The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
LONDON HAS SMILES
| RBADY'FOR TOURISTS
Hotel Managers Await Eagerly
Expected Transatlantic
Travellers.
MANY AMERICANS THERE
Dublin Season Opens With Race
u Meeting Attended by
ii Thousands.
Social Cable Despatch 10 Tnn suN.

4 Special Cdb't Despatch 10 THE Sun
LONDON. April 1s.---The West End
hotels have just finished their Easter
painting and decorating. and everything
O. ready for the American summer In
vAsion. Tho managers have taken their
reception smiles out OF cold storage and
are reading the American market reports
and trade returns praycrfully. hoping that
nothing will happen to interfere with
the arrival OF numerous, eagerly expected
transatlantic guests.
\ Canadians now In London say the
Canadian contingent this summer will
b much smaller than usual. rs money
10 very tight. in fact the sailings OF
several steamships from Canadian ports
have already been cancelled.
The possibility OF general election
In July. which would cause n huge exodus
from London to the country for work
among the various constituencies is an
other reason why II Is desired that the
number of Americans who will be here
for the summer will be larger than ever
before.
During tho week there was con-
adorable number of Americans Mt the
!. vnrious hotels. Among those at the
\ Ritz were MIR. AM Mrs. X. II. Patterson.
q. .. Metcalfe, Col. and Mrs. Burland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson and Mrs.
, G. r. Perkins. all OF whom arrived from
the country: Elisha Dyer. who arrived
on the Mauritania, and President Fred
orick W. Whitridge of the Third Avenue
Railroad. Mir. Whitridge expressed his
appreciation OF English railroads and
Z English methods of handling baggage,
\ rs compared with those In America.
Among those who arrived at Clarldge's
I were Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Mccormick
who arrived after a long stay in Italy and
I afterward sailed for home J. L. Jen-
4 kins. who arrived from Paris and sailed
Z for home: Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Lockha TT
( who spent several weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott Cameron and VINO sailed for
home on Friday r. l.. Livingstone. who
arrived from Paris; Rear Admiral AND
= Mrs Richa rdson Clover, who have spent
the winter in a tour of India and sailed
for home on Saturday. Count Laszlc
Sxechenyi and the Countess, formerly Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt. who arrived on the
Mauretania and who will remain In Lon.
don for n short time before going to the
& Continent Julius Lays. who is en- route
to Rio lie Janeiro. and MIR. and Mrs
W. ii. Crocker. who arrived on the Mature
tania and viii remain here for shor
time.
Americans at the Berkeley include J
K Clarke, i. y. Stackpoe OF Boston ant
Lawrenc. Butler.
The Dublin season opened on Tuesda!
with race meeting At FAIRY House
n Tnerv was an enormous nuNlDCE Ot WIS
itors. Lieut. Gen. Sir Arthur Paget. com
!. mander OF the forces in Ireland. ant
4 Lady Puget. formerly Mary Stevens o
New York, will not have their usual hous
party. but will give a dinner in honor o
* the Earl and Countess Of Aberdeen o.
3 April %.
Lord Decies and Lady Decies, formerl!
Miss Viyien Gould of New York. hav'
taken Lord Droghedas Moore Abbey ii
& Kildare for the season, largely for tn
Punchestown races. Among their guest
have been Count Gleichen. who Is a kins
man OF King Georges, and the Countess
viscount Massereene and Ferrard and tn
Viscountess. Lord Castlemaine. Lord Bel
lew. Lord Alastair Innes-ker and Lor'
Graham.
Lord and Lady Dec!es have also hec'
entertaining their relative the Duches
Of Montrose, at Moore Abbey and II
expected that the Duke and Duchess o
Montrose will invite Lord and Lad,
Decies to Buchanan Castle in July TO NEE
the King and Queen.
Viscount and Viscountess Massereen
and Ferrard had large party at Antrir
Castle at the week end for the presenta
ton Of colors to the South Antrim No
unteers. Among the guests were Lor
and Lady Decies. Sir Edward Carson an
Lord Charles Boresford.
The Earl Of Granard and the Countess
formerly Miss Beatrice Mills OF Ne'
n York, arrived at Forbes House on Sunda
from Castle Forbes, They started fo
Paris on Monday
The Earl of Essex and the Counties
the latter formerly Adele Grant OF Ne
York, spent Easter with Lord and Lad
Manners at Avon Tyrrell.
The Duke OF Roxburghe and the Ducf
eos, formerly Miss May Goelet or Ne
York, have arrived at Chesterfield Hou'
from Floors Castle.