Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-08-02
THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.
She Is Lavish In Dress and Pussy Abou
Her Appearance.

She Is Lavish In Dress and Pussy About
Her Appearance.
Queen Victoria has very pretty
feet despite her bulky, unwieldy
frame. They are smaller and dam
tier than the feet of any of her chill
dren. She always ear an old fash
toned congress gaiter, and her last Is
in the keeping of the provincial boot
makers at Windsor and Balmoral, as
well as the court maker III London.
Likewise have the provincial diapers
the block upon which are fashioned
her majesty's caps. The caps are al
ways made of fine white crepe lisse.
The queen orders these caps by the
dozen. Six caps generally suffice for
a single sojourn at Windsor castle.
Six dozen nlghtdresses are crumpled
during a Windsor visit. Never Is the
same nightdress worn Il second
time, even after laundering. Who
gets themE All, that's the head
dresser's secret. 1t Is suspected that
she plies a fine trade in royal rub
bish. Her majesty's mantles + al
ways made after the same model.
They number six for winter and six
for summer wear Black materials
of various degrees of weight and
warmth make the winter wraps,
while those reserved for summer are
made of rich white silk. daintily
lined and trimmed with four or six
bands of narrow black braid or cord
and finished with deep black silk
fringe. The white mantles are worn
when Victoria takes her daily drive
III the vicinity of Windsor.
On the occasion of the opening of
the institution founded in London IN
commemoration of her majesty's jul
bilee the Duke of Connaught deliv-
cred in person to the provincial dra-
per the order for her majesty's bon.
net and nantes. Not until the
night before the suspicious event,
however, did the duke confess to the
queen that he had ordered the neck
of the mantle Il be trimmed with os.
trich feather trimming. The queen
was much disturbed. She retired be
fore the mantle put III an appearance
at the castle, but she could not sleep.
IF there are feathers on my cloak, '
she finally announced to the maid,
with truly feminine ~petulance, u
VIII not wear it tomorrow. The peo,
pie will say: There's the queen.
She is fatter than ever" Needless
to add the feathers were discarded.
There is much excitement in the
royal household in preparing for u
state function Everybody tries oI
her dresses and hats and comes in fol
her majesty's inspection days before
the event takes place. The effect
each is likely to produce ON the pub
lie beholder is weighed and consid
cred as carefully as the personal like
or dislike of the wearer. Next L
her majesty's sleeping chamber i.
the dressing room, i'll which, on long
low shelves, her mantles, caps ant
shoes are laid. They make n curiou.
picture-a study III black and white
Two maids undress the queen ant
put her to bed. Before she gets int
bed they heat and spread between
the Irish linen sheets a white blan
ket, part wool, part cotton and bounC
with white silk ribbon, with the roy
al arms embroidered in the corner
With brandy and water for a night
cap, Queen Victoria reclines upon tn,
blanket until the body is thoroughly
heated. The maids then Withdraw
the blanket, and the finest produc
of Ireland's loom embraces til,
queen of England and the empires
of India.-New York World.