The Washington herald., 1912-05-20
FLOATING GOSSIP GATHERED
IN ENGLISH COURT CIRCLES

on the part of an American. It does
seem, after all. that Oscar. despite his
early career as cigarmaker Che worked
IN the los IN a cigar factory on
Broadway. New York. and the musical
antics and everlasting humming OF tunes
and musical conversations and criticisms
exchanged with his old chum, another
other cigar dealer. named Heyman Ro-
senberg, caused a good deal OF dissatis-
faction among the hands,. has learned
few things since he found his true voca-
ton.
There was another proud being in the
opera house that day. a dainty little
girl. who came upon the stage and sang
as blithely as a bird. with a sweet voice
ana the simplicity Of child 1t was
Miss Stella Carol. who one day was
found singing a Christmas carol on the
streets. During her performances her
story was told the Queen, who asked her
to appear before her in the royal box.
where she compimented her. The pro-
gramme. as arranged by Mr.. Hammer
stein. was worthy of a royal visit MI.
George Alexander recited the scene Of
wolsey's fall. from Henry VIII with
Sir Herbert Tree as the Cardinal Ar
thur Boucher as Red Beard, and Regi-
maid owen as oliver Cromwell.
The Jewel scene from Faust" was
played by Mr.. Hammerstein's Americas
company OF whom he Is so Justly proud.
Miss Felice Lyme as Gretchen, orville
Harold as Faust, and Henry Weldon
as Mephisto, succeeded in a full meas
sure in putting the old spell OF that
| immortal scene upon their audience
Mr. Frazier Gange sang masterfully
Henley's "out OF the Night" Mrs.
Clara Butt and Kennerly Rumford sang
u NhAa q
minuet was danced in the beautiful old
style Of the Trianon, at Versailles.
Viscountess Maitland looked superb
as the Queen of France. Others who
danced before her French majesty
were Countess of Carrick. Lady N|riel
Gore Brown, Lady Victoria Petre, Lady
Cholmondeley. and others.
There is one feature of the afternoon
that did not find its way into the Lon
don press. Queen Mary sent for Miss
Felice Lyme, who went to the royal box
in her stage makeup. The Queen con-
graduated her upon her sweet voice,
and remarked: Il understand that you
are half American" Miss Lyme replied:
NO. your majesty. am all American"
Many English women who went to the
durbar fell in love with the sadee, a
sort Of veil. not unlike the Spanish man
tina, and which generally is worn by
Parsee women. These ladies, as
rule, are charming, educated. and cul-
tured persons, possessed OF more free
dom than falls TO the lot OF the ma
iority Of their Oriental sisters. as the re-
| ligion of Zoroaster Is comparatively kind
TO the sex Well to do Parsee women
of Bombay dress very much like fashion,
able Europeans. except that they cling
| TO the graceful and becoming Sadee.
which is made OF fine material in all
colors, trimmed with rich embroidery.
The sadee. being a garment not sub
ject to the tryannical rule OF fashion,
has one striking advantage to refined
ideas over the hat and coat Of Western
civilization. European women often are
called upon to procure suitable mourn
| ing at a moments notice when they
least feel like being harassed by the
trivial yet exacting demands OF civil
lied society. The Parsee lady always
keeps a black sadee in her wardrobe
which she puts on when she experiences
bereavement. This and a dark skirt
is all that is demanded OF her. as the
draperies ~ the sadee cover the upper
part Of her person, though IL her blouse
is colored she will have strips OF black
| sewed on q, while a pure white blouse
is quite correct This mode gives the
rich woman no advantage over her poor
sister. while our Western mode COM
pels women 10 throw away garments
which in different circumstances might
have been useful The Parsee lady in
variably pays visits of coincidence in a
black sadee. thus identifying herself
outwardIy at least with the grief OF
her friends. As rule the black sadee
is trimmed with embroidery, except in
the case of widow, who wears one OF
plain materials. FLANEUR.