New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-12
GREAT FOLK OVER SEA.
SOME ROYAL LADIES' HEADGEAR.
DESCRIBED BY THE MAKER.

From Galignsnfs Messenger
number g great many Royal ladies amongst ny
customers. For instance have furnished for years
the Orleans family The Countess dc Paris dresses IN
severe and simple style. and always wears round
special variety of the toqus sspe, which prepared
pnTP0seIy for her, DARK brown and black are her
Do Brsran1s. shares res her mothers simpilc Of as
The Duchess de Charres the sister n.isw o. the
aGe, 81 e " Ss Of ass aoi r
carriage, and Il has been said Of her thai 70 SO he!
st down was IN sFi lesson IN STsse M M:S ps snd
gold. or crean-white red. all Of which colofi os
combinations Of color are very becoming 70 6sr; zee
a style of haadgesr which Is gotten up especially fof
her. It is Of the toque shape 10 front entvms aqna
likes straight high trimmings set m mont Of the crown
never strings ond particularly dislikes hanging
complexion she delights in delicate shades OF pao
blue or Of silver gray. -
one OF my customers Like her sister the Princess o.
Wales she wears high crowned or hrHe bnmfned
tvue OF her beauty Everything mast be small and
neat and compact whether hat or bonnet: Het nv.
color, Hr9 Pale blue aFd =! saG and va
green, which last Is the newest color as yet producea
Her SIsfcrn.law. the Grand Duchess Vladimir. who
was a Princess OF the Dacal House OF aS nen0arg
Schweu IS one OF the toySi lsaasrs %. AND nos
scsSlng infinite taste in dress. ,L o,-
have Just carried out for her an ldea Oh Oct Ouj
which was 10 combine In olue crown IN r eai
sealskID with trimming OF white SILK gsuLe Ins
union of hir and gauEe Of dark brown ana VhiS VS.
daring and novel and perfectly successful ehe ae-
lights in wearing flowers, her favodtes Deins
chry santhemums and voletS $780,.
Tho wife of her second brother, formerly The PrIos
Fl1aeth OF sake wensr, also has mpch taste IN drss.
Just at present she Is restricted 70 b!aA anu ~mIe'
As her husband s the cousin OF the Emperor OF Ter
MANY ana she Is still in slight mourning for me f-
prror Frederick. She wears compact capSes WIG
closo bordering and strings, the bow under me
being very becoming TO her when she W@ marn1l,,
tbrss Years $40 furnished the bonuets and hats n
ber trmsseau comprising some thirty IN All EVerS
eoss,ne was made with hat 70 match and every car
49, 90 r,centIon or theatre dress had the bonnr'
,n corresnond In materials well az In color. 4,
Tho most dr,ssy Royal lady in Europe ts proosoiy
Tho nuAcn OF Portugal She orders, not only oonnets
"a hats hut dresses as well by the wholesale hei
nss o. mploxion and auburn hair permit OF her wear
t"c any color or shape IN the way OF headgeh thsl
ebe rnav fancy ! have made her immense hats, and
sr,sI toouNs and eapDtc bonnets in straw, or gsnze
~ hr or velvet or gold embroidery, with trimmings
N @. trh plumos or OF artificial flowers. or OF Dro-
cadcd ribbons Whatever may be the fashion OF ha
hour she lheS e and will try H. She orders toiieues
and hornets not By the score, but by the hundred
he almost turossibn that she should ever war ou'
han the elegant things which she purchascs Nthsl,
she has exquisite taste in dress and perfcfy under-
stands tho art Of sunR the accessories OF eah 81 nes
dresses 10 tho dress Itself And she sets Oh toilette
BIZ the singular grace OF her carriage and the resai
dignity 81 her movements. Even under the sirnpiesi
conditions Of everyday life she looks every inch
Queen