Evening star., 1909-07-10
Queen and Others of Royal
Family at Dorchester House.
DINNER AND DANCE GIVEN
Splendid Function Attended by Many
Prominent Persons.
N0RDICA ONE OF THE soLOIsrs
Edward Mixes Freely With Guests
OF American Minister and Looks
Over Dwelling.

LONDON. July 1o.-Practlcally all the
members of the royal family at present
in London were guests at Dorchester
House last evening on the occasion or
the dinner and dance given by the Amer
lean ambassador and Mrs. Whiteiaw Reid
in honor OF the king and queen and Prin-
cess Victoria
This was the second time since Mr..
Reds incumbency at the embassy that
the king has dned with him, but lasf
evening. for the first time, Queen Alex
andra and Princess Victoria accompanied
his majesty.
The dance. which followed the dinner,
was brilliant affair. and. outside OF
royal courts. probably has not been sur
passed for splendor and the prominence of
the guests, who included. besides the roy-
al guests. the leaders in the political and
social world of England and many Amer
leans.
King and Queen Received.
The king and queen. who were attended
by Lord Hamilton of Dalzel. lord in watt
ing to the king; Col Streatfield and Lady
Hardnge. wife of Sir Charles Hardinge,
were received at the foot of the grand
stairway by the amba ssador and Mrs
Reid and the members of the American
embassy and their wives. They were es-
corted TO the library. where the guests
were formally presented.
They included Count Benkendorff, Rus
sian ambassador to Great Britain, and
Countess Benkendorff: Count Mensdorff-
'lly-Dietrichstein. the Austrian am
bassador: the Prince and Princess OF
Pless. the Duke and Duchess of Port
land. the Duke of Richmond, Lady H.
Gordon-Lennox, the Duchess of Rox-
burghe. the premier and Mrs. Asquith,
the Portuguese and Danish ministers.
Lord and Lady Lansdowne. Lord and
Lady Londonderry. the Dowager Lady
Dudley. Lady Marlborough. Lord Revel-
stoke. the Right Hon. Lewis Harcourt
and Mrs Harcourt. Mrs. Joseph Cham
berlain. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs.
John Jacob Astor. ]. Pierpont Morgan.
Col. G. l.. Helford, D. o. Mills and Mrs.
Ogden Mills
Dorchester House which is so we'll
fitted for large entertainments, was beau
tifully decorated crimson rambler roses
and white hydrangeas being largely used
in the scheme, which proved most ef-
fective. The grand stairway, which
leads directly from the main entrance
to the library, was bordered by banks
airy in the halls were surrounded by
choice foliage. Amid the flowers and
plants colored lights were placed, Great
ing very pretty effect.
DliiilSE Was served al Two large tables.
decked with every. variety of orchids. OF
which the queen is so fond.
The music. always a feature at Dor
chester House entertainments. was on an
even grander scale than usual. Mime.
Nordica and John Mccormack the Irish
tenor, contributed solos. while Casano's
famous band played during the evening
and also for the dance, for which many
guests came in.
Rulers Mingle With Guests.
The king and queen mingled freely with
those present, passing group after group
and exchanging pleasantries or sending
for some particular friends whom they
observed in the rooms
Among those at the dance were the
Prince and Princess of Wales. the Duke
and Duchess Of COnnaught and Princess
Patricia, the Crown Prince and Crown
Princess of Sweden. Prince and Princess
Alexander of Teck, Count Prince Chris
tophe of Greece. the Duke and Duchess
of Teck, the Duke Of Alba, the Spanish
Duchess of Wellington. The Duke OF Nor
folk. the Marquis and Marchioness OF
Dufferin. the Earl aud c.lu.c.s of Cra-
ven. the Earl and Countess y Crewe
Lord and Lady Desbrough. Lord Fai.
Lady Lister Kaye Sir Charles Harun-e.
Col. Sir Claude Macdonald. Sir Frank
Cavendish Lascelles, Mr. and Mrs Wal
dorf Astor. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Mar
tin, the Right Hon. Richard Burden Hal
dane. secretary for war; the Right Hon.
Henry Chaplin. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Burns. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur James, Mr..
and Mrs. William James. Mrs. j. Mac
Kay. Mrs Potter Palmer and Mrs. Fred
erick Vanderbilt.
The grand salon and adjoining Railways
were utilized for dancing, the band be-
ing placed over the pOrt-cochere, the win
dow leading to which was arched and
latticed with rambler robes. The fire
places. too. were filled with bright flow
erS and ferns.
Brilliant Scene in Supper Room
With all its beauty, Dorchester House
was surpassed in brilliance by the tenn
porary supper room, which was erected
over the north terrace and lawn. This
in reality was large tent, but so skill
fully transformed that ii rcsembled a
great conservatory. Enormous mirrors
were let into the sides, and giant chan
deliers hung from the ceiling, throwing
out a light that was almost dazzling.
This. however, was relieved by row
after row Of flowers. which covered
every bare space and the delicately tint
ed walls and ceilings.
One end Of the tent was left open. the
only screen being the shrubbery, which
was interlaced with myriad OF coiored
at the same time allowing continuous
passage of fresh air.
The king and queen and other mem
bers of the royal family occupied with
their hosts and friends the center tables,
and were lavish in their praise of the
magniicence of the scene arranged In
their honor. There were forty tables
altogether each mass of pink carna-
tions deftly intertwined with ferns.
Before leaving, which was no. until
late, the king made IA tour of the house
and spent some time on the terrace over
looking the gardens, one OF the prettiest
spots in London
Dancing, of course continued long
after the king and queen left, the young
er members of society looking upon Mrs.
Reid's entertainment as the most en-
joyable Of the season.
Toy Pistol Causes Boys Death.
FAIRMONT, W. Va, July 1o.-James.
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