The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-09-18
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the beauties OF Marienbad. You Amer
leans did this long ago. but We seem to
have waited until the sunshine of roy
atty opened our sleepy eyes. But now
We have been va;nly trying to secure
rooms-tbat is 10 say, the unready ones
among us who left our arrangements
til the last minute. The Prince has the
rooms at Kliuger's hotel. which were va
Gated just in time for him by the Duke
nd Duchess Of Newcastle. His fell ow-
occupants OF the hotel are the Duchess
de Ia Rochefoucauld. Lord and Lady
Brougtsm and Vaux. Lady Clarke and
Sir Henry and Lady Campbell Banner
man. The Duchess Of Fife is a recent
arrival. / hear that the Prince has
caused much Amusement among the
foreigners by his disregard of weather.
Every morning. at AS. he sallies forth
for q walk Of an hour and q half. during
which he pauses nox and then to sip
his allotted dose OF "Kreuzbrunnen' out
OF glass tube. As on one or two re-
cent mornings it has simply "rained cats
and dogs" his conduct has been regard
ed a. heroic. During his con titutional
he chats with various friends, but smart
Lady Brougbam lie bis favorite. She
wea's the bright colors for which she is
renowned, and which silt her so we'll;
and, indeed, she looks 90 young that it
10 quite difficult 10 RENE mber that she
has married daughter and son. The
Prince will get some fine stag hunting at
Prince Metternich's.
A girl friend eends me word from
Dublin that the Prince and Princees"
% the Irish ladies will call the Duke and
Duchess Of York-are really enjoying
their visit, il their beaming faces are
any index to their feelings. The Ouch
ees has been very successful as regards
her costumes. OF course it is 1.-The
thing" for the vice refine to wear green
or St. Patrickis blue, adorned with Irish
lace, on all prominent occE siops. and
naturally royal lady wouli be expect
ed to follow suit, but Princess May
has done more; she has even contrived
to be original, whereas the result of
patriotic dressing is usually most mo-
notonous. When she arrived she bad q
duck" Of pale green silk frock, with
bodice OF ivory lswn-the new white
grass lawn embroidered with gold; on
the occasion OF the investiture of her
husband with the Order Of st. Patrick,
q most picturesque ceremony.-by the
way. she was in white satin and price
less Irish lace, while at the Dublin
horse show she wore plain green muslin
trimmed with Irish lace OF a yellow
tore. and caught up on the bodice with
emeraldf and diamond shamrock brooch
es. Her little bonnets and toques are
always perfect; that worn with the last
dress was trimmed with soft pink roses
and green chiffon, the aigrette being
formed Of wse rose leaves mounted in
spray. She always makes her milliners
concoct aigrettes of this kind, or else
she wears wings Of wired lace to give
height, for she refuses absolutely to
wear rigr, ties Of plumago. She and her
mother are strong supporters OF the
Anti-Plumsge Lesgue. The Irish ladies
have observed with surprise that the
Duchess always wears earrings. True.
they are always quite small, diamonds
or pearls for choice. but che has never
discarded them. In this she follows
the example Of the Queen.
There has teen q great deal OF fun
and jollity going on in the Viceregal