The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-10-24
Queen Elizabeth

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tries request the pleasure of the
company Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hender-
son at a reception on Friday the
eighteeneth of October from five
to seven o'clock at the British
Embassy.
II was delighted, of course, and
my thoughts naturally turned to
hats, dresses and shoes. Jack eX-
pressed the usual male reluctance
to attend anything quite so fancy.
"They just don't give a party like
that unless they want something, 4,
he argued. Finally, through the
secrets Of Womanhood, which
have helped to guide mankind
since the daWning of the first day,
my better half was prevailed up
on to accompany me. My first re-
action was to wear the black af-
ternoon dress which | keep for
high days, holidays, and preserve
for my rocking chair days but 8
call to the British Embassy drop
ped the information, anything
but black would be in order"
Thus, | chose a blue silk afternoon
dress and a hat of mauVe and
American Beauty velvet. Proper
attire for the men for such an af-
fair in jolly old England would
have been frOck coats and striped
trousers but since a requirement
for this occasion would keep them
in droVes, the stiff British crust
was softened to the extent of per-
mitting the men to appear in
business suits.
"On the afternoon of the great
affair, we left our apartment
following the printed instructions
for the chaufferless ones, which
required that we Place on the
Windshield of cur car a card
which bid been furnished us con-
tairiro Cn'V q ooCrtv drawn rep
lica C th4 Brj is1 rroWn. Police
mon .v.a.med everywhere, see
ing to il hat these cars were di-
| rec+ed TO a convenient curb for
parking.
we approached the Embassy
Congress and wives finding our.
selves as always at the end Of &
line preceded by those who haC
been in the right lane of traffic
the first time around or who haC
begged, borrowed, or otherwise
obtained q chauffeur to bring
them to the door
LAS we arrived at the Embassy
our card of admission was inspect
ed by one of countless aides, re.
splendent in a swalloWtail coat
Displaying our card at every turn
we moved through an outdoor
tent checkrOom lust beyond th1
| Massachusetts Avenue gate anc
followed a maze of Canopied cor.
ridors. We Joined the flow of {
single-file line into the Embassy
residence and up the steps to the
main ballroom, where we passed
our card on to the Australian
Press Attache, who was the AN
nouncer" of the day He then reaC
| off our names to the Royal Couple
as we approached and shook
hands with them.
For this occasion, the Queer
| had chosen a formal dress of colo
and blonde lame with a matching
hat with feather effect. Hel
gloves were black and her jeWelry
gold. Prince Phillip, who was
dressed in uniform, held the re
ception line up from time to time
| tO ask GlIpctinDS of the quests
Jack was surprised when tht
Prince asked him what state ht
represented.
"A Canadian Military Attacht
hv the name of Lynch escorted u
from the receiving line'to the re
ception area.
"Rlngling Brothers never hac
so elegant a tent as the one erect
ed outside on the garden terrace
for the Embassy party. 1t wa
draped with white fibreglass
shining like silk, and carpeted
tent wall to tent wall, with rOya
blue. Delicate French chairs ant
sofas, all in gold, were PLACED
around the edges of the area
There were dozens of baskets 0
| multi-colored flowers and tn
tent poles supported Magnolias
THE native costumes worn b,
| the Asian and Oriental dignitarie
furnished more color, as did tn
gay uniforms of the British mill
tary personnel. Spurs dug into
! silk lnstep or ankle, or rattlin