HISTORIC ROYAL DRESSES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2196, 8 July 1914, Page 2

HISTORIC ROYAL DRESSES

I 'tccenth f •(!(i red to iho mtroducj tioi.. 01. tin? ctinoliiK , M A fu.ai.Un) of t'll.O I iiiod» o tlio immulluto iiitme, uritii j tlm I/oiKion i iiri'siomiciit of tho S}dIi e\ Daih Jtii o i ipli " Dining am u to iho I nmlon \l\\ (ii'ii, row housed at tho pihtial St iftord llouie, tin iuil , i vria (rhutlv taki'ii b\ t'liij historic Ho\ il i'.(s,os, »h,cli lino ben l»iit I*o tl'( Milspun, b) tho courtts\ of l}ui en \k>\,ni(ira an 1 Qu en Mar\ .i.id in in m> ol ilniii tin traie- ot the jiishioii" that hue ban im\od tut. just \i n Imo'igit the o>lui)tts l> nt In Queen ilr \mifli i i=i tho 'iiiiiL Honi b\ Omni \ i(tori iat her Coronation I'ifortunitol tho Coronation robt ii lot a!sj shoiwi riJ> tunir, lioHciei. i-> compos <>u of clo'ii of gol I cuioniidoicd in ,i do ign ol rove, sli.iuiroo't, ind tl istlc it is distiiuth r» miiii&LCiit ot iho oldf"shioii(d (lolnian, \ilncli Dime l\i*hlon dv.ti( s is tDp htist' in Hri,>s for I'lU lho long, \wue »lo(\c?, nitl , itirned-hack v.nl r s, disc'o-o t'w crim'on s.it i I'liiug 'Ilio tiinii is c('(;ed .uih gold lice, u'xint in nc'i in width, i'i Hngtii it upjppnrs to havo ."idled .'1 noit to the- rem of ttio dress It opens in front to shon tho f'o. t panel of tho lobe-niidornratli, tie fronts being t.iincj lmo'- sV ii & tiio oamo liutiig as >n tlm nicies \. scierol) plain «lnto cili, eicning di(ss ( norn liv Q icr i Victoria on her ned'ipg dav, lVbim ,, ! 10, IRiO i» icrv smijilo in <les gn, nnj «ith nothing to t.ioifi that it k iho wedding d-e s of a Qneen of England The deeeliote bo('Ko i» mado n.t'i a hng iwint iii front, worn oif>l tno skirt, tho decollotiap out'inid \ ith narrow hce, and simph trinmod will white silk not In tho iront of 'ho <irsigo tnei-o is i e'lo.i «if \ Into silin ribbon Tlio is csspntiill\ ein\ Viiljiiiin i ith ,lo)ing ihni'ldora, (Mir , tir\ es 'iniimed nitli nlilio.i and net Dip im,ncii'<<Sy • ide skirt is RiiiccfJh i lento 1 into t!io I'.itl hits twn 'iirroh f.orncc. of ih( .let hoidol TMtn i rouleiu of satin, winih U miMiiro <ithcr sidi> oi Hie front piiK , , \itli 'jovs and ciir!s of satm -lohoii. Tlm skirt is I'al'ting lengih, jpst cioirinp tlo ground \Mie-i Queen Vmton.i opened tho Cristal Pa'ico Inhibition n 18>1 nhs. woro a gonn of to>-o pink «il'i cut uecolleto, .i design cf , iterlaced Mlier circle bung uo\on into tho -ilk "\tt. critic- of tlio preseMt-d-u fashions nro glaJ to iwiii' to tho diu of our cult gr.ini'niothp-s .Mil nondor >>hit i\v\ louhl s-v to the pi-c-ent open V throits spinoii nil siind liomi'n and gcta Vs seeii- to !ia\e -till boon the fishion thr bot'ieo is cut ttith the deep point in fiont, worn o\oi tho slut There is i tm\ tinker of creim lacp, now ulh« i ith ,ige, nnd as a trimming tlrrc i r soino hrr.ntif.il silver hen lnwl nth n inrrm. c il"or f,iinnpe wlueli also adorii tip tin\ fleeces Trimming the front ot tno bodice ar,. smiill bows if .siiiu -ihlwn 'he s-ime ihidn as the "ilk tin icri, with skiit is pleitrd into tho i iis> ts hr i= iho panel in ]roi,t hmii ir. vith fno gn<ltntwl Inmh of the laeo heided with tho gninipe, pi.d tori'iiinting (ich side in .1 rhou of ilip snlin ill boil Qi pen Alp\nndra ha- !ont thr drosi! she \ H the D.rnond J.ibilee of Qi een V'etin i m<! here inotlier not' ol fashion h s,.ru(.k llus ponn is in i delidto shade of nia '\o situ,, ipi!pu in lion hco tignth riilh" ted in siLer lho rlcirt ii -ei\ n irro>i in rompinso.i to tnose I laic ('escribed gudtless ot am foeiooii l ) or floi nc n s, aiitl rnl\ slight!' traimd Tlio lo('icp which is woiii oicr tho si.'rt. is qui'o closefittmg (oiorcd Vith tl.o s-imo hce, nil othei ehiingo i fabhion bong 'pen in tho long sloeips to tho «ri t, with the hco B'lc'itlv plpitci l . Qucn Marj has 'ent tlie going-mav drps-, ni lipr n'other, Princes 3 Mar, \dplauV Di-elipss of To.k, which is dated ISfiC Ii tl'i(\ ere) ■siU trim'ipd uith SiTo blue sa'iu, with 'iluo fringe, nnt' narroT | I pp T b P <;t\le Hun Hns ,\ loiit (l-niiiß 9',irt mid short co.t