Evening star., 1913-12-07
|GOUDY NUPT|ALS
INTEREST LONDON
Lovely Presents, Brides
maids and Pages for
Wedding Wednesday.
CHICAGO GIRL TO WE'D
AN ENGLISH GUARDSMAN
Gayeties Being Planned for the Re-
Gently Married White House
Couple.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, December 6-Strangers are
oyerrunning the city just now and every
one is busy doing Christmas shopping
There is a great deal Of smart enter
tanning going on, with the somewhat
belated tango teas as the prime favorite
form of diversion despite royal frowns
The coming week will bring several
smart weddings. for which society is ex-
pected to turn out in full force On
Wednesday the beautiful Miss Helen
Goudy of Chicago will be led to the altar
in Guards Chapel by her handsome
guardsman, Gerard Leigh. It is said that
royalty will grace the ceremony by its
presence.
Miss Goudy will be given away by NAL
colin Moncrieffe, her uncle by marriage
Her three bridesmaids will be Miss Gerald
Leigh, Miss Deana Leigh and Miss Hohr
Leigh. sisters of the bridegroom. and there
are four pages including Master Jack
Ward, the son Of Hon. and Mrs. John
Ward, daughter of Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
Mr.. Leigh has given to his bride-elect
some magnificent pearls, diamonds, eme-
raids and sapphires and set Of wonder
full Russian sables.
Mrs. Whiteiaw Reid. who is expected
in London shortly, will be presented by
the personnel of the American embassy
here who worked under her late hus-
band. with beautifully bound volume
of his addresses.
Mrs Roosevelt Butterfield, in conjunc-
ton with Lady Borewick, gave a large
dinner party Tuesday night preceding
the picture ball in Albert Hall. Another
American hostess, who similarly enter
tanned large party before the ball, was
Field of Chicago whose magnificent
house in Regents Park is eminently
suited to big dinners.
The Duchess of Marlborough who has
had to cancel all her social engagements
owing to illness, is staying at Brighton
for a week or two.
Mrs. Spender Clay. formerly Pauline
Astor, is entertaining a series of house
parties for shooting at Ford Manor. She
has become an expert gardener and takes
great interest in her new home
The White House Couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis B. sayre, the
White House bridal pair, will spend part
of their honeymoon exploring the villages
around Lynnmonth, one OF the beauty
spots of west England President Will
son has visited this region several times.
Among the Americans prominent as
hostesses during the week was Mrs. Sam
Newhouse, who entertained at large
luncheon and dinner parties at the Ritz
Hotel, Lady CurZon being the principal
guest on both occasions
Mrs. w. B. Leeds was another charm
ing American who entertained friends be-
fore the picture ball, afterward taking
them on to Albert Hall
Lady Cunard, besides giving a couple
of tango teas, also gave very exclusive
dinner party on the night of the ball, at
which We're present the Duchess of Rut-
land, Lady Diana Manners and Lady
Herbert Tree. among other notables.
Off for India.
Richardson Glover and Miss Glover
have left for an Indian tour. Prof.
Schelling has left for Berlin. w. Phelps
Dodge came from the country for
couple of nights and then returned.
Mrs. John G. A. Leishman has arrived
at the Carlton from the country. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. E. Hyman of Chicago have ar
rived and expect to remain for fort
night on combined business and sight
seeing trip.