The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-19
wILHELMINA's TRoUssEAU.
OF Dutch Manufacture and of tn

OF Dutch Manufacture and of the
, Queens Designing.
: Queen Wilhelmina is Sinking no
bother or Inconvenience to make hcr
" trousseau elaborate. From the gorgeous
wedding gown to the smallest article Of
lingerie, every detail has her personal
attention, and she never wearies OF
turning over fashion sheets, matching
colors and experimenting with new Gre
atoms When selecting the raw mater
ia1 for her evening dresses she has in
varfably examined the samples careful
iy in daylight, and then turned on a
blaze of electric lights in her dark
closet to get the other effect In this
purely feminine task,-as well as IN
state affairs, her majesty has displayed
an imperious spirit, absolutely refusing
to be dictated to. An example of this
happened the other day when an OTIS
cious couturiere was trying to secure
her order for some ultra fashionable
garment The Queen listened to what
she had to say; then, turning to her.
replied Jelly: mo. I believe in ADAPT
ing fashions to suit my style, and not
myself to the fashions. Good materials
and simple styles should be patronized
by all women" and, so saying, she or
dered the valet to show the woman
out
Like the fervid little patriot she is,
Wilhelmina has insisted on having as
much of her trousseau as possible made
in Holland. At first she declared that
even the bridal costume should be de-
signed by an Amsterdam firm but upon
her mothers request she has consented
to a compromise. The gown, which is
to be of heavy white satin, will be de-
signed and made in the Rue de la Prlx,
Paris, but the handsome embroidery
enriching it is to be done by fifteen
girls in the Amsterdam School OF Art
Embroidery These little women are
at present in n great state of excite
ment. The first design, which by the
way, consists of tulips and orange bios
SONS, being imperfect, has been done
all over again, thus delaying them
weel. or more; and they barely have
time to do the work by the end of jan
uary Wilhelmina is an excellent judge
of good needlework and does everything
in her power to encourage the art, par
ticularly among the very poor classes.
A further proof of this is the fact OF
her having ordered all the underwear
of her trousseau to be made by or
phans and other needy children. Near
" all of her own gowns are to come
from Amsterdam houses. Her majesty
is most particular about the cut of her
tailor-made dresses and riding habits,
so these are to be made in London.
Evidently the Queens marriage VIII
rot be the bonanza for jewelers. that
her coronation was. AT that time
everything in the royal jewel case was
reset, altered or cleaned, so that all IS
in proper shape today. The Dutch
Jewels are very valuable. There are no
Orloffs or Kohinoors, but Wilhelmina's
diamonds are remarkable for their
UNIQUE designs and odd settings. OF
them ALL WilheImina prefers the one
she wears with the national costume
of the Netherlands. OF this the prln-
cipaI piece is the frontlet of dead gold
which she wears on the forehead, with
a row of heavy hanging jewels crossing
the temples. The Dutch crown is really
most inferior when compared with
other royal circlets. Tt is not worth
more than 100000, while that OF eng
land is worth almost S6,960cOo, mat CT
Portugal 100000, and that of his dus-
XIV highness, the Maharajah, of Badora,
is valued at $S,600.000. Wilhefmina
adores finger rings burt positively OBJ
iects to earrings. Some time ago she
had all the old fashioned pendants
which had formed the pride of herr
Russian grandmother's heart melte9
down or made into brooches and stickf
pins. The only jewelry her majesty
has ordered for her wedding is Sd
called Photographic set. This consists
of a bracelet locket and watch, eaq1
containing portraits of the future royal
couple.
Choice of the wedding veil is yet
moot point. OF the three suggestions,
that she wear her mothers wedding