New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
Kinq and Queen Dine at Forbes
House with the Earl and
Countess OF Granard.
MISS A. BALF0UR A BRIDE
Elk Premier Gives His Niece
Away, and Mr.. Asquith Is One
Of the Guests-Move-
ments in Society.
fBy Gable 10 The Tribune.


part Of this week putting on its love-
lest raiment in order to welcome its
many friends and relations at her
doors. Both city and country have
girt themselves with beauty. verdure.
sparkle and sunshine. and. in conse-
qucnce, London is beginning to nil up
with those from overseas
The King and Queen honored the
Earl and Countess Of Granard with
their presence at dinner at Forbes
House on Wednesday night The
guests included Countess FOrtescue.
Lord Loeb, Admiral Sir Colin Keppel
the Austrian Ambassador. Count Al
bert Mensdorff- Pouilly- Dietrichstein;
the Italian Ambassador. Marquis I'm
periali Prince Lichnowsky, Princess
Lichnowsky. the Earl and Countess Of
Chesterfield the Earl and Countess OF
Ancaster, Earl and Countess Beau
champ. Viscount Morley of Blackburn,
Lord President of the Council: Lord
and Lady Farquhar, Augustine Birrell.
Lady Gerard, ogden Mills, Mr.. and
Mrs Lowther, Sir George and Lady
Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Harcourt
and Mr.. and Mrs. Winston Churchill.
Prince and Princess Alexander Of
Teck and Prince Alexander of Batten-
berg. with their suites, occupied the
Kings box at Covent Garden for the
performance of "Rheingold."
Prince Henry and Prince George,
third and fourth sons of the King, are
continuing their stay at Newquay.
They were expected to leave there at
the end of April. but up to the present
no date for their departure has been
fixed.
Princess Louise. Duchess Of Argyll,
yesterday opened IAN olde village
fayre" at Greenwich, the duke an
nouncing that the Queen had sent
couple of woollen petticoats worked by
herself
One Of the most interesting OF the
numerous weddings of the week was
that Of Miss Alison Balfour. daughter
of the late Colonel Eustace Balfour and
Lady Frances Balfour. The latter
being a sister of the Duke Of Argyll
and the brides father a brother Of eX-
N Premier A. J. Balfour, the wedding
ranked as one Of the smartest Of the
season The bridegroom was Arthur
Milne. of Aberdeen and Nairobi. The
ceremony took place at the Scottish
Church. Crown Court, COvent Garden,
the Rev. DR.. Robertson, ex-Moderator
of the Church of Scotland, officiating.
The Duke of Argyll was present with
the Princess Louise. Mr.. Balfour gave
his niece away. and the pregent Prime
Minister was one of the guests, accom-
panied by Miss Violet Asquith.
The Duchess of Buckingham and
Chandos has arrived at No Is Cadogan
Square from ST. Marys, Wimbledon.
The Earl of Efhngham has left Tus-
more Park, Oxfordshire, for a three
months tour of the Continent.
The Countess Of Strathmore has ar
rived at st. Paul's, Waldenbury, Wei
wyn. Herts. from Italy.
Viscount and Viscountess Halifax
have returned from the South of
France.
Lord and Lady Beper are at No. 81
Cadogan Square for the season.
Lady Fuller has ar. ived at No. a
Rutland Gate from Australia and will
remain in England until September.
Viscount and Viscountess Massereene
and Ferrard have arrived at No. %
Eaton Place for tie season.
Viscountess Curzon, who has been
very in at Cannes. is now much better
and is staying in Paris for few days,
en- route for England
The Dowager Countess OF Arran and
Lady Winifred Gore are at No. 52A
Berkeley Square.
Lady Petre and Miss Florence Petre
have arrived at 20. 10 Half Moon
street for the season from Hatchwood.
near -vinchheld Hauts.
Sir Henry and Lady Seton Karr have
returned TO their residence, No. AZ
Chester Scuar,.
Priscilla Countess Annesley has re-
turned to No. A Great Cumberland
Place from Dublin. The Macintosh
and Mrs. Macintosh, of Macintosh,
have arrived at No. Hill street,
Berkeley Square. Lady Shaughnessy
and her two daughters, Margaret and
Edith. are I'm London from Paris.
Lady Paget is expected to arrive
from ireland in few days, and occupy
her house in Belgrave Square. She ma
been busy organizing the court for
the forthcoming Versailles fete at Al
bert Hall.
Mrs. Waldorf Astor. by medical ad-
vice. has postponed her visit TO
Plymouth and has gone to Baden
Baden.
Commodore and Mrs. F. G. Bourne
are at Claridge's. as also are Mr.. ard
Mrs. John Stewart, who have arrived
from the Continent and who sail next
week.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. W. Packard will also
leave for America next week.
Mrs. Charles y. Alexander and MISS
Alexander are at the Ritz; also Mrs.
lanes Henry Smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Maxwell
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