Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10

by them. He holds complimentary naval
and military appointments in dozen for
efgn countries besides being honorary
colonel of a score of British regiments.
regular and volunteer. Each one OF these
necessitates three uniforms, full dress. I'M
dress and mess. besides overcoats, swords,
etc. Robes of the Garter, st. Patrick, This
tie and other knightly orders come h1gh,
but the king must have them. Besides his
nine orders of British chivalry the king
has fifty foreign ones. He has also the re-
galias Of different degrees of Masonry.
There is only one other man in the world,
William 1.-THE second to none, who pos
sesses more uniforms than King EoWa doc
The kaiser's outfit, 1t is said, includes 1000
of them. But the kaiser delights in dom
ming gorgeous costumes. King Edward
wears them only when the exigencies OF
the king business demand that he should
make show of himself. He is. however,
most particular about what might be called
the official part of his outfit. He has an
inventory made once month or his uni
forms in stock accompanied by carefully
prepared statement OF their condition.
They are never allowed to get shabby. The
slightest blemish on uniform condemns
1T and 1t becomes the perquisite of the SUI
perintendent Of the wardrobe or one of his
minions or these latter there are four.
and two OF them are expert taflors There
are many sinecures in the royal household,
but the men who look after the king s
wardrobe and see to 1t that every garment
therein is spick and span always fairly
earn their pay.
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The room, which is labeled the Royal
Wardrobe" at buckingham Palace. is
ninety feet long by forty six vile, and
with its accumulation Of coats. overeoats,
waistcoats. trousers shirts. underwear.
ties. boots. shoes, socks, stockings, hats in
great variety etc. IL looks much like the
stock room of a ready-made Quitting es-
adjustment. The apartment devoted to
the kings official paraphernalia is still
q af
gorgeous uniforms and robes 1t Is striking
ly suggestive Of a theatrical costumer's.
When there are big functions to be at
tended TO the king may find 1t necessary
to display his dexterity lightning
change artist a dozen times in the course
of day, and even when there Is nothing
particular going on he never assumes less
than three different suits day. When he
rises he puts on an easy-fittfng lounge suit
of black, navy blue or DARK mixture. In
this. attire he goes through his private
Then about ten or half past. IL he is go
ing to shoot, he dons a brown tweed
sporting costume with picturesque Tyre
lean hat. When the king is in residence
sor for few hours among the pheasants.
he leaves London in frock suit, but in
the royal rooms at the Windsor railfay
station-one OF which is fitted up asa dress
ing room--there are awaiting his arrival
one or two shooting costumes, from which
he selects the one most suitable for the
fitting that pastime take the place of the
shooting outfit. II he has been subjected
to any great exertion during his outing
he undergoes a system OF massage before
dressing for dinner.
The statement often made that he never
wears the same suit twice is erroneous.
He does make 1t rule never to wear the
same suit twice on consecutive days. As
are most stout men, he is hardest on his
trousers. Because he will not tolerate the
suggestion of wrinkle IN his neither gar
ments. he rarely wears a pair of trousers
more than three or four times. In this
way he gets through quite hundred pairs
in the course OF a year.