Peiping, Mar. 3.
'There have been a great many parties during the last fortnight for Dr. and Mrs. S. 'T. Wang who are leaving Peiping on a six, months' holiday. Dr. Wang, who is a nephew lof the distinguished recent Minister lof Foreign Affairs, Mr. C, T. Wang, Is one of the heads of the Peking Urion Medical College and holds a very" important position here, His wife, on American lady, is a most active, popular and delightful member of society. Highly intelligent, she kas practically run the Institute of Fine Aris of which she Is the Manag-Ing. Director and it is through her energy, sustained over many years, that the Tnstitule, absolutely invalu-Jable as it is to artists, musicians and Teeturers, has attained the very important position it now holds. Dr. fond Mrs, Wang are first travelling 10 the States to visit friends and relations and are afterwards crossing 10 England from which country they will embark and travel back (o, China Via Suez. Among those who enter-fained for the Wangs were Colonel and Mrs, Stilwell (Colonel Stilwell 1s the American Military Attache) Dr and Mrs, Dieuslde, Major and Mri Constant' who gave a large cocktallparty, Mr, and. Mrs, "Seaholm and heats of others too mimerous to mention.
Washington's Birthday Dinner {on's Birthday Night when over two Thundred and Afty of them met at dine ner to celebrate the great anniversary.
The large and very animated party {took place at the Hotel des Wagons Lits and when all the guests had assembled a fanfare of trumpets start-fed the procession Into the dining-room. Dr. Paul Stevenson is this Jyear's President of the American Association and he escorted Mrs. [Nelson Johnson to her place of hon-Jour at his right, There were many other guests. of the Association, notably those Americans who had spent Afty or more years in China.
of Interest to note that these were Miss Elizabeth McCoy (unfortunately at the last moment she was junable to attend) who first came to China In October 1879, Mr. LO. Azlington,' who is one of our most distinguished. authors arrived in the same year but two months later, and lethers who closely followed in their footsteps are Dr. Hopkins, the Rev. E. E. Alken and Dr. J. C. Ferguson. JO distinguished guest of honour, 100, [was Mrs: Calhoun, without whom no party in Peiping is complete anid who during her many years in China has Jendeared herself to the entire foreign lend Chinese communities by her most. gracious hospitality and friendship, Unofficial Entertaining Since the death of His Majesty King George there have not been Jmany official entertainments but there always a good deal of ontertain~ ing going on." The other evening the [Special Commissionar for Foreign Affairs and Mrs. S. G. Cheng gave a Jdinner-party and among their quests Were Mr, and Mrs, Merrill, our latest bride and groom (he is First Secre-ary at the American Embassy) Gen-feral and Madame Dan Pao Tehao, Mrs. Club, whose husband is at present away with the American Ambussader, Colonel Bixey, Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Hussey, Mr. and Mrs, Faulkner, Mr. and Mrs, Danby, Mr, A. S. Kent, My, Gootte and Lieut. Tyrwhitt. A sumptuous Chinese meal was served fat two round tables with many of the Jextea-special dishes, including won-Serful Peking duck. Of these guests Mr, and Mrs, Faulkner have since left for England (he was the local /Monager of the Chartered Bank) and Mrs, Danby 1s about to leave for a few months. The latter will probably join the party of Mr. and Mrs. JOwen Lattimore who are also travel-hing via Siberia. The Lattimores be-Jong to an old China family and have Imany friends in the South as well as the North and he has made a dls-Unguished name for himself as an jouthority on Manchurian and Mon elian affairs.
"Another dinner of a more official nature was that given by the Spanish Minister and Madame Garrido last week. It was in honour of General land Madame Sung Cheh-yuan (the [Mayor and Mayoress of Peiping) and JGeneral and Madame Chin Teh-chun. The other guests included the Portu-Jgvese Minister and Madame Navarro Jand their datighter Madame Delgado, Dr, and Mrs. 8. G. Cheng, Mr. and Mrs. Chi Shihan, Mf, and Madame [Rhein (of the French Embassy) Mrs. Hussey, Madame Hoo Wel-teh, Mr. Poletti, Mr. and Mrs. Wang Tseng-tse, and Mr, Rizzo, A Romantic Wedding There has been a romantic weding in Peiping with the groom in this city and his bride thousands of miles away in Italy, You will have guessed that this was a marriage by Proxy," 90 unusual in these days quick' transport, The brid is tone of Peipings most popular and good-looking bachelors, Lieutenant Spagone, the Commandant of the Talien "Embassy Guard. 'This -matriage took place a few weeks ago but was only announced: last week. 'The bride is Signorina Elena Benamozegh who is expected to arrive in Pel-ping at the end of March, and she will be a valuable. addition to' the allan community which is all too small, Mme Dan Dances 'A most enjoyable dance recital was niven by Madame Dan Pao Tehao on February 27 under the auspices the Insiitute of Fine. Arts. Madame Dan is, of course, one of the two famous sisters who, on their return from France where their father was Chinese Minister, became ladies-in-[waiting to the oid Empress-Dowager and Initiated her into many foreign ways and customs. The other sister the author of and who recently paid a visit to China, Madame Dan not only danced most gracefully but had herself composed the dances. She wore many beautiful costumes, notably the one in the "Manchu Court Dance" which was heavily embroldered red brocade with an enormous and picturesque Manchu headdress, was very interesting to hear the music which had been composed over 1 thousand years ago by the ci rated Emperor Ming Huang of the Tang Dynasty and Madame Dan sang {the words as she swayed and postured in the "Rainbow Garment "Dance," So as not to have too much of a good thing, variety was Introduced by the dances of Madame Kubasova-Soboleft They were the "Swan Dance" and the "Pelking Dust" Dance in the for~ eign ballet style, the latter being particularly: charming and original. Miss Olga Barbier, a pupil of Madame Kubasova, did a pretty Gavotte and in the opening number Madame Dat was assisted by the Misses Stilwel the daughters of the American Milltary Attache, and Miss Barbier "Tang Dynasty" statuettes; The young girls looks really beautiful. Altogether a most pleasant evening's entertainment for which many dinners were given. I noticed in. the audience Frau Trautman, the Portuieuese Minister and Madame Navarro, Mr. and Mrs, Lockhart, Baron Leo: pold Plessen, Countess Lichowsky (he daughter' of the late German Ambassador Prince - Lichnowsky) Madame 'Munthe and many' distinguished Chinese friends of Madame Den including the Mayor, General Sung Cheh-yuan, General Chin Teh-chun and Dr, and Mrs. 8. G. Cheng, Interesting Exhibitions Mrs, Gladys Lynch, the wife of the [Commanding Offieer'of the 15th Infantry in Tientsin held an exhibition Jot pictures at the Institute of Fine Arts ten days ago, She is a much travelled person as her pictures showed, they being of America, Hawaii, China and the Filippines besides other places. Another most interesting ex= hibition was the one held. by Miss Punnett of old Japanese wood-cuts. Miss Punnett has made a study of these and gave a little talk on the jepening day to the members of the Institute of Fine Arts, 'Still another exhibition was that of Mr. Godfrey Grantham the son of the late Sir E, Granthamn and Madame /Munthe, who' writes under the pen-name of A. E, Grantham. This young, artist has lived In Peiping for most for his life, though he has made fre~ quent trips {0 Europe where studied in Germany under Professor Bartning,—the famous artist and teacher. He has a great liking for flowers as so many of his pictures testify and is really ut iis best them, Peiping's Usual Visitors There are, as usual, many visitors in Peiping. Mrs. Fyife and her daughter have been staying with Mrs. Calhoun, "Miss Balsley with her nephew Captain Frank Roberts, who with his wife entertained at a charm-Ing cocktail party for her, Mr. F.
Pollard was here from Shanghai for a few days, Major and Mrs. Hay~ greaves came up from Tientsin, and Miss Mary Knight the Paris correspondent for the United Press, passed through the old capital on a" brief visit, "Lady Bateman was entertain fed at a dinner-party by Mr. Harold Acton before proceeding with her friend Miss Valllent on her tour round the world, The return of old residents, Dr. and Mrs. Henry Houghton of the P.UMC, has given much pleasure 10 their many friends here. Dr. Hough-{on is relieving De. 8, T. Wang while is on furlough,
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