New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
Queen Mary Anxious to
Buy Only All British
Made Goods.
QUEEN ALEXANDRA
At CAIETY THEATRE
Visitors 20 Picture Bali Appropri-
ated Opera Glasses, to Lady
Mnriel Paget's Annoyance.
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syent an hour in one establishment and |
seemed to know exactly what she
wanted, choosing th5 useful rather
than the purely ornamental in the way
Of gifts. she showed herself particu-
,arly anxious 70 frd out if the goods
she wished to buy were ell British
made.
Princess Mar was Ge,:ghted at the
enamel work on some lovely clocks.
E,gHsh aid Irish lace will Ggure very
lerge,y in the Christmas gifts both Of
;Ae Queen and the Princess.
The Queen presented TO the annual
Truth doll and toy show a group of
dolls representing a bride and four
bridesmaids. The bride, three feet
hish re!oices in q costume of white
. satin chiffon.
Queen Alexandra and Princess Vic
8 tcila went 10 the Ga!ety Theatre on
/ Tuesday to see a repetition Of the liv-
ing pictures which made such a hit at
the picture ball early this month at
Albert Hall, the royal suite consisting
If Mss Charlotte Knollys, Miss Ivy
Gordon LennoX, Sir Dighton Probyn
and George Holford. Three boxes were
occupied.
Prince and Princess Arthur OF Con- |
naught occupied the royal box Others |
present included the Duchess Of MARI !
borough, Mrs. George Keppel, Lady |
Juliet Duff, Mrs. John Gilliat, Countess !
Do
Lady Mostyn, Lady Mar and Kellie, Sir |
George and Lady Maud Warrender and |
Mrs Robert Compton.
Queen Amelie Opens Fsts.
Queen Amelie opened a fete in aid Of .
the scholarship funds Of the Imperial |
Service College, Windsor, at the Royal |
horticultural Hall on Wednesday. |
Princess Alexander Of Teck, Princess /
Louis OF Battenberg and Lady Edward /
Spencer Churchill received her.
Queen Amelie wore dress of black 1
charmeuse, a small black velvet hat /
with an ivory white ostrich feather and !
e magnificent Russian sable stole. |
Princess Alexander Of Teck wore a |
long coat Of tailless ermine with Dor
der hem Of skunk and brown velvet |
nat Princess Louis of Battenberg /
wore a coat skirt in the fashionable |
tete de negre shade and velour hat Of I
the same color.
Others present were the Countess Of
Northbrook, in black velvet and char
meuse; Viscountess st. Cyres. in plum
colored charmeuse, with a velvet hat !
Of the same shade Lady Mary Ward, |
in dark blue peau de suede and q black !
velvet hat; Mrs. John Ward, In dull !
black charmeuse, with a collar Of white /.
satin edged with dark brown fur and
an Algerian capote of black glace silk |
bound round the hair and arranged in !
a big bow at the back; Mrs. Leopold !
de Rothschild, in Aubigne charmeuse
and black velvet hat, the crown OF
which was in greuze green satin rib
bon. and Viscountess harrington, in
dark purple and black plumed hat.
Earl's Daughter Engaged.
Lady Adelaide, eldest daughter OF Earl
Spencer, to the Hon. Sidney Peel,
brother of Viscount Peel She is an
accomplished musician and recently
acted as hostess to the King and Queen
during their stay at Althorpe for the
army manpuvres. In addition to being
popular in society, she is an open air
girl, and is marrying man with tastes
similar to her own, so that the match
is already regarded as very happy
one.
The Duke and Duchess OF Sutherland
have taken the house in Grosvenor
SQUARE formerly occupied by Marquesa
de Braeras and her son. Count Arel-
Iano. who have now gone TO Gloucester
House, Regents Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Leopold de Rothschild
are entertaining a weekend party at
Ascot Place, near Leighton Buzzard. !
Among their guests are Lord Lurgan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Winston Churchill.
A scandal has arisen In connection
with the recent picture ball at the AL |
bert Hall involving the loss of thirty |
pairs Of opera glasses provided for the
convenience OF guests, and Lady Mu-
riel Paget, honorary secretary Of the
ball. has advertised for them in all the /
London papers. In her advertisement /
she says:
The loss falls on the fund OF the
charity for which the ball was given, |
and / feel that il those who have the
glasses realize this they will be glad
20 return them"
Pertinent Question Asked.
Each pair Of glasses is valued at
s2 so. so the total loss is from SIS to
500. An odd circumstance In the ar
fair Is that the glasses lent in the bal
cony, where the cheaper seats were To-
Gated, were all returned. Those miss
ing were lent in the expensive boxes
and THE Pail Mall Gazette" comment
ing thereon, wonders whether swell
mobsmen" patronized the ball.
Miss Muriel Wilson, daughter OF Mrs.
Arthur Wilson. is going in the early |
rev year TO Canada TO visit the Duke |
md Duchess OF Connaught for some |
weeks. II is probable that she Will |