The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-27 00:00:00

THE DRAWING ROOM.

By command of the Queen a Drawing-room was
held on Saturday last at St. James's Palace by her
Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, on behalf of
her Majesty:
Presentations at this Court are, by the Queen's
pleasure, to be considered as equivalent to presenta-
tions made to her Majesty.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by
their Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, and escorted
by a squadron of Life Guards, arrived at St. James's
Palace, from Marlborough House, about 2 o'clock,
and were received by the Mistress of the Robes and
the great officers of State of her Majesty's House-
hold.

Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and
Princess Louise arrived from Buckingham Palace,
attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and Lord
Alfred Paget.
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived, at-
tended by Major Cowell and Lieut. Haig.
Her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cambridge
arrived, attended by her Lady in Waiting.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
arrived, attended by his Equerry in Waiting, Col.
Tyrwhitt.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of -Saxe-,
Weimar was present at the Drawing-room.
Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen at Arms was on duty in the State Saloons,
under the command of the Lieutenant.
The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the
Guard was on duty, under the command of Colonel
0. P. Bourke, the Exon in Waiting.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales took
her station in front of the Throne, accompanied by
the Prince of Wales and the other members of the
Royal family.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales wore
a train of violet velvet, trimmed with rich white
blonde. The petticoat of white satin, trimmed with
bouillones of tulle and white satin riband. The head-
dress, a tiara of diamonds, feathers, and veil. Orna-
ments—a corsage of diamonds, necklace ana ear-
rings of pearls and diamonds. Orders of Victoria
and Albert and Donna Isabella of Portugal.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena wore a
petticoat of tulle over a rich white glace silk, trimmed
with bullions of tulle and white satin ribands.
Train of rich white silk, trimmed with tulle and
white satin bows. Headdress—hyacinths, feathers,
and veil. Diamond and jet ornaments. Victoria
and Albert Order and Order of St. Isabella.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise wore a
petticoat of tulle over a rich white glace silk, trimmed
with bullions of tulle and white satin ribands. Train
of rich white silk, trimmed with tulle and white satin
bows. Headdress—hyacinths, feathers, and veil.
Ornaments—diamonds, and Victoria and Albert
Order.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cam-
bridge wore a black silk train, trimmed with ruches
of silk and tulle, point d'Alencon, and bunches of
poppies ; a petticoat of black tulle over glace silk,
richly trimmed with point to match. Headdress—a
diadem of diamonds, mounted with poppies, feathers,
and silver tulle veil. Ornaments—pearls and

diamonds.
The following presentations to the Princess of
Wales, on behalf of the Queen, took place, the
names having been previously left at the Lord
Chamberlain's-office, and submitted for her Ma-
jesty's approval :
Miss Agnew, by her mother, Lady Louisa Agnew.
Miss Antrobus, by her mother, Mrs. Antrobus.
Miss Evelyn,Balfour, by Lady Blanche Balfour.
Miss Baillie, by Mrs. Duncan Baillie.
Mrs. Brian Barttelot Barttelot, on her marriage, by her
mother, Miss Bateman.
Miss Constance Barrington, by her mother, the Hon.
Mrs. Barrington.
Miss Smith-Barry, by her mother, Mrs. Smith-Barry.
lion. Mrs. Allen Bathurst, by Lady Emily Ha,nkey.
Miss Bloomfield, by the Marchioness of Ely.
Mrs. Curwen Boyd, by Lady Alfred Spencer Churchill.
Miss Caroline Boyd, by her mother, Mrs. Curwen Boyd.
Miss Eleanor Boyle, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs.
Richard Boyle.
Mrs. Harvey Bramston, on her marriage by the Lady
Braybrooke.
Lady Mary Cadogan, by Lady Adelaide Cadogan.
Miss Campbell, by the Hon. Mrs. Percy Wyndham.
Miss Castalia Campbell, by the Duchess of Argyll.
Miss Chaplin, by Lady Caroline Kerrison.
The Duchess of Cleveland, by the Duchess of Roxburgh°.
Miss Margaret Compton, by Lady William Compton.
Miss Cooper, by her mother, Lady Cooper.
The Countess of Coventry, on her marriage, by Lady
Maria Pon sonby.
Miss Gibson Craig, by her mother, Lady Gibson Craig.
Miss H. Elizabeth Gibson Craig, by her mother, Lady
Gibson Craig.
Lady Emily Craven, by her mother, the Countess of
Craven.

Mrs. Crawley, by Lady Dacre.
Mrs. Dakin, by Lady Grey. _
Mrs. Maximilian Dalison, by the Countess of Caledon.
Miss Maud Dalison, by her mother, Mrs. Maximilian
Dalison.

Miss do Michele, by her mother, Mrs. C. Eastland de
Michele.
Miss Nina de Michele, by her mother, Mrs. C. Eastland
de Michele.
Miss Edith Duncombe, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs.
Arthur Duncombe.
Mrs. Eckersley, by Lady Sarah Lindsay.
Miss Dalrymple Elphinstono, by the Hon. Mrs. Hub-
bard.

Mrs. Charles Fordyce, on her marriage, by the Hon. Mrs.
Hubbard.

Mrs. Fraser, by the Marchioness of Carmarthen.
Miss Fraser, by Mrs. Fraser.
Miss Gabriel, by Lady Rogers.
Mrs. Clifton Gascoigne, on her marriage, by her mother•
in-law, Mrs. Gascoigne.
Miss Mary Gladstone, by her mother, Mrs. Wm. Glad-
stone.

Mrs. George Grant Gordon, on her marriage, by Lady
Francis Gordon.
Lady Macpherson Grant, by the Countess of Fife.
Miss Christina Graham, by her sister, Mrs. Seymour
Grenfell.

Mrs. Guthrie, by Viscountess Torrington.
Mrs. Hall and Miss Hall, of Holly Bush, Staffordshire,
by Lady Johnstone.
Miss Hardy, by her mother, Mrs. Gawthorno Hardy.
Mrs Rick-art Hepburn, of Rickarton, Kincardineshire, by
the Hon. Mrs. Hubbard.
Miss Rickert Hepburn, by her mother, Mrs. Rickert
Hepburn.
Mrs. G. P. Holroyd, by Mrs. Street.
The Hon. Mrs. George Howard, by the Duchess of
Argyll. _ _

Miss Lucy Hubbard, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs.
Hubbard.
Lady Gaspard le Marchant, by the Duchess of Suther-
land.

Mrs. Naylor Leyland, by the Marchioness of Ely.
Mrs. J. B. Lind, by her mother, Lady Davis.
Mrs. R. D. Lowe, by Lady Sarah Lindsay.
Miss Amy Lowder, by her mother, Lady Alcock.
Miss Katherine M'Murdo, by Mrs. Henry A. Bruce.
Mrs. Thomas Maunsell, on her marriage, by Lady
Proby.
The Countess of Mexborough, by Lady Sarah Lindsay.
Lady Susan Milbank, on her marriage, by the Mar-
chioness of Carmarthen.
Lady Emily Montagu, by Viscountess Sydney.
Lady Montgomery, by Lady Mary Wood.
Miss Graham Montgomery, by her mother, Lady Graham
Montgomery.
Mrs. Wolfe Murray, by the Duchess of Wellington.
Mrs. Lothian Nicholson, on her marriage, by her aunt,
Lady Georgiana Romilly.
Mrs. Albert Nugent, by Lady Emily Peel.
Lady Outram, by the Duchess of Argyll.
Mrs. Philip Papillon, by Viscountess Bury.
Mrs. John Peel, by Lady Emily Peel.
Miss Peel, by her mother, Mrs. John Peel.
Miss Eleanor Peel, by her mother, Mrs. John Peel.
Mrs. Charles Raymond Polly, on her marriage, by Lady
Caroline Kerrison.
Miss Pole, by the Dowager Marchioness of Waterford.
The Hon. Mrs. Henry Ponsonby, by the Countess of
Bessborough.
Mrs. Francis Sharp Powell, by Mrs. Charles Turner.
Mrs. Douglas Pennant, by Lady Maria Ponsonby.
Mrs. A. L. Ricardo, on her marriage, by Lady Catherine
Ricardo.
Mrs. Rich, on her marriage, by the Hon. Lady Gore.
Mrs. W. Romilly, on her marriage, bye her mother,' Lady
Gaspard Le Marchant.
Miss Rowley, by her sitter, Hon. Mrs. Vivian.