When Mrs, Jimmie Barton returns to Shanghai Monday in the s, Presi dent Hoover, she will be accompanied her infant son, Hugh Charles, who was born in California and will' have the first glimpse of hig father and of China. "Also with Mrs, Barton will be her mother, Mrs. C. C, Hartigan, Jand her aunt, Mrs. Charles 8, Nort! The latter is equally, if not better known, as Kathleen Norris, writer of Popular American fiction stories, Mrs. Norris is algo well-known in America fas a crusader against narcotics and Niquor and is in great demand as. a speaker before women's clubs, "She Jalso finds time to write a daily newspaper column for the Hearst papers. Her visit here, however, is to be for Fest and pleasure only.
More Shanghailanders Return Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Culbertson also Jare returning to Shanghai in a week Jor so and another resident who to be welcomed home soon ig Mrs. Harold Robinson, "Mr. Robinson has Jgone on to Japan to meet his wite Jand accompany her the remainder Jof the way. Mrs, Robinson has been jin America and France during the summer months.
Among others whom Shanghai is to welcome home in the near future are Mrs. Billie Liddell, Mrs.
McBain, Mr. and Mrs." Cyril Cooke Jand their children, "Out-of-Town"
Mr. and Mrs, Ted McBain dashed oft to London, Wednesday with only lof their packing. They are travelljing via Siberia and expect to be back.
Shanghai for Christmas. They were among the many guests to attended Lord and Lady" Li' Ching' Mal's lovely garden reception last [Sunday and spent most of their time {there telling amazed friends that they were off for Home.
Young matrons and' maids in the JAmerican set are busy these days Jsaying good-bye at teas and timns to Mrs. P.W. Bradford who are sailing [November 'S on leave to the United [States. On Thursday Mrs." Charles Raven Jun. gave a mahjongg tea as farewell to her sister-in-law. Yes: terday Mrs, Charles Raven Jun, hherselt was a ce-honoree with Mrs. Frank Cleary at a tiffin party given Mrs. E. A. Schummacher and Mrs.
Kendall.
Among Shanghailanders who are still off on holidays are Mr. and Mrs, G. E. Mitchell who left Monday for a fortnight's tour of Japan.
Judge and Mrs. A. G. Mossop who left for Amoy a week ago Thursday fare expected back in Shanghai tomorrow. Judge Mossop made' the {trip to hear a case for H.M. Supreme (Court.
Friends are welcoming back Mr. and Mrs. C. G. W, Robson who returned in the Conte Verde after a five month's holiday in Europe.
Lady Alice, og a Scotch woman, naturally knows all about reels and "eightsomes," 30 she did not have to practice her steps before the ball which the King and Queen gave in her honour at Balmoral Castle, When similar ball was given to celebrate the Duke and Duchess of Kent's enagement just over a year ago, "Prin cess Marina" wag not so fortunate and found she had a lot to. learn about Scotch dances, Features of the Balmoral balls are the reels and other' Scotch dances included in the programme, and the Queen always insists that members of the Royal family must dance them correctly. Lady Alice proved herself ready for the trial, for similar "ghillies" balls, which' she has often attended, are held' on "her father's Dancing Time Which reminds me that dancing time is here again, and good resolu jong to improve our dancing' style should be made now. Chatting yes terday with a dancing master, whose class room in the West-End (8, Jerowded each season with enthusiastic pupils, I learned that most of us go on dancing the same old steps and yet making the same old mistakes Year after year. Master the fundamental movement of daneing—the walk, with which is associated bal ance~and, he assured me, there 1s, Atle more to worry about, Learn to walk easily and naturally, for dancing is built up on. nature movements. Swing the legs freely from the hips, Keeping the heel firmly on the floor, continuing on the ball of the foot. When moving forward, the weight of the body would be forward, over the foot you are stepping with. Here 1s more of his advice, which, taken in tim may turn the average poorly ball room dancer into one of first class merit. In moving backward, the weight of the body is kept forward, Swing the log well back from' the hip and do not lower the back heel tuntit the other foot passes It.
A lot of jerkiness among dancers, according to this expert, is due to incorrect turning movements, To cure this, contrary movements should be used.' For instance, if you are going into a right turn, turn your lett hip and shoulder slightly towards the right as the right foot goes forward, and a left-hand turn, vice versa. "Your turn will also be \improved by slight body sway towards he centre of the turn you are taking, Neater Heads As if in response to the cry for neater heads, after the many untidy hairdressing styles of the last few Seasons, the hair-net has made a reappearance on the fashion. scene. Filet net hair meshes of mid-Victorian suggestion to keep the hair nice and tidy are a Parisian revival, They are made in black hairpin work, ordinary fish net and tweed yarn for day wear, while evening ones are in velvet chenille and seed pearls.
London, too, is accepting this mode and women without a chigmon of [long hair are wearing nets over their curls. The correct 1035 style 1s wear the net half way back on the head, with the front curls or smooth wings of hair very neat and polished Joking, and the ends of the net
curl tucked in beneath "the chignon "or
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