The Washington herald., 1911-04-03
ROYAL GUESTS AT
a PRIVATE DINNER


had the honor of being their host and
hostess at Grosvenor square. and some
thirty guests were invited to meet the
royal pair. The Queen was attired in
black velvet with rich jet embroideries
and wore diamond stars in her hair, her
other ornaments including a magnificent
plaque of diamonds worn as a necklace
and spray of diamond flowers on her
corssge. Lady Ampthll was in atten-
| dance on her.
| Lady Farquhar. wearing a white dress
with diamond tiara in her white
| hair and escorted by the King. led the
procession to the dining-room, Lord Far
quhar accompanying the Queen. The
Duchess of Roxburghe. who was accom-
panied by the Duke of Roxburghe, wore
'pailletted black tulc over white satin
and a broad band of diamonds in her hair
Lady Derby was strikingly handsome in
black satin with a high tiara of diamonds,
and Lady Wolverton was another OF the
diners who looked beautiful in glistening
black satin draperies.
| Lord and Lady Antrim. the latter wear
ing beautiful jewels with a sparkling jet
| overdress; the Marquis de Several, Ad-
miral keppel, and Lord Rosebery were
the other guests invited to meet the King
and Queen. and the list also included
Lady Leicester, who was wearing su-
perb diamond tiara and many jewels:
Lord Annually. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sas-
soon, Lord IveaGh, Lord Revelstoke.
Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Sir Arthur and
| Lady Nicholson. and Capt. Godfrey
Fausset, the latter aid-de-camp 10 the
King.
| Prince Maurice of Battenberg was the
| guest of Lady Agnew at dinner party
| and ball given at her newly built resi-
| dence in Smith square in honor of her
two nieces, the Misses Drummond, daugh-
| tiers of Mrs. Charles Drummond, who
| acted as joint hostess with Lady Agnew.
Prince Alexander Of Battenberg Joined
| his brother later. and the scene in the
white ballroom, spacious apartment
with fine carvings and gilt embellish-
| ments, was a very brilliant one. Miss
| Eleanor Drummond was attired in blue
and silver and her younger sister in
white. The company included also Lady
Eileen Wellesley, Lady Moya. Lady
Eileen Browne, Lady Winifrcd Renshaw
| and her nieces. the Misses Trefusis; Lady
| Ranfurly, Lady Eileen Know. Lady
Christian Dawson-Damer, Miss Lorna
Burn. granddaughter of Lord Leith of
F'yvie, and Lady Dorothy BIigh.
King George and his Queen will be
present at the marriage of the only
daughter of the Russian Ambassador and
Countess Benckendortf with Mr.. Jasper
Ridley, which takes place April IS The
bride. Countess Nathalie Benckendorff
was in Paris with her mother recently,
having gone there to have her trous-
seau gowns fitted. As by her marriage
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she will not retain her title OF countess,
but will be known as the Hon. Mrs.
Jasper Ridley
The wedding will take place at the Rus
sian Embassy Chapel in Welbeck street.
The bridegroom is the brother Of Lord
Ridley and Lady Wolmer and a nephew
of Lady Aberdeen. He is a barrister by
profession. and was the unsuccessful Con-
sentative candidate for the Morpeth di-
vision at the general election in January
of last year.
The Russian wedding service differs
widely from the British form. The celeb
rant offers a golden cup to the bride and
bridegroom, from which they drink, and
during the greater part of the service
they hold and venerate sacred ikons, while
behind them stand two best men holding
golden crowns above their heads. AS
the Embassy Chapel is a very small
..
be strictly confined to royal personages,
members of the diplomatic corps, and i'm
mediate relatives of the two families.
4 novel form of entertainment was
introduced in society by Princess Ludwig
OF Lowenstein-W erthein when she gave
a "rinking' party at the Grafton Gal
leries. Here the princess was at home"
to about 100 friends. nearly all of whom,
after being heartily greeted by their
hostess. entered the ballroom on wheels |
Many, indeed. descended from their car
riages already equipped with roller |
skates.
The princess whose husband Prince |
Ludwig died in 1899. before her marriage |
was Lady Anne Savile. She is Lord Mex
borough's half-sister. A graceful figure |
in a lovely dress of bleu-du-roi satin, |
with CLEANS of cerise on the sleeves |
and a large black hat, she was soon |
whrling among her guests and skating |
went merrily on for four hours, a special |
flooring having been laid over the par
quet for the occasion. |
The Danish Minister was an early ar |
rival. and beautiful compatriot, |
Countess Wedell, clad in velvet, a white |
veil enveloping her fair head, ELECTED |
admiration for her graceful skating. |
Prince and Princess Lichtenstein. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Arthur Crichton, Mrs. Alwyn \
Greville. Lord Caledon, and Lady Mag |
dalen Buckley, and her daughters were |
notable ''rinkers." Some very pretty cos
tunes in which velvet and furs were |
conspicuous, were worn. Lady Inchiquin |
wore indigo blue serge, Lady Eileen But
Ter favored a rose-pink cloth dress, and |
her mother, Lady Lanesborough. was
gowned in black. handsomely braided.
Improbable as it may seem, there are
such things as unique decorations. They |
do not come into the market once in q
blue moon, but they exist all the same
The special emblem of tie Order of the
Garter is a dark blue velvet garter about
an inch wide, which is worn by knights
on the left leg. Queen Victoria, as a
member of the order, wore her garter"
Gt was really a braceleO on the left
arm above the elbow, in accordance with
the practice of queens consort but when
Queen Alexandra became a member OF
the order she merely wore blue ribbon
on her left arm.
President Fallieres, Of France. is en-
titled to wear another unique decoration
the collar of the Legion of Honor. 1t
is the rule for every member of such
an order to have a collar. In the case
of the Legion OF Honor. however, the
master alone possesses one, and that Is
a sort of heirloom
Among the things distinguishing the
British lord chief justice from all other
judges is a similar collar. 1t is formed