The twenty-third Mih-ho-loong Ball was given at the Shanghai Club on Monday 5 been customary, and always with just-ive, to characterise th annual entertainment a3 success, and certain that the universal mouth st that the Ball on Monday was fully og delightful under all its aspects as any of ite predecessors, The joint committee of the Fi men and the Volunteers, Messrs, R. A. Anderson, W. Davies, ©. Duwdall, O. J. Dudgeon, F. M. Gratton, E. Gumpert, Pearce, L. Plummer, G. Sutherland, G. R. Wingrove, and the hon. treasurer, Me. R. M. Campbell, and hon. secretary Mr. A. G. H. Carruthers, had worked idacusiy at the preparations, and were well ropxid, Some changes had been made from the typed arrangements, and there was a little doubt as to how they would be received, but it did not take long to dispel the doubts altogether. Although the number of i vitations had been limited to the capacity of the Club rooms, the ball did not seem to be any less crowded than before, which is no doubt partly due to the proportion of Indies being so much Jarger than it was" few years \d it was again pleasant to notice 8 among the ladies were the unmarried girls, The halls and ntsircase were decorated with the usual flags and trophies and shields, and the ducing rooms were made extremely pretty with long trails of ivy round the electric lights and on the walls. For the decora: tions Me, F. M. Gratton was entirely responsible, and it was apparent that he had devoted a considerable amount of time to them. The success with which the incandescent electric light lends itself to ornamentation on such occasions was'again evidenced, Mr, Gratton utilising the glow-Inmps amonget the foliage of the plants in a particularly effective way. At nine o'clock the guests began tovarvive thickly, and dancing commenced soon after, and was continued with great spirit till about half-past tivo on Tuesday morning, the following being the programme of the music, which was excellently played by the Town Band under the direction of Comm. Vela
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