Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-09
Pocket Pistols
War Time Gifts
Lady Mary Moralizcs OF
Fashions Set By Groat
Struggle.

LONDON. Decembc, 7.-wartimc
"rin:s about strange changes IN the
point o: view OF people in reference
10 things.
AN reminded OF this fact because
I MIS- talking 20 "a girl the other day
.vho is engaged to yohns officer Oh
.,rtiVu scrNtc She haul II birthday re-
r,nlI. AID | asked her what her nance
.'au given her; Sne smiled very na.,p,iy
an" produced from a 'patcn pocNet'
al the shirt OF her tweed gown
a little automatic pistol which she
handed 10 Inc Win every appearance OF
Hc.iehi isn't II a JOY: sne ASKED.
ANA 1 had 10 admit that il had the APP
praIance OF being perfectly good
piStoi. happened to meet several
other girls on the same day and /
'"und tmdi the larger plumber Of lnem
..,d also peen presented with pistols.
nile those who had 10 confess they
mad not been Favored with similar
SlitS hasiehcd to explain that they i,ad
r1ncd L. be The only boy in the
world" 70: them.
wonder VIVA; the Grandmothc.s of
an earlier generation would think of
.uc girls VINO nova days receive the
cIit OF an automatic" with happy
.ninkIulness or who present these
dcan.y iitno Instruments as tokens OF
Affection To their Sweethearts?
Which reminds me That also own an
'aui omat;c." but mine is oIc with Il
p 'ni, y IS rather as deadiy i9oking
;he way. which WAS captured from
tina; famous rebel. the Countess Markie-
vicz.. when she was taken prisoner In
Dublin during the Sim Fein Rebellion
III 1916. This revolutionary Irishwo-
alan made rather a hobby OF her per-
sonal equipment. She carried four
pistols OF which three We're automaiics
revolver The Officer who took her
prisoner and removed her weapons
Kept two Of tho automatics. one of
the countess is a remarkably fine shot
and has gained prizes and cups at vari-
Gus Gus, shooting matches in Ireland. She
fore, SHE publicly joined the revolution
AIRY party in Ireland.
AWFUL. DAYS IN IRELAND
DURING, 1916 REBELLION
Speaking of Ireland and the 1916 re-
OF the mail packet. the Lcinster. which
was so foully torpcdoed 10y the Huns,
The other day: About three weeks
after these awful days OF bloodshed in
tlubiin | crossed the Irish channel in
the l.einsler and remember very we'll
seeing Capital n Birch, who has since
met MS death with his Inflated ship.
standing on tho bridge as We came
into kinGstown harbor. There had
been good deal OF talk about sub
arineS OF the Irish coast on this
on the crowded ship showed any con-
Spicuous signs OF nerves" | think we
were ali glad enough to get into tho
HHutc. waters OF the harbor. | doa't
KNOW tnat II Is or any special interest
except 10 oneself. but the mere fact
that :, Journey has been made in a boat
mat has been subsequently torpedoed
gives one nasty jar. felt like that
when ! heard likewise of the sinking
OF the c. l.. Il. ship N which ! made
voyage 10 Montreal exactly A year
IS | prophesicd a good many weeks
ago, London is going 10 he the scene
OF large numbc! o. dances during
INC autumn and winter seasons. Lasi
winter and for two winters nrcviomsiv
oancinG was barred by military de-
res res. nut Inc embargo has now been
iiiied and private dances, public
dances snbseription dances and charity
da ncc& VIII be the order of the aav
ana night for a long time TO come.
an an told that from the beginning OF
II. ballroom going al full swing for
a'lcrhoon teas and after dinner dances
;n J.. the few places where dancing
-, inmG.sen IN arc oVcrcrowdcd to an
.! m"nc| are being made by those
enterprisins people who had the fore.
n,sm, 10 arrange informa! entertain
mcntF' the price OF admission 10
which is not too steep to eXclrdn vo,,ns
officers. 'ouhG
). VI. G. =. HuTs IN LONDON
ARRANGE FOR DANCES
II ~, IN. inH vtrio4s Y, Mr. C. a. huts
ar anS1d 70" the soldiers who c.,n
nn.n. a ci'i friend with them or n,sr
, ely ma 'hsN can ne supplied with OK
thn ncon n"'tmcFs when they arrive on
,.hs'isn girls arc delighted 10 vnlun.
.err cone and dance with American
great admiration for the American
style of dancing. II has ouict ~, ~.
T n I"IhE n2ut IL tina; is quite diff.
;sT.ht !" The English movement. Also
20 dance with .tmericans.' an Encii"b
S.Ii 'o;u me. because they are such
n nsftgf''T "a s'raihnt dancers. they
hounds like English boys do TAG a."
nave a few easy. Simple stems that 49,.
just dclish'fui. wish English dancers e
would take pattern by them"
am told Of quite a brilliant hal,
fnat IS 10 be given At che Grafton CAL
, ,To, DE- Gs- " aid OF Sir Arthur pearsons
Dnns,an's Home for so!aiers' Thn
| Ducncss Of Sutherland LADY Iondon-
uefrE and various other notable ladies'
are working hard towards its success
ana infre is rumor that one or TWO
ro!aiiics OF the younger senerat;on
ma" nc present on The occasion In
i l' !, VIII be the i!rst time since the
society Will come out OF it's shell ana
enjoy itself in public. Every day. how
EYER one gees change lin the attitude
or fashion towards amusement in snitc
! or the terrible losses that many fami.
/ ilcS nave sustained and are still sus
/ t.aining There is no doubt that the
/ ieeAnE OF hope is causing tremcn
rous tightening ot the cares and anx-
/ !rticS OF many We all see tina, The
end is coming and therefore /, f.
only human that we should rejoice
EAfENsiNE FASHIONS ARE
HoW Beings FOLLOWED
bE the way. although We are all try
lhe 10 Practice economy in regard To
o"r irockS and our frills. there are
really OF OF tricky and expensi;e
fashions vigorously followed nowadays.
F2r instance no really chic woman
mo IS Al nome al tea time fails to
wear an apron over her afternoon gown
nc. are quite too lovely. these little
.njnnr,s - TIC costume OF the Gle
ANTE AMI are quite irresistible I
"aS SHOWN some tho other day made in
gold and silver tissue embroiIe red
Win silks and studded here and ihern
Win gold and and colorcf storcs ~,