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Show VISITS FAMOUS MAKER OF WIGS Women Lawyers in England Expected to Adopt Old Custom B1 WORMAII H M ITSfJH l . ml t nm..i d nt i,f the "Niuii.laril I uinilncr. (Copyright. Ittl, bj the Slandard- Exarnlner. IXiN'mN. April, 7. Mr. Ravena-croft's Ravena-croft's wig shop 1 In Bellyard. a nur- 1 row lane off Fleet street and h few steps from the tranquility of New I square and Lincoln Inns field. It ha I.. . n m. r. for th- two centuries and more. When powdered wlir ceased to be the mole for men of fashion, the men of law barristers and mugle-trate mugle-trate did not notice and contlnutd wearing thpm until they bsYCMns tru-dltlonal tru-dltlonal must. Sons and the sons of sons continued the making of wigs In the Ravenacroft shop, little wigs I with caught -up pig tails for barrister and grrat chest covering wigs tor liiaglsi ra I In two centuries nothing has disturbed dis-turbed th even routine of the little shop like the decision to admit women wo-men to the bar. Would they wear wigs men's wIkm or would tiio kd Into In-to court with heads sacrilegiously tin-. tin-. ovtrtd I That was an important ii' -tian. Th oinnuttce of jutlis and: benchers of the Inns of court ended thi worries ol th' Mg mfevkarW. They decided that the drosa of women bar-; rlitarg in court should conform to th-following th-following rules: 1. Ordinary barristers' wigs should bo worn and should completely cover and conceal the hair. 2 Ordinary barrister gowns should be worn. 3 Dresses should be plain, black, or very dark, high In the neck, with long sleeves,, and not shorter than the' gown, with high, plain white collar j und barristers' hands, or plain coats and skirts might be worn, black ori very dark, not shorter than the gown.! ...1,1. n.kllA V.n.l. UUk 1 I Willi "l.IO inn- uailun illlU llllkll V VI - lars and barristers' bands. There Is no question that Mr. Rav-enscroft's Rav-enscroft's day was voi!--ii for him by my questioning. In the first place he suspcctol that I wanted to barn the MCrata of his trade to launch a pow-derad pow-derad wig business In New York, per-haps per-haps and ho told mo rather rudely l hat the secret of the Itavenscroft wig had ) ii kept for two centuries and would be kept for two centuries more. L'Yef'ha said, "we ran make wigs that will cover all the hair of Women lawyers. We can make thorn to cover their entire bodies, If necessary." M Coup of the French institute for j the practice of auto suggestion day by I day wins greater fame and popularity. I l-ist November he came to London and started everyone spying: "Day by day. and in every way. I am getting better and better." Now he is hark and h's vogUo gets better and better. !! trlei hard and sincerely to I prevent the circulation of miracle I stories about him but with little suc-I suc-I cess. People and women particularly, particular-ly, are plainly determined to make a magician of him. They crowd his meetings and though he talks In French they listen attentively and with awe. 'tie meets Coup enthusiasts everywhere every-where tine of them told me that jail 1 needed to win health and wealth and hWkpinaM was to drink a glass of warm water In the morning, saying over and over again ' this water Is an e'aacntlal of life;" while eating breakfast break-fast say: "My appetite is growing better and better; I um eating like a healthy man. I can digest my food perfectl) a ml the organs of my body convert it into good, red, rich blood, w hich gives me health." A dyspeptic leader writer sourly suggests that Lloyd George lend the i horus of the Impoverished nations at Genoa, having the delegates say: "Every day we get better and bet-1 t r. Exchange is rising In our favor: every day our factories run faster and tor and foreign trade grows better and better and better." Even one h u'ged, Im - medalled sellers of matches I nding on the curb, Fhow an Intent expression on their faces and their lips move, "every day I grow better and better." On the heels of ,the courageous Statement of "Q" (Sir Arthur Qulller Couch) thnt those who did not "take" or never have taken alcohol are incap-J able of appreciating much of the greatest of Knglish literature, comes, the announcement that the harassed wine producers and distributors of France are planning to follow their "wine week" In France with a similar, undertaking In England. If they are prepared to reduce prices they wllli La met with a most touching recep- tlon. Whiskey is high and so is , beer. Experts in these matters declare that the country is in the mood to change Its brand, but not so long as champagne and even the lesser wines cost a handful of silver the small bot-i tie. "Q's" statement earned a lot of Indignant In-dignant refutation particularly from I life long teetotalers What he meant was that one who ha.i never tasted, alcohol lucks an Important experience. I and was therefore unable to appreciate i fully any literature In which that experience ex-perience plays a considerable part. Simple. 1 |