The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-18
PRESENTED AT COURT.
An Expensive as Well as a Very
Laborious Function.

An American Woman Who Has Hoo E1-
perience Gives an Iteun!zed Account
One Must Wear New ana
Costly Costume
ALondon journal quotes an unnamed
correspondent, who says that pres
entation at Queen Wctoria's drawing
room requires on outlay Of at least
three hundred end seventy-aye dollars
81 have beer to Buckingham palace"
she SAYS, ''for three such functions, and
I never did it for loss, which is more
than my wedding fnery cost. There
are women who have done it for less,
but it's q pinch, and shouldn't like to
try.
''You see. you eantg in gown that
has ever been worn before, nor in a
costume that is not made OF the very
best materials. You can't, because you
viii perish Of shame when you stand IN
line with women who are in the rich
est and freshest that Lyons looms and
French dressnaakers can turn oct. Any
woman has.sense enough -t5srecognize
that It is better MOTTO go at all than go
inadequateiy, to 2staad there IN the
fierce light reelected from the throne.
Having this conviction firmly fastened
IN your mind, consult some French
dressmakcr Of note in London. Trot
yourself around to the smartest OF the
smart English modistes and look over
samples OF brocade, satin, velvet and
silk, ranging in price from three to
six dollars yard. If you are an un-
married woman, anywhere on the SUM-
ny side of sixty, you wear white.
Debutantes look at tulle, and silk, and
lace, and wreaths Of French flowers,
silver embroidery, pearls and ribbons,
and middle-aged matrons ponder over
velvet, purple, red, black, etc. Young
married persons go in for the heavier
white brocades Or broca6es with col
ore6 coverings
'sNow, the result Of long hours OF
solemn consideration among bilows OF
splendid tacrics sends you contempla,
lively oH-you wonder In what hurnor
ones obNging papa or generous hus'
band viii accept the news that one can.
not be made decent for court On less
than three hunnred dollars. One must
appear as well as the other women; the
queen exacts that ones train must lie
for three yards On the floor, and the
end OF expense Is not yet. The order
for the gown is given full month be-
Sorehand, and thet is well, considering
the rush at the dressmakers'. Only q
leading florist can supply the huge
shower bouquet Of white flowers that
costs twenty-five dollars
zone never sees such bouquets IN
Amerfca-beautifal cascades d. flowers
built on fraN foundation Of chiffon,
end trailing from ones hand to the
floor. In London women always carry
huge bouquets to every function dur.
ing an seasons, so that bouquet build
ing has become great art with them.
Z '.At the glover's one must have 8
vastly long pair Of dve-dollar gloves.
lovely things to wrinkle up to ones
shoulder nearly To French boot.
makers asufhcient piece of ones gown
must be taken to make ones slippers,
that cost at least seyenor eight dollars.
Lastly, one must make an appoint
meat with court hairdresser, who
charges about three dollars. Eight
dollars covers the cost Of three feathers
and veil A good public stsblei is sought
out and arrangements perfected to have
very big carriage sent on by nine
o'clock the morning Of the drawing.
room. Because he IS expected to send
one Of his very perfect carriages, and
because the vehicle, both delivering
one at and taking one from the palace,
must stand IN line for hours, the stable
Keeper asks not less than ten dollars
Sor the service
'sReckon all these amounts: up end
the result IS approximate to;2my first
statement. Is it not? There arei few
loopholes for economy, for certain things
yon must have OF you will never Kiss
the queens hand. Ones train must TALL
from the shoulders 30 that its spread On
the Hoor includes vast stretch Of yery
costly goods, Ave yards 1orsby tTc
wide. The gown must be cut oat be
low the point Of the shoulders.
"AnoSher exaction IS the placing 81
feathers and veil Only court haSr.
dresser knows how to accomplish it tp
tbequeen's taste, and the queen, though
her taste may Dot be good, demands
shat her ideas be followed to the last
letter. Only Q physician's certificate
entities one 70 appear at drawing.
room With covered shoulders. The Ger
tifcate must be procured In advance
aud sent to the lord chamberlain, who
asks the queens consent. Often enough
she refuses"