The Washington herald., 1919-10-29

chine. The i.a,ty included the King
and Se'r"'ary of State Lansing, who
-tt in ,hr rst cHr; the Queen anu
her dy-in waiting. the Countess
Chimay. IN the second car. and the
Duke OF Brabant and Lieut.. Gen.
Baron jacques in the third car. The
King did not see the President but
IL is understood that when their
ma jestins ate Mrs. Wilson'S guests
at tea next Thursday the President
will be one of the party. Mrs. Will
son escorted her guests TO the door
az thes were leaving. and the King
gracefully bent his six-foot-three
frame to kiss her hand as he took
his leave
The visit to the White House was
sand W fched in between His Majes-
tvs informal reception for the MEM
bers of the Belgian embassy stan
and the audience which the King
and Queen held later in the morn
ing for the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall. the Cabinet officers. the
President of the Senate and the
Spe aker Of the House. Each ofiicial
was accompanied by his wife.
For the general public the most in
teresting event OF the day yesterday
was the trip the royal party made to
the Capitol where the King made an
address on the floor OF both the
House and the Senate, the first time
a monarch of any nation has ever
done anything, OF the sort. The Duke
accompanied his father and stood be-
side him during the Informal recep-
ton which the King held in both
houses for the members Immediately
after his addresses.
The interest OF the public was di-
vided between the King and his son
on the floor and the Queen in the
Executive gallery above. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Marshall. Others
in their party were Mrs. Lansing.
wife of the Secretary OF State: Miss
Margaret Wilson, the Baroness de
Cartier. wife of the Belgian Ambas-
sador: Mrs. Brand Whtlock. wife o.
the United States Ambassador to
Belgium, and the Countess Chimay.
The Queen wore a gown of white
satin. cut on simple straight lines
held with a narrow sash which wound
loosely around her waist twice and
knotted together in front. With it she
wore a cloak OF old rose velvet cut
on loose. full lines with a collar OF
grey fox. Her hat was small and OF
yellow velvet with a paradise plume
of a deep shade of yellow hanging
down over her hair on the left side.
Mrs. Marshall wore black satin. the
bodice finished with a shawl collar OF
deep Belgian blue and a small whit
vest. She wore a corsage bouquet
Her hat was a large black velvet one
trimmed with Belgian blue plumes
The same color appeared at the waist
line where blue ribbon overhung the
black satin girdle.
Mrs. Lansing's gown was OF
taupe colored faille silk. brocaded
in a large satin figufe OF the game
color. Her hat was of taupe coloreo
tulle. sailor shape. with a large
white feather rose rosette in the
middle of the front. Miss Wilson'S
gown was very plain. but becom-
ing. of black velvet with collar and
cuffs of white ermine. She wore nc
gloves. Baroness de Cartier was
gowned in a black French creation
cut on straight lines unbroken by
belt of any sort. Below the hip
line was a wide straight band OF
heavy. handsome white embroidery
from which hung many large, black
and white tassels. A long black
satin panel hung from the shoul-
ders in the back, but was caught
UP at the knees and ended in the
tassels. Her hat was small, black
and covered with a mass of un-
curled feathers. Sc wore long. tan
gloves that reached nearly to her
shoulders. A gray fox scarf hung
carelessly around her shoulders and
she carried a small white fsn. The
Countess Chimay toyed with a small
black fan. Her costume was OF
white with the exception of a black
satin cape which, she wore in the
motor.
Her costume consisted of a lone