The age-herald., 1897-10-07

The Duke and Duchess of York have not found t5 altogether fair sailing in their recent visits to certain outlying English pessesisons According to re- ports, these representatives of the reign ing house of Great Britain were sent |. to Irelard and elsewhere to meet the people and to do whatever was possible to allay the bitterness which exists in sections of the greallsst modern mon- archy, that of England When the Duke and Duchess visited smoe of the smaller towns their costumes were criticised by an irreverent public The Duke did not wear trousers moss approved by some of the villagers, and his way of adjust ing the bottoms of these necessary arti- cles of wearing apparel was not in ac- cord with i1le artistic taste of h.s crit ics. Still on they went, the Duke and Duchess of York, doing the beas they could, according to their liehts-he turn- ing his trousers up only an inch where he had turned them an inch and a half. N+Ao '~iAN Dt3 HIS hii illS ItEt OllSTeu nST, with the generous income furnished her by her gr2ndmother's subjects But, alas, a snag has been struck, which no amount of purchases or hem-turn4ng of trousers can avert. The snag is a mat ter of heart. and not of clothes; a sen;i- mental. not a mercantile issue, and after the manner Of royal grandfathers and grandmothers, the Duke of York has been ordered ilo prepare for six momhs' cruise in the English navy, with the rank of commodore. The royal mandate has gone forth but thus far the young Duke of York has declined to obey, and insists that he will quietly remain alt home, in the bosom of his charming English fam- fly. It is now explained that the reason for the sudden orders to the Duke of York aud his obstinate refusal to obey them is due 10 his admiration for one of the beautiful women of England the Princess Henry of Pless, when he has only lately met at Dublin. The Prin- cess is very charming, fascinating young woman, the daughter of the cele- bra.ed Mrs. Cornwallis West who avs herself great beauty few years ago, when she, Mrs. Langtry and Mrs Sloan Stanley were considered the three pret- aiest women in the English kingdom The Duchess of York is not especially an attractive woman, and naturally is on iths alert when a very beautiful and magnetic woman is in proximity to her young husband. She has resented the evident pleasure he exhibited in the presence of Princess Henry. So, after several serious jars amd disturbances, the Duke has been ordered to join the English squadron and to sal away to foreign waters for six long months The innocent friendship of .lha Duke and Princess Henry will probably result in serious domestic and state entangle- merits, and the English papers are treat ing the subject With iJhe solemnity deemed consistent when one of Queen Vic:oria's numerous descendants come in for their share of gossip. Thus far the Duke of York is on terra firna, but not in Dublin.
 It seems absurd to talk or write of furs during such a spell of August weather as obtains during October, stll the fashion chroniclers are telling things every fashionable woman wants to know. Among descriptions of other de- tails of dress they write thus of furs.
 This winter we are to have all sorts of fur combinations. including the blouse effects. This win extend in more liree- tioiss than has heretofore seemed possi- ble. The almost invariable style which has ruled since furs were worn, of mal<- ing garment all of one variety of fur is to be entirely changed. Ths compost ton of the garment will be left entireiy to the taste of the wearer.
 Bands of fur when ussd for border ing. are frequently put on slightly fun and the use of portion of the fur "against the grain a'so tends t) give va riety effeot-whach is the end and aim of the pressnt style.
 It seems rather queer 10 think of fur yokes, but we will be quite accustomed to the idea before the winter is over. For very dressy capes intended for ey- ening wear, these yokes will be made, of white baby lamb or ermine without tails, while for plainer garments combinations of baby lamb with astrakan and seal