The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
FEW AMERICANS TAKE
HOUSES IN LONDON
Agents Complain Of Tendency
to Entertain In Big
Hotels.
WEEK rs DULL SOCIALLY
Arrangements for Peace Cen
tenary Ball Completed-visi-
tors Leaving for Home.
WEEK rs DULL SOCIALLY
Ieectsl csn,s pe.rafcA 70 TIE Ser.

INV hold q desponden: view in reference
to the coming season. no far as the LETTING
% houses to visiting Americans In con.
cerned. There are many Inquiries FOL
modest places In the country. but no de
rnand for London houses
The agents say that this II due 10 ar
Increasing tendency or the part Of Ameri
cans to do their entertaining At the b.
foteIs. There are some persons whit
think. however, that the trouble In Mexico
una the poor business outlook in tn.
limited states have considerable 20. d
with the present situation in regard to
the leasing OF big houses.
Socially the last week has been the
dullest Of the season. The political situe-
tion brought about by the crisis In Ulster
and the bitter feelings II has engendered
seem to have cast q blight upon every.
thing. The only bright thing In Londor
during the last fortnight was the wonder
fu1 sunshine. For the last two years April
hAs been the sunniest month IN England
bet even this feature has pa radox,cally
cast . shadow on theatreland. Every
one n anxious to be In the open and
notices that the season r. about 20 close
nse already up at thirteen Yves. End
theatres.
Ansls-A nerteaa Ball.
The Arrangements FOR the procession and
Sshsr special features Of the Anglo Amer
W0u peace centenary oail dt AioeTt fiuli
yume 10 are complete. The Duchess of
1eck Is organizing a display on plat
form OF replica OF the caravel on which
Columbus sailed for America. From this
caravel Columbus and his companions
Will descend 10 witness the various pro-
cessions. which will consist Of the Abol-
rigtnes Sir Walter Raleigh and the VIZ
sfnia settlers. tine Pilgrim Fathers. the
Dutch and the William Fem Quakers,
George Washington and his contempo-
raries. the Burgomaster Of Client and the
hgnatories to the peace treaty OF 1874.
and Canada, Britannia and Columbia
There will also be In the professions rep
reDentatives OF all States % the United
States and Of the British colonies.
= Among the Americans at the Ritz this
week were Mr. and Mrs. II. ]. Chisholm.
who returned from motoring tour OF
Scotland +. Kendall Rogers. A. r. Shut
tuck, Mr.. and Mrs. J. y. r. Bacon. A.
Hamilton Carhar.. Mr.. ana Mrs. II. l..
Rutherford, Mortimer L. Schin. Mr.. and
Xrs. E. d. Kenna, Mrs. II. W. Marsh.
Americans who registered at Claridge's
during the week included the Misses Rosa
and Katherine Steele. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
Cameron, who later smiled for home :, Mr..
aud Mrs. ]. r. Severance, who arrived
from Paris and sailed for New York on
the Imperator: J. II. Davis. who came
from Paris and who will sail for the
Omitted States May 8: Fl. II. .Harjes. who
VIII leave for the United States soon.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Trafford Hulesou. who
Will sail for New York on May 2s.
The arrivals AT the Berkeley during the
week included Mrs r. p. Lounsbury. who
afterward went to Paris N. c. Kingsbury,
who sailed for home to-day: W. +. ochs
Of Boston. who arrived from Spain: Oils
yer Ames, who arrived from Paris Theo-
dore Lyman. who came from Brussels.
where he had j,.st recovered from a severe
illness and who will sail for home soon.
and Cyrus Curtis, who Ii r. passenger on
tao Imperator.
Many Leave for Home.
The steamers sailing during the week
carried quite a number of Americans who
have Just completed European trips.
Among those who left by the Olympic
were Mrs: Charles Klein Of New York.
wdfe Of the playwright; Mrs. John W.
Converse and daughter OF Philadelphia
who have been on the Riviera and who
are accompanied by Miss Sonia and Ed
mund Converse Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Pat
terson. II. Gordon Selfridge, the proprie-
tor Of the big American department store
Of London. who says he is going to New
York and Chicago to see some old friends,
and who denies that his visit has any
business significance.
Lord Somers, who Is on his way back
to Canada: Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Amory
HoughtOr, Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. F1nucane
and family, Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Coulson.
Mrs. c. r. Snowden and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Funk. Mr. and Mrs. Edward A.
Sumner. the Misses Rosa and Katherine
Steele Mr.. and Mrs. j. z. MCGOWAN. Mr..
and Mrs r. A. Wolff. Mr.. and. Mrs, J. C.
Thaw and Miss NJ Thaw. Mrs NJ. b. DAILY,
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Malcolm Duncan. ].
p. and II. J. b. Eyre, A. Gordon Maginnis,
r. l. Beecher. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Cogsweli and J. II. vinnicombe.
Do many Americans sailed for home dur
Ing the week, In addition to tho large
number booked by the big Hamburg
American liner Imperator." which sails to-
morrow. that II looked more Ike the clone
Of tho summer season than the eve OF Its
opening. The expected American rush
will begin with the arrival OF the Maure-
tania Monday or Tuesday.
The Adriatc. which sailed on Thurs
day. had among her passengers the Right
Rev. John J. Lawler Roman Catholic
Auxiliary Bishop ~ ST. Paul. MINI; Sir
Henry Bate and william d. Paterson.
Among the passengers booked on the
Inperator are r. Hampton. vice-presldent
OF the American Tobacco Company: Mr.
and Mrs. t. O. Tener and tho Misses
Tener OF Pittsburg, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
G.. Work of Philadelphia, Paul Cravath.
" J. Naliy. MIR. and Mrs. F.. Edison
White. James F.. weldell. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. C. willever. Mr.. arj Mrs. J. Chisholm,
Louis Goidsoll J. Loris Melikof. Mrs, N.
r. Aclserinan, Mr.. and Mrs H. =. Bayer,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles s. Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. Curtis, Mrs. Otis
X. D!mock and Mr. and Mrs w. L. Doug
las, all OF New York Mr. and Mrs. O. a..
Becker. Mr. and Mrs G. T. Byrne and
Miss Grace X. Burke Of Chicago. Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert T. Drake. Mr.. and Mrs,
H. p. Garland. Mr.. and Mrs, Harry Good
win. Mr.. and Mrs. J, Murray Howe,
Mrs. Newton =. Hutchinson. Mr.. and Mrs,
leopold Plaut, MIR and Mrs Peter A..
Porter, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Pratt. Mr..
and Mrs J. E. Roosevelt, Mrs W r.
Sprague. Mr.. and Mrs. J. =, Spiker and
Mrs.. Esther d. Stovall OF Philadelphia.
Passengers who boarded the Olympic
at t-nerpouTR Included W. w. Aldrich,
whose father, Senator Aldrich, saw him
on nj the station In Paris Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert l.. Montgomery. who had been at
Cannes during the winter. and Henry r.
Rea and family. who have been on q tour
Of Egypt
. Percy Roth. n New Yori; business man.
Was a passenger on the Kronprlnz VIII
helm He In enthusiastic over the bust
ness situation In Europe saying he had
finally compelled to decline to take any
more.
PARIS, May Rear Admiral George u.
Toe, y, 4. ", retired, and Mrs. Ido will
be passengers on the Imperator from
CherbouFG.