Sports frocks, street dresses and cocktail costumes, long and flowing, formed the feminine fashion parade ai the large and jolly cocktail" reception ffiven on Wednesday by Lieut-General and Mme. Yang Hu, The hosts, who received their" guests from 6 to 8 pin, had taken over the entire second floor "of the Park Hotel and provided musie for dancing to
to those who attended. the great enjoyment! Tt really was an official party judi ing from the number of diplom consular, military and naval there. was, with appliqued marguerites.. Another smartly dressed Chinese lady" wa Mme, Wu Te-chen who wore Brocade beige.
Lady Brenan who, evidently, was off to a dinner somewhere later on, came' in an all black dinner dress with short cape jacket. The all-Blackness was relieved by a huge bunch of violets at the decolletage.
Mrs, C. B, Gauss was in a dark print trock with bl-ok accessories and Mrs. Milton J. Helmick was all. white with touches of red in her veil and accessories.
"Blue and white seemed a popular combination for both foreign and Chinese ladies for among those who wore It were Mrs. Loy Chang, Mrs E. J, Lloyd, and Mrs. I. Spilvanek.
'Mrs. E, A. Long was in an all-white sports costume and rs. Eugene Penn (Butterfly Wu) wore a white' Chinese dress. Mrs.
Butrick wore a flowered print as did Mrs. C. S, Franklin, Mrs. C, J. Chancellor also appeared in a' flowered cocktail frock.
Although most of the Japanese ladles were dressed in their picturesque native costume of kimono and
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