The New York herald., 1922-02-27
Gifts OF priceless. Lace.

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Gifts OF Priceless Lace.
Queen Mary gave Princess Mary some
! priceless lace from her noted collection
and this has been made into a simple
dinner dress with 6raped net sides held
| in by a chiffon waistband. There are
tiny pink roses at the waist and pink
roses al the foot gathered In little fresh
clusters
Blue has been utilized for two addi-
| tional evening dresses. one of sky blue
satin and chiffon with shoulder straps
and belt and a second of sapphire blue
and gold with short underdress of the
two shades. There is also an eau de nil
chiffon tea gown that is a triumph of
the dress designers art. II shimners
from neck to train with cleaning rides
cent spangles.
A rear lace evening gown in deep
cream color Is made with straight
panels and a draped baby bodice; the
skirt is slightly draped at the sides
and caught in at the low waist with
chiffon sash held In place with punches
OF dark and light pink roses and fin
ished with a big bow at the back.
There are bunches of pink roses holding
up the cascading lace at teh bottom of
the skirt. 1t is mounted on real lHce
net black georgette and seQuin
evening dress is embroidered In panel
design with the sequins. and is made n
very straight lines with square neck,
short sleeves and an embroidered girdle
round the waist.
A grey crepe Jersey afternoon frock.
embroidered in its own color, has a
round throat and is pleated at either
side and finished with two little sashes.
"A tea gown in sweet pea colorings has
mauve chiffon pleated over blue with
fine white lace edging 1t. the overdress
and a sash in colorings of the gown
being finished on either hip with a huge
begonia. An afternoon frock Of Point
de Flandre, a gift to the Princess. Is
specially tinted and mounted over bis
cult crepe de chine; the waistband OF
old rose and blue satin ribbon has
floating ends at one side.
There is navy sergine coat frocl<--r
q new material that is very fine and
light. 1t is embroidered in royal blue
silk and black round braid in trellis
squares. The sleeves are big and wide
and there is q steel girdle held with
oxidzed jet and steel buckle.
Smartest Day Frock.
a "nigger.' gabardine froclS is one
seau. II is embroidered in broderie
anglaise in beige and brown silk and
has a brown silk girdle and beaver
collar, while the vest is pink georgette
and lace.
For wear over the wedding dress in
driving to the abbey is a lovely Russian
ermine stole wrap. very wide on the
shoulder and giving the effect of a
cape with stole ends. There Is a fringe
Of the ermine tails round the neck and
at the back OF the cape and stole and 1t
Is lined with white brocaded velvet
and covered with white chiffon. There
is another ermine stole two yards long
and fourteen inches wide. lined with
white crepe de chine. The going away
coat is of moleslkin with alternate strips
Of the fur running reverse. The set-in
sleeves are kimono shape and there are
six rows of the fur treated as bands
at the foot of the coat. "A mole pillow
muff will be carried with this coat.
In North Audley street is that very
quiet and unimposing shop of Mr.. Albert
Welch. whose grandfather made shoes
for King George Nv. and others members
OF the older generation of the royal
house. To-day he is supplying Princess
Mary with some OF her most important
footwear. including a pair in peerless
white satin woven at Braintree and
destined surely for the greatest of cere-
monial occasions. inasmuch as they are
TO have pair of lovely diamond
buckles. given by Queen Mary, set amid
light pleating OF tulle and chiffon.
These shoes represent the highest
craftsmanship of this country in their
faultless finish. as do two other pairs In
the richest gold brocadc and silver fig
ured satin.
Princess Mary wears shoes cut on the
smartest lines. but without any exag-
geration. The heels in no case exceed
one and three-quarter inches in height
Two pairs in what Is technically de-
scrbed as dual style"--that Is to say.
with straps that are cut in one with the
rest OF the upper--are I'm gray antelope
and brown suede respectively. Then
there are pairs in silver tissue and in
white antelope for court wear. and for
walking some pairs In gray and brown
I'm the oxford style.
Feathers Are barred.
Princess Mary. like her mother. has
a cfap1fpU prHar nathan