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The Belgian Minister and Baroness: Guillaume are receiving many congratulations on, the birth of their baby Gaughter on October 24. 'They have tone other child a son born not quite two years ago, so this new baby, who they have named 'Cecile' will have a charming companion, Sea seem Poem ces pot bose oes Mrs. "Kathleen Norris, the dis tinguished authoress; ig with us in Peiping for a few days before "she leaves by the Siberian Express. to meet her husband in Russia. She flew up from Shanghai accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Charles Hartigan, who knows this old city so well be: cause it was her home for three mioeey one riiadars years while her husband, Captain Hartigan, served as Naval Attache: to the American Legation Guard, ones he cee Mrs, Lum's Exhibit Sen Sena ahaa Cee Sh tat Mrs, Bertha Lum held the first "one-man" exhibition of pictures at the new premises of the Institute of Fine Aris. ance and is a great favourite among this cosmopolitan community.
Our two "newly-marrieds." the Brice Goldsboroughs and the Bartholomews, are back from their respective honeymoons and are busy putting their wedding-presents about' their new homes. Mr. and Mrs. Golds-borough are living in an apartment the Leyation Quarter, while Flight Lieut, and Mrs. Bartholomew have taken' a house, a Chinese. one, in the Tartar City, just off the Glacis.
The Peking Ladies Golf Association held their annual Autumn Meeting at-Po-paoshan last week. The previous Captain, Mrs. Lewis Clark who lett Peiping for Paris, had presented large silver frame to be competed for and this was won by Miss Kual in a Bogey Competition. After lunch there was an amusing one-club competition, four holes being played across country, which "Mrs, Wisher won in great style, and Mrs, Lin Grove the longest ball in the Driving Competition. "All the prizes for the small afternoon competitions had been presented by Lady Tichman before her departure; she was, without doubt, the most generous patron the Peking Ladies Golf Association has ever had, Popular Bachelor Return ieee Gate eek Stet Ott Atel ome Se ise ate SESS oe a Seat ace Sane ser teh, ty Soe Beak ame was a eae Ste pene eer tars See anacaras eons ata Farewells To Mme. Velloso That evening Madame Veloso said farewell to many of her friends for she left the next eay for Paris. There Wag large gathering at the Chien-men station to see her off and wish her Bon Voyage." Her husband, the Brazilian Minister accompanied "her as far as Harbin and he has returned to spend a week here before leaving for his new post, Tokyo. This is an important step in his diplomatic career as he Goes there as Brazilian 'Ambassador, Mr. Alan Pricst, of the Metropolitsn Museum, also lett by the same train, Dut he expects to return to Peiping: ina few months' time. He has an Her beautiful colour and wood-lock prints are known all over the world having been published in all important Art magazines, and her book-illustrations have helped to spread her fame everywhere, Quite recently she did the pictures in three books of Princess Der Ling and one of Dorothy Graham, who spent last winter here, and illustrated four travel pamphlets for the Canadian Pacife Railway. Her illustrations mind one of those of Edmond Dulec, with their minute detail, and de-Ucacy of drawing, they are fairylike in conception as are many of her separate colour prints, such 95 the set of Kuan Yins, her "Dance Siva" and. "The' Cobra Woman."
Her pictures of Peiping show spotlessly clean streets, well-dressed and tidy" itinerant street-vendors and such ike, and Manchu women in huge hhairdresses which one never sees nowadays but I fear that many of us are too disillusioned by the dirt and dust in which we live, and the squalor of life, around us, to appreciate Social Notes About Peiping The Rev. Stephen and Mrs, Pyle were the special quests at a large reception held by the members of the Union Church at which they were the recipients of presentations made to them. Not only in Church affairs have the Pyles been interested, they have taken an active part in many social and sporting activities and they will be much missed while they are away. large cocktail-parties took place last week. The first was given by Mr. and Mrs, Franklin Fette and Miss Reilly. The latter has been the guest of the Fettes since early sum-and is much enjoying her visit and has made many new—friends while here.
The second party was that of Mrs. and Miss Roberta Duncan and their large drawing-room was crowded to over-fowing on the evening they received their friends. Mrs. Duncan is 2 visitor but her daughter is on the staff of the American Embassy and will be in Peiping, we hope, for some time fo come, She is specially distinguished for her very "hic" cppear-
M, Jacques Bardac returned here last week. I think he is the best Known bachelor Peiping has ever had, or ever will have. He is the brother of the Comtesse de Mart whose husband was the French Minister to China for so many yea and who 1s now High Commissioner in Syria, "Jacques" as his friends all call him, gives better parties than anyone here. I remember one grand one when he entertained the members of the Citroen-Haardt Ex-edition, giving a ball for them in the magnificent Chinese house of the Banque Franco-Chinoise, It Is sad to think how many of those intrepid adventurers died so soon after their return to civilization, Shanghai's Gain People come and people go and we are now facing the fact that Danish Minister and Madame de Oxholm are leaving within a few days for Shanghai, One can sympathy ize with the diplomat who have to spend so much time on trains and in aeroplanes because they live so far away from the Capital but that does not make these departures any easier for us to learn, Shanghai gains where we lose, because the de Oxholms are the most charming people, 'They have two dear little girls whom we have watched grow from tiny' children during the last three years. Madame de Oxholm's health has mot been very good of Into and it fs to be hoped that Shanghai will sult her better than this dry pla Gorgeous autumn weather, the Ike of which has not been seen for many years, drew us to the Western Hills last. week-end. We went to Chich~ 'Ta-Ssu, the lovely temple of "Peking Picnic" fame, and we discovered that Mrs. Dunn, who married Mr. E. C. A. Dunn last' year, has been staying there for six weeks, painting many pictures of the lovely trees that abound in the temple courtyards. One is reputed to be the largest white pine in the world and is absolutely magnificent, Dunn chow junks intripaing Chinese house on the moat of the "Forbidden City which gives! him and his friends much pleasure.
overlooks the north-east corner and. has a splendid view of the Coal Hill and is particularly charming when the moat ig full of blooming lotus.
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