Evening star., 1916-10-01
Picked Up Here and There.

the most interesting
R;obmond bits of news CLEANED
about the afternoon tea
UeoutanteS. tables is the fact that
Miss Alice Reid Jones, the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Archer Jones, will make
her initial bow to Richmond society at a
beautiful ball given on the Friday night
following Thanksgiving. All sorts OF
plans are being made for the other buds
of the season. One pretty girl is to be
introduced at large afternoon and even
ing reception given a. a well known club.
and still another will have a quaint
OLD ia ashioned ball. with favors brought
from the far east for the cotilIon. says
the Richmond Times Dispatch. There
will be teas and 1uncheons and dinners
galore to fill the days between the fall
season and the real formal presentations
to the seasons debutantes at the first
Monday german in December. Tor, OF
course, a debutante is not debutante
unless she has actually danced at the
Richmond german her first winter out.
The air is rife with discussion as to the
charm and attraction of the various girls
coming out this winter, and one awaits
with interest the formal announcement
of their debut.
Handbags grow lovelier and more nu-
merous all the while. These attractive
accessories are made
Revival of the of almost every con-
ceivable material and
netlcule. in many co1ors. and
are very gay and effective bits Of au-
tumn wardrobes.
Not one must you have but many.
matching hat or dress or wrap. or In
direct contrast; as put wnnther ni,H 1easSsr Houf
velvet. ribbon or crochet. 1t must be
gay in color. with jauntiness that
cannot be mistaken. No housew1fery,
grandmothery look to these new con
gether attractive. according TO the
Philadelphia Public-Ledger.
Interestingly new are some OF SILK
|crochet or woven stitch in Roman strlHe
effects. with long, colorful tassels. 9th
ers are of suede, bead-trimmed; stllI
others of lovely brocade and of striped
ribbon. Combinations Of suede ana vel
vets are seen. some with smart tai
lored finish and the regulation manu-
factured clasp.
| hear rumors of a wonderful bazaar
that is to be given in aid Of great
war charity at one of
pa,oor the big buildings in
London hitherto con-
In London. nected with great
theatrical enterprises. writes the au-
thor of Lady Mary's Gossip in the
Pittsburgh Gazette Times. 1t is to take
the form Of an Indian bazaar with a re-
production as closely approaching the
real thing" as possible-in fact, there
is to be a reproduction of an Indian
street, with the houses and shops and
merchandise, and pavement, sellers
and buyers complete: There are to be
Indian dancers. fakirs. storytellers,
snake charmers and fortune tellers,
also an Indian restaurant. The whole
thing is to be most gorgeously con-
ceived and carried out, and the cost
will be almost nominal for all the
great potentates and princes OF the
empire have promised to lend and give
| the most marvellous supply Of articles
| that will render the show vision of
beauty as well as of perfect detail. 1t
| is said that there has been a good deal
| Of feeling lately among the Indian
| TROOPS, because they have been with
drawn from the western front. and the
idea OF this bazaar is to give the enor-
nous number of Indian subjects at
present in England an idea that they,
| too. are being specially represented
| among the philanthropic war works
| that are flooding the market. At any
rate. although as yet the idea has a
somewhat nebuIous form. there is no
doubt that before the autumn Is over
ii will materialize and bring about a
very superb fixture for few weeks OF
the early winter.