Evening star., 1918-06-30
Picked Up Here and There.
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Just now. and yet there is immense
restrictions and rules and regulations
make interest for themselves, and
supreme confidence and cheeriness is
the keynote that is struck by every
one aboard.
The splendid, light-hearted, brave,
young souls who make the life on this
vessel are themselves stimulant and
incentive to all that is best and most
heartening in our nature. The long
days spent so 1azily by some of us,
and in such strenuous, splendid en-
deavor by others. gives new view
to life, a new pulse to our thoughts
The flower of America. indeed, is hold
ing its head high in the heaven of it's
strength and the tang of the salt air
tastes of victory as it slaps and
smacks against our faces.
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Disturbing rumors are prevalent at
London of the return of the hustle,
that fashionable mon
II the Bustle strosity of the early
sos.
En- Route? A newspaper man
who called on half dozen of the
most famous dressmaking houses In
London recently was informed that
there is no cause for alarm, because
even IL the style of bunch-up back
draperies which has found favor in
the United States should come to
England the new hustle would not be
recognized as belonging to the fam
lily, says the New York American.
A type Of evening dress with cling
ing skirt and brocade overdrapery
IN n11ffq nd folds inst below
the waist line at the back has been
much worn in New York during the
past winter. It was introduced In a
highly successful society play and
full effect to the wearers by accenting
the slimness of the waist.
Tn Paris the hustle would never be
tolerated" said the manager OF the
decided tendency to drape the skirts
of many summer dresses, but this
drapery is at the sides. not at the
back"
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The extent to which food restrictions
are entering into every phase of life in
the central en-
Wedding Festivitiespires is shown by
inform a TO n
uAueI oAn. reaching Wash
ington through food administration pri-
vate channels, says the Seattle Post In
telligencer.
According to the Arbeiter Zeitung,
war weddings have now fallen under
the ban of food control in Austria
Hungary, and the district councillor
of Hallein has issued the following
dings:
/. wedding dinners and similar en-
tertainments can be held only by
special consent of the district coun-
give notice at least ten days before
:. The dinner menu must be pre-
scented. what drinks will be required
and the price of everything to be
5. The hotel manager is not allowed
to receive flour, milk. butter or drip
pings from his guests for use at the
dinner.
1. Such dinners must not last longer
than three hours. After three hours
no one may be served with food or
drink. nor the guests go to another
hotel.
5. The closing time must be strictly
observed. even II license is obtained
from the parish council.
King George is learning to throw a
base ball in preparation for his appear
ance at the game
King Learns to between American
Pitch Ball. when hs vi,, MITCH
out the first ball.
At the request Of the king. Arlie
Latham. formerly a New York Giant,
who will umpire the Fourth of July
game, sent the king a regulation base
ball q few days ago. The next day
Latham called at the palace and gave
the king q brief lesson as to how the
base ball should be handled.
The proper form in pitching was
rather hard for the king to get, as he