Evening star., 1922-06-25
London Society Circles
Enjoy Real Royal Week

LONDON, June 24.-This has been a
really royal week in London with
its two courts, the return Of, the
Prince of Wales, Queen Alexandra's
Rose day. the great annual in aid
OF the hospitals. and the international
horse show at Olympia, attended by
one or other member of the royal
family each day. There were also
number of weddings and dances. Per-
haps the most interesting of the
former was that Of Lady Jean Cap
pell and Osbert Peake. Lady Jean Is
the second daughter of Adele. Count
ess of Essex. and her wedding was
Ambassador and Mrs. Harvey. the
Countess of Stanford, Viscountess AS
tor, Lady Alastair 1nnesker, Lady
Ward. Lady Hall Lady Lavery, LLOYD
George with Miss Megan Lloyd
George. Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and many
other well known people. The brides
halfbrother. the Earl of Essex, gave
her away and the bridesmaids in
cluded her sister, Lady Iris Cappel,
Miss Astor and the daughter of Lady
Ribblesdale.
The bride wore classical gown Of
goldspun cloth over an underdress OF
Brussels lace with long train OF
gold cloth.
Another wedding attended by Mrs:
Whitelaw Reid this week was that OF
the Hon. A. ]. Palmer Howard and
Miss L. Baldwin. Howard Is the
youngest son of Lady Strathcona OF
Mount Royal and the bride is the
daughter Of Stanley Baldwin. sif
Frederick and Lady Sykes, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Rudyard Kipling were among
those present at the reception at
Eaton square.
About twenty dances We're arranged
during the week, the principal one
being that given by Lord Revelstoke,
when Princess Mary. Viscount Las
celles and some 900 guests were pres
ent. Lord Revelstoke is bachelor,
who is very popular with the royal
family. He recently gave dinner
for the king. with bachelors as other
guests.
The Harveys attended ball in the
Hyde Park Hotel, given by Countess
Sondes and Mrs. Ronald Brooks, for
their daughters, Audrey Meakin anu
Of Kedleston, Lady Irene Curzon,
Adele Countess of Essex. Lady Iris
Cappel, Cora Countess OF Strafford,
Lord and Lady Decies were also
among the guests.
Tuesday the Hon. Dame Margaret
Greville gave dinner followed by
musical program for Princess Mary
and her husband. Mrs. Arthur James.
Mrs. J. de Rothschild, Mrs. Austen
Chamberlain Marchtoness Curzon of
kedleston, the Duchess of Roxbor-
ough. the Aga Khan and Maharajah
of Bikaner being among those invited
to meet them.
On Friday there was the Duchess
of Devonshire's ball for her daughter.
Lady Rachel Cavendish, when the
royal family turned out in force. This
was also the twenty eighth birthday
anniversary Of the Prince of Wales.
1t is some time now since the Duchess
of Denvorshire was hostess at a
dance so this ball was a more than
ordinarily interesting social event. In
pre-war days a ball given In the old
Devonshire house, which is now un-
occupied. was the outstanding social
event of the London season. every
prominent figure in the social or po-
litical world attending it,
The celebrations for the Prince of
Wales return took the form or
brighter London" All the leading
hotels prepared special illuminations
and gala dinners and dances.
The second and third courts. which
wer. also the last evening courts OF
this season. proved brilliant cere-
monies They differed from the first
one in that official and dipiomatic
circles were smaller, while the gen
eral circle was pTopoTtionately larger.
The gowns worn by Americans pre-
sented at these courts were greatly
admired. especially those OF MRS. Har-
vey and Mrs. James Corrigan. The
former was lovely gown of blue
and gold brocade. cleaning with tuF-
auoise and diamante embroideries, the
train being of the same brocade ana
lined with gold tissue. Mrs. Cerri-
gan wore a shimmering fourreau OF
cloth of silver with an overdreSS
forming Il tunic brilliant with rhine
stones The train was of silver Len
con lace incruSted with sparkling
rhnestones over cloth of silver, nm
ished with diamante and crystal
tassels.
The Earl and Countess Beatty have
lent Mall House to Mr. and Mrs. Mar
shall Field. who are going to give
dance there July 13 for Gwendolyn
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