At Buckingham Palace.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 1, 5 July 1911, Page 61

At Buckingham Palace.

NEW ZEALANDERS PRESENTED. I (From Our Lady Correspondent.) LONDON, May 26. On Wednesday and Thursday nights this week their Majesties held the third and last Courts of the season in London, although there is still one to be held in Dublin and another in Edinburgh. The scene was on both nights exceedingly brilliant, and several well-known New Zealanders were among those presented! to tlie King and Queen. On Wednesday Queen Mary was in a gown of - apricot coloured satin, with white satin train embroidered with gold; ornaments—diamond collar with rows of diamonds, and! the lesser stars of Africa worn as pendants; orders; The Garter, Victoria and Albert, and the Crown of India.

Last night Her Majesty’s gown was of cloth of silver, with pearl embroidered overdress, train of cloth of silver and lace, diamond Qara. Ornaments—Diamonds; orders —The Garter, Victoria and Albert, and the Crown of India. His Majesty the King on Wednesday wore the uniform of Admiral of the Fleet, and last night that of Colonel-in-Chief of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps. On Wednesday the young Countess of Hardwicke (nee Miss Nellie Russell, of Auckland) was presented on her marriage, and wore her beautiful wedding gown of ivory satin draped! with lace, with a train of satin to match, trimmed with silver, draped chiffon, and beautiful old Brussels lace.

Mrs David Crewe, of Wellington, was also presented on Wednesday, and! wore a white satin gown with an-overdress of chiffon heavily embroidered in pearls and diamante, the bodice entirely covered with the same rich trimming; tho train was of white satin, with a conventional diesign of New Zealand fern made In satin and silver, and finished with a wide silver bow; the gown was completed with a heavy girdle and tassels of silver.

Lady Ward and Miss Ward! were presented at last night’s Court, Lady Ward’s gown being of white silk brocaded! with silver over shell pink; the bodice, Empire style, and the. sleeves had silver silk net over silver laee vandyked with pearls and diamante, with a folded belt of silver tissue; one sidle of the. skirt was opened to show a petticoat of silver tisue over pale pink, and a train of silver and white brocade to match. Suspended from the shoulders was a beautiful Court train of powder blue

chiffon velvet lined with shirred chiffon to match, and attached with a large paste buckle. She wore diamond and pearl ornaments, and carried! a bouquet of Malmaison carnations, smilax and asparagus fern. Miss Ward’s Court gown was of white satin, with a tunic of net striped with silver beads and diamante. The crossover high bodice had a silver fringe on one side, the other being of mousseline de soie, Magyar style, edged with a single row of diamond trimming. On the left side of the decolletage was a tiny ring of pink satin rosebuds. The skirt had a vandyke of pale pink chiffon at one side of the hem, trimmed with tiny pink silver roses. The train was of white satin, with shirred white chiffon underneath, and a large bunch of pink roses at one corner. A bouquet of pale pink roses was carried. Mrs Findlay’s presentation gown was in the very palest shade of blue and pink, the dress itself being of pink charrneuse entirely veiled with ivory marquisette. A straight panel down the skirt and a slightly shirred band at the foot of a wide row of handsome pearl and silver embroidery was of ivory silk Malines laee. The bodice had silk embroidered flowers of pale pink and blue, with blue stone centres under laee covered with marquisette edged with silver, and a plaited girdle of silver beads. The court train was of pale French blue brocaded silk, the brocade patterns outlined with diamante; a bouquet of malmaison carnations was carried, and Mrs. Findlay wore a small diamond star, tiara, pendant, and several diamond ornaments. Mrs Jas. Hislop was presented, and wore emerald green satin with handsome embroidery of green and gold, veiled with green marquisette, and slashed up either sidy, the left side being prettily draped and fastened with a novel ornament of green and gold, and edged with gold fringe. The corsage to correspond was also veiled with marquisette and trimmed with the same embroidery. The train of black chiffon velvet, lined with coarse gold net and edged with gold beaded cord was divided, to the waist, and held in place on the left shoulder with heavlv gold cord and tassels, and on the right with a large black flower: ornaments of green tourmalines and pearls; bouquet of white lilies of the valley. Mrs. R. J. Seddon was in a beautiful purple velvet gown, handsomelv embroidered and trimmed real lace, with a full Court train of hydrangea iinnrinii sole de lyon, lined with purple satin.

Miss Seddon wore a gown of a la Recamier, in white satin, trimmed with silver embroideries and chiffon, and a train of rose pink satin, lined with chif fon. Miss Rubi Seddon, a gown of soft hydrangea colourings in ninon over satin, trimmed with fringes of violets; train of same coloured ninon, lined spangled tulle. Miss Mary Skorrett, of Wellington, was presented by Mrs. James Conch io (her sister), and was in a dress of white satin charmeuse, with overdress of pearl embroidery; train of doth of gold. Mrs. James Condiie, dress of pale buttercup satin, with overdress of glim mering lirads, caught with rings of helio trope roses. The train, a masterpiece of Myrtle Mayers, of Paris, was of dull gold panne velvet worked with Louis A I. design in diamonds, the whole train be ing heavily rudhed with feathers of the same colour. Miss Edith and Mi*s Cora Feld wick, daughters of the late Col. the Hon. Henry Feldwick, M.L.C., of Invercargill, were also presented. Miss Edith Feldwick’s dress was of white satin charmeuse with an over -tunic of white chiffon, slit at each side and at tached with satin bows, from which hung crystal drops. The bottom of the tunic was bordered with a crystal fringe. The bodice, crossover, in Empire style, showed a vest of crystallised chiffon. The train was of white satin, lined with chif fon and swathed with crystallised chiffon —attached to the shoulder with silver cord and tassels. Bouquet of white lily of the valley, roses and carnations. Pearl ornaments. Miss Cora Feldwick’s dress was also of white satin charmeuse, made in Quaker style, with high waist ed tunic of white chiffon, the apron being pleated into a satin band finished with bugL fringe. A white satin train was lined with chiffon. In between the rounded corners wore true lover’s knots of >iht r cord. The train wa> edged all round with -diver cord, and caught at the shoul der with cord ami silver tassel-. Bnuqu t of white lilies, roses ami iris, relieved with pale blue iris. Pearl ornaments.