The Archive · 1936

A Tea Party

By this time Mrs. Paul Hopkins has had an opportunity to greet the majority of her friends for she has been tiffined, teaed and dined almost daily since her return to. Shanghai One of the loveliest of all the parties arranged In her honour was the tea which Mrs, Thomas B, Dunn gave on Tuesday afternoon from $30 to 030 o'clock in her Columbia Circle home.

Mrs. Dunn groted her quests ino charming hostess gown of grey satin tunic and long black skirt. "Her amethyst earrings, brooch and ring in antique silver settings completed the costume most effectively. Mrs. Julius Wadsworth assisted in recelving and the hostess' mother, Mrs. A. 'A. Pray, and her aunt, Mis, 8, Smith poured.

While Mrs, Hopkins being welcomed. practically. the same people who are greeting her" are. bidding bon voyage to Mrs. W, S. Heald who leaves with Mr, Heald on February 19_ for America' by way of Europe. They are going on long leave but will return to Shanghai. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J, Hough are giving a buffet dinner for them this evening and next week's social calendar is filled with dinners and luncheon parties. One of these will be the Iuncheon which Mrs, ©. G. Steen will give on Mon day. one of the latest photographie studies the wife of the General and Cecil Ezra were his hosts Thursday night and Mr. and Mrs. Bang How fare entertaining next week.

Sunday afternoon is time for tea dancing and therefore the tea dances at the French Club are ly packed, Last Sunday for in= Stance there were hundreds of people there. Mr. Scott Marsh was host at tone of the many parties and noticed among those at his table were the Misses Sandy Tittman, Lee Lockhart, Mickey Hahn, Ellen 'Thesmar, Betty Cohen, Eileen' Parkhill, Helene Tsang, Messrs, Michel Thesmar, John Kane. Paul Granberry, David Tnnes-Kerr, Denzil "Ezra, Denson Sze, Mr. and Mrs. P. 'T. Rogers of Vancouver and others, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers by the way ore making a leisurely tour of "the world, They spent several days in Shanghai, stopping at the Cathay Hotel, before proceeding on to Hong-Kong. They intend {o spend sometime in Europe and England. During their visit here they were shown the sights by Miss Eileen Parkhill who attended school with Mrs, Rogers in Vancouver.

A Picturesque Party 'A party of young people had from all appearances tremely jolly time at The Tower on 'Tuesday night. 'The party included Mr. Phil Carpenter and several of his: friends who had dined earlier in the' evening at the home of Miss Babs Hutchins, the hostess. Countess de, Courelies, svelt In brown satin, her sister Itala in filmy white lace with blossoms cascading down one side of her hair, Miss Mats Chien, statuesque persimmon shade chiffon; Miss Jimmie Holwill in a dark flowered taffeta and the hostess in crisp black and white made a pleasant picture, indeed as they danced about with General Linson Dzau, the honour

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