Summer More Elusive Than at the Royal Ever This Year: Microphone Garden Party Pro Our Own London, July 14.
Alas, our, summer seems tem orarily to Have gone, and we are nce. again back into winter, and every day sees fresh cases of Yeversion back into warm winter clothes not ting fur coats, Outside life is bearable but inside one is utterly depressed. Many! fires appear in the evenings to keep' the chill away and this will give] some idea of cold we are experiencing since it is not. often we bring back the discarded fire which this year was as a matter of fact] Gisearded very late. No longer do we hear talks of moonlight bathing. Serpentine bathing or sun bathing. We are all anxious to get ax much on as possible. Not only are we suffering from a cold spell but it in for the most part a rain spell as well, On Monday the weather was down to 54 degrees which was} actually colder than at intervals during the Inst Chris Rain, Snow aiid Heat W:
Last week's weather affords most interesting reading in view of its Thus we have had tor-rain in England, severe] snowstorms in France, and a heat wave in the United States. At one time while the United States temperature was 112 deg. in London it was 9, The torrential rain England caused a good deal of alarm in certain areas and when water began to flood the streets of Louth in Lincolnshire many feared repetition of the disaster of 1920.] 8 Over 1,656,000 tons of rain have fallen in Nottingham alone during} the past three days of last week. The seaside resorts are also suffering from cold and rain and unhappy, ave the visitors who have chosen this period for their annual holds Luckily, however, this spell has come toa late to upset some of the more important social engagements and sporting events, and I am afraid in this country if'we are blessed with 3 spell of fine weather any Jength of time we are reconciled to the fact that we are bound to suffer for it by getting a spell of bad.
The Royal Garden Party Touday the King and Queen aro|™' first 'a microphone and. loud giving a Garden Party, and for the
speakers will be used to facilitate the departure of the guests. A card hearing the name, of the lady or gentleman to whom each car belongs will be handed to a constable on duty. This name will be forthwith ned in the Grand Hall by.
of a microphone and loud speakers. It is particularly being requested that those who have given their names for their cars to be called should listen for this announcement. It is necessary that footman should accompany each ca 16 no provision can be made for calling the cars, beyond giving the names to the footman waiting in the Mall with whom it rests to bring the car, Indications are that this innovation will work smoothly.
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