LORD JELLICOE AS HOST

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12198, 24 July 1925, Page 9

LORD JELLICOE AS HOST

MANY NEW ZEALAND GUESTS A REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING The Duke and Duchess of York honoured the Earl and Conntesß of Jellicoe by their presence at an afternoon reception, states the London correspopdent of the “New Zealand Herald."' Many wellknown people, a® well as a large number of New Zealanders, were invited to meet them—a privilege highly appreciated by everyone belonging to the Dominion. Lord and Lady Jellicoe recently selected a very .spacious house in Prince’s Gardens, Kensington, and her© they are now comfortably settled. The gardens, behind Lord Jellicoe’fl residence are' specially spacious, and the shade of these trees was much sought when, after tea, the guests passed out of doors. It was an intensely hot day and the reception really developed into a garden party. The Duke and Duchess of York arrived early and were received! by Lord and Lady Jellicoe. Then, in the large double drawing-room upstairs they stood, and all the guests were in turn announced and presented to them. The Duchess, dainty and delightful as always, looked moSt attractive in a. simple dress of beige-tinted georgette and filmy lace, worn with a shady hat of pale pink crinoline wreathed! with small flowers of % deeper tone. The transparency of the straw slightly intensified the natural pale-rose-petal complexion of the wearer, whose only ornament was a triple rope of lovely pearls. After nresentation the guests duly filed through to the larger room and on to the balcony overlooking the gardens. Afternoon tea' for the majority of the guests was served, downSttUrs in the dining-room, but there were several tables Out-of-doors on the terrace. At one of those the Duke and Duchess were seated with Lord and Lady Jollicoo and several others. But soon the host andl hostess very charmingly vacated their seats, allowing others of the guests to come in turn and sit beside the Duke Snd Duchess, who at once entered into conversation Which became very easy and almost informal. The Duke and Duchess of York ate very charming young people, apd so delightfully natural and interested that they make everyone feel immediately, at ease. They remained chatting thjus informally for more than an hour, and at six o'olock a very pleasant patty, came regretfully to an end. The reception rooms were . generously decorated! with choice flowers, while the floral attributes of the tea tables were pots of growing fuchsias in the fashionable shades of cerise nhd purple. The Lady Lucy Jellicoe helped her parents to entertain, the guests, while the Lady

Prudence and her small brothers were similarly very useful. Beautiful dresses were worn—the most attractive perhaps being those of floral chiffon of the filmiest texture over colour. Fashionable shades this year include cyclamen, orchid and the fuchsia tones of petunia and cerise, as well as a good deal of panne. Lady Jellicoe was in migonette green, with hat of similar colour.

Among those who accepted invitations were:—The Earl and Countess of Liverpool, Lord Islington, Field-Marshal Sir William and Lady Robertson, FieldMarshal Lord and Lady Horne, the Prime Minister and Mrs Baldwin, the Colonial Secretary and Mrs Amery, Lady Goold-Adams, toe Marquess and Marchioness of Headfort, the Marquess and Marchioness of Sligo, Admiral Sir John and Lady, da Hobeck, Admiral Sir Charles and. Lady Madden, Mr and Lady Beatrice Ormeshy-Gore, the Bari anu Countess of Ranturly, the Mackintosh and Mrs Mackintosh, Viscountess < _>l insford, Colonel B. S. Freyberg, V.L., and Mrs Frey berg, Admiral Fremantle, Hon. Sit "James Allen, K.C.B.', Lady Allen, and Miss Allen, Mrs' R. H. Armitage, Miss Brandon, Mrs Bond, Mr jand Mrs H. Buckleton and Miss BUckleton, Mrs and Miss Bloomfield, Mr and Mrs C.- H. Burgess,'Miss Barton, Mr and Mrs A. Crawford, Captain and Sir Charles Campbell, Bt., apd Lady Campbell, Miss Bennett, Mr . and Mrs H- M. Campbell, Mr and Mrs Crabb, the Eon. Sir Frederick Chapman, Lady Chapman and .Miss Chapman. Dr. J. IM. Christie, C.8.K., and Mr* Christie, Dr. and Mrs. D. Coiquhoun, Miss Duncan, Mrs and Miss Elworthy, Ven. Archdeacon -F- ,G: Evans, Mrs and. Miss Evans,. Mr and Mrs R. S. Forsyth, Mr and Mrs Gordon Gould, Miss B. Gould, Mr and Mrs .John Grigg. Mr and Mrs Bi I. Halstead and Miss Halstead, Dr. and Mrs Frank Hay, Mr and Mrs E. Horton and Miss Horton, Mr and Mrs A. F. Lowe, Mrs Goring Johnston, Mrs I. Johnston, Major-General Sir Donald McGavin, C.M.G., D. 5.0., Lady McGavin, :Dr. and Mrs C. E. Maguire and Miss B. Maguire, Major B- Miles, D. 5.0., M;C., R.N.Z.A., and Mrs Miles, Dr. and Mrs C. Morice and Miss Morice, the Hon.. Arthur Myers, Lady Myers and Miss Myers, Mr and Mrs J- Armstrong Noams, Mrs and Miss Nairn, Mr Neville Newcomb, 0.8. E., Mrs and Miss Newcomb, Mr. Mrs and Miss Pliaraxyn, Mr Edward Page, S.M., and Miss M. Page, Mrs W. H. Parkes and Miss Parkes, Mrs C. W. Rattray, Mr W. E. C. Reid and Miss Reid, Mrs Riddifotd, Mr A. F. Roberts, C. 8.8., and ' Mrs Roberts, 'Mr Donald Robertson, 1.8.0., and Mrs Robertson, Mrs Hector Rolleston, C.8.E., Major-General Sir Andrew Russell, K.C.8., K.C.M..G., Lady Russell and Miss R.ußsell, the Hon. Mr Justice Stringer and Mrs Stringer, Mr and Mrs Stead, Mr and Mrs J. F. Studholme, Mrs Savage and Miss Savage, Miss' O’Rorke,’ Mrs Palmer and Miss Palmer, Miss Hutchinson, Miss Bond, General Sir Edward and Lady. Chaytor and the Misses Chaytor, Miss Ormond, Mr Dan Riiddiford, Mr and Mrs Percy Elworthy, Miss Bennett, Miss Williams,, Mr and Mrs Eddie Herrick, Mrs Gray, .Mr and Mrs Morris, and the Misses A. and M. Morris, Sir Thomas and Lady Parkinson, Sir George and Lady Newnes, and many others.