. but will
return to London by way of Paris. where
Lady Barrymore and her daughter will
buy some finery for the season. 1t is a
great grief to Lord Barrymore that he
! has no heir. Lady Barrymore's first hus-
| band was Arthur Post of New York;
| Her daughter Miss Nellie Post, married
! Hon Montague Elliott. Before her mar
riage Miss Post paid frequent visits to
Sweden to her great friend. the crown
/ princess, who was Margaret of Con-
naught, and she received from the King
| of Sweden the Order of Innocence.
| Lady Barrymore's sister, Mrs. Adair.
!, is equally popular as hostess. She
divides her time between England and
her Californian estates. She will also
entertain her niece later in the season.
| The Earl and Countess Of Granard (she
was Beatrice Mills will go to Paris next
week to join Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mills.
| who have bought a mansion in the Latin
quarter The lodge of this house has
! been given to Lady Granard. and there
she will rest after her too active life In
/ London The lodge has been decorated
| with chintzes and white woodwork. and
| it simplicity will contrast with the ele-
gancy of Forbes House. the Granard's
London residence.
Ogden Mills will remove many art
treasures from New York to Paris and
will spend more time abroad than here
| tofore.
| Count Laz1o Szechenyi. husband OF
| Gladys Vanderbilt. is spending a few
days at the Hotel Ritz looking for suit
| able town house. His mother-in-law,
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, is staying at
| Claridges.
Mrs. E. d. kenna and family have ar
rived from their country house in Sus-
sex, route for the seashore for sew
eral weeks. Mrs. kenna is the daughter
of Richard Kerens. American ambassa-
dor at Vienna. Mr.. Kenna is visiting
America.
/ II am a plain spoken man." remarked
| the applicant for job.
I'm afraid you won't do replied the
IL