New-York tribune., 1922-09-11
Muster of Clans
Opens Highland
Social Season
Royalty Unable 10 Visit
Dreamer Events, as Court
Is i'm Mourning for. the
Id uc h ess of Albany
Miss Magruder a Bride
Col. and Mrs. House Return
ing From London; sCinlra'
to Exhibit Gowns Here
From ina Trioane's Eropean Burcaa

From Tha Tribane's Euronean Bnreap
eoFyright. 1872, New York Tribune inc.
LONDON, Sept. 10.--The height OF
the Highland season came this week
with the Highland gathering at
breamer on Thursday, meeting which
drew visitors from all parts of the
country. Dreamer is the greatest and
oldest Highland meeting, it's history
extending over 800 years. The meet
ing opened with muster of clansmen
led by royal pipers, and with sports
putting the stone, tossing the caber,
throwing the hammer and pipe COM
petitions continued until evening.
Because of the death Of the Kings
aunt the Duchess of Albany, the royal
family is i'll mourning and so was unable
TO attend this great social event. The
Prince of Wales has been spending the
week quietly at his duchy in Corn.
WALL inspecting the farms and ponies
and paying a visit to Easton Grey
House, which he has taken for the
coming hunting season. When the
King orders a period of court mourn
ing the order has to be obeyed in the
dominions and by every member of
the diplomatic service in every coun-
try where Great Britain is repre-
sented. 1t means the cessation of all
entertaining and the cancellation of
all invitations.
Miss Magruder Weds
The most interesting weddings of
the week have been those of Miss
Natalie Magruder and Mr., Guy E. S.
Campbell, cousin of Viscountess
Grey; Miss Dorothy Vernon Harcourt
and Lady Calthorpe's only son, the
hon. f. S. Cough Calthorpe; Miss
Eester Chichele Plowden, a niece of
The first was secret affair, but others
had large gatherings of friends and
relatives at the ceremonies.
engagements just announced here
are those of Captain Godfrey r. F..
Royal, M. c., and Miss Juliet Trimble,
daughter of Mrs. Robert Ford, of Park
Avenue, New York.
Mr.. Percy Chubb has been entertain
ing Lord Haig at Drynachan Lodge,
Nairn. While north Lord Haig intends
to make other visits, one being to Mr..
and Mrs. James Younger at Mount Mel
vile, Fife, where he will unveil the St.
Andrew's'war memorial.
Other visitors to Scotland include the
Hon. Lionel and Mrs. Guest at Lanark
Castle, Sir John and Lady Lavery at
Westerdunes, North Berwick; Captain
and Mrs. Charles L. Hussey, of the En-
bassy at Edinburgh. Lord and Lady
Ashburton have now returned from the
Highlands and are staying, at the
grange at Alresford.
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The Hon. Henry and Mrs. Coventry
are guests of Sir Frederick and Lady
Ponsonby at Great langley Manor,
near Guilford, an old house which is
reputed to have once been hunting
box belonging to King John. Lord and
Lady Ashfield have been staying with
their family at ST. Moritz and plan to
go to Lake Como soon. Lady Ashfeld
is an American, having been born on
Staten Island.
Among the Americans going to the
states this week are Colonel and Mrs
House, who are returning to Boston on
the Tyrrhenia. The Hon. Mrs. John
Fortescue, who is known as "Cintra'
will arrive in the States soon to stay
with friends and have an exhibition
of her dresses, which are wonderful
creations. Her husband, the Hon. John
Fortescue, is librarian at Windsor
! Castle
Brigadier General C. H. Sheriff. and
his wife have just arrived here from
| Paris. Mrs. Marshall has come to Lon
don, from the country, where she has
been on a short visit She has taken
Lord Readings house on Curzon Street