The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
PRINCE SHOWS LIKING
FOR AMERICAN WOMEN
Commands HOStesseS to Have Them
Among Guests When lie Is 10
BE Entertained.
REsENTs QUEENS MEDDLlNG
Recently Cancelled Visit to Home OF
Member OF Royal Family When
Mother Revised List OF Those In
yited TO BE Present.

London. July io.-rhc Prince OF
Wales. who somewhat unexpectedly be
gan to make regular Appearances in
general society toward the tail-cnd Of
the London season. evidently shares
his Erandfathcr's liking for Amcri-
cans.
American women in London. as even
n grave commentator like the Times
recently admitted. possess more livcs
illness than the generality of their
English cousins. Possibly owing to
their democratic bringing up. they do
not stand in as much awe of royalty.
even when il is incarnatcd in strip
! iinS. as docs the average English
woman, whose obscuuiousncss is cal
culatcd TO make I, youth like the prince
feel uncomfortable.
His royal highncss undoubtcdly
wants 10 get as much amusement out
of life as fate and his environment viii
allow. His presence In company with
several Magdalcn College undcrgradu-
atcs at the rag" which followed the
annual on-IIarrow match last sat
urday. WAS evidence that h" wna not
entirely held fast by his mothers lead
ing strings
Likewise. when he goes into general
society. he selects his own special com
panions. II is the prcrogativc of ROY
atty TO revise the list of invited ,.ucsts
ana. though tho prince has not yet gone
SD TAR as to ask tho hostesscs who have
entertained him the past fortnight to
submit their invitation lists. he has
sent them III advance several names of
persons whom he wished TO see at their
houses.
In not Tow instances the persons
so nominated were not included among
| those invited till tho hcir-apparent.
| list was received. Among them a good
percentage have been American women
including Lady ESSEX, Lady Grannrd
! RoNburghc.
| There is some evidence OF the Queens
influence IN this. for the Duchess of
koXburghe is particularly a favorite
OF Her Majesty.
The presence of American born wo-
men at Lady Salisbury's dance caused
/ special remark. for the inarchioncss has
always associated herself somewhat
from the American contingent In Lon
don. On this occasion she was com
PEELED to observe the wishes OF her
royal guest and TO extend her hospi-
| tally to as many Americans as she
could induce to accept IL Through
the influence OF some of her friends. the
number who did so was fairly large
[ II ~ generally believed That Queen
Mary Will make every effort to deter.
mine the character OF tho future Gu
touraEc or The prince, and. IL the Queen
has her own way she VIII surround
the prince with the friends and rela-
''oI!S cl 'Hpse IN nef own house hold.
Ths- question that is interesting thc
court at the present moment is how
Tar the Queen viii he u ble 10 do this
rho extent of Her Mnjcsty's Influence
VIII he seen in the names Of the per
sons invited to meet the prince at th,.
mouse visits nc Is soon 20 make
There Is story going about tho
court that tho prince Cancelled a visit
he had arranged TO make At the coull-
try house OF Il member OF the ROYAL
household because the list OF persons.
/ whom he had asked 10 be invited TO
meet him was revised by the Queen
/ Her Majesty struck off three names
/ two of whom were those OF American
women.
! The Queen, who is woman Of strong
character Is likely to retain tho upper
hand over her son, AT least until he
shall reach his majority next year