The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
MUSEUM GETS
FAMOUS GOWN
OF PRINCESS
German Institution To
Exhibit Eulalie's Glass
Gown

BERLIN, Nov. 22-The infanta
Eulalie's glass gown, which attracted
much attention at the Chicago Column
bian exposition in 1898, has been pre-
scented to the Deutsches museum at
Munich by Princess Marie de La Paz,
sister of Eulalie and of King Alfonso
NH.
This marvellous ball gown, which
Princess Eulalie wore at the grand ball
in Chicago and which afterwards was
exhibited in the manufacturers building,
is of soft spung glass, which has the
appearance of imitation silk. So fine
was the glass spun that the 100000
threads in the dress weigh only one
l.ound and bend as readily as silk. The
gown is not transparent and it makes
o more noise when moved than ordinary
silk.
Princess Eulalie, who represented
Spain at the Chicago exposition, is an
aunt of Alfonso XIII. and the wife of
Antoine, prince of Orleans. She was
only 90 years old when she visited Chi
cago. and because of her beauty and
vivacity she was the most discussed
visitor entertained by the Chicago ex-
position officials. The smoking of cigar
cites by Eulalie, which at that time was
not a custom among American women,
provoked much comment.
Friedrich Hoffman, who was in Jail
with Carl Schurz and other famous
forty Miners" who participated in the
insurrention in the Palatinate and
Baden and who later fled to the United
States. recently rounded out his fiftieth
year of uninterrupted service as Ber-
lin cab driver. Hoffman says in the
early days policemen frequently threw
him into Jail if he was caught smoking
a cigar while on duty or if button
were missing from his uniform. A fine
Of three marks usually was imposed, but
rather than pay that sum, which then
was considerable amount. he elected
to accept Jail sentences, as the political
prisoners in those days were good com
panions and no one felt any disgrace to
he locked up with men of such high in
telligence. 1t was during one of his
terms of incarceration that Hoffman
met Schurz.
"Old Mother Hubbard" gowns, with
the waistlinerS just under the armpits.
are coming into favor in Germany. Ber-
toire models from Paris, and women who
are sufficiently slender are appearing
in ball gowns similar to those worn by
Josephine, empress of France, in her
most famous pictures of the Napoleonic
period.
Fashion experts say that next sum-
mer's gowns will be fashioned after these
models and that Nile green will be the
most fashionable color.
German cities gradually are lifting
the ban which has existed for many
Years on public carnivals and costumers
are preparing to meet the demands of
odcn times for costumes to be worn by
jewellers at celebrations and balls dur
ing Carnival Week preceding Lent.
Munich. Cologne and other cities have
arranged to lift the police ban on masks
ana also on the closing hours for cafes
and dance halls during the carnival
period.
This is considered one of the many
signs of more stable political conditions
brought about by Germany's acceptance
of the Dawes plan for reparations pay
mentS.
American women married to foreign.
crs who had hoped to regain their Amer
lean citizenship under the Gable law
by residing one year in the United
States and then returning to Europe to
resume their martial relations under
protection of American law, have been
bitterly disappointed by ruling of the
state department at Washington. This
ruling is to the effect that the American
naturalization thus effected will be the
forfeit in ease the women resume their
European residence.
Many American born women with en-
tcnsive property interests who married
before the Cable law became effective.
hoped TO make its provisions retroactive
by again becoming naturalized, but the
American officials have made il clear
that such naturalization will hold good
only if the women remain in the United
States.