New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
Gatherings Never SO FIRE.
quent and Never on High
er Level of Luxury.
GRAND DUKE MICHAEL
LADY GERARD'S GUEST
Peeresses and Americans Promi-
nent in Organizing Peace Cen
tenary Ball at Albert Hall.
fRv Cable 20 The Tribunal

London, May 29.-The awnings spread
over many OF the porches in Mayfair
and Belgravia are sure sign OF days
OF festival here. This week finds the
season in full swing. and days and
nights are completely given up to en-
tertainment The managers OF the
fashionable hotels and West End GAL
leries. where large receptions and
dances are being held. say that social
gatherings have never been so frequent
and never on a higher level of luxury
The dancing craze necessarily makes
dances the most popular Of entertain
ments For instance. there were four
balls on Wednesday night, four on
Thursday and three on Friday night.
Without question the most interest
ing of the semi public balls to be held
this season will be that being organ
lied IN connection with the Peace Cen
tonary at the Albert Hall. on June 10
The organizers of the various groups
which form the pageant are now begin
ming rehearsals. 1t has already been
arranged that Lord Abingdon and Royal
Hill arc TO have charge Of Columbus
and his captains: Mrs. Hwfa Williams
is arranging the aboriginal Indians, and
Viscountess Ridley is arranging a pa
geant representing Sir Walter Raleigh
and his Virginians.
Arranging the Paeeants.
The Pilgrim Club will impersonate
the Pilgrim fathers, Lady Speyer VIII
be responsible for a group of Dutch
settlers i'm New Amsterdam. Lady Mu-
riel Paget and Lady Phillips have taken
charge of the French colonies IN
louisiana: Lady Peterborough VIII
show William Penn and hiss Quakers'
and Lady Waechter the signatories to
the treaty Of 1914, these including Henry
Gouldson, William Adams, John Quin-
cy Adams, j. a. Bayard and Henry
Clay.
Lady Maud Warrender is arranging
a pageant of Britannia and British
states. the Warehouses of Tullibardine
has charge of Scotland and Countess
Drogheda will look after Ireland, Whlle
Viscountess Maitland and Lady Mond
will supervise Wales.
The Duchess of Marlborough, Cora
Countess of STAFFORD Mrs. W. Is.
Leeds and Mrs. Lewis Harcourt have
charge of Columbia and the forty-eight
states of the Union.
At midnight the floor will be cleared.
and Columbus and his captains will be
shown on the deck of the Santa Maria,
while a long procession will file past.
from the aboriginal inhabitants of
America down to the last, forty eighth,
State of Oklahoma.
Two other interesting balls will soon
)be given-the CALIFORNIAN on Monday
next at the Hotel Cecil and the ball for
the blind at the Savoy on June -.
Belgian Legation Ball.
a very brilliant ball was given at the
Ritz on Thursday night by Countess de
Lalaing. wife of the Belgian Minister.
for her debutante daughter, Countess
Isabella de Lalaing. The same even
ing Mary Lady Gerard entertained TO a
dinner and dance the Grand Duke
Michael MikhayloviCh and Countess
Torby and their two daughters. Lady
Eady also gave a dance on Thursday
for her daughter, Miss Dorothy Eady.
On Wednesday evening Mrs Laurence
Currie gave a beautiful ball for her
daughter, Miss Edith Catherine Currie.
l at No. Richmond Terrace. Whitehall,
81 one of the few Old World residences
y left in that street. The ballroom was
specially constructed in the beautiful
gardens belonging TO the house and
overlooking Victoria Embankment.
Another great ball was that given by
Nine de Bttencourt, wife OF the Chill
ian attacht, at the Ritz on Friday
night for her youngest daughter. Mile.
Elta dc Bittencourt. There were more
than six hundred guests representing
most of the diplomatic corps in Lon
don. These balls include the cream Of
London society. all the best known peo-
pie in town being present.
The Duchess of Marlborough gives
ball on Monday evening at Marlbor-
ough House
Ambassador and Mrs Page and Miss
Page were busy socially during the
week. They attended the Lalaing, Cur
rte and Bittencourt balls.
Two state balls are announced, one
on June Q, the other early in July, hav-
ing been postponed to these late dates
by the court mourning.
Queen to Miss Derby
in view of the fact that the mourning
period will not be over for some time
Queen Mary will not attend the Derby.
She docs not disguise her dislike for
the turf and were it not a sort of state
ceremony she would like to miss Ascot
also.
The Chelsea flower show attracted
great crowd of society people. Queen
Alexandra opened the show on Tuesday.
Some OF the most beautiful flowers ever
seen at an English show are now on
view. As the season is so advanced
flowers were never more brilliant at
this time of the year.
The fine operate performances of
"The Magic Flute" and Aida" have
drawn great crowds of society people
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