Naturally with so many events taking place feminine Shanghai took advantage of the opportunity to wear Rew gowns. There were hundreds of lovely ones, some more distinctive than others. "One of the loveliest costumes of Coronation "week was worn on Coronation night by Mrs. P.G. Caleina, Tt was a dress of white satin over which was worn a velvet cape of red and blue.
Mis. H. S. Peake's biscuit coloured net garden party frock was one of he thie ones at the Telfer-Smollett garden party.
Mrs. T. B. Dunn's cream coloured tulle with a satin stripe made with a {full'skirt and worn over a green slip was one of the outstanding dresses at the St, George's Ball. Her blue and white costume—big blue hat and blue dots on white background with wide blue belt—made a pleasing picture at the. Telfer-Smollett garden party.
Mrs. Telfer-Smollett in cream ince at the British Residents' Association arden party on Saturday and in a ren and white flowered print at her own party, can be numbered among the best dressed women of Coronation Mra. J. T. Ford's brown chiffon frock with huge floral pattern in red and yellow poppies and worn with a huge brown hat was another smart Outfit. She wore this to receive guests at the B.W.A. party.
Among the younger girls Miss Annette Meyer's green organdy frock with big puff sleeves was especially commented on at the Telfer-Smolielt garden party.
Short' skirts for afternoon and cocktail time is Dame Fashion's latest decree. Mrs. J. EL. Turner was smartly turned out, both at the B.W.A. and the Telfer-Smollett garden pares, in smart short skirt costumes. She favoured black.
"Rows upon rows of tucks from the bottom of the extremely wide skirt to the tiny bolero jacket were the distinctive features of the summery garden party frock worn to the B.W.A. arden party by Mis A.C: Cornish. 'A huge bunch of red poppies at the Waist and a smaller bunch on her wide-brimmed Leghorn hat completed ths most effective costume.
The Bachelors Complain The Coronation week dresses found favour with everybody but Shanghai's dancing bachelors who have registered. complaint after complaint. It seems that the skirts are too long, that rains get in the way of dancing and that hems, accidentally torn, bring Say, are of least six Inches than necessary, They may be beauti-
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