Summer Lassitude Gives Way to Wave of Activity: Winter Season on Eve of Opening For the past three months Shanghai has lain quiescent under the anesthesia of summer, Upon her hed of steaming earth her limbs were quiet, her eyes closed. Now and again under the delirium of protestations, protestations go which her Tew indifferent attendants were too weary, and too helpless, to do more
force a bit of iced liquid between than. off the wet brow and the gasping lips. Day and night Shanghai has slept with diminished pulse under the blanket of tem-
But for the past two weeks Shanghai has doen convalescing. Her sullen attendants awoke one! morning to find her toes and fingers quivering with renewed life. A. few days later the patient was able to sit up and drink, and now throughout] her veins there races the molecules of deserters returned, On every boat and train they are! pouring back by the hundreds, from Tsingtao and Weihaiwei and Pei hho, from Mokasha and a few from Jai brings with it a new shipload of sprightly deserters, the colour of mahogany, and. with the brazen cheerfulness of those who have not had to watch the gasps of a summer smitten Shanghai, Across the street From them one begins to feel anwmic und melancholy, Within talking distance the: weakness. turns to. salty despair for everyone will inform you that he feels "like a million dollars," and that "Shanghai isn't such a bad place after all." No, it is not so bad now that the fever has calmed down, and the influx of life has put a trace of colour in its pale face, It has been estimated that during August there were 4,000 Shanghai citizens in Tsingtao, The spring destitution of Shanghai made it impossible for many people to get out of China and while e did, in spite of the major calamity of exchange, achieve such enviable resorts as Unzen, steamship companies in Shanghai declare that at least three-fourths of the summer migration ws confined to Chinese territory, Some idea of the extent of that migration may be determined by a couple of] statistics, The Blue Funnel Boats are normally supposed to carry 130 pass angers on their three weeks? rout trip. On each of their trips their] cabins were not only full but the decks were cheerfully speckled with camp cots and the lounges were full. The Blue Funnel lino alone took away over 1,000 passengers during the summer season. The D.K.K. boats have made 35 trips to the northern resorts since the first May. Their mormal capacity approximately 200 passengers but in this case also the decks were crowded with cabin less passengers who did not mind sleeping and dress: ing outside in a raucous vacation mood and the salty tang of cool yea air. The lounges were also all utilized, Now the life of Shanghai is pouring back into its body as quickly as it left it. Overnight The Bund has changed from a dreary country, tone into a thriving thoroughfare Blue coats above white trousers mark the change from languor to zest. The millinery windows have forsaken their drooping floppy hats and the smart sleek felts of autumn headgear seem not unapropos. The wisps of organdie and voile avesses have been put away and the gallant. gaudy colours of tweeds and flannels and woollens are clustered like brilliant autumn leaves) in the shop windows. Stockings are being rolled up and trousers are again on speaking acquaintance with ankles, 'The trams and buses are filled with children carrying books, still] talking over their vacations," it is "rue, but also scheming: about basketball' teams and track meets, The Municipal Public Schools for foreign children opened last Mfonday and the Municipal Public School for Chine opened: yesterday. "The Michaelmas term at the Cathedral School} also hogan yesterday and the school bus service will be. resumed on Monday, September 15. The tiny) tots-ab the Nurséry School fave taken: up their dimunitive studies already, The Romer-Peeler School) of Dancing has also decided it is quite cool enough to dance and on. September 15. will re-open at the Cathay Manstons.
Dancing had almost become a lost! art in Shanghai during the past three months, It is true that the Italien gardens at the Majestic Hotel, and other open-air Terpsichorian ' ren~ Jdez-vous, held out alluring bait in the ape of attractive music and comparative coolness. Unfortunately the comparison was not sufficient to persuade many to dance, and various }éance gardens were used mainly as. an excuse to sit around a table languidly sipping something or other through a straw and reiterating, Tt isn't the heat, it's the humidity." Last Saturday night the Majestic dancers were entertained in the ballroom, and the Italian Garden remained deserted save for a few energetic souls who braved the chilly blasts outside the ballroom doors.
To-morrow night, the Little Club will re-open, with an_ attractive] quartette of new American talent, And it is safe to say that from the night of its opening the small room will be crowded every night wi Jdancers far from languorous. The Canidrome has again become} crowde The swimming pools at the Colum. bia Country Club and the Freud (Club are rapidly being deserted and the verandah patronage has greatly: fallen off. On the other hand the hotel lobbies are filling up with tea Jand cocktail parties, almost forgotten stitutions during July and August. Likewise the guest lists on the hotel registers are growing bigger and better every day.
Deserted Club activities are_on the verge of being reclaimed. The American Women's Club will open the season on October 7, with al harden party and a new President, Mrs, R. E. Lunkley. The winter handcraft and morning include morning
lectures and study groups. The American University Women's Club will give a garden party either on /September 26 or 27, Mrs. R. Laurenz, will continue to be president, The rman Women's Clad will open with a lecture on the second Monday fin October. The Amateur Dramatic Club is busy rehearsing for their first theatrical performance of the] autumn season. "Interference" will pa presented at the Embassy Theatrs on October 22, 23, 24, and 25. It is understood that The Murder on the Second Floor and an crigifal 1d] revue are also on the programme. The Ameri
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