Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-02
girl?
REACTION FROM WARTS
a TONH: ,IA ,lIII. SXSEIcAI

REACTION FROM WARTS
TONIC TO THE SYSTEM
The gaiety OF London and its crowd
CT condition makes even prewar Nom.
cries seem but poor things in com
parison to those OF peace times.
suppose 1t is the reaction that has
acted as Il sort Of tonic to the system
OF the people, who have been living
Herbert Spencer. who said that Ma
'nre Is the more violent in its return"
to have practical illustration in the
prcscn: state Of affairs. Private en-
tcftainmcnts are taking place at every
house that can gather together suih-
cicnt staff OF servants TO make en-
PERTAINING possible. while those who
do not care TO bother about guests in
their homes are giving the most Law
tons at the hotels. which are full TO
overlooking.
HOTEL HABIT HAS BECOME
PART OF Ey kRY-DAY LIFE;
one OF the new phases OF London
social life is undoubtedly the hotel
habit" II is only since war days that
hotel life has become part and parcel
Of EnSland's everyday existence. Ten
or twelve years ago it was considered
rather an event for an ordinary fam
lily OF social dignity and Importance
70 have dinner or supper In Il rcstaur-
ant or hotel dining-room. II was just
OF course, am speaking OF rather
quiet people, and not Of tho brass
band element Nowadays, however. all
This Is changed. and al sets and
for their meals just rs naturally as
they do in New York or other big
American cities.
l should not wonder in the least to
see in the near future tho introduction
OF cabaret entertainments In all fash
innablc and up-to-date restaurants. and
90 Ia tr,I ~ lnF "a
portion OF general public entertain
mont as Il does in any OF the cities
III your part OF the world.
YEAR-OLD GOWNS FROM NEW
YORK ARE LATEST FROM PARIS
am always Interested in noticing
how frequently London seems to
catch on" to "fads" and fashions after
New York has exploited them Models
Of gowns that SAW year ago. for
instance. in New York. are now to be
found described as tho very latest
from Paris, and worn in all good
faith by smart London women.
The long. straight cape effect hang
ing from the shoulders, FOR instance.
that is now being seen 40 much in Lon
don. was dcmodc when / left New York
last summer, while the gowns Of sill
vcr and gold tissue and cloth SO popu-
lar last year in New York are only
just beginning TO make their appear
ance over here.
There is one thing that has not yet
arrived in London, however. and that
was popular your side OF the
world last season. ] don't think that
English women will ever fall" for the
cxaggcration and distortion OF this Sill
houcttc. However. one never can tell
what Will happen these days.
thought Of this fact when saw
a very pretty English woman at the
Ritz the other afternoon in Il perfectly
straight garment Of sapphire blue vel
vet cut apparently, just as we used TO
make dolls clothes In our happy child
hood days. namely, round hole at the
top for the head and two Sits on either
sid. for the arms.
This dress had for its only embelish-
mcnt n STAFF sash of some dull metallic
I fabric hanging round the hips. with
this was worn an Immensely tall cone
shaped hat Of blue velvet with "A Dor
dering OF weird flowers in all colors
round the rim was told IL was the
very --latest" and the most chic thing
Paris can supply!-Copyright 1919.