ROYAL COURT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20721, 7 May 1937, Page 7

ROYAL COURT

SCENE OF SPLENDOUR AND DIGNITY United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 5. Their Majesties’ first Court of the reign was a scene of splendour, as nearly 200 debutantes curtsied in the white and gold throne roccn. His Majesty wore the full dress of scarlet and gold uniform of a fieldmarshal. The Queen, for the first time wore the Order of the Garter, conferred on her in the New Year honours, a pale blue riband, which contasted softly with the gown of deep golden brocade. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester stood behind their Majesties in the Royal circles, which included the Princess Royal, Lady Maud Carnegie, the Earl and Countess of Athlone, Princess Helena Victoria, and Princess Marie Louise. White and soft pastel shades were the most popular- among the debutantes. To-night’s Court was diplomatic, | most presentations being made by the wives of members of the Diplomatic Corps. New Zealanders Presented The following New Zealanders will be presented to their Majesties at Court on May 6: Mesdames William Jordan, Walter Nash, Josiah Hanan, Geoffrey Heal, and Charles Wilkinson, all accompanied by their husbands; Mesdames Donald Allan, Maurice Earl, Charles Fenton, George Gould, Alexander Houston, William Manson, Kenneth Myers, Noel Newotn, Samuel Raymond, William Rolleston and Arthur Sugden; Misses Esther Anderson, Rosalind Arkwright, Teresa Craig, Betty Esson, Nathalie and Vivian Grey, Rose Hinchey, Thelma Hudson, Eleanor McHardy, Cecilia Pharazyn, Maureen Raymond, Poppy Sproule, Ruth Upton, Gwenethe Walshe, Dorothy Wills and Agnes Wright.