The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-03

kept books, and wastage at Sandringham
is utterly u known. Not slo s C, re-
lessness never practiced, but the small
est effort to elude II dec i've the chate,ain
of the mans on would not be ventufed up
on. for the p inc SIS is famA us for her
truth compelling eyes. They are large, pc
culiarly clear, directly-gazing, grdy-blue
eyes, and when an offending employe or
child is sent to be interviewed by the
Princess in her bou DIR, the co lfession
made under the influence of their steady
gaze, is invariably without reservation
The Princess Wardrobe.
This singular capacity of saying very,
very little and exacting implicit obed-
lence are the Princess highest talent,
and while Sandringham is splendidly
liberal, but a strictly managed house
hold, the Princess's wardrobe is no less
carefully directed. AS nearly as any out
slider knows, twenty-five thousand dol
lars is the dress allowance the Princes
wife enjoys, and though she does not
spend nearly all of this. indeed not quite
the half Of it, her wardrobe Is as superb
as II she lavisned in Partisan sewing
rooms alone, twice the amount.
In the days of her youth under her In
comparably clever mother, the Princess
learned on limited allowance all of the
art of dress that any genius could have
taught her. To-day, when the corps OF
seamstresses at Sandriugham have done
over the gowns, renovated her hats and
touched up her wraps. until the posi-
bilities Of any further effective reincar-
nations are exhausted, she has the gar
ments pulled to pieces and the portions
OF them worth preserving are used as
foundations and decorations for new cos
tunes. Princess as she is, a becoming
and still untarnished dress or coat will
be worn for two seasons or more; and
she Is proud Of the fact that to-day,with
her own fingers, she could Guido the ac-
complishments of any seamstress in her
employ.
Maternal Discipline.
In the wardrobes of her daughters the
Princess taught this same sensible econ
omy and her child en- were instructed to
Initiate their mothers wise thrift and
equally wise discretion in speech BY
the good old fashioned regulations for
the raising of princes, were her boys and
girls brought up Plain living, high
thinking and little talking, were the
guiding rules by which they grew up.
and though their mother was absolutely
Just, devoted and ambitious for their fu-
ture and eager to see them endowed
with health, high morals and every ac-
complishment. she was reserved, and
according to modern IDEAS stern par
emit A barrier OF rigid etiquette was al
ways maintained between them.
After her three daughters we're pre-
senied al court they we're as much I'M
der their mothers control as ever She
decided all questions Of dress, reading
and recreation for them; they never ap-
reared In the shops TO mike their pur-
hases, entertained or encouraged young
friends, honored with their press nee very
few sayo the most formal court func-
lions and were Trio OF rather stlhly
silent plainly gowned and seemingly in
different girls Exquisiteiy ordered as
the home IN Yorkshire and the London
palace WAS. the royal daniels must have
found lifs cruelty dull, unai their fath-