The Washington herald., 1910-10-30
SOCIAL GOSSIP OF
FOREIGN CAPITALS


In Queen Alexandra's household is espe-
cially interesting. for it had been gem
orally believed that her grace had de
cided TO retire from TIE court on the
death OF King Edward.
There hardly Is any question that the
duchess desired to do so. but Queen
Alexandra wished 20 make as few
changes as possible in her household,
and at her special request the duchess
again has accepted the position. But
she viii be relieved from attending 20
any OF the secretarial work in connec-
ton with her Office. which win be done
by Miss Knollys. and which will be
especially exaeting and heavy before the
coronation.
The duchess will. of course, continue
10 be Queen Alexandra first lady-ln-
waiting at all state ceremonies as hereto
fore. Despite her seventy-three years.
she carries her age remarkably well.
She is a charming entertainer and has
been the Queens close personal friend
FOR more than generation. The duchess
was Lady Louise Jane Hamilton.
daughter of the first Duke OF Abercorn,
and has been married since 1858.
Princess Clementine Of Flanders.
daughter OF the late King Leopold. of
the Belgians. who is TO wed Prince Vic
tor Napoleon, the only Legitimate pre-
tender among the family to the French
throne, at Montaealieri. the castle near
Turin, the residence OF Princess Clo-
thilde, wife Of "Plon-Plon." is sorely
tried woman indeed The vicissitudes
Of her love affair have been de-
scribed at length in this column. What.
however, Is lot generally known Is that
the princess was 10 have married her
cousin. Prince Balduin OF Flanders, who
was killed in a duel. His death at the
time caused her intense grief, and her
mother even went so far as TO counsel
her to enter a convent For years after
ward she lived a joyless existence as an
exile. detested by her father and at
loggerheads with her mother. the late
Queen OF the Belgians.
The circumstances Of her quarrel with
her father are well known. but little
has been heard Of her differences with
her mother. The story gees that one
day the Queen. who was superb eques-
trienne. administered sever pommelng
10 an obstinate steed, and that Princess
Clementine interfered and demonstrated
with her cruel mother. The Queens re-
ply was a slash across the princess face
with her riding whip
That evening Princess Clemeutine left
the royal palace az Iaeken, and only
returned when her mother lay on her
deathbed
The smart woman Of fashion never IS
content Unless industrlously engaged IN
following the latest fad OF foible Of the
hour. because fashions in fads nowadays
change with almost the same lightning
like rapidity as fashion IN clothes
The within of the moment in this direc-
ton halls from Paris It takes the form
Of an ''after-hoiday'' cure Started origi-
naIly by q wen-known professional
beauty. ii has been fostered and deveI-
oped on more or less original lines by
every beauty doctor and specialist in
London and Paris alike
Farcical as the fad may appear. IL is
pursued ia dead earnest by many vota-
Ties Of fashion, who spend their days in
undergoing "a course of bleaching baths
or adopting the toning-up system which,
instead OF doing away with the effects of
the summer sun in the form Of sunburnt
checks and hands. is a device for height
ening rather than diminishing this
healthy effect. This consists in having
ones hair toned up 10 match ones COM
plexion. The couture is frightened a
shade or so 10 harmonic with tanned
faces, the treatment helping To- restore
the luster and sheen To the hair that has
been lost by sea bathing
In a ike manner eyelashes and eye
brows are treated, and the mark where
the healthy tan ceases and the original
white skin OF the neck. protected by a
collar band. appears is 10 some extent
modified. This bleaching system has
brought lemon baths into existence and
calls for unlimited quantities OF butter
milk as a toilet preparation
Queen WiIhelmins Of Holland is the
originator Of the lemon bath She Dor
rowed the idea from the Dutch Indies
Her majesty attributes a great cal of
the clear whiJeness Of her skin 10 this
treatment and her example has induced
many Of the aristocracy to adopt the new
beautider.
According 10 the Kennel News Caesar.
the late King Edwards dog now Is the
inserarable companion of Queen AIexan-
dra having -cDIgpad the FfrIs Japanese
toy dog that ut one time accompanied
the Queen Mother everywhere. Caesar
now largely occupies the attention OF his
royal mistress. Even when on a journey
the Queen invariably leads the dog on a
leash a care which. in HIS will, King
Edward left 20 the servants But il was
noticeable that the terrier continued
restless and unhappy until the Queen
/ herself took personal charge of him. He
| frets the moment he loses sight of his
mistress and cannot be quoted until she
/ has him in charge again.
/ To Mrs. William p. Leeds belongs the
| distinction Of having said NO" 20 every
royal and noble sutton who has implored
/ her to bestow upon him her hand and,
/ incidentally, her fortune Of somewhat
more than S90O0GO0 She Is a daughter
/ of a wealthy Ohio banker. and as plain
| Mamie May Stewart was regarded as
one Of the prettiest girls in Cleveland.
/ II was there that she was married to
! George r. Worthingtor An believed that
/ the match had been well planned, but il
was not long before her ms trimonial