Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
RAT SKINS INTEREST
LONDON FAsH|ONABLES
Hrces Have Reached Point Where
Milady Is Forced TO Find
New Supply.
NEW INDUSTRY rIoURIsIiE,
Lady May Tells All the Latest Gossip
IN Socicty-Princcss Mary AS n
Hospital Nurse - Famous Au-
thorcss Publishes Book.
ny LADY MARY

ny LADY MARY.
LONDON. April lin England dur
ing the past winter people have been
crying out against the monstrous
prices asked By retail dealers for fur
Goals and Innings and trimmings for
costs and dresses. | dare say that Eng
iahd alone has not specially suffered
N N MS ms erection, but one becomes apt
- specialize concerning the particular
audrtcf or the globe in which one hap
pens to reside
arm reminded OF this fact concern
ing INC price of furs BIZ an article in
ono OF the London papers today. which
70 my mind, seems 10 strike an optimis,
l'c note IN regard 10 furS for future
use by those TO whom rare and OK
Pcnsire skins arc barred luxuries. The
cnce held in the town Of Newcastle
inc meeting having been convened TO
CONSIDER ION, The problem Of the cx,ernina-
non OF rats. The veterinary inspcc-
tor TO the Newcastle corporation bro
nndea the cured skin OF brown rat.
you'd he equal in quality and effect
70 those belonging 90 the nus1uash
which. after All. was only :, rodent.
opinion for lining or Tor "A coat. raj
SKINS that had been properly treated
fncnts OF "A similar kind for which 5000
received.
Will Deal in Rat skins.
D.
preached furricr on the question OF
nav!nS special industry started that
,w eI'd d, neal in rat skins. bu, the aG-
OF steady supply Of animals In his
opinion. however; the creation OF such
An industry would naturally result in
demand for the skins. and that de-
J Msnr would create an incentive for the
he yeag Of da mas t. was stated thai
stores, Of grains and other foodsturfs
zone by rats amounted TO more than
II some Of this was,nge could. there
,ore. Dc redeemed By making these
nests both decorative and rernunera-
come an Industry that would turn rat
SKINS into fur coats! surely this sounds
a PARTICULARLY sensible point OF arEu-
men' I am now look ing forward TO
;he time when we will ali turn raj
GGo an An, and hand the result, OF a
gay or night bag into some clearing
house for rat Skins that viii dispose
or them At a fair profit.
LacemnkinE Considered.
md speakins OF industrial matters.
when England is attempting to recon
struct herself after years OF war. an ef-
20 revive. the old and beautiful indus.
try OF laccmaking In Dcvonshire
Lady Peel. OF Rousdon, has formed a
handmade Honiton lace and this idea
mas been carried out in many other
ago the making OF handmade laces vas
almost as pr,evalen, II not as CONNER
la, ,nd :, , yaluahis les, as was in Belgium
present time there is scarcely any
real lace made in England although
ltsh made laccs are carefully preserved
IN many great families.
honiton laccmakinG was introduced
into England by Flemish refugees
abou, A century or more ago II is
an odd coincidence tina, It Was again
the arrival OF refugees from AntIccrn
brussels re lt-Ea
tina; has brought about A renaissance
OF this beautiful and delicate indus
The Queen; ! am told. is interesting
herself In this revival, and has re:
gently made purchases OF beautiful
speCimcns of lace that have been made
by EnElishwomcn under the !nstruc-
,:on Of Bclgians in several country
towns.
LAWN Tennis Favored.
Everybody is prophesyinG return
TO enthusiastic lawn tennis hlayinE this
summer. During the past four years
nsinTsig dc tennis courts have been rras
have been neglected. and have run
Wild. But now that the actual peace
digging and rolling and planting and
smoothing are going on at great
rate on all the famous club courts.
better known out-of door clubs is in
ereasinE at rate that is distinctly
who have charge of the executive rum
ming OF these ORGANIZATIONS. One of
inc most famous places Of the kind in
situated at West Kcnsington. a sub
urb Sufficiently near to the center OF
Lender n to be very popular with peo-
every day for the more distant Rane-
lagh or Nottingham.
Prince Takes 10 Gnme.
Prince Albert. who is very busy these
days at the air board. makes point
or going out to Queens Club twice a
week. and I hear from experts that
he is shapinE very we'll as tennis
player. His ground strokes are spe-
excellent. The Prince Of Wales is not not
very keen about tennis, but Princess
Mary IS Ereat enthusiast, and has
hers. who is the lady champion at
Queens Club.
The King, when ne was Prince OF
Wales, was very keen player. and
cup to the Lawn Tennis Association, OF
which he is the patron: Among royal
players. however, the King OF Sweden
is counted AS the best living exponent.
He plays regularly on the covered
courts at Stockholm, which arc ia
nous meeting places for great tennis
card" at the Riviera meetings. which
are TO be in fun swing again very
shortly.
Princess Wears Nurses Uniform.
BY the way. as I was walking along
block In the traffic caused neat little
horse drawn brouGham TO halt almost
exactly in front Of me. | noticed the
royal eXnher on the panel and ,9ok
in her nurses uniform, with white
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