Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-06
VERSAILLES FETE
 OPENS IN LONDON Crowned Heads of England and Other Countries Alt
 tend Social Event. WAS A CHARITY BALL American Women PrOminent-king George and Ladies of Royal
 Family in Boxes.
WAS A CHARITY BALL

affair was one of the most brilliant in which London society has takes part in years. The fete. given under the patronage of King George, Queen Mary, Princess Christian and lie Queen Mother Alexandra, was in the Soldiers and Sailors Help Society. All the boxes were filled ana in mary cases fabulous sums had been paid for the privilege. The interior Of the hall Aas brilliantly decorated in the re 1resenta.ion of the terrace outside Versailles daring the period of Loai9; XIV and the predominating colo, scheme was blue, gold and white. The fete represented the various COT. of Europe at that time, visiting at Versailles and She costumes Of the visiting royalties" were in keeping the various courts.
 Sea;ed on a magnlfi. ent throne on the terrace, surrounded by Swiss guards were ;he King and Queen of France with ',heir court. This court
 was organized by Lady Paget, former ly Miss Faran Stevens of New York. Cosnt Elston appeared as Louis KY while Lady Paget made an admirable queen. Lady Dudley was the beauti- ful Maria Theresa, of Austria, and
 Prince Paul, of Servia carried off honors as the Dauphin. Among those court were Mrs. Cecil Bingham and
 Mrs. William B. Leeds, both Amerl- cans Others in this court were Crewc, Lady lslington, Lady Helen Vincent, Lady Diana Manners, Lady Castereagh, Baroness de Rothschid and Lady Peterborough Sir Herber, Beerhohm Tree was one of the French cardinals and other male members of the court were portrayed by Primes Alexander of Battenbery and Lords Anglesey, Tiehfield, Castlereagh, Alex | andcr Thaynne, and the Coun.s de Gramont, de Gansy and Alfred Poto- eki
 The English court was organized by the Countess of March, whose hus- band, the Earl of Marine, is direct descendant of Charles II. Captain Harry Lindsay made a handsome Charles II and other members of his court were ably represented by the Earl of kilmorey, Lord Charles Hope, Sir Hill Child, Lord Herbert Scot, Lady Richard Wellesley, Viscountess i Coke, Lady Muriel BeckMith and Lady Amy Gordon LennoX.
 Lady Decies, formerly Miss Vivian Gould of New York, appeared as a member of tAa court of the Holy Ro- man Empire which was organized by l the Countess of Drogheda. Lord Ar
 lins,on took the part of an envoy | from the Pope to the French cour. | and Mme. Edwardcs, wife of the Chiian Minister, took prominent
 part as a member of the Papa] court,
 1 Lady Marlborough, a former Ameri- can girl, organized the court of Poland
 in which also appeared the Countess
 of poppenheim, her daughter, ',he
 Countess Pauline Poppenheim ant
 Lady Grizel Hamilton,
 Vseountess Curzon, the wife o
 Viscount Francis Curzon, appeared as
 the Queen in the Swedish Court, ant
 was pronounced one of the mos beautiful women at he ball. Her fall hair and blue eyes madc her an idea ,l Queen ot Sweden, Lady Kilmorey or
 ganized this court and in is were
 also the Duke of Manchester, Th'
 Countess of Marlborough, Don Pedro
 De Zulueta, Lord Jascelles, LOT, Ne,Nry, Lord Hindlip and the Coun tess Zia Torby. daughter of Gran' :, Duke Michael of Russia.
 Lady Arlington organized the CoHr of Russia with the assistance o Lady Maude Warrender. The chic : figure i'll this court, the Car l'eodo
 III. was ably portrayed by Hon. Ger ard Sturt. The Russian costumes neaddresses and banners were decid edly handsome and were one of th
 unique features of the fete.
 The Court of Spain was organizes : Iiby. Lady Somerset and the Spanis King was represented by Count AreI lano, the ord-inwaiting to King Al
 fCnso.
 Lady Rachel Stuart Wortley ao peared as the Sultan in the Turkisl [ Court, organized by Lady Fitzwil