Feminine Shanghai's Calendar. Full of Diverse Activities: Children's Parties and Actor's Reception What an excellent excuse tea is for any sort of occasion, whether it be a whisper fest for tivo, wherein the deepest. secrets of mutual. a uaintances inevitably come to ligh Jor a gay galaxy of beauty clustered like Rowers about a huge room,.all sintily. balancing the precarious souper on the practised knee, at the same time managing to do awa: ith the assortment of food in the Vicinity, and maintaining a constant stream' of. conversation. Tea cup art is one which Has become a habit, 30 essential is it to feminine life. Let a lady go without her tifin and nine chances out of ten there' will be no dire consequences, or at least only a minor one, but put her somieplace where the usual tea cup is not forthcoming and see what happens. Tea is, an institution which no day, should be without, and one, excuse for its being, which is de lightful. Not only delightful. but, as one of the ladies in the Church Society "brain wave" contest which took place Inst Wednesday, answer-fed her particular puzzle written on the slip of white paper, "What, ix the best cure for the blues?, Why, a cup of tea, of course." And right she. was.
But whether for blues, or but ness, gossip, or. an excuse for a general. gathering, Shanghai, ladies have certainly been gathering en masse over the tea cups of late, (Clubs, Societies, Discussion, Groups, Gharitable organizations, Women's League, Sections, Committees, Recitals, "At, Homes," Receptions, Parties, and just plain Teas, crowd Even the dimunitive daughters of the B, W. A,, and their small brothers and ftjends, had party all their.own, Buster Brown and Snookums were there also, 02 the screen, and it is so seldom that: Kiddies got a chance to see people of their own age in the cinemas in this, sophisticated age, that they were quite delighted. Little June Bear fand. Joan.."Ward entertained the small gnosis with a charming dance, fas did also Miss Irene Noon. for the fashion Shanghai weather being what most of them arrived all done up in gree frocks were short and simple, us Ly one piece, and made-of crepe, de chine, One -pert mise was in a yellow light wool crepe and had a tiny tucked shoulder cape.
Children's parties, _incidertally, are being particulary delightful in England right now. The little Princess Elizabeth is allowed to go to many of them since her mother thinks it good for her to be in the company of other children. But hhow, different are the quaint frocks worn in Mayfair from the practical party dresses. of Shanghai, There they might almost be mi fancy dress. One small a famous hostess wears a frock singing is rood for the figure, and.
to health and happivicas. he said, is a very' puts you in good spirits makes you take more breath than you do ordinarily. As, anhanges one's figure, and. altpgether i a very interesting art-to pursue, besides giving you a nine, army, placid kind of feeling."
Frank Bonner, governing director of the academy, also had somethin to say on the subject. "The girl in her teens finds an.outlet for hee. emotions and self-expression in, music, In middle, age_music, ber, comes a great solace from, care. In fact, marie enters into' every phase of our, life." So: start in, izing, even if it. is only in your: morning bath. Never mind. what the rest of the family, ha. to.say. about it, Do it One of the delightful "At Hones" of the week was. that sivan, od. January 16 by the courtesy" of: the committee of the A. W. C. in.tl club rooms on Bubbling Well Roads, Sts. 'G Or Spamon, an salma the "committee, welcomed. all dha, new members saw, to ib Wty? there was, many a renewal, of o friendships. Exchanged greetings, and many A new acquaintance place over the proverbial. tea-eu and where else is it 0 make new friends, and re-claim old? Phere was also a'varied and diverting programme, Christmas time is. surely. the, chil, en's Utopia, even for poor little Russian children' who, usually have, nothing much to make lot brighter. A hundred or happy' time Last Sunday at. the Russian Ex-Ofigera club, when, in addition to a being treated to, tei, around a gorgeous big Christmas tree, each child received packages, which when unwrapped from their rmysterioun tissue, revealed warm winter clothing, toys, books, and Sweets, Lord and Lady Li, and "their son) and daughter-inc lay, showed Thursday evening how charming hospitality can smoothly compensate for the unexpected. Their guests were invited to meet Lady Mur the, wife of Singapore's Chie justice, But the President Madison, hampered by a North wind, decided otherwise. "Lady Munson did, mot reach Shanghai till close, on, mig-night. Nevertheless. the tea, payly arranged in her honour. was duly held and Lerd and Lady Li tw the occasion into an informal gathering of old friends. Among those present were. Mz. Sustige Fecthan, Sir Peter Grait, Mr. and Mrs. J.'F. Brenan, Major. D. 'T. Ford, Mx, M, Gronvold, Me. F. We Maze, Mr,, W, H. Stowayt, Colonel Kinsman. "Judgp and Mrs.
King, M. and Mine. Fuad Bey, Mrp. Nazer Mis Algor, and Miss Crise touches, such as the blue braces holding' up-the skirt, and the way which the bodice, bolero fashion, is detached from the skirt, she might be her grandmother at the same age!
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