The Washington times., 1935-07-15


being used in the evening,
and prints, linens, and ma
terials that make up well
on tailored lines, for day.
time wear.
This is not the case in
London, however, where the
season is on with a bang,
anG a letter from Mrs.
Dorothy Lee Ward, of this
city, who is there for some
of the Jubilee Festivities,
sends the following news on
what titled ladies wore on
the final day of the Royal
Ascot meeting.
Use Open Carriages
1.-THE queen was able to drive
to the course with her guests
from Windsor Castle in open
carriages, and the entire house
party accompanied her, includ.
ing the Duchess of Kent.
1.-THE queens dress was OF
parchment lace and blue and
gold brocaded lame. over which
she wore a long coat of pale
gold lame, having a collar of
blue fox fur. Her majeSty's
toque was of gold tissue, with a
fold of the blue and gold laid
across the front of the brim,
the crown being Of the plain
gold tissue.
1.-The Duchess Of York wore a
pale grey coat, collared with
smoke fox fur, for the drive,
but discarded it Immediately, to
show a dress of figured or
ganza in white, delphinium
blue, and pale green colorings.
The sleeves were balloon shaped
and the neck cut rather low. A
cluster of pale delphinium-blue
feathers trimmed the back of
her shady straw hat, which was
of the same color.
1.-THE Duchess Of Kent's dress
was of palest pearl grey crepe
and her coat of black crepe ma
rocain had the wide sleeves
bordered with blue fox fur.
Flat quills were laid across the
flat crown of her black cire
straw hat and were held togeth-
er by a bright red ornament.
This matched the cluster of
flowers tucked in the waist Of
the duchess dress.
Deep Cream Dresses
Both Princess Arthur of
Connaught and Lady Patricia
Ramsay wore deep cream crepe
dresses printed with dark blue,
that of Princess Arthur being
the more heavily patterned OF
the two. With it she wore a
simple navy bangkok straw hat,
while Lady Patricia chose a
wide-brimmed hat of bright red
glazed straw.
Princess Alice, Countess of
Athlone, was also in cream and
navy, but the blue design of her
dress was very light, and she
wore a large cream bow as a
finish to her dark blue hat.
Lady Willoughby de Eresby
wore a lemon-yellow crepe dress
with a short shoulder-cape of
sable, the color Of the fur re-
peated in her shady brimmed
hat. Viscountess Astor, who was
out in the paddock with her
daughter, was in a deep cream
crepe dress and coat, with a
parchment C olored bangkok
straw hat.
THE Marchioness of London
derry was among the guests
who lunched with the queen
and was in black patterned tat
fetas, with a bow of white Or
candle at the neck: her black
hat was of the new shovel
shape, finished with black os-
preys. The Marchioness of
Crewe, who sat next to her in
the royal box for some time,
also wore a Shovel-Shaped hat
of cream coarse straw, highly
glazed, her dress being of cur
rant red and cream printed
crepe. The Aga Khan brought
the Gegum Aga Khan with
him, dressed in black taffetas,
with a sprigged pattern of
white trefoil. There was a
killed organdie frill at the neck
and her small hat was of black
straw with a short veil.
1.-The Prince of Wales, who
spent some time with the queen
! going through her race card.
came out into the paddock, as
! did the Duke of Kent and
Prince and Princess Arthur of
Connaught. On their way out
the two latter stopped to speak
to Lady Weigall, who was in
brown crepe,
g a. q