Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

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/ had a little conversation this week
with a prominent man just returned
from London. says
Are Uniforms writer in the Seattle
Times He is too old
Aoo onuss to enter the war, but
takes such an interest he has travelled
across the waters three times to see
how things were progressing. He is
an Englishman, and / met him in. VAN
couver. B. C. He had more thrilling
stories to tell. He is now en- route to
Russia. India and the orient.
In speaking of the uniforms of our
American. boys, he says they are en-.
tirely too tight for real service. One
of his brothers-there are eight OF
them and all are high oficers-was on
sick leave in hospital in London. and
he declared a change would have TO
be made. He said: Just let those
bows be In our water-soaked trenches a
short time, or in a downpour of rain.
and they. will never be able to skin or
their uniforms. They will have shrunk
So"
in England. he commented on the high
prices and the scarcity. Chickens were
selling for four and five dollars apiece.
Persons were going into the markets
and would be satisfied If they could
get wing at 25 cents. and look what
abundance of everything we have! Ac-
cordfng to this man. not an automobile
is used in London for pleasure.
Handsome Baroness d'Erlanger has
given what is probably the most I'M
common and at
Five Shillings for tractise prize YET
Slice Of Estate. ton with a war
charity entertainment. At the big AL
bert Hall, London. December 3. and
5. there was held a "Petticoat Lane
Fair" in aid of the concerts at the
front, and one of the features of this
was a "tombola," or a rattle. AS a
prize in this rattle Baroness d'Erlanger
beautiful ChiItern Hill country, the
cash value of which is $2.500 Baroness
dErlanger is. like her husband, French
by birth. Previous to her marriage
she was Marie Rose Antoinette Cathe-
rine de Robert dAqueria de Roche guide,
daughter Of the Marquis de Rochegude.
She is artistic and her beautiful house
in Picadilly. overlooking the Green
Park. mas Deen the scene OF many no
table gatherings of famous musical and
literary folk.
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1t was Queen Victoria of England W no
said during a period of stress that the
duty of the
Jewels in Safe Deposit citizen wom-
During War. keep up the
tone of her country not only. by being
calm in every situation, but principally
| by her feminine charm.
Nowadays the American women
| realize that the true patriot Is the
woman who looks her lovefiest and
does her utmost to maintain her charm
and gayety, and this she does by wear
| ing her loveliest gowns and jewels.
| Good taste is not extravaganza and
] proper dress costs no more. The
| Frenchwoman knows the value OF al
ways looking her best She knows
| tie can be done, while with it much
can be accomplished.
| In the home the fullest realization of
her charms should be found An at
est spirit of gayety should be ex-
pressed. says a writer in the St. Louis
| Globe
| Some of our most philanthropic
American women have in their keen
enthusiasm to be of service to their
country unconsciously taken the bur-
| den of the world on their shoulders
1 and are wearing neutral clothes in neu-
| trail colors and have packed their love-
/ ly gowns away and sent their Jewels
| to the safe deposit vaults
/ There is no greater evidence of pros
| perity than fine furs, gowns and jew
els. Discarding all this lovely charm
is misconstrued patriotism. so let's be
1 real patriots for our country's sake and
show that success has been ours in all
Industries and other undertakings.