The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-30
HeADcEAR or ROYALTY.


Her Titled Patrons.
number great many royal ladies
among my customers. For instance.
| have furnished for years past the
hats and bonnets worn by the Prin-
cesses of the Orleans family. The
Comtesse de Pals dresses in severe
and simple style. and always wears
round hats -never bonnets. Her hats
are small and of a special variety of
the toque shape. which is prepared
purposely for her. Dark brown and
black are her favorlte colors. Her
married daughter, the Duchesse de
Braganza. shares her mothers SIM
pficity of taste The Duchesse de
Charities, the sister-in-law of the
Comtesse de Paris. is one of the most
elegant royal ladies in Europe She
is famed for her graceful carriage.
and ii has been said of her that to see
her sit down was in itself a lesson in
grace Her usual style of headgear
is the capote bonnet in black and gold
or cream-white or red, all of which
colors. or combination of colors, are
very becoming to her. Her daughter.
the Princess Waldemar of Denmark,
prefers style of headgear which is
gotten up especially for her. 1t is of
the toque shape in front. curving
down at the back in something of the
capote form. She likes straight high
trimming set in front of the crown,
never wears strings. and particularly
dislikes hanging ends, whether of
ribbon or lace. As she has a fresh,
fair complexion. she delights in del
icate shades of pale blue or silver
gray.
The Empress of Russia has been for
some years past one of my customers.
Like her sister. the Princess of Wales,
she never wears high-crowned or
large-brimmed hats, which, indeed.
would be unsuited to the delicate type
Of her beauty. Every thing must be
small and neat and compact. whether
hat or bonnet. Her favorite colors
are pale blue and mauve, and several
of the new shades of green, such as
Nile-red and varnish- green, which last
is the newest color yet produced this
season.
Her sisterin-law, the Grand Duchess
Vladimir. who was Princess of the
ducal house of Mecklen burg Schwerin.
is one of the royal leaders of the
European fashion. being extremely
stylish in manner and possessing in
finite taste in dress.
/ have just carried out for her an
idea of her own, which was to COM
bine In toQue a crown in real seal
skin with trimming of white silk
gauze. This union o. the fur and
gauze. of dark brown and white, was
daring and novel, and perfectly sue
cessful. She delights in wearing fiow-
ers, her favorites being chrysanthe-
NUNS and violets.
The wife of her second brother,
formerly the Princess Elizabeth of
Saxe-Weimar. also has much taste in
dress. just at present she is re-
stricted to black and white, as her
husband is cousin of the Emperor of
Germany. and she is still in slight
mourning for the Emperor Frederick
She wears compact capotes. with
close bordering and strings, the bow
under the throat being very becoming
to her. When she was married three
years ago / furnished the bonaets and
hats of her trousseau. comprising some
thirty in all. Every costume was
made with a hat to match. and every
carriage, or reception. Or fheater
dress had the bonnet to correspond in
material as well as in color-Paris
Letter.