San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-19

Triton tnen announced tue OuIOA-
Town Court:
Lady Cad of the House of Worth
am, Duchess of Houston; Duke, Will
liam King: Maid of Honor, Miss
Mary Porter Kirkland: Esquire, A.
S. Vanderwoort Jr.
Lady Grace of the House of Camp
bell, Duchess of Campbellton; Duke,
f. II. Lanahan: Maid of Honor,
Miss Alice Campbell; Esquire, Bruce
Gillette.
Lady Minnie of the House of
Giesecke. Duchess of Austin; Duke,
Arthur Watson; Maid of Honor. Miss
Betsy Fuller; Esquire. Thomas Green.
Lady Vaulta Marie of the House
of Storts, Duchess of Fort Worth;
Duke, Seth Barwise: Maid of Honor.
Miss Alice johnson: Esquire, Ned
Henry.
Lady Hazel of the House of Thomp-
son, Duchess of Galveston; Duke,
Raymond Hulsey; Maid Of Honor.
Miss Elizabeth Lubben; Esquire,
Homer Toland.
Lady Clotilde of the House of
Brazelton, Duchess of Waco; Duke,
James Z. Duke: Maid of Honor. Miss
Martha Louise Stewart; Esquire,
I George Armstrong.
Lady Louise of the House of
Welder, Duchess of Victoria; Duke,
Gordon Moore; Maid of Honor. Miss
Dolores Welder: Esquire, Charles
Diits.
Lady Mary Maud Of the House of
Castle, Duchess of Tyler: Duke, Paul
Neal; Maid of Honor. Miss Olga
Seiser: Esquire, William Ii. Bartlett.
Lady Eugenia of the House of
Moore. Duchess of Dallas: Duke,
Francis W. Farrell: Maid of Honor.
Miss Rosemary Kane: Esquire, Ray
Gross.
Lady Julien of the House of Dew
ereux. Duchess of University of Tex
as; Duke. Gaines Post; Maid Of
Honor, Miss Ruth Ropes; Esquire,
Lieut.. Thomas Lewis.
Then Triton announced the In
Town Court saying 81 have the hon.
or of announcing the Royal House
hold chosen from San Antonio's
daughters. The first of the Duchesses
Of the In-Town Court to enter was
Lady Henrietta of the House of Steele.
Duchess of Delesaria." Triton an
nounced her by saying,
"Shell seaweed and sparkling pearl
Under the surface. loveliest forms
Feathery fronds with crimson curl
Treasure too deep for the raid of
storms"
The Duchess of Delesaria was at
tired in an exquisite gown of orchid
chiffon embroidered with gold and
orchid beads, and tiny pink shells,
made in flowery designs. The bottom
of the gown was finished in brilliants
and orchid beads. Under the chiffon
was worn a slip of silver cloth over
lavender satin. The graceful train
was of orchid metal cloth, embroider-
ed in cerise. orchid and silver beads
and brilliants forming strands Of sea-
weed. The tiny pink shells were also
used on the train and silver bugle
beads and cerise and beads brilliants
made a border for the train, which
was lined with silver gauze and had
wide border of silver lace. Her
staff was made of silver cloth with
shower of tiny orchid beads. Her
headdress was becoming band of
brilliants with dainty strands of law
ender beads making the crown almost
solid. Silver slippers and hose com
pleted the costume.
Triton said:
And oft we trod a pearly waste of
sand
Spotted with rosy shells and thence |
looked in
At caverns of the sea whose rocked
rooted halls
Lay in blue twilight.
Lady Marion, of the House of
Hearne, Duchess of Phenomena.
Lady Marion was clad in lovely |
gown of silver metal cloth heavily |
embroidered in silver sequns and bril- |
liants, and most artistically draped,
with a panel effect in front and
handsome ornament of pearls and
brilliants holding it in place. The
train of silver metal cloth was en-
crusted with shining silver sequins
in lovely design, and was lined with
periwinkle blue. Her staff of silver
was shining with silver beads and
pearls. Her heaudress was of pearls
and brilliants, a wide band of which
Uouiiu nam anu was
with long pearl .assels at either side
of her head. Silver slippers and hose
completed the costume.
Lady Estelle of the House of
Storms, Duchess of Physalia was in
troduced by Triton saying:
"a life on the ocean wave
A home on tn. rolling deep
Where the scattered waters rave
And the winds their revels keep,
Like an eagle Gagged, pine
On this dull unchanging shore.
Oh, give the flashing brine
The spray and the tempest's roar.
The Duchess of Physalia, Tor
Portuguese Man-of-W War; was lovely in
gown of blue chiffon heavily beaded
with sapphires and brilliahts, with
garnets. The lem of the gown was
finished in points with beaded fringe.
A slip of silver cloth was worn be-
meath the gown. The train was of
blue metal cloth. Portuguese Mcn-of-
War made Of mother of pearl with
stingers of Glue and red beads adorned
the train. The train was heavily bead
cd il pale and deep shade of blue,
and red beads. At he end of the
train an artistic beaded tassel o. red
and blue beads pulled the train to-
gether in n point. The train was
lined with blue chiffon the color of
the dress and with silver gauze under
meath. Her staff held the Physalia
made of the mother of iearl with
blue and flame colored beads stream