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Show M Nannie's Dress. Ml MAItV L. IIlCNDUICKhO.V. k jmjt 1 nottco the relcreneo In jour last VMMMT Jssuo lolatlvo to the dress advcitised t9lB as h;i lug been gicu to Miss Tout by BV Queen Alexandria Iquotoas follows: ' and now comes the story that the M Queen never presented this charming HV singer with this much heialded piece jB of clothing. It is repoitcd t o Tin; jMMMMMu RKruriLiCAN by a friend of Miss Tout's traveling companion across the ocean that Miss Tout bought the dress herself and paid 100 of hci own money for It." In reply to this and in fairness to Miss Tout I will say I heard a story somewhat similar to this at Ogdcn when I went down to attend her first concert. Miss Tout and her father were my guests while In Logan.accord-Ingly Logan.accord-Ingly I had a good opportunity to ascertain as-certain the facts concerning this story. I put the question to her In plain English, and her reply was that the (JUKKN 1)10 OIVK HKll TirK COU11T mnv.N in- (jukstiox. Said that shortly short-ly after her appearance before the King and Queen at Buckingham Pal-ace Pal-ace she was sent for and taken to He-gent He-gent street where her measure was taken by order of the Queen and these measurements sent to Paris, where the Royalty hae their work done, and after four nionthsshe was presented present-ed with the dress. She was told that it had taken six women four months to complete it. A number of ladles examined the work 'luring her stay at my home who were delighted with Its elegance The lining Is made of itch talTctta silk with rutllcs of same material, over this from the knee down was an ac-cordlan ac-cordlan pleated chiffon ruMe daintily trimmed, while the enthc over dress Is of real lace elaborately trimmed with hand embroidery, and drawn work, hence the length of time required re-quired to make the dress. |