The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-12-09
.ANELET TAKES PLACE
OF HOBBLE SKIRT
Ancient Fashion Seems Likely to
Be Revived by the London
Smart Set.

] Gnu inc hODDlo akirt seemed TO De
the limit but now tho West End IS
taking up the anklet as means of
personal adjournment. Very handsome
anklets are now offered for sale at
some Of the very swagger shops. The
anklet idea is the outcome of the pres.
ent fashion of very short dresses,
higb-heeed patent leather shoes, and
brilliant-cOlored stockings, which in it.
self is bad enough without the add.
tion of a bangle to further attract at.
tention. Tho fashion, IL goes with.
out saying, comes from Paris, where
it has been taken up to an extent, but
only by those inclined to eccentricity
in dress.
But, after all, the wearing of ank.
let's would be merely the revival of an
old fashion. Three generations ago it
was not unusual to see bangle around
the ankle, and famous wearer Of this
ornament was the wife of the third
| Duke of Cleveland, the old Duchess who
died in 1883 at the age of ninety.one
She had very small feet, and, to dis.
play them, would often sit upon table,
and let her anklet fall down over her
foot. One day a friend, equally proud
of her small foot asked the Duchess,
or Lady Caroline Powlett, as she was
in her young days, if she might try and
get the anklet over her feot. Lady
Caroline consented, and, to her great
disgust, her friend was able1 mot Hnly
to put 1t on but to kick it Oft, so easily
did her foot go through it,f,f,
I Speaking of the freak fashion it is
gratifying to know that nthe hobble
skirt is out of the runninsnin English
4 society, due to the action of Queen
Mary. A short time ago the Queen
expressed her disfavor of this form Of
| dress in very strong terms and it 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 Alex.
andra--has very definite views as to
what does not suit her, and she utterly
declines to follow the whims of fash
ion. For instance. neither Queen has
ever 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.
Amongst the many good works under
taken by a certain band of great ladies
throughout Europe is one that is known
1 as L ne .lultTUAllUUdl EhEuduE6 VI
Children. - This was originally found
ed some eight vars ago by the Dowagor
Duchess d'UHesi and numerous other
great ladies' of tho Faubourg ST.. Ger
main in Paris. The society deals chiefly
with children OF the upper classes, and
has for its object the promotion, not
merely of the acquaintance of foreign
languages. but likewise the creation of
| a better understanding among foreign
nations. The exchange provides for
| three months residence, or a full year,
] Between children in families living as.
far apart as Germany, France, Italy,
Austria and England. 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 chill
dren are treated absolutely as members
of the family with which they are liv-
| ing. Already several Thousand of such
Exchanges have successfully taken place,
and committees, of prominent ladies'
have been formed amongst leaders Of
the, atistoerdcy in Germany, SPAIN Bel
GUM, Holland, H,Scandinavia, Russia,
Italy and Austria, who undertake the
detals connected with the practical
working of the scheme, which helps TO
promote the mutual understanding be-
tween foreign nations and does much to
destroy racial prejudices based upon ig-
norance. 1t is altogether a very prac-
tical effort to contribute to the main
tenance of the peace of the world.
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
which King George dispatched TO Glib
raltar to bring King Manuel to Eng
| land, must not be COMPOUNDED with
Queen Victoria s Victoria and ALERT.
The vessel was broken up in 1904, after
career of fifty years. The present
Victoria and Albert was built in 1899,
and is one of the most sumptuous ships
afloat The cost of her building and
equipment nearly reached that of the
battieship King Edward VII.
King Manuel enjoyed, on board the
Victoria and Albert, all the comforts
obtainable in palace ashore, The
royal apartments are high and spac-
ious, with large plate glass windows
J and are as little like cabins and as
much like house rooms as possible.
] The decorations and furniture are
gorgeous and luxurious Every royal
room has a bathroom adjoining. The
bed in which King Manuel slept is of
| wood, and is slung on piyOts like
! cot. A wide, lofty hallway runs along
the whole length of the state deck.
The special apartments allotted to the
royal exile comprised a pavilion,
deckhouse, a writingroOm and a re-
ceptiOB room, and there was also a
special suite for Queen Amelie.
The King and his suite were at
tended by some forty Of King George s
servants and ten cooks, while the yes
sci carried altogether nearly 400 OIL
GERS, crew and attendants.
A recent addition 10 her equipment
IL submarine signaling apparatus
which warns passing vessels by means
OF submerged mierophoDe, aud carries
far greater distance than syTen.
The Victoria and Albert can steam !
1000 miles at fourteen knots without |
Teeoalihg Her sea going qualities are,
indeed, superb; IN the words Of Ply /
mouth salt "She'd waltz through a !
typhoOa like d lady At a bait"
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