DRAWING-ROOM AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2182, 3 July 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

DRAWING-ROOM AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

Thbl first »f the May Drawing-rooms, generally .known as 'the " Fower Draw* ing-room," from the number and variety ot b >uquets c irried by the ladips, was held at Buokinghaini Palace on Wednesday, (he olh May. AH the approaches to tho palace were crowded with cariiages and sightseers.JJaud to many person* have not attended tor many years. The Queen entered the Throne-room at threo o'clock. Among the Royal Family prehent were the Piince and Princess of Wale?», tin 1 Crown Priuce of Germany, Prince"-' Christian, and Princess, Beatrice. The rooms were crowded with ambassadors, their wives and debutantes. Among tb.9 presentations were tho following: — Miss Ethel Brand, by the C nint ss of Macclesfield ; Mi as Pine Coffin, by her aunt, Lady Dorinjjton ; Lidy Doriugtou, by the Duchess of Buccleuch ; Mi.-s Fry, by Mm Theodore Fry; Miss Gertrude- Fry, by Mr* Theodore Fry ; the Hon. Maud Gundred.i Limbart, by her mother, Viscountess Kilupume; tho Hon. Ellen Olive Limbart, by her mother, Viscounts— > Kilcoursie ; Hon. Eva Hanbury Tracy, by her mother, Lady Sudeley ; L'idy Beatneo Thynne, by the Marchioness of Bith. th,ose who attended tho Dr.iw-ing-ropm were tho .Marchioness of Bath, \ i^oountess Kilcoursie ; Ltdies Gertrude Ileydell Bjuverie, Aylton, Paget., Catherine Thynne, Katherine , Thynne ; Mrs Theodore Fry.