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 ter. above: Queen Ena of Spain. London. June 15.-Paris is the destination of most tourist shop pers. But London claims the proud distinction of being the favorite shopping town of queens and prin- cesses.
 Of course England is home" to more royalty than any other country in the world. It is only natural that queens and princess es should like to come home to shop. And it is natural, too, that London shops should know what royalty likes.
 Call the diminishing roll Of Eu- ropean queens. Eliminate those who have scant interest in clothes. The rest shop in London. Some Queens Stay Home
 swedtn's queen is old and i'll ana clothes do not interest her greatly. shc does little travelling. Denmarks queen sticks pretty close to Copenhagen. Jugoslavias queen divides her time between Belgrade and Bucharest. where her mother lives. Queen WilheI- nina, of Holland. k getting along in years and finds all her clothes needs easily satisfied in The Hague or Amsterdam. The Italy of the Fascisti proclaiins its independ- ence of the rest of the world ana the queen does her shopping in Rome.
 But Queen Mary of England, her sister-in-law Queen Maud of Norway, and her kinswoman. Queen Marie of Roumania, ail shop in London. So does Queen Ena of Spain. and Queen Elisa beth of Belgium. The ex-Queen of Greece and Portugal. who has lived In England . great deal ct the time. always shops in London. So does Queen Mary's kinswcman. the Crown Princess of Sweden. who was Princess Louise of Bat tenburg.
 Princesaes Run shop All of the biz London dress makers get . portion of this royal patronage. but one place is spe- cially favored. It Is . shop which is owned by two Russian princess es who started in business with very little financial capital. but l fine taste in clothes and materials and a very wide and intimate ac- quaintance with European royal ties and other famous people whose patronage is great adver- tisement.
 When the queens and princess es go to other shops. it is Your ! Majesty This and Your Majesty !, That" When they go to this Rus stan ou ned shop. it is nothing of the sort. The keen little old lady who runs thi. branch has known these royalties since their girl. hood. They call her by her Chris. tian name. She calls them by theirs. The shopping expedition is not . mere business then. It is also . social function. Clothes are. of course, looked at and bought. But there is much gay chatter about mutual acquaintances and good old times and there is the social cup of tea at the end. But before all this happens. there is . great stir in the place. The princess owner turns the shop upside down. The mirrors are re- arranged. The most comfortable chairs and stools are all convent entity placed. Knowing their taste in materials and colors. all the latest gowns in those lines are made ready for exhibition. The prettiest manneauins are ordered to stand by. In addition. usually some we'll born society girls come | in to act as voluntary mannequins. The silver vases are filled with the favorite flowers of the royal visi. tor.
 At last the appointed hour sr- rives. The little princess is af the door. A tall handsome figure of a woman steps out of a biz car and rushes up.
 Greeti:.8s Exchanged
 My dear Marie. it is 50 good to see you again" says the owner of the shop to the Queen of Rcu- mania.
 l Darling Fafka. l am glad to l be back in London" says the Queen.
 [ Arm in arm, not like custo and shopkeeper. but like old cro- nies. the two women walk into the swept and gArnished place.
 Queen Marie of Roumania is. ot
 course, at present in morning for her husband. but before hia death her purchases in London
 used to rvn especially 10 various shades of violet and mauve. The
 Queen of Spain. presadHs over the
 nest severe and formal court in the world. buys many black dress
 es. But she also has . fondnesl
 for violet shades which % verj