Evening star., 1917-05-27
Soldiers the
Social Lions,

c,r back from the
have distraction and amusement to en-
able him to keep his sanity. So thea
ters and restaurants are open for him
and for him the women of the once gay
world wear their prettiest frocks and
make themselves most attractive. Thus.
fortified with the stimulus of a social
environment which fetes and makes
much of him. he goes back to the grim
business of war with renewed intensity
of purpose.
What curious bits of information and
gossip hoat back from these centers of
our closest attention! Here's one CLEAN
ed from chatty letter. This is an age
when deft tinting of cheeks under a
coating of powder and a deepening of
the lips rosy hue is fairly universal.
even over here. In the English and
French capitals 1t has long been
habit of women, young and old. But it
has become the established convention
in Paris-and also in London-that it
is extremely bad form to do this when
wearing mourning. We may no longer.
a la Old Testament, tear our hair and
scatter ashes on our bowed heads, but
1t is not permitted to cover the pa1lor
OF grief and the haggard lines of be-
reavement with paint and powder.
Another instance where society. is in
teresting itself in the Boy and Girl
Scout movement is
Society Aids shown in the an
Scout Gardens. during the past
week by the Philadelphia Garden Club,
an organization of women prominent
in the social world Of Philadelphia, says
the Philadelphia Record. that the club
is undertaking plans to assist the
scouts in their agricultural work.
The club. whose president is Mrs.
bers many of the most prominent wom-
en- in society. It was the first of its
kind to organize in Philadelphia. hav-
ing been chartered in 1904. 1t has al
ways had limited number of mem
bers. and. as consequence, there is
always a long waiting list. The club
meets every week during May and
June. and in the fall a meeting is held
It is a necessary qualification that all
aspiring members must have a working
knowledge concerning plants. and a
general idea Of Horticulture. The club
throughout the country, and is fire.
quently invited and accepts invitations
to make journeys. some as lar south
as Charleston, to visit shows and con-
ventions.
War and sport. There is a parallel
between the two at all times. particu-
larly now. History is
Snnrts and again recording that the
!, best men in sports make
Tue war. the most daring fighters
and that the same red blood which
makes for efficiency in games of field
and turf makes for fitness and courage
on the battlefield and fits women for
that second line of defense which is
their sphere during war time.
This is brought out quite clearly now
Hunt Club. Gates Mill. Men who are
experts on the turf and have taken part
matches with the Crosse Point Club
from Detroit and the Piping Rock
called to drop their mallets at once to
enter the Oficers' Reserve Corps at
Fort Benjamin Harrison, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
players are Mr.. A. D. Baldwin and Mr..
Thomas II. White. Mr. Robert c. Nor
ton. who has been known for feats of
daring. is captain of Troop A, and will
be transferred to a higher command.
At the hunt club, when the question
of giving up sports arose, the advice
of army officials and that of Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood that athletic sports be
not permitted to lag. especially those
pertaining to the. breeding and racing
of horses. was remembered.
The drag hunts have continued on
Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the ar
rangements were made for putting the
large polo field just west of the club
house in condition.
The polo matches will begin later in
the month.
However. the annual horse show at
Cleveland. heretofore held in Septem-
Der. was given up, as was that of the
Crosse Point Hunt Club in Detroit
which has been held in June. and is al
ways attended by many of the Chagrin
Valley Hunt Club members.
By the way. the Montecito valley
near Santa Barbara, is going to be al.
most as popu.
Westward Ho for lar with Chi.
Smart Chicagoans. srnnaa .a...,
as 1t is for a winter refuge. Mrs. How.
ard Gillette is remaining there. Mr. anG
Mrs. Joseph Coleman go there early il
June. The Robert McGanns expect t.
go back there for July. while Mrs
OGDEN Armour is arranpip0 trt,