The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-27
G|LLETT HOST
TO DIPLOMATS
"Most Noted Bachelor" Back
in the City of London,
Entertains.
SEASON in FULL SWING
Many Americans Guests at House Par
ties and Balls-Thousands
Visit Metropolis.
SEASON in FULL SWING
Special Gable to The Washington Herald.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
London, April 26-One can be quite sure
the season really has begun by the fact
that William Gillett is officially in Lon
don and has started his spring series OF
meals to Just the right people with
luncheons to members of the Diplomatic
Corps. Gillett is probably the best known
and most inveterate bachelor in the
world He knows everybody worth know
ing, and to go through the list of his
guests at the end of the season inspires
the thought "How does he manage it.
Gillett, who is one OF the founders OF
the exclusive Bachelors Club, is quite
martial toward Americans, who figure in
terlnittently among his guests each sea-
SON Perhaps his most intimate Ameri-
can crony is Frederick Townsend Martin.
opern Season "Opens.
The opening of the opera season in
Covent Garden Monday brought society
hurrying back to town, and the fashion
able West End hotels are filling up with
Americans who annually come here for
rest and change. In the majority of
cases the hotels get the change and the
walters the rest
Sometimes the ambitious American
gets value for his money in the way of
social prestige. but it is a very close
corporation. and not many get INSIDE the
ragged fringe of the outer ring OF So
ciety.
A house party entertained by Lady
Decies, nee Gould, during the week FOR
the Punchestown races in ireland had
snlendid time There were informal little
no
were the Earl and Countess Of Shaftes-
bury the Earl and Countess of Drogheda,
Lord Below. Lord Castlemane, Gen. Sir
Arthur and Lady Maxwell, Count Hursch,
and Mr.. McCalmont
Christened by Americans.
Lady Beauchamp, who christened the
British cruiser Lowestoft a few days
ago. was Miss Betty Campbell Woods,
of Columbus, Ohio. Her husband was
made a baronet at the coronation. She
is one of the very few American women
who have Chrstened British warship.
Princess Di san Faustino an interesting
and handsome American. who has been
taking part in all the gayeties in Rome.
has taken a London house, in Montague
Square and will entertain there largely
next month.
Mrs Ronalds, who underwent an oper-
alton recently, is progressing fairly well,
but will not be able to give her famous
sunday musical parties for some time to
come.
Maxwell Ball Date Reset.
Lady Maxwell, nee Boninge, who twice
has postponed a ball she was giving for
her daughter. now has definitely decided
on May Il as the date.
Lady Petre, whose mother was an
American, Mrs. Cavendish Taylor, will
give a dance for her daughter next week |
The Earl and Countess of Granard
have arrived at Forbes House, Mayfair |
from Paris.
The Duchess of Marlborough, who has |
been on the Continent, will arrive in |
London tomorrow to meet her mother |
Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont, who is due here |
Monday on board the Mauretania. The
duchess intends going tc Fishguard, and /
will spend two days with Mrs. Belmont |
at the Ritz, for, despite the latter's
threat to boycott England, she arranged |
to stay two days in London.
1t is hoped to arrange a meeting be-
tween Mrs Belmont and Mrs. Pank- |
hurst, IL the latters health is suffi- |
GENTLY improved.
Mrs Belmont also has promised to |
pay a visit to the militant suHragette |
headquarters here during her brief stay. |
1t is announced that Mrs. Belmont in |
tends to speak at the international wom- |
ems meeting at Budapest in June.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., spent |
several days at the Ritz Hotel this week. |
going to Paris today.
Mrs. Ogden Goelet, who arrived on 1
board the Olympic, is doing considerable J
here before leaving for the
Continent
Detective and Mrs. William ]. Burns /
have gone on a holiday visit to Paris for |
two days. From there they will visit /
Berlin and Naples before returning to
New York.
Roger Babson, Of New York, is regis
tered at the Savoy.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles s. Hebard, of
have arrived at the Carl
ton from the Continent.
w. d. Douglas. of Brockton, Mass,
son of the well-known shoe manufac-
turer. is at the Savoy He will leave
Tor the Continent in Q few days