The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04

KNOWS more ABOUT women clothes ludn
he does. Many a dowager and debutante
/ have consulted him as 10 what they
should Wear, and his advice has always
produced the happiest results. He is a
prime favorite with all young people, and
is the center Of the fun at any gather
ing he attends.
lie will miss his favorite daughter ter
rihly and most of all next autumn when
The hunting begins. They have been de-
voted companions ever since the Hon.
Diana was little girl. and were never
so happy as when following the hounds.
Her father has given her six hunters as
part of his magnificent wedding present,
and Percy Wyndham her husband. yet
another, so il is evident she still intends
TO hunt after her marriage. A perfect
shower of jewels has descended on her
from her friends and relations. Besides
the hunters and a nice fat check. her
father has given her a set of diamond
and sapphire ornaments, including
necklace. a spray that can be worn in
several ways, earrings and rings, all Of
large matched stones. Her husband.
among other things. has given her da
mond tiara and diamond and emerald
rings; Lord and Lady Essex a diamond
bow. and Mr.. and Mrs. Harcourt, silver
dishes. The number of the presents, the
vast majority of which We're either Jew
eliN or pldLGf runs INTO some Hu1QIeiS
and a corps of detectives guarded the
house valuable contents day and night
until after the wedding when they were
quickly packed up and lodged in a vault
until the return of the bride and bride
groom to their own house.
Princess Wants TO Plan Wedding
Quite different. of course, in every
way, will be the wedding of Princess Vic
toria Louise of Prussia. It will he much
more gorgeous but there will be nothing
very picturesque about it. A friend
writes me that the little princess" as
all loyal Germans call her has already
put her substantial German foot down
where a difference of opinion has arisen
between her and her mother on the all
important question as TO what she shall
wear. The Kaiserin thought that her
daughter ought to wear the old lace veil
that she had worn at her wedding, that
had been worn by her mother before her,
and that had been lain by in camphor and
tissue paper against the great event of
her daughters nuptials. Bnt pretty Vic
tora Louise thought otherwise. The old
lace veil was very nice. and all that, she
said, but in point of fact. Il was not be-
coming, and she was going to look her
best on her wedding day in sipte of every
hoary old tradition in the German king
DOM So her veil has been especially
woven for her by lacemaller in Silesia,
and the result is lovely, and justifes its
wearers decision. It is of the finest net,
and the pattern, consisting of rosebuds
and trailing foliage, forms deep border
all around it, The princess, wise little
maid has been to several weddings in
her time and observed that no matter
what the beauty of the veil itself, its in
trinsic or historical value. a rosebud
hanging, over one side of your nose, or
blocking up one eye does not add to
your beauty, whereas the soft plain net
is eminently becoming to fresh, young
face.
German Wedding Ceremony
Old lace however, will play its proper
part in Victoria's frocks. You know.
expect, that the German wedding, like
the French. takes up two days, the first
day the civil and the second, the relig-
ious ceremony. In Germany, the first day
is called 'polter-abend. and after the
papers have been duly signed, the rest
of the evening is given up to gaiety. The
bride has therefore, two wedding -frocks
that for the "polter-abend' is a colored
one. usually pink. Princess Victoria will
wear on her ''poter-a bend frock some
beautiful lace presented to her by queen
Mary that was made specially for the
OCCASION in Honiton. Their majesties'
pombined present is a magnificent parure
of diamonds for which Queen Mary her
self chose the design.
The lace that the princess will have on
her wedding gown-the white wedding
gown-has a curious little story attached
to ii. Years ago. when the Kaiser and
kaiserin were in Rome. they went shop
ping one morning, and being attracted by
some smart costumes in a tailors win
dow, went in to order one. After the or
ders were given the tailor produced some
lovely antique lace which the Kaiserin
was very anxious to buy. but the practi-
cal Kaiser would not let her, saying that
lace was useless article of dress for
the mother of large family of young
sters. The kaiserin like Brer Rabbit
said muffin but not long after that
beautiful lace lay among her treasur
and was carefully put away for Victoria's
wedding.
The little princess has also had some
of her froclls made i'm Paris in sipte of
the protests of some of the ultra German.
Germans who were of opinion that her
trousseau should be wholly made in Ger.
many" Her evening frocks and those
for state or smart OCCASIONS are very gor-
geous but for ordinary ''home life wear
they are of the very simplest descrip-
ton. The same applies to her lingerie;
it is of the very best and finest material
proeurabe and trimmed with real lace,
but plainly made and without super
huous frlls.
Cubist COlOrs for Houses
The vivid colorng which is now the
fashion in all articles of our apparel
nowadays from our hats to our shoes
and stockings is being extended 10 the
eNleriors of our houses. too Many Lon
don houses are painted white--a stupid
custom. which requires renewing some
times more than once in the year-but
the owners TASTE or distaste. for bright
eolors. as the case may be. finds its vent
in the painting of the doors, the win
dow sashes and the window boxes DARK
sfeen for many years was the favorte
color for ibis. but nowadays a walk
round the fashionable area known as
Mayfair displays the most brilliant shades
of the futurists palette. Bright green
and scarlet are the predominant colors,
perhaps. hut a vivid orange bright
yellow. AND purple may also be seen. One
very striking looking house shows a large
white exterior, a bright yellow hall door
and window boxes of orange colored tiles
filled just now with huge yellow daffodils
that look particularly effective Near It
Is house painted a pale mauve from
cellar to garret boasting a purple hall
door, and purple window boxes filled
with masses of white flowers
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