The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
How Royal Women Dress.

The Princess of Wales has taught her
daughters to dress wen since their advent
into society, although as growing girls
stheir garments were Quaker-l1ke III ma
terial and make. The lively and pretty
Princess Charles of Denmark IS, now
ever, the only one of the three who cares
in the least for brave display of tinery,
the Duchess Of Fife and the Princess
Victoria OF Wales being unusually as
cuietli eowned as is consistent with their
exalted station, and being never so happy
as when arrayed in the most incon-
spcuouS OF tailor-made dresSes-con-
spcuous, nevertheless for their quite
wonderful snlartnesS of cut, and the per-
feet, slim grace of the figure they cover.
The Duchess of York was, in her girl
hood, considered somewhat dowdy, but
then means were limited at White Lodge,
and the young princess thought more OF
the good she could do for her neighbors
than the garment in which she herself
should be cad. Since her marriage she
has, Of course, occupied q wholly differ
ent position, and she dresses accordingly,
invariably with the greatest elegance
and good taste. She is bright-looking
rather than beautiful, and she has the
family tendency to enbonpoint, but she
has not, as the Duchess of York, been
unsuccessful in maintaining the hlgh
standard in dress set by her perenniallE
young and lovely Elother-in-aw !.
The Duchess of Albany, has, Of course,
been obliged to dress as a widow since
her husbands death, as the Queen is eS-
tremely strict upon this point. Of late
years and at exceptional times. such as
the Diamond Jubilee festivities, her hap
py-faced. plump royal highness has been
permitted to don the garb of compare
lively modified woe, and has evincsd
a rather pretty taste, a little bit offset b.
her German niatroniiness of form, anu
her want Of what is commonly calle'i
style The Duchess of Connausht is
inclined to be indiscriminate in her choice
of a wardrobe. and lacks the distinction
that is known as putting on and carrying
ones clothes well.
The dowager empress of Russia, Ike
her sister, the Princess Of Wales, mas
always dressed eNquisitelv and IN the
richest materially. The wife OF the reign
ing Gar is obligins, for reasons OF state.
20 be both carefully and extensively
rot,ed. hit she finds little evident pleas
ure In splendor, and wears her clothes
somewhat listlessIy, her lack Of interest
taking much from the Imperial erect.
The Empress Frederick Of Germany
the mother of the Kaiser, and the first
born child Of the Queen-both before and
since her widowhood, was character!zeu
by a want of proper pride IN her garo!h5.
and is now to be seen IN "eeus ,s a.1L
would be despised by the ordinary middle
class ..relict. TIE Empress OF Germany
is reputed to he tie worst dressed woman
Of her rank. or of ranks many degrees
lower, in Europe although she spends
probably as much money as those VITO
present more admired aspect 20 .ne
i.or,d In a different way she cares as
little for pomp and circumstances as her
ne:ehbor Of Russia She is good Ger.
man frau, the best Of wives and moth
ers and housefleerers. and the very an
ctithesis Of her ever-restless lord.
The Queen of Portugal dresses well
and shows her clothes 10 ao'aI,ta y.
ta,ne the handsomest sovereign of her
generation. The young Queen Of Holland
IS said to be the most economical OF all
soyerisns in the matter Of dress.-Boston
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