The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03
B.H.Levy &Br0.

moment the first warning of her last i'll
ness was given, his head valet and his
tailors lost no time in prerar ng the neces-
sary new outfit of suitable garments. In
so f&r as the laws of court etiquette
govern the crepe trimmings for uniforms,
the King permitted the men in charge
of his wardrobe to follow the established
precedent on these points but with regard
to what might be call his private
mourning he gave all the directions him
self.
Ii was his own notion that in follow
ing his mothers body to the grave the
masculine chief mourners in the tuheral
procession should wear long black cloaks
ever their brilliant uniforms, and the
effect produced by this device was I'M
pressive in the extreme.
For six months, or until July, etiquette
and personal preference demand that the
King wear the heaviest mourning that
a man can consistently assume, and this
implies suits of black and nothing but
black clothes. For six months following,
or until next December, half mourning
must be adopted and not until after the
coronation will the new British Monarch
feel himself privileged to don his faVorite
color, which is greyish brown shot with
fine parallel lines of red and yellow that
are so intermingled with the warm yet
sober color of the body of the goods that
only on close inspection are the brighter
tints observed. From a Scotch wooden
mill this goods has been turned out
especially to ill a standing order of the
Kings and the same mill is now busily
producing the same quality of goods in
which the above colors have been so
often repeated, but at present the order
from the King calls for the material in
solid black.
From this his outdoor walking, shoot
ing and fishing suits will be made; the
trousers invaribiy cut on the pattern
long approved by Edward VII, which
is the new fashionable full knickerbock-
err fastened below the knees by straps
OF the goods and plain small black enam-
eled buckles. For walking the coat is
invariably an easy single breasted four
buttoned sacque, and for shooting and
fishing it is loose old style Norfolk
with plenty of pockets.
The cap worn with these suits is cut
from a piece of the coat and knicker-
lockers goods, and a Scotch mill also
supplies the all wool, very heavily rib
bed, long black hose. Calf skin Oxford
ties, their soles reinforced and thickened
with cork absolutely plain white linen,
showing very slightly above the high
buttoned waistecoat, lusterless black
silk four-in-hand, and a large loose
double fold collar are the details that
characterize the costume in which the
King passes his most comfortable and
careful hours.
Such jewelry as is actually needed to
complete masculine dress the King wears
and for the mourning period gun metal
watch chain and sleeve links will be
used, but King Edward adopts no sup
erfiuous ornaments his thin old-fash-
Toned gold watch, which he seldom car
ries, belonged to his father and a small
etameled shamrock leaf, or a plain knot
OF gold were the scarf pins he usually
wore when in colors.
Against rings this democratic and yet
very conservative gentleman nourishes
a sort of mild prejudice. out OF doors
he carries a stout black stick that was
given him years ago by his son the
Duke Of Clarence. At one time the stick
was badly cracked when the King used
Il to defend his wife from a dog that
attacked her. The stick has been rein
forced by a broad silver band riveted
about 1t half way between ferrule and
handle and II Is stlll the owners trusty
companion
In misty molsty weather, over the easy
walking dress, the kirg VIII wear black
box shaped yoked coat that the taiiors
have made at his special request ana for
the morning a suit Of black WOODEN
bound with black morning braid, ~ the
chosen costume. The coat o. one OF inc
new long tailed cut-uWayH. For the after
noon single breast black frock suits, with
Waste oat and uousers u the same Eoo9S