Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
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In Foreign Cities.

Queen Mary did not accompany King
George to the Goodwood races. and
therefore London clothes and tall hats
were not necessary. This arrangement
was practically settled by the late king
and has been generally adopted ever
since. Ladies wear fairly smart toilets
at Goodwood, but nothing like those
that were seen at Ascot last month.
Another concession to the informality
which warm weather induces was at
the last of the state balls at Bucking
ham Palace, when Prince Arthur of
Connaught and his bride-to-be. the
Duchess Of Fife. danced together In
the royal quadrille. The royalties after
the dance took places on the dais and
be: spectators. The ns.o wedding Of
necessarily interrupts the autumn
series of visits of the court circle. The
princess royal and her daughters will
spend most Of August at their house
preparation of the Duchess of Flies
trousseau will absorb a good deal of
their time. Irish and English laces are
being made in large quantities for the
new home will be hand embroidered in
county Down, where the flax spinners
are already engaged on the princess
royals orders. The Duke of Norfolk
has offered Prince Arthur the use of
Arundel Castle for the honeymoon.
ApropOs of dress. a guest at recent
ball which the princess royal and her
daughters attended in London, says
that the three were the most simply
dressed there. Like Queen Alexandra.
der figure. and in her quiet black dress
lightly trimmed with jet, in which her
waist was well defined, she might have
been her daughters eldest sister.
Neutrality-suspicious. recently at cities and
resorts in Switzerland include Mrs. Day
at Geneva, Mrs. ]. Lindsay Morehead and
Mrs. Philip Price and DIR. and Mrs. Harry
Kaufman at Lucerne.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Nota McGill, Mr.. H. ].
Allen and Mr.. and Mrs John F. Wilkins
were recent arrivals at Paris hotels.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Glover are at AK
les-Bains, where their son-in-law and
daughter, NJ. de Marees Won Swinderen.
minister Of foreign affairs of Holland,
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Kirke Porter and Miss
Hegemay are also at the same resort
and hotel for the two or three weeks
necessary for the cure.
Mrs. and Miss Travers Of this city are
recent arrivals at Bad Homburg. Ger
many.
Mr. and Mrs. William Marshall Bullitt
were recently at ST. Moritz.
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan Of this city is at
Carlsbad, where Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Bayly of this city also made a recent
stay. At a charity ball given recently
at Carlsbad the jewelry worn was esti-
mated to be worth $10.OOO.OOO. A strik-
ing costume worn by the Princess Albert
Radzewill was a black satin dress en-
bro!dered in gray, with white beads FORM
Ing chrysanthemums In the design OF the
skirt: the corsage was partly of the same
embroidery, and there was thin black
jeweled net around the neck and sleeves
She wore huge black and white para
disc feather In her hair.
Wide-brimmed hats and simply trim
worn at the Goodwood races. Lady Violet
Brassey acted as hostess for her father.
the Duke Of Richmond. at Goodwood
House. who entertained King George and
| suite over the meeting on the Sussex
| course At the races Lady Violet wore a
draped gown of taupe brocade with a
| wine-red satin. sash and a plumed hat
showing the two colors. Other costumes
worn by Lady Wolverton. whose dress
was of gray ninon and satin, and whose
hat had tall spike of mauve flowers;
Lady Bernard GordonLennox, who wore
blue brocade and petunia belt: Lady
Esme Gordon-Lennox. corn color satin
| under drape6 overdress of deep blue
charmeuse; the Duchess of Norfolk. black
brocaded crepe, with a girdle and stole
ends of embroidered sea-green satin. and
| feather-trimmed white hat and Lady
Curzon. draped black charmeuse with a
! coatee of creamy transparent lace with
| touches of emerald green satin. A head
| band Of the bright green showed under
| her hat. Lady de Bathe's Breton fisher
| woman's bonnet of black shirred tulle at
tracted attention. Lady Denman wore
light blue wolfe and wide fiat blue vel
vet bow on black shade hat. and Mrs.
Cecil Bingham wore black lace over white
| satin and tulle butterfly hat