Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-01

that no thriving stores for female trade
exist there. The women who promen-
ade past the actor dandies are often OF a
snowy but rarely of a ~fashionably ap-
proved class. The truth is that the pro-
fesSional male beauty of the stage does
not recommend himself to Il sensible
woman's commentator, and she dis
likes to subject herself to his ogiing
stare, or to the ~falntest imputation that
she would bestow a glance on him. The
girl who chases the actor, like the fell
low who chases the actress, is neither a
common nor an admirable person here
in New York.
One of the most rigidly observed Gus
toms of her august majesty, Queen Vic
toria, is the presentation of the India
shawls on all possible and some unsuita-
BILE occasions. Victoria must have Il
special factory for their manufacture,
and she receives supplies Of them just
as any mercantile importer might do.
Women who. perform meritorious acts
deserving royal recognition are us as
sured of getting old Alharabad shawls
as they are Of drawing their breath.
Nobody makes more fun ef the old lady
than Albert Edward, prince of Wales,
and one of his jokes. taking in the shawl,
was told to me by Ellen Terry, the ac-
IIcoS VI GliC living OlHpdll JuSu DclOFc
her departure for London. She said
that on a steam launch at the Henley
regatta, a jolly party of theatrical peo-
pie We're gathered, when without an
nouncement, the prince nj one of his
favorite colonies came aboard.
From an obscure corner" said Miss
Terry, the other crafts on the river
were closely scanned. 1t is quite the
thing for every British woman past
fifty to get herself up like the queen,
especially those who resemble her at
all put on the widows cap, carry their
hands crossed over their stomachs, af-
feet a savage condition of features and
increase h likeness to their revered
sovereign. On n launch belonging to
Tilford was a big, heavy woman, who
really bore a remarkable resemblance
to her majesty-a LIKENESS she height
ened plainly by every means possible.
We called the Princes attention to this
old girl, and assured him that it was
his mother out after him no doubt. He
was gazing at her through the glass =,
and laughing heartily, when the lady
rose clumsily, and threw a shawl, on
which she had been sitting, over the
shoulders Of a young girl.
"She has discovered herself" shouted
Wales, 1T is undoubtedly the queen.
'piiS iluo Juol plCSSlilCu Olc VI ucI llulu
shawls.
81 think the laugh that followed
showed the prince that the Americans,
who were the majority of the party,
We're as well acquainted with his moth
er's customs as her own subjects"
Another actress of the Irving COM
pany said:
"SIIt MORRELL MACKENZIE
is, a big, homeiy S~oOtchman and the last
time | saw him he was studying the pic
lures of the first day of the Royal acad-
envy opening. l felt a little surprised
that it was not embroidered all over
with palm leaves in the proper India
fashion, for | felt sure he ought 10 be
wearing the queens given article. But
| learned from the letter of a friend at
home that the shawl has reached the
family. Her majesty last month re-
warded the doctors attentions TO her
sOn-in-law by giving Mrs, Morrell Mac
kenzie an India shawl. / hope 1t is a
prettier one than usual, for as a lot the
queens shawls are desperately ugly
An actor in the party said that Miss
Heath, the lately deceased actress and
wife of Wilson Barrett, was appointed
readerto the queen and had a merry old
time OF il once giving evolutionary eff