The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-08
NEWS AND GOSSIP 0F LONDON SOCIETY Marshall Fields Grandson
 to Go to Front | TRIES TO FORGET WAR Belgian Princess Attempting to Ef- face Memories of Horrors-Eng-
 fish Society Longs to
 Leave London
TRIES TO FORGET WAR
By LADY MARY

London. November 7.-(Special. )-when going into the office of prominent solici- tor the other day, I met Mrs Maldwin Drummond and her elder son coming out. He had just been making will prior to his departure for the front, for although he Is not nearly of age. he has neverthe- less lot of personal property and things that had to be accounted for in case of the worst. It seems only the other day that one was writing about him and his brother as little boys and their burning desire to be in the British service, and now their dream has come true The sec- ond boy was In the United States lately, but he. too, has returned home and is of directly.
 inelr mother is very proud of them, but she is very distressed about their depar- ture. When I met her with her elder son she seemed to have as much as ever she ! could do to keep from crying and he had nis arm through hers as If to sustain her
 Mrs. Maldwin Drummond has now gone back to Cadland her husbands place. near Southampton. The house is Geor- sian and very comfy and spacious, like all mansions of that period. The love- nest mezzotints in England are there. of special interesting being the one of Lord Nelson, for which fortunes have been offered again and again.
 saw the little Belgian princess. daugh- ter of the King and Queen of Belgium. with Lady Alexandra curzon at A pic- ture palace. accompanied by two attend ants, the other afternoon. The display was TOT chilcren, everything of tragic or doubtful character having been cut out or the display. The children, who are about the same age, chatted now and again in French and appeared to be the pest or friends. As for the princess she IS as merry little girl as you would , lind anywhere and is exceedingly pretty With lovely fair hair. whsn she insisted on removing her hat, quite an unneces- sary attention to those behind her lest ap parently she should obtrude their view. noticed her hair was tied up American fashion with a big bow of black ribbon on the top, style in which Lady Alexan- dra's was also arranged
 Afterwards they went on to Marlborough House to have tea with Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria, who are devoted " -~e~NJ <eiSAuiuiht rHc DelnS the EO0- daughter of her majesty who has taken the keenest interest in her even since the death of Lady Curzon. She calls her majesty at her request "Godnlother" and on her birthday each year she receives fine amathyst from her majesty to make in time necklace, the amethyst being Queen Alexandras favorite stone.
 Every one who possibly can is longing for the time to get out of London and l hear many smart people look forward to going to Monte, Switzerland and even Egypt and India by and by,
 The United States is also to be a hanpv hunting ground for many who have re- latons and friends over there. troon of Lady ''Veta" Brandys (formerly Lady Victoria Pory) friends are going over later. Mrs. ogden Mills has also in- vited a large party and so has Mrs. }Oliver Belmont. Everybody is restless and nervy and society cannot settle down to anything. All the smart women with relations at the front arc besieged with requests from the fashionable photogra phers to have their pictures taken, as, of course. these ladies may at any moment be prominently in the pubic eye through the fame of their mankind I met the wife of great soldier in Dover street on Monday, and she said she had already been in five photograph studios that morning where she had been "taken'' for nothing, of course, and she added she ! was so tired she was going to rest for the remainder of the day. Some of the exclusive women like the Duchess of