New-York tribune., 1922-12-24
King, Queen and Princes
Will Spend Christmas
at York Cottage With
NOrway's Royal Family
AstOrs Are Hosts
Alta House Party
Many NOtabIes Attend the
Wedding of Sir John
Grifiiths's Daughter
sOsciai cosls 70 rAs rribuHs


H oNDON, Dec. 2S.-The Christ
mas season In England r
- marked By members Of society
leaving London and the cities for thelf
country estates.
The King and Queer, the Prince %
Wales, the Duke Of York and Prince
Henry have gone 10 York Cottage and
will be Joined BY the King and Queen
Of Norway and their son, Prince Olaf.
who will stay AZ Appleton House, on
the sandringham estate.
The Kings youngest son, George, 4
In the hospital, where he was operated
upon for appendicitis Tuesday. lie
celebrated his twentieth birthday the
following day. Although the operation
WAS successful, he will bo unable n
Join his parents for some weeks %
come.
Other Country Parties
Planned for Christmas.
Highclarc Castle, in Hampshire, will
be the scene Of party. General The
Hon. Edward and Mrs. Stuart Wortley
and Sir James and Lady Dunn are Civ
ing a Joint Christmas party az the
castle, which is the country seat Of the
wortlcys. The Earl and Countess oi
Birkenhesd will be among their guests
One Of the guests staying With Sir
Trehawke and Lady Kekewieh az their
place In Devonshlre Is the Duchess
Of Oporto, who has just arrived from
Paris. The duchess is an American
and her late husband was an uncle o.
the former King Of Portugal.
The Duke and Dachoss Of Devon
shire's Christmas house party includes
the Marquis and Marehioness OF Har
tington, the Esrl and Countess Of PEN
broke and Lady Rachel Cayendish. The
last named has just recovered from su
accident in The hunting field. The party
is spending some time shooting, the
first shoot taking place on Wednesday
The Countess Of Aneaster, who is A.
American, with her husband, the car.
and family, will entertain a small party
at their Lincolnshire place. Grims
thorpe Castle.
Another American spending tie
Christmas vacation out Of town is Lady
Astor. The Astors have gone 70 their
house at Clyeden, where they will have
a house party Of young people over the
new year
The Hon. George and Mrs. Keppell
are the guests Of Mrs. Arthur James.
at Cotton, her place near Rugby. A
number Of debutante dances we're held
early In the week The Marehioness o.
Anglesey gave a dance for Lady Pa
trieia Herbert, the young daughter o.
the Earl and Countess Of Pembroke.
whose coming out party a few weeks
ago was attended by the Prince Of
Wales and the pultG Of York. Other
guests were Lold and Lady Mountbat-
ten, the Earl and Countess OF Cavan.
Lady Cunard, the Marehioness Curzon
Of Kedleston, the Marquis and Mar
ehioness Cranky. Lady Patricia Ram
sey, with her husband; Lady Diana
Duff Cooper and Sir Cecil and Lady
Alastair Innes-Ker.
Lady Anglesey wore gown Of rel
gold brocade with red chiffon draperies
and a diamond tiara. She received ths
guests at the top Of the vide black mar
bic staircase, one OF the treasures o.
Carlton. House Terrace. which the An
gleseys rented from the YiseOunisss
Ridley.
Many Celebrities
Among Wedding Guess
Premier Bonar Law, the Lord Cham
cellor and Yieountess Cave and Lord
Derby we're among the guests when Sir
John Norton Griaiths' daughter Ursula
married Mr. J. II. Thorpe, N. p, Tues-
day. Ncgan Lloyd George, the former
Premier's daughter, was among tho
bridesmaids, and the small son Of the
president eof the Board Of Trade was
the page.
England's premier baronet, Sir John
Lindsay Dashwood. was married 70 Miss
Helen Eaton on Wednesday. Sir John
il a member OF the diplomatic servics.
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