The Washington times., 1919-08-24
rs WEEKLY CHRONICLE OF CAPITAL SOCIETY
Fanctes, Fads,
And FotbleS of
Capital Society

rather ceatsred for the moment on
the diplomatic corps-and especially.
perhaps, on the fact that there are to
be four new amba assadors-possibiy
five-and Gin case diplomatic relations
are resumed with some OF cur late
enemies). then sOme," 20 assist IN
opening the season.
Naturally the greatest interest at
taehes to the British ambassador. Vls-
count Grey. who viii probably be here
within a month. and viii share with
the President and Mrs. Wilson the re-,
sponsibility OF entertaining the. Prince
OF Wales when he comes.
The papers have been filled with
stories about Viscount Grey during
the past week, and by this time
everybody knows the main facts
about him. He went as soon as he
decided to accept the post OF British
ambassador. and the Foreign Office
announced the appointment, up 20 his
estate FallOden. in Northumberland.
to clear up his personal affairs and
make ready to sail at the earliest
possible date. At first u was an
noupced that he would sail on thu
Adriatic on September ,. But he
finds he will be unable to make that
steamer. and now sets September IL
as the probable date OF his sailing.
Anyhow he should be here before the
first Of October.
British Legation Il
Almost "stag" ARaIr.
His selection for the post Of Am
bassador to the United States leaves
the British embassy almost q stag
party. Neither he nor Donald Lind
say, the counselor. and charge nor
the military nor naval ATTACHES nor
any OF their stan seem to have any
women in their families. Henry Get
" Chilton's wife, thus becomes the
ranking lady OF the British embassy.
She. by the way. is an American girl,
even very largely a Washington girl.
inasmuch as her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas ]. O'Brien. the former
at one time United States Ambassa-
dor to Japan usually spend the win
ter here.
The death of Lady Grey shortly after
her husband became the Secretary OF
state for Foreign Affairs, left him
one OF the loneliest, most solitary OF
men. Lady Grey was a truly re-
markable woman, possessing charms
and social gifts to an unusual degree,
and yet a brain OF unusual aptitude
for politics and affairs. and was able
to be Of material assistance to him
in his campaigns.
They never had any childrens but
for years there had been perfect com
radeship between them. when sudden
Iy he was summoned to his NOFthum-
berIand home to find that his wife
was dying. She had been driving I'm
their own park. when her horses took
fright at something and bolted'
throwing her out against some trees
with such force that although she
fingered for several days she never
recovered consciousness, q ----
He rushed up from London on q
special train. only TO find her in that
condition. And when he returned to
London he gave IL out that he never
wished any reference to his wife
made in his hearing. Always an
ascetic, he has since the loss of his
wife been a social recluse. Fishing
has been about his only pastime, and
he has been in the habit OF spending
his weekends in a little iron cottage
which he had built beside a little
rushing stream, with no other COM
paniOnship than that OF an elderly
man servant. and fishing to his
hearts content.
It is one of the curiosities OF Wash
ington's social life that comparatively
very few American girls marry into
the British embassy, while the
chatelaines Of the French and
German and Spanish and various
Latin American embassies and the le-
cations Of the smaller European
countries seem more frequently than
otherwise to be American girls who
have come back after years with their
husbands in other countries. Lady
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