Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 13 July 1912
The Queen’s Dress
Ladies at Conisbrough Castle
Everyone was remarking as Her Majesty descended from the Royal car at the gates of Conisborough Castle how handsome the Queen was looking, and how particularly becoming to her fair hair and blue eyes was the pale leaf green of the coat and skirt of ribbed shantung which she wore.
The skirt was soutache to a considerable depth at the hem, and opened at one side to show a V shaped panel of the plain material.
The coat, which was in the single breasted tight-fitting style, had the basque trimmed with the soutache and a narrow line of the same down either side of the front. A touch of black satin appeared at the back of the collar, and on the cuffs, the narrow reverse being of fine hand embroidery on ivory lawn. This was accompanied by black braid Tegal of the rather small close shape with which her Majesty’s so general effects, the crown being hidden under a mass of natural looking pink and red roses and the green foliage.
A brooch of very fine diamonds arranged in a cluster design was worn at the base of the high lace collar, as well as diamond cluster earrings, while the parasol which Her Majesty carried matched her toilette in tone.
Lady Eva Dugdale was in a smart gown of navy blue charmeuse height with rose satin. A few folds of the latter were also introduced on the corsage. With this was a hat of straw of the shade of the gown, with a rose marabout feather standing at one side of the front.
Lady Fitzwilliam, who, with the Marchioness of Zetland, arrived about 10 minutes before Royal guests to be in readiness to receive them at the Castle, was wearing a navy blue stripe serge coat and skirt, with collar of Carrickmacross lace and ruffles at the wrist. Her black crinoline marquis hat was piled with black feathers at the back, and she held a black moire parasol.
Lady Zetland was also in dark blue with a black satin collar and knotted sailor tie, and a black hat on which the Crown was encircled by a band of pale mist grey velvet ribbon, a panache of plumes of the same shade rising at one side.