The Washington herald., 1911-06-10
AT A ROYAL BALL.

The first royal ball of the new reigr
In England, and at the same time the
most magnificent party Of the season
thus Tar, took place the other night al
Hyde Park House, where Lady Naylor-
Leyiand, the handsome Anglo-American
hostess, entertained the Princess Chris
tan of Schleswig- -Holstein and her daugh-
ters, the Duchess of Argyll princess
Louisa), and the Prince and Princess OF
Sattenberg being among the guests.
The ball opened with royal quadrille,
In which the hostess was partnered with
Prince Louis of Battenberg, her elder
son, Sir Edward NayIor Leyland, who
is godson of the late King, dancing with
Princess Christian, while the French.
Austro- Hungarian, and Italian ambassa-
dors and the Danish and Belgian min
listers danced with the other royal
princesses In order of precedence.
The hostess wore a dress of white and
gold brocade with a crown OF diamonds
on her high coiffure, and dazzling gems
also sparkling on her neck. The scene
when the ball was in full swing was rich
and vari-colored, brightly-tinted dresses
predominating. Among the guests were
the prime minister OF New Zealand with
his wife and daughter, the Duchesses OF
sutherland, Newcastle. and Somerset
the Duke Of Marlborough, Prince and
Princess Munster, Lord Darlington and
his youngest daughter, the Marquis
d d'Hautpool, Lord and Lady Lytton, Mrs.
Ronald Greville, Lord and Lady Butte.
the Speaker and Mrs. Lowther, Lady
Marlborough, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie James,
Count Bentinck, Lord and Lady FitZwill-
lam, Count Lutzow with Countess Norah
Lutzow; Lord Kitchener. Lord Rocksav-
age, Lord Compton, Lady Dufferin, Lady
Huntington, Lady Lanesborough, and
Lady Sackville.
Lady Naylor-Leyland's sister, Lady
Scarisbrick, shared with her the duties
of hostess. and some notable compa-
triots present were Lady DecIes, Lady
Paget, Lady Dufferin, Lady Craven, Mrs.
Astor, Cora Lady Strafford, Mrs. Harry
Higgins. and Mrs. Sloane.
The capital of Russia is destined TO
remain in the limelight- Hardly had the
Prince Oginsky will forgery been thor
oughly discussed by Mrs. Grundy when
the chrOnique scandaleuse has another
morsel. This time it concerns a prince
in high favor at the court and a dam
sel but the latter in favor only with the
men at the Cars court.
Gen. Dukmasoff was a member Of the
council of war and incidentally also a
multimillionaire. He died last February.
He was a widower, seventy-fve years
old. He seemed as hale and hearty as
other men Of fifty. On the fatal day the
old general had a pair to luncheon in his
exquisitely furnished apartment, a man
and woman. After they had left he
went out for his daily stroll, but was
stricken on the street. was driven home.
and died in a few moments. The ply
sician said it was heart trouble. but his
daughters asserted foul play.
The generals eldest daughter. herself
a widow, called upon the public prosecu-
tor. and insisted that her father had
been poisoned, mentioning the fact that
one OF her late fathers servants had
seen the woman who was present at
that luncheon pour something from a
vial into the generals wine glass. This
the servants cOrraborated to the police,
adding that Gen. Dukmasoff, old as he
was, was deeply enamored OF Olga Vas
seilevna. who used to pass days at his
town residence and weeks at his country
ed about Olga's beauty and fascinatIons,
Nine. Fiedoroffova often demanded to
know the wOman's surname, but the
general refused to tell II, saying she was
well known at court and that her posi-
ton in society made IT injudicious to
tell her more; besides, II would be dis
honorable.
Nine. Fiederoffova suspected that her
father was giving the mysterious wo-
man great sums OF money and heirlooms
which the generals daughters naturally
hoped to inherit. Her fathers servants
told her Olga Vasseilevna dominated
the generals househould; that the old
man was her slave. So sure was she
of her power over him that she took
to lunch at his table the handsome
young Basil, who always wore the uni
form Of an C4hcer OF the palace guard
on such occasions. Gen Dulimasoff