The morning times., 1895-12-04
ROYALTY And Big SLEEVES
George Of England Has Issued a
Mandate to His Wife.
Odd Little Story That Has Crept Out
From the Divinity That Hedges
In Their HiRhnesses.

The big sleeve has made an enemy o
George OF England, and the way OF 1t wa
| this:
1t became necessary, on a recent occas
| ion, for his sRoyalHighness toconfer priyatel,
| with his Duchess in the presence OF friends
Hecouldn'tdownright whisper-evenroyalt.
cannot afford to be ungracious in these day
of culture, 50 he simply modulated lfis tone.
| aud waited for a reply.
May, Duchess OF York, might have been 4
| telephone with crazy wire for all tn
| satisfaction he got, SO he said 1t all over
and still shecould not hear. explanation
| revealed the fact that she never would hea
until he spoke louder or went nearer. HI
| didn't want to speak louder, and he couldn'
come nea rer because Of the giobular expanss
\ OF her sleeves.
the result was measurement of the la dl
| from sleeve to sleeve, and when II wa.
| discovered that the some-day queen of Eng
| land was broader than she was long, ar
raneements were made for the Immediate
| readJuStment OF her beauty lines. Tht
4 Duchess is as sensible now as the day or
which she left off being Princess of Tecl
\ and married to please the queen. She sacri
| riced every Objectionable Inch at the shrine
| of her royal husbands Will, and that is tht
real why that. for her, the balloon-butterfly
| had never been.
Once on time the kingdom of society
was inhabited by ordinary people who
Fair with never a thought for other con-
Germs than those of their own-and their
neighbors'. Suddenly Queen Fashion. the
Rhadamanthau despot OF that realm. set
every idle intellect TO work by organizing
clubs, social, literary and philantbropical.
and commanding her votaries to join. SO
they Joined.
Then the years flew by md the ordinary
inhabitants grew SO wise and clever that
they became the parents of the wise q nd
clever people of today.
10 f..s tt.,r. to- I@1
long to guilds, Chautauquas, corps, chap
ters and legions, and we work 50 hard to
keep ourselves members in good standing
that We flag our brains and strain our
nerve tissues. So again Fashion makes a
decree. She bids us divert our overworked
mental forces with n within of some sort
and to call that whim our fad.
Palm culture is perhaps the most gen
eral OF Washington fads, and its popu-
larity continues TO grow with such tropi-
cal luxuriance that nearly every home
here is its own botanical garden-vary-
ing in foliage and area, from the papyrus
and rubber plants set in The bay windows
of the ordinarily well-to-do citiZen to the
mally rich.
The cooking lectures attached to recent
food shows created fad for the making
of creams, jelles, and syllabus. and So
absorbed did fashionable New York become
in the fascinating process that Cursuela.
now Duchess OF Marlborough. learned how
TO boil water beautifully, while an equally
dibbIllpuS ~ DiltIdut dtifitNtu
making of bread-thnugh history does not
add that she was able to eat it.
II Il rad is harmless don't mind about Its
being silly. When it has rested your brain
and nerve tissues sufficiently to throw it
aside you can afford Ia laugh at your whim.
The marriage of Miss Leila come.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Oscar
Roome, to Mr.. william ". Harris OF Wash
ington, took place at st. Andrews Church
last evening, al O'Clock, the Rev. Joseph
B. Perry officiating.
The church was elahorately decorated
with palms and white chrysanthemums.
the pews, reserved for the relatives and
intimate friends Of the bride, being marked
OF the japanese variety.
The groom and his best man, Mr.. E. E.
Aiexa1der, preceded by the rector, en-.
awaited the bridal party, at the chancel
center aisle, preceded by the four ushers.
Mr.. F. Kimmel, and Mr.. William oscar
Roome, jr-, who wore bout onn ieres
OF chrysanthenums and Bride rOsebuds.
Then came the bridesmaids, Miss Bessie
Sydnor and Miss Wooden, in white Or
candle, with white satin ribbons. They
carried huge yellow chrysaDthemums, tied
with white satin ribbons. Miss Hustled and
Miss Lotta Roome wore white orgaDdie
and blue satin ribbons, and carried yellow
chrysaDtbemums-
The maid OF honor, Miss Marie N.
IdiG wore White organize OVER lemon
silk, and carried white chrysanthemums.
The bride followed, leaning upon the arm
of her father. Mr.. william Oscar Roorne
she was gowned In heavy white satin.
with court train. The corsage was hand
someiy orDamented with pee rlpassementerie
and chic satin bows in the latest mode.
Her tulle veil was artistically caught to
her dark hair with lilies of the valley.
The bride was given away by her father
and as the benediction was pronounced
The ,Lohengrin" wedding march was
passed out.
A reception was held at the home of the
Drlde's parents, No. 351 Corcoran street
northwest, and the bride and groom re-
celVed the congratulations of the large
number or friends in attendance.
Among those who assisted were: Mrs.
Edward Roome. in black satin: Mrs. F.
black silk. Mrs. Z. NJ. Willet of Baltim ore
IN green faille and velvet: Mrs. William
Wooden, IN handsome brocade, and Miss
Edith Duyee, in light silk.
The guests were: Mrs. Hart in black
velvet and point lace: Miss Bessie Latham
IN Nile green silk. with velvet and fur
trimmings; Miss Hamline, in white silk
gray brocade; Miss Clay, in black Satin:
the Misses King, in pink and blue satin.
cut decolettc: Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Mathews
Mr.. and Mrs. David B. Straus Mrs. Wei
lington Co. Taylor of Ohio, T. H. Anderson
of ONO. Mrs. HELEN, Mrs. Martin. Mrs.
and Mas Brown, and many others.
Ing Drlue was the recipient OF large
number of very handsome gifts in silver.
cut glass, jewels, china, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris lett on the lO:43
tram, en- route for Greenwood, Miss, the
home of the groom's family, where they
VIII spend the honeymoon. They will be
at home after kecember 20 at No. 1857
Corcoran street.
. washington society enjoys no more bril-
lant functions than thuse held at the
Chinese legation, aud the announcement that
he series of entertainments, a which Mine
Lang Lu Is the gracious hostess each season
VIII soon begin, Is hailed with plea sure
lhere 1s much rejoicing in the stately
lrownstnne mansion above which the
iragon uf China waves Just now, owing to
he fact that the absent minister will soon
'eturn. WV"
a SaDiesram received today states that
Mr. Yang Yu and suite, who are now in
london, will sail from Southampton for