Last Court

The last two courts of the season were held at Buckingham Palace. The weather, which throughout Ascot was scorching hot, became raw cold overnight ; but in no sense were the brilliant functions at the Palace impeded.

The usual routine was followed. Gold Stick-in-Waiting performed his miracle of walking backwards into the Throne Room without slipping, tripping or falling. The band played God Save the King and His Majesty gave his customary three nods of gratitude. Americans presented:

Third Court, Diplomatic Circle:

Mrs. Sheldon Whitehouse, wife of the Counselor of the American Embassy in Paris. Mrs Donald McDonald, wife of the Military Attache in Brussels; Mrs. Edward Crocker, wife of the Third Secretary of the embassy in Rome; Mrs. Charles Moore, wife of the Military Attache in Paris.

Third Court/-, General Circle:

Miss Jean Elizabeth Baldwin of New Jersey, Miss Violet Burd Grubb of Burlington, N. J., Miss Rosalie Evans of Manhattan, Miss Florence Pratt of Manhattan, Miss Helen Sheldon of London, Miss Annie Laurie Warmack of St. Louis, Mo ; Mrs Cass Gilbert of New York and Ridgefield, Conn. Mars. H. A. Murray of Boston, Mrs Bertrand H. Snell of New York and Washington.

Last Court, General Circle:

Miss Louise A. Boyd of San Francisco, Miss Elaine Wilcox of Denver, Mrs. William Grant of Denver, Mrs. George de Benneville Keim of Philadelphia, Mrs. Frank Mebane of Spray, N. C.; Mrs Claude A. Swanson of Washington and Richmond, Va., Mrs. Eliot Wadsworth of Washington and Boston, Mrs. Horace Lee Washington, wife of the Consul General in Liverpool.

/- For presentation at previous Courts see TIME, June 2.