has tong since become a most vexing Period. for whoever places style and Comfort foremost. This model igned to. meet wes The use of buttons, together with with the tune-blouse reflects the new autumn trends. of parties for Miss Carroll and Mrs. Wadsworth expressed the good wishes of the American Community, and served as a gala bon voyage before Mise Carroll sailed several weeks ago.
Interest in Coming Marriage Meanwhile, throughout the foreign communities, wide interest attaches to the coming marriage of M. Georges Cattand, a doctor of laws who is a familiar and popular vice-consul on the staff of the Consul-General of France, and Princess Nina Akachidze.
/Kuei while here in Shanghai and her sister Miss Laura Work, who is just ready for college, also has been interested in the art of China. Miss [Elizabeth Work, the youngest, has joined all the sight-seeing excursions with keen interest and mother and Gaughters alike have managed to find time to renew old friendships keep with sports and social activities and inspect the cinema along with their research into Chinese art and Invitations for the wedding were in the mails this past week for the event will take place at St. Joseph's Cathedral on October 4. Rev. 43, Verdier, S.J., Chevalier de Legion @'Honneur will perform the ceremony at 11 o'clock in the morning, and at one o'clock, Col. and Mme. Georges Apreleff will tender a reception in honour of the occasion at the Cercle Sportif Francs Happy Visitors Shanghai has been fortunate this month "in entertaining an unusual number of interesting guests and while, as previously noted, no large social' affairs have taken place inasmuch as the holidays are hardly over, nevertheless there continue to be number of informal gatherings no 1 appreciated because of their intimate character. Tu sofne instances our visitors have shown such interest the cultural life of the Far East that they are able' td tell many older residents much about the arts and traditions of their adopted home.
This has been the case with Mrs. Philip Work of Denver and her three daughters who have been Two More Sojourners Other visitors who are more interested in learning about China than extensive parties are Mrs. Neal T. Childs and Mise Nina Moise who are visiting their sister, Mrs. Arthur de IE. Sowerby. After strenuous sightseeing in Japan they are "doing" China at '2 more moderate tempo, keenly alive to all the impacts of lite in the Far East, and reaching out for typleatiy Chinese scenes, as for ex-Jample the performances of Mei Lan-fang, whom Miss Moise "admires [greatly." When last seen they refused fo give their impressions of Shangyhai—"we are seeing so many things that the result is rather a blur than fan. impression at the moment," they admitted, "but we are looking for-Wward to our frst real Chinese feast Renewing Friendships Miss Virginia Kane of the Baguio edition of the Manila "Bulletin" has [been so busy renewing acquaintance: ships that she hasn't had time enough for the hordes of invitations that have flooded in upon her. Miss
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