Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-15 | Page 3 | Last Party in Famed Mansion

!LAST PARTY 1 W 1 P1M1S1, Americans Take Part in Noted it lSocial Event in London L.OXDOX, April 15. (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press) Historic Devonshire House, which during the last three centuries has been the scene of many brilliant functions Inst night held what probably was its last distinguished gathering when one thousand guests, including royalty, members of the diplomatic corps and leaders of society. so-ciety. danc,ed at a frncy dress ball organized by the duchess of Albany for charity. The main features of the evening were allied quadrilles English, American and French in which demure de-mure Martha Washington frocks, worn by American women, vied with the picturesque eighteenth century Gainsborough costumes of the British and those of the' French dancers, half of the latter of whom were dressed as were the marquises and peasant of that period. During the war the mansion served as British Kcd Cross headquarters, but recently it was sold and soon will be vacated. . The duchess of Albany received the guests at the top of the grand marble staircase. She wore a magnificent down of white and gold brocade, made for her at the time of the coronation. Mrs. Davis, wife of the American ambassador, am-bassador, led the American quadrille, while the countess of Curzon and Kedleston was at the head of the English and the countess dc Montho-lon Montho-lon the French dancers.