Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-10 00:00:00

THE COURT,

At the Drawing Room on Saturday the Queen wore a
train of white and blue striped moire antique, trimmed with
blonde and.blue satin ribbon : a tulle skirt over white satin
Petticoat trimmed with blonde and blue satin ribbon to
correspond. Her Majesty wore a diadem of opals and
diamonds, feathers and veil.
The Princes Alice wore a train of rich white watered
silk, lined with white satin and trimmed with tulle lilies of
the valley, and pink roses. The petticoat, white glace silk
festooned with tulle, the tunic looped up with lilies of the
valley and pink roses. Her royal highness's head-dress was
formed of a wreath of lilies of the valley and pink roses ;
feathers, and blonde veil. Ornaments, diamonds and pearls.
The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore a train of blue
moire trimmed with tulle, satin ribbon, and boquets of
delicate pink flowers, tied with hunches of silver cord. The
petticoat several skirts of light blue silk, each skirt edged
with satin ribbon and deep blonde. The corsage trimmed
to match, with a stomacher of pearls and diamonds. Pearl
and diamond necklace and ear-rings. The head-dress of
her royal highness was composed of a diadem of diamonds,
a plume of white ostrich feathers, silver tulle veil with
diamond ornaments.

The Foreign Ministers were introduced, when the follow-
ing presentations to the Queen took place in the diplomatic
circle

By the Countess Bernstorff : Baroness de Haeseler (nee
Higgins), wife of the Chamberlaiti and Landjaejermeister of
the Grand Duke of Saxony. (Weimar).
By the Hanoverian Minister : Captain de Rossing, of the
Royal Hanoverian Guards.

By the Belgian Minister : Compte P. de Borehgrave,
Minister Resident of Belgium at Rio de Janeiro.

One hundred ladies had the honour of being presented to
the Queen.
After the Drawing-room. the Queen, accomparned by the
Princesses Alice and Helena, drove out in a carriage-and
four, attended by the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, Lord Charles
Fitzroy, and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell.
The Prince Consort rode on horseback, attended by his
Equerry in Waiting.
Her . Royal Highness the Princess Alice visited her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent in the forenoon, at
Clarence House.

In the evening, her Majesty's dinner party included her
Royal Highness the Princess Alice, his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge (attended by Lord Burghersh), the
Earl and Countess Cowley, and the Ladies Feodora and
Sophia Wellesley, Lord Bagot, the Dean of Windsor, and
Major Elphinstone, R.E.
On Sunday the Queen and Prince Consort, with the
Princess Alice, Helena; Louisa, the ladies and gentlemen of
the Court, and the domestic household, attended divine
service in the private chapel, Buckingham Palace. The
Hon, and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor officiated.

His Royal Highness the Prince Consort Qred the
Duchess of Kent on Sunday. The Duchess Augustus of
Saxe-Coburg paid a visit to the Royal Duchess on Friday,
at her residence, Clarence-house, St. James's.
Her najesty will give State Balls at Buckingham Palace
on Tuesday, June 7th, and Wednesday, June 9th ; and
Concerts on Friday, 13th May, Wednesday, Ist June, and
Wednesday the 22nd of June.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.—It is understood that the
Prince of Wales will not return to the White Lodge as a
residence at present; but a suite of apartments will be
assigned to him in Buckingham Palace, which the Prince
will occupy with a small but complete household, that
will form a distinct and separate establishment. —Court
Journal.

APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—A marriage
will shortly be celebrated between G. A. Pepper, Esq., of
the Bengal Native Infantry, and Lady Gertrude Ogilvy,
daughter of the Earl of Airlie. On the 17th instant, the
marriage of the Hon. Mr. Dadley, second son of Lord
llarrowby, with Miss Dent, will be celebrated at St.
George's, llanover-square. A marriage is on the lapis
between H. C. Okeover, Esq., of Okeover Hall, Stafford-
shire, and the lion. Eliza, eldest daughter of the Right
Hon. Lord Waterpark.—Court Journal.

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