Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-07

takes the same view of being the con-
sort OF the ruler of Great Britain.
She rests. takes nourishing food at
stated intervals, takes exercise as
though she were training for an ath-
let.c trial, and, on the whole. gives
over her time to the obligations of
being queen. So she can stand for
two hours and half and receive and
chat affably with thousands of guests
who pass in review, and at the end
of this acid test she looks fresh and
amiable as when the reception began.
The queen has unalterable rules for
raiment. Thus she uses broad heels
on her slippers with a third of an
.nch rubber. her gown is always of
light material and made on loose,
long lines; she rarely wears gloves
and never carries natural flowers.
She sips beef tea several times dur
ing the ordeal. and she may during
lull saunter over to a chair and sit
for a moemnt or two. All of these
rules might be good for Mrs. Harding
to adopt to aid her endurance at the
official receptions.
According to one of the authoritative
sources of correct wedding styles in
Paris, there are memorable rules about
the costumes of the parents of the
principals as well as of the happy
couple and their attending SWANS and
sprites. Paris this autumn has gone
terial intended for gowns to decora-
tors of home and church as well as to
every other guest who will be close
enough to spoil the color scheme.
When a high dignitary of the Roman
Church is to be celebrant, and, OF
course, will be clad in Tyrian purple,
all hues must blend well with that
royal shade. All flowers used must
be of white or mauve, and the, ushers
invariably wear one of those glorious
lavender and pink orchids or great
parma violet in the two SHADES OF
permitted more festive garb than the
mother Of the bridegroom. but both
must be careful not to encroach on
the gay plumage of the maids or the
younger guests. All the grande DANES
Of Paris whose children approach the
or velvet generally shot with gold or
silver, with drapings of tulle and
chiffon of some appropriate hue, ana
always with a small, demure-iooklne
hat, trimmed with a rare and costly
plume All the fashion journals rave
over the costume worn by Mrs. Freeze
rick w. Vanderbilt at the marriage
Of her grandniece. Miss Elsie Howard.
to Robert Winthrop Kean. The gown
was Of the deep cream satin. and
was completely yelled in the nnest
Of black tissue threaded in silver.
with several ornaments OF Jade
/; framed in heavy antique oxidized
metal. The same combination was
observed in the round close-ftting
hattie crown Of satin, the brim of
lace and an aigrette Of jade holding
an osprey Of plume of cream. Mrs.
Thomas Howard, mother of the bride,
who is the niece Of Mrs. Vanderbilt
and has long stood in the place OF a
daughter, was robed in sapphire blue
velvet, hat, gloves and satin shoes all
Of the same hue. For the mother of
the bride or Of tho bridegroom to be
robed conspicuously or in any way
mira. is now deemed as wretched
taste as it would be for the BRIDE
groom to wear a red necktie or tan
shoes.
The Duke and Duchess Of Devon
shire, who have been travelling fnsthe
northwest and who made quite a pro-
loneed visit to the marvellous glacier
country of Montana and British: Co
lurnbia, are now in Ottawa and pre-
pairing for an. active season. Lady
Maud Macintosh and Lady Rachel
Cayendish, the former the widowed
daughter of the royal governor Of
the Dominion. and the latter his sole
remaining unmarried daughter. are
at the palace and will remain all
winter Recently the ladies' were