Another masculine host this week was Mr, Ugo Tavella, who headed.a party ai Farren's on 'Thursday night. Te developed that 'Mr. Tavella had entertained a number of friends dinner at home earlier in the evening, fand stil later' affair war birthday. "Hearty the wishes for many happy returns, and much enjoyed was the party.
Shanghai, Aug. 6.
The placid calm of the hot-weather which has its compensations as well as its bugbears—has been broken by the typhoon and also by the arrival of Shanghaitanders back from the disturbed North. Judging from their tales those who are proposing to sec the wonders of Peiping—among them Mrs, Denis Mirams, one of our quite good tennis players—will probably defer the experience until the old capital is a trifle less dramatic. Mr. Reginald Yarrow, for example, tells us that his wife had quite g hectic time getting out of Peiping recently and Mrs. Yarrow and a naval wife hud only just got there when they received a message from the Navy vin the Embassy, telling them to return to Weihaiwei immediately. This was easier said than done, as 3 good many other people had had the same idea and all the trains were crammed. Eventually they wedged themselves in a prehistoric carriage on the train, which took 11 hours to reach Chefoo. A nice break in the monotony of a Weihaiwei summer, Vacation Plans Btrs. Philip Wakelam fortunately returned just before the typhoon broke, from staying with Mrs. Robert Cameron and the three Cameron children at Half Moon Bay, when fishing and sun-bathing were the popular pastimes. Dr.. Cameron has! ow taken her place at the Cameron bungalow.
Miss Margaret Marsh, who can always be relied on for some original Ideas, has great hopes of motoring down to Hongkong in October. Ac~ cording to Mr. Paddy Archer, who spent many years in the Colony and has maps of the Canton district, the road between Canton and Hongkong impassable. Anyhow 1 should imagine it is an alarming trip and an over-large undertaking for anyone but a tough-guy' though you never: know what a girl of spirit can do!
Seen with Mr. Archer last week, was Mr. Jimmy Paton. Mr. Paton was reluming to Hongkong from. leave in Europe and making up his, many old friends in Shanghai on his way through. Mrs. Paton, a very pretty blonde Swiss girl and g most, excellent horsewoman, will "follow him later.
A Festive Evening The Country Club had one of its more festive evenings the other night. The Band of the Loyal Regiment were arranged on the lawn and played pleasantly light music for some hours, Suring and after dinner.
The preponderance of men in the audience was most striking, although the summer has been exceptionally cool, the grass-widowers were as plentiful as ever. Each dinner table on the terrace seems to have at least three spare men at it, besides the inevitable gay bachelors like Mr. Paul Welch, Me. Guy Livingstone, Mr. Peter Mann and Mr. E. S. Scott who are always in such great demand
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