The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

the purpose, and on one occasion, be- cause of it's size, it had to remain out In the covered stable yard, to which her maiesty's dresser was obliged to make a long trip from the royal bedroom every tune a gown was required.
 The Duke and Duchess of Portland are not likely to feel any bad strain on their pockets, although the extra expenditure must run we'll into four figures.
 One of the prettiest, and certainly one of the richest, debutantes for next year will be Estelle Schenley, a daughter or Mrs Schenley and a niece of Lady Ellen borough She is rich because she had an American ancestor whose advent into the Schneley family was very pretty fo- nance. Perhaps you may have heard it before but l think it will bear repeat ing Edward Schenley. grandfather of the pretty debutantc, was a handsome and dashing young subaltern in the Rifle brigade and about 1850 was stationed in Canada While there he fell in love with the daughter of a PittSburg millionaire. The father however would not allow the match, as the flashing young sub. was only 19 and the girl r. But the young people were not to be daunted by so small matter as stern parent, ana enc night in the delightfully."- romantic way of those times, he whistled below her WlnuOW, IfDm WHICH SHc tStaPtu bg means of the ever useful rope ladder. The chaise and four, of course, was wait ing just round the corner and away they went through the night to be married the next morning.
 This marriage. unlike many begun in that way, was an extremely happy one. and Mrs Scheney died only year or two ago. She had beautiful house in Princes Gate. which J. Pierpont Nor Il. 1,tr 1AC 1nH a lovely villa at Cannes. She is said to rave had property worth s10,OOO,oOO in Pttsburg, besides the tidy sum of $4,25O.- coo in English estate, most of which was inherited by Estelle Schenleys father.
 Medici Comb Now
 With the advent of the Medci collar, which is appearing on many of our even ing and ''rest" gowns. comes, as might be expected, the Medc comb to keep it company. This is, of course. a rather large, and unusually elaborately carved tortoise shell affair; it is stuck in the hair at the back and towers above the head The fluffy girl should avoid them, for they do not suit her at all, but trey add peculiar stateliness to the Junoesque damsel, and if she can find among her possessions one that belonged to great-grandmamma, she should first give thanks and then arrange it among her tresses without delay. Unlike great grandmamma, she can walk about the rooms with head erect despite the height of her comb: in early Victorian days when the comb was often accompanied by upstanding feathers there was all ways the ponderous low chandelier to be kept in mind.
 Of course, if you have to buy yourself a Medici comb you will find them fright fully expensive, but that makes them all the more desirable among society folk, and they certainly are beautiful posses sons Some are so exGuisitely carved as to resemble Brussels lace, and even the plain ones have a beauty all their own for then the oolors of the shell stand out more A great many of them have wide band across the top, surmounted by five balls others again have the initials of the owner carved in them. As rule anything of the nature of jewels added to them is avoided by the "exdulsites' of today; they have too much the ap- pearance of Arret about them.