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THIRD. SECTION.
KING ENTERTAlNS THOUSANDS
GREAT GARDEN PARTY GIVEN
AT WINDSOR CASTLE.


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LONDON, June 25.--The Kings garden
marty at Windsor, the suffragettes' dem
nnstration in Hyde Park and the Horse
show at Olympia have divided the atten-
,ion Of all London during the week. Per-
baps the most striking feature OF each has
been the perfection Of organization which
made all three affairs run so smoothly.
One garden party must in general lines
no very like another. The band plays. men
and women dressed in their best clothes
strou about. chat together, eat Strawberries
and cream and sandwiches. drink tea, and
then 60 home. And 80 it was at Windsor.
But there was much more.
Put aside the fact that the host and hostess
we're the King and Queen Of the country.
and picture the scene. One Of England's
most beautiful June afternoons, day of
clear sunlight and cool breezes; in the
background the historic pile Of Windsor
Castle, English history in stone; in the fore
ground the silVery winding Thames; and
In between the emerald laYns Of the castle
and the sweeping turf and wooded glades
Of Windsor Park. Scattered over the
lawns we're the thousands of guests. Ex-
actly how many were there is not known,
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some 5000 present.
The invitations, numerous as they were,
we're by no means sent haphazard The
Kings idea was that his party should rep
resent as many phases Of the national
life MS possible. even to the exclusion of
some people who might expect to go every
where but whose distinction is merely
social The King approved the lists him
self and at once checked any idea that the
party would be loosely arranged affair
10 which people might beg invitations.
And so wonderful assortment of people
was gathered together. Rajahs and Maha-
rajahs from India were brilliant in silks
and jewels; Labor members of Parliament
walked about in soft felt hats; bishops and
clergymen from many countries were there,
Congress were invited; actors and actresses
were present in plenty, men of all the arts,
letters and sciences were there; politicians
and diplomats. soldiers and sailors, all
were there. and with them their wives, their
daughters and their mothers.
And all the 5000 came, were entertained
and went away as quietly and as comfort
ably as II it had been a party Of fifty.
The King and Queen came into the garden
with certain amount of ceremony. They
we're preceded by two equerries in waiting,
who we're the only members of the suite in
uniform. With the King and Queen we're
the Prince and Princess Of Wales and other
royalties. After them and their suites
came at distinct interval the gueets who
were staying at the castle, including the
Russian and Austrian Ambassadors.
The guests, unmarshalled, formed lane
for the royal party, who went to the tents
In the middle Of the lawn for tea. That
finished they broke into parties which made
kind OF progress in different directions.
The King went attended by the Lord
Chamberlain and the equerries; the Queen
BY her chamberlain and her ladies' taking
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Of Wales. who went with Prince Albert.
Many presentations were made to the
King. especially in connection with the
PsnrAnglican Congress, but for the most
part 1t was an informal part OF the day.
Therein lay the success Of the function.
The King at these parties has certainly
managed somehow to give the impression,
even to those who are not important people
or royal friends. that they are in truth his
guests and that he would like to talk to
them; and it is surprising how many he
manages to talk to in the course Of the
afternoon. OF one art he is certainly a
master He can time the length of the
interview he grants to moment.
Few words to one, a few minutes to
another, but whether it is words or minutes
as soon as the moment arrives the King
passes them on-dismisses would be too
harsh word-and they go with an air
always OF perfect satisfaction. However
short. the interview has been complete.
The King and Queen. the Prince and
Princess of Wales moved among the guests
in perfectly simple and informal way,
and there was an amusing little result Of
this when the King suddenly crossed the
threshold Of one Of the tents where people
were having tea. There was a flutter.
They did not all know whether to be equally
simple and go on with their tea or whether
to stand up and face their sovereign with
plates Of strawberries and cups of tea in
their hands.
II 10 on an occasion like this that the
hings knowledge Of languages stands
MN In good stead. AS the various foreign
ofhcers we're presented to him he well
coined each in his own language.
There was an amusing discrepancy In the
various newspaper accounts of how the
hing was dressed: a gray frock coat suit
with gray hat and a black band around it,
said several accounts. AS matter Of fact
ne wore deep navy blue frock coat, as he
generally has this season, and a gray hat
without black band.
There was similar doubt about the Queens
colors Gray, lavender. mauve, heliotrope,
all are given. Princess Patricia OF Con-
haught,s hat was also cause of much
contradiotion-white with red ribbons, said
one cherry ribbons said another. II was
really a sunburned straw trimmed with
sweet peas Of dark shades.