The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-10
William Of Germany Has y Ward
robs That Is Very Widely
Celebrated.
But He Has Occasion TO Change
Oftener Than tho Ordinary
Mortal.


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wherever hs went, No became conspicuous
BY his continual, change Of drsss, which In
voluntarily reminds one OF ! "change' art
ist In : variety show.
~ u uadsniabls that the emperor haa
ofssnsr tho occasion 10 change his costume
than amy ordinary mortal. He might n
rive, for instance q Kisl, the chief German
port Of war, in travelling costume. review
the marine In the uniform OF 4 Gsrman
admiral. then visit the various schools II
civilian dress. dine on ! foreign man-of-
war In the uniform q m admiral Of its ma
tionality, and in ~ evening give ! xSssp-
tion In sornssxsls drsss. For every one 81
these occasions 1 different dress ID abao-
lutsly necessary according TO etiquette.
ono should imagine. however. that this
would satisfy evan y Brummsl whose whole
life u 4 devotion 10 his toilet, yet the I'm
per0r il. known 10 have made q many Al
Ten Oh twelve changes In eighteen hours.
This has csuasd I grsat deal Of commsnt
In tho widest circles, and all those who have
become acquainted with the facts do not
know whether TO excuse il 40 ! whim or At
tfibute it to extreme nervousne ss.
That his wardrobe under these ciroum =
stances has reached gigantic dimensions
80 easy enough TO understand. II contains
u present over 1000 diesses.
!. They ars divided into xix classes:
/. Military costumes, including al the
different uniforms OF the highest ranks Of
the German army. with q collection OF
modern swords which has hardly it, equal
In Germany.
.. Cont dresses, under which category al
the dresses for great csrena onieS are classi-
fed excepting the coronation robes with
scepter and crown, which are taken care OF
specially. IT includes also the uniforms of
all the different orders, like the order Of
the Black Eagle, OF the Garter. ste., o also
tho COSTUME for the Torohlight polonaise At
with knee pants and gartersd hose.
B. Civilian dressss. among which the
dress suits and high colored working COS
tumes Of English cut play q loading part; it
contains, besides, every piece OF dress that
is worn BY fashionable mon nt present,
with the exception Ct 2 dressing gown,
which the emperor never wears. ALSO the
fine smoking jackets aro seldom used. To
this category also belong the incognito
dresses and the Freemason's costume.
4. Sport dresses. which include bathing,
riding, driving, sleighing n skating COS
TUNES. and thsn The large number Of hunt
Russian fur gear Tor bear hunting.
5. Dresses Of courtesy contain all the
uniforms Of foreign regiments whose hon
orary chief he 10, besides al. the costumes
he Is obliged to don in visiting foreign
courts, it being . custom on su0h occasions
for the visitor to appear in the hosts favor
lite costume and vice versa at tho first meet
ing. Even Chinese and japanese court
dresses are not fotgosten, and there 10 quite
1 display OF Persian garbs, which the en-
peror worn during tho last visit OF the Shah.
The only national court costume he has
not wore is the French. OF all these cos
%ur,a a rupficnta aYiRta in naaa IT nm ncNi-
dent.
6. Underwear and minor articles-There
are twelve dozen OF every piece Of under
wear, and of socks and handkerchief no
less than fifty dozen. Az he does not care
for silk. his underwear il OF mcrino with
silk. His handkerchiefs are basted. and as
. rule he uses them but once. A number Of
embroidsrers are employed all the year
round to make the initial, etc.
As he il not fond Of jswelry his wardrobe
only contains a limited selection OF cutf
monds. The number Of gloves, on the con
trary, ID very large; there are chamois
gloves for driving, beaver for riding. dog
skin, white lambskin and innumcrable
white kid gloves for uniforms that are worn
but once. In civilian dress he uses gloves
+, He has a number Of canes that are but
seldom used, and strange to say, the I'M
brellas are but three in number. which have
been kept closed SO long that they would
surely appear streaked if opened acciden-
tally. The emperor never uses one as he
has really no opportunity. either riding or
driving out and then generally in uniform.
/ And who has the care Of this gigantic
wardrobe?
A special system of management has been
introduced, which has been 10 we'll regu-
lated to i:s smallest details that it works
like q clock.
The marshal of his domestic affairs su-
perintends his wardrobe. It 10 his duty to
make himself acquainted with the latest
fashions and suggest them to the emperor,
who 10 in nc way Of an inventive mind in
fashions and rather follows other authori-
ties, choosing what he deems best. The
however, has decided likes and
dislikes.
Everything must be tightly fitting; the
trousers scarcely touch the boots; no has
also q great aversion for the short overuoats
and narrow, pointed shoes.
And he generally likes to have his own
way. Whom hs was invited by the emperor
tains, he raw the order for several suits
worn by the Tyroleso mountaineers. Tho
marshal remarked to the emperor that, al
though his majesty could boast of q we'll
built figure, hs would not look to advan-
taRe in tho tiRht-ftting knee breaches,
mountAln SHOES ana Raltofs, leaving the
knee bare Of the Iyrolese. TO which the
emperor brusquely replied, Don't trouble
yourself about my taste. If ] order a thing
It means that it has to be done!"
Besides these reports, he has to look after
the financial part, n give out the orders
personally.
All the leading tailors Of the larger cities
offer their services with the greatest induce
and are triumphant il they get at
least one order, as it entities Thorn, after
1lling it satisfactorily. to the right Of sd-
yertising themselves, 'Tsilor to His Ma
etc.
-Four times . year the marshal himself
takes the emperor's measure, not only Tor
costumes. but also for shoes. gloves and
providing for any changes that mioht
have taken place in his maiesty's ipure.-
Shadakichi Hartmann, in the Chicago
inter Ocean.
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