BRILLIANT SPECTACLE
AT FIRST COURT. (United Press Association —Rv Electric Telegraph- Copyright). LONDON, May 10. The first Court of the season was unique' because it was the first since the days of Victoria, held bv the Queen of England. Despite the absence of H.M. the King, the ceremonial setting was splendid and- presented a majestic spectacle. The Queen appeared in a wonderful gown of iridescent tissue, over a dress of pastel shades. £“!ie wore the Order of the Garter, and presented a regal figure. The single throne reminded everyone of the illness of the King, but knowledge of his wonderful progress towards recovery provided an atmosphere of gaiety and joy. Masses of rambler roses and blue and white hydrangeas' decorated the room. A stream of debutantes, five hundred in number, passed before the throne, made a single curtsey, and then moved along the picture gallery. Miss Helen Wills was the centre of attraction, and there were huge crowds in the Mall, where her motor car was besieged. No duchess of the traditional kind could have exhibited more self control.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 May 1929, Page 5
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