The Washington herald., 1916-03-12

lana, especially among the
climbers" Of the British
isles, who think that the motto OF "Busi-
ness, as usual" inaugurated at the be-
ginning of the war, is somewhat too pie
beian.
Therefore England, and especially
London, is trying to out-Paris Paris in
being smart. chic and risque. The Eng
lish weeklies are taking the lead in this
movement. They are weeklies the like
OF which America has nothing to offer
in comparison.
Their particular aim is to interest
the fashionable, the pseudo-fashionable
the smart. the supersilious and, If pos
sible. the noble by birth.
Most OF these magazines employ
letter writer" who is supposed to be
writing open letters" to a very dear,
intimate and blue-blooded friend. As a
general rule everything that is sacred to
most persons is taken as a matter Of
fact by these letter writer's" or as a
matter to be trihed with. Their init
maCies skirt along the forbidden and
once in a while, as the following excerpts
show. skid, perhaps deliberately, right
into the middle Of forbidden ground.
The war particularly offers a shining
mark for these writing "gossipers," espe-
cially on its personal side, as the follow
ing extract from one of these letters
demonstrates:
Course we shall have to come to
polygamy sooner or later, probly
sooner" writes the Hon. Evelyn Fitz-
henry to her friend, the Lady Betty
Berkshire. Proper polygamy, l mean.
you know, HIM, like marrying your de-
ceased wite's sister is aforementioned
by law and all right and o. K Can't see
myself taking on that kind of union ex-
actly. Still, mans a polygamous ami
NAL; he's made that way, there's no get
ting away from it. so what's the use of
going against nature, especially when it's
patriotic, too?
IT'S getting quite a problem how we
are going to move around town soon.
Having given up our cars for war work,
I'm thinking of following the example
Of our gallant little ally, Belgium, and
teaching Tou-Tou to pull me about In a
small cart. Thatd fetch them, wouldn't
1t, in Piccadilly, on a fine morning be-
fore lunch?
Might revive the hanson, a minia-
ture one, and Tou-Tou would look a dink
in the shafts. Only I'm afraid If he met
a friend, OF stopped to think, as he has
u-av Of 1oip
other way suddenly, it might be a bit
awkward, mightn't It?
APropos. no one minds the weather
now much really since the new high
boots came in. And hear they're rapid
ly reaching-no not the limit-thefr
knees, the skirts women are wearing in
Paris. But nothing shows cos the boots
do their duty bravely. Sensible crea-
lures women are, aren't they? No cara
and priceless woman comes out In skirts
to suit the occaston-short, crisp, roomy
and CHEEKY. l don't wonder men like
US, do you?
But apropos, think both the govern
ment and the Germans have got a fairly
hard nut to crack in Haig, the new com
mander-in-Chief. You know all about
him and how he married a Vivian twin
and is in the Marlborough House set. of
course, though he's not exactly a society
soldier, by any means.
In this war it was at the battle of the
Aisne by his skill and boldness and de-
etdon' in commanding the First army
corps, that he first caught the public eve
Efficiency is his motto-in fact, he's the
perfect type Of cavalry oficer, not too
much sense Of humor, and thoroughly GER
tain that he can and does run things the
right way. Whisky helped to get the
Haigs their money, believe, and I've