Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
Picked Up Here and There.
II read this notice several times in
some of the places where our American
and English SOL

No Swagger Sticks diers FREQUENT,
for Sammies. If vo,r small
change to the waiter This was one
of the don'ts' of a printed list for the
soldiers who pass through Paris,
writes an American from the French
capital IN the Seattle ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ITO find such a notice exhibited In
fashionable restaurant is something OF
a shock to old Parisians, no matter
what the nationality.
"And the cowboy hat has come from
our side and is beginning to dominate
them all for at least as far as the rank
and file is concerned; il is the vogue
gestion of this hat is shown in all OF
the CONNECTIONS for the ladies' head
gear on the Rue dc la PaiS and the big
shops And some of the young col
lege boys from over there affect IN
spite Of the regulations, the type OF
banned 'gorbleimy' cap, beloved by the
British subaitern in the first months
of the war. For this reason he tends
to wear a white shirt with his uniform
coat. and the Partisan finds II hard %
distinguish the American from tis
British brother officer. In tire, how
ever. Paris will learn the great racial
tfstinction-thc American soldier never
wears a cane. They are just beginning
To spot tho American for this reason.
and Gen. Pershiug has decrSd that
his Army shall preserve this cha"ac-
teristic.
TT is for this 'caneless nation that
referred to the list of 'donts above.
For the Britisher has been on this ]oo
from the beginning. and his education
is practically finished in this respect;
but Sammy is just beginning ana
needs instruction. 1t was for this, too.
that Paris restauranture, who had
chung to the old practice of having no
bat h q
that practice. Even in the most eN-
elusive restaurants the 'caet. chiftre,
is now the rule. The proprietors OF
the Paris restaurants have at last
learned that a millionaires heart does
not beat beneath every American bank
note book and that the younger gen
Grafton knocks less frequently at the
door when it is uncertain whether q
'poulet en- cocetta' will appear on the
bill of fare at ten or hundred francs.
Experience has shown that 1T IS more
likely to knock loudly on the fapie
and in extreme cases. to repress with
difficulty the desire to knock out the
bland and smiling 'maitre hotei- And
Sc, like the unlit lamp and the ungirt
loin of the olden times. the unpriced
bill of fare has gone, but the tetal OF
the addition has in way difnin-
ished-the prices are there Just the
same. and they sometimes make one
shiveF by their magnitude
At Christmas time in years gone by yon have
been very kind.
And when you passed good cheer around you KEEP,
ME well In mind.
But now our boys have gone to war TO night for
you and me.
So please send cheer you meant for me to them
And i shall take my gift to you hope twill be
lot.
And send ii to boy in France, TO show he's
And then when Christmas tide is here. to prove
our love ~ true.
You send little card TO me- and I'll send
TO You.
A well known Milwaukee woman has
had this little verse printed on a postal
card to send TO her many friends. just
to show that they are still in her
thoughts, says the Milwaukee Sentinel
With one accord society has given
mp Christmasing for this year. it would
SEEM All the Christmas spirit is con- |
centrated upon packets desunesds for
sailors and soldiers in quite an fnfper-
sonal way sometimes, and sometimes
for friends and relatives of givers |
who happen TO be in the camps or at
the front.
But one young Milwaukeean. who has
no end of money at her disposal. and
whose family has always made the
Yuletide a season of luxuriously expen-
sive gifts, just must have a Christmas,
anyway. So she has made her relatives
consent TO 81 Christmas. All the
presents will cost 81 or less, and the
contest will be to see who can give the
best present for q dollor. IF any runs
less than ST." said this managerially-
minded young person, we shall inclose
the difference in stamps in the package
we give"
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Such women as Mrs. Frank o. Low
A>r xifn ~ the C.ayarpor IF JfJiuaiv
and Mrs. Cyrus
Chicago Women Knit H all Mccor-
in Box Circle. nrecsderts -
formality in the opera box circle and
established right from the beginning
of the season the knitting vogue. so
now when one goes to the opera at Chi
cago one sees hundreds of nimble fin-
gers weaving drab and gray and blue
yarn into socks and sweaters.
A few evenings ago there was scarce
1y woman seen in the ioges without
knitting needles in her hands. Among
a bevy of young women devoting them
selves to the development of Army
socks were Mrs. Ambrose Cramer, jr.:
Miss Elizabeth Hinde and dozens of
debutantes.
Miss Mary Waller knits everywhere,
at meetings. at the opera and other
places of amusement, and in addition
has regular class of beginners to
whom she Is imparting the knowledge
Mrs. John J. Mitchell also is seldom
seen without her knitting, but she has
become so expert that she can chat
while she knits, which isn't always
easy. as every knitter knows.
Then there's Mrs. Martin Ryerson and
Mrs. G. l.. Hutchinson. who are con-
stantly seen at the opera and who al
ways bring their knitting with them,
says the Chicago Herald.
At the Friendly Aid bazaar a few
days ago Mrs. Clifford Chickeriug
worked on some Army socks-of white
they were and lovely line of pale blue
running through them--while she. as
deftly disposed OF flags and sweets at
one Of the booths and helped TO earn.
$500 or more for the charities aided by
the society.
Among the young girls there is none
quite so expert as Miss Elizabeth Adsit,
who knits without looking at her nee
dies.
The serious atmosphere which has
enveloped society-at-l large since the be-
ginning of the war
Society's One will be dispelled at
Night of. a aa,,.as1phia :, on ,.e ens
when over two hundred dancers repre-
eenttng the allied nations win open