The Archive · 1938

A London Letter

London, Nov. 20.

The outstanding event (in two ones of the word) of the Rumanian oval visit. was. the crinoline dress Morn by the Queen atthe State {nquet at Buckingham Palace. Made unaler-are satin, decorated with cers of Valenciennes lace, it was \etproidered with glittering pallettes Giamanté. (i have copied that, a course {fom a society columnist, Six on this occasion being in. the Tory myself) It is said to have piowured 18 yards round the hem, un tiara, necklace and bracelets of rae diamonds, her' Majesty must fideed have been a brilliant' ague, the wore another crinoline at. the Sturn banquet given by King Carol ft'the Rumanian Legation, 'The rents are quickly seen in' the snap. Shots singe published of Indies ike and fashion also appearing in the explanation is more prosaic than that. In our pillbox flats and kit-benettes, large joints are. simply impossible; kickshaws are the only: {things for which there is room; the lain food of the ample kitchen range order becomes the real treat.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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