room inside. Champagne was flowing like the proverbial water and the party soon assumed the proportions of one of the national balls. land who. took occasion for fresh ideas among the music-loving communities of savages. She picked up novelties by attending the exciting midnight there" were 100 tom-tom beating, chanting and hand dancers on the floor trying to make the best of the few precious hours left to. them. There were many clapping exhibitions that are the pastime of the Bantus. From the barbaric performances" she turned large dinner parties in evidence the dance into a ball room version.
Court Dresses A tem of the details concerning ther oficial "Conre gown Sesigns of hich Ther Afajestien have approy-"a have arrived they having been eibated for the guidance of the indies and debutantes attending the Royal Courts this years One. Datantes gown approved is of ome thelewhite el lie, with closely vided ce andi and merging into a full skit! form: Sroldered diamante end "pearls
Ing era the hems The tain is white satin, semietdered with Vamonte, "and" ined. with silver tie, "Another gown is of sup: hire blue "satin, the train of the ame colour, embroidered in. dia: fhonte, and fined with silver ame. One gown of tortelmahel tile, ex: tunity bandeembrotred: in for. GSireahlt palletes, haw train embroidered velvet, lined with old noues "Ie in intsrestng to. Note int transformation eects are featured=not. only. Interesting but very. economical: The gorgeously tmbroigered" trains of the Court Soma la ce, a Fracefuly raped round the should lated his tyres, scratched his fen. yrs, and left, written in chalk all spite of the act that groups tended to become Jost in the gay and giddy throng." Senor Piedvo. Martel had about forty guests vat his table, Mr. and Mrs, Adgren were host and hostess to. twenty five more. Mrs Gem. Bain gave another party al which were "present. twenty. two. There were about sixteen people at Mr. E, Savage's table. Br. Monteith B. Webb was host to a party. of twelve, two of his guests being Sit Robert Ho Tung and Lady Ho Tung who were up from Hongkong. Cap-{ain Kekevitch had another large soup, oont fourteen, and "Me henry Chew was. host ata party of twelve. Likewise the closing tea dance on Sunday afternoon "was very gay. Everyone simply. refused polite form of to let the orchesten go and "Good Night, Ladies" "was. obligingly repeated several times after eight wondering if some little "Look-see o'clock. "Even then boy from Shanghai has not mys-Tingered on, terfously conveyed a scheme which tables and' talking. All. of the has worked for years in China to an Occidental associate across. the young Chinese couples in town Seemed to be there and most of the water. girls were dressed in brilliant red. noticed that it many of the Chinese i ing their hair in curls hanging to or below the In Shanghai for 2 brief number shoulders and usually caught back of hours while the "Resolute" stop-pretty flower or a jewelled ped over on its way around the of some sort. Sir Robert and world, last Friday, were Mr. and Lady Ho Tung had a party of forty, Mrs. Pallenberg, whose fame is including Mr. and Birs, Sun Fo, Mr. well known to all the German comand Mrs. Li Mr. and Mrs. munity, "They were the. guests of
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