The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
Lady Mary's London Society
 And Other Interesting Gossip

London, August 5.-Lady Constance Stewart Richardson lay at full length
 upon the blue cushions of a broad divan
 in the middle of Arthur Weigall's studio
 during the breathless hours of our late
 summer time. She really presented an aspect that would cause anyone with
 artistic eye to boil over with appreciation of her picturesque appearance. She was dressed in a straight shapeless robe of fine string-colored linen, worn over an under-dress of lettuce-green cotton Around her hips was twisted very broad scarf of brilliant Egyptian blue silk crepe, that shaded from dark to light. About
 her head was bound a square handker- chief shaped scarf of lettuce-green silk On her feet were silver-meshed sandals fastened on the instep with a strange clasp of old silver studded with dull green stones. In one hand she held a.
 huge palm leaf fan, and in the other
 strange little Egyptian god of blue earth enware exactly matching the scarf about
 her waist. The light from a skylight fil- tered through blinds of green grass and In one corner of the room was a table
 heaped with strange oddments of Egypt ian and Grecian antiquities dating any, where from 2000 B. c. up to the compara- tive modernity of 600 B. c. And then I caught glimpse through the sheltered embrasure of side windows of motor
 busses puffing along London thorough fare and hot-looking people seated within thelr stuny interiors, taxicabs, soldiers,
 beggars. newsboys and various other mundane folk scorched along the side
 walks in just that breathless fashion to which we have accustomed ourselves
 The two sides of the picture were strange
 ly enective, and I must say Lady Con- stane Stewart-Richardson scored heavily.
 ANOTHER ASPECT
 But then there is another aspect of
 the case that brought one down to nor
 mai conditions of life. The time came
 for the little studio tea party to ''break
 up, and Lady Constance arose like a
 vision of Cleopatra from the downy
 cushions of the couch, and announced her
 intention of departing. In order to se- cure a taxi it was necessary to traverse two or three hundred yards of ordinary
 roadway before she could mount a ve-
 hicle, and l must say I felt rather grate-
 full that was habited in the conventional
 muslins and straw hat of ordinary every Ndy HID anu lIdI ny tWonCletn century
 shoes were by no means conspicuous No sooner had the famous society dancer put her silver-sandaled foot outside Mr. Welgalls studio than a crowd of ragged urchlns and greasy-looking loafers seemed to spring out of the earth, and it was with growing sense of discomfort that round myself walking by the side of the classically-clad goddess a short dis tance along the Putnam road to the &C., nf and ohn %l,
 surrounding riff-raff of the neighbor- hood l did not look picturesque, but
 did not at least feel that of my period! MUNDANE THINGS
 And to pass from Egyptian gods and goddesses to more mundane modernities
 was lunching at the Savoy one day this week and saw among other celebrities that warrior knight General Sir Sam Hughes, all dressed up," and apparently so plentifully provided with places to go
 that he was standing about looking al.
 most idle while busy members of his staff scurried around making and breaking ap- pointments with tremendous energy have an idea that Sir Sam Hughes likes his London vastly, and that London-es- pecfaly Its feminine percentage-likes him. There Is no possible shadow of doubt It was great sport watching the various fair damsels who fluttered and circled and pdsseu round ana about him. At one time there were so many chiffon petit. coats bulging and blowing around his vicinity in the very best crinoline style
 that 1t was difficult to catch a glimpse of his stalwart khaki-clad figure with the red tabs on the lapes of his tunic and | the golden trappings upon his hat. Pres ently, Six Max Aitken hove in sight and created diversion to femininity, for Sir Max Is also a fine figure of a man." and London's dmpled darlings were evidently fully aware of the fact. also took note | of distinguished looking United States | naval officer with a string of ribbons aross his breast, who chatted with thu | be made from small pieces of goods. The turn-back cuffs should match the collar. The hat is one of the new wide
 sailors made of black velvet faced with
 navy blue Georgette crape.