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LONDON CALLING. I
BISHOPS and unbrellas were the
outstanding features of this year's Royal Garden Paity at Buckingham Palace, but in spite of the showers which caused many anxious eyes to gaze skywaids during the afternoon the paity was an out- standing success At no other gather- ing does one mingle with such an array of interesting people, in fact one might say that the whole of "Who's Who? ' may been seen on the lawns of Buckingham Palace during the af- ternoon Prophets, priests, and kings, no less than actors, poets, and cap- tains of industry, here find a common fcoting for the exchange of ideas The men, too, ve with the women in the diversity of their attire, and moie especially in the matter of headgear Sn Harry Lauder, foi instance, woie a brown Glengarry A Roman Cath- olic priest not to be outdone by the sartorial elegance of Crockford, stroll- ed around in a purple cassock Count John M'Coimack was resplendent !n a shining silk hat Theie were bowl- ers and felt hats too, for this, be it lemembered is the most democratic social occasion of the year
GREEN AND SILVER.
TT was the Queen, of course, whom
.*- .eveiy one wanted to see And it was not difficult, owing to the conges- tion of people around her wherever she stopped to speak to a friend, to locate her Majesty
She had chosen for the party a won- derful cloak of pale green brocade, patterned with pink and silver, over a dress of turquoise blue Close at hand was the picturesque figuie of the Dow- ager Countess of Airlie wearing an immense black Gainsboiough hat,
The King of Iiaq chatted with their Majesties for seveial minutes The Prime Minister, with Miss Ishbel and Miss Sheila MacDonald, talked vivac- iously with Lady Astor The Mahara- jah of Burdwan, in pale grev and a turban of unique design, was the cen tie of a group of Indian visitors.
THE QUEEN'S PURCHASES.
rpHE day before the garden party the x Queen paid a surprise visit to
Mrs. Ben. Bathurst's antique shop in Lower Belgrave street, which rejoices in the name of Eureka.
Her Majesty, it appears, ^as acquir- ed the popular craze amongst con noiseurs and collectors for objets min- iatures. She was immensely taken 'with a minute pack of cards, smaller
than a postage stamp, which were made by the French prisoners in the Napoleonic wars. The cards fold up like a book and fit into a tiny straw
case.
Two other purchases the Queen made were a carved ivory box, less than an inch square, and an antique wooden snuff box almost as small.
GOLDEN LILIES.
TITISS ROSEMARY CHRISTIE-MIL
ai LER chose all gold for the col- our scheme of her wedding with Mr. Cosmo Crawley, at St. Margaret's. Westminster. The bride wore a tight fitting gold dress, with a basque, and a long veil of gold net held in posi- tion by a wreath of gold berries and leaves. There were eight bridesmaids, all of whom wore gold dresses which were exactly similar to the bridal gown, and each maid carried a single golden lily. The Archbishop of Can- terbury officiated, and Mr. Aidan Crawley, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. The reception was held in Mr. and Mrs. Christie-Miller's lovely house in St. James,' Place, which they have just had redecorated. Mr. and Mrs. Crawley left for their honey- moon in Italy in a Morris Isis car, the wedding present of the bride's two sisters.
PRINCESS JULIANA AGAIN.
CECRET Royal engagements have ° always been the most persistent
of rumours, particularly on the Con- tinent, and no one has suffered more in this way than Princess Juliana, who will one day be Queen of Holland.
A Swedish Prince has been suggest- ed more than once as the young man upon whom Princess Juliana's choice and that of her mother and the Dutch Cabinet will fall, but it now appears that the Princess is likely to be be- trothed to Prince William of Erbach Schonberg.
Prince William, who is 26, dark and good-looking, is related to our own Royal family through his grandmother, who was Princess Mary of Battenberg. His mother is a sister of the Queen Mother Emma of Holland.
It is not likely that the engagement will be made public for some time, as the Prince has not yet completed his studies, and Princess Juliana has an- nounced her intention of spending a "bachelor" holiday with her girl friends at a summer camp before tak- ing up official residence in her own home at the small Kneuterdyk Palace at The Hague.
Incidentally, it Is very probable that Princess Juliana will be making her first visit to the Dutch East Indies in the not very distant future. An elab- orate suite of staterooms is being specially prepared for her on the new mail steamer Marnix of Sint Aide gone.
"MISS POKER-FACE." '
rpHOSE who watched Miss Helen -*? Wills during the recent Tilden
Allison match in the finals at Wimble- don could not fall to observe how anxious she seemed that Mr. Allison should make the most of his oppor-
tunities.
More than once she turned delight- edly to her husband and commented on the young man's play. When ho failed to hit a ball, she made no secret)
of her disappointment.
"Miss Poker Face" in those moments was hardly the correct appellation for the unbeatable woman champion oí the world. She seemed just like a big sister wanting very badly that her young brother should come out on top for the first time, and experience that
joy of success that she herself had sa
often realised.
PARTY FOR FILM STAR.
(")NE of the most interesting evening w parties of late was that given by
Lady Louis Mountbatten in honour of Miss Marion Davies, the famous film star, at Brooke House Lord and Lady Louis have frequently enteitained Miss Mary Pickford and Mr. Douglas Fairbanks at Park Lane, and, of course, the Mountbattens have visited Plckfair, the Fairbanks' home at Holly- wood, on more than one occasion.
Lady Louis is a great favourite in Hollywood, and Miss Marion Davies gave a large party for her only last April, when she was there with Loid and Lady Brecknock. Miss Davies has a beautiful home in Beverly Hills, and a "beach hut" on the ocean with 30 bedrooms. Incidentally, she is one of the few film stars who is more beau- tiful in real than In "reel" life.