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...Prince and his equerries found themselves early confronted by a mountain of letters. A little later in the day a stream of visitors arrived at York House, the London residence of the Prince, full of congratulatory wishes. At noon, the Prince visited "my people" (the King and Queen) at Buckingham Palace and stayed for a luncheon at which General Pershing was a welcome guest. In the evening, the Prince attended a supper party given by Brigadier General and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt at Spencer House...
...others yachting on the briny sea, some-a very few-will have to remain "in town" owing to political necessity; for Parliament is still sitting. The event which causes this exodus and defines the end of the season is the holding of the last Court by the King and Queen, who afterward usually travel north to Sandringham or Balmoral. Whether or not the political situation will permit the King to leave London as early as usual was not known...
...Majesty, Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands, accompanied by Prince Consort Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and her only daughter, Princess Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina, repaired to Sweden for a visit to King Gustaf and Queen Victoria. The visit is to return that made by King Gustaf to The Hague in 1923 (TIME...
...Wembley Exhibit, English craftsmanship is again a British glory -beauty and care of execution in the applied arts compensating for the noticeable lack of imagination and emotional power in the so-called fine arts. The Queen's Doll House (TIME, Oct. 29) is a huge and delicious toy, perfect to the last minute detail. The art of bookmaking touches the highwater mark in the artistic display, perfect in taste and in texture. Decorated interiors, varying in merit, may be observed in six rooms, one of 1750 with Reynolds and Gainsborough portraits, a Handel duet on the table...
...Ward celebrated her 92nd birthday by bringing out a fat volume of reminiscences, Memories of go Years*. Still active with the brush and able to receive many visitors in her small house in Chelsea's art colony, she recalls the guns saluting the coronation of Queen Victoria when she was a child of six, the assistance offered her by Wilkie Collins on the occasion of her elopement at the age of 16 with E. M. Ward, R.A., also an artist, her stay at Windsor Castle in 1857 when she was commissioned to paint the portrait of the infant Princess...