Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-09

co ARAIENTS either have style. or
~ they haven't" said Polly in her
most knowing manner Their lines are
excellent or hopeless. They arrive
or Oh. we'll there just is no middle
ground. The French have always
known this ;/more and more the Ameri-
cans are discovering it, and the buyers
or suits and coats at MILLER 6
f'lOADS assume. and rightly, ! think
that Richmond women are in the van
of those who have arrived"
In spite OF the fact that VirEinia's
oaimE January has just merged into
the sunshine OF winters last month.
! Polly says the spring suits are here
serges. tricotines and Poiret twills,
with their graceful semi-box coats.
little vests and braid or button trim
mings. Polly feels that every one OF
inc hobby little suits is worth n de-
scripiion all its own. but since she
mustn't indulge herself to that OK
tent she wants to tell her readers 10
ask TO see blue tricotinc that boasts
the most dclectable Japanese vest or
namental enough to make one look tru-
~ dressed up on any occasion, n coat
trimmed with braided wheels of eS-
nuiSite workmanship. and a long, mar
row tailored skirt buttoned all tho way
up the back. This suit and Il French
gray with braided vest, ample pockets,
ana straps that lap in front, Polly says
are quite enough to make one know
that when Fifth Avenue can come 10
Richmond there is no reason WHY
iichmond should 70 to Fifth Avenue
For members OF the younger set.
coats of crystal cloth have arrived to
take the place during the spring of
wraps OF seal and nutria. Short sport
coats they arc, OF tan, overseas blue
and navy, with big pockets. and lin
ings which Polly declares are made to
dream OF. Other coats and capcs with
do!man back or of the new Chinese
mandarin variety, clinging at the feet
to give the new silhouette effect, Polly
found in early abundance. But" she
adds. Il miss my guess if coats and
suits Miller 6 Rhonds arc now show
ing won't lie gobbed up in great haste:
SO my advice to shoppers is just that
which the government sent out before
Christmas-'shop carly"
IYIuEN Polly arrived at the office with
w her weeks harvest of adventures.
she appeared in one of her most aggra-
waiting moods. Are you hungry. as
usual?" she inquired sweetly. IF NOT.
you ought TO be. Just let your minds
play with this idea: great big meaty
pecans. the paper shellcd kind they
brag about in Louisiana, held together
in crisp clusters by Il clear amber glace:
OF fat. buttery little hazel nuts. with
the same delcctablc sugar coating; or
n tumble of all the kinds OF nuts you
ever liked. Nut patties. they cnil them
at IIUYLER'S, and IL there's any
thing better, never, never crunch
ed ii. Then think thought
about cocoanut balls. too. while
you're cultivating your faded ap-
pctites-they're all brown and crum-
my. like croquettes, and they're
wonderful mixture of candy and
self defense, for her hearers proclaim
ing that their sweet teeth were aching
beyond endurance, rose in a body to
enforce silence by ejcctinS the unruiy
one. Don't do it," she laughed, Il
saved the best till the last after all
sec what I've brought YOU" And she
nourshcd in the hand that had been
hidden in her nun cake OF Huyler's
old-fashioncd molasscs tany-goldca.
creamy. honcy-sweet, with the flavor
that haunts you forever after.
DOLLY said. that when she went to
tea at Isnbers the other day, feel
ing quite lost because she didn't haze
tn carry her sugar in her handbag any
more she wore her new hat partly be-
cause ii was new, and partly because
it matched the bag. The bag had
touches OF hcnna red about it, and the
hat was a dream of the same odd shade
with tho crown made entirely OF vel
vcty poppies so that Polly said she
thought she should create quite u rip
pic even in ISabcl's smart coteric. Eut
when she walked in, there waa AIMEE
with the most piGuant little toauc OF
flowers pcrchcd ATOP her dainty head.
and Marion smiling under tho soft,
droopinE brom Of a chapcau, whose
brim was fashioned of duets that
matched her eyes. MY dear, what II
darling hat" her hostess greeted her
do tell me. have you been to JONAS,
too? You have. Aimee and Marion
p. Shy POLLY HERSEI
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