The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
A Quaint Little Shop

Women in Richmond are interested
in all kinds OF women's work md want
TO know n lot Of things about what nil
OF them are doing. OFFICES and stores
ana all sorts of places Of business arc
occupied by women these days, and
their positions arc most satisfactorily
hllcd in most instances But frst of
all aud last of all. fl iB in the uso OF her
neodle and In the use OF her very fer
Tile imagination for the combination
OF smart coiors and all kinds OF handi-
work that woman excels after NIL. and
Just around a very handy corner is a
very quaint little shop for just such
work. The Arts and Crafts shop has
now become very big part of almost
every community of any size at all.
and the one operated here Is not ono
"hit behind any Of the others scat
tered all over the country that do
GUY az market place for the women
OF the day
women from all over the State and
town send or bring their bits of needle
work, handicraft. old pieces of furnt-
lure, odd bits of jcwclry. old Lace
IN fact. almost anything that persiins
TO woman. and home and gifts and
ricasnrer. ]; Is a godscnd TO tho wo-
man who cannot leave home 20 go into
the world and bhttle for the preserves
on her bread and butter The little
thinEy that she makes at home In tho
evenings. fashioned with skilfu, I'm
gers, bring very good prices and are
also boon TO her less fortunate sister
who cannot sew at all. but jlngics the
price In her baG. II one has an idea.
Fell 1t. Lots Of people need ideas. and
must have ideas. and a shop for wo-
fnah's work is surely the place where
you VIII find them.
Is perfectly cunning place, TO be-
Elm With. Part Of II is tea room
which, by tho way. has become quite a
fashionable place to havn ones tea
Dainty little tables are scattered
around decorated with nat little bowls
OF rcd flowers. and an old threc-cor-
norcd cupboard. and the prints on the
walls, together with a big. bright: opcu
ire, make II a very charming place to
spend an afternoon. Ali sorts OF old
hrass candlesticks are. to be found
there, and Sheffield trays that have car
ried the cup that cheers TO many we'll
known pcrsonagcs OF tho past genera
ton.
There are more than 400 workers and
there ts absolutely nothing that cannot
he made TO order. The place Is crowd
cd with dainty, fluffy thngs, the work
81 womcns fingers and the thought OF
clever brains. There arc all sorts Of
dolls. baby OUTFITS. novelty things.
sweet smelling lavender, in boxes. and
the growing plant. lampshades and
dainty mats FOR ones table Henlly
there liz n perfect riot OF lovely things.
suitable for almost anything. and tho
shop IS crowded every day with people
Lots of women make their living in
lust such way. and Il Is such a nice
way---to make pretty, fluffy things ana
set in return pretty, nuny prices
Signs of tho Times.
Look as much like a parrot as you
can. says a sprisftly woman Just home
from Paris. and you VIII bc in the
height of the fashion. Gowns OF vivid
yellow trimmed In bright red and grass
green. with sucs Of deep purple and
brown. arc seen IN the open day on
the Partisan bouicrards, not only on the
ultra, but on sta.d rnatrons whose hair
Is strcaked with gray. Satin Is be-
loved for afternoon wear. and IL Is
not uncommon 10 nnd modish wo-
man In green satin VIII strips Of every
shade OF the rainbow on the narrow
skirts and edstI;T the apronlike over
skirt. and Il different shade entirely for
the bolcro. for every new gown nova
with Tiny knife plating reaching
just 10 the belt line. She predicts the
passing OF the narrow skirt, and that In
the most summary manner. for the
reason that the craze for shmpincss
has precipitatcd an Industrial crisis in
tho silk factories In tho north OF
France. and thus Gas scaled the fate
OF the narrow garment
Work or Some Women