In Sport and Art, Activity is the Key-Note: Social Shanghai Hears a New Tune Autumn, according to Keats, is ceason of mists and mellow fruitfulness. But perhaps he wasn't} thinking of Stanghal at the time. For this last week has shown no sign of mists. im their ecad an almost too hot sun, has bathed ing. ith the ence] timely showers on Saturday after~ noon' the week end was perfect. The result (as always im such weaghery waa goaeval rush from Shanghai.
The Hungjao Golf course glistened proudly green in the sunshine, Brightly clad figures Hightheartedly over the fairways, dug good-naturedly in the rough, find almost danced on the soft, velvety greens. The little white balls seemed for once toc know what was required of them. Click. and they sped aloft, tiny white specks against the deep blue of the ky.
'The river too saw a fair share of people snatching as much fresh air' as possible during an_all-too-Short Sunday. A number of house-Dante chugged their way up to the broad expanses of minghong. There sails were hoisted; but talas they did not stay hoisted Tong, A short battle with the wind and they retired beaten but still flapping, frenziedly against their; masts. The alr was as clear as crystal and—well, think T have said enough to dispose of the mist] myth, (Just say those last two words over half a dozen times, then count the twists).
The Twenty-Cent Smile As for the mellow fvuitfulness. Of course, there have been an unusual number of weddings lately, but again that was probably not the idea at the time, No, the only to Mr. Schiff revealed some' very interesting studies and not a lit. tle talent. Mr. Schit is well Known amongst the younger Portraits in olls and crayon. (feminine) set in Shanghai for his His last work has just been taken off the ease-—a full length portrait of that dark beauty, Miss Laura Chien.
However, speaking from a purely personal.point of view (which is generally how everyone speaks all times) I preferred his head studies. Especially: those various types of Chinese. A full length picture of.a Chinese curio dealer showed all the cunning combined with outward indifference that is to be seen in such faces. Tt was excellent. Other crayon heads, one of a Sikh policeman, another of an old, four-score-year-and-ten Chinaman, and numerous others, that I can't remember were Iso delightful. And again there were Street scenes. Rough jumbles of colour that unmistakably expressed the atmosphere of crowded Chinese street 'Mr. Schiff (so I've heard) is inclined to regard the fact.that he a very youthful artist as a disadvantage. Ho has nothing to worry bout. His undoubted talent comined' with a knack of expressing] lerlying the faces re more than sufficient to maintain the balance. tude by moving easily and td Hy would very oon Stain ese
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