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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 5, 1883

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 9, No. 14.

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Long Trains.

WHAT Emperor William thinks of the long trains of ladies' ball-dresses may be gleaned from a conversation he had at the recent court ball with the young and charming wife of a foreign military attache, who appeared with one of those long trains prescribed by the etiquette of her own country, and also worn at Berlin by the non-dancing ladies of riper "youth." The Emperor, noticing that the aforesaid young lady had not joined the dancers, inquired, in his most affable way, the reason why, and received the frank reply: "For the simple reason, your Majesty, that nobody asked me to dance."
"Then let me tell you," said the Emperor, with a smiling glance at her enormous train, "that my officers are evidently afraid of playing sad havoc with your lovely dress;" jestingly adding: "If I had had the slightest power in matters of fashion, I should never have tolerated those cumbersome trains at balls. Unfortunately, I have been utterly powerless in this respect thus far, but I sincerely rejoice at the prospect of Dame Fashion speedily and sympathetically coming round to my views once more."