One of the features of the evening was the appearance of a new-style silver wigs which is said to be the rage in New York at the present ime and which made its frst ap-Pearance last night in Shanghai, being this quaint, " but individual hend-dress, one earn see the likeliness of it becoming "quite the thing" in Shanghai.
Besides the models themselves there was a fastidiousness amongst the women's dress. which was most attractive and which blended excellently with the general ball room effects. The gowns in general were some of the most attractive yet worn at social functions in Shanghai this season.
Before the ball opened there were about 350 persons present for the fexeellent dinner served bythe Majestic, and these formed a nucleus from which the party progressed until early morning.
In view of the military situation in Chekiang, the authorities suggest caution on the part of house: boat parties in making trips out' of the immediate Shanghai area.
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