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MARIEGOLD AGAIN: The Ladies of the Imperial Conference

... nearly all white-haired. Evelyn Fitzgerald, Harry Stonor, and George Howe were there, the last representing Queen Alexandra. I wonder how many services lie has attended since he 's been her Lord Cham berlain For once in a way Chopin gave way to Beethoven, ...

Published: Wednesday 03 October 1923
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2596 | Page: 7 | Tags: Illustrations 

The Jottings of Jane: Being Sunbeams out of Cucumber

... illuminated with fairy lights, and in honour of Queen Alexandra's birthday the orchestra struck up the National Anthem, while the album containing the autographed portraits of the performers was sent to Queen Alexandra. Most interesting was the collection of ...

Published: Wednesday 07 December 1921
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1824 | Page: 9 | Tags: Illustrations 

Sunbeams out of Cucumbers

... on June 22 by kind permission of Mr. Gordon Selfridge. Some weeks ago Queen Alexandra sent out letters saying how distressed she was to hear that the work carried on by her nurses was in danger of being seriously crippled through lack of funds. In order ...

Published: Wednesday 01 June 1921
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2137 | Page: 9 | Tags: Illustrations 

MARIEGOLD IN SOCIETY

... 'f MARIEGOLD IN SOCIETY THE love and affection in which Queen Alexandra was held, and the sym pathy which everyone feels for the Royal family in their bereavement, have sent us all into black, for though the order for Court mourning is actually meant ...

Published: Wednesday 02 December 1925
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2174 | Page: 13 | Tags: Illustrations 

MARIECOLD AGAIN: The Honeymoon Plans

... and Queens were as thick as the famous leaves in Vallombrosa-- we are having a stupendous 'little' season, began Marie gold. The Imperial Conference entertainment was the usual state Buckingham Palace affair, of course but as the King and Queen received ...

Published: Wednesday 07 November 1923
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2435 | Page: 11 | Tags: Illustrations 

THE JOTTINGS OF JANE: Being Sunbeams out of Cucumbers; Some Parties

... Sir Edward Grigg, who was Military Secre tary to the Prince of Wales on two tours. His bride-to-be is a perfectly charming girl, and in spite of her youth has a fine record of service behind her, for she went out to nurse in France during the war, and ...

Published: Wednesday 27 December 1922
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2340 | Page: 7 | Tags: Illustrations 

MARIEGOLD IN SOCIETY

... SOCIETY THE little season was almost as breathless an affair as its big brother in May and June, until the 'news of Queen Alexandra's grave illness checked our gaiety. Parties of every kind occupied us, and as they were interspersed with committee meetings ...

Published: Wednesday 25 November 1925
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2418 | Page: 9 | Tags: Illustrations