Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-05
MANY ARE .PREsENTEn..
Scenes at the Queens "Drawing- Room al
Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace.
The ''drawing-room" held by Queen victoria
yesterday. at Buckingham Palace. was notable
for the unusually large and brilliant attend
ance. This state of affairs. undoubtedly. was
due to the presence at the drawng-room of the
| Empress Frederick of Germany. and of the de-
| sire upon the part of courtiers and others to be
presented at Buckingham Palace upon this &C.
casicn as token of sympathy with the empress
after her recent unpleasant experience in Paris.
Every member of the royal family now in
England made it point to be present. and as
the court is out of mourning the drawing-room
held yesterday may be said to have been one of
the most successful ever seen in Buckingham
Palace. The approaches to the palace for
hours before the gates were opened were lined
with long rows of carriages. containing menu
bers of the diplomatic corps army and navy
officers, cabinet ministers. all i'll full dress.
together with ladies in the most rich and be-
witching of court dresses their fair persons. in
many cases. fairly blazing with diamonds.
THE PARADE OF NoTABLEs.
The Mall, Birdcage walk. Constitution hill.
St. James Park and other localities in the
neighborhood of the palace were crowded with
pedestrians who had come from all parts of
London and from the country in order to wit
ness this great parade of notables as they
awaited their turn to enter the large courtyard
which fronted the queens palace. The public.
when a prominent and popular parsonage was
recognized in the line. broke out into more or
less hearty cheers, the degree of enthusiasm
being measured apparently by the height of
the recognized personages hold upon popular
favor. The Prince and Princess of Wales
drove in state from Marlborough house down
the Mall. past st. James palace to Buckingham
palace. being greeted with hearty. honest
cheers from the queens loyal subjects. who
have always had and. apparently. always will
have. warm corner in their hearts for the
jovial. goOd-hearted heir apparent.
APPEARANCE OF THE QUEEN.
1t was fully 8 o clock in the afternoon before
the queen, amid truly royal scene, was. with
much ceremony and in almost deadly silence
ushered into the immense drawing room of the
palace. becoming the center point upon which
thousands of pairs of eyes were centered. In
mediately behind the queen came the Prince
and Princess of Wales and the other members
of the royal family. The members of the dip
lomatic corps presented to the queen included
the United States minister. the Hon. Robert T.
Lincoln: Mr.. Henry White. first secretary of
the United States legation. and Mrs White: Mr..
Il: Mccormick, second secretary Of the United
States legation. and Mrs. Mccormick, and Mr..
q. Wurts. first secretary of the United States
legation in st. Petersburg.
THE DEBUTANTEs WERE MANY.
1t was generally acknowledged that the
number of debutantes exceeded in numbers
any drawing room held since the famous ju-
bilee drawing room. The ladies' costumes
were. as a rule. chiefly decorated in the most
charming fashion with spring flowers. Another
feature OF this drawing room was that many
elderly ladies took advantage of the queens
recently granted permission to that effect and
wore high bodices, which contrasted somewhat
strangely with the countless low ecked dresses
which graced the white shoulders OF the
younger ladies present
The debutantes were dressed in white silks
or satins and their chsperones in colored silks
or satlns. Among the chaperones yellow
the predominating color. Mrs. Henry White.
however, was in direct contrast to the prevail
ing colOrs. but did not suffer by it. She was
dressed in a court robe of black armure silk
with jet ornaments. black ostrich tips in her
hair and long black kid gloves.