CORONATION ENTERTAINMENTS.'
The first of the great entertainments of Coronation year took place recently in London, when the Marchioness of Lansdowne held a reception in tho family mansion, Berkeley Sqn.ire; says an English writer. Sir George Eeid, the Australian AgentsGeneral and their wives were among the guests. Tor upwards of two hours Lord and. Lady Lansdowne stood in the noble sculpture gallery receiving a constant stream of visitor?. Owing to the court being still in half-mourning, most of the ladies were in black. Lady Lansdowne wore a gown of soft black silk charmeuse, embroidered with jet and softened with chiffon. Her jewels included a high diamond tiara and tho wonderful Lansdowno Pearls, worn as a necklet. The Lans-downe-house reception was primarily a political gathering, the Conservative offset to the Premier's reception at 10 Downing Street on tho same evening. Sirs. Asquith's party was quite as crowded, but considerably less exclusive than that at Lansdowne-house. In order to accommodate her guests, Mrs. Asquith borrowed tho two adjoining blocks of buildings. Numbers 10. 11. and 12 Downing Street were thus given over to gaiety. The other two houses are Mr. Lloyd-George's official residence and the office of the Government Whips.
' THE RUBAIYAT. The Kubaiyat of Omar (Fitzgerald's translation) .has been, set to music" by •Granville Bantock, and part of-the .composition .will ,b~& sung by the 7 Sydney Liedertafel on : March 29. A ladies', ononis has been.added.for "Tho Beloved" portions. A womanless "Omar" would be such nnincongruity-thnt even the Licdertafel has to suspend its rules'and callon the eternal feminine for assistance. .
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1086, 27 March 1911, Page 9
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258CORONATION ENTERTAINMENTS.' Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1086, 27 March 1911, Page 9
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