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Show KINGS ARE BAD DRE8SEfl3. Few of Them Shine Except In Their Gorgeous Uniforms. Tho king of Spain Is tho only foreign for-eign royalty I havo over behold who nppcars to employ a flrst-rato tailor for his civil costume. Tho frock coat ho wore during his visit to Westminster Westmin-ster cathedral was faultless In cut, nnd dttcil IiIb tall, slim, upright flgnro to perfection. His hat was also of tho most approved Kngllsh stylo. Foreign royalties nlmosl live In uniform, uni-form, nnd, in consequence, every ono ot them, from the Clerman emperor downward, looks to great dlsndvantago In civil attire, n costume to which thoy aro unaccustomed, and which has generally gen-erally been hastily made for them. I recollect many years ago being In Calcutta on tho occasion when Urn prosent czar, then czarcwltch, accompanied accom-panied by his cousin, Prince Ocorgo ol fl recce, and n suite of distinguished Uusslan ofllclals, mostly military, mndu a tour of, India. On their arrival, arriv-al, In their brilliant uniforms, they filled tho cyo with admiration, and at every public function produced tho samo effect. Unhappily for them, Lady Lans-downc, Lans-downc, wife of tho viceroy, gavo a garden gar-den party tho day beforo their departure, depart-ure, when morning dress was do rlguetir. Alas! tho butterflies seemed to have returned to tho grub condition. condi-tion. Tho poor little czarcwltch had a mean and shabby appearance, wearing wear-ing an Ill-fitting coat nnd an Indescribable Indes-cribable top hat Kven tho magnificent magnifi-cent Prlnco Oeorgo looked burly nnd common, whllo tho generals and councillors coun-cillors resembled a party of Ill-dressed tourists In their Sunday clothes. Vanity Fair. |