Let's go to the French Club first-(It has the largest and most Cosmopolitan membership if "you want, justification for this honour). As little as a week ago the Verandah could boas: a large crowd of lightly clad people sitting at its White tables, 'Tennis players and tired business men, ladies and—well, Jadies all drank their evening aperitifs to the sounds of music and gossip. But now, all is chang ed. 'The verandah is' a wilderness of empty chars." The' crowd has migrated to its winter. quarto The latter being... well, could hardly call it a drawing' room. You must go to the Country Club for drawing rooms. The one in guetion in ahs crowd autumn colourings.
Sombre browns (or russets, if you prefer it) and the women for the most part in black, with vivid little hats of red, green, blue, all colours. 'The Sunday afternoon' tea dances have started too. As usual the ko note is variety; very smart women in the "latest from Paris, young girls. just out from home, elderly Indies enjoying a flatter. The flo (easily, the best in town) is springy as ever, and the band still Plays tangoes... Allens, ea sufi! We mustn't spend any more time the: French Club, The Country Club is the same as} usual, Tt never changes very much; except of course on New Yea Eve when it becomes almost winter isn't here yet, and we must [gather our autumn leaves while we Just one word about the Race Club' before we leave the subject. Though it is (as I believe we've mentioned before) go essentially a institution, quite a number of eriker" sex take a_great.interest in its activities. The latter tare in full swing since the big Imeeting is a thing of the very near future. On galloping" morn ings at least halt 'x dozen of th aforementioned sex can be seen surreptitiously climbing the steps (on the RIGHT as you go up, please) of the stand. Quietly with. Jou any of the usual "feminine chatter, they sit in their appointed place (on the RIGHT of the stand) and wait hopefully until some kind friend offers them coffee. With Infinite patience they wait till the clock strikes eight and everybody (except perhaps the Chairman) has left the premises. Then with one accord in humble silence they mount their ponies, and trot. round and found the race course. They may ido something more exciting than just trotting: they may even. But we won't say any more." it's ust possible that by some remote lehance a, member of the male institution" "might read this, and [we'd hate them to know what fun jwe have after' they've gone, Night Lights Another sure sign that autumn is here is the opening of the Little Club. The Little Club has always been 2 favourite in Shanghai; night clube)" may come and go, but the Little Club oes on for ever, it~ seems. Well, f think it deserves its popular: ity. "It is. small and invariably crowded which always seem to. be the two chief characteristics of a successful night club. But apart from that the cabaret is distinctly good; especially the new dancer, 'Beth' Beri as she prefers to. be known. She is far and away above the general run of dancers we get here. Graceful, wonderfully supple, anda charming smile, she deserves the hearty applause that greets her numbers." Her speciality' at the moment. isa dance "with a huge ostrich feather fan. It is absorbing watch, but nevertheless a glance Found. the room would have its Feward, Here and there a pair of Tonging eyes is cast upon that fan. Ostrich "feathers are. fashionable again and that new bowler would Took so well with a few of them.
The Astor House has suddenly emerged from ite dormant state. The floor has always been good, but somehow the place went into. decline some years ago. and has taken a long time to smarten itself up suflciently to compete with the various mushroom night clubs that have been springing up (and down' again) all over Shanghai. -Howeve now the Nellie Farren girls are] waking the old place up and it ha taken a new lease of life. There is feertainly" room. in Shanghai for nother dance floor, 20 if the Astor House takes advantage of a good start it will keep its place, well to the fore in the race for popularity. onto sbout all the placed qot would take a month of Spndays amusement in this: "wicked" city.
any. ease you have probably sampled most, of them yourself; and you haven't you should, because night life legend must be kept going at all costs. young as the new year its Accordance with a From Home To—Home custom carpets. and don't make. their appearance till after the Autumn Race Meeting. That 38 always the signal, I doubt very {nuch if even the heating will bbe tuknéa on before then however cold its may become. Badminton and. squash are gradually taking the place of tennis and swimming. The Dall oom will soon be coming. into its own. The first Friday tea dance will soon take place, though the date is uncertain at the moment. People are already sitting in the big room listening to Gilbert and an on the gramophone as they the Club's tea speciality—hobetoasted buns, We are, also hoping for some of those Rayamufin dances this winter; but that is look-Ing rather far ahetd. After all There are several returns to the fold to record this week. Mrs. Wilhelm Meyer arrived back a few] Jdays ago from England via Siberia. She must have been glad to return to her large and comfortable house Jonee more after her travels, And Still more go to find her two- eldest Jdaughters looking sun-burned and the picture of" health after, their long holiday in Wel-hai-wei. There was a tragedy in the household just fatter Mrs. Meyer's arrival. feoneerned a favourite dog, and the younger daughter is now undergoing the Pasteur treatment. She has my deepest aymathy; one gets so-very fond of dogs.
Mrs. C.-M. Wise has also just returned, She travelled out on the Erspress. of Russia, after a six
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