New-York tribune., 1913-11-02
NEW PALACE QUARTERS
FOR QUEEN AND PRINCE
Suites RemodelIed in British
Sovereign's London Home
Her Majesty at Newmarket.
NEW MISTRESS OF ROBES
Queen Mary Appoints the
Duchess of Portland to Priced
Position-Ambassador Page
Issues Dance Invitations.
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By CaDls 10 Inc liiSNH~'i
London, Nov. 1.-The King ana
Queen went to Newmarket this week
for the races, the meet constituting ths
most prominent social event OF the
month. II was attended by many
celebrities, and the smartest sort OF
autumn and early winter clothes were
seen. The Queen looked exceedingly
well and chatted with many friends
She returns to London next week TO
supervise the arrangement of the three
new suites installed while the re-
modelling of the front of buckingham
Palace was going on. The suites are
for herself, the Prince Of Wales ana
Princess Mary.
The King prefers to retain his OLD
apartments on the garden front which
King Edward lived and died in. The
Queens new bedchamber is the same
in which Queen Victoria stood on the
occasion Of her last memorable appear
ance before a London crowd celebrat-
ing a South African victory.
The Duchess Of Portland has been
appointed to the much coveted post OF
Mistress of the Robes by Queen
Mary. The duchess is one of the
tallest and most beautiful women in
society, invariably affecting striking
white and black costumes She is
popular hostess in her town house, No.
3 Grosvenor Square, and has more than
once entertained the King and Queen
OF Spain at Welbeck Abbey, usually on
such occasions holding big balls in the
underground dancing hall built by the
late duke at great expense.
In Honor Of Miss Page.
Ambassador and Mrs. Page have
issued invitations to a small dance in
honor Of their daughter at their house
in Grosvenor Square on Monday night.
1t will be very informal affair. how
ever, the guests being all personal
friends. The ambassador expects TO
give several formal dinners later in the
season, probably in January.
The tango is still setting all London
mad. One night this week Prince Leo
pold of Battenberg, Prince Andrew OF
Greece, Prince Colonna, Prince Bor-
ghese, Count Bulow, Count Montigne,
Count Dusseix, Lord Fairfax and Sir
George Hastings were all seen in one
restaurant interestedly watching some
professionals in the old Spanish dance.
Among the patronesses of the bazaar
in aid of the Industrial Law Commit
tee, to be held early in December, are
the Duchess of Marlborough, the
Duchess of Leeds, ViscOuntess Erring-
ton, Viscountess Maidstone, Viscount-
ess Acheson, the Countess Of North
brook, Lady Elphinstone and Lady
Ottoline Morrell. The stallholders will
include Lady Henry Bentinck, Mrs.
Eric Chaplain, Mrs. Arthur Grenfell,
Mrs. Ian Malcolm, Lady Muriel Paget
and Mrs. Joseph Pease.
Godmother by Proxy.
The Queen was by proxy godmother
TO the infant daughter Of Major Give
Wagram, assistant private secretary
to the King, at the baptism at All
Souls, Ascot, on Wednesday.
The Duke Of Westminster's house
party at Eaton all next week will in
clude Lord and Lady Arthur Gros-
venor, Countess Grosvenor, Viscountess
Gladstone, the Earl of Shrewsbury, the
Earl Of Enniskillen, Colonel and Mrs
Radcliffe, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller
and Mr.. Buckmaster. The Eaton
coverts will be shot over.
The engagement of Lady Eva, young
est sister OF the Marquis Of Cholmon
deley and Harry Paravicini is an
nounced.
The two elder daughters of Lord
Curzon have been going out this
autumn somewhat, prior to being pre-
sented at court next spring. AS chill
dren they were very lovely. but are
now a bit gawky. but that is only the
effect of the awkward age and in few
months will be a thing Of the past.
Lord Curzon supervises their educa-
ton and their reading and inspects the
people they meet.
The Duchess OF Beaufort, Baron de
Tuyll, the Lord Mayor and Lady
Mayoress Of Bristol, Sheriff and Mrs.
Lennard and Sir Herbert and Lady
Ashman were among the guests at a
luncheon given in Sarah Bernhardt's
honor by the Bristol Playgoers' Club.
Nine. Bernhardt made a pretty little