Ladies may like to know that Princess May took out some charming gowns to wear both on board and where she will land. For the great function of the opening of Parliament x Lowutiful brocaded gauze has been chosen; like all the fee dresses it is of unrelieved black, Dut a yoke and sleeves of transparent jetted niet help to break the monotony over it will be worn a black velvet_manile on to which a handsome border of Chantilly luce has been applique, under which portions of the velvet have been cut away to show the lining, which is of rich white For the evening dresses thi terials have been used almost exclusively, moire moussline (x now and very graceful materia!), Chantilly lace gauze, chiffon and net, Nearly all of them are embroidered in jet and all have waistbands of narrow ribbon velvet slightly pointed in front, style likewise usually adopted by Queen Alexandre. The tailor-made gowns for day wear are mostly of cloth strapped with glace silk or panne, and the coats are nearly all of the bolero type—than which none other is seen. For wear in the tropics several thin silks have been provided, also a very pretty white serge with white silk strappings in a design known as "fish-tail," which describes itself.
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