The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-16

circle. Colonel and Mrs Hall Walker
had in their box Grand Duke Nichay
lovitcll and Countess Torby, we'll wrapped
in furs. Lady Curzon was there dressed
in mourning for her aunt, Lady Evelyn
Eyre, and wearing a very becoming black
dress and hat.
King Has Good Sport.
Lady Essex, Mrs. Rochfort Mcguire
Miss Ircwcn, Lady Mar and kelle also
were there.
After !Aintree comes the Derby, aud
then SO far as the social world is con-
cerned the racing season ends.
Shooting parties are assembling every
where. These, of course, will be continued
until January.
Ming George las been having good
sport with Lord Iveagh's party at Five
den since Monday. The weather has
been so fine that tho ladies from Elyeden
Hall have been able TO join the guns at
luncheon nearly every day
! Lord and Lady Londesborough have
had one or two parties already at
Bankncy.
/ Lord and Lady Leicester. the latter
one OF London's most energetic American
hostesses when III town, have large
party stopping at Holkhaln.
/ Cora Lady STAFFORD also is entertain
ing foc the shooting. and so too are Lord
and Lady Hastings, Nine Edwards,
wife of the Gillian Minister, and Sir
Sigismund and Lady Newman.
| Lord anG Lady Craven, the latter still
in very deep mourning for Mr.. Bradley
Martin, Lady Cravens father, are stop
ping in London for week or two longer.
when they will go to Connie Abbey, where
they will have few smd. shooting par
ties. Lady Craven is not likely to remain
in mourning very long time, for the eng
lish have grown less strict in sucli mat
tiers than Americans. For Il very near
relative an American woman wears rs a
rule unrclicvcd black for twelve months.
while IN English woman nowadays, cx-
cept for her husband or parent, seldom
wears deep mourning longer than three
months. Whereas it once was thought
correct to wear crepe for six months for
Il parent snd then black dresses without
crepe for another three months and ut The
end OF twelve months black and white, or
gray crepe, now very little is used in Eng.
} land. Even widows weeds have gone on,
Of fashion and widows cap seldom is
seen. Widows now wear medium sized
hat with floating veil Of lissc.
The New Automobiles.
The opening Of the automobile show
At Olympia OF course brought great
, many persons to London who arc inter
csted in such matters, but it is not re-
: .arded as social event. 1t is noticed
/ that no very drastic changes of design
are seen in the models for 1911. Nearly
ali The makers now arc experimenting
Z with view 10 obtaining Increased eff
/ cheney and increasing the power OF theil
output without increasing either the size
or the weight OF the power plant The re-
suit is that more power and efficiency arc
obtanablc for less money, and in the cyi
dent desire to compete with the cheaper
: American cars the custom is growing
among British makers OF giving with ca ell
car number of accessories, which, tc
purchase independently, would cost casily
: another 5000 or $3.50
d But the event which interested societ,
y most in London was the Queen acting q.
t goimother to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bal
: four's infant son. who was christcncd il
o the Chapel Royal, Savoy. Many arc no
aware that Queen Mary is Mrs. Bulfouri
0 cousin, the exact relationship being frs
d cousin once removed. Before her mar
{ riage Mrs. Robert Balfour was Miss Irr
d FitzGcorge, daughter Of the late Colone
n FitzGeorgc, of the Twentieth Hussars
9 and he was son OF the late Duke o
!. Cambridge, whose sister, Princess Mar,
d adelaide, Duchess of Tcck, was tn
ID Queens mother.
&C Mrs. Page Charm. London.
~ Very fcw dances are announced for Ma
,f rcmher, in marked contrast 10 q few year
ago. wien hoS;csScS iumb,cl over one an