Attractive Entertainment Associated with Fancy Dress Ball:
A "Bliney" Dinner Those prolific entertainers, the Union of Russian Army and Navy Men and the Russian Benevolent, Society, are busy on preparations for another display at the Majestic Hotel, on Friday, March 4. Encouraged by the evident popularity. of the dance numbers in the Russian New Year Eve cabaret programme, got the idea then of staging similar entertainment, but with the Programme confined' entirely to national dances, in the organization, Mrs, Macleod, Mme. A, clu Pac de Marsoulies, Mme. M. Walter, Mime, A. Bary and Mr.
Strachan were ce-opted on the committee and arrangements now have been completed for a fancy dress all, the ballroom numbers alternate ing with national dances. Already the committee have arranged with competent exponents to give exhihitions of Russian, Caucasian, Polish, Italian, Argentine, Scottish, Am-orlean and Spanish dances, and they fare practically assured of being able to add at least French, Dutch, Eng-Vish and Ivish numbers, Prizes will be offered for the most attractive fancy costumes, the coopted members of the committee seting ax judges, A feature of the: evening will be a "line "Pliny" has a culinary all the porridge of Scotland correctly refers to both the plural, In constitution, "bhney" more resembles the English panecke, but, being a Russian delicacy, it is eaten with a multitude of additions which, make its consumption a moat pleasant operation. "Birney" has a tions association, bring the principal Russian dish during the! fasting period of Lent. There will, however, be plenty tive dishes for thos: cure to make a meal of "birney", 'The evening promises to be a most pleasant affair and, as usual, all the profits will be devoted to' much-needed relief work,
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