Evening star., 1920-06-27

marine views. anything you will, is
the result. She selects the beauty
and grace of London society and
dresses them up in some allegorical
setting with marvellous results. Thus
pretty Polly Tenant Gordon is por-
trayed as Little Miss Muffet to the
delight of her parents. who paid as
much for the rags as they would have
for fine painting in oil. Niscount and
Lady Bryce have been done in grays
and blues and were delighted. The
rag modelling is fine to use as a dado
and is said to be as lasting as a price
less tapestry and as enjoyable
Nine. Walkoff's most ambitious
offerings are five by seven feet, show
ing Russian peasants at a fair and
a Russian wedding, feast, which were
bought at a generous price for the
folk lore exhibitions in the Victoria
and Albert Hall. The Louvre pur-
chased a scene in Normandy and
several portraits OF war heroes;
Nine. Walkoff takes orders and
gives lessons and her new art is fast
becoming a fad in every part of Eu-
rope for, as one ariStocratlc lady,
formerly of the cars court, says,
rags are more numerous there tnan
any other material and 1t is truly
boon to be able to make money out of
them.
For the first time since the war
the historical Needlewoman' Guild
of London held its annual meeting
at the Mansion House. and the oc-
casion was stately enough to figure
as a court function. The lord mayor
and his lady mayoress, in their I'M
preSsive robes stood at the entrance
to the great hall to greet all who
came, and these included Queen
at least twenty other members of the
reigning family. All belong to the
guild and all conduct active centers
and they meet on common ground
with much humber members of the
association, who work for the same
cause. namely, to provide substan-
tial clothing for the poor and to pro-
vide INDECENT sailors and soldiers
with warm necessaries, SOCKS. sweat
ers and gloves. Queen Mary turned
she knits each year for the poor
crofter folk of the Hebrides and
along the Scottish Highlands, while
her young daughter has division
to provide for in the sheep country
of Wales. The Needlewoman's Guild
celebrated it's diamond jubilee while
Queen Victoria was still an active
member, and to be one of it re-
qures diligence and zeal. AS Princess
May, the present queen took over the
honors of her grandmother, and she
has never failed to make her quota,
not even during the war. when many
of the members lapsed. The lord
mayor made felicitops speech and
the lady mayoress read the reports
and congratulated the winners of the
various pennants. That London is
learning to practice economy was ap-
parent. in that all the decorations
were of paper flowers. the genuine
being deemed too extravagant to use.
Each large division has traditionally
some floral emblem, and once on
time these meetings of the needle
women at the Mansion House were
as much of a flower show as of sew
ing.
Queen Victoria of Spain is follow
ing in the wake of her august rela-
tive who sits as consort on the throne
of England and is urging some need
ed reforms in court etiquette, es
pecially in regard to apparel. The
court of Madrid is now the most
ceremonious in Europe, since that of
the Hapsburgs crumbled, and the
routine is deadly tiresome especially
since the scarcity of servitors makes
long intervals between acts as it
were. The queen is trying to elimi-
nate many of the needless and weari-
some features and perhaps she may
succeed though the most optimistic
doubt it. One thing. however, she
urges the court ladies to cling to
their ancient and Fascinating head
dress. with the enveloping mantilla,
and not TO take up the abnormal
modes of coiffure and the alarming
millinery concoctions. If Spanish la
dies abroad follow the lead of their
queen they will never appear in the
evening hours at least except in the
distinctive mantilla and their hair
dressed high and held fast by gold
and jeweled comb. The Duchess of
ARGOS. who was Miss Virginia Lowery
of this city, has recently been visit
in. friends in I.nnUOn and She
accompanied by three young nieces of
her husbands. The ladies made quite
a sensation in their box at the opera
in their Spanish attire and some art
critics said they were worthy to have
been immortalized by VelaSquez-the
duchess in rich black satin and yell
low lace: the younger women in
white, with soft. cloudlike lace
wrapped about their heads and
throats. Queen Victoria has utterly
banned the diaphanous material for
gowns, and prohibits the ultra waists
or lack of waists The ladies of Mad
rid must wear the traditional robe of
silk velvet or heavy lace and en-
broidery. No chiffon save for ruffles
and sleeves must come below the ell
bow and be of material which hides
the flesh.
Many ladies of fastidious taste have
always objected to the name sweater
Tor the uSe1ui garment Wnlcn was
passed on from womankind to the
athlete and especially to the man in
| uni form during the recent war. So
they welcome the London novelty
| called the jumper and which is a
| lovely creation of combined wool and
silk and made in every conceivable
! fashion. All the fashionable brides
| have ordered their Jumper from the
| invalids' home near Greenwich. a COM
| Portable country estate on the
1 he 1a - lrar C
| in the munitions who were injured or
l suffered from permanent loss of
! health, find light and profitable en-
} p!oyment One made for Lady