The New York herald., 1921-11-27

everything fascinating which you cannot
get anywhere else. Rose Bertin" was the
Hon. Mrs. Petre, who is now the wife of
Charles Hawtrey, the actor Where the
name reads "Fere' on Conduit street, W.,
Mrs. Haines Smith, who is an American
but of this group, originated the Shetland
dress of lacy WOOL And there are others
1t is not in the least surprising that in
this decoration field women of position are
success after their long experience in
handsome homes 1.-THE stately homes of
England" Designing for decorators Is not
new to artists particularly. but Mrs. Har-
rington Mann, wife of the we'll known arti91
and herself one, has lust been made manas
of Willets-the entire decorative establ
ment at Sloane Square.
Mr.. Nigel Playfair of the Lyric, Ham
smith, and also of abraham Lincoln"
"Beggars Opera" fame has word to-
on womens work; they come to hi
dozens and in the full confidence that
can construct stage costumes, and that
out experience for the most part. H
sures them there costumes-and
tunes. AS for the stage itself, Id
actresses have always had to compete
waves of stageitis on the part of the
tocracy; it wears off, but they are su
to reapses Usually the professional sc
over them having been born. so to say,
the boards.
The lure of limelight and "the pictures\
is ever present to a curious group who fail
to visualize themselves descending via water
pipes and dropping over telegraph wires.
There Is a constant dispute whether a Aim
face plus title will draw against actual
talent and experience, and dispute within
the other as to the personnel of bunch of
the new newpoor" who have been reeled
off recently. We know however, that Lady
Diana Manners Duff-Cooper, already editress
of FeminG magazine (and Britain clings
to the opprobrious ess) has been counting
the cinema as part of her weeks work She
has her public guessing IL it will make her
even more popular Lady Di" or whether
she will be a mere fade out
To those who take the trouble to pursue
them there are innumerable avenues of
escape for the elect from the commonplace
occupation, but, notwithstanding, generals
wife is giving massage, and an independent
daughter was saved as If by miracle from
starting out as a mannequin. The talented
design and make toys, paint candlesticks and
lacquer trays. Russian symbols are copied
in color on wooden objects by many who
could not begin to interpret them. They
weave smock, make lace and cross-sttch.
They deal in antiques in this field where
period furniture is best understood. There
Is the omnipresent tea room said on occasion
to yield 700 a year, meaning pounds, and a
question mark might even be added to that.
The Bohemian Restaurant is newer, and its
checked gingham and wooden benches draw
a motley crew. All. in fact, of the novel. one
woman schemes tried out about ten years
ago in New York have come to London.
Some of the county families have gone in
for poultry and eggs, or bee keeping and
honey; lavender is grown. enough to sweeten
a naticn.
A woman of no Importance has written
a book said to resemble her: an aristocrat---.
signcd--has told the profteer how to be-
have In one volume: the dazzling idea to
rush into journalism seems, simultaneously,
to have affected the mind of various and
sundry individuals who venture to Fleet
street by bus. post or taxi as IL the poor
writer's job did rot require either a cur 'opz
native talent or a kno ,kabout treatment
from some superior. let us say.
With such a showing OF resourcefulness
to their credit the titled and near titled can
not be numbered among the incapables
Some short eleges were written a while
ago on the death of a prominent society
woman. They proved pathetic record of
type for which there is no longer any use.