New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-09
AMBASSADORS BUSY WEEK
London Hears That Woman OF
High Rank in Peerage Has
Ambition to Become
Play Censor.
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. good part of the day to business and
co,reenondence. The inhabitants of
Windsor are hoping that their mates
tics will spend the Christmas holidays
AT the castle. If so the royal borough
will be very gay in the holiday weeks,
especially as great interest is being
taken by the King in the performances
If the Windsor Strollers next month.
Many of the principal houses round
about will be occupied at that time.
Among the well known amateurs VINO
will take par. in the Windsor Strol'ers'
productions are Lady Crutchley, MISS
Faith Dawny, Mrs. Alexander Austin
and Miss Eve Benyon. The plays
chosen are "Trelawney Of the Wells,
"The Thief" and Their Point OF
View"
Ambassador Page has had rather
busv week. On Monday night theIe
was a dance for his daughter at his
house in Grosvenor Square, quite an
informal affair. very CHEEKY ana WIN
only comparatively few intimate
friends present. The ambassador went
IN dinner 4 the Literary Club and also
on Tuesday night was present at the
first ladies' dinner of the Titmarsh
Club. founded in memory Of ThacKeriy'
Others present were Sir FREDERICK ana
Lady Macmillan, Harry Furnlss' OTIS
Algernon Vest and Sidney Lee. On
Thursday night the ambassador pre-
sided at the Pilgrims.
Bride lobe Sails.
Harold Fowler, the ambassadors
secretary, sailed on Friday, with us
sister. Miss Dorothy Fowler. who IS
soon to be married in New York
Mrs. Page opened the English Wom-
ems Exhibition of Arts and Handl-
crafts in the Maddox Street alieries
on Wednesday. Her dress OF dove
gray. with a small black hat, COM
manded general admiration. Othcrs
nresent were Countess Brassey, IN
black velvet with ermine furs; Lady
Helen Brassey, in fawn costume with
white fox furs; Lady Strachey and
Lady Bunting.
Lady Alfred Paget is very weak in
health. and the shock Of the death or
her son, Captain Gerald Paget, has
been great at her advanced age. lie
was staying with his mother, when he
developed an affection of a lung, max
ing necessary an operation from which
he never rallied. She is now living at
her house, No. So Queen Anne street
having given up the Upper Lodge
Bushey Park, granted to the late Lord
Alfred Paget by Queen Victoria. Lon
don society regrets Captain Pagets
death strongly, as he was extremely
popular.
The Duke Of Marlborough was the
chief speaker at the annual dinner or
the Society of Women Journalists held
this week in the Connaught rooms.
Talking about the land question the
duke suggested that the sympathy ana
beln Of womer writer's would be OF
great value with regarl to the planning
and furnishing details Of cottages for
work r,ople. --e is said to be very
much interested in similar sociological
reforms.
For the Hunting Season.
Princess Mary is the prettiest and
most expert rider among the royal
children. She dashes across the Nor
folk countryside like the wind, and 1t
is understood is practising for the COM
ing hunting season. for now II is said
that the Queen, after much persuasion,
will allow her only daughter to follow
the hounds this winter. The princess
has always been a regular attendant
at the meets Of the West Norfolk
hounds. but only as an interested spec
tator with the Queen and Princess VIC
toria. She spends two or three hours
every day now putting her horse over
hedges and fences.
London has been laughing this week
because IL is understood that certain
peeress Of very high rank applied for
the post of dramatic censor TO take. the
Mace of the late Charles II. E. Brook
field She is an ardent theatregoer,
missing very few plays in the course
of a year. Moreover, she numbers
many theatrical people among her
friends. There seems TO be little chance
Of her getting the post, however, as
London is likely never to have another
censor.
Shooting parties are still taking
place. and will until the end OF Janu-
airy. Lord and Lady LondesborouSh
have had one or two parties already at
Blankney, Lincolnshire, and Lord ana
Lady Leicester recently had large
party at Holkham, Norfolk. Cora
Lady STAFFORD, who is entertaining
Lord and Lady Iveagh this week. had
as guests to meet the King Count AL
bert Mensdorff, Lord Arran, Lord Hugh
Cecil, Lord Herbert Vane Tempest,
Lord Capel, Lady Gwendolyn Guinness
and Lady Evelyn Guinness.
Others soon to hold shooting parties
are Lord and Lady Londonderry, Lord
and Lady Craven, Lord and Lady AL
bemarle. ID and Lady Northbrook,
Lord and Lady Farquhar and Lord and
Lady Abingdon.