The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-30

King and queen and other members
OF the royal family as well as the
members of the diplomatic corps there
should he state professions TO sup
per and other functions precisely the
same as at a state ball. Grave per
sonages for whom state ball was
less suitable used to be invited to
concerts. and the lack of this sort of
ceremonial has been felt in the last
eleven years. Moreover. with the
greatly increased official list of guests
at the two state balls to which the
palace entertainments have been linn
tied it has been embarrassing to the
lord cham erlain. who was obliged to
invite more people than can comfort
ably be accommodated In the palace.
London Social Nctes.
.The Faster recess of parliament
cleared London of most of the Annex
lean hostesses who have not Vet re-
turned to take UP their social duties
which they will have to fulfil till
Whitsuntide provides another respite.
The Earl and Countess of Granard
have returned from Paris and are at
Forbes House They gave their first
political party of the season during
the week. There will be A series of
big dinner parties as we'll as more po-
ntical ones in the next few weeks
he DUKE anu itQCuSss Oh tttN~
burghe are now at Floors castle The
duke has been having good sport in
salmon fishing in Floors waters on the
Tweed, although the river has not
generally been in good condition
There viii also be a series of dinners
and probably a royal ball for the en-
tertainment of the Duke and Duchess
Of Connaught.
The Duchess of Marlborough has
u nv1a "A fr- y k,N
season. Besides her many charitable
functions, which are part and parcel
Of her program all the year round,
she will again commence giving those
pleasant dinner and small musiCaies
which are among the most enjoyable
and best appreciated entertainments in
society
The Duke and Duchess of Manches-
ter, the latter formerly Miss Helena
Zimmerman, Of Cincinnati, are al
ready spoken of as booked to enter
tain the king and queen at q dinner
early in June. They will also enter
tain the Duke and Duchess of Con-
naught. Former King Manuel. OF
Portugal Is expected here in a few
days
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kahn will give
some big parties later in the season.
Lord Leith, of F'yyie. has taken 10
Hill street for the season. He will
soon go on a long cruise on his yacht,
Miranda Lady Leith, who was Mary
l.. January, of st. Louis, and who went
yachting last season, will remain in
London and give ball for her grand
daughter, Miss Lorna Burn, on June
80.
There was very little movement al
the hotels this week. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. d. Noxie left the Ritz for Paris.
as did also Mrs. Francis Skinner, after
she had seen her husband off for the
United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. /. kleinhaus and
Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton Cary arrived
from Paris and will start on their
way to New York on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. f. Dyke, Of New
York. have arrived in London from
the country.
James Hazen Hyde came over from
Paris to spend the weekend at OK
ford.
There are no signs of any let-up in
the sale of landed estates In England
One firm of auctioneers announces al
ready a number of sales during the
coming season. Among these are
Byrkley Lodge, owned by Sir William
Bass; the Earl of Portsmouth's beau
tiful Devonshire estate and his man
sion at Eggesford; Sir Ailwyn Fol-
loves estate at East Tuddenham;
Lady Margaret Neylesbury's Isle of
Wight estate, and Lady Henry Gros-
Venors Leicestershire estate, with
Quenby Hall, which Is one of the
most beautiful Jacobean houses in the
United Kingdom.