Young Shanghai took last Sunday's partial eclipse of the sun very seriously, made elaborate preparations to view it the most scientific manner.
One mother told us that relations were pretty strained at her house on Sunday morning. Her two young daughters had been invited to "eclipse tiffins"—at different places—and their total equipment for viewing the phenomenon was one pair of smoked glasses, plus 4 flash light. wen", in bingy were Miss Nellie N tenant Micha o rear i; and Sub- sister the lamp. for it was certain to get Finally it was decided that the elder bag Borg the glasses, her fom of Lady Robertson the eclipse for many who hoped to actually see the miracle: Others, Regional showers and clouded skies took most of the fun out of guests at eclipse parties, had no complaint.
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