Evening star., 1921-06-19
Tales of We'll Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
President Considers Decorating Cabinet Chamber
Revival Of Croquet-Mrs Skaters Masnih-
cent Gift-Other Comment of Interest

dence made bi-weekly trip to New
York to preside over her committees.
Yet she fulfilled every social obliga-
ton with regularity and ease.
! With the remarriage of the recently
divorced Duke Of Marlborough to the
| lovely Miss Dorothy Deacon the house
OF Spencer Churchill will possess Its
present generation. the others being the
former Miss Consuela Vanderbilt. first
wife of this gay young noble. and his
| late stepmother. who was Miss Lillian
Warren Price. daughter Of Commodore
c. J. Price of the United States Navy
of New York. With the dukes nup..
tials set for the latter part Of this
month, three. Americans who are en-
titled to the strawberry leaves will
continue to grace London's great
world-the Duchess Of Manchester.
fornia. with the, intention. so says ru-
NOR. Of getting her freedom from her
volatile spouse, and the other the
quiet and conservative Duchess OF
Roxhurgh. who was Miss May Goelet
of New York. Another New York lady
ence, who was Miss Elizabeth Helene
Demarest. daughter of the late War
rem and Mrs. Demarest. has just re-
turned to her home as the widowed
Lady Alastair Leveson-Gower. Lord
Alastair. who was in command of the
Royal Horse Guards and received
during the war every known decora-
tion for bravery. died within the last
few weeks in johannesburg. whittier
/ he went to recover from wounds in
/ flicted during the Flanders campaign.
| He was the only brother and heir
l = 0f h. ovA n
| Much sympathy is felt for Lady
| Leveson-Gower. who was most hap
| PLY married and seemingly within a
| brief time of joining her compatriots
in the high rank of duchesses.
Two Amesican women married into
Gladys Vanderbilt. Countess Szechenyk
and Miss Nancy Leishman. Princess
Henri de Croy. will undoubtedly be
heard from and in very important
roles. Count Szechenyi, who recently
returned to Hungary with his wife
J and children. is acknowledged to be
great Magyar nobility. which is in
control at Budapest. He is demo-
cratic and progressive and has bent
his energies and influence toward tn e
republican regime rather than with
his conferees. who were plotting to
bring back the former Emperor
!
! one Of the loftiest mobiles in the Ger
| man empire not Of royal blood. is
also of democratic trend and has
| thrown his vast fortunes into opposi-
| tion of the Hohenzollerns and the
junkers generally. Though at present
German politics and will. when events
shape themselves. return to his splen-
did ancestral seat. near Dulmen. in
Westphalia. The kaiser refused to
acknowledge the marriage Of the
prince with Miss Leishman, daughter
and only recently he has obtained
the proper authorization from the
present German government.
The Duchess Of Richelieu, formerly
Miss Wise Of Baltimore. whose beau
tiful voice was heard so often in
Washington during the concerts
various war needs. will probably pass
part OF the winter here, II certain
plans of the music committee reach
fulfillment. The duchess has recently
been singing in New York with semi
purposes, and she has definitely de-
cided to carve out a career in this
country rather than abroad. The
duke has already taken out some
naturalization papers and intends to
enter some branch of business in
associations realize that the present
bearer of the title founded by the
great French cardinal and states
man Armand de Plessis has not a drop
of the blood of the ancient family
which became extinct with that Duke
Of Richelieu who died in 1921. and
| who had served with Lafayette at
Yorktown. The title was revived in
favor Of this dukes grandniece. and
when that line also died out grand
nephew. who was the elder brother
Of the present duke. received the
rights to bear the heraldic devices
and the scant patrimony which re-
mained. There is also visiting in the
country at present. Admiral de Riche-
lieu. who is entirely Danish. and was
the last governor Of the Danish West
Indies before they passed into the
possession Of this country. Admiral
de Richelieu is spending the summer
with friends on Long Island. :,
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie sailed for
Scotland a few days ago and will go
direct to Skibo Castle, where she will
remain for the summer and possibly
| all through the autumn. She plans
several house parties and will have as
! Roosevelt family party, who recently
went to Madrid for the marriage Of
Ambassador Willards second daugh-
ter. Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, a sister
of the bride. will visit friends in Eng
land before repairing to Skibo. where
her husband and Mr.. and Mrs. Archi-
bald Roosevelt will join her. Mrs.
Carnegie will execute some special
plans which the philanthropist had in
mind in regard to the revival of old
customs about Skibo and the gather
ing Of the descendants Of the old time
players on the bagpipe. Mr.. Carnegie
had secured the services Of some Of
the old bards. and his guests, like all
other denizens Of the Scottish. high