Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
Strike DAYS IN LONDON
DESCRIBED BY WRITER
society Glad 10 Ride i'm Army
Motor Lorrics, and Even
Coal Cart.
DUCHESS TO TAKE UP WORE
Long List OF Dcbutantcs Ready to
Como Out at First Peace Court,
Which May &c Held Within
Short Time.
by LADY MARY.

LONDON. March live have been
. shiroush wonderful times In ri, London
way strike struck" everybody very
hard. and although for tho real work
.hS classes 1T was an actual tragedy.
potter about" IT had many comical
and even hcalthful moments.
The march OF tho suburbs TO the town
was really quite wonderful affair, and
INC struggles of people who tried to
get into the all too infrcqucnt mutor
buses. or who with the optimistic self
.ufiicicncy OF the monicd classes. tried
TO secure taxicabs were full OF anus
ing incidents TO those who looked on.
but the real triumph of those six ter
fib!e days when no trains ran through
INC underground arteries Of the great
subway system OF London were the
army lorries.
Those huge dull-colored motor trucks
carried not only huge loads OF working
with magnificent impartiality brass
hound" stan officers from the War Of
Hce. decorated admirals and command
tTs from the Admiralty. Respondent
subalterns OF the air service and beau
i!ful fur envclopcd ladies who voted II
vas perfectly ripping fun" TO Chamber
owe! big wheels and high boards into
ably been used earlier in the day for
carting coal or transporting grease
laden machinery.
GETS THRILL WHILE
flDlNG ON LORRf
will confess that caught the lorry
fever myself. and from the drivers
seat OF a huge van marked wv. D."
iSavcIscd Regent Street. Bond Street
and Pircadilly on more than one &C
casion. 1t gave one quite a thrill to
pass less lucky folk II they happened
10 be friends, who were on foot and
VINO gazcd cnviously at me seated at
my ease beside a cheerful driver of
an army service corps wagon
also. one night after a dance. when
,aSis were unobtainablc. had cause TO
'Hicss returning coal van run by a
steam engine that brcathcd volumes
OF black smoke out of a fearsomc fun
nell Its begrimcd driver was. how
ever, true Samaritan. for nc took
ABOARD a cargo OF very merry people
whose spirits might have declined per-
ccptibly had they been obliged TO walk
homo in dancing shoes in the carly
ho 1ii,s OF very frosty morning.
present peace once more az far as
underground London is concerned and
the numbering lorry no more Carries
public.
LONDON CHEEKY PLACE
EVEN THOUGH COLD
in spite OF strikes and rumors OF
strikes and other things. to say moth
inE OF the biting and bitter cold which
We all seem TO resent considerably.
London is quite a CHEEKY place. Dane
Ing is everywhere. and thcaters are
oNernowinE. and there are rumors OF
more to come" That very intellec-
iual and "arty" theatrical society. the
Pioneers. gave performance last Sun
day night in the thcatcr that is at
tached TO the National Sporting Club.
winch is situated Just on the edge OF
Covcnt Garden Market and vis-a-vis 10
the famous and historic Church of ST.
Paurs.
The National Sporting Club is OF
course, tho scene OF many of the mos,
famous private boxing competitions in
England; and its president Is the Earl
OF Lonsdalc, who is. ! suppose the
time. Occasionally the thcater of the
club where these great fstic encoun-
iers occur is thrown open to more
peaceful entertainments. and meetings
OF the Pioneer Society call together
very notable gatherings of fashiona BILE
"intcllectuals."
LADY BEATRICE CAREw
STILL. IN SOCIAL UHIRL
On the Sunday evening OF which I
am speaking there was most inter
estinS audience. Among them I noted
Lady Beatrice Poie-Carew. who, when
she was the debutante daughter OF
the EaN and Countess OF Ormonde
was considered one of the most beau
tiful girls of her time. She married
General Pole-Carew about twelve years
aso. She is splcndidly handsome. with
a wonderful and almost classical pro-
lie. and her coiorinG has the lovely
characteristics Of the typical Irish wo-
man, with It's creamy skin. Erey-Ercen
eyes and crinckler hair of soft chest
nut brown.
Lady Beatrice was with her husband
General Pole -Carcw.. who was one time
considered one OF the most handsome
men in England. A near neighbor to
Lady Beatrice was Lady Randolph
Churchill. who looks rather strange
nowadays, with the ends OF her short
white hair curling from beneath a
edged turban of vivid blue and gold
brocade. The Countess of Dudley was
also to be seen cnveloped in won
dcrful sable cloak. with a small cap
like hcaddrces of black and gold, bound
with able.
MISS ELLEN TERRY AMONG
THE GUESTS ATTENDING
Miss Ellen Terry was the observed
of all observers. and every one who
knew her In the Liz audience crowded
about her stall betwsen the acts; An
is also something OF social autocrat
was Miss Doris Ke1ne, who came with
her husband. Basil $idnev. She was