The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-23
coZORs VIVID, MODES ODD
JRIKING CLOTHES THE RULE
IN LONDON THIS SPRING.

IN LONDON THIS SPRING.
B,zarre Gowns and C0inures OF the FASH
,onable WOmen-Enstish Socialist
Leaders In . Row-Bad Luck stil
Pursues the Blue Hope Diamond
American Athletes Better Dcvc,.
oped Thai tho EnSiish-Fusttives
From Abdul Hanaid's Hsrem-Armiess
ArustsLThe Turkish Bath At Home.
LONDON, May 17.-This 10 q spring OF
vivid ~colors-for Londoners anyway.
The first warm weather brought out In
mark and street 70 bewildering an assort-
nuent Of brilliant flower trimmed hats,
such an array OF gowns in new shades
or amazing combinations OF old shades
that poor mother Nature is trying in vain
to compete.
Never have dresses and hats in London
been more bizarre than this season. The
clineing Directoire frock 10 worn as much
e. ever. and It's Persian trimmings. its
mass Of embroidery In delicate shades.
and above all tho beehive hat which
w the costume have converted the
London woman into a walking rainbow.
The London man is making a feeble
Effort to keep up with her. He In wearing
brilliant waistcoats and jaunty straw
hats with gay ribbon bands. but he Ii
strongly favoring iron gray for frock coats.
thus unselfshly setting of tho more
vivid hues Of his womenfolk.
The King has set the fashion for iron
and light gray. and to this he has added
another touch which will not be SO quickly
adopted. His trousers are creased OF the
sides instead Of down the front a. Of old.
II the London woman's costume Is
bizarre what adjective be used for
her latest modes Of h~airdressing? At a
theatrical first night this week the Golf
furea Of tho women In the audience caused
far more sensation that the play Fro
duced.
A pretty American actress who has
lived in London so long that she 10 claimed
as English came late to the play in a
elinging old rose Directoire gown with an
cverdress Of gold net. Her hair was
drawn into a mass Of the top Of her head
and brushed absolutely straight and dat
40 that it had the effect Of a skull cap
q Around her temples was bound Q velvet
band some two inches deep fastened
on each side with medallions in pale
green with small Greek figures upon them.
The velvet band went around to the back
OF her head, keeping the hair in place.
Not q stray curl or wave relieved this
trying couture. which only a very beauti-
fl woman would have dared to attempt.
and while 1t was interesting as an effort
to revive an ancient Greek style Of hair
dressing It il not likely to be tried by
other ONE
Another woman well known in society
sat In q boz the observed Of all observers.
She wore a pale blue Directoire gown.
Her hair was lone In the usual puts and
curls and twisted around h front Of her
couture and under her chin was q Marie
Louise blue scarf.
In an opposite box sat a woman who
wore on her head folds Of name color
silk turban wise. which allowed only .
small part Of her black hair to be seen.
and next her wa . girl whose corn silk
hair was arranged in-such a mass Of puts
q Greuze painted. with q blue ribbon
wound in and out among them after the
fashion that artist loved.
The split in the SOCIALIST party. or
paries, caused by the resignation Of Keir
Hardie. Ramsay Macdonald and other
leaders. AZ the Edinburgh Labor Confer
ence, continues and develops. During
the last week there has been an edifying
outburst o, candid friendship OH the part
Of the numerous Socialist leaders.
Bruce Glasier, NJ. p, editor Of the Lohor
Leader, which claims to be the trio and
faithful organ OF the Independent Labor
party, has resigned his editorship be-
cause -the G~raysonites. the Batch
fordites, the Secularists. he dilettanti.
the Social Democrats. the miiitsrists en-
fladed me from every point Of the COM
p~a,s-ail because the Labor Lea Ter would
rot turn from its etraiGht l.. l.. P. coune.
and would not haul down is rag OF 80
eialism and labor in order to run up their
Jelly rogers and other devices on its
mainmast.'
The stalwart Blatchford in the Clarion
calls Keir Hardis q MshAtma. and ssks
whether he 10 a sacred fetish or a mere
man and suggests that 'the movement
insists upon his behaving like q gentle
man
The .Ssu Age, with which the young
Socialist g rebrand Victor Grnysen. NJ. p.
b connected. or has been. for drops and
changes are frequent and rapid among
the brethren. says that If Mr.. Handle 10
not careful he will be forgotten 40 the
founder Of the I. l.. p, and only rerAem-
bered as ito wrscker.'
Justiee blandly remarks that Ramaay
Macdonald. NJ. p, Els trying to lead
the Labor party into the Liberal camp
and adds f~ratsrnaliy 'evidently our
friends are getting anxious and hungry
Il. G. Wells, who recently resigned from
active membership in the Fabian Sooiety.
has been criticising Socialist leaders in
an article written for the Chrisfidn Com
monueohh. He nays Of Bernard Shaw:
Shaw in matters political. as In matters
educational. In a perverse eccentric: a
Wit with an outstanding genius for con-
trast and surprise. a gross se~ntimentalist
in cynic's motley. adorable as a friend,
hopelessly tireeome az an associate
~'irayson.' ne says. has all the levity
Of youth, added to an instability that will
Last his lifetime. He may do all sorts
Of things in the world. but practically he
will never be anything but . nuisance to
bis own side
Nor is Robert Biatchford one Of Mr..