Evening star., 1918-07-07
Cigarettes and Servants u s
Temporarily Dropped. d u

Cigarettes and Servants OF
Temporarily Dropped. during
the war. They will give the money
formerly expended upon them to pur-
chase smokes for the men In the
trenches. In addition they are urg-
ing the male members of the summer
colony to curtail their tobacco ex-
penditures ana to devote the money
saved to the purchase of tobacco for
American soldiers in France, says the
New York Sun.
As a means Of further aiding the
Red Cross not a few matrons Of the
summer colony have this season
come from New York and other cities
without servants and are doing the
household work in their camps and
is turned over to the Red Cross. Some
of those who came with servants have
fallen into line and are sending the ser
wants back.
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There is . world wine crisis. elm
Spain and Italy there are large guam
titles Of exportable
Crisis in Wine wines on hand. but
Market. nrevents them from
Eetting into trade. There the wine
owners would be glad to sell, but
they cannot. In France, Germany
and Switzerland there is a shortage
of wine. therefore the high prices.
In Austria-Hungary there is no short.
age Of wine. and yet the wine prices
are very high. Equalization is not
possible. or rather is prevented.
In France the vino trade has been
very much reduced. The condition
of the grapes just now is good. but
labor Is lacking in the vineyards.
The army administration has reQuf-
sitioned third of tho entire wine,
and it needs now by far the greater
port to the front and the munition fac
tories.
In Italy business Is Ivened up q
bit; transport conditions have become
better. The vineyards are promising
for the next crop.
In Spain the trade does not flourish.
The exporters are waiting until the
situation is improved. The unfavor-
able result of the negotiations of the
Spanish and French governments con-
corning the export question has halt
cd every new transaction. At the same
time the difficulties of transport in
crease by ship as well as by rail. The
prices Of all sorts Of wines are now
The fact that import has been pro-
hibited by France causes large losses
to the wine dealers as well as to the
producers.
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It is interesting to note the waves
Of influence which sweep over the
fashion creators.
Spanish influence After having sue
in Dress. chinss ths ~
Russian and then the French peas
Spanish tendency in the prevailing
modes.
OF course, one thinks at once of
the wide sashes, mantillas. high
heeIed shoes 50 much broader and
clumsier rnan the French. embroid-
cred shawls. tip-tilted hats and up
standing carved combs always asso-
ciated with Spanish women. They
are all here: indeed 1t is dificult to
md . really smart frock without its
accompanying sash. even though the
othar Spanish notes may be lacking.
Early in the spring there appeared
tue peautfful many-cOlOred SaSheS
which are gracefully worn around
the waist and hips In almost all of
the South and Central American
countries. These sashes are now
very popular. They are gay and can
brighten any costume. For the most
part they are used with the summer
blpuses, separate skirts and wide-
bf1mmed panamAs which are having
. vogue just at this moment Mar
rover bands of the same brilliant
colors are also introduced on the
panama hats.
Doubtless this Spanish trend is di-