The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-19

~ neN lSlanu OF lfOiidnu, that 4
~ first saw Hollands queen She
had driven down from the Palace of the
Woods, that pretty place where the peace
commissioners met. and was doing bit
OF shopping. only tiny bit. for they do
not display a great many wares at Sehev-
eningen.
The young queen, who was. on this
occasion, accompanied by her mother,
stopped at n little bazaar and there pur-
chased bottle of cologne. 1t might have
been n rare bit of sweet extract for II
was in a small bottle and was deiicately
labeled. The little vial caught the young
queens eye and she alighted from the
carriage and left the cream-colored
horses paving the ground.
This is not the first time the queen Of
Holland has gone shopping for sweet
scents. She is extravagantly fond of per-
fumes and buys them by the wholesale.
She purchases eau de cologne by the gall
lon and is probably the largest individual
consumer of the perfume. She scents her
fair skin with 1t night and morning. No
French woman ever had greater liking
for perfumery than she. Her maids have
their hands lightly dipped In orris wa
ter so that their presence is pleasant.
wilheimtna of the Netherlands uses an
entire champagne bottle OF this aromatic
essence of cologne every morning, and so
intent is the little majesty on getting her
fill Of her favorite toilette vinegar that
she has the bottle opened in her very
presence. shifts 1t, assures herself of its
high quality by test over a lamp and
then pours the contents into the bath
with her own hand. OF course. this Is not
the regulation tub, but a large marble af-
fair built into the floor and reached by
five steps. so that the room beneath Is
only half a story high.
Her majesty remains seven minutes in
tho bath, using a certain soap. little
scented. Then she draws waterproof
cap over her hair and steps under a
shower" where the finest bay rum takes
the place of water. After that she Is rub
bed down by her old. round and big
armed nurse.
wilhelmina has beautiful. yet delicate
complexion. which she believes will take
care of itself IL regularly treated as set
forth and then left to Its own normal
course. Preparatory to dinner. theater.
reception or balls she uses n Turkish
towel and plenty OF warm water on her
face and neck. soap for the hands only.
day and evening.
Up to the conclusion OF the peace of
Paris. which settled the latest unpleasant
ness between Spain and tho United States.
the ladies' OF the Peninsular court. and
her majesty Queen Christina in particular.
used ylang-ylang TO give their clothes and
handkerchiefs sweet odor. Indeed. they
thought It their patriotic duty to do so, for
ylang-ylang IS one of the products of the
Philippines. When, however, the islands
were ceded to Uncle Sam. the fashionable
perfume. so long regarded as the pink of
perfection, lost it's charms. and a substi-
tutc of a Madrid maker called Water of
Spain. was ostentatiously adopted. Chris
tina authorizing the dealers TO use her
name In pushing the sale.
Queen Victoria still cings to patchouii.
which perfume became the fashion when
India shawis were first introduced. She
scents her linen with lavender. also an
old-timer In England, but the face powder
man and concoetor Of toilet vinegars and
cosmetics who depended upon the custom
of the queen, her daughters and grand
daughters would have to close up SHOP
for no matter how many firms claim royal
patronage for scented wares and beauti-
fiers, the great ladies mentioned wear
their own complexion.
Albert Edward. on the other hand, Is
credited with giving every new perfume
that comes up a trial. because he likes to
be In the fashion and because the smell Of
tobacco and the stable. when IL ciings TO
his person. IL offensive to him.
The young empress Of Russia, beautiful
MS she IL and with new riches thrust upon
her. delights In the Injuries OF the toilet
table for which she spends 10000 francs
firm alone.
Her majesty uses a Russian soap that
In generally unknown among ordinary
mortals, To keep her naturally fine COM
plcxion In good order she employs
French cream. Being. like the emperor.
very fond Of Perfume, she has her rooms
and the corridors Of the palace through
which she passes sprinkled at certain in
teTvals with sweet waters and essences Of
many kind. tonquil. tuberose, frangipant.
orange. Welt. narcissus. jasmine and am
hergris are used alternately for the pur-
pose.
The German empress gives a certain
rpermaceti soap credit for keeping her
shoulders so maryellously white. The
brand favored by her has a delicious. re.
freshlns odor. relaxes the muscles OF the
akin, ard. at the same time. acts as a
tonic.
Peppermint being 40 cheap that no.
body would think Of adulterafing a.
her majesty uses tlnctnre Of that
herb for u mouth wash. New-fnown
hay IL her favorite pocket handkcr-
chief perfume. and the atmosphere %
her room is sweetened by eau dc cob
oeHe atsmixatians at frequent inter-
walls. The empress Uses powder freely,
and II seems hard that her husband
won't allow her TO dye her hair. which
Is strangely gray for woman o. her
age. forty-shree. but then william
must NEEDLE with everything
Another royal woman gray and
wrinkled despite the promises Ok COM
piexionIstS. Is Carmen sylvia. the queen
poatess % Roamansa.
Her majesty " free 20 say that she
sriea every known wrinkle destroyer
and hair dye when everything failed
she let nature have Us course and GER
tAluiy doeSn't rae H. She IL today a
me. mafronly woman and rejoices IN a
surprisingly clear end fresh skin. thanks
20 an extract made ffan certain herbs
found tn Roumangan forests. The queen.
having knowledge ~ chemistry. con-
encfs this extract herself
The dainty crown princess % Rou-
mania Who. as a glri. wac known as
little Mary % Edinburgh and whose
beautiful children are the admiration If
royal relatives. uses rose water for her
complexion. alternating. from week 20
week. with a vegetable tonic. On her
hanaksrchiefs, she puts Jasmine, because
few chemists have as vet learned 10