Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28
Costly Outfits are Necessary for
Those Who Butt Into the
Royalty Game.
LOO YARDS OF GOLD BRAID
Earl Marshal Has That Amount of
"Fuss and Feathers" on Front of Hio
Coat, Lapels and coIlars-Even the
commoner Must Dress in Designated
Uniform.

Inc average man thinks he has not
erred 'on the side of parsimony when
ne agrees TO pay his tailor the sum of
! llVe guinens, for n suit He expects a
very good OUTFIT for the money, and he
can usually rely on getting 1t ut the
price. But what would he think il he
were called upon to pay e 200 for n
suit or ESQ for the jacket alone
| Yet there are men in this country
who wear clothes that cost quite as
much as that. devoid of jewels or any
extra adornments. Many of the court
officials have to wear suits that do not
cost q penny less than q couple hun
Idred pounds. The coat, waistcoat and
trousers are made of the finest cloth of
royaEblae color, and they are sumptu-
ously trimmed and embroidered with
gold lace which is often of II very in
tricate pattern and design. The but
| tons, too, will be either silver or sill
yer-gilt. and they, with other details,
all cost money. The waistcoat will he
embroidered, often of the finest white
SILK, and most tastefnlly cut. Then
there are cooked hat, the silk stockings
and the white, specially made gloves.
gWhen the person figuring in this uni
form has paid his bill for 1t he will not
have much change left out OF S10O.
Should the arlstocratic citizen have
TO attend one of the Kings leyees he
need not feel greatly surprised IL he
iihds that 1t means an expenditure of
anything from C 100 to E13O on the
necessary clothes to wear ON such n
great occasion. The chief distinguish
ing. feature of official costumes at
leyees seems to be in the color OF the
collar and In The width of the gold en-
proidery on the coat. Ambassadors
wear black velvet collars; ministers
wear red ones; some officials blue; and
most ordinary gentlemen presented
wear white collars on the coats. p
The attire of Lords Lieutenant of
counties on these state days Is worth
close attention, for they probably new
er get such q chance of shining as a
ieyee affords, SO far as clothes are con-
cerned. Their outfit costs at least 100
gnineas, and consists of 4 coat Of .royal
red cloth with swallo wtails and a,lorn.
ed with silver buttons, the color hav
ing silver lace embroidery. Trousers
also have this silver lace, and the
cooked hat is necessary
Lord Chancellor's robes of state
run him into a pretty penny. With
ermine cloth and silk vesture, with
much, embroidery and finest decoration
his lordship thinks he has come well
out of the affair if he gets the suit at
less than G200.
Even such comparatively humble
persons as the chief of the Yeomen of
the Guard have to wear suit on off,
cial occasions which cannot be bought
FOR anything less than ESQ, and Is Of
ten considered very reasonable at that
price. Should any commoner have to
appear before the King at court, and
go as cheaply as he possibly can in ac-
cordance with the regulation attire he
would find that the very lowest price
for which he could obtain a dress OF
plain black velvet, embroidered In
steel. with plain RIFLES, would amount
to about G25.
The man who wears the most costly
OF all mems dresses in our land; apart
from those adorned by jewelry or such
like ornaments. Is the Duke of Norfolk
In his capacity as Earl Marshal. His
attire as such is simply unique. There
are something like LOO yards of gold
embroidery worked on the coat front,
lapels and collar. 1t has been cstImat
ed that the total valne of the gorgeous
court outfit Of the Earl Marshal of Eng
/, land, In this dress alone, represents
something like E250--Tit Bits.
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