Evening star., 1924-04-06

shoulders almost to her knees. This
veil was bound on with a fillet OF
soft green silk about two inches wide,
which came midway down the fore
head and was fastened there with a
magnificent pearl. Her gown was of
white Rumanian linen, embroidered
with a sort of flisree work of red
silk and gold thread. made In the ar
tistic patterns for which the peasants
Of Tfansylvania are famous. The
sleeves came to the wrist. They were
very full and adorned with embroid-
cry in patterns two inches square.
About her waist and extending almost
to the bottom of the gown was a
rich red overskirt of a velvety silk, so
made that one could hardly tell
whether it was composed of strings
or plated. The hem of the gown was
covered with gold embroidery. and it
just touched her shoes of white kid.
About her waist was a wide belt with
carved silver buckles as big as the
palm of my hand. which the queen
told me came from Dalmatia.
The event was only a luncheon, and
her majesty does not dress for such
occasions as for her great evening
functions. Nevertheless. she wore
jewels worth the ransom of a half
dozen kings. From each of her little
ears hung a pearl as big as hickory
nut and as round as a marble, and
from her neck a great string Of
pearls, each of which venture would
pay the salary of a justice OF the
United states Supreme Court for sew
eraf years. On her right arm was a
bracelet Of diamonds, and above II a
tiny platinum wrist watch, fastened
on with a ribbon of black silk. Her
fingers sparkled with rings, one of
which was set with a huge diamond
and a pigeon blood ruby 30 large that
the two covered the finger from the
knuckle to the second joint.
Her majesty's jewels are famous.
she has a large collection. some OF
which came from her family in RUS
sia, ana probably date back to her
sreat-gfandfather, the Cxar Alexan-
der 1. She very likely has some from,
her grandmother, Queen Victoria.
King Ferdinand has been lavish In his
presents, ana she has bought pearls
and diamonds since she has come to
/. the throne. She wears her jewels so
that they do not look ostentatious,
and today they seemed quite in har-
mony with the sunday peasant cos
tune Of her Rumanian subjects.
Her majesty is tall and stately, and
she talks, walks and acts the queen
Nevertheless, the woman-and she is
81 most womanly woman-shines out
in all her actions, and she has the
faculty Of putting one perfectly at
home. She Is free in her eenversa-
f, ton, and at ana before the luncheon
! she ehatted without reserve about
herself, the waf and the future OF
her country. She Is q woman Of great
, breadth Of intellect. She knows the
! you know the palm OF your hand
F, Now she talked about Russia, nov
aB6ut Germany ana Poland. and again
! ab6ut Albania, Dalmatia; Bulgaria
Greece ana Serbia. The last TIVE
countries came In in connection with
some remarks about her children, two
81 whom are married into the royal
/, family OF Greece ana one of whom is
the wife 81 King Alexander, occupy
+, ing with him the Jugoslavia throne.
/ remember her telling a story
ab0ut her reply to some one who re-
ferrsd to her as a business queen. II
ives just at the time that she ha6
married one st her daughters to ths
| crown pfihce of Greece ana the Kine
OF Greece had sent his daughter Il
Rafsaaia 10 marry carol, the crowt
prince, her son. She said:
IT object to the title OF business
uueen. I am not In business and my
life is a simple one. INDEED. the onl,