London, May 13.
Apropos of the two Courts this Iweek, a very odd mistake has been discovered in Sir John. Lavery's picture of a Court in the Royal JAcademy which, since the scene has Inever been depicted before, attracts great attention. Some' gentlemen late shown sitting among the ladies. Now a man never sits in the Sovereign's presence until invited to do 20, and this never happens at la. Court. When their Majesties Ihave entered, permission is given to the ladies, but not to the men, to sit. If man did inadvertently, sit down, the ushers would quickly be him. "It is very curious that John Lavery should have made this mistake, since he studied his sub-lieut at four courts last year.
With 700 ladies to be presented the two evenings, it may be imagined that the drive to Buckingham Palace is a long affair, in fact matter of hours. " Thi where ithe London crowd enjoys itself more than the débatantes, who have to sit and be stared at. The first evenjority just endured who second evening, brought knitting, portable radio sets. More was provided by the {fashionable photographers, many of whom had had awnings put" up pavement from their idoers to protect debutantes going ito "be photographed. While the sed, purveyors of all ily profitable business, nis. year in view of the Queen's desire that British fabrics only should be used for the Court dresses, Bathing suits this summer promise to be very gay; white, yellow jand bright green are the fashionable colours. If you knit very beautifully, you can make your own, but personally "I much" prefer." the machine made ones in good heavy wool. Most. of the suits this year Ihave no skirts, but they have de-Jcorative touches, such as suggested revers in a contrasting colour, stripes ete. A very attractive one I saw the other day consisted of a lone-piece suit and a pair of shorts Jand a short jacket of the same;|material which could be slipped on fatter bathing.
Beach pyjamas are much more masculine this yeat, which I think is on improvement; for some of the suits last year were no more than modified garden party. frocks, and looked: very untidy and. unsuitable. Wide trousers are'still fashionable, ut to balance them there are neat litre tailored ones. worm with gay coats." Woollen and. silk mostly worn at the English "though when and its the stineer' com i blossom font. into cottons "and "cretonnes. iver pyjamas have made their bow this summer also, The pair I pa cularly" liked had wide Oxford trousers in gray flannel Title double-breasted with short sleeves.
There is 4 large cote ness girls who spend their luncheon hour "onthe roof of Bush House, the vast and still unfinished build Ing In Aldwych, learning—jujitsu, The practice began from one fice in'which there i a. girl who ita Teal expert. A. year ago she wat Bicycling, in Liverpool when a thief pushed "her off Ther bicycle and fried. to grab her bag. When she hhad.done with him she eyeied hur-Hedly. for a. doctor, to" put, the nant shoulder in. The meetings on, Bush House began. with this ful instructing. some of her. busi-fess "Tes "and now! there "are tioned: it consists in ambling along on all fours, not beautiful, but said to be the quickest way to "slim" yet, invented, The Pekinese, after years of derrision at the hands of "Punch," is coming to his own. It is now discovered that he is the most intelligent of all dogs—a position, that used fo be claimed for french Poodles. Moreover he. must not falled & Pekinese, still less "Poke, Buta Pekin Palace Dog.
There was a show of these little aristocrats at Ranelagh to-day. 'They arrived for the most part 1h last-faced boxes inside enormous limousines. 'Silken "cushions are provided for them to be" upon Guring. the exhausting' process" of being gazed "upon, and "after. the even, more. tiring ordeal of. being Brushed and combed and polished with tale am powder.
Here are some of the points demanded by the Pekin Palace Doz
tween bulging eyes, fine plumes snores well, suk be Which sway ever the back' when they stand, thick silky coats, bow legs, feathered toes" and heavy anes. There are about 120.
competing for no fewer "S2" prizes, some. of" which instead of being the conventional up, take a, Chino forma bronze dragon, a Chinese warrior in silver, and a lovely pair of Chinese war Junks, also in' silver, It is rather a shame, really, to Gondemn' the Pekin Palace Dog to pure lap-dom. For be isa. most Spirited litle beast, full of courage intelligence," and delighting chivey.a cat or have a game of romps, much happier to be treated fas a dog rather than viewed up limousines and silly cushlins, imousiness and silk cushions, The enouncement that Biss Amy Johnson is "engaged. to Mr. J. Hollison, holder of the record fight to the Cape, was naturally a grand piece of news for the popular papers. Peis only few weeks since they were bent on engaging him to Lady Diana Wellrby fake" paper had. the temerity to asi the latter what she Koughe about Air. Molizon being amy Johnson, te replied. that she swith As, Molison: always was, and had never Been anything: more, Now the papers. will have it that Mollison and uss Johnson are ing to fy the Atlante together nis will probably. be. ther al tripe Of corre Mies Johnson interviewed at once.
shall et Mr Mollson "attempt This mouse ashing me if 1 the Atlantic"" she replied, "that will have to be talked over very seriously."
That irritating name for Lyons waitresses is less heard than it was a. but the spirit it implies. " spirit ha been stimulated during the past five, by an annual distribution of silver cups, gold medals and money prizes J—the latter being £100, £50, £25 and seven of £10 each—for the most ficient. The winner this year is a Mrs. Queenie Bagnall, of Manchester. waitresses in Lyons, scattered over London, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds, and that not one would keep her place for a week she were not efficient and polite jone wonders how the judges pick the one supreme Nippy just De Quiney thought ie would bei possible for one day to be so super la: tively marked with happiness as to rank as "the happiest day in my Blut how extraordinary good these waitresses. ate whether in. Lyons, Express Daily, oF A.B.C. How. oh earth can they carry all the trivial little orders of the hundreds of fractious "impatient eaters, who Swarm upon them from 12 to 2 and 5 to 7, and more or less all day.
A miracle that each girl can attend to 50 many people at ance and virtually' never make a. mistake, I fan never recall being asked twice what I had ordered or being served with the wrong dish, however erowded the restaurant.
The amount of mental concentra tion required to set that £100 prize would win a Balliol scholarship, And the' Balliol man docs snot have to Sandon" his hind. lege and run about among crowded tables carrying trays of food the live-long day
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