Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1910 — TO BAR UNBIDDEN QUESTS. [ARTICLE]

TO BAR UNBIDDEN QUESTS.

■*Ai Baddatbam Palace la Kmt M> - end (nil Their Intrusion*. That uninvited guests not Infrequently put in an appearance at big parties has long been a well known tact in London. These Intrusions generally have for their scene the political “crushes" where naturally a goodly number of the guests are not very well known to the host or hostess, but, according to London Truth, there were Instances of the kind, at no less important a gathering than the fleet state "ball of the season at Buckingham palace. This became known and the lord chamberlain therefore sent a card with each invitation for the second ball, which had to be shown on arrival at the palace. s^“At one time," adds Truth, "such outrageous impertinence would have been impossible without immediate detection, but the various lists have been so much enlarged of late years that the palace is thronged with people utterly unknown to the lord chamberlain’s officials, whereas In former days every guest could be identified, and, indeed, everybody knew everybody, at least by sight.” According to another authority, arrangements are being made to put a stop to the intrusion of uninvited guests at London parties. It is a well known fact, this authority says, that two persons have been guilty of this piece of gross impertinence, and it is satisfactory to know that they are now marked, and should they have the temerity to appear at any assemblage uninvited they will be requested to withdraw without any further parleying. These two individuals—a mother and daughter, by the way—were present at the marriage of Lord Villlers and Lady Cynthia Needham, last October. They appeared again at Londonderry House at a reception given by Lady Londonderry early in the present year, and last year put in an appearance at Lady Lansdowne's reception at Lansdowne House. Many well-dressed persons attend weddings, pretending that they are representing a newspaper, and they have been known to go on to the house where the reception-is held, -Of course it is very difficult for a hostess to know her guests personally, as so many oT them may be relatives or friends of the bridegroom and his family. There is no doubt that hostesses would be wise if they sent a small invitation card, to be presented at the door, whenever they give entertainments on a large scale. Indeed, several persons invariably take their cards with them, as some years ago a lady well known in the social world went to a ball given by a great lady, who approached the guest and said, “I never invited you to my party,” whereupon the lady triumphantly produced the invitation card, which she handed to the hostess and Immediately left the house. \