'Yhe Engineers' Ball, as the dance given ly by the members Institute is popi Tong been an institution in SI among a large section of out lady idants China New Year would hardly be recognised if it came without this party, Hitherto these dances have been held at Temperance Hall, but this year the Engineers had so many subscribers and many guests that a larger scone was demanded, and i ie Hall that a lon jiuricshas brought the happy thro: night (25th) The clouds lowered all day, Dub un rain or enow fell, and no one therefore was kept away b i the worst of which hind been made. An awning of mats promes as accepting the tected the guests from the roadway to the obligations and forming (ie membership, of door of the hall, the steps were carpeted, the White Cros Union and it was tinder impromptu passage-way was lit by stood that a meeting of the newly formed lit, which burned throughout the Society should be culled ut an early date, bewith undickering bri. Thelarge But by an oversight no one was specially hail was the ball-room with a well-stretched appointed to call the meeting. pinafore to dance on, The Masonic shields therefore ventured to so and emblems had been removed from the vpleces occupied by the mee were given in of the vane mer com-Thuradey inviting them to a meeting i to Shanghai, which, ulter-the -room. behind the Union Church on nated with anchors, typifying the rests Monday next at 9 p.in,. As however in th between the dances, and acted-propeller of a number of separate slips it suggesting the gyrations of the frequent is not impossible that some should hi waltz, made a very effective decoration, eon lost, and as further it is cor tai that 'The gallery was draped with the unti there are those who are ready to flags, conspicuous among them being the who were prevented from being pra seeely worm' that recalls the imperial the me ihuradny, Tahowld drayon. Perl ichors were meant to say that the meet of the Chinese, open to all who either alrendy taken the obligations of the White 3 however that be, the excellence Crossorcome prepared todoao. The busin of the effect was undoubted, Mirrors, tobetransacted will bethoelection of officers, and plants made the dei: cussion of the means to be adopted eof calm delight for the eye and for the furtherance of the aims of the the tired dancer to rest on; and on to be introduced one side of it M. Vela, with a selec. by the Rev. L. H. Gulick,.D.—and tion of strings from the town-band, and such other business as may be found to cornet, provided admirable mu grow out of ball was full, Itmay he tending to with th join the Uni net without was crowde walls were interest to th if here sive fringed with spectators, and a compact body five obligations the taking of which of oid foxies looked on approvingly from constitutes a man member of the White the bottom of the hall, a ed them-Cross, They are as follows selves once again young and attractive.
1,—To treat all women with respect, and. The opening quadrille avd promenade endeavour to protect them from wrong und began avon after nine, and the ball Insted dograd:
after three, and the dancers at any 2.—To endeavour to put down all inde-rate enjoyed themselves to the full, After bik dance supper began at emall 3.—To maintain the Inw of purity ject.
equally binding upon men and women, 4.—To ndenvour to spread these prin-to any that it ciples amor my companions, and to try and sumptuous forist; the rule that prob to help my young brot! er its intoxicating liquors at the: ments was as usual strictly observed 5 To use every possible means fo full the command, ' Keep thyself pure. there of the guests who were se ing Lam, Sir, down stairs to the bar of the Masonic Yours truly, Club below and returning with well-souled Atrrep J, Barorp, bottles in their bande, were probably only The Man:
fresh val of scrated water.
28th Jan.
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