The Washington herald., 1913-10-27
Court Gossip of Interesting
Epents on THO Continents

before she left for the palace where tn,
ceremony took place
Court etiquette forbade the Princess Il
wear color OF any description on hei
wedding day. Not so much as a pinh
ribbon was permitted. From head tc
foot she was garbed entirely in white
or the palest shade Of cream. Neither
was the eye of man permitted 10 rest
upon her until the moment she was ready
to enter her carriage to drive TO the
church. When the present Crown
Princess OF Sweden was married. the late
King Edward sought to enter the room
/, at Windsor Castle where she was dis
playing her wedding rainent to a group
of girl friends, but he was summarily
ordered away by the Duchess oS Con-
naught. In the case OF the Duchess OF
Fife, female photographer was en-
plcyed to take her portrait before she
left her mothers home for the wedding
ceremony.
For fortnight before the marriage of
Princess her time Is almost entirely
taken up with visits to her "costumiers''
and others engaged in the manufacture
of the garments she will require on her
wedding day and her honeymoon. Tho
wedding gown, for example, Is fitted at
least half dozen times before 1t Is ap-
morning skilled workingwomen are in
attendance to make any eleventh-hour
alterations that are found to be neces-
sary, while 1t is upon record that when
the present Queen of Norway was mar
ried her gowns almost had TO be remade
at the last moment, owing to two of
the seams setting badly. This annoyed
Queen Victoria, her grandmother, who
stood by with pins and thread in hand,
NrtOnFnIaClNT nil asuN lzN- A.
those who were engaged in remedying
them.
Another important feature Of the we'd
ding toilette Of a British Princess are
the holders of her bouquet These are
OF costly design and manufacture. and
are composed of rare crystal mounted in
gold, studded with jewels. This, It is
customary for the Sovereign to present
to the bride, and the one that the King
has given to his cousin is of rare work.
manshfp, and OF value that approaches
four figures. These bouquet-hoIders are
treasured by the brides. and In the pri-
vate sittingroom of Queen Alexandra, at
Marlborough House, is 20 be seen the
one presented to her by the late Mahara-
jah Dhuleep Singh. which was a veritabIe
triumph Of oriental art.
The day prior to a royal wedding usu-
MY - Og bTiue 10 re-
hearsaf' OF the gowns she proposes to
wear on different occasions. including
travelling costumes and hats as we'll
In the case of the Duchess of Fife the
gown she wore after the wedding was
sent to ST. Jamesis Palace. where a spe-
cial dressing-room was provided for her
She discarded her wedding gown at the
conclusion Of the ceremony, and re-enter-
ed the banqueting hall, where a large
company was assembled to bid her God
speed on her honeymoon trip.
II is a rule in the British royal family
that a Princess shall appear at the first
court following her marriage. In the
case OF the Duchess of Fife. this will
not take place until next February. 1t
Is etiquette that on such an occasion the
bride shall wear her wedding gown.
There is another little custom observed
In the royal family. and that is that the
bride shall not have any money in her
possession when she is married. When
the Princess Royal was married in the
private chapel of Buckingham Palace.
she was observed TO pause Just before
the ceremony commenced and to hand
Queen Alexandra a small purse that she
had discovered in her possession.
FLANEUR.