THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 10. 1007.'
Pope Presents the Royal Spanish Baby With Priceless Layette
I thoight BftT accepting the Invl- reason that had provoked tho inquiry
expected hflr to tho Spanish "I beg of you not to ask me. as 1 am
throne wan to provide a suitable pledged to the greatest secrecy."
gift to be Bent to the royal child. Actio? Even the photographs accomianylig this Jin lumlneuse covered with the finest drawn
entirely on his own Initiative, Flux X de- article were obtained only after mar.y vis- work; a flounce cf flemish lace adorn the
elded to send to .Spain the most beautiful Its to the Vatican, as the nuns would nrt
layetta that could be made by human know them, much less give them for pub-
The royal baptismal dress Is the gem of
His all. It Is entirely made of point d'alenoon
and biuxelles, with the arms of Bpain and
Uattetiberg Interwoven. In front.
The cushion for the baptism Is of louls-
border. In the four corners are embroid
ered emblems of the eucharist and of the
hands.
This work was given to the Franclncgn
Missionaries of Ma-y. popularly known
as tho White Franciscan Sisters, who have
:o a itu In :w fork City, t .'5 Fast
llcatlon, before rermlnslon from the holy lord's passion, while
father, through Cardinal Merry del Val,
tl.a secretary of state, had been obtulncd.
The photographs were taken by the nuns
royal coat of arms Is surmounted by a
eroi
Tho material of all the dresses and lln-
U nieelves and give a .ry r.uod idea of tht, yeru- was
is
iinii'm in nT ilfnonoflllil
In the center the I XW U II I . rjr.'.iVW m 1 VjT
ff .mmjmtii w
pec.aUr wove., b. hBnein V ,tfOT&MM . ' A A. .Ti . -
( urn W,,, .r wiiii i
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'H5 J N- - ..a -Sgl UKk . - -f ' 1 -frill'lilMsiii.,1 lineir-ril M -llVnfl
Torty-ilfth street. A la was impertt;.-..
thkt the pupe'a gift should be sent to SlaJ-
Hd hr'cr" the birth of tho royal child, tho
n'trs hr.rt to enitUy net only the members
of t'-e r co-i-n-inlty at Home, tmt nlso their
r-rrt si:illed emhroMerers !n rifl'Tlmn,
rYMn nr"l Eng!n"d. who were called to
!""e fnr the occasion.
fp-'Tl of n hundred nuns worked on
the invrt'e f;r two whole months fro:i
crh' morn Ins to Into at nl!Tht. nnd in order
t!"t m tle should bn 1of there nuns
were or!.ited by a hunlred lr.y B'slera
whose exel'iplve occtipntlon wns that of
threading needles, thus enablln?; the em
broiderers ard hcemkrs to proceed on
their work without Interruption.
The layette Is entirely hind ronde, nnd
naturally to the nuns It constituted a labor
of leve. In order th.it tho utmoKt recrecy
should be enforced the pope placed on
them the order of ellcnie, and not ;i
whisper of the work solng on was allowed
to escape outside the convent walls.
When a difficulty arose about some detail
In tho Eattenberg coat of nxniB, which
V
ts embroidered In silver thread and ha
a flounce of Valenciennes. The baptismal
cap Is of silk mull covered with Venetian
lo:n' lace.
The crib cover Is a wonder of beauty
In white satin embroidered with garlands
of roses In color fastened with golden
love knots. The royal arms are tn the
center, while a flounce of duchesse lace
and silk chiffon adorns the borders.
The layette contains besides the article
enumerated above elht sheets of batiste
with the royal monogram and flounces of
Valenciennes, a corresponding nu-nber of
1 lllow covers, silk slips, lingerie and even
triangular handkerchiefs of llnon.
The chest or coffer. In which all these
lUtle "arments wer" rlrf,d, Is also Louis
XVI style. It Is of white leather decorated,
with garlands of flow;!.-1 In relief finely
chiselled und hand painted in natural colors,
go'd and silver.
On the front side of the coffer are repro
duced In miniature three celebrated paint
ings: "The Nativity of Our Lord," by
Lorenzo de Credl, in the center; "The An
nunciation," by Guldo Rent, on the right,
end "The Purification of the Blessed Vir
gin," by the same artist, on the left
On the back are reproduced "The Na
tivity of the Blessed Virgin," by Pletro
da Cortona, in the center, "The Present
and "The Marriage of the Blessed Virgin,
' by Raphael, on the left. On the aides of
the coffer are painted the papal coat of
arms and the royal arms of Spain and
Bntterberjr.
broldered In silk and fold, with the two The lid is of white velvet, with a leather
The battlmnul cloak with cane Is rlehlv corns of arms In heraldic colors and o!d border round the eoge, on wmcn is in-
together with that of Spain adorns nil the general beauty of the layette, which, be- France and In texture it resemVied a oob- rtitterlnl (here dre wo that .Vserve special of Valenciennes lace.
baby's dresses the niece of the Spanish s'', ouln unique anu priceless, is mo.st veil, ro i:nc ana !:gnt is It. Tne cost of this mention, .loth re Louis XVI rtylc. One
Ambassador, Marquis Ojeda, who Is an In- complete. The fact that it Is er.Utrely matorial Is estimated at more than $10J a is covered with drawn woTk with the royal embroidered in drawn work It has the and with a design cf the Order of the scribed In letters of gold and silver the
mate of the convent, was commissioned to white, without even a bo.v of pink or blue, yard, as a special hund loom had to be arms and garlands of rosebuds, and It Is roval arms cn the rlgnt Blde of tho cape Q0hlen Fleece round the ' -.-er part of the verse of Psalm lxxi: "Deus Judicium tuura
apply to her uncle for information. Even enhances the beauty of what Is undoubtedly mado In order that the llnon, as It Is called, adorned with Valenciennes lnce and white la mil ne(j wth 0irt Venetian lace and has dress. The flounce is of ochesse lace and regPda et jUBtitlam tuam fillo regl" (God
then not a word was mentioned about tho the most perfect work of Its kind made in should be of the finest texture. satin bows. The other has a different de- lv ounce of silk chiffon. silk chiffon. give your Judgment to a king and your
layette, although the ambassador, after modern times. Among the many dresses made of this sign of embroidery and a different quality An overdress of duchesse satin is em- Another overdress of the same material Justice to a kings son).
How Young Housewives Benefit by Experience
Wl
Tb.otish.tB for Tonnx Wives.
HEN age seasoned with knowledge
aud eperieneti speaks to youth
I, behoves the latter to weiRh
wel! tho advice tendered and
thereby possibly spare oneself
tho heartaches of disappointment over
shattered Idols. Particularly to the point)
Is a charter on matrimony from the femi
nine point of view, forming a feature of a
notable social study by Mrs. Charles Har
court of Philadelphia, printed in book
form. In the chapter under consideration
Mrs. He.rcotirt alms to tench the young
girl good form in chousin? a husband.
Coupled with a warning against the com
mon pitfalls of matrimony. In p:.rt she
tays:
Despite the pretty romances of novelties
and the flattering fables of youthful lovers,
love at first sight is of very raro occur
rence, and the growth of U grande pas
sion ta. the atnge where It reigns superior
to reason, prudence and calculation is sufh
clently s'.ow as a rule to allow a glri, who
has been forewarned, to avoid certain com
mon pitfalls. It seldom happens that la
Jeune fllle gives her heart unreservedly to
a man without havlnjr had ample oppor
tunity In tho early period of the process
to prevent or check the course of her
affections. It is a pity that human cluy
Is so Boon revealed In our apotheosized
Idol. Hardly has tho conventional honey
moon merged into the routine cf regular
life than tho lacquer with which we over
laid it begins to peel in spot9, discovering
the commonplace but natural substance
beneath.
In thla crista the yount woman who has
had the teaching of a sensibl- mother and
the friendship of helthy men accepts her
disappointment with the philosophy born of
forewarning or experience.'
The oversensitive soul, whose mind has
been peopled solely with ideal characters.
takes the blow hardly and may never fully
recover from the shock.
Common sense is the only refuge of tho
young wife in the duys of disillusionment.
In the first place, no man is much bettor
than his fellows, nor. indeed, greatly differ
ent from the general run of them. It is our
fault, not his. that we have placed him on
a pedestal of Impossible superiority; It Is
our misfortune that we fail to accept his
Inevitable descent gracefully.
The situation is not without Its humorous
compensation, for while we are bewailing
tho absenco of qualities with which we
arbitrarily Invested lilm, the perverse
creature discovers charming charactor
l;4lcs of which w? never suspectod him.
Marriage is necessarily a give-and-take re
lationship, but beware of attempting to
measure the respective equities In it.
Hather strive to make your husband your
debtor, for such If the surest way of muk
lng Mm your creditor.
In a properly constituted domestic part
nership the accounts Fhould be so delight
fully Involved as to establish a condition
of perpetual bankruptcy on both sides.
The I.ly of the White House.
Life at the White House takes on an
active look at an hour when all fash
ionable womankind is still wrapped in
slumber. This is particularly true of tho
prtsent season, when social obligations are
not so exacting and the loveliness of the
spring mornings tempts one abroad. Mrs.
Jtoosevelt is a lover of nature to a marked
degree, relates the Washington Post, and
she delights in what the Italians so
poetically call "the hours Immaculate,"
and early pedestrians may catch a glimpse
of her flitting among the flowers on the
terrace or Inspecting the latest blooms on
her own Dutch garden under the south
veranda. There are two breakfasts at the
White House. The firsts at 7:46, is for the
win v
Is to love children, and no,
home can be completely
9o
41 happy without them, yet the
orueai mrougn wmcfl me ex
pectant mother must pass usually is
so full of suffering, danger and feai
that she looks forward to the critical
hour with apprehension and dread.
Mother's Friend, by its penetrating and soothing properties,
allays nausea, nervousness, and all unpleasant feelings, and
so prepares the system for the
ordeal that she passes through Hfl 019
lituYTufferingas numbers IVildEjuO
have tesunea ana saia, "it is
worth its weight in gold." $
bottle of druggists. Book contai
valuable information mailed
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children, and is now attended only by
Achlbald and Quentln. Miss Ethel, who
is taller than her mother and dignified
with the weight of sixteen years, has been
promoted to the uccond breakfatt, with
her parents. This second breakfast Is a
movable one, and may occur at 8 and then
ut 9, according to the will of the president
and what engagements have occupied him
the evening before. It is rarely after 9,
even In the busiest season, for time is
precious to tho Roosevolts, and their day
is mapped out, so that a few bright mo
ments disarrange tho schedule. On bright,
sunshiny mornings in the autumn and tho
early summer the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt partake of the first meal of the
day in a pretty little Japanese corner of
tho south veranda. Here some of the fa
mous strawberry shortcake and corn beef
hash breakfasts have been spread.
On bright mornings between seasons Mrs.
Roosevelt Is apt to accompany her daugh
ter, Miss Ethel, on her ride to the Cathe
dral school. They use a high yellow cart,
with two pretty brown ponies. Miss Ethel
generally manipulates the reins, and a
solemn looking "tiger," In the dabhlng
presidential livery, sits up behind. The
chummlness between the president' wife
and her only daughter is delightful to be
hold. They chat and laugh as they drive
along, like two girls bound for the mati
nee. Miss Ethel Is built on more ample
lines than her mother, but she resembles
her strongly, the same coloring of eyes
and hair and the same trick of smiling
only with the eyes rather than the lips.
Her dignity and self-poise is wonderful for
a girl of IS, but then she has been In tho
lime light almost six years, and can bear
the scrutiny of the multitude with the
calmness of a theatrical stur. Leaving her
daughter at the Cathedral school, which
is a good three miles from Washington, In
the pretty suburb of Woodley, Mrs. Roose
velt returns to her home, if the day 1b to
be unusually busy. ' More frequently she
goes for a friend, and then for some
shopping. In the winter she invariably
takes a long morning walk, but In the
spring, llk most of mortals, she prefers
to ride.
Miss Isabel Hagner, the private secre
tary of Mrs. Roosevelt, arrives at the
White House at 8 o'clock. She is prono
to make engagements with all who want
to consult her on business or pleasure at
8:10 or 8:30, a proceeding which fills social
climbers with intense Indignation. Usu
ally Mrs. Roosevelt spends two or three
hours with Miss Hagner. and when she
cannot spare so much time, she leaves
copious notes about her wishes.
No mistress of the White House, not
even the indefatigable Mrs. McKinley, with
her knit slippers, has made such a record
for gift giving. Many presents Intended
for relatives and dear friends are made
by Mrs. Roosevelt In odd moments, and
with each Rift goes what is most likely
the most hisliiy appreciated part, a little
note, always written by herself. One of
Mrs. Roosevelt's friends says that her
day Is as accurately planned as a nun's.
and they are supposed to be the most
methodical of femininity. Part of every
morning, unless the went her Is beyond en
durance, Mrs. Rcosevclt goes shopping or
visiting. She is fond of walkinrr, hut sho
never walks aimlessly. With her boys alio
has visited every' public building In Wash
ington whore there is Lmeth!ng of un
usual Interest. They have all pored over
the treasures of the Smlthsonlun and the
National museum until there Is nothing
more to astonish. These visits have been
made early Saturday mornings or on na
tional holidays, when School duties do not
cluim the boys. No mother In the land Is
stricter than Mrs. Roosevelt alout her
children's punctual attendance at school,
and to be late Is a misdemeanor of the
high order. Mrs. Roosevelt, In fair weather,
takes an outing In the parks and country
lanes, clad In very smart afternoon toilet,
mostly black or white or pale gray, and
this especially when she has guests. Miss
Emily t'arcw, the only sister of Mrs. Roose
velt, was here last spring. The two women
could be seen, almost daily In Rock Creek
park. Miss Carow Is fond of sketching and
frequently the carriage would rest In some
romantic pot, and while her sister was
busy with her pencil Mrs. Roosevelt would
read or chat with somo passing friend. As
an equestrienne her fame has gone abroad.
She is end of the most fearless and graceful
riders in a city where fine ridins is con
sidered a social qualltlcatlon. She wears
a black riding habit, moderately short,
with a cutaway Jacket and white vest and
collar. Her hat Is a derby, with a black
chiffon veil, taking away the masculine
effect, and tan lesglnes and gloves.
Durlns the season Mrs. Roosevelt re
ceives every Friday afternoon from 8 to
6. All thp smart world, the official world
and those who may rot claim a place In
either category, but who receive cards to
the private entertainments, are expected
to call at least twite during th official
season. I'sunlly the mistreea of the White
IbJuse entertains with only the aid of Mrs.
Ioeb In the drawing rtom and Miss Haimer
at the tea table. Tea. frappe and light re
freshments are served and sometimes there
la music.
Leaves from Koslilon's 'oteliooU.
The tea gown has progressed wonder
fully until Its stvles are go varied that
thev suit all figure. There Is llttla. at
tempt at round-and-round trimming, hut
in nearly all ca'm the lines are mi and
down to make the fl?ur seem taller.
Those who like novelty and have t-.
monev to soend can beve trunks for their
parasols, th.lr golf sticks, their- h. their
b.Mits and slices and their hooks. The last
variety is an Kntrllsh affair, enamel cov
ered, and provide. places for a couple of
dozen books and magazines.
Kimono tendencies sre observable all
through the scheme of dress. There are
kimono sleeves In many of the mgigei'S,
while the little room coats are fitted out
with wido sleeves that fall helow the waist
line. Not few of these are gorgeously
decorated In the ttyle of the Orient.
One of the latest freaks of fashion In the
way of oriiameutation is the wearing of a
cluster of enanitl.il butterflies upon the
corage of a reception trown or a dressy
street costume. Thee butterflies vury In
site from thrtf Inches from tip to tip
down to tiny ones not more than half an
inch across.
A bewilderingly pretty net negligee Is In
the summer outfit of a Newport brl.le of
June. The material Is cotton net of hu
washable variety and the style is the em
pire, with long Moating lines lr.im tho mid
dle of the shoulders. The front is shirred
In at the belt line to as to give plenty of
fuliics?.-
Many of the smartest of the bathing
suit3 are made without the wide flapping
white collnr. The neck Is finished with a
pointed front and there is a Windsor tie
Knotted and drawn through a gold buckle
or ring. Other necks are finished double
breasted and piped with a contrasting
color, and some of the-se are very imart
indeed.
The style of room robe that is open nil
the way down the front appeals to many
women as btlng easier to slip orf and on.
Hut this ea.ls tor handsome iincerl", so it
is about as bro:'d as It Is long. The em
pire gowns, for the most part, button down
tho back ar.d the princess room robes are
cut rather loose and In such a manner that
they button light from the back of tile
neck down to the tip of the Ions train.
Speaking of skirts, the newest models
have flounce's deeper than ever. In fact,
the skirt proper Is a little more than a
deep yoke with a circular llounee attached.
This is supposed to give tho e.Mrem -ly
snug appearance around the hips and the
slant line in hack from waist to tl;i of
the train, which Is so much desired aid so
really graceful. The petticoat Is made with
a groat deal of fullness at the back and
otliL'i wiie to fit the yoke.
Carpenter's Letter
(Continued from Page Three.)
section go to the porta of west Africa by
steamer and a:e taken by railroad and
liveis to the headwaters of the Niger.
Route to i'liutiuktu.
Indeed, one e-un now go truiu tho United
States by steam vcaseis tJ Senegal, and
thence by trains and steamer to Tlmbuktj.
That city is nut lar irum the Niger, and is
the terminus of lliu caravan routes fiom
Tripoli, Morocco ar-d Algeria. It lies l.u.0
miles almost directly south of Colomb Uu
char, the e-id of the Western Algeria rail
luuU Into the bat.ara, and too I-lentil have
fcU.vcyed a route lo it. If this Is cumploted
U will give tho vast Niger system direct
laihuau. coanc-ction with tne Mediterranean.
The Niger is navlgjblu duilnj a iJte
part of its course, it is us long as tiiu
MUulssippl proper and its baui 1 one
third th siitu of the whole L'lit d S:a'.ea.
The Pr.nch are building several other
roads In addition to the one which con
nects Senegal with Timbuktu to reach that
river. One of these is through French
Uuinea, another gue-s through Dahomey
and a third gOi-n Inland from the Ivory
coast. Altogether they will unite the At
lantic with the Nicer and If the Colomb
Bechar divert road !s extended Timbuktu
may become the Chicago of the S ludan.
Koaili to KuUa and Kn.no. .
Another railroad center will be ut Kuka.
That city lies on L.-ike Chad, perhaps a
thousand miles further eastward. Surveys
have been made to extend the Biskra road
to that point, but so far less than SJ miles
have been built and almost two thousand
rma!n to be constructed. This road would
go through a number of ooes and would
largely follow the lines of the present cara
van routes.
Another Transsahara road ts planned to
Btart at Hlidah, in Algeria, and terminate
at one of the bends of the Niger in Bornu
or Hausaland. The distance in this case
would bo less than 1,700 miles and the road
would parallel the liiskra line until It
rt ached the center of the desert.
I do not mean to ray that any of these
roads will soon be completed. They are all
dependent on water, cheap fuel and erther
conditions. The Biskra and the Colomb
IJechur roads have already been built far
down Into the sands, but their extensions
are an yet uncertain. The French sur
vejors have gone carefully over the two
routes and they have furnished not only
surveys, but working plans and the prob
able cost of operation.
It is estlmaled that it will require about
130,000 per kilometer, or six-tenths of a
mile, to construct any of these roads
through the desert and that the earnings
will be about $2,000 per kilometer. The
running expenses of one train a day
would be a little over a thousand dollars
per kl.omcter, and on there estimates the
roads might pay. The cost of the fuel,
however, Is such that tho running ex
penses are probably greatly underesti
mated, and tho same is true of the cost
of building the roads. The average coet
per mile of railroad construction In Europe
is almost $100,000 and the average cost per
mllo for the re.t of the world Is almost
$m,000. It is difficult to see how a trunk
line through the Desert of Sahara could
be constructed at a less cost than ths
average rate for the rest of the world.
FRANK O. CARPENTER.
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