Spring Meeting: More Night Glubs: Music Hath Charms ness adopt as. her official hue, Hife-giving is it, repeats itself in a number of different guises at this! season of the veer. But perhaps fee Zavgarite counterpart of the fin crisp. yellow frock that more blossoming "yellow appears
than one pair of feminine eyes has gazed on with deigh? during the ast few days, "The skirt is a great inverted tower cap with ruffles at_ the. bot-
Hints on Racing The tension isn't over yet, and there ave still a few more hours wherein to hope. In the meantime acting has so far been as good as fever this spring, and, what important the. weather "has be fairly considerate, From a feminine standpoint race "meetings do not
Sex—an all absorbing enthusiasm manag they do to the male "fu the aces themselves, close attention to those unaccountable incon-tenaies peculiar to. race-ponies, and the subsequent and almost in-Variable result of empty pocket No, thank goodness, racing holds other attractions for us, In fact there is veally no need of the fair sex to pay from. The "upper part is close strictly to its name, and there is|fitting, and with a little co-opera always sucha large number" of tion on the part of the wearer, people wanting to dance there, that might indeed make her look slim Ik coomes just a litre inadequate. and blossom-like That "leaves us with only.
Tulips and dance frocks. Living! [Canidrome, now that the Majestic|zolden petals on one; frivolous has died a natural—or is unnatural? [Yellow ruffles on the other, The death. "How a night club is born [material is here: right on Nanking! is dificult for the ordinary person; Toad. you" can td it. Something to discern, but there is no doubt [ought tobe done with this. warp that a new night club would live and woof of spring, happily ever after if only someone could be induced to be responsible Smith Clab for its birth. Since Amerien ts the home of most new things simply remains for a few fof. decorate "bright young things" ould see to it that the _Gelieved: from any ies.
4 since Shanghai has ch, an enviable reputa she Tighe Just as well live up to it At least, that to s'the opinion of one of the bright young things.
Arrival There has bern an important addition to. Italian society in. the recent arrival of Count and Countess tion at all to the actual technique Giorgio. del. Bone in Shanghai, fof racing by that 1 mea, 50 lone Count Giorgio del Bone, will hold fas, they remember tosay "They're the "position of. Vice-Conaul for War on Moths and ten Of" when the starting gate goes up, Htaly, in the place of Signor Ven-
Face by dancing excitedly up" An Show hel been inert tu the turini who expects to leave Shang-hai, to tea at the American Women's Gown "Goeth, total" disregard for his month. Talking of Italian Club," After a. delicious. ten had society, ik was well represented at been' served cabled messages from other people' the ponies fa, large. cocktail party last week,|Ruth Hawthorne French, President Gaeh past the wi feiven' by Me. Chien with his two lof the Alamnee Association and perhaps it fe just ally" to. suggest. havin itacive "dangers acting Dr, Wiliam Neinon, Present Blackstone apartments was Aled eid Preeman read a fetter written the College were read, Mrs.
Mans-the ponies "when the \ddling bell Tings as this creates. the impression rae st guests. Countess Ciano Wright, Erecident, st the frith "a deligattally" international (cit freeman read @ letter woe that there is nothing you donot pow bout racing snd. ponies there, also crab of China. Ginling, =a. young: "form;" however this Is not abso Smith Madame del Greco with her daugh- ley sister of Smith," to whose funds lutely essential since you can gen: ter, Countess del Bone and various Smith students and graduates con-erally' got. some. gentleman. friend with' nothing better to do than run other distinguished people tribute, was reported upon by Airs Backwards ind forwards from. the MeRae' and "Mra. 'R. Bennett Parismutuel, who will gladly accept the duties of wetting a*"really good ott. porte to sares edit any audience gathered to listen to cexerbing its dally life, The after. tip for the next race." The nal runic, whether He bea concert or [ROM closed with a gencninute Attraction of the races for wom writen by Professor Julia Ieee with th Caverno, its retiring President, slong as Eve is fident that she is Jost as smart her friends and 'a. good. deal Moths and Men smarter than her enemies, she will Now that the races are over, more blissfully. happy. Nothing.
who knows she is perfectly shake the complacence of woman ing is always the signal for the Out; which "after all is beginning of summer, and almost fustifable: since a every woman in Shanghai has but firn Jone thought in mind. She is about brate, not to mention sleepless to engage in a serious battle; it nights and fervent prayers to the Bon Dien concerning weather con-might almost be caled rt ditions for the occasion. Thus, the lan opera, and to actual racing must pale into large number of men who are a 'The enemy camp consists ficance beside the important matter evidently there because their wives Rratly, of moths, and. secondly, of Of dress, though of egurse, it is just think it is the correct thing to do.|men..' The male members of the '88 well'that there "are race [Having watched the poor unhappy Rousehold certainly do their best to ings, since they form an excellent creatures sitting at attention in|keep well out of the way, but the excise to wear one's best clothes. seats that cam grow unbelievably house echoes with their grumbles. hard, it is very" pleasant to look This sort of thing for instance. Brighter. Shanghai [about the average audience which greets the local Symphony Orchestra comes an ominous voice Atter x week of racing and the find to reflect on the large number from the depths of the bed-room. general holiday atmosphere that it fof men who ave there because they always seems to induce, everyday want. to te. all ig, dean' cage hi we Tris also impossible to be mis-|7, cinPl had to gp to the donner, had to goto the Cleaner, taken in drawing conclusions like your flannels, to-day." dismal those "unstandy ho are led [foe vanir however, hat actaly symphony concerts inva their captivity all too plainly." No they "question are rain, and. when Jamount "of "good "breeding can lit, Giscovered tat they also have nity snow ter Seed, Sa [es can che desire to louse stile yawns [vee®, 80 the deane "Seanare pgs oes {simply have to be indulged tu, to Se pte under. the category of De ion cwt for culture eppareltiy Gaeie [oth and. long trousers, well tle miataction fom watching the 5. seetumetaly warori Slee hose stern companions, It it alls, Mjuse" "every avalable veranda rape expressions onthe face soon as the sun egy pete to contempt This situation seems to sun, (the housewife's only ally at crammed with clothing, while the Too Many People with only" infrequently at Tocal se2" or Woes ex be to destroy lite seems to be just a title dull Intact, any' suggestions. for a {the genuine enjoyment they derive to finger within their folds. At any symphonies, Men come because of moths that might be tempted brighter Shanghai would be gladly from the music, or else their wives rate, they effectually prevent any Welcomed. "In the first place, there have them so perfectly trained that light from entering the rooms, and deems to be a serious—and, looking the most unwilling seeker after art|n"Yepressing odour of caniphor over" the last few yours, almost unprecedented—lack of night clubs. masks his inmost feelings.
Dervades the entire house.
That sounds very like a challenge, Flowers and Frocks A War is Waged odsing "from the "worldwide In the -huge baskets used by] Now look out of the window, and Rotoriety Shanghai has "gained in itinerant. flower merchants for dis-|whae do you see? "Not even the the matter of night life, "And. unplaying their wares one may see Zarden is excluded from the fight. doubtedly' nobody. can' deny the jarly day, sheaves of tulips, with Tu fact, the garden really does take existence of any amount of places heads tke golden cups freshly on the aspect of a battlefield.
First fof amusement for bachelors, grace washed in dew. There are other all the lawn is spread with car-widowers and the like. - No, the Rowers, of course, and there are [pets with all the mad and dost of Doint is, there is) nowhere Jor' the jo myriad other colours, all in the p long winter's trampling: they are comparatively respectable—and, in-same basket, very likely, Dot if it now feng made a good deal mud cidentally feminine=portion of the ig golden yellow one is thinking of,|ter yy "a comple of dogs "who community to. go. There's the Little Club, of course, but it adheres so [the tulips will blot out everything [imagine the cat for their to Poll on ther, are there solely' chew them, and cover them with yet more mud seems a fascinating pastime. Soon however they are dispersed by the arrival of the fcombatants—the latter being. dressed in aprons anc armed with bamboo Poles—the carpets are then slung i aloft and beaten vigorously. The} sound is not unlike the Tumbling of guns, and clouds of dust fill the air. the. midst of all this furore stands the mistress of the house. She is the target for the grumbling remarks of the household, and the butt of her husband's indignation. Yes, there is no doubt that spring cleaning must be a tiresome task, Dut even here the law of compensa-reason, woman experiences. tion plays its part. For some
secret delight as she watches her dingy carpets being torn from the rooms and bright matting put down their stead; ay cretonnes take the place of heavy winter curtains and, gradually as the dust from the carpets, the feathers from. the pillows, and camphor from the clothes' cease footing in the air, she receives the reward of her virtue spotless, bright house, gleaming with cleanliness in the summer sun.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.