Evening star., 1937-05-06
4 j. s. WOMEN
CURTSY TO KING
Coronation Pageant Is
Launched With Presenta.
tion Ceremonies.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, May 6,-Fourteen Amer.
lean women and more than 400 9TH
ers in shirnmering gowns and jewels
curtsied last night before King
George VI and Queen Elizabeth in
the first court of the new reign.
The presentations, made amid gilt
tering scenes Of regal splendor,
launched London'S three-month coro-
nation fashion pageant.
The King and Queen entered the
ball room first and took their places
on the gold and red velvet thrones
at the end Of the room, surrounded
by others of the royal family and
high court officials.
They stood to receive members Of
the diplomatic corps after whom
came the long line of women. Queen
Dowager Mary did not attend. Her
presence would have required three
thrones and three curtsies, which
would have retarded the long cere-
monies.
Queen Elizabeth wore a gown Of
gold brocade with scroll design,
embroidered diamante and a cloth
gold train with embroidered jewel
colored crystals; a tiara and neck
lace of diamonds and rubies and the
Order OF the Garter conferred on her
by the King in New Year honors. The
King was in full dress with a scarlet
gold uniform of field marshal
Behind them in the royal circle
stood the Duke and Duchess Of Glou-
cester, the princess royal Countess Of
Harewood, Lady Maud Carnegie, the
Countess Of Athlone and Earl Of Ath-
lone, the Princess Helena Victoria
and Princess Marie Louise.
The white and gold ball room was
decorated with roses and hydrangeas.
Mrs. Robert w. Bingham, wife of the
United States Ambassador, presented
the Americans. She wore gown
of maize and yellow silver brocade
with jewelled belt and maize chiffon
train of applique with brocade. Her
jewels included diamond tiara, a
necklace and a bracelet.
The Ambassador wore the tradi-
tional black velvet knee breeches and
coat. Their daughter Henrietta was
in blue satin with matching train,
and pearls.
Each woman stepped forward as
her name was called to curtsy first
before the King then to the Queen,
and move away while still facing the
throne chairs, carefully maneuvering
long trains.
Miss Eleanore Bowdoin of Aiken.
S. c.. wore Molyneux gown Of white
tulle with a silver lame train and car
ried large bouquet of white cam
elias.
Gown Of Miss Culbcrtson.
Miss Vesta Putnam Culbert.on Of
! Chicago chose a Molyneux gown Of
ice white tulle designed with shirred
! skirt and silver lame train lined
with tulle. She carried white ostrich
| feather fan and wore a single strand
of pearls.
| The gown of Mrs. George Temple
Bowdoin of New York City WAS of
silver lame brocaded in Chinese pat
tern and finished with a sparkling
jeweled belt. 1t accompanied a train
Of silver lame with an embroidered
dlamante. She carried white ostrich
fan and wore diamond bracelets and
a pearl nemklace.
Mrs. F. Vernon of West Orange,
N. j., niece of Norman H. Davis,
United States Ambassador al Large.
was attired in white chiffon empire
!
fan
Miss Lydia Fuller of Boston, a
daughter Of former Gov Alvau T.
Fuller of Massa chusetts, wore a bout.
FAINT gown of shell pink tulle. em-
broldered dianante and roses. 1t vas
made over flesh satin slip and
accompanied pink tulle train SINH
larly embroidered. She carried a pink
ostrich fan.
A picturesque gown of ivory tulle
embroidered with sequirS flowers was
worn by Mrs. Dozier l.. Gardner of
st. Louis. 1t had a court train Of
tulle likewise embroidered with shin
ing Sequlns. She wore a pearl neck
lace with a diamond aquamarine
pendant.
Miss Julia Henry of Philadelphia
was attired in a dress of white tai
feta applique with silver roses, with
finished train Of silver lame. She
wore pearl necklace and carried a
white ostrich fan.
Miss Catherine M. Maher of Lin
coin, Nebr., selected Vionnet dress
OF white crepe cut along Greek lines
accented with braided silver lame
girdle. Its white train lined with
silver lame was held at the shoulders
with diamond clips. She carried a
bouquet of white carnations.
Mrs. Perrin Of Boston.
A gown of oyster white brocade
finished with pale green satin and a
train lined with silver lame was worn
by Mrs. John Perrin of Boston. Her
ian and shoes were of pale green.
Miss Anne Schenck of New York
City chose a white slipper satin gown
and train and carried a bouquet of
mixed white flowers.
Mrs. Homer S. Cummings, wife OF
the United States Attorney General
wore gown of red chiffon embroid-
cred with silver bamboo branches
Her train was of similar materia,
edged with similar embroidery ant
lined with silver lame. Her fan was
of shading deep rose to red.