The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-16
READY FOR HER
Paris Dressmakers Prepared
for Queen Mary's Visit
By Getting Up Some Special
Designs in Gowns.

Paris. May 1e.-Queen Mary UNI
Willingly was the victim of little
conspiracy during her recent visit to
France.
Much had been heard here Of the
English queens aversion to extremes
in fashions. The order was whispered
about among the ladies invited to the
state dinners that during Queen Mary's
visit they should avoid all modern &C.
centricities Of the mode.
Some of the women complained that
1t hardly was consistent with deep re-
spect for royalty to wear ones old
clothes, but the idea of conservative
dress was carried out generally.
Some OF the great dressmakers Of
Far1s, at the queens command.
brought their models to the foreign
office where her majesty was lodged.
The queen selected several costumes.
hand not to show any of the daring
and bizarre skirts now in vogue. The
creators hastily prepared special de-
signs which were shown to her mai
esty as absolutely the newest things,
which, indeed they were, since no one
else had seen them before: The queen
Is understood to have been well pleased
with the good taste and discretion
shown.
several occasions during the visit here
by the extraordinary enthusiasm Of
the Partisan crowds. His emotion on
one occasion in passing through the
Place de la Concorde was very evident.
His toast to Paris as a city which his
father had loved was an expression
which pleased every one.
The visit appears to have fulfilled
every political expectation. The close
understanding between the English
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never been interrupted since it was
arranged in 1904, had become q little
vague and misunderstood by the
French public. Doubts had arisen as
to whether England was really in
earnest in her friendship for France.
These doubts have been removed, and
the entente cordiale" seems to be
warmer than ever.
Students Of the manners and customs
of past times are well aware that the
ladies' and gentlemen of the court OF
Louis XIV were more remarkable for
the magnificence of their attire than
for the cleanliness of their persons. An
interesting document has just been
found which once more proves this his
toric fact. 1t is a copy OF the regula-
! tions of the celebrated school for the
daughters Of the nobility founded at
Saint Cyr by Madame de Maintenon.
Pupils are entitled to have one set
OF unOerclOtn1n&, one pair OF stockings
and two handkerchiefs per month.
TOwels-pupils, one every week; nuns,
one every two weeks. Foot bath-pu-
pills. one a month; nuns, only by spe-
cial authorization Of the superior Com
p1ete bath-thrice a year (May, June
and JULY. Pupils unable to take their
bath on the appointed day must wait
until the following month";
The French postal authorities are
considering the issue Of a series of
stamps with a new design. Instead of
Roty's familiar "Sower,'' the new
stamps will have a picture Of the Elf
fel Tower with an aeroplane flying
over it. The reason for this change is
that the present stamp is very easily
copied by forgers. The proposed new
design is meeting with much criticism.
1t is said that If the government must
supersede Roty's graceful figure 1t might
be something more pleasing than the
Eiffel Tower.
| With the object of facilitating the
task of the telegraph operators who
will have to transmit large numbers of
kilograms in Esperanto during the ap-
preaching Esperanto congress, the
chief OF the postal department ar
ranged a course of instruction for
them. His initiative. however, does not
seem to have met with much apprecia-
ton as out OF LAT employees whose
names were put down on the list for
the lessons, only six were present on
the first day, and only five on the
second.