Show WALES MAY PRESIDE AT COURT Possibility Big Attraction A A. for Debs C 4 r I M p iM frH j n iy Now that the Prince of Wales may act for his father at the spring court in palace the sparring for invitations always keen is more brisk than ever King George May Be Unable Unable Un- Un able to Ta Take e Part in Spring Event Presentation to Rulers Important Important Im- Im in Society LONDON March 9 The AP-The I anxious maneuvering for invitations to the spring court at Bu kI k- k Ingham palace is expected to become become be- be I come a frantic stampede now that there Is a serious possibility the I Prince ot of Wales Vales will act for the king The large gilt cards bearing the engraved message The lord ord chamberlain cham- cham is commanded to invite you to palace alwa always s 's si i 1 aYe ave exercised a mesmeric power over the of the world but this will be the first time that hiS royal highness has been cast Inso in inso so important a role Queen Marys Mary's announcement that the courts would be held caused gEneral rejoicing among the debu- debu c presentation pre by ambassadors It was thought for a time lime that King Georges George's illness ill Iii ness and his possible absence from London would cause a postpone postpone- ment Now the queen has declared the tho prince will assist her if the king is unable to be present Th The royal courts which are held in ham Bucking palace each year rear are considered the most formal affairs affairs af- af fairs ot of the British h social world Young women arc pres by sponsors from the ranks ranIs ot of older women who have been n presented In Inthe inthe the past Those from other countries countries coun- coun tries are escorted by their ambas- ambas adors 3 1 army mOre applications always are filed with the embassies I than can be accommodated but an ancen even cen larger Er numbEr is expected this year The ceremony itself itsel is brief The king and queen enter the throne room after aCter their approach i her her- aided by a blast of trumpets Near the throne chairs stand the officers I of the household and members of the royal family The debutante is announced at the doer She crosses the floor makes a deep curtsey before the king and queen and retires re- re tires to a smaller room tIer lIer costume costume cos- cos tume complies wIth Ci court urt rules embodying embodying em- em bodying a train long gloves feather fan and headdress The principal significance of a presentation is that the debutantes debutante's name is set down officially on society's society's so- so Invitation lists of the year And with the Prince of Wales takIng taking tak- tak Ing ones one's bow in person there would be an added |