Mrs, Samuel Pepys , Woman's Page North-China Daily News."
Dear Extzanera I am interested in the discussion on men's evening dress for torrid temperatures which Maori started, and I for one should be willing to grant the men the privilege of the coolest costume possible to Western standards. I think, however, that Maori wil] never succeed in getting the reform put through.
It is my opinion that men really prefer warmer garb in summer cause it gives them such a good excuse to dispense with dancing during the hot weather. Let them wear tennis costumes to dinner if they see fit, but then throw out all arguments against dancing.
I am, ete., A Jazzina Wire.
Shanghai, July 1922, a@ moon-gate, or a procession of patient camels passing in the blue-black mystery of the night—all these show a sympathy of perception and a flexibility of technique.
To one who is seeing Peking for the first time through the paintings of this skilful personal conductor, the colours may seem incredibly vivid and deep; but those who have loved the city in its varying moods know that Mrs. Denman has succeeded surprisingly in reproducing the clear, burning blue of its skies and the coolness of its shadows with an intensity which does not detract from their harmony.
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