PREMIER PEER AT HOME
FLOWER FOUNTAINS NORFOLK HOUSE BALL The premier peer of England, the Duke of Norfolk, was host recently to the 500 guests whom his mother had invited to a ball at Norfolk House. The dance was regarded at this vast mansion in St. James* Square as a " small " affair, 1000 guests being considered a normal number there. All the drawing rooms, as well as the beautiful ballroom, were used. A onecolour scheme was impossible in rooms of such splendour, so the Duchess wisely decided to have a riot of colours. Cottage lilies were massed among more stately blooms, and flower fountains were made by grouping plants resembling spiraea, but taller and more feathery.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21278, 3 September 1932, Page 6 (Supplement)
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116PREMIER PEER AT HOME New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21278, 3 September 1932, Page 6 (Supplement)
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