The Washington herald., 1912-07-22
EUROPEAN COURT NEWS.

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i EUROPEAN COURT NEWS.
For once this season Buckingham Pal
ace presented a really brilliant appear
! ance at court functions, which hereto
fore had been marred by deaths In the
royal family and official mourning. 1t
was the third court of the year. Rambler
roses were used in great profusion for
the decoration of the ballroom, their color
matching the crimson damask chairs
which lined the walls. During the play
ing of the national anthem and the re-
ception of distinguished strangers and the
members of the Diplomatic Corps the
King and Queen and other members of
the royal family remained standing. but
during the reception of the general COM
pany they were seated. The Duchess Of
-evonshire, as mistress OF the robes.
was in attendance upon the Queen. while
Lady Crewe and Mrs. Lewis Harcourt
were there to announce special guests to
their majesties.
The Queen dislikes the narrow, fimsy
train. and her views on that subject
being well known, II was not surprising
that wide appendages Of substantial vel
vet brocade were the rule. Where lace
was used at all II appeared on a founda-
ton OF satin, SO that the train stood well
out from the wearer's heels and was ne
gotiated easily when the courtesy was be-
ing made.
Princess Victoria of Schleswig- -Holstein
wore a white tin gown. the skirt being
draped with white chiffon. embroidered
with pearls and diamonds in panier ef-
fects. The corsage corresponded, and the
train. draped from both shoulders. was
Of a very pale shade OF turquoise velvet.
lined with white charmeuse and embrotd-
cred with fine silver cords.
Princess Alexander OF Teck was attired
in a gown of white satin. partly veiled
in magnificent lace. once the property
Of Queen Victoria, and by her bequeathed
to the princess The other part Of the
dress was draped in white gauze with
lines and stripes OF real gold and a deep
border OF massed gold. The gauze was
brought by Queen Mary from India mad
presented by her to Princess Alexander.
The narrow train was Of white satin, COW
cred with fine Indian embroderies in
gold.
Mrs. WhiteIaw Reid. wife of the Amer
lean Ambassador. who made numerous
presentations, mad on a dress of gray sill
yer brocade. the corsage composed of
silver and gray lace and embroidery. the
train of gray satin. embroidered in SIM
liar diamonds. Nine. de Villa Urrutia,
the handsome wife of the Spanish Am
bassador. favored a dress in the empire
style. with a green corslet covered with
sparkling jewels. the draped skirt of
white and silver brocade being bordered
with diamonds and beadwork. Apropos
of embroidery. Mrs. Harcourt's dress
showed some very handsome needlework
in the silver and jeweled wreaths of ivy
leaves which outlined her blue velvet
train. The gown itself was OF blue and
silver woven brocade with a garnitu-e
OF silver lace. Magnificent pearls and
diamonds and a wide diamond tiara COM
pleted the lovely toilette.
MANY young brides, whose husbands
will succeed to great titles, were pre-
sented on their marriage. among them
being lady Valletort, the wife OF the heir
of Lord Mount Edgcombe. In her white
chiffon and lace dress, with blue bro
caded train, Lady Valletort made
graceful entrance to the throne room.
Lady Suffolk. who is seen seldom at any
London function. appeared in gold and
white. with chains OF diamonds looped
upon her corsage. while her purple velve.
train was draped cunningly from dia-
mond clasps sewn to the shoulders. three
large diamond tssse.s falling from the
fold of velvet. Lady Suffolk presented
her sister. Mrs. Colin Campbell. who also
favored a purple velvet train attached
to a dress Of pale orchid mauve.
Lady Brackley presented her sister,
Miss Joan Lambton. Lady Methuen wore
lemon yellow net with pearls and bril-
liants, and a train of Venetian blue with
gold brocade. Lady Dartmouth attended
with her daughter. Lady Dorothy Mey
nell who was presented in a white and
silver dress, with a white moire train,
which showed a lining OF apple green. |
caught with clusters of roses. The Dow
ager Lady Gormanston presented her
sons young bride. Lady Gormanston. |
who wore her wedding dress and train. |
Another recent bride. Mrs. Webb Gill |
man, was much admired I'm a picture |
gown of white charmeuse, with embroid |
cries OF iris in natural shades and |
drapsries of old lace. The white bro |
caded train had sprays of iris worked IN |
mauve and yellow. and a lining of leaf |
green chiffon Mrs. Rube presented her |
daughter. and wore n remarkably hand !
some gown of handmade coat-of mail |
In gun metal shades, the scale work |
simulated in fine beads. The bodice was |
worked in a design OF wings in black, 1
gray and white diamonds. and A large |
bunch of plumes was embroidered upon |
the black velvet train.
The item published in London So
ciety weekly that Lady Linlithgow at |
her presentation had precedence before |
everybody, is all stuff and nonsense. II
Is true that she may be the "peeress OF |
the highest rank on the Lord Chamber
aims list OF the ladies presented this
time" but there Is no precedence at
court among either the entire. or the
general company, nor was there ever
Of the kind at queen Victoria's
Such especial arrange
ments are solely for the Diplomatic
Corps. the Ambassadors and other Chef
lie Missions" and. of course, their wives.
who always are introduced to the King
n the order of their precedence, which