The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22
STYLES oAPPROEE
BY THE ROYA11,
Princess Of Wales Carefully 4
Brilliant Colors.
Qree1 Gscto-so DESIGNS He, O.
and GUARDS o4sairst Estsvp.
sarce-Prsncess ReAat. :
poSs'oy Dresser.

y L IS 10 be doubted whether - -.
prfncesses will adopt rers.ssss
the brilliant colorings ana -.
that bid fair 10 be fasAys.sss..
II is we'll known Jha. the pr1rr.-. \.
Wales, for instance. never favor. -
thing but the most sober or aeas...ss.
color schemes. BLACK. pure wilma :
gray. lightened only by delicate da,ss. :.
pale mauve or heliotrope, are her spsris.
fancies IN regard 10 shades.
Queen Victoria Is Always Payt,e-a~
The queen apparently is very af.sa-.
about the style and make OF her -.
and generally designs her fashion, ~
sketches from her own hand. She i. ~.
very particular in regard to tha A. -
gown. and woe betide the drsss>eA..
who does not exactly suit her royal -
ness in this respect. She does not 49,
the large sums of money upon her =
sonai adornment she Is usually crpss1.s
with doing. In fact. II anything - {
rather careful in the matter Of exnenS
ture. Before definitely ordering / ss~.
she invariably asks the price, en& ~.
been known to modify her own wishos Z
as to avoid what she calls undue exf.s,.
agance." When a pattern OF the Ynafses,
takes the princess fancy she often eDnus
II copied in different coiorings. vhns
she particularly likes one style Of ~
she has two or three exact replicas -
of ii, so that people often say that - =
wearing IA gown that ordinary peonh
would have discarded seasons aSn ~
matter of fact, 1t often happens & =
quite new. but precisely like the O. IT
she has just put aside.
Models Of the Royal DaugAAso
The Princess OF Wales and her daueA.
tiers usually have the preliminary 6tlIIa
OF their bodices adjusted TO dress stnnS
which are precise and absolute mo6oh 4
their own figures. After a fairly NJ.
factory fit has been made on then -
mics a dressmaker brings her mA4cI1nk
TO Marlborough house and the anal ~
ing on Is made upon the royal ladioo -.
sonally.
The Duchess of Fife and Princes y
toria OF Wales dress with almost 6eet
simplicity. In fact. Princess vle1oA
seems 10 have no mind Of her own M
gard to the choice OF her gown4 n
Princess Of Wales usually undert1q
this onerous task for her.
Princess Charles the Most @uaeuQp
Princess Charles OF Denmark appsaetA
be the most "dressy" of all the royll "
dies. She dearly loves chiffons and ~
and laces. and is, In fact. occasionally ~
to look Just n little overdressed ~
Duchess Of Fife revels in the dmo1a
tweed gowns. with short skirts and ~
bodices. Most OF her life she spends = -
country, and she usually has all h8 ~
tic dresses bound aud strapped m
leather.
"a, New Gown for Every nessa
The Grown Princess OF RoumaniA eoee
Princess Marie Of Edinburgh, II Z NJ
extravaganza young woman with regard
to her personal hnery. Her COWS ~
legion. and her dressmaking billa Quile
appalling. Her favorite color + : tcue
OF bright coral pink. AS coon a. ~ ~
married and could with proprfety tsae
such matronly garb. she invested IN sevs
eral stately velvet robes. Her subjects u
Bucharest say that she has new suva
for every hour. and her expensive TO-
denotes are not looked upon with special
favor.
Princess Henry OF Battenberg pTineew
Beatrice) Is said to be the most dou16
dressed Of ali the queens daughtefR -
used to have a very beautiful hguse. ~
too. too solid flesh" has encroached -
the grace OF its outline, and now114p
the Battenberg widow is rather 'huncaH
Princess Christian dresses very nIceH
after a smart, ma.ronly manner. VI
the Duchess of Connaught il seao0n
enough to know that she has very ma
taste In clothes herself. and theref0ge
always guided In the selection OF her -
ments by her specially tried and tsU9
modiste.
Princess Louise shows Good -
Particularly smart Ia the Marchioom
of Lorne princess Louise) upon all 49,
sions. She Is seen to best advautaoo&
night In pure white. but In the deyt
gray or black, touched with some ur
liant relief In cherry color or turQuo
blue. is her favorite wear.
The Duchess OF York II not By ~
manner OF means distinguished ~
manner OF dressing. She likes the 1HA
styles. irrespective OF the fact Of -
being either graceful or becoming 70 -
She also preserves her girlfsh f010.
for shades Of the most brilliant ysS e.
cate blue. or rnauve and. as time -
dealing too gently with her compae1A
the result Is not apt 10 be all that
could desire.
As n whole, however. the women q =.
English court. considering that they e
not any % them, except the Prince
Wales. overpoweringiy good looksne.
worthy Of some admiration. On ths -
they are fresh and healthy looking.
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