New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
Lady Mary Curzon, Count
ess NADIA Torby and
Miss Phyllis Leigh.
DUCHESS APPEARS
ON AMATEUR STAGE
Her Grace of Westminster I'M
pcrsouates Typical Evil-Doing
Woman of Melodrama.

London. Jan. t7.-Therc has been
good deal Of weeping and waIlng
among the various applicants for pres
ontation AT the February court be-
cause they were too late in sending IN
their REQUESTS The court viii he
very interesting one because of me
many picturesque debutantes it Will
sec.
one Young woman coming out is
Lady Mary Curzon. who. after all IS
not going 70 wait for her sister. two
years her junior. She is - he chaper-
oned by her aunt. Lady Miller of Man
derston. who helped 10 bring her up
dospite Lady Curzons sister, the
Countess Of Suffolk. who was very anN-
ious TO have the children in her charge
other debutantes include Miss Phyl-
lis Leigh. Lord and Lady Newton
Youngest daughter and great friend
Of Princess Mary; Countess Nada'
Younger daughter Of the Grand Duke
Michael Mikhaylovich, and Countess
Torby. She would have made her
debut last year except for the death OF
aer grandmother. Countess Nuremberg
countess Torby will probably give
hall for Countess NADIA.
Still another debutante is Miss Viola
Mceking, for whom her mother. MIS-.
Herbert Johnson. would have enter
tanned last season at her house in
Bryanston Square. except for the death
Of the girls grandmother
Midnight Rule at Court.
The rule Of opening the courts at
n. m. is TO be adhered 10 this year, and
the functions will end by midnight. in
stead of at nearly . a. m. as in former
years.
The Duchess Of Westminster ap-
peared as Lady Marion Coverdale in
Pistols for Two" play produced yes
terday al Bournemouth in aid Of the
Hospital for Crippled Children. Lady
Marion is discovered trying TO steal in
eliminating documents from a Eat. and
is held up at the point OF revolver,
gagged and hidden in a cupboard by
the hero Of the drama, played on this
occasion by Arthur Bourchier, the we'll
known actor Mr.. Bourchier several
times put the duchess up in the air"
by interpolating lines not written by
the author. Tom Gallon. The audience
laughed somewhat numerically albeit
good humoredly. at her discontinue.
The duchess's sister, the Princess Of
Pless. appeared in the monologue, The
Eternal Feminine" which she had
adapted as short play and also sang
coon" song with Denis Carew. The
day before the plays were given in
Lymington. Hampshire. The Princess
Of Pless will be in London this season.
but instead Of staying with the duchess
she has taken a suite of apartments in
Savlle Row.
The Duchess OF Roxburghe has be-
come an intense favorite with the chill
dren of the tenants on the Floors
estate Only short time ago the chill
dren furnished subscription for the
purpose Of buying little Lord Bowmont
spoon and a silver porringer, and
lately the duchess reciprocated by Civ
ing several children's parties. She has
now returned TO Broxmouth Park,
Haddingtonshire
King May Visit United States.
Rumors continue TO crop up that
King George desires 10 pay a state visit
10 the United States. but this cannot
he confirmed. According TO present
plans the King and Queen will go to
Windsor on Tuesday, leaving there for
buckingham Palace on February >.
Queen Alexandra and Princess Vie
toria leave Sandrlngham for Marlbor-
ough House on January 81.
The King and Queen Will attend q
matinee TO be given in March at tho
Palladium in aid OF the fund for the
rebuilding Of the Chelsea Hospital for
Women II is probable that the King
and Queen will pay a formal visit 10
Edinburgh this spring, one of the OBJ
iects OF which will be 10 enable their
majesties TO consider the plans for the
King Edward Memorial az Hollywood.
II is not probable that they will stay
az Holyrood Castle, the likelihood being
that they Will be the guests Of he
Duke Of Buccleuch or Of Lord Rose
berry.
The King intends TO continue touring
the industrial centres. This year he
viii visit parts Of Yorkshire or the
shipbuilding centres Of the Tyne.
He also intends 10 pay visit
TO Portsmouth, especially II the French
feet returns and anchors off Spithead,
as ne wants TO inspect foreign fleet.
When he returns TO town he Will
again give the occasional bachelor din
ners which he Instituted last year.
They were marked with a considerable
degree OF informally and were served
in his private dining room in Bucking-
ham Palace usually on Friday even
ings. The queen, too. expects to con-
tinue her informal afternoon teas for
her most intimate friends.
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