Evening star., 1919-08-24

OF really more interest to society
than the visit of the Prince of Wales
is'that of King Albert Of Belgium and
Queen Elizabeth. his splendid consort,
who are due to sail for America next
month. This interest and admiration
10 felt by all nations for the king
who fought with his soldiers and with
his back to the wall, and his queen
who trailed the, bloody battlefields in
administering to the sick and wound
ed. but in Washington their coming
has special Significance, for there are
yet In society in the capital women
like Mrs. Richard H. Townsend, Miss
Mabel Boardman, Miss Patten, Miss
Flora Wilson, and men like Brig. Gen.
charles l. McCawley. former Ambas-
sador Thomas Nelson Page, Mai. Gist
Blair. and others who dined and visit
ed with the king when. as Count de
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The President and Mrs. Wilson.
while making ready for their royal
side of their existance-H. in truth. =
Presidsnt's life may be said to have
an uno6iciaf side-in 4 long dafiy
drive, trip to the golf course Of
sfHs cogntry club M eNjoxtng : abe
demeet5e comfe1ts provid5d Tor theSk3
IN the White House. Mrs. Wfls6n,s
taSte fce dumeetic slifer ID srfnoifes-
ter sbo1n shS5 ssiS ssris. 2 stHS6
e4u5pped sN1fh IN xm4rican berrSIs :
tor ana good Ameftc4n cofIea, sdch .as
she uses JIM the White House, She
1fe1ea alE4of the coffee seFvsd to the
Wilson's love Of the domestic which
endears ber to all her friends, and II
70 said ahe would make the back room
" boarding house bloom like real
nome were tk~ever necessary. The
atsepdants about the White House
yomo tell you that not in All their
kpown so loveabie = home-mak&r;as -
Speaking OF idsmestic 1ife fsmind.
enc OF the ever growing length Of The
basket parade in the Center marked.
Hnere the wife of the Vice Presidont,
women OF the diplomatic corps and
the wives Of senators and representa-
tivee mingie with. the very humbIest
nouseEtvee OF all colors and condi-
tions IN providing their family lard.
ers with the freshest foods available.
sol omciai women such as Mrs Mar
snail. Mr.. ReddeId, Mrs. Gillett. Mrs..
James A. Reed and Mrs. Thomas p.
tore. who nearly always go. MARKET
ing together-the basket has no ter
rors. for they each comfortably trun-
oIe down to Market space in their
automobiles. but for the simple house,
wffe who must carry her purchases
home with her, sometimes walking
long distances, the market basket
nabat has no charms, and one won
ders when merchants selling at
great profit will again be made to put
2 little OF 1t back in timely deliver
Ordinarily von,sn rsn+ ,n
tai during the summer would be look
ing to their winter wardrobes against
the social rush of the season, but as
one OF them who has q delicious bit
OF the Irish on her tongue tritely
puts IT, 1T Is mighty hard to have
your dresses made wide and narrow
and long and short at the same time,
as LONDON, Paris or American dress
makers dictate. each jumping from
one style to another with such ra-
pidity that nothing but a rubber
suit viii I'LL all the demands. In.
deed. IT Is a serious matter, for nc
one wishes to hobble while another
walks, or to show her shoe tops while
toes" -
Queen Mary of England herself
could tell you that dress is a serious
just had to increase the allowance o1
the ladies in waiting for their ward.
robes 100 per cent. each of them now
receiving $4,000 instead of the $1.5Ot
allowed in normal times, to preven,
a royal strike. And even now the
women of American society are won.
derfng how woman can be royal al
all on SO small an amount for dress.
ing.
From New York we are told that
women must be buried to their eye,
in furs, restricted at the waist lins
and intentionally hampered abou
the feet; Paris says dresses shall b.
wide and short. and in London ant
Paris. even a dozen widths are sug
gested for skirts. The dresses which
Mrs. Wilson brought back with hel
from Europe may be taken as perfec
models by conservative women, fol
they are neither too long nor to<
short, too narrow nor too wide, ant
while perfect in ft and outline, ar,
neither tight nor lose.