The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
BIG DISPLAY OF POMP
AT THE KINGS COURT
FIVE HUNDRED GUESTS AT A
SOCIAL FUNCTION IN BUCK
INGHAM PALACE.
DRESSED IN THEIR FINEST
Mrs. Asquith Violates Ban on Bare
Arms and Deep Deeollete and the
Crowds Along the Mall Shout
"Hooray for Margot"

Crowds Along the Mall Shout,
"Hooray for Margot."
LONDON, Eng.-King George to-
night held his first real court. with all
the customary pomp and ceremony, in
eight years at Buckingham palace. In
all 500 chosen people were the happy
recipients of the cards of invitation to
attend the coveted social function.
Dressed in their finest, and after be-
ing photographed, most of the guests
to be held little private receptions in
their homes for their friends before
the big occasion. The Mall between
the admiralty arch and the palace was
damned with curious people who had
lined up to watch the king and queen
guests as they passed.
Society debuntantes and members of
the diplomatic and social world ran
the gauntlet of thousands of eyes as
their cars crept to a snail's pace along
the Mall, owing to the congestion of
cars at the palace court yard and the
necessary delays as the fair occupants
emerged, clutching their trains and
keeping their ostrich feathers and
coifures from getting awry.
Jewels Worth Millions.
There must have been jewels worth
a couple OF million pounds sterling
(roughly $9,000000) when l went in
side the gates" said a Scotland Yard
man, whose appraising eye took in
every person entering.
OF all the celebrities traversing the
Mall Mrs Asquith alone received ap-
plause. Sitting upright beside her hus-
band, the former premier, who was
clad in a scarlet gold lace court uni
form, she let a mantle fall from her
shoulders, revealing bare arms and
deep decolete which violated the I'M
written protocol of the court, and the
crowd yelled, "Hooray for Margot,"
and she waved back smiling.
Margot had attended too many
courts to be phased by this one, but
the debutantes plainly were nervous
and worried. As the ordeal of presen-
tation approached they fidgeted fear
full that they were wrinkling their long
trains.
All wore bandeau-some of pearls,
others of diamonds and others golden
across their foreheads.
Margot Disobedient.
All except Margot obeyed the royal
dictim that there was to be no ex-
IRENE decollete Most of the gowns
were high necked and had sleeves, and
most of the women wore gloves above
their elbows.
The men accompanying were clad for
the most part in gorgeous uniforms
and sat bareheaded with their cockade
hats on their knees, as there was no
room for the high headgear in the
low ceilinged automobiles.
White predominated for the dresses,
and pearls for the jewelry.
During the congestion of automo-
biles a company of royal guards in
scarlet tunics, giant bearskin BUSHES,
pipe clayed boots, belts and cartridge
cases, swung by with music at the
head-and the crowd with their eve
ming papers telling about the battle at
Belleek cheered the soldiers. Urchins
asked for pennies from the occupants
OF the limousines during the enforced
halts, and sightseers, including many
Americans, passed up and down be-
side the cavalcade to the court, peer
ing inside to see the lucky guests OF
the king.
After the court many OF those pre-
sented gave dances and late suppers.