The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
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Queen GRACIOUS
To AMERICANS
English Regent 'Thaws Out
Before Women from the
States.
FLOCK TO PARLIAMENT
Session Which Opens This Week
Causes Resuscitation of Lon
don Social Season.
FLOCK TO PARLIAMENT

Special Cabls to The wsshinsson Herald.
London, Feb. liking George and his
court returned this week to the capital:
Is at Covent Garden. and with the first
drawfng-room of the season next Friday
the curtain rises once more On the busy
stage Of social affairs.
At this early date it is impossible TO
prophesy the prospects for the season. Its
success or otherwise depends rather on
whether people choose to be sociabIe or
not rather than on any big shows or
functions. Anyhow. the ante-Easter sea-
son Is always more or less dreary, for
the truth Is there are many haunts a lot
more habitable than London at this time
of the year.
The returns to town during the week
were fairly numerous, the long-awaited
production Of 'rParsifar' hurrying many
back.
The Duchess of Marlborough, after a
short holiday spent on the Riviera, is
giving more time than ever to her many
Charitable organizations Yesterday she
presided over an "at home at Sunder-
land House on behalf of the Church
Army. whose objects are similar to those
OF the Salvation Army. The duchess, who
wore mole colored velvet and cream lace.
a
hat to match. with ostrich piumes, looked
exceedingly well.
Waiting I'm America
Lady Leithe. Of Fyvie, nee January, of
st. Louis. with party, has arranged to
join her yacht Miranda. now being fitted
out at Cowes. for a Mediterranean cruise
Lady Arthur Butler. who was a daush-
ter Of the late Gen. Arson Stager. L. s.
A.. is. with her daughter. visiting rela-
tives In America In her absence her
town house In Portman Square has been
leased to Lord Lilford.
Mrs. Page wife OF the American Am
bassador. this week accepted an honorary
membership in the Lyceum Club.
Lord and Lady Granard. the batter Miss
Mills. Of New York. returned to Forbes
House. Mayfair. today from Ireland.
where they have been staying since
Christmas.
A London society paper. referring to
the fact that Lady Ancaster. nee Breese,
of New York. has been invited twice re-
Gently by Queen Mary to two exclusive
entertainments at Buckingham Palace
calls IL significant Of the times-" The
change Is sttribufed." says the same
writer. ito the influence Of the Duchess
Of Roxburehe, nee Goelet. Of New York,
who has within the last few months be-
come one Of Queen Mary's most intimate
friends"
Welcomes American Women.
Several American women have bean
asked recently to luncheon and dinner at
Buckingham Palace, who never hitherto
have received an Invitation to court ex-
cept for ceremonial and Official entsr-
tainments- The revival Of American IN
fiuence undoubtedly will enliven and
brighten the rather dull and heavy ae-
mosphere prevailing at court
Ambassador Page seems to be making
a hit with the British public. to use q
theatrical expression. His date book Is
filling fast. Among the engagements
booked this week IL the unwilling of tn.
Endicott memorial at Weymouth in June.
He also has accepted the vice presidency
of the Sphinx Club.
Z. V. Morgan. American Ambassador
to Brazil. is spending a few days in Lon
don. having come from Paris.
Allison V. Armour, of Chicago, spent a
few days at the Carlton Hotel this week
arriving from Berlin, but he left today for
Paris.
Goes to New Post.
Brand whitIock. former mayor OF To-
ledo. Ohio who has just been appointed
American Minister at Brussels. left Lon
don this week en- route for Brussels to
present his letter OF credence to the King
Of the Belgians.
DR.. Howard Kelly. the New York can
GER and radium specialist. is spending a
few days in London, but declines to be
interviewed.
Felix Isman has recently arrived from
New York, and is registered at the Savoy
Hotel.
Sir Horace PIunkett has. Just returned
from America and has been chosen to
represent Ireland on the executive COM
mittee of the Carnegie and United King
dom trust.
The statue of Andrew Carnegie. on
which r. A. Goulden has been at work
for some time for the town council OF
Dunfermline. Is now ready. but II will
not be set up until early in the summer.
when II is hoped Mr.. Carnegie can be
present for the unwilling.
II will stand on an imposing pedestal
on the highest point In Pittenczier Park.
which was bought some years ago by