Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
BRITISH MoNARCH'S CLOTHES
STILL THE LEADER OF FASHION
IN OLD ENGLAND.
What His Majesty Edward VII
Wears on Formal Occasions
and at Other Times.
From Fairchild's Magazine

From Fairchild's Magazine.
No one disputes the fact that as Prince
of Wales the present King of England
was the leader in mems fashions. and
that his mode of dress was followed by
the smartly dressed man the world over.
Although not as changeaple III his ideas
OF dress as he was before his ascension
to the throne. the king is still considered
a criterion of dress by many, and a
goodly portion of the smart younger ele-
ment of British society NOW watches
and follows any changes he may make
in the articles of his wear. This is es-
pecially SO of the court set, which al
though not considered the most eXclu-
sive in England. is the set that still re-
tains, and probably will always retain,
the greatest amount of the puDlic's inter-
est
dresser and as he grows older there is
no visible laXity on his part in this re-
gard. In England. where he has UNI
doubleday risen in the public estimation
to very nearly the height attained by
his mother, the queen, he is beloved of
all his subjects. and the world in gen.
eral Is not backward in giving him his
due. He is now considered one of the
foremost diplomats of his time, always
doing the right thing at the right time,
never speaking publicly other than in
quiet. conciliatory manner. and winning
for himself a worldwide reputation as
a lover of peace and leader in peace
making among nations.
Notwithstanding the serious nature of
the duties of his present responsible po-
sition. King Edward still finds time for
pleasure and recreation. He enjoys the
theater with as much animation as In
his younger days, and his love for out
door sports is as strong as ever. He is,
however. not seen by the English public
as frequently as Of old. When he is not
at work attending to his duties of state
or creating better harmony among ma
tons. his time is occupied with his rae
ing stables, his command performances,
his week ends, court parties or hunting
pleasures.
Evening Dress.
When seen of an evening at the the
alter or at informal court receptions.
King Edward is always carefully CARRIED
in the conventional swallowtail coat.
with silk-faced peak lapels, the tails
rounded and the coat SO made as to show
a wide eXpanse of shirt front. The
trousers are of the same material as the
coat. a soft vicuna or worsted. either
black or a dark blue that appears black.
and with the outseam trimmed with "a
rather wide military braid The shirt
is always of plain white linen, with one
buttonhole, properly. centered. single
jeweled stud adOrns this shirt The
waistcoat is usually of white linen, with
jeweled buttons conforming to the shirt
stud. OF late the king has been wearing
the wing collar with small round tabs
that is becoming more and more popu
lar in this country with the smartly
dressed young man. His cravat is Of
plain lawn and gloves are of white kid
without black stitching Pumps finish
the apparel.
The kings dress for formal court oc-
casions where he does not wear uniform,
such as levees, receptions or presenta-
tions varies little from the dress just
described excepting that silk velvet
breeches clasped at the knee with three
black cloth or black silk buttons and a
small black or jet buckle replace the
braided trousers. Hose of black silk and
pumps complete the dress.
When seen at the races at garden
parties and other social afternoon events
king Edward is always correctly CARRIED
in a frock coat. 1t is full skirted. with
silk-faced peaked lapel and is clasped at
the natural waist line with double
Iooped -jeweed clasp. The trousers
are usually Of dark material with q