Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-15
lust as well as not, fevers come OK.
pensive. whether they take You or the
victim to your charms. Goodbye"
To BE Continued,
GOWNS or AN EMPRESS.
HOW Augusta victoria's Dresses Arc
Made and What They Cost

!
| me cost OF the dresses worn hy
une Empress OF Germany Is enarmous
state rote requires about forty. tiys
yards OF material, at from $50 to 900
sometimes 800 marks. II IL said tb,t
tue empress seldom wears silks or
satlns costing less than 500 per ward.
me material for her demi.toilets cost
az an average, $50 to $50 per yard
"ouse and carriage dresses. from Sln
10 80 The later require, In addition
an immense outlay OF extras" bits
OF decorations, etc, The decorations
ior the state robes are always exclu.
slVely furnished by the crown tresor.
OF ereasnryl where all gold braid.
/ loose stones, jewels of any sort tina
! historic races" embroldaries. fans
plumes, golden and jeweled buttons
etc., are kept under lock and kew
ana under the strictest control The
tresor IS established In the vaults OF
the royal castle In Berlin. and the
! occasional visits of the emnrass 20
uhe winter palace In midsummer
are usually due to her desire 10 no.
tease certain jewels for immediate
use This can only be done In her
or the kaser's presence. 81, r,s two
Keys to the vaults and ,yo court
missionaries have key each. The
hfth Key Is held by the keeper of the
treasury. None OF the keys will open
the vaults, unless simultaneously nil
the keys are applied
The empress wears a oourt dress
only once, or, IL it IL OF extremely
great value. twice; but before she
dohs 1t second time its decorations
are entirely changed. A royal wed.
ding calls for eight or nine state and
full-dress toilets; visit to q foreign
SQUIRT for twenty to thirty. according
to the time Of absence from the Ger.
man capital
"heh the empress has decided that
she Is done with a dress it IL sub
mitted to the superintendent or tho
crown tresor so he may order the re.
moval OF the jewels furnished by
him. Sometimes jewels have been
lost, and when a search for the same
proves unavailable the fact Is duly
recorded and acknowledged by the
wearer. Then the dress is turned
over 10 the mistress of the robe who
rlarks with pins those parts that
shall be turned over 10 her use In
composing other toilets. Afterward
the dress Is taken completely apart
ana the materials are put away, duly
Tabled and at the disposal or her
majesty.
Augusta Victoria usually gives away
a good many of her dresses to her
sister and mother who are not rich:
others are used as presents for ladies
of the court Young ladies' Of the
high aristoGacy. especially the wives
and daughters of the army officers
are also occasionally treated TO n
regal toilet when they are about to
be presented to her majesty and have
not tho wherewithal.
The CASTOR demi.toilets, carriage
and house dresses are the perauIsites
OF the head woman OF the bed
chamber" who after selecting clothes
for herself, sells Them either to prl.
vate parties or to n certain store In
Oranienstrassc. Berlin. This Is an
old established business, whose pro-
prietress was at one time in the en-
ploy of the court. She Is not allowed
to sell dresses as she receives them
but In all cases must remodel them,
80 as to oblitemte their special fea-
lures.