The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-08
Lady Dudley, Just Recovered
From Appendicitis, Presides
at Regal Functions.
lEvEE AND GRA'NlNG-RD0M.
Brilliant Assemblage of Nobility
and American Women of
Fashion Marked by Number
of Exqnisite Toilets.

sPESIAL BY TO THE NEW YORK
hEhAL AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
n Feb. 7.-tGopyright. 1883 livery
oriii1ant were the scenes in Dublin at the
nIst rich regal functions under the Dudleys.
"here the festivities took the shaps of re-
Joioihs over the recovery of Lady Dudley
rom a recent operation for appendicitis.
Hauy Dudley looked lovely. though rather
."h' out she did not appear to suffer
Aa,Isue from her arduoue duties.
me hrst levse under the new regime,
Win which the weeks festivities began,
was a magnificent scene. Lord and Lady
dudley spared no pains or expense to do
everything we'll. Inside the castle the spec
tacie was q most brilliant one. Among the
iarge assemblage not a few Americans were
noticeable. There were Mrs. Henry White,
Miss Muriel White, Lady Barrymore, Miss
Post and Lady Essex.
IN magnificent new state livery Of the
Dudley household was very much admired.
me servants were dressed in a beautiful
rich purplish blue, with facings of pale
lemon yellow and with a coronal embrold-
cred on the epauletttes.
.. AFTER the gentlemen had made their bows
" I<oru Dudley. the scene changed to an
other room, where sat Lady Dudley and
most Of the ladies' of the house party. in
GLIDING the Duches Of Abercorn, Lady
~ OutIC5o
OF Westminster. Lady Noble Grosvenor.
Lady Annestry. Lady Fingall. Lady Castle
rosse, Lady Mabel Chrichton and the Amer
large dinner party. at which. Of course. all
the members Of the house party mentioned
were present.
sOUsA's BAND DELIGHTED ALL
A feature Of the evening was the en-
concert after dinner, playing selections
from Its ~well-known repertory Of popular
American pieces
In the center of st. Patrick Hall. where
the concert was held, sat Lord and Lady
Dudley on large red and gold chairs, with
fheir chief guests near them. On Lady
Lord Enneskillen. the Duchess of Aber-
corn in gray satin and wearing a few dia
monds in her hair: Lady Essex, in oyster
gray satin, with diamonds on the sleeves;
Lord Lurgan and Mrs. Henry White. Lady
Barrymore, looking very handsome, sat
near the Duke Of Abercorn.
The performance Of n band wa. re-
the concert Lord and Lady Dudley came
forward and personally complimented Mr..
s sOdsa su on n%ayIng given such a Shna,r charming ,as
talked to Mrs, sousa, who had been IN
SOME SHABBY TOILETS.
Wednesday night came the first drawing
sssm ,e Of the the issssa; t Ea1sa W" ever the sec. sse At
crush became awful before the function had
long been IN progress. One continuous
stream Of people passed before their Elk
st. Patrlck's Hall. which presented a very
appearance. although crowded to ex-
cess.
All the members Of the vice regal party
were In the throne room. All the ladies Of
that party were magnincently dressed.
a remarkable contrast to the
dresses Of the ladies In the genera! circle.
Among them, It must be admitted, some
really magnificent toilets were to be seen.
but, as q rule, they were not conspicuous
fer their beauty. In fact, the general ap- |
Of the dresses was hardly equal
% those worn by the operatic chorus at
the better, for 1t can hardly be conceived
how some of these ladies had the temerity
10 wear such dresses at q court function.
LADY DUDLEY's GOWN.
Lady Dudley was never seen to greater !
advantage. She was dressed in white
with some priceless lace, and had q
train of silver white. embroidered with
gauge. Her jewels. which were superb. con-
Of a huge diamond crown. with pear
Ind diamonds, and twelve rows Of very fine
pearls. Underneath her diamond crown
The wore a lovely white lace veil. which
ELL right down to her train. The effect |
was most becoming to Lady Dudley's ORR |
Entail style Of beauty.
Lady Essex. 1t was made OF creamy. white
embroidered gauEe. with a train Of brill |
liant rose-red crepe de Chene. Her lady !
diamond tiara was lovely. She also
lad some beautiful diamonds round her
leck. Lady Barrymore looked extremely |
In black and white. Her daugn-
er, Miss Post. was CARRIED entirely IN