The Seaforth News, 1961-03-30, Page 14A Queen's Wardrobe
For A. Royal Tour
The blaze of publicity turned
on Queen Elizabeth II and what
she wears is probably brighter
'heap that focused on any other
Woman in the world. Only Mrs.
oltn F. Kennedy, wife of the
eresideet of the United States,
ars her public engagements mul-
tiply in number, seems likely to
attract such a spotlight.
Queen Elizabeth II, since she
left the schoolroom, has had to
wear clothes influenced to some
extent by the circumstances of
her public engagements.
First she must consider those
ubiquitous cameras. Her clothes
must show up well against a
crowd in black and white pho-
tographs. For this reason the
Queen often chooses light colors.
People who wait hours to, see
the Queen pass by want to see
her face and catch a glimpse of
her smile. Her hats, therefore,
must be either small or have off -
the -face brims.
Since her wedding, the Queen
has been more adventurous in
her styling and many here credit
the good dress sense of her hus-
band, the Duks of Edinburgh for
this,
For her current tour to India,
Pakistan, Tibet, and Iran, the
Queen had more than 90 outfits,
with special dresses for each big
function, and a variety of cli-
mates had to be considered, too.
Queen Elizabeth's chief dress-
maker is the usually cheerful,
smiling Norman Hartnell. As
soonas the itinerary of a royal
' tour is fixed, Mr. Hartnell is
summoned from his Bruton
Street salon to Buckingham
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Palace for a preliminary con-
ference, On the next visit to the
Palace Mr. Hartnell take s
samples of new and suitable
fabrics, At this point the experi-
enced "Madame Vera," one of
Mr. Hartnell's chief vendeuses,
comes into the picture. Her Pri-
vate name is Madame Ponei n, a
charming Englishwoman, widow
of a Frenchman, who has the
entire charge, from this moment, •
of shepherding the royal ward-
robe through to completion.
The Queen likes, whenever
possible, to experiment with
color and texture, She is keenly
interested in the "feel" .of fab
rice She presses them with her
fingers and tests them. She
loved the soft silks, chalk -white.
satins, gold shantungs, the di-
aphanous organzas, and the
corded grosgrains, from which:
day and evening dresses were.
made for the Indian visit.
As soon as the Queen has
chosen the materials, Mr. Hart-
nell retires, usually to his coun-
try house not far frotn Windsor
Castle, to make delicate water-
color sketches of the suggested
models.
Much discussion goes on when •
the Queen sees these. Each
design is conned in detail and
visualized against the back-
ground in which it is likely to
be worn, For the Indian visit
there were gorgeous settings,
and eastern trappings, for which
the Queen chose dresses mostly
in plain colors—pastels for" day,
and white with gold or silver
for evening to show up well
against the strong reds, greens,
and blues worn by British and
Indian guests,
For her first State banquet In
Pakistan the Queen chose a
white satin evening gown with
a dramatic folded train of em-
erald satin flowing from the
deep neckline, writes Ruth Jor-
dan in the Christian Science
Monitor.
Another evening dress was a
slender sheath, white crepe em-
broidered in crystal brilliants
and emeralds to match the
Queen's emerald and diamond
tiara.
For day wear the Queen chose
loose, collarless coats over cool -
looking dresses, one in gold
shantung and another in peri-
winkle blue.
Once the Queenhasdecided
on the styles, the ts. bustling
ectivity in Mr. Hae ttell's work -
zooms, behind the, neat/ and sil-
ver salon with ita"gyst4 chan-
deliers. Madame Vera is .. nchpin
of this activity. -s-'
Skilful fitters go from the
salon to the Palace at intervals
where fittings are carried out
under the watchful eye of Mr.
Hartnell and Madame Vera.
Although there is a dummy of
the Queen's figure, she has the
usual number of fittings as ma-
terials do not respond to an in-
animate shape as they do to s
moving figure.
Only those who have seen the
Queen at close range rag li' e bow
petite she is and how small he:
waist.
As many el mesa theessarsen
of pee. ple weee see the
Queen only see her ease. even
when she se.-_& ne me the
sine as she has lass leer. do in ere
Indian tour he: hats are mess
important.
The Queen chose quite frivo-
lous models of petals ane fiowE s
in pale colors. These sat high on
her head and held their own
against a background of mag-
nificent bright turbans worn by
tee Indians. Many of the Queen's
'hats are made by Claude St. Cyr,
• of Paris, who has a London salon
on. the ground floor of Mr. Hart-
,neles ]souse.
Queen Elizabeth's relaxed and
simple manner makes a fitting
at :Buckingham Palace an enjoy-
able session. Often she keeps the
company laughing at her amus-
ing remarks. She herself clear-
ly enjoys every minute of plan-
ning . and fitting. Those who
serve her experience a charming
relaxed gaiety and are warmed
by a sweet smile which is neces-
sarily missing from solemn pub-
lic appearances.
Highway planning somehow
devises new and wider highways
funneling into cities that had too
much automobile traffic ten
years ago.
DAWKINS SCORES WITH CUPID — Peter Dawkins, Wesl Point
All American who won fame as rugby player in England, an-
nounced his engagement to Judi Wright, with whom he Is
shown here.
THE GOVERNOR'S GIRLS I— Janet, left, and Kay Welsh are
twin daughters of Matthew Welsh, Democratic governor of
Indiana. The 18 -year-old girl; are freshmen at Indiana 1Jrti-
versi'ty. That's the fan{1y Bible they're cradling.
H RON ICLIiS
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Friday, March 3, was a record
day in Ontario insofar as warm
air and bright sunshine were
concerned. Partner was out for
a walk late that afternoon and
stopped to talk to a neighbour.
Fred remarked on the lovely
spring-like day, "Yes," agreed
Partner, "but there's rough wea-
ther ahead."
"Rough weather!" repeated
Fred incredulously.
"Yes," answered Partner —
and added "Ever heard of sun -
dogs, Fred?"
"I've heard of them but I can't
say I really know what they
are."
"Look over towards the west
and you'll see them."
Fred looked, and there on
either side of the setting sun
were two perpendicular bars of
red -gold light. "Those are sun -
dons," explained Partner. "When-
ever you see them you may look
for rough weather within about
twenty-fotr hours."
And we got it — snow and
wind drug the night. followed
by lain with the promise of
freemen rainlater on . .. and
Cernseee _ot its tornado. -
We eene. often see sun -dogs
in Ontario. Out west we used to
watch for them. After they ap-
peared many a farmer would
make a hurried strip to town to
get supplies before the weather
changed. Sometimes the change
might be delayed forty-eight.
hours, but it always came.
Well, I'm glad the weather
stayed fine here until I had my
special little chore accomplished.
That is, getting my new licence
plates for the car. Yes, I was
one of the late -getters, not from
choice but necessity. I couldn't
very well get them while I was
confined to bed,
I got to our local office about
ten o'clock on the morning of
March 1, The parking lot ac-
commodates about 100 oars. I
drove in and around three times
hut never a space could I find.
Finally I double-parked while I
went to speak to a traffic officer.
"Isn't there ever any let-up
around here?" I asked. Cars
were still rolling In.
"No, ma'am!"
"Then when is the best time to
come — can you tell me that?"
"Eight -thirty in the morning
— that's when we open."
So I came away and went back
next morning, arriving at eight -
twenty -five. Even so there were
nine men ahead of me waiting
on the steps for the doors to
open. I got in the line-up. In
about twenty minutees I was out
again, my precious plates clutch-
ed jealousy in my. arms, By that
time the office and lobby were
full and all the parking space
taken up again. While waiting
around I noticedthe required
proof of insurance often proved
to be a stumbling Meek. One
man said he was insured but
couldn't find the voucher. "Then
you must pay the extra $5 or
come back with your voucher."
"If I pay now and find the
voucher later Will the /*Abney be
refunded?"
"Sorry — no reined," The
mini paid his extra $5,
Two women were filling out
forms .for renewal. One said —
"Heck, I don't know if I have
liability insurance!" The other
girl took over the form and fill-
ed in the answers without ask-
ing any questions! I had my in-
surance policy with me as well
as the voucher because last year
our agent hadn't given enough
information and I had to go back
for the policy. This year I came
prepared and sure enough it was
needed. Our agent is going to'
hear about that, believe mc.
Another thing, next year I'll be
getting my plates the first week
in January as I have done other
years — that is, D.V. and wea-
ther permitting.
What's the sense of putting it
off? One might just as well pay
first as last. Money is just as
hard to find one time as another.
Well, here we go, back to farm
topics. You know, sometimes
when I watch "Country Time"
on TV' it almost scares me. The
progress that has taken place
since we were actively engaged
in farming is astounding. Eggs
never touched by human hands
except when taken from the hens
- even that wouldn't be neces-
sary with trap -nests. Suction
cups pick up eggs; conveyor
belts take them from one opera-
tion to another; eggs moved
from hens to pe king plants in
48 hours. It would take a wise
hen these days to know her own
eggs. `Efficiency ... wonderful,
but I wouldn't want it. For the
sheer joy of farming 'give me
the days when we worked with
eetr biddies like buddies, with
neeM,s for those with unusual
chtratiteristics. And they were
never scared when we walked
among them. Thirty years ago
most small flocks had the run of
the farm, laying somewhat strong
flavoured eggs. But oh, the joy
of it when we found a motherly
President's Wife
Digs Up Treasures
Little has been seen of Mt's.
Hennedy during her first month
or more as a resident of the
White House, but her presence
' has been felt in a very positive
way,
For she is obviously a woman,rather
positive with a strong
feeling for the artistic fitness of
things. This was apparent al-
most itnstiediately,
Like any were coming into a
new home, she looked, it over
and saw things to be done. First
of all she was struck. by the lack
of authentic, period 'furniture in
the downstairs public scorns.
A quick tour of the Whig
House brought to light hidden
"treasures" in downstairs rooms
and tucked away in locked cab- •
inets. Asa result some of these
have been brought forward for
use as public display. She saw
paintings which she felt could
be more prominently displayed
to advantage in other parts of
the house, ,.
Soon the American public
began to realize that this young
woman with her quiet, almost
shy appearance is a person with
a mind of her own and not
afraid to express it.
Indeed, of all the nation's First
Ladies, it is doubtful if any has
come into the White House and
given it the imprint of her own
personality in so shortea time,
Each First Lady has, in some
way, left her signature there in
some contribution to its historic
mosaic, but this has generally
come over the course of years,
not weeks. Mrs, Eisenhower, for
instance, made it her project to
complete the china collection so
that there are now pieces rep-
resenting all first families.
Jacqueline Kennedy plunged
Into White House housekeeping
like an art collector into anan-
tique, shop, She Immediately
came upon a historic desk made
from the timbers of the British
shin Resolute.
The desk was 'one given to
President Hayes in 1878, and
used by many Presidents since.
But during the remodelling of
the White House in the Truman
administration 'it ' was moved
downstairs to what is known as
the "broadcast room."
Mrs. 'Kennedy saw it not only
as appropriate for the President's
office because of its 'historic
value, but also because of its
connection with the sea. The
President, as a, Navy man, had
rer-uested her to secure some
paintings of naval battle scenes
for his office. These she found
among White House art. but the
desk- ares an unexpected die
ccvcry.
Mens- tourists have long ad-
mired the lovely Howard Chan-
dler Christie portrait of Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge on the ground
floor corridor. So did Mrs. Ken-
nedy. and promptly had it hung
in the m?re elegant setting of
the Fed Room..
Most significant of all, per-
haps, is her conclusion that
some -thine should be' done to
remeev the lack of authentic
period furniture in the first floor
rooms—that is, the East Room,
the Red. Blue, and Green Rooms,
and the State Dining Room.
Mrs. Kennedy was by no
means the first to note the un-
fortunate contrast between the.
beauty of these rooms and- the
hen venturing 'forth with a clutch
of fluffy chicks hatched in a nest
she had stolen away in a dark
corner of the barn. Those were
the days when, even if 'farming
methods lacked efficiency, there
was colour and charm that pro-
vided a tremendously satisfying
way of life.
rather none :.—riot fteeeure iu;
them. This 11.t been deplored by
visitors and by previous admin'-
istrulions, writes Josephine. Ripe
ley in the Christian Science
Monitor,
Now the present First Lady
has taken tee initiative towarig.
remedying this deficiency. She
has heen in close touch with the
Fine Arts Commission in all of
her thinking about White House
changes, and out of this develop-
ed the appointment ef a coin•-
mittee of the Fine Arts Commis-.
Bion which had just been given
the task of locating .authentic
furniture of the period — and
then more important—of raising
the funds to purchase these
items.
Modern Etiquette
By. Anne Ashley
Q. Is a hostess obligated to rise
and greet each newcomer to her
home? .
A. Most certainly. A hostess
who does not do so is rude and
inhospitable.
Q. What do you do when you
have accidentally taken some
"foreign matter" into your
mouth at the. dinner table —
stones, fish bones, and such?
Are • these removed with the
fork?
A. No, 'do not use the fork.
These foreign bodies are remov-
ed with the thumb and fore-
finger, and placed oh the edge
of the plate.
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DOINGS IN THE ART WORLD — Come international cries, economic recession and 'cold war
ten:lon's the art wort -1 continues to spin el its own pace. In Copenhagen, Danish authoress
lack Donesen, left, examines a statue of herself completed by U.S. sculptor. Emile Norman.
At an artists' boll in St. Louis, Lee Pope, center, shows up as a Hying mosaic, And in Paris,
Prcr.:e, the re •mb'ance is noted between Annabel Buffet and the painting of her created by
her celebrated F'usband, 8'e r..srd
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