St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-28
YOUNG And GIOOY.
Pretty Story Of the EARLY
Love of the Queen Of
England.
Perhaps She Has Forgotten
Lord Ellepborough's Hope
less Passion,
Gut She IS Going to Let Her
Granddaughter Marry
for Love.
Gorgeous Gowns That Are
Included in a Royal Girls
TPouSSeau.

"There'S q turned down page" as
some writer has said, lin every human
life" says the New York Sun. Even
stout, comfortable, equity Queen Vic
toria in her Stufy mourning SGwn, worn
So persiStently all these years for her
royal ~consort, has had her romance.
Lord Peterborough, whose death re-
Gently took place, was. SO says an En-
gliSh writer, a sweetheart of the youth
ful queen many years ago. The two
lovers were very devoted to each other,
mt the queen pleaded with her coun-
sellers and advisors for the privilege OF
choosing him as her consort. But with
the usual peryerSity of affairs OF the
heart matters of state made the union
undesirable and reason prevailed ver
love. Victoria proposed, instead. to the
German prince she welded. and Ellen
borough was presented with a commits
sion in the army, which trans
way to Indil, where he distin-
guiShed himself after the manne of dis
appointed lovers by his reckless daring
and bravery. There are some disad-
vaniagcS iii being Il queen and having
plenty of spending money. To be re
Qulred 10 propose to ones future huS-
band is something of an ordeal, ana
being compelled 10 propose to the man
the nation chooses, and at the same
time sim the paper which baHiShes the
man you love, must Ue almost ao annoy
ing as getting along in life without a
cOronet or crest.
But all that happened years ago. and
the royal lady is Il great-grandmotiler
NOW and has tnrUnffnn oil Dhnnt CtlnIt
%trititS, and is as happy as a pet pussy if
only her shoes are loose and easy, ii the
royal butler doesn't forget her favorite
dish OF wainutS at dinner, ard if her
stock of India sllawlS supplies her wed
ding presents.
And Queen VictOria's granddaughter
IS actually being allowed to marry in
the GOOD Old-faShiOned simple way of
common people, just for love. She is a
tall. sight girl. with pretty hair and
eyes and a pleasing figure, and Just now
size is the merrieSt, blitneSt OF ali the
royal Processes, for She is very much
in love with her soldier prince. and be-
sides lCr mother is designing for her a
wonderful wedding outfit, most of which
is beng brought out in Berlin. Some
things, however, are ordered in Eng
land at Ike same firm which furnished
gowns for the little Princess ROYAL of
England years ago when the brthrothal,
marriage and WldoWiO0d were far in
the future.
The Princess Royal has been a grand
mother for several years, and will pres
emily lie lett with only one unmarried
daughter, the Young Princess y arga-
ret. But the trUusseau, which ALWAYS
has a peculiar Interest fOt ladies' whetil-
er the bride he peasant or princess born,
contains among other things a wonder
ful hall gown of white satin, embroid-
cred with Il tracrry of pale pink flowers
in 4 light running design. the sprays
being tied together by true lovers
knots in gold. On either shoulder and
III front sprays Of flowers are caught
against the bodice with knots of gold.
There's another bail dress of the pal
est hell0trope, just the tint of the double
Naples ViOletS with which il is wYtathed
about the skirt in a band four or five
inches wide, and about the shoulders
u arms as we'll with narrow borders.
Over all the silk and flowers is draped a
misty silver tull c-lke cloud film.
4 ddtfodii yellow dream of beauty has
deep iIOUnceS formed of alternate bands
OF SATIN and Insertions of yellow silk
muslin, pannierS of the muslin caught
up with yellow roses, and a tucker of
muslin falling fr0m Il fringe of yellow
buds. There's & beautiful dream of the
sea caught in a web of silk, in which
soft shades OF pink and green shoal into
each other with every stir of the folds,
and sea anemoneS run riot over the
whele. Pale sea-gretn crepe drapas
the bodice, and deep fringes of coral
and Leads, shading from the palest
green 10 the deepest browns OF the sea-
weed. fail from the shoulders over the
bare arms 10 the telt, where it broadens
into an Undine-like girdlc, and SHIN
mers thence down to the skirt hem.
There's a Persian lilac home dress,
scattered over with white lilies of the
valley, the queens favcrite flower,
dainty tea gowns trimmed with rare
laceS, part OF the empress special gift,
and others Of white English ncedlework
through which the lining of prawn pink
family CLEANS. There are two white
peign0irs III fine muslin, lined with the
fayorlte color, pink, and edged with
laceS as delicate as hear frost, and a
wealth of exquisite lingerie trimmed
with lace, through which ribbons are
threaded and wrought, always on every
separate piece with The letter V anu
the imperial coroner.