The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-22 00:00:00

THE DRAWING-ROOM.

(From the Court Circular.)
By command of the Queen her Royal Highness
the Princess of Wales held a Drawing-room on
her Majesty's behalf, in St. James's Palace, on Sa-
turday afternoon.
The presentations of ladies amounted to two hun-
dred and twenty-three, and, by the Queen's pleasure,
presentations to her Royal Highness at this Court
are considered as equivalent to presentations to her
Majesty.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, escorted by a
detachment of Life Guards, arrived from Marl-
borough.house at a quarter past two o'clock, and
were received by the Mistress of the Robes, the
Great Officers of State of the Queen's Household,
and by Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness.
The Royal Body Guard of her Majesty's Hon.
Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was on duty in the
State saloons under the command of the Lieutenant.
Captain Philips, the Sab-Officer, was on duty with
the Corps.
The Yeomen of the Guard were under the com-
mand of Captain Rickford, the Exon in waiting.

Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena and
Prince Alfred, attended by Lady Caroline Barring-
ton, Captain Sir William Hoste, Royal Navy, and
Major Cowell; her Royal Highness the Princess
Mary of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta
Cadogan ; his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt ; his Roy al
Highness the Duke de Montpensier, attended by
Colonel Solis; the Hereditary Prince of Reuss
Schleiz, attended by Lieut.-Colonel du Plat and
Captain Hilldorff; Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar,
and Prince Frederick of Holstein, were present at
the Drawing-room.

The Princess of Wales wore a mauve petticoat
with boutants of tulle trimmed with handsome
white Brussels laee and roses. The train of white
moire with a deep border of mauve silk, covered
with handsome Brussels lace and trimmed with
roses to match the petticoat. The ornaments were
emeralds and diamonds.
The head-dress of the Princess sas formed of a
diamond tiara, feathers, and tulle veil.
The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore a train of
rich white silk trimmed with plaitings of tulle and
bows of black lace. The petticoat of white silk
trimmed with plaitings of tulle and two rich flounces
of black Brussels lace.

Her Royal Highness's headdress was composed
of a tiara of diamonds, feathers, and tulle veil. The
stomacher, necklace, and earrings were turquoise
and diamonds.
The Prince and Princess of Wales entered the
Throne-room, accompanied by Prince Alfred, the
Princess Helena, the Duke and Princess Mary of
Cambridge, the Duke de Montpensier, Prince
Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Hereditary Prince of
Reuss Schleiz, and Prince Frederick of Holstein.
In attendance were the Duchess of Wellington,
Mistress of the Robes to the Queen ; the Marchioness
of Ely, the Countess of Gainsborough, the Dowager
Countess of Mount Edgecumbe,Viscoun teas Jocelyn,
and Lady Churchhill, Ladies of the Bedchamber ;
Countess de Grey, Lady in Waiting to her Royal
Highness ; Viscountess Forbes and the Hon. Mrs.
George Campbell, Bedchamber Women to the
Queen ; Hon. Mrs. F. Stonor, Woman of the Bed-
chamber in Waiting to her Royal Highness; Hon.
Caroline Cavendish, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Hon.
Beatrice Byng, Hon. EmilyCathcart, Hon. Horatia
Stopford, Hon. Harriet Phipps, and Hon. Eleanor
Stanley, Maids of Honour to the Queen ; the Earl
of St. Germans, G.C.8., Lord Steward; Viscount
Sydney, G.C.8., Lord Chamberlain ; Marquis of
Ailesbury, Master of the Horse ; Earl Spencer,
Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness ; Lord
Harris, K. 5.1., Chamberlain to his Royal High-
ness ; Viscount Bury, Treasurer of the Household ;
Viseount Castlerosse, Vice Chamberlain ; Lord
Proby, Comptroller of the Household; Lord Camoys,
Lord in Waiting to the Queen ; the Earl of Mount
Edgecumbe and Lord Alfred Harvey, Lords of the
Bedchamber to his Royal Highness; Col. the Hon.
Sir C. B. Phipps, K.C.8., Keeper of her Majesty's
Privy Purse ; Lieut.-Gen. Knollys, Comptroller and
Treasurer to his Royal Highness; Lord Alfred
Paget, Clerk Marshal; the Hon. Mortimer Saekville
West, Groom in Waiting to the Queen ; Hon. Robt.
H. Meade and Mr. Charles L. Wood, Grooms of the
Bedchamber to his Royal Highness; Lieut.-Col.
Keppel (in waiting) and Major Teesdale, Equerries
to his Royal Highness; the Hon. A. T. Lyttelton
and Hon. S. F. Jocelyn, Pages of Honour in
Waiting to the Queen.
The Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers were
introduced, when the following ladies and gentle-
men, foreigners of distinction, had the honour of
being presented to her Royal Highness the Prin-
cess of Wales on behalf of the Queen in the diplo-
matic circle :

By her Excellency the Countess d'Apponyi—The
Countess Laura Dunin Borkowskat nee Countess
Krasika, Dame de l'ordre de la Croix etoilee ; and

Mademoiselle Cerrosa.

By the Russian Ambassador—Le Comte de Nes.
selrode, Maitre de la Cour Imperiale de Russie, Le
Baron Vietinghoff, Gentilhomrse de la Chambre,
and Le Prince Ouroussow, Gentilhomme de la
Chambre.
By the Hanoverian Envoy—Baron Blome, Coun-
cillor of Legation of H.M. the King of Hanover.
By the United States Envoy—His Excelleney
Hon. Richard M. Blatchford, United States Minister
at Rome.
The diplomatic circle was attended by the Turkish
Ambassador and Madame Musurus, Khalil Effendi,
first Secretary, Paul Musurus Bey, Attache ; the
Austrian Ambassador and Countess Apponyi, Count
Wimpffen, Conseiller, Count Kalnosky, Secretary,

Prince Yzenburg, Attache, Baron Dornberg, At

tache; the Russian Ambassador and Baroness
Brunnow ; Mr. Sabouroff, first Secretary ; Count
Bernstorff, the Prussian Ambassador; M. Frederic

de Kette, first Secretary ; Baron Gros, French
Ambassador, Marquis de Cadore, first Secretary;
Vicomte de Contades, Secretary, Vicomte de Beau-
mont, Secretary, Marquis de Caumont la Force,
Secretary ; the Belgian Minister and Baron Van de
Weyer; Baron de Cetto, Bavarian Minister; Count
Kielmansegge, Hanoverian Minister ; Marquis
d'Azeglio, Italian Minister, Count Zannini, Attaché,
Count de S. Damian° ; Baron Bentinck, the Nether.
lands Minister, Baron Mackay, Attache; Count de
Lavradio, Portuguese Minister, Chevalier dos
Santos, Secretary ; M. Juan de Francisco Martin,
Guatemala Minister; Count Vitzthum, Saxon Mi-
nister; Monsieur de Bille, Danish Minister, Capt.
de Falbe, Secretary, Monsieur C. A. Gosch, At-
tache ; M. Carlos Gutierrez, Honduras and Sal-
vador Minister, M. Jose F. Quiros, Attache to
the Salvador Legation ; Hon. Charles Francis
Adams, United States Minister, Mrs. and Miss
Adams and Mr. Benjamin Moran, Second Secre-
tary of Legation ; Count Wachtmeister, Minister
for Sweden and Norway; Mr. M. J. Sanz, Peru-
vian Minister, Mr. J. B. Valdivia, Secretary ;
Mahmoud Khan-Nasserolmolk, Conseiller Prive,
Persian Minister ; Gen. Aman Oullah Khan, Con-
oilier, Mohamed Aly Khan, First Secretary ; Mr.