Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-11-11
DECOLLETTE TOlLETTE.g
now THE ENGLISH WOMEN UNCOVER
THEIR NEcKs TO ROYALTY.


count of the czar's visit speaks of the
English woman as seen at one of the
.ffes given in his honor. The writer
is visiting a relative in the so called
middle class who is a large wholesale
importer, but being in business is out
Of the charmed circle ofthc aristocmcy.
She says.
We had excellent seats and could see
all that was going on. The people
around mo appeared totally oblivious
Of each other, they bad eyes and cars
only for royalty and nobility. As
group after group entered and took
their places, they announced their titles
and scanned their toilets, noticing the
smallest minutir and commenting upon
il. saw how deeply rooted was the
feeling of caste in the English heart.
They actually looked upon princes,
dukes and duchesses as belonging to a
superior race TO themselves. This was
not so apprent with the men, although
it showed in them too, but il was un-
disguised in the women, and in the
young girls partoolS of a species Of sub
dued ecstacy.
/ looked at the lords and ladies crit
ically, perhaps with carping eye,
comparing them with the class | was
among, and the latter did not suffer in
my estimation by so doing. English
women have not the graces Of our
women in adorning themselves, but
the upper class come much nearer il
than those below them in the social
scale. There were among them many
handsome, elegant women, and others
some dowager duchesses-- who look
ed like our huckster women. The
Princess Of Wales | should have taken
for an American. The Duchess of Ed
inburg is not pretty, but looks good
natured though willfnl. | should think
she might be pouty. She does not
wear her clothes as though she was
used TO them. They all had low necked
dresses-such low necks that | declare
to you, when they were seated, their
heads appeared to be the only part of
their person that were dressed. In
this respect the middle class were fan.
more decent.
When the last drawing room was
held j went with the rest of the plebi-
ans to see the show. The show of
carriages and people on their way TO
II mean There was a line of them
stretching in the direction ofthe palace,
each with elegantly dressed occupants,
sitting bolt upright, with their heads
claboratcly decorated, and their gar
ments spread out over the seats that
they might not get crumpled. One,
two, nearly three hours went by, and
some Of them were there still, the We
hicles moving up few PAGES as one
reached the palace door, deposited its
load and passed on.
Occupying the sidewalks, and as
near the carriages as they could get,
were motley groups amusing them
selves by commenting upon them-
The dress and appearance of each was
criticised without respect to person
saw not few cheeks flush and pale
under the ordeal, notwithstanding the
assumption of aristocratic Indifference.
When one lady was particularly ad-
mlred some pamin would call ont. aMv
eyes, Bill, come and see this rum
un, and they would stretch forward
and stare the occupant of the vehicle
in the face, uttcring their admiration
in terms more expressive than refined.
Their disapprovai was equally out
spoken. In one case where they APP
peared to have taken them a dislike
to lady, they informed her that she
was wrinkled, and ieered her coachman
and hunkics Most of those who stop
ped the way looked quietly and laugh
ing at the remarks Of the irrepressi.
bles. which were not IN naturedly made
but you can imagine how intensely dis
agreeable IT was to the victims. Ihave
heard a crowd gathered about church
IN New York, where there was an
awning up and the carpet spread for a
bridal party, remark upon them, but
i was done in subdued tones the po-
lice would have permitted nothing
more, but here speech was as free as
ar An English crowd has no respect
Tor women.
Ono would suppose that at the draw
ing-room of Queen Victoria, elderly
women who wished to pay their re-
spects to the sovereign might be per
mttedtod N doso with theirneclSs covered.
NOT so. All who present themselves,
irom the youngest to the oldest, must
come IN court costume, and court cos
tune permits only decoilete toilettes:
Last year the court chamberlain turned
paes muy VINO appeared IN square
neckea uress IL was not according TO
court toiiette ana she could not be ad-