The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-27
Thinks It Beneath Her Dig nifty to Stitch Flannelette.
 Skilful Needlewoman
ADMIRAL BEATTY
 HAD MANY MASCOTS
Wife Sewed Them in Lining of Coat Before He Put to Sea for Battle. Anglo-American Woman to
 Visit the United States
By LADY MARY

f London, October 3-(Special.y-Tbe Queen is ever so careful of her dignity and I hear is not too pleased that it has been announced fn the news papers that she has been stitching flannelette. She is very sensitive about these kinds of things and has had it put into circulation that she is too busy to do such work There is one well known lady of tho household who has crowd of friends among press people. had tea with her not very long ago myself at the Lyceum club and when her majesty is upset at any state mcnts about her appearing in the press, this charming and exceedingly diplo- matlc woman comes along and makes herself very pleasant to Journalists of position. Quite by accident. as it were. she will introduce the subject of the royal family and then have her say about tine particular canard she wishes scontradicted.
 All the same. the Queen Is a capital cutter out. The other afternoon when a sewing party was in progress at Lansdowne House the Queen and Prin- cess Mary dropped in Lady Kerry was cutting out night shirts from paper pattern and her majesty inquired how many she had got out certain num- Der of yards. When she answered, the Queen took the scissors from her and showed her another garment might be acquired from the same amount of ma terial by placing in certain way. You see, as young girl, the Queen took lessons in scientific dressmaking and often made her own gowns and little morning dresses
 Even i'll these days when things are abnormal the Queen is fond of making and .embroidering the white flannel ''petties" which she wears both winter and summer. Every year, on Queen Al exandras birthday Queen Mary presents hor With one of the voluminous flannel ''petties" beautifully embroidered with her own hands which Queen Alexandra swears by as the salvation of health
 By the way, when one of the great ladies at the party at Landsdowne House, already referred to, got into trouble with a sewing machine it was Princess Mary who came to the rescue and put it straight. The Princess glores in working sewing machines.
 The Queen won't like telling all this but where is the harm?
 Beatty Had Many MascOts
 Without his own knowledge, no sail or ever carried as many mascots as Admiral Beatty on the occasion of his recent naval victory His wife, Ga daughter of the late Marshall Field of Chicago) stitched them in the inter- lining of his uniform There was d quill pen that signed reprieve, sew eral medals representing saints ana guardian angels, an alleged lock of Ne1son's hair. first tooth shed by her little boy, and numerous oriental and Spanish mascots. The admiral was highly amused when he found out the amazing number of charms he had been carrying about with him.
 I hear Baroness Vaughan. the mor- ganic wife of the late King of the Belgians, is taking a house in May fair, and will in future spend a lot of her time in England. where she hopes to be received in the best set She is most seductive and shrewd and when she takes the trouble can twist most . people around her little finger. Don't she do this with old Leopold? I hear she quite fascinated the Duchess of Westminster when they met few weeks ago at Aix-Les- Rains. They saw each other for the first time as perfect strangers on the prom enade, the intro- auction coming about through the po- hteness of one of the baroness boys who ran forward to pick up the duchess sunshade which a strong wind had blown out of her hand. The duchess. who is frightfully Irish, was enthusiastic in thanking the child and the barones chimed in.
 Queen Suffered for Food @
 The Queen of the Belgians had not hear on the best authority, eaten