Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26

barely visible stripe. The waistcoat is Of
the same material as the coat and il
edged with white at the opening. The
cravat is of dark silk and worn either
knotted or large folded. with a Single
pearl pin. OF late the king has been
wearing the same collar for afternoon
wear as that described for his evening
dress. The silk hat the king wears has
changed very little from the one he wore
when the Prince of Wales. 1t has rather
higher crown and wider rolling brim
than those usually seen. The crown also
has little more bell than usual.
statement. attributed to the king, is that
the center of the crown of silk hat
should always conform, in width. to the
width of mans face. The gloves that
King Edward wears of an afternoon are
either of dress suede or white kid, and his
footwear consists of vanished calfskin
shoes. which are revarnished, as only an
English servant can varnish. after each
time they are worn. The king is very
fond of a cane and is usually seen with
one having crook handle. At the last
Ascot the king was seen carrying
straight cane, i'm the gold top of which
was inlaid a small watch.
Kings Court Dress.
The court dress decreed by the king.
through the lord chamberlain, for those
having no special uniform differs greatly
from that worn by the king. For court
functions, leVeeS and evening state parties
the court dress is either of black silk vel
vet or dark colored cloth. either mulberry,
claI~ L OF green. but not black or blue. The
velvet court dress consists of coat OF
black silk velvet, with standing collar,
and single breas ted. The fronts are cut
small and cannot be buttoned. The cuffs
are plain but gauntleted. Two pockets on
the sides with flaps and have three
points in the waist seam. There are SIX
buttons on the right forepart and SINH
lar number on notched holes on the left.
Two buttons al the waist behind and two
buttons at the bottom of the semi-squared
tails. There is a pocket allowed beneath
the left breast of the coat and one be
meath the tails. The body of the coat is
lined with white silk and the tails with
black silk. All of the buttons are of cut
steel.
The waistcoat is of white satin or black
silk velvet. according to choice. but ii
must not be of white corded silk or white
marcella. There is no collar to the waist
coat. There four buttons of small
size matching the material OF the waist
coat.
Black silk velvet knee brooches are
worn with three small steel buttons and
a steel buckle at each knee.
Black silk hose and black patent
leather pumps with steel buckles are pre-
scribed. cooked hat of black beaver or
silk, with a steel loop on black silk
cockade or rosette. is the headwear- The
sword worn has q steel Scabbard and
steel mountingS. and the sword belt il IA
black silk web waist belt, worn under the
waistcoat. with a black velvet frog for
the sword. A white bow necktie and
white gloves complete this dress. At
levees only long trousers of black silk vel
vet may be worn with this style of dress.
When trousers are worn the footSear
should consist of plain military patent
leather shoes.
The cloth court dress that may be
worn al courts and evening state parties
varies from the velvet dress in that the
coat must be of dark-colored cloth OF
either mulberry. claret or green color
and must not be black or blue. The lin
ing is ,all-black silk. and gold embroidery
adOrns the collar and cuffs and pocket
flaps The buttons are gilt. convex and
mounted with the imperial crown. The
white marcella. materials not allowed In
the velvet dress. II haT no collar and
has four buttons of the same design
those worn on the coat. The breeches are
of the same material the coat. with
three small cloth buttons and gilt buc-
kles at the knee. Black silk hose and
black patent leather pumps with gilt
buckles complete this costume. The
cooked hat is of black beaver or silk. and
in this case has a black silk cockade
rosette with d gold loop and gilt button.
The sword has a gilt hilt and black scab-
bard with gilt mountings. The sword
knot is gold, and the belt, which is worn
under the waistcoat is of black silk web.
with a frog of cloth to match the coat.
A white bow necktie and white gloves
are worn with this dress. At levees the
cloth dress is the same as that de-
Scribed for courts and evening state par
ties with the exception that trousers OF
the same cloth as the coat and with a
row of gold lace down the outseams are
worn in place Of the knee breeches. and
in the place of pumps plain patent
leather shoes Of military cut are worn