Coronation Ball a week ago last night and continuing: with garden parties, corktalls, tattoos and attendant festivities, the week' has. broken all records for sheer activity.
Dressmakers and tailors, although weary and tired, have simply coined money, for hardly has one woman in the' social whirl turned up in the same costume twice running. Most of the gowns have been destined and mide locally, "although many " of Shanghai's social leaders who were Home a short time ago, brought out. special Coronation time dresses with them from London, 3 though Coronation celebrations were not quite enough in themselves there have been dozens and dozens {of other parti Coronation Week Weddings SShanghal boasts. three Cordnation Weel: wesidings. Miss Eileen Parkhill and. Mr. John: Walters. were married in The Cathedral on Monday after~ noon Just when the week's festivities were commencing. Miss Stella Gray and Mr, William Dudley Ward-Smith chose Coronation Eve for their wedding and set out on their honeymoon.on Coronation Day. The third fund last swadding is that of Mis Christina Beck-Frits, the daughter of Baron Johan Beck-Friis, the. Swedish Consul-General, and Baroness Beck-Frils, and Mr. Elvin Seibert, Vice Const in. the American Consulate-Genera here.
In Consular. Circles 'To-day's "wedding, promises to. one of the loveliest season. 'After the church ceremony' gordon reception will be held in the Swedish Consulate residence in Hungjao Road, That, is, weather permitting. rains the bride's parents will make an attempt to crowd all the guests into the drawing room. Although we understand the guest list was kept as small as possible just so the quests might be as comfortable inside as Out of door Miss Beck-Frils and Mr, Selbert have been the inspiration for. many, many pre-nuptial parties, They will be leaving here soon as Mr. Seibert bins been transferred to a consular post in Havana, The Bridal Attendants
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