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of intercantile Marine, anctress efect you see more alli-

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obant Service Officers donned ion in a new line. And it is Je King's uniform and practic great for the economical woman. Ally every officer of the Merchan

The combined wrap and dress - Marine afloat had occasion t meet naval officers, did much to brocaded canton crepe piator- bridge temporarily the gulf that sd, illustrates the point. The existed in pre-war dags-

straight lines of the gown STO unbroken except for a silver, fetalized belt. The brocade. which is silver grey, forms also a sweeping wrap effect with deep hood-like collar.

At the present time, however, relations between the two Services are much the same as they were before the war, in spite of the an- nouncement made by the Board of Admiralty after the Armistice, that "the Merchant Service and

From deep shoulder seams the the Royal Navy have never been material falls in long drapes. so closely brought together as during the war. In the interests The sleeve fine continues into a of our Glorious Empire, this con-sort of jacket. This entire wrap rection must prove a lasting one."may be removed and a straight.

lined gown remains. These sentiments are lika many

The long, ught sleeve, which is others which have emanated from official channels in regard to the revealed when the cost is re- great work the Merchant Service when the wrap is adjusted. It moved, is completely disguised performed on beball of the Allies cause, noble and lofty, then takes on the new flowing

efect. but little more With all of the grandiloquent utterances which have been made, it iare made from this combination. The small urban of grey duvety ne dealt to find evidence of any-1 thing that the nation has really is embroidered in silver.

done for the Merchant Marine officer since the war, either in the. way of improving the states of bis profession as a whole or in providing tangible measures of relief and recognition to those who during the war faced and overcame dangers as insidious as any that beset the Naval Officer, and who are now, in their thou- sands. facing starvation in 3 10 no smail country which

owes its escape from oppression to their efforts.

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Indeed, two complate costumes

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chance this idea were submitted | to them. European civilizațion has always been military. The feudal state trusted its rights only to the sword. The conquest of de mocracy in France and neigh-l bouring countries vastly swelled the military spirit, which became A religion. The forward steps of It is now more thao three years

industry create new excases for H. G. Wells (if it was not Swift the use of gone and cannos.) since the statement quoted was made, but it is doubtful if even returned to earth) records that a Manufacturers and business man now the Naval authorities, whose decade or so ago some of the in-in the great countries urge war administrative head gave utter-habitants of our planet landed on in order to become richer, and ance to the phrase, have taken the moon and talked to the Grand when they get it they prolong any measures to make this coo-Lunar who rules the Selenitesit' indefinitely in order also to a lasting one." This personage seemed not at all | prolong their profits. The workers Why there should be any gap devoid of common sange; he asked whose wages they raise between the two Services the travellers how the terrestrial-satisfied. The Generals wib difficult to imagine. There is, of were getting on and what was bonour and proft from their course, on the sea as in any other their form of government. They campaigns. And as to the sol- walk of life, always social distincare," one of the travellers replied,diers, they are easily made to tion of some form or other, bur"divided into independent states, believe that they ate fighting for even assuming that as a whole some big, some little, and all in the Fatherland. The business the Naval Officer is socialty afspired by an ardent patriotism, men. not satisfied with delaying little superior to the Merchant which is the ruling passion of the as much as possible the peace Service Officer (an assupmtionerrestrials." "Did you for say,” | that ende profits, arra nge with! which has always been fostered by asked the Grand Loner. "that the politicians

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to make the Navy), that could not account these states are independent of again when peace has been con- for the gap which exists. As the each other? Then what tribunal cinded. Thus England conquered author of the article suggests, the judges their disputes?" "There Mesopotamia and occupied Coo whole difference appears to be a is none." answered the terrestrial; matter of rank, and in his opinion the "pride of the states would not a drastic revision of the system of suffer it. When one of them the allocation of titles afloat thinks itself wronged or offended, would be a practical solution offit takes to arms to defend its the difficulty. Writ g on this rights or avenge its honour." subject on October 1. 1920, we On hearing this reply, the When the entire planet is prey said

a definite form of Grand Lunar, looked at the to such folly how cin one believe address is badly needed and terrestrials with surprise mixed it possible to establish a tribunal, to-day. when The Merchant with borror and," without saying a force for harmony among the Service has earned the gratitude another word to them, he had amphictyone? It is impossible. of the country.

Impossible now-but always? one form of them locked up as the bost reward might well be the bestow dangerous kind of fools.

Things have happened in recent si of a title on the commander of And in fact long reflection is years which may bring the great. merchant ships which, while dis hardly necessary to divine the est changes in the ideas and tinctive, would be reserved, by results of such a system. We babits of the Old World. War, legal enactment, . . for him see them, these effects, and we do which sometimes wins riches for Another point the autbor not seem to be worried about the peoples, finally brings ruin touches on is that of uniform them. As far back as our know- and death too. There are plenty and in this respect we cannot eige reaches, the ancient civil-za- | of examples in history. We shall to better than quote our con- tions which have evolved upon see new ones which will touch us 'emporary. The Merchant Ship the earth, in Asia, in Africa, in more closely. It is not impossible ping Review, which says: "Carlyle Europe, lived on war and died of that the long coofsgration which recognized what a disproportion-it, we many predict that present has desolated Europe; and the ste part uniform and dress plays day civilization will meet the peace which followed the war and in human equality, and we have same fate. And we are doing was only its prolongation, hare advanced little since his scathing nothing to avert the end to which struck the old civilization fiatribe on the subject. Everyou all mankind is destined.

Enrope more cruel blows thanj is,tosomeextent,infected with that The League of Nations, fer nedour ignorance and frivolity be. noxious microbe, snobbishness after the most terrible of wars, lieved. We begin to suspect the and pays an undeserved tribute neither can nor will assure peace. depth of the evil England, thei Boiform. Unfortunately, the It was not made for that-it was great merchant, while extending wearer of the uniform is infected created without wealth, without her plant, is suffering a decline ic more virulently with the diseas power, without independence. It her commerce and an unemploy. than the layman and the subordi is intended rather to maintain the.j ment crisis, and the end is still! aste, and it is from this point of spirit of war. It is like the states unseen. Germany, forced toward and they are bankruptcy, drags France to ruin view that the Mercantile Marin which made it. Officer is not only made to feel warlike. A peaceful Leavue of with her-France, staggering un- an inferiority, but is deprived Nations is for the present der 325 billions of debt, Italy is

that status 10 which impossible. War has determined suffering: Russia is dying of bring he is undoubtedly entit the form. the mind, and the ar, Austria is dead. Even the Unit York states that the late Mr ed. Were the King to functions of the nations. They ed States is surprised to see its William Heinemann's portrait, when he and some of his friends. assome the rank of Commander believe only in war, and their affairs, growing wore ThrougbLa Mere Gerard," by Wustler, had a day in the country," take of the Mercantile Marine. and hopes are determined by war. A out the world the nation are torn realized $1,800 (2360 at the pre-ing la Mere Gerard with them adopt the uniform of this service peaceful League of Nations would out of their ambitious dreams by war rate of exchange) at the The portrait besre out the state on occasion. this unjust com- not be a League of Nations. an unknown disease. The great American Art Galleries, Madisonment that the old lady came to. parison would completely vanish The Conference to which the and terrible lesson is not yet square, New York. Mr. Heine the excursion party, "got up in We see no reason why such Royal President of the United States understood. Newspaper lies and mann bought it from Me. Theodore style." The portrait was present- recognition should not be made, has convoked some of the Powers the fales words of statesmen will Watts-Danton in 1912 for £150ed by the artist to Swinburne, who lent it to the Whistler ex- it would in no way be derogatory of Europe and of Asia, and which not always stifle the terrible voice or 150 guineza. to His Majesty's position as head includes limitation of armaments which is already crying through- The little portrait, x balf-figure, hibition at the New Gallery in of the Empire to assume this in its programme, cannot chance out the world: Europe is dying is in many ways interesting. I 1905. After Swinburne's death office, for the Mercantile Marine the world. One need not be a the war bas killed 'ber.

was the first picture in oil that it became the property of Me has rendered inestimable service magician to predict its outcome. The people will finally under-Whistler exhibited at the Royal Watts Dontor. Another portra to the Empire, and it would be not The nations of the two, worlds stand, and if they do not wish to Academy, in 1861, bis exhibits of of the same old lady, but entf only just recognition of the would rival each other in indig- perish they will have to unite and, the two previous years having / and showing her holding a bank

Le More Ger. 1 of flowers on her lande valorous part played by it, but nantly repulsing the idea of sub abandoning their pride and avar- been etchings. would remove that galling sense mitting all their differences to ice, submit to the decisions of sard, as stated in Reduell's Lifei Mosits. Co of inequality which now axis:a. arbitration if by an impossible tribunal of pepce.

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blind; sbe soid violets and matches at the gate

of the Luxemburg, and WAS. Very paintable as she sat huddled up on the steps, and he got berto pose for him many times." The picture, which is on cardboazo, 116in, by 84in., appears to bes the one which Whistler painted