Guests Collection (page 9)

Mother of the Bride outfit drawn by Barbara Hulanicki
A dress of ocean blue cellophane lace by Mandell as a suggested outfit for a mother of the bride. The line is simple with the skirt mounted on a taffeta camisole bodice

The Queen entertains the Shah of Persia
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh entertain the Shah and Queen Soraya of Persia to luncheon at Buckingham Palace. With them are Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Date: 1955

Prince and Princess of Wales at Bishops Park, Fulham
Guests at Bishops Park cheer the Prince and Princess of Wales as they arrive for the Kings dinner to the London Poor on 5th July 1902. Date: July 1902

Scottish Penny Wedding
A Penny Wedding where the guests are expected to make a financial contribution to the cost of the wedding and setting up the newly-weds in the necessities of life. Date: early 19th century

Syntax Reads Aloud 1815
Dr Syntax recites from his tour notes in a country inn: the reception by the other guests is varied. Date: 1815

Eglinton Tournament 9
The ball : after the fighting, the flirting - the Earls 2000 guests feast and dance in the ballroom constructed specially for the occasion. Date: 30 August 1839

Eglinton Tournament 8
Among the 100, 000 spectators are 2000 personal guests of the Earl, all in medieval dress, who enjoy the lavish arrangements : this staircase leads to the ballroom. Date: 30 August 1839

Social / Savoy Banquet 20C
Guests arrive for a banquet at the Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1912

Bathroom in the Ritz
The RITZ HOTEL offers its pampered guests every conceivable luxury, as can be seen in this sumptuous bathroom fitted out with the most up-to-date equipment. Date: 1910

Reception Room
A reception room ready to receive guests. Date: 1911

After Party / Asleep 1911
A waiter starts to clear things away, while all the guests seem to have fallen asleep or passed out... Date: 1911

Dinner dance at Fulford Barracks, CRE Preston
Staff of Fulford Barracks, CRE Preston, Lancashire, with guests, at a dinner dance. Date: 1946

The Imperial wedding at St. Petersburg
Guests pass up the grand staircase of the Winter Palace on their way to the wedding of Emperor Nicholas II to the Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, Princess Alix of Hesse. 26th November 1894

Bankers Convention 1904
Bankers Conventions, to Westpoint, N.Y. Guests of Charles W. Morse aboard C.W. Morse. Four men standing on the deck of the C.W. Morse at a bankers convention in West Point, N

Young Victorian couple in their best clothes
A young Victorian couple pose for their photograph in the studio. They are wearing their best clothes, perhaps for a wedding. He wears a long coat, a waistcoat and a wing collar with tie

Young Victorian couple in an outdoor setting
A young Victorian couple pose for their photograph in an outdoor setting. They are wearing their best clothes, perhaps attending a wedding

Guests at the Chetwode-Berry wedding, 1936
Mrs. Freda Dudley Ward(1894-1983), Brendan Bracken(1901-1958) and Mrs. Jim Seely on the occasion of the marriage of Patricia Berry to Roger Chetwode. The trio are seen here at St

Invitation from Montevideo government
Cover of a menu card for a dinner held for British servicemen in Montevideo, Uruguay, South America, during World War Two

The Belgian-Swedish royal wedding
The civil marriage of the Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, and Princess Astrid, daughter of Prince Carl of Sweden, and niece of the King of Sweden

Miners outing in a charabanc, South Wales
A group of South Wales miners, a few guests and a little white dog, go on an outing in a Leyland charabanc

Salutation Hotel, Haverfordwest, South Wales
View of Salutation Square in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The Salutation Hotel can be seen on the right

Reception of the corps diplomatique at St James
A reception of the corps diplomatique at the royal court of St James Palace. Ambassadors and ministers mingle and chat in their official costumes

People on deck during a sea trip, South Wales
A group of people -- guests and crew -- on the deck of the good ship Effort, during a sea trip, probably off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Mr Duff and Lady Diana Cooper at Palm Beach, Florida
The couple holidaying in Palm Beach, Florida, were the guests of the Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow. Mr Duff had also been touring the USA, giving a series of lectures

And Never a Cross Word by Howard K. Elcock
A nonchalant young woman in crossword themed pyjamas leaves a hotel bathroom. She smokes a cigarette and swans off oblivious to the waiting queue of other hotel guests who have obviously been there

The Plantagenet Ball at Buckingham Palace
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with assembled guests at the Plantagenet Ball, also called the Bal Masque, at Buckingham Palace in May 1842. All the guests wore costume

Persian-inspired party, Paris
A Persian themed party, named The Thousand and Second Night, hosted by Mr and Mrs P. P. in their garden to entertain their Parisian guests

The Hostess who Invited a few Friends to Skate in her Privat
Humorous illustration by H.M. Bateman showing a distraught society lady, aghast at the sight of her house guests standing chest deep in the not very frozen lake she had encouraged them to skate upon

A party in France
A smartly-dressed gentleman looks surprised and rather terrified at something that is out of view; a number of guests stare at him disapprovingly, unimpressed that he is making a scene

Blowing the Feather
Party guests play a game of Blowing the Feather where they all try their best to keep a feather afloat in the air

Orange and spoon race
A variation on an egg and spoon race where party guests must transport an orange via a teaspoon into a basket at the end of the room

Winnipeg Exhibition - Governor General of Canada
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942) and Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886 - 1974) at Industrial Exhibition in Winnipeg in 1912

The Emperors Sylvan court, Chiswick House
The Grand Cedar Avenue during the Duke of Devonshires grand fete at Chiswick House, where noble guests, included the Emperor of Russia and Prince Albert, promenaded and held court beneath the trees

How to Brighten Hotel Life: Preventing the Bathroom Boredom
Maid and shoe cleaner dancing to entertain the guests who are waiting to use the bathroom. One of a series specially drawn for The Sketch by Joyce Dennys

Goodwood House
Guests depart for the races from Goodwood House, West Sussex

The Bright Young People Being Bright
Guests at the party given by Marjorie Firminger and Olivia Wyndham at Glebe Place, Chelsea

Garden Party at Palace
General view of the 8000 guests assembled in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. The garden party was preceded by the last presentation party for debutantes

Dinners singing Auld Lang Syne at the Savoy Restaurant, 19
Illustration showing some of the thousand guests who had supper at the Savoy Hotel on New Years Eve, 1907, and sang Auld Lang Syne to see in the New Year

The Cocktail Party / Fouet
An illustration to accompany a poem on the delights of the cocktail party showing a variety of fashionable guests enjoying a drink and a gossip together

Royals at Biarritz
King Luis, with his wife and entourage, visits Biarritz as guests of Napoleon & Eugenie : their arrival at the villa Eugenie

Small Moulds - 2
These small moulds are sold by the dozen, so that your guests can be served individual portions

Small Moulds - 3
These small moulds are sold by the dozen, so that your guests can be served individual portions

American Indians. Entertaining the Chief
The Chief of the Passamaquoddy Indians entertaining his English guests by telling them tales of his tribes history in a wooded camp on the shore of Lake Utopia

Lecture on Cookery at the International Exhibition
Lecture on cookery attended by a well-heeled crowd at the London International Exhibition of 1873. The short lectures, by Mr Buckmaster

Helping in the Kitchen
An Edwardian Ladys Maid (right) helps out one of the other maids in the kitchen, as was the custom when important guests came for dinner on special occasions

Commune Damage 14
Destruction of the palais des Tuileries - all thats left of the vestibule where so many distinguished guests have made their entrance

A Royal and Imperial Party at Cowes
Edward VII and Queen Alexandra with their guests, the Tsar and Tsarina of Russia being taken in a pinnace to the Royal Yacht, Britannia during a visit by the Russian Royal Family in 1909

The Half Hour Before Dinner
Humorous scene showing a family and guests, dressed in evening attire, waiting for Christmas dinner to be served. An old man dozes in an armchair

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