The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-11-20
.ANKLET is LATEST
FREAK OF FASHION
A Number of London Ladies
Wear New Ornament
BAN PLACED ON HoBBLE
King Manuel and Suite Has Luxurious
{ Trip on the Royal Yacht--The ves-
sci Cost ms Much as Big
BattIeship
BY LADY MARY mANwARING

London, November 1s.-(special.)--of
the making of strange fashions there is
no end. The hobbleskirt seemed to be
the limit, but now the West End is tax
ing up the anklet as means of personal
adornment. Very handsome anklets are
now offered for sale at some of the very
swagger shops.
The anlxlet idea is the outcome OF tho
present fashion of very short dresses.
4 high-heeled patent leather shoes, and
brilliantly-colored stockings. which in
itself is bad enough without the addition
of a bangle to further attract attention.
The fashion" 1t goes without saying.
comes from Paris, where It has been
/ taken up to an extent. but only by those
inclined to eccentricity in dress
4 But, after all, the wearing OF anklets
would be merely the revival of an old
fashion. Three generations ago 1t was
not unusual to see a bangle round the
ankle. and a famous. wearer of this or
I nament was the wife of the Duke of
Cleveland. the old duchess, who died in
1883, at the age of 81 She had very small
feet, and to display them, would often sit
fupon table, and let her anklet fall
down over her foot. One day friend,
equally proud OF her small foot, asked the
i duchess, or Lady Caroline Powlett, as
she was in her younger days, If she might
try and get the anklet over her foot.
Lady Caroline consented, and, to her
great disgust, her friend was able not
only to put 1t on, but to kick 1t off, so
easily did her foot go through It.
Speaking of the freak fashion It Is
gratifying to know that the hobbleskirt is
out of the running in English society, due
TO the action of Queen Mary. A short
time ago the queen expressed her dis
favor of this form Of dress in very strong
terms, and 1t is noteworthy that none
of the royal ladies nor those about the
court have gone In for this exaggerated
form of attire.
!. Queen Mary, like Queen Alexandra, has
very definite views as to what does not
suit her, and she utterly declines to fol-
low the whims of fashion. For instances
neither queen has even been seen in the
horrible headgear that so many women
are adopting at the present time, and
they still remain devoted to the toque.
This lead is now being very generally
followed by the real heads of society
taken by a certain bann of great ladies
throughout Europe, is one that is known
} as 1.-THE International Exchange OF Chill
dren.'
This was originally founded some eight
years ago by the Dowager Duchess
dues and numerous other great la
dies of the Faubourg st. German in
Paris. The society deals chiefly with
children of the upper classes, and has
NI>g nff Inn M
of the acquaintance of foreign languages,
but likewise the creation OF better un-
derstanding among foreign nations. The
exchange provides for a three months
Residence or full year between children
in families living as far apart as Ger
|. many France, Italy, Austria and Eng
land. The idea of the system, which
works remarkably well, is that parents
bear the cost of the journey of their
children. but that from the moment of
the youngsters arrival until the hour of
departure the children are treated alb
sclutely as members of the family with
which they are living.
Already several thousand of such ex-
changes have successfully taken place,
and committees of prominent ladies nave
been formed amongst leaders of the aris-
tocracy in Germany, Spain, Belgium, Hol-
land, Scandinavia, Russia, Italy and Aus
fria, who undertake the details connected
with the practical working of the scheme
which helps to promote the mutual I'M
Restraining between foreign nations and
does much to destroy racial prejudices
based upon ignorance. 1t is altogether
. very practical effort to contribute to
the maintenance of the peace of the
world
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
which King George despatched to Gil
bralta to bring King Manuel to England,
must not be confused with Queen Vic
toria's Victoria and Albert The vessel
was broken up in 1904. after career of 80
years. The present Victoria and Albert
was built In 1899, and is one of the most
sumptuous ships af1oat The cost Of her
building and equipment nearly reached
that OF the battleship King Edward VII
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