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SIR W. WHITE ON AN IMPERIAL
NAVY
FASHIONS AND FANCIES.
woman ever
In his Inoid and instructive address delivered
THE DANON SEASON."' on Wednesday, as Chairman of the Council of Las Society of Arts, Sir William White vo reserding how Philip, with a tiger's ponnse," Christmas always seems to arrive with a board, reminding one of the old historio verse appropriately tools for his subject the great decended an a certain city and made it his own. topic of An Imperial Navy." Badgets come and Budgets go, but the burden and the The month of November begins the pace, and a with us and always will be with us, not merely cetuated. Presenta are in the foreground of problem of imperial defence are always gotle incline brings us to the first week in Doember, when the accelerando becomes nc- with the people of this country, but with the people of the whole Empire, so long and soy mind, and suitable frooks for merrymaking far as the Empire erdures as a single political ocasions occupy very agreeably the minds of organism acknowledging a common allegiance gits and many women. Is a to the Crown, In the current year great and even thoxampled progress has been made towards the mutual distribution of the barden and towards a comprehensive solution of the problem. We are still at the beginning of things, no doubt, but in these high imperial matters good beginnings, however all they may look at the time, are the only really great beginnings, and the auspicious beginnings of this year being the outcome of mutual understandings and of a spontaneous recognition throughout the Empire of aima, needs, and purposes which all parts of it have in commos, are for that reason pregnant with the seeds of almost incal- oulsble growth in the future: Fow men are better qualified than Sir William White to do justice to this great and inspiring there. Not
had
large a share as any man in the material construction of the modern British Nary, not only is he a mar of wide intoller tual outlook associated with rare powers of lucid exposition, but in partfonlar he has only lately returned from a prolonged visit to Canada, during which he enjoyed exceptional oppor tanities for discussing the matter with fellow-citizens resident in that great Dominion and of becoming acquainted with the Colonial point of view. In other words, Sir William White, already a man of Imperial mind by native temperament and professional experi- Once, has further qualified himself by personal convorao to understand and interpret the mind of the Empire as manifested in what is certainly not the least flourishing and progressive of the Dominions beyond the sons.
toted to appreciate the charm of a becoming go? Nay, verily! The choice of gowns fuglancing in begins with the great question: bag or short?" Opinion is very fairly and ally divided on the point. At a dones given a week about half the gorna wars short, the long enough to rest a couple of inches on the ground at the back. It is not easy to de- cid which is the more graceful. Lessons out to be given in the art of holding up a or skirt. It is but too easy to ruin the affect of charming frock by clutching it tightly soms the body, very
only has be
GOWNS ALL-IN-ONE:
secu, there was not a single gown of the it this arce, the first smart one of the old skirt ad bodice description. All were
cat in op piece, in the princese style, and many web of a tightnes that would shock the pitio individual who, a few years 180, dead, round
dances 89 "Clove- bosored whings" This tightness was in drawn in by ba of trimming somewhere in some cases, Bentuated by the skirt being the region of 1 knees at the back. At Bret one might imo that this would interfere with the freedo of the limbs in dancing. It would do so seertainly if these bands were iu frcat, but they are always at the back, thero is ne restnt of the sort. An eld roo reps de-chine made in this way, all in one, extremely tightting, in fast mealding the light figure of wearer from shoulder to knee. Long liof embroidery in gold and old rose appearoarther to press it knees & band of crepe, beginning at either to the waist and hipsind immediately stove the side of this emblary, passed round the side and back, the wof the fulness of this im portant part of skirt being gathered into it.
O THE BASH!
Canada, it is true, has not always been in the forefront of the movement towards greater unity of purpose and effort in the organization of Imperial defence. There are still certain cross-currents- of sentiment and reckoned with, na Sir William White him- polior to be self acknowledges, and as may be seen from the debates now proceeding in the Dominion Parlia ment. It is therefore all the more satisfactory to learn from Sir William White that, in spite of local differences of opinion and some olearly accentuated, but not, perhaps, widely accepted divergences of policy, the Imperial; iden has already taken shape among all classes In all parts of Cauarts in a universal recognition of the principle that must lie at the root of any well-conceived system of Imporial defence oue-green how a quarter-yard of the bine!
the reus: Winnipeg, and Vancouver, and infaut cities on the prairie-Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, and Moose Jaw; in conversation with statesmen, politicians, merchants, manufacturers, men of business, farmuru, artisans, and seyageurs; Binongst
The sash hash called on to uid and en- Such offectstheno have ceased to surprise. phases them, possibly tre may be returning mpidly to thin gown which inspired the wits and the acs in the eighties. A the dance instion illustrated what the sash can de in matter. It was a very lovely gown.at
frock of plus soft silk veiled with dull voile in tatic form, the front
short enou
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unde gawd JOHN J. M. BULT,
the wholedered with a jewelled galon. This was perfe But there had been added a brick- red sash, caught in the funie above the the backtraight lines and falling in two knees, ref on it flat end square meeting at que ever the lower part of the skirt at the beek
a besni dress in cheué silk strewn with pale fers and worn over a pleated white
all sorts and conditions, of Xeo,' have found an intelligent recognition of the principle that unquestioned command of the sea, uninterrupted intercourse with the Mother,
HE PRETTY PETTICOAT. Country, and free oress for the products
Withbert gown the pretty petticoat is of Canada to the markets of the world
not a n of suche im prtanes as with a loug coustitate conditions which are vital, not marely to the welfare of the Dominion, but to
one, th it is not a point to be neglected in any The long skirt, bold up for dancing, the continued existence of the British Em
rereathy inches of the That pire.
This nog. The petticoat. is really the root of the whole this great principle, Canada will stand in line colonraad musses of unbucts with
en then in the same material ne the gown. matter. So long as Lor
people at
large hold to and area was made by a with lovely
a girl with the other Dominions of the Fimpire, gown, liceat and satin shoes all in a dall even if the concrete measures in which she
slade me, which exactly suited her splendid subodies it may differ in some degres from hair, king out all its barnished lights. those which find favour elsewhere just as the Anothancor, wearing whits entiu and lace, measures preferred by New Zealand differ from had a petticoat lightly frilled at the edge those preferred by the Commonwealth of Aus with cin, and nothing could have boen better tralia, and these to be hereafter adopted by South than effect Gold shoes were worn with Africa may possibly differ.in like dagres from this live toilette. Equally successful was some or all of the reet, The essential thing is to recognize in all its booringe and implications the great fundamental truth that the British satiufticoat edged with a ruch of the same. Empire is the offspring of sea power and must be defended by sea power scientifically organized to that end. We do not hers use the term sca power in the sense of naval force alone, nor
it ever be so used without, introducing win The unhygienic trailing petticoats of the atmoet confusion, misconception, und die twdare age have disappeared, let us hope for sension into the whole problem of Imperial ove defenes. We use it as signifying what it ought always to signify-namely, the offensive and defensive power which results from the co ordination of all the forces, military as wel as naval, which are uscessary to the security any given State, and in the case of the Britih Empire, from their employment pa so Ch ordinated in the defonos, active as well as passive buck a white satin with overdress of and sotive far more than passive, of an Eupis which, in a material and geographical sense, bound together by the sos alone, and mu therefore be defended cu and across the seas.
CDK
The kings were white lace, and the shoes werever. Before quitting the subject of peitats its well to remark that both for day andening wear they are quite short this
EVENING GOWNS READY TO WEAR, ong evening gowns ready to wear are to with an elaborate design of lilies. Over it bend a black net embroidered in black and transparent overdress of Nile green ing caught up on one side with a jewelled
can the shoulders with mother-o'-pearl ning edged with Alencon lace and trimmed and moonlight acquins and jowollings and hh gown in soft black satin with a longoat tauio of jet embroidered net, with
For this reason the organization of an In porial Navy must always be the dominat, gimp and sleeves of tucked not. factor in the problems of Imperial defence Other factors, especially the military factor
THE DINNER GOWN.
Mtrons who have not permitted themselves.
em-
uro not less indispensable, but the organization to teome too massive have a pleasing choice of of an Imperial Navy is the comlition pro grafal dinner gown just now, Jet is in over codent of their corting into effective play eraser favour than ever, and a black chiffon for any but purely loml purposes. Now, fo velvi princess gown has a complete overdreas an adequately organized Imperial Navy fi in fly out jet. This latter consists of a kind things ut least are required-namely, mone of shrt bolero band accross the front and bock ships, raen, ports, and a definite and well-co immediately below the decolletage, with long, sidered scheme of masul defence adapted the rogairements of all paste of the bupin the tack, the edges just visible at the siderTM
pointed stole in front, and love, narrow coat at Of these the last is, as Sir William White where the cost is so cut as to define the figure well insists, by far the most indispensab The jet is further enriched by large cabochons The different Dominions of the Empire mi surrounded by embroidery in fot and duli prefer that their shere in the common task
oxyuired jewellery in faint green, the providing an Imperial Navy should, the first four of these requirerents. (arcling the midst of the sparkling black. A ruty
rega broidery showing an outline of faint green
in
SCIDO ORO or moro of them rather than to others; and, as a matter of fact, the agreemet
relret gown has bretelles of jet with long stole formulated at the recont Conferencs provis
te match edged. with fringe, and the short for a wide latitude in his respoet, the brad and fringe.
velvet sleeves are supplemented by a jet trellis principis being that the Dominions níust be fry to choose for themselves and to exercise discretion and control within the limits of the
Do any economists read Thursday's Globe?. choice. How this principle will work ont in If so, a word in their ear! Last year's evening talland what advantages will accrue; in accordant gowns may be too well known to one's circle of with the terms of the agreement, alike to th
nequaintance to be worn again this winter. United Kingdom and the Dominions, may besed
Our suggestion is to take off the trimmings, from Bir William White's unsterly exposition leaving a plain satin or velvet down, all made in the situation. But the one indisposable r ment on which the due co-ordination of the form with sleeves down to the wrists and
one. Then to buy a sequin tunic R others depends, though implicitly invif falling over the bands, and wear the gown In that new agreement, is net siplicity pa. this. They are of the most graceful shapes, a vided thereby. If, says Sir Willian While one of the prettiest and most practical has u with irresistible cogency, the ideal of an Im
rounded part in front, partially open at the sides, porial Navy "is to be realized on the lines and then failing very low on the under dress at agreed upon at the recent Conference, it will the back. Lace is at least equally admirable and undoubtedly be found necessary to create a raeful in this capacity, but are expensive, if General Naval Staff corresponding in character real,
f
@regive
to the General Military Staff already estab Esked." Thas, on broad Imperial grounds, a
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well as for the reasons advanced by the Peresford quite suitable. It is easily got into, and may For a quiet dinner a well-made rest-gown is Committee, the creation of Naval War Staff at the Admirally to serve us the nuclens of 4 ninon with a deep shaped founce and a long be very graceful. One of these is in grey-green General Naval Staff of the Empire is manifestly ecat cut high at the buck with a square decollete indispensable to the further development and organization of that Imperial Navy of which lace or spotted net, and is bordered all round and half-length sleeves. It is made of black the recent agreement has already laid the foundation. For that reason we would direct The form is very graceful, and way he either with five rows of narrow eatin er ribbon velvet, special attention to what Sir William White Late so well said on this vitally important in the Globs.
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