Sir Victor Sassoon has hech busy practically every minute since his ar-Fival in Shanghai last Sunday in the inv, Victoria. "He has greeted friends: at timing, cocktails and dinners. On Tuesday evening he dined with Mr. Denzil Ezra who gave a large party at the Cathay Hotel and on Wednesday he dined with Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Robinson who were hosts to a small group of guests in their home, Others were Mr. and Mrs. "Bill" McBain, Group Captain and Mrs. R. P. Willock, and Miss Emily Hahn.
Another Wednesday night party was given by Mr. and Mrs, Rodd Moffett who dined their quests at home and then went on to the Tower for dancing.. In their party were Mr. and Mrs. Lanfranchi who left the next day for Peiping, Prince Spada Potenziani, and Viscount Kelburn.
The Empress of Britain The delayed arrival of the world cruise ship, Empress of Britain, resulted in the changing of numerous plans, Tiflins and teas were cancelled by many hostesses but others carried fon and gave theirs minus the honour guests.
Mrs. A, U, Fox was one of the latter and her ladies tiffin for Mrs. Stephan Baker of New York at the Park Hotel went on just the same. The Shanghai ladies invited to meet Mrs. Baker Included Mrs. T. B. Dur Mrs. Chester Fritz, Mrs. Julius worth, Mrs, H. B Page, Mrs. Walter Kwok, Mrs. Bob Kan, Mrs. Feng and Miss Helene Tsang.
The cruise passengers reached Shanghai at 4 o'clock in time for tea, cocktail and dinner engagements, brief shopping excursions and a look-seo at Shanghai night life. Mr. and Mrs. Fox gave a dinner for Mr. and Mrs, Baker last evening. Mr Baker is honorary chairman of Bank of Manhatien.
Because they had so many friends and acquaintances in the Empress of Britain Sir Elly Kadoorie and his two sons, Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Horace Kadoorie, wired a blanket invitation to the ship and invited the entire cruise party to come and have cocktails with them in their residence, "Marble Hall" between the hours of and 7 o'clock.. A score or more Shanghai residents were invited to meet the travellers.
An Art Tea Mr. and Mrs, Jem Vu Wen have invited a fow of their friends in for tea this afternoon and to view the paintings of Mr. Koo Chien Fu, professor of Fine Arts at the National Central University in Nanking. Among the pictures which will be displayed are "Sunset in Storm an' Rain," "Wild Horse In The Storm. and "Sick Tiger."
"Those invited to tea by Mr. and Mrs. Jem are Sir John and Lady Brenan, Baron and Baroness Ungern Sternberg, Mr, and Mrs. Sigaut, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Chancellor, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Fritz, Count and Countess H, Brockenhaus Schack, Count Jean Tarnowski and others.
"According to critics the paintings of A KING AND HIS PEOPLE: HOW THE OTHER HALF EXISTS
THE QUESTION OF WOMEN AND HIGHER EDUCATION
By Ouve Duw London, Mar. 18. King Edward YILT has shed little of the unconventional Prince of Wales. A few days ago he "made history", and incidentally rather dis turbed his staff by walking from Buckingham Palace to the Duchy of Lancaster offices, where no previous monarch had gone except by carriage. He insisted on going to the B. B.C. for his broadcast instead of having: the B, B.C. brought to him. And when he vent to Glasgow to inspect the Queen Mary he travelled both ways in a coach attached to the mary night express In his seven-miles walk through the great ship—no less than that: the marvel of it!—he got lost by Ins suite more than once and was found talking (o tiers and engineers. And after all this, he pald a surprise visit fo the slums in the Anderton district Jot Glasgow, taking the Lord Provost John Stewart as his guide, climbes many stairs, entered some of the poorest homes, and talked with their Secupants as man to man, The effect it need hardly be said, was tremendous, not least that His Majesty always asked courteously "May I come in please"? Of one woman he asked "How can you manage to live in this house?" "We fare doing our best till you build us a new one," she replied. "I certainly Will" answered the King.
Directly, of course, His Majesty can do nothing. But Glasgow has a good many housing schemes in hand, and Is easily imagined that the King's slum "visit will speed them up mightily, especially as he announced hhis Intention of coming again: soon.
"Isn't {t time you had a new wall paper?" King Edward VII is report~ fed to have said when staying in a country-house where he had once stayed before.
"Ten't It time you got rid of these slums?" his grandson will say if he Goes not find better dwellings when next he goes to Glasgow.
But if Glasgow is a sample of His Majesty's interest in affairs of State, the new reign may see interesting developments.
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