The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-04
QUEEN MARY WILL WEAR THE
TRAIN OF EX-QUEEN ALEXANDRA

has given the royal command to
London firm to- carry out the designs
for her Najcsys gowns tor the open.
ing ol Parliament the coronation and
the various courts to be held during
the coming year. and she has further
ordered that only British materials
shall be used in them.
At the coronation of the late King
il was noticed that there was a con-
siderable variation in the color of the
peeresses robes, and arrangements
have been made to obtain from the
maker the correct shade Of velvet for
the robes i'm question. Specimens of
this and of all other British fabrics
will be on exhibition for those ladies
who wish to see them
The design for the coronation dress
is not finally settled. Princess Louise.
Duchess of Argyll, is believed to be
making the drawings for the embroid-
cries, and the Royal School of Art
Needlework will carry them out.
There is reason to believe that Queen
Mary will wear the train worn by
Queen Alexandra in 1902, as the King
will wear the coronation robe worn by
King Edward VII Queen AleXandras
train is a glorious ruby-red velvet af-
fair, covered with a mass of gold en-
broidery, the effect being heightened
by the alternate use of glittering and
dull gold. Crowns, roses and thistles
are on it, and no childs dream of a
royal robe was ever more worthy of a
Queen. Queen Mary has been inspir-
ed by artistic feeling in her choice of
various State dresses, for they are all
to be simple in line, cut princess
shape, and, for the most part, with
draped bodices; they are without tied
in or, indeed, very narrow skirts. The
gown for the opening of Parliament
will be predominatingly black. For
the rest, no details are given, the de-
signer intending to keep all his draw
ings from the public until the Queens
dresses are ready to be worn. This
rigid rule will apply to all the other
accessories of the toilette, such as
cloaks-all that is known at present
is that they are ordered.
Train 10 Feet Long.
The train which will be worn by the
Queen, and which was worn by Queer
Alexandra at her coronation, is 10 fee
in length and about feet in width
lined throughout with miniver. l
has a cape from the shoulders abou
10 inches deep of the same fur, and i
bordered all around with an edging o
ermine inches wide. 1t is powdere,
with imperial crowns and partly il
Chinese gold, the crosses and feurs d
lis in purl, the balls along the archie
of the crowns being made of gol
studs and the bases of sparkling si
yer thread. These crowns are set l
inches apart every way and are 80 il
number.
The whole train Is surrounded by
very rich golden border divided int
three parts, between the first part o
which and the ermine border is stri
of the velvet showing and making
fine contrast to the fur and the gold
The first part is of cloth of gold witt
running pattern of bright pale gol
on a rich mellow tint, and on this ar
applied" hundreds of the Englisl
roses in very thick embroidery. TIL
next part is of the velvet, and on
is wrought pattern formed of branch
es of oak leaves and acorns held to
gether alternately by the crosses an,
feurs de lis OF the imperial crown.
The third part of the border is o
cloth of gold woven on ruby purpl
ground, ana is of oak leaves amon
stems supporting alternate Englisl
roses and leurs de lis, embroidered a
in the former instances. The Who'll
border is 10 inches wide. At the en-
of the train is very rich piece of en-
broidery a yard and half in length
filling up the whole sweep of tn
train. This is meant to represen
the growth of the British kingdom, b
means of a vigorous rose tree ascend
ing through the crown of the ancien
kings of England and spreading III
ward into strong branches bearin
double flowers, the .outer portion {
gold and the inner of silver petals an
leaves armed with stout thorns.
AS the tree grows upward the thistl
and shamrock are grated on to i
and at last it envelopes the star of tn
Indian empire, and is surmOunted b
the lowest of the imperial crown
which cover the rest of the trail
Among the roots of the tree sprol
tho aoyre 70 I;s 90 Irropoa