New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
Aviator Alights on Ter
race at HendOn-
Sees King.
ROYALTY TO ATTEND
CHARITY MATlNEES
Lady Doris BlackWood. Grand
daughter of New Yorker, To
Be Presented This Season.
II, - b - rr.nune.

came into fashion. Mayfair hostesses
attempted TO give tea dances on sum
ner afternoons. and with some success.
There was pause during the autumn,
but dancing was revived al Christmas
time. and. to the surprise Of every one
continued throughout January.
Usually there is but little dancing in
London i'm the first weeks of the year,
for the country ball season is at its
height. but this year there has been
much impromptu dancing in Mayfair.
often through the aid of telephones ana
gramaphones In fact. the society
leaders who died score Of years ago
would turn in their graves If they could
know the informahty OF present day
entertainers. Mr.. Hall Walker this
week issued over the telephone invita-
lions TO dance next Tuesday night,
calling up many of the best known
leaders OF London society with the
formula: Come along next Tuesday
for q dance. and bring plenty of men,
Mrs. George Keppel is giving ire
ouent afternoon tea dances for her
daughter. where the Young people con-
tribute TO the entertainment singing.
dancing and reciting. Mrs keppers
daughter being particularly popular
with rccitatiOns.
Mrs. Harry Higgins. the American
wife Of the chairman of the Covent
Garden Association. is another popu-
lar givcr Of impromptu entertainments ,
and dances. hut she chooses the night /
First Courts Of the Year.
The first court of the year is to he
held on February Is. the second, or
general court. fortnight later, and
there will also be three courts between /
May and May -. y levee will be |
held in February. another in March and .
three more between April 20 and F
May -.
The King and Queen have already 7
promised To attend the performances .
at the Palladium on March II in aid of
the Chelsea Women's Hospital and the F.
Queen will be present at the Palace .
Theatre matinee on February - i'm aid /
Of the Schools for Mothers Queen .
Alexandra will 20 to the olympia on .
February for the Baptista Schrieber .
benefit performance. Nine. Schrieber
is an cqucstrienne. whose Arabian
horse was poisoned and later replaced R
bv Walter Winans. through the kind .
ness of Lord Lonsdale.
Windsor Castle lately has housed .
many Of the diplomatic representatives +.
OF foreign countries notably Ambassa-
dor and Mrs Page. Usually the guests I.
arrive i'm time to dress for dinner and
leave next morning after breakfast.
The King and Queen with other
members OF the ROYAL family. enjoy ed /.
the command performance given 10y +
Gustav Hamcl England's best aviator, /
who flew from the Hendon acrodrome
TO Windsor or Thursday. After cir +
cling the castle he suddenly descended I
neatly on the pathway of the east ter
race. where the King and queen inter /,
estcdly inspected the machine.
Peers Daughter WEEDS.
II the winter was that of the Hon.
Helen Winifred Meysey- Thompson. see 7
ond daughter Of -ord and Lady 1
Knaresborough and the Hon. Richard
w. Davenport Leigh. a lieutenant in
the Lancashire Hussars and heir TO tie /
Barony Of Newton. at ST. Peters. /
Eaton Square. on Wednesday. Scores I.
Of titled people were present. The /
bride wore white charmeuse. cmbroid- /
cred with gold leaves. and long train |
Of white and gold brocade. with a ban
deau Of myrtle and orange flowers. /
Tie bridesmaids wore white chiffon /,
over understands of pale tissue ana |
deep gold belts. and on their heads |
crown Of leaves covered with white J
tulle wells. \ reception was held after |
The ceremony at No. 81 Brook street. f,
The couple left later for the Riviera. /
Another notable wedding this week was |
that OF Lady Adelaide Spencer eldest /
daughter Of Earl Spencer and sydney |
Peel. at great Brinston Church. North .
ampton. : special train was charter j /
10 carry down and bring back big /
crowd OF well known London society /
people
Lord and Lady Duffcrin's pretty T
daughter. Lady Doris Blackwood. is
soon 10 make her debut. Lady Duf-
fern. formerly Miss Florence Davis. Of
New York has been conspicuous every
season for the last two decades for her
beauty and jewels. The Dufferns now
live at Puney.
German Heiress Expected.
The Hon. John Freeman Milford and
his wife. who short time ago was
Frauloin ION Friedlander-F nld, Ger
many's richest heircss are expected N
London shortly She is TO be presented
at one 81 the early courts by the wife
Of the German Ambassador. Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman Milford are now in
Rome.
Mrs. Walter II. Pare, as well as the
wives OF the Italian. German and Jap
ancse Ambassadors. has accepted hon
c-ary membership i'm the Lyceum Club.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Page. who ar
rived on the oceanic, are on visit TO