The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-11-02


stretched from the curb to the door
way, where the vice-President and
Mrs. Marshall welcomed the royal
party as It crossed the threshold and
escorted II into the small reception
room to the right Of the entrance.
They then ushered their guests into
the music room, where the others, six
ty-five in number, were assembled and
formed in O semi-circle awaiting pres
entation.
Col. Clarence Ridley, aid to the
President, presented each person by
name as King Albert, with the Vice.
President, and the Queen, with Mrs.
Marshall, passed down the line. No
one shook hands with their Majesties
nor was their any curtseying. Each
guest greeted royalty with a deferen-
tial bow and received a pleasant word
and a smile.
The horseshoe table was laid in the
rose drawing room adjoining. A COM
plete service of gold was used, with
Bohemian glass in rich red heavily
encrusted with gold. The table was
decorated with lovely pink roses in
tall vases and with cpergnes filed with
rare fruit Roses, lavender orchids and
rare yellow spray orchids marked the
place at the head OF the horseshoe
where the Vice-President sat, with
King Albert on his right and Queen
Elizabeth on his left.
OmciaI Dinner for Royalty.
On His Majesty's right sat Mrs.
Marshall. with the Duke OF Brabant
on her other side; while the French
Ambassador, NJ. Jusserand, dean Of
the diplomatic corps, had the place
of honor on Queen Elizabeth's left.
Opposite these in the curve Of the
horseshoe sat the Chief Justice with
Mrs. Lansing on his left and the
Baroness de Cartier on his right. And
so on down the table the guests were
arranged-a highly official company,
Including the Lansings and Bakers and
Danielses of the Cabinet, Miss Mar
garet Wilson, Gen. Pershing, Gen.
March, Lord Grey and others, ar
ranged strictly according to official
precedence.
Queen Elizabeth was radiant. Some
Of the guests wondered how she could
look SO young and fresh at the end
of so strenuous a day, on top of a
, rush journey across the continent and
| back. Her gown was of white satin,
absolutely without ornament and de-
pending on its cut and it's own rich
folds for effect. 1t was made plainly,
en- princess, with a long train swung
from the shoulders. Her hair was
dressed high and brilliant diamond
IT, Iii ~,
The only bit of color she permitted
! herself was corsage bouquet of
orchids.
Mrs. Marshall was in a gown Of yell
low net. heavily embroidered in gold in
a chrysanthemum design. 1t had ais,
a long train of the same material, en-
broidered to form a panel. There was
a cluster of ostrich feathers at the
waist, and she wore diamond orna-
ments.
Mrs. Lansing wore a beautiful gown
of black closely pailletted with irri
descent sequins. Mrs. Baker had on
rose colored chiffon velvet pailletted
with rhinestones.
Mrs. Daniels wore white satin, heaV-
ily brocaded in silver, and the Baroness
de Cartier chose the same combina-
ton, while Mrs. Gillett wore whit,
satin brocaded in gold.
Nine. Jusserand's gown was on,
OF the most striking and beautiful II
the room, being of iridescent sequin:
shading from rose color to purple
Mrs. William Phillips was lovely in
gown of gold colored satin, cut OF
long straight lines. Miss Wilson wa,
all in white satin on the classic
Greek lines that she so often affects