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Show MkWafHisSetm Wartime Economy Pledge I For All Englishwomen, from Queen and Peeresses to Shopgirls I HEREBY pledge myself, for the good of the nation during the continuance of the war, in accordance with the plan of the Parliamentary War Saving Committee, to practise economy, according to my position, as follows : To reduce as far as possible the ordinary expenses of my household. To devote my motor cars to public uses, and to use public conveyances, myself, or walk. To ignore the new fashions and wear my old clothes so long as they are serviceable. To devote the ornamental parts of my estate to the growing of food-material. food-material. To eschew tasicabs and theatre boxes, and costly suppers. To avoid wastefulness in the kitchen, by preparing made-over dishes; to look after my own children and household, avoiding all unnecessary expense ex-pense for the hire of governesses, maids and other servants. (Signed) The Countess of Kerry, and Her Children, for Whom She Acts as Maid and Governess. The Beautiful Young Countess Percy, Who Economizes by Renovating Ren-ovating Her Last, Year's Wardrobe. l-SSf Wartime Economy Pledge U y- I J For All Englishwomen, from V ' material! ' lwtff .sfc To eschew taxicabs and theatre boxes, and costly suppers. The Countess of Kerry, and Her r "tSf lMnlt To avoid wastefulness in the kitchen, by preparing made-over dishes; Children, for Whom She Acts jj fflll to look after my own children and household, avoiding all unnecessary ex- as Maid and Governess. z PS-f I 1 1 Pfiu' s :' pense for the hire of governesses, maids and other servants. u (UIIIJ ;, 'lift T MPRESSED by the stern realities and a personal Inspection of her stock of ; I sterner prospects of war, women of all gowns, hats, shoes, furs and articles of J& .' '"" &jbk- Ml f -';Ml ranks In England are making rigid lingerie, and decided that she needed f v fev t economy the fashion. "Fashions," in the nothing new for at least another year. f J " " , vhH I ordinary sense of the term, are taboo English hostesses are giving no more ' ' JwiL'HB I r from Queen Mary and Peeresses, young elaborate dinners They hare taken to I f: - , '' mm 1 t j and old, down to housewives of the heart the enormous advance in food jf I ' .'S5iaftSy I masses, footlight favorites and shopgirls. prices nad are paying strict attention to jmW .CTKTT " $$$mi f The Queen set the example two or affairs of hte kitchen, preventing waste- TC r , - ' VSBbEe ' three months ago by appearing in sim- fulness and contenting themselves with "i jMtlfi , ,.y fiEwtLf . pier costumes, while it was announced menu?- which they would have scorned a t Hf, fSr Ht TMpS K'.';' ' ar that King George has materially reduced year ago. An example of this sort is fur- ' -4j,V -Mjjg the xppnfos of his household at Buck- nished by that most celebrated of English W&BSBSw " fBm I .'' Ingham Palace, cutting out several de- beauties in aristocratic society, Miss Mar- g Wk "artmente and releasing many attendants .torio Manners. She is credited with the Hr' f, lB J nd servants to serve the Government in actual supervision of the culinary depart- f ' War The Beautiful Young Countess munition factories and elsewhere. ment in her own home, performing won- .,..0$0fr ' I Percy, Who Economizes by Ren- The Queen's example was soon fol- ders in the way of encouraging the chef JL '.. T f V ' W A 'oWPri by ladies closely connected with o prepare made-over dishes. lllL. ; , ovating tier Liast.iears wara- )he and now mogt of the women Thla ls one of the metnods of econo- JMF ' I robe. ;r aristocratic society are economizing mizlng that Is in the highesl Uor with . Jfj , -',,-,, -bW, i rays undreamed of before the war. the War Savings' Committee. Its general nfoBlk ytdir ranks are being increased every adoption in the great houses would do -.J? f" jjSr ! diy, partly owing to the activity of the muci toward keeping down the prices of 1 " , 9 '.v Parliamentary War Savings Committee, food necessaries. I jk , Jncluding the economy pledge propaganda -. - economy thai appeal;, power. i -iHKdflnl in ( lie hands of Mr. H. E. Morgan. fully to the Government consists in th . S This pledge has taken the concrete and use of the humbler public vehicles, omr! . BJHJBjM ijjJxySj: V detailed form displayed on this page, it .busses and tram ears, because this re- . ' - ' J&BHKtBKP'KBK "J ' Tl le a "blanket'' form of pledge which is leases a great number of priiate motor jE-r , VMfc i 1 "V' I 7 appropriately signed by any English- cars for Government use. It is a matter '&JH fj hr jjWBu. woman, however rich and noble, however of common knowledge that Lady Merrel -,. JT InS'TN. f , if humble. The economies which its sign- Bathurst has not retained a single one i "0 V 4 A yfSfl I lm ers P'eage themselves to practise are of of her private conveyances. She walks a , ; ' I A j A ' ', Vv JjapBajp. the kind" that will conserve the country's sreal deal, and frequently is seen mount- fX?l II ' A v fer'l resources in the most practical way. For iug to the top of a London 'bus. 1 V' ' ;tt I Ms- jE&BeL. example, as an offset to the soaring Although taxicab service in London 1 VV PU . . - : M piTajB f2mm !irirf,s of f00d- the onnPn of splendid not expensive, actresses and chorus girls, ceehr"edof EA?hAv'isto- Im vitC ) I Wl Pll country houses are converting orna as well as women of leisure, have given cratic Beauties, Who Prac- ' tgg&!r Wt I Wfe ! I a I ) 3 mental parts of the grounds into rege- up that habit along with expensive seats tices Economy in the Kit- A 'rj "- , - I?' 1 , I X&-tA I KfcrfJ table gardens. Even that former Amer- at the theatre and costly suppers. English ?,l'e" by Encouraging the SVfK 1 K ' A pit j aiWirSEn,S lean, William Waldorf Astor, has offered women of all classes are going about on CWJo Prepare Made-Over f , 'A V "Tr 7 v" .. ,- J, , a-j---1 to the War Savings Committee the use foot to an extent never before heard of- JbsSwwSiK""-' ' """r- of the great estate of Cliveden at its dis- Quite a number of Peeresses and other s - cretion.v rich women with large establishments Yfe "H- The Scottish beauty, Miss Farquharson, have cut their army or servitors in half, "'BmBbBBIk ' PJPJllBjg of Invercauld, personally directs vege- turning superfluous footmen and ehauf dfe ' ' WM s., iable 'gardening In the grounds of her feurs over to Kitchener's training camps. ' ' ' ' nB jt, :ountry house. Many other rich English Some have gone a step further and st J ggdBBteBVpj 's'fj, society women are helping to solve the actually are doing a considerable share Z. v ' '"' 'tmH iaHPAi f It is known that the beautiful young of being the worse off for Vinfa'ct '&u" P Countess Percy, for instance, is adding there never was a time when the women :f-'jmUm&S&?Zv' I nothing to her wardrobe this season. It of Englaidseemed more cheerful and JB La,-! w ho View of t rjT Operations " Uses the London 'Busses, iam Waldorf Astor Has Offered to Devote to Any Use Sug- Grounds Surrounding Having Turned Her Motor Cars OVfer gested by the War Saving Committee Splendid Country Hot to the Government. j IMPRESSED by the stern realities and sterner prospects of war, women of all ranks In England are making rigid economy the fashion. "Fashions," in the ordinary sense of the term, are taboo from Queen Mary and Peeresses, young and old, down to housewives of the masses, footlight favorites and shopgirls. The Queen set the example two or three months ago by appearing in simpler sim-pler costumes, while it was announced that King George has materially reduced the expenses of his household at Buckingham Buck-ingham Palace, cutting out several departments de-partments and releasing many attendants nd servants to serve the Government in .munition factories and elsewhere. The Queen's example was soon followed fol-lowed by ladies closely connected with the court, and now most of the women in aristocratic society are economizing V Fays undreamed of before the war. yhdir ranks are being increased every dj.y, partly owing to the activity of the Parliamentary War Savings Committee, including the economy pledge propaganda in the hands of Mr. H. E. Morgan. This pledge has taken the concrete and detailed form displayed on this page. It ls a "blanket" form of pledge which is appropriately signed by any Englishwoman, English-woman, however rich and noble, however humble. The economies which its signers sign-ers pledge themselves to practise are of the kind" that will conserve the country's resources in the most practical way. For example, as an offset to the soaring prices of food, the owners of splendid country houses are converting ornamental orna-mental parts of the grounds into vegetable vege-table gardens. Even that former American, Amer-ican, William Waldorf Astor, has offered to the War Savings Committee the use of the great estate of Cliveden at its discretion, dis-cretion, j The Scottish beAuty, Miss Farquharson, of Invercauld, personally directs vege-;able vege-;able gardening ip the grounds of her :ountry house. Many other rich English society women are helping to solve the food problem In the same way. The most unexpected economies, however how-ever economies which society women ttie wor'.d over are last to rut into practise prac-tise are in relation to personal adornment. adorn-ment. For once in the history of English Eng-lish fashionable society old clothes are the fashion. The modistes, milliners, dressmakers and Jewelers are finding themselves and their wares virtually ignored. It Is known that the beautiful young Countess Percy, for instance, is adding nothing to her wardrobe this season. It is said that several weeks ago she made a personal inspection of her stock of gowns, hats, shoes, furs and articles of lingerie, and decided that she needed nothing new for at least another year. English hostesses are giving no more elaborate dinners. They have taken to heart the enormous advance in food prices nad are paying strict attention to affairs of hte kitchen, preventing wastefulness waste-fulness and contenting themselves with menus which they would have scorned a year ago. An example of this sort is furnished fur-nished by that most celebrated of English beauties in aristocratic society, Miss Mar-jorie Mar-jorie Manners. She Is credited with the actual supervision of the culinary department depart-ment in her own home, performing wonders won-ders in the way of encouraging the chef to prepare made-over dishes. This is one of the methods of economizing econo-mizing that ls in the highest favor with the War Savings' Committee. Its general adoption in the great houses would do much toward keeping down the prices of food necessaries. Another economy that appeals powep fully to the Government consists in th use of the humbler public vehicles, omn ,busscs and tram cars, because this releases re-leases a great number of private motor cars for Government use. It is a matter of common knowledge that Lady Merrel Bathurst has not retained a single one of her private conveyances. She walks a great deal, and frequently is seen mounting mount-ing to the top of a London 'bus. Although taxicab service in London is not expensive, actresses and chorus girls, as well as women of leisure, have given up that habit along with expensive seats at the theatre and costly suppers. English women of all classes are going about on foot to an extent never before heard of. Quite a number of Peeresses and other rich women with large establishments have cut their army or servitors in half, turning superfluous footmen and chauffeurs chauf-feurs over to Kitchener's training camps. Some have gone a step further and actually are doing a considerable share of their own housework. The Countess of Kerry is one of these devoted wartime economists, acting as her own maid and caring for and teaching her two charming" charm-ing" children. In this way many maids and governesses govern-esses have been released to serve their country well in the munition factories. There is so much enthusiasm for the economy fashion in all classes that it is, hard to say where it will stop. One thing is apparent, however, nobody complains of being the worse off for it In fact, there never was a time when the women of England seemed more cheerful and energetic Lady Marjorie Manners, Most Celebrated of English Aristocratic Aristo-cratic Beauties, Who Practices Prac-tices Economy in the Kitchen Kit-chen by Encouraging the Chef to Prepare Made-Over Dishes. Miss Farquharson, " cauld. the Rich Beauty, Who Directs enin? Operations n Grounds Surround." Splendid Country HOtfj Lady Mcriel Bathurst, Who Uses the London 'Busses, Having Turned Her Motor Cars Ovtr to the Government, View of the Magnificent Grounds of Cliveden, Which William Will-iam Waldorf Astor Has Offered to Devote to Any Use Suggested Sug-gested by the War Savins Committee t |