The St. Louis Republic. [volume], July 01, 1900, Magazine Section, Image 36

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SvniTTBN FOR THE SI'NDAV RETl'Ilua
It, P. Wllllsms of Fnvette. candidate on
the Democratic ticket for Stat Treasurer
ol Missouri, owes his nomination largelj
to the fact that he has seven daughters, and
the further fact th?t some of those seven
Uaughters were active. prristent an J clever
In electioneering for him. Two of the
young ladies, Misses Janet ami Adele. even
wei't to the Nominating Convention at i
Kansas Cuj. where they brlghtemd Mr.
Williams's headquarters, iilnned bad-res
and buttons on the coal of friendly e.cle
gates. and with brizht smiles and brighter
words won over many a man with a ote
to the sido of their father. Later, when
the convention was in session, they occu
pied seats on the jaker's platform, nnd
were interested eibservcr. of tlie work of
naming candidates for great olllces in n
great State.
The "Seven Sisters." as they have now
becomo famous in more than the sr.nil
corner of Missouri that surrounds their
hom at Fajette. did not wait until con
version time to begin their i lectioneer'ng.
however. Long before that time they had
been working. At their home in VYtjette
they had attended to all his correspondence
anl thy had written scores and scores of
clccr letters to voters in all parts of Ihe
State. They became as well acquainted
with the names of the il!t!cl.ms, treat
and small, as their father was, and tluy
never let the Interest lac In his campaign
Is It any wonder that Mr. Williams ion
hands down when the other candidates. ".n
addition to hating to contend with him. 1 ad
to carry the serious handicap of not harms
set-en daughter to help them?
Mr Wllltair.s p.iints to history -xitn prlle,
and shows that it Is only repeating Itself.
'There were ?ven Wonders of the
World.'" he sas. "and th"re were tha
'Seteii Golden Candlesticks,' and there
were the 'Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences.'
There Is something In the number leien,
nnd there Is much more In it then each
unit Is one charming daughter."
Not all of the joung ladies, of course,
have taken an active part in the campaign
for their father. Those duties hae been
largely done by Mlss Janet. Adile and
Berenice. But they feel that they are
"hacked up" by the magic number seven,
and that their father will be elected Treas
urer of Missouri this fall. They are still
In the fight, however, and will be as long
as their father is. They succeeded so well
In making 'Williams men" of he Demo
crats that they are now doing "missionary
work" among the Ttepublicans, and are still
handling all tfcelr futher"s campaign cctw
respoadence. .
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Social CbrrespoD'l'ncc cf Tbe SunJay lirpjUlc
.Paris. June 13. In the line or troutnus
3arls hasn't seen anything quite so beautiful
fpr many jcars as tliat of l'rincess Marie
Therese of Bragance. which is now exhib
ited for a few days previous to shipment to
Kegensburg. Bavaria, (iermanv. wrer. her
Ulghnesa's nuptials with Prince I.udwig of
Thurn and Taxis will portly be celebrated
Marie Therese Is a granddaughter of that
Michael of Bragance who pljed at bting
Xing of Portugal Tor six yhort y-ir in tlie
first quarter of tho century, 1'rlnce I.ud-v-lg's
mother was the last sutviving blood
relative but one f the llnus of Tas-cher
Je la Pagerle, which gave l'rance 1'er lir-t
Empress.
I met I.udwig at the exhibition to-lsv. His
face is finely chleled, bis bearing lofty .ind
Einceftil. He recalls beautiful, vvilltul Jot
phine In more than one r-siiect.
His bride-to-be. now in hr twentieth year
Is of sturdier build and of the typ- of beauty
that arrives at Its climax onlv after some
years of married life. Her own and her fu
ture husband's family are connected by ties
Of blood nnd by man I a bo with all tho im
perial and royal Catholic houses AuttU,
Italy. Spain, Portugal. Bivarla. Ilohoii7ul
lern. Katilon. the XapoWms. llurats, and
the rest. The joung raupl- will make their
residence at Castle Neubur; on the Danube,
but. as stated, the wedding will take place
tit Itcgenrburg, under the ail-pice of the
reigning Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his
.wife. Archduchess Marguerite of Austria.
It is Intended to.make it one of the grand
est affairs ever held at the Iminen-e Itegens
Imrg palace founded liy St. i:mine-in. v. ho
was cruelly murdered" by one of the tlr-l
Dukes of Bavaria..
Till- lln-HSe.
Marie Theres-e will take to Ler new home
sixty-nine gala toilets anJ gowns intend
ed for seml'tate. the house, the boudo:r,
the chase and for outdoo- s-jirts.
A million of franca worth of Uces have
tn-en used In -making -up her gowns and lin
gerie. .In deference to the wishes of the Papa!
Ziuncio. who will be present, tlie wedding
dress Is less decolleio than the usual run
ol court dresses, but. ns-idc from that, ri
vals the most elaborate gowru the Km
press of Russia or tTetmtny ever donned.
It Is made of white brocade Mile with in
tern oi en thread o gold nd Hllver. al
ternating, and so heavy that it can stand
nlone. The waist is backed by silver
backed diamond buttons as itg us the tip
of your middle finder. It is cut In the lat
est stjle. The mantel serving as a train
ir( eleven yards long, and is made of cloth
of silver, edged with a wealth of anchnt
lace, which is an Improvement on the cus
tomary ermine.
The decorations are c range blossoms,
fashioned out of silk by famous Parisian
fkiwermakers. Each blossom cost 10 fnncs,
nnd there are thousands of them on the
skirt, train, corsage and veil.
llccejitinn llreftii.
The young bride will receive court society
on the third day after the wedding in a
cream-colored velvet robe that opens below
the waist over a "tablicr" (apron) of rare
lace, which Is made only In n few country
districts of Portugal. Iaslxm royalty, for
time Immemorial, has bou;ht up the whole
jiroduct. nnd Marie Therese enjoys an ab
FOlute novelty in this possession. The lace
Msa pale jellow and vcrj fine of texture.
The contrast with the color cf the dress
4s the happiest.
On her head the Princess will wear a liny
'white dove with outstretched wings. The
wings arp jovvdeied with diamond chips.
The bird' ejes are rubles, the beak is of
coral. The Prlnce-s intends to present this
novel article of decoration to the Itegcns
hurg Cathedral, to be hung up In the knave
tif the church as a sjmbol of the Holy
llhost.
Illne nlln Ilnbr.
Another state toilet is of llcht blue satin.
The hem of the skirt and sweep of the
train are tmbroidertd In sliver with :i
sprinkling of diamond chips marking the
ittrns and windings of wild roe. Ho-e
buds made of pale pink "-Ilk are sewed on
the skirt and the full length of the train.
The train has volants cf precious lace em
broidered in gold and silver, and the roso
buds peeping through produce a very
unique effect.
Marie Therese seems to he fond of blue.
Thtre Is another dress marie mpire vtjie.
the white slijj skirt and waist of which is
mi with tiny golden bees, thousands of
thm, as was Josephine's coronation robe:
This dres Is worn with an underskirt of
torn-blue velvet of tlie iichet iiosble
quality. The same material has been used
for the lun,j train.
A cream-coloied silk scarf. Its sliver laced
edges lneru-ted with turquoise, serves for
the corsage. This Is an heirloom of the first
French Kmpre.-s. who emliroldtred It during
her happy davs et MtiImaion. The tur-quoi-e
are of the Siberian variety, a present
of the Fmperor Alexander.
It semt hardly possible that Marin An
toinette !u her rural retreat ever conitived
a lovelier costume than Marie Therese's
toilet a la Trianon. The ground material Is
of Indian muslin, embroidered throughout.
The most elaborate and softed Alencon laces
aie lavished on the fichu and the volants of
tlie skirt. It Is hard lo describe, this drevs;
lis alrj effect.s imit be seen lo be appre
ciated. Among the ball dresses one of silk muslin
took my particular fancv It Is changeable
in color and edged wltii ehln-liilla. Fur on
a ball robe is somt tiling quite novel. 1 think.
The decorations are turquoise, surioundcd
by diamonds.
'Outdoor IJrrfmrn."
Tlie Prim-ess will wear loose blouses from
now on until the middle of S'tem!ier, then
Hi tallor-nnde drew will come into ums
for walking and outdoors generally.
Tlie boudoir dres-es In pale ellow. pink
and pale blue, have either decorations of
metal embroidery, lace, feathers, tulle, flow
ers tir send-preelous stones. They are all
made with long trains and loose sleeves and
op-n in front down to the bottom.
The sport costumes are rtmarkahle only
for the bea'jtv of material, otherwise they
are quite plain except for volant uf the
color and material of the costume.
Josvelr.
What's, lacking In the outdoor an! sport
costumes, from the millinery standpoint.
Jewelers have provided. The studios of
master gold and silver smiths he'ped out
where the tailor failed In hi efforts. Of
buckles, pins, capechalns. rings and other
accessories, there are legions, to Judge by
Marie Therese's trousseau. Doulties many
of them are works of high art. but thero
Is an agreeable sprinkling of petty bibelots
besides, which are not too expensive to be
discarded after a few days' wear.
A green velvet hunting dress is fitted with
a short nnd a long skirt, one for horseback
and the other for stalking. Truly Parisian,
tint Is. very wide, knickerbockers, are In
tended for underneath. Of the scarlet waist
coat but .little is seen, nnd on the whole the
costume is almost too plain.
Behold tho festive Jeweler step In! First
he provides a silver girdle made out of an
cient Hubertus thalers. alternately gilt and
white, and hangs on it a menagerie all
sorts of animals, swinging on rings and
chains. The' make a funny noise when
madame moves.
This hare, cut from an opal, with laugh
ing diamond eyes and a silver tall. Is luck
brlnging hcsldes hunter's luck, by the way.
Luck In general Is provided by Mr. Kip
ling's Tw(, Tails. The elephant has alien
ated, woman's affections for the golden lis
and as an article of decoration certainly
oilers superior opportunities. You can pro
vide him with enameled strea.ners. you
can gilt the tip of his trunk, and stick in
real ivories at the sides of his head Why
has lie deposed the porker? Sillv qu.l3ii!
Mine, de Theirs, the first cl ilrvnvante of
Parisian siebtv, s.is lie is far rnjre .el'i
ble constituting an amulet of the highest
order. Marie Therese probably nver heard
of the Thebes woman who charges us from
twenty to 2ft francs for every onsulta-
llon. but can't escape her ruling just the
same
Then there are "grls-gris." They har.c
on stout ehtins and are supposed t l-e
ancient amulets, dug t.p from the Lord
knows v hose graves. Xo man-eating -gv-
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WHAT THE STANDING ARMIES OF THE WORLD COST.
w r.iTTnx roit the spxD vr nnpt'ni.ic.
Tlie cost of being prepared to unhold the
dignity of a nation is something that be
fore this has made the financial heads of
those nations spend sleepless nights. The
world knows, pretty welkwhat each Power
pay- for Its standing army as a whole, but
it Is not often that a statistician goes to
the trouble of finding out the market value
of each soldier to the Government undr
whese flag he is enlisted.
According (o a recent table, the Vnlted
Statjs Army costs more per man than nny
other army In the world. It rests r.pr man
Is mere than that of ltussla. France. Ger-M
many. Austria. Italy and L"ngland combined
by several hundred dollar.
The l"nitd States ma'ntaln a standing
army cf C7.W7 men. This rots them J1M.0GO.
K a year, or about J2.S13 JFar t0T cac"
mnn.
The next most expensive army is that of
Great Britain. Her nrmv in time cf peace
numbers 231.S31 otllcers ard men. To support
these JlOO.STO.fOO Is allowed, so that each of
the soldier- In time of ace U worth JIM
to the nation.
In time of p'.i-e the German Army only
costs JJi; per man. Tl-ev number .".t5 of
ficers anil men. ard require $1W,91,W9 to
house, clothe bnd feed.
Trance keeps flR.ITi men readv tc flqht
Germany, and they cost I1HG73.91I t main
tain, an amount which works out at -tj
pr man.
The Russian Army on a peace footing is
estimated to ccst the Czar $155 a J ear for
each of his KW.U01 men.
Tlie Austrian Army on a peace footing
conslt of Kl.fiSJ men and for the supperl
of these the Government allows about J53.
00O.rl or some flu per man.
For cheapness the Italian Army bears the
palm. In times of peace they have only
301,012 men under arms, and these cost the
country about KO.QW.OO), or nearly $155 per
agr wears stranger things in his ears and
nose and en his lips, but the Parislenno
mu"t have them, and so must this Portuguese-Austrian
Princess, whom flatterers
Mvle "the Infanta."
A falconer outfit is very rl?h and origiial.
The hore trappings are of morocco leather,
gold-plated. The skirt of the chamois
bather haldt Is edged with green and very
long, in the stvli- of the Middle Ages. The
corsage Is high, and the stomaehir studded
with all sorts of flying Dims, made ot
pearls and precious stones and metals.
There Is. In particular, a flock of swal
lows, the bodies (pnned by bli-k pearls,
the heads and wings constructed of dia
mond chips.
llatlons.
There are special sets of loose buttons'
for each costume, as was the fashion in 'he
Fourteenth Louis's time.
The buttorj come in pretty boxes in tho
color of tho dress, and the boxes are lined
with flowered pompadour si!k. There are
four big ones for tho lwlero Jacket, made
of crvstrl. enamel or decorated china. If
not of precious stones, the center being
framed In gold, sliver, diamonds or rubies.
Sometimes truy are oval, but as often
romd or many cornired. Two identical but
tons are stuck through the center of tho
slipper bow.
Such "parures de bouton?" tbutton outfits)
are popular as presents for ladies just now.
but I h-.ve revir seen them In such quan
tities, not even In Jewelry stores.
A decided novelty In this trousseau aro
the boots and shoes, the leather of which
corrsponds with the color of the costume,
violet, pink. red. green, cream, te. Tluy
have straight h-eN. and are probably not
Intended to le worn more than two or
three t.mes. The boots for outdoor wear
and sport aro of scede leather, tan. white
or dove color, ormmenteri with many buck
les and tassels. For riding, patenl-katlier
boots are rtill en regie. It eeems.
Inhibition of Gnrtrr.
Marie Tfttrco will own twenly-four doz
en of silk neckings when she chang-s her
rov.il crown for a princely diadem -all plain.
mono:oruii'ly plain. There are no pretty
fancies, no cheeks, no Interlacing, no clocks
or stripe?. Tj.e prevailing colors are white,
pale blue, gray and pink, but the plTititud.i
and ailety of g-arters pnvirieri for her
lloyal Highness makes up for tln.-t; appar
ent short? mings.
With a l'rincess. jou must know, tho
gartfr is still a fit subject fur dlcusion.
On her wedding ve pbcts of her garter,
or pieces of silk elastic, resembling her
garter and embroidered with her naire In
gold, are distributed among the gust.s.
Marie Therese'.s friends will receive a
e ream-colored ban 1 liberally Iiiterjer.sed
with gold and silver threads, and with her
Initials under a rrown.
Garters corresponding In color to that of
the co'tumes have. ef course, been pro
vided for every ooe of the sixty-nine
gowns, but there are many others !esides.
The women whom I met at the exhibition in
large droves seemed to be most Interested
In the kind thit Is supposed to have helped.
Marie Therese to And herLudnlg. It differs
from the rest by having a tiny golden bell
attached to the buckle. This might be a
valuable hint for the next leap year If
It wasn't for the fact that the bell came
off a toy. which the Holy FathT. the Pope,
sent to her highness when she was still
In her swaddling clothes.
For boudoir wrar Marie Therese will
have garters of Bordeaux red elastic, with
out buckles, a rosette of pINsed crearn
duches.s lace serving Instead. In the center
of the rosette Is a little bunch of Hlies-of-the-valley.
In a garter to be worn on state occasions,
the elastic Is hidden under pleated j-llow-molre
silk. There Is a buckle of pearU
set In silver on a black velvet bow.
Heliotrope crepe de Chine cloth, edged
with rare lace, makes another elaborate
garter. It Is tied In a bow and sliver
buckles In rococo style hold It together..
There are gnrteri for court mourning
and for half mourning, the first draped
with crepe, the other festooned In white,
with rosettes. Exquisite are a pair of
white silk garters set round with blus
satin bows, on the ends of which dangle
pearls like dew drops, .v pair of pink gar
ters is covered with black lac and gar
nished with Jet figures. -At the sldo are
tiny diamond buckles.
Chemise iinel MjchtKOvma
The lingerie department of the trousseau
occupies a dozen tables, but the mountains
of beautiful things displayed thereon are
but samples. The treasure Itself Is packed
away In a hundred boxes or so twenty
four dozens of e?ch pattern and material.
Silk was emplojed only for riding habit
undergarments and for winter wear with
outdoor and sport e'ostumes. In all cases It
Is the heaviest, black for riding, gray op
tan for sport. Otherwise the Princess will
1m? arrayed in underwear of French cam
bric and" batiste of the kinds that never low
color and are rieliciously soft and pleaslnsT
to the skin.
The batiste chemise for summer wear 19
so frail ou could slip the whole garment
through "a ring or mull It In an ordlnary
nv elope for a t-otiss stamp. It Is fash
ioned for utility only, and little at lhat. I
should ay. and Is without trimmings or
fancy stltehes.
But the chemise to be worn on other than
tlie dog davs is an elaborate affair In
deed. It's decollete and thero are numerous
graduations of decollete. For dinner it's less
decollect thin for a state banquet, and a
the dtnsante at home demands more cov
ering for th- bust than a ball at court
The neck band, be It high or low. Is fin
ished in three rows of frills, each with a
ribbon drawn through It which, of courre,
eorresponls with the color of the drew.
These frill drape the shoulders, obviating
the necessity of sleeves.
It point o'r color the chemise Is made cf
Hie fairest pink, the palest lavender, im
perial yellow, snowy white and burning red.
the latter to be worn with a red or a black
costume.
The decorations do not stop at the neek.
There Is a lace insertion around the waist,
through the meshes of which a ribbjn may
be slipped. Tills Is tied In a coquettish
Low on or.e or both sides. Sometimes the
rlLlion ami Isjvv are of blacl: velvet, which
makes a rich effect. . Try it, ladles. Since
a Princess wears It. jou needn't l afraid
that It's too "French."
Marie Therese must have- a beautiful arm,
for all lur right dresses are sleeveless, toft
frills encircling the armhole Instead.
Mntr nninics fur the .Mglil.
There are state costumes for night wear
and others, the first leing almost too love
ly to be cruirplisl up In bed. Imagine a
palo green grenadine affair edged with
black lace and embroidered with butterflies
and roso buds alternating, all so lightly
that jou can scarcely feel the silk, though
It glitters in all the colors of the rainbow.
This night gown, cut In princess style,
has a Ions train trimmed with black ana
white lace alternating, tuckeel flounces and
more butterflies, appllqued In the material.
In the general run of night dresses tha
neck Is cut en coeur stvle, while deep laco
ruffles spread their wings over the pal
pitating flesh.
I'nr McU tVenr.
A Princess, like every other woman, must
be prepareil to receive the iloctor. On such
occasions Marie Therese will wear a white
nightgown with a joke and frills oC black
lace. The joke Is embroidered with Mack
beads and admits of the Insertion, nf a
ribbon. The sleeves arc cf the leg-of-mutr
ton kind, such as were worn j'ears ago on
blouses. Below the elbow ruffle of black
lace alternate within Insertion.
The other undergarments harmonize la
color, cut and decoration with the. chemises
and nightgowns.
How- would v-ou like to be a Princess?
HELOISE COMTESSE D'ALEMCOURT.
CopjTUtit. 1J. by llscry W. FUcacr.
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