The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-14
INTERESTING COURT GOSSIP
FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES

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The narrow Jupe. or skirt zen rou-
lante." Of pseudo classical outlines and
the futile little train appended to It have
brought on Q change In bridal dress and
in the textiles Of which II Is composed
among fashionable Parisiennes. Snow"
muslin il not considered the right mate
rial for the wedding gown. Grace OF
style supplants dignity. That all-shroud-
ing cloud Of tuile that used to stream
over an ample and interminable train
now Is cut out completely. Instead there
is a square shawl of some sort of old
lace or excellent initiation, covered with
a rich design. Or 1t may be long.
wide scarf. also with beautiful patterns
In ancient or modern point faiguille'
or point d'Auvergne." The softer the
lace. the more suitable for drapery
around the face.
In being so draped 1t may also. in some
degree. form a Marie Antoinette necker-
very full. Also II should descend over
the back of the neck to the waist. or
much lower, as a sort Of Vatican man
tie, or a Manteau de Cour. The arrange
ment Is complex and involved, while
seemingly simple. and is pretty. rather
too pretty, for to have It done perfectly
a theatrical hairdresser must be pressed
into service. His task is to manage the
folds and to place the hairpins that fx
them In their place.
The brides face may or may not be
covered. according to her fancy or tenn
permanent or humor. The ''ingenue' is
as much out OF date, though. in snow
muslin and orange blossoms as horse
drawn carriages at Partisan weddings.
A suggestion Of ''gaminerie'' might be
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feeling of the period. Whether bare
faced in the literal sense or otherwise. a
bride thus yelled is described as being
''voilee a la tuive." which I consider a
misuse of the term. as brides In the
Biblical times In the Holy Land were
pretty much as they are now in all Mos
the pig in the pike. The veil Is only
lifted when the bride has crossed the
threshold of her new home, and by her
husband. who feasts his eyes on her for
the first time or who already regrets his
bargain. This antique Semitic custom
enabled Laban to foist the blear-eyed
Leah IN Jacob instead of her well-fa-
vored and blooming sister.
4 veil worn a la juive caps the head
almost as a caul. This is done by means
OF adroitIy set hairpIns and fine finger
ing of the folds. Inexperienced fingers
will never accomplish the wished-for eff
feet. The square lace shawl may he so
placed that a point comes down over the
face II the wearer desires that II is to
be uncovered.
The bridesmaid or mother may lift II
rapidly in the vestry room. where there
is a filing past of friends invited to the
church ceremony. Thrown back. It makes
a nice addition TO the drapery. This
yelling a Ia juive. but with the face dis
played. calls forth admiration. especially
when the flush that the emotions bring
to her cheeks come and go.
The personality OF Emperor Franz Josef
OF Austria is the corner stone of the dual
monarchy, and he fits into a place which
II will be very difficult, perhaps impossi-
BILE, for any successor to I'LL. Once the
strong arm of "Franzerl," dearly beloved
of his Viennese and AustrIans in gen.
cral, is still in death, II Is well within
the bounds OF probability that the map
OF Europe may be altered. Franz Josef.
who has entered recently upon his
eighty-third year. has reigned almost six
ty-four years. a record time which is
only surpas sed by Louis XIV OF France
But II is safe to say that not one of the
worlds rulers ever experienced difficult
ties rivalIng those which beset this VEN
cradle monarch on his often trembling
throne.
Austria-H Hungary is nothing but a piece
of ethnographical patchwork. A number
Of European nations and several religions
have contributed to perfect Frank Josers
realm. and Asia has added certain power
full ingredients that help to make the
whole mass ferment. Antipathetic races.
divided and subdivided. and antagonists
religions would appear TO defy union.
1t has been stated that after the death
Of Gladstone and Bismarck there re-
manned Only one grand old man in Eu-
rope-the venerable ruler of Austria
Hungary. 1t has also been said that
when Fate placed the double crown OF
Austria and Hungary on the head OF