The Archive · 1935

Shanghai, Dee. 21

Merry Christmas!" Shanghai simply" soothing with yuletide acti-

Exg-Nog Parties The customary egg-nog will _be vity and holiday jollity is apparent drunk ea Christmas morning and all directions, 'There are parties again in the late afternoon at the galore. 'They descended upon the close of the paper hunt, city with a rush earlier in the week 'Mr. and Mrs, Rodd Moffat have' and froth all indications "they "will asked a group of their young friends continue well into the new ye come in for. egg-nog 'Although at "Home Christmas the "morning and "Mr. and essentially a family day and the time 'Mrs, James B. Pilcher of the Amer-when one, gathers only. intimate can' Consulate have invited all mem: friends else about. the fireside, bers of the Consulate" family "who conditions are different in' Shanghai reside in the Consulate building to where thousands of miles of ocean come in for egg-nog on Christmas separate families, The traditional morning. Mr. hospitality here includes the away-also will serve egg-nog at a before-from-home bachelors and—spinsters tifin open house, around the festive board.

Dr. and Mrs. 0. C. Lockhart and Then too, Shanghailanders are al- Mf ise Lee Lockhart will. serve ways ready' for a party and Christmas "week, which somehow or other glocrg." a Swedish punch of brandy, claret, "and many other ingredient Oscar, Bann's Studio

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