Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31
WAR IS OMN|PREsENT
IN COUNTLESS Ways
Only Most ThouehtIcss Individual
Could Forget Terrible Com
fict I'm London.
NO SOCIETY" FOR ovE-. YEAR
Even Dinner and Tl,cater Parties
Pass Away, Except of Most In
formal Charnctcr-Siiops Fell OF
Turning Away From Luxuries.

LONDON. October 3O.--"Can you got
often asked by Americans in private
letters. "Or is 1t cverywhore. in the
forefront?"
In answer it can truthfully he said
dividual who could forget the war in
LONDON. While the mourning dresses
arc not 50 numerous ny in Paris. where
ii seems as if two thirds Of tho women
arc Rowncd in hiuck. they arc incr.mS-
ing here as the British death roll
lengtlcns. But the war is oinnipreS"nt
III countless manifestations.
There has been no "gccicty." as IL
vas known before the war. for over :,
YEAR. Even the dinner party and The
,hsater party have passed away. cx =
cept thos. of tho most informal char
acter. More than half the mon in The
stalls at the thcatcrs are in Khaki. and
only II few Of the women with them
woar evening Gowns.
Incidentally. the thcaters are one By
ono putting on rcvUcs. the demand be-
ing altogether for trlvialities and not
dramatic .acellcncie3. as relief from
me strain ne men on leave or those
about TO start for the front care only
for amusement Of the Iightcst cilarnc-
ter and no only where they can smokc.
.ts result there are more rcvues md
more theaters permitting smoking In
London than ovcr before
Tho shopsstell Of the national turn
ing away from lu1uries. An American
woman says tho Bond Street jewelers.
will allow one almost 10 TX his own
price. and tho fashionable dreEsnaking
establishments are either clopcd or de-
voting most OF their small STATS 10
mourning or street dresses.
STUDIOS RUSHED no FILL
ORDERS FOH PHOTOGNApHs
one lucky class are the photo
2raph-rs. Tho cheaper studios are
rushed to keep up to their oTders for
photographs for passports. while the
others say every officer evidently is
obliged 20 leave his picture with all
his relatives and friends and to take
away with him Photographers OF them.
This makes business brisk, and. AS a
rule. the Englishman ia not inclined
20 have many pictures OF himself
taken
In the shop windows are tho rolls
o! honor"--the list Of employees OF the
establishment who have alread: died.
Tho railways have these in the wait
ing-rooms OF their stations. and even
tho theaters are beginning 10 show
those lsts. Incidentally. II there Is q
male chorus, the programs contain Al,
apology IN tho way Of an explanation
shat none OF them ere eligible for mill
tary service.
AS for the daily papers. /, ia hardly
an e&aEGcr:,;iUn TO DAY that :hey pub
iish nothing that does not directly or
indirectly relate 20 the war. Here and
there is q paragraph or two thai II is
not fair to classify as relating to the
war, but 10 10. consequently in AN out
Of-thc- way corner. as T. II were a
nero spacc-lller The small ads con-
tirue their stories of wars effects.
Here are three from s!nrlc issue OF
the Times:
YOUNG OFFICER, leaving again
for the front. is anxious TO meet
some one who VIII guarantee his
mother and invalid sister the ne
cessar!es OF life while away.
GENTLEMAN. ruined through war
and about to join army. would
lie glad 10 meet ecutlefnlk willing
to adopt two little sons In event OF
being killed. Anxious"
OWNER will lend old manor house.
furnished. in Aidiands, for six
months to British. French or Bel