The Washington herald., 1920-10-23
Extravaganza Continues De-
spite Hunger and Shah
biness Among Poor.
FASHION WEEK"
Fur and Embroidenes Dis
played to Eyes of Public
Suffering Privations.
BY LEON sCHALIT.
CWashington HersId-Cross Atlantic
Service, Special Cable Dispstcs-l

Vienna, Oct. 22-The wealthy
classes still are squandering for
tunes on clothes in order to main
tain their regulations as smart
dressers"
Recently a fashion week" was
held here and an immense variety
OF the latest evening dresses Of gold
and silver brocade were shown.
Some beautifully finished and ar
tistic afternoon dresses included
crepe Liberty, velour and chiffon
and were decorsted with fur and
embroideries. Cloaks are fashion
able now and are being made in
tile red, light gray and biege and
are Of crepe or kimono shape.
Short sleeves and a deep deCollete
at the back are much in favor. A
large display Of smart hats. many Of
velvet, is being shown Huge sums
are being spent for these things by
the wealthy, often in order TO es-
cape the new taxation and capital
levies. but the masses walk about
in rags.
Glnd Rags and haEs.
Vienna these days may truly be
said to be a city Of glad raEs-and
Just rags. The only medium in
apparel seems to be oyeralls. Those
lucky people who can afford them
wear beautiful clothes-the Niennese
were always well dressed-and
those who can't must choose be-
tween overalls and any old thing
A
been initiated among the new poor:
government officials, teachers. pain
ters, musicians, actors. the middle
class generally. are enrolling as
members Of the Overall Club and
bearing the ridicule Of the press
In consequence OF the miserable
social conditions. the position Of
women has never been so bad IN
this city as now, many girls who
are still merely children being seen
on the street. Many women out Of
sheer hunger sell themselves for a
meal, and the evil has pervaded also
the so-called better classes" a.
they cannot earn sufficient by a de-
cent profession 10 make even
scanty living.
Spectators and profteers. who
have waXed exceeding fat. and the
many thousand foreigners who live
here at present. spend lsvishly on
all kinds OF pleasures. and this lux
/ ury is a poignant contrast with the
misery and starvation all around
! The city is much better provisioned
Z than even six months ago. but the
masses can hardly AFFORD the prices
Poor Girl a Victim.
Several cases OF blood transfu-
sion have caused some talk in this
city lately. A rich woman who had
undergone a difficult operation was
given a TRANSMISSION OF half a tube
of blood taken from a poor girl eN-
peCtinE a child at the same hos
pitaI The girl. who received an in
significant reward. has accused the
doctors Of having deceived her and
drawn her blood against her will.
! A greater sensation has been
caused by an alleged discovery by
Professor Steinach. who contends
that by a certain operation, old ana
middle-aged people can regain part
OF their youthful strength and en-
ergy, and prolonE their lives. He
reports three successful cases, On-
middle-aged and two old men. Thu
professor has also eNperimented with
much success on rats. On publICa-
tion OF his discovery, he received
/ thousands Of letters. but he com
.plains OF not having any means at
his disposal, no proper laboratory.
no servants and no animals for eN-
lperiments, and he hopes that in =
more prosperous country such as
America, his labors may be contin-
ued and profted by.
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