Evening star., 1916-09-03
Picked Up Here and There.

A sprishtly letter from London. pub
lished in the Chicago Herald. thus de-
scribes a charity
Queen Alexandra tea ana us fosa'
patrons:
at lea. Queen Alexandra
came. She came at about the same
time 1 did, and almost as Unexpectedly.
The whisper ran around, Inc queen
is coming and a pretty some one
trimmed up to another pretty some one
dispensing tickets at the door ana
handed her a bouquet of sweet peas
10 be given to the queen upon her ar
rival. / went on ahead with my lTienas
into the series of picture galleries
which are the state dining rooms ana
reception rooms of the house into the
gardens to get a glimpse or the queen
as she came down the steps past rows
of curtseying titled ladies'
.sIt was more than a glimpse that
was youchsafed me-two hours OF as
close contact as folks usually nave AT
parties short of converslng. She was
ACCOMPANIED by her companion, tne
Honorable Charlotte Knollys large.
round-shouldered, elderly woman, and
Miss Elizabeth Asquith OF ABOUT nine
teen. The Duchess of Rutland, IN
black dress and dropping black garden
hat. tied under her chin tno matter how
far past fair and forty English women
get they never hesitate at the garden
hat tied under the chin). met her, ana
brought the party down the steps TO
where an impromptu entertainments hdu
been arranged
"This was fortunate for our party
For while S265 might have seemed
rather excessive to roam about the gar
den even with the first floor of GrosVe-
nor House with its pictures thrown In.
il was modest counting in queen, ana
a program of singing and dancing by
the stars of the London stage OF the
hour and band from Ciros
"Isn't she beautiful several people
whispered to me, meaning the queen
Years ago ! was told that that is what
English people always say when queen
Alexandra appears, SO ] was prepared
to make the expected reply. Isn't she.
Except in the sense that she has
graceful, well preserved air Tor her
age. Queen Alexandra is not at all
beautiful. For woman OF her age
she Is unusually slim and rounded. But
women of her age are so often slim
and rounded nowadays that nobody
makes any great note of the matter
Her hair is remarkably of one color.
deep chestnut, and now l know why so
many jetted net dresses come out OF
London. Queen Alexandra affects
them. She had hat of black foliage
and wore a dotted black veil, heavier
than the veil of any other woman pres
ent. They were chiefly Americans.
American negroes in Ciros band sang
and danced in solo when they weren't
doing ensemble. and Raymond Hitch
cock told about being dressed all up
with no destination in sight, also gave
them Adam Had No Nanny and 'Hur-
ry Up, Napoleon. 1t Looks Like Rain,'
and Ethel Levy did two or three turns
to the English stage folks one"
1t is well to remember in choosing
the color scheme for an entertainment
that pink is a most
A Hint in satisfactory shade for
either day or evening
decorating. affairs; it changes very
ways satisfactory. says the Chicago
Herald. Green and blue, unless of
certain shade. are apt to look alike
under gas or electric light. while yell
low and violet have a faded appear.
ance unless very deep shade of yell
low is chosen.
Red is almost exclusively winter
color or it is used at stag" suppers
or college smokers" The green of
ferns and vines is pleasing under any
circumstances, and il properly cared
for ferns are a most economical dec
Grafton. Lay them one over another
on a piece of wood or cardboard.
sprinkle and put in the ice box or
immerse in water. dry carefully be-
fore using. II one has a round table
mirror. put low glass bowl filled
with pink roses on it, around the edge
outline with ferns a delicate vine
and it makes centerpiece suitable
for the most elaborate or the most
simple of functions.
A green pottery bowl containing a
Japanese flower holder filled with
golden glow" elected much favor
able comment from the guests at a
luncheon last week. The hostess is
noted for using whatever happens TO
be at hand, and at present her yard is
one glorious mass of yellow. remind
ing one of a lot of concentrated sun
beams. The porch was gay with jars
of these effective flowers and the
punch bowl was surrounded with a
wreath of them. Like nasturtiums,
they have wonderful lasting qualities
il kept in water some hours before
using.
To see single bed of water lilies as
large as an Iowa farm visit the upper
Mississippi in n 3