Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-10
In Foreign Cities.

An amusing little incident occurred re-
Gently while King George was the guest
| of the Hon. John Ward. son-in-law of
| the American ambassador to the court of
| st. James, on his shooting preserves at
Wooley
| The eight guns were joined at luncheon
by the five ladies of the party, and the
king, making a hasty count, refused to
sit down until an extra person was called
| in to take place at table.
The American ambassador and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid were back In London in
| time to be present at the marriage OF
| Miss Daisy Benson and Capt Hereward
Wake, d. S. o., to whom they had loaned
Dorchester House for the reception after
ward The bride is the daughter of Mr..
Robert Benson and niece of Sir George
| Holford, the owner of Dorchester House.
| Seven young girls attended the bride.
and three little boys, sons and nepheWs
of Lord Grenfell, carried the brides train.
/ Family lace dating from the conquest
draped the brides satin dress, and Veil
| of delicate rose point was also worn.
| All the wedding gifts were on view at
| Dorchester House, and they included some
magnificent jewels. notably from the
brides parents, who gave her diamond
diamond brooch. an Indian necklace OF
pearls and sapphires, and Golfer con-
tanning a quantity of antique lace. The
! Duchess of Portland sent opals and dia-
monds, the Duchess of Wellington neck
| lace of rare Egyptian stones, Lord North
ampton a curious black opal, Lord and
| Lady Desborough tourmalines, Lady Bal
| cares amethysts, Sir Francis and Lady
Villiers a large cross of Russian stones.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Lindsay a dia-
mond and jade pendant.
The American ambassador and Mrs
Reid's present was a service of Geor-
gian silver with large silver tray.
| The largest charity ball of the winter
which will take place in London Deem
Der 4, is called the Christmas pantomime
| ball. The pageant will include twenty
!! five professions illustrative Of fairy stO-
ries.
I Lord Abingdon has arranged a Blue
Beard procession, and among the wives
are some of the most socially prominent
| women in London.
other professions will display the
Twelve Little Princesses. Aladdin, etc.
These professions are only an incident Of
/ the ball as the ticket holders may wear
1 any fancy dress they like except court
idress and present day uniforms
/ The weddings SO far this season in Lon
don have been remarkable for the pre-
dominance of children in the wedding
parties.
/
| able the fourteen attendants were all
children ranged from two to seven years.
| And nearly all the brides have little pages
and trainbearers.
| AT the marriage of Sir Gerald Hanson
and Miss Dorothy Peel, which was at
ST Peters, Cranley Gardens. last week.
| there were four little trainbearers, two
boys and two girls.
The former wore pale blue satin suits
and the latter frocks of cream chiffon
with blue sashes and mob caps.
The bridesmaid wore pale blue crepe de
| sole. trimmed with venice lace. with a
| large plumed hat to match. and the bride
| was beautifully gowned in white satin
| charmeuse trimmed with pearl embroid-
cry and lace. Her court train of brocade
j was lined with shirred chiffon and she
| wore an old lace veil and carried bou-
| quet of orchids and roses.
| Four groWn-up bridesmaids, two little
| girl trainbearers and their companion
| page boys attended Miss Ricardo at her
/ marriage 20 Capt. Ernest BrabazOn at
| the Guards Chapel. Wellington barracks.
company of the grooms regiment.
CoIdstream Guards, lined the center aisle
| and the service was rendered by the
regimental band.
| Miss Ricardo, who is very pretty bru.
! nette, wore simply draped gown OF
was the quantities of lovely brussels lace
on the corsage and train.
! Seldom has more beautiful lace graced
/ a brides gown. The parchment-tinted
fiounces and veils which in some cases
| were quite six yards long, represented q
small fortune in value.
II In addition a magnificent brussels lace