The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
THEIR PET ECONOMIES
Royal People Have Special Ways
of Being Thrifty"
Emperor william Loves Cheap Canes
and Hates ImbFeIIas-The Duchess
of Teek saved scraps of Note Pa
per Beatrice Never Wastes
Pnint-Queen wiIheImiRR's Old Hat

Nearly every enc has some pet econ
OMIT is a habit common even 10 those
who are not obliged TO save in order 70
have pin money.
One woman was known to use the slus
needle for ten years. but this vas during
the civil war. when newspapers often
served for tablecloths ard when one paper
Of pins lasted a family through the whole
four years.
Her royal highuess. Princess Mary Ado
laide. Duchess OF Teck. was an Hlustra-
ton: she cultivated habits CT small ecor-
omY which clung to her from childhood
to old age and we're not in the least IN
compatible with her extreme generosity
Her MALT sheets Of note paper we're al
ways kept no envelopes were ever de-
stroyed and every little bit OF string put
on one side for future use.
One day a near neighbCr was calling at
White Lodge and found the Duchess OF
Teck busy sorting out her writing paper
During the process Of arrangement some
Of the tissue paper which had been placed
between the sheets to protect the stamping.
fell TO the carpet. The visitor picked up
the pieces as they fell and uncOuscilusIy
Princess Mary noticed what he was doing
and exclaimed: DO not do that Mr.. -:
l cave all those things; you will never
learn economy
The Queen OF England has the repu-
tatiOn Of being a thrifty lady-almOst like
unto a New England housewife Just bat
her pet economy is. however. has not been
made public. It is perhaps the reputation
she has in this direction which caused
viii in which she bequeathed two pet cats
to Queen Victoria. The codcH provided
for the maintenance of the animals,
that they should be no expense TO their
royal mistress The Queens name has
been mentioned In rot far short Of 200
wills as the recipient Of the family mouse
catcher, and unfortunately Her Majesty is
not fond Of cats.
The Princess Beatrice is always very
careful never to waste a bit OF paint. saw
ing every scrap carefully on paper. which
she places in a bowl Of water. when il is
ready for use the next time she sits down
to her easel.
The eldest daughter OF Queen Victoria.
the Dowager Empress Frederick OF Germa-
ny, guards the fruit in her gardens with
jealous eye, not allowing even the wind
falls to be thrown away. Her fruit and
vegetables are often sold and the thalers
thus acquired added-not to her pin money
but to her charity fund. She has a large
and beautiful fruit garden at Friedrichshof.
Quite a little cOmmOtion and considerable
amusement was caused not long ago when
it became known that the fruit supplied
for a banquet breakfast given to the En-
peror by one Of the small regiments Of the
Guards. had been purchased from the En-
press Frederick's head gardener and per-
haps from the Empress herself
Hollands girl Queen is economical. al
most to parsimony in the matter Of head
gear. When one thinks that she could or
der Easter bOnnets by the score il she
chose. one has a feeling almost akin to pity
for her. that she does not fully appreciate
her privileges
An American girl who had the oppor-
tunity OF seeing Queen Wilhelmina review
her troops. wrote home that her majesty
sailor hat with an elastic under her chin.
was much the worse for wear. Her white
duck habit looked very smart a a distance,
but was fearfully homemade on close in
spectiOn. She chose lemon c0lOred gloves
and a white ribbon in place Of a collar,
with an enormous gold brooch in the front
~ it," Il is said that in the royal resi-
dence there is an apartment in the seclH-
sion of the Queens quarters where hats.
bonnets and tOques are fashioned and
modelled after her majesty's own exclusive