The routine of those staying in Shang! seems to be: mornings, one of the swimming pools of the social clubs; afternoon, bed; later, bridge teas, tennis and pleasant sittings on cool verandahs. Men residents are getting some good tennis just now, and after that the order is for a and something of the gifts which have been exchanged, but one which many women will be interested in Will take the form of a Sévres porcelain service and, as it is intended for one of the King's hunting-lodges, will be hand-painted to portray hunt scenes. A special Sévres tea service will also be presented for the nursery of Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret.
Sévres, on the river Seine between Paris and: Versailles, is famous for its porcelain factory as all know. The manufacture of the ware began in 1756 and three years later the factory became State property. It has always been celebrated for its vases and large, decorative pieces, its dinner services and groups. swim, general conversation with cool drinks, dinner and the cinema. Cinemas are crowded at this time b cause of the cool atmosphere therein but it is surprising how soon one gets used to a temperature. In one of our big hotels this week, those el tering from the street felt positively chilled, yet a glance at the thermometer told one that the temperature was 82°. It was unbelievable, for in temperate climes, 82° would be considered a good heat.
There are still numbers of social "Do what we can summer will have its flies."—Emerson, Summer has set in with its usual severity."—Charles Lamb. affairs afoot, and during the past fortnight there have been several garden cocktail parties of big dimensions, However, "no names, no pack drill" for folk seem to have developed a terrible aversion to having their names appear in print to their many friends in Will be the news that Mr. and Mrs, Terrace are returning to Shanghai—Mr, Terrace to resume his position in the British Office of Works. They were transferred to the home office rather more than A smart litre summer straw hat which was seen at the opening of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships last nth presented the case for Christianity in the worst possible English and in most elementary form. On Tuesday of last week a foreign woman was employed in handing out bunches of tracts to all people in waiting cars in Bubbling Well Road. She was dressed in scarlet—symbolic of the sins of the world she was out to cure it is presumed—but a whole bunch of literature came the way of this scribe, These messages of Christian dóctrine were carefully read, but they were badly written and atrocious in style and taste. Who in his senses is going to be influenced by such rubbish? If it is the intention to evangelize by means of tracts, then it is up to the promoters to see that these are well and convincingly written, and are not of the type to a couple of years ago, as they then thought for good. They liked Shanghai and were not too pleased about the ster, so we understand that re delighted at the idea of coming back. They left a wide circle of friends here, and Mr. Te race was one of the great support s of the Kiangwan Golf Club. How they will like our little city under its new conditions remains to be seen. They will be here on October 2, and will live in the house vacated by Mr. and Mrs, Wynnes in the Consulate compound.
The latest news of the Wynnes was that they were still house-hunting in England and have not yet decided upon a permanent home. Their trouble is the usual one—if the house is a good one it is in the wrong location, while desired locations fail to supply the ideal house.
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