1938-03-05 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 5, 1938.

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A LONDON LETTER:

Club Honours Memory Of Pepys

Ancient British Custom of Hanging Out A Garland To Announce A New Brew Being Revived.

Readers of Dickens' "Our Mutual The London County Council, al- Friend" will remember that river-ready responsible for a brighter side inn, "The Six Jolly Fellowship dress movement in mental hospitals, Porters," which figures so largely in is now trying the experiment of the narrative. The old inn, whose fully equipped beauty parlor in one real name is the Prospect of Whit-of these institutions.

by, stands not far from Wapping In four weeks two beauty experts Old Stairs, its two ancient verandas have carried out 312 beauty treat- overhanging the River Thames. Inments on patients. Each treatment summer it is the haunt of writers lasted from an hour to two hours! and artists, and even an occasional and patients had the choice of a film star. One of its habitues is A. marcel wave, water wave, shampoo, P. Herbert, humourist and Member hot oil treatment, scalp massage, of Parliament The inn is 300 henna application, face massage, years old.

face pack and wax treatment for re moving hair from the face.

Now the Ancient Society of Pepys, a dining club to honour the memory: It is claimed that the treatment is of the great Diarist, is resuming its designed to restore self-respect and meetings at the Prospect of Whitby. build up a new interest in life for Present-day members of Pepys the patient, and that it has a vital family will attend and Lord Sand-psychological value. wich, a descendant of the first Earl

Ancient Custom-Revived

of Sandwich, a restoration admiral In olden days, when there was who was Pepys patron, will preside. new brew to be tried, an inn hung The inn dining room, with its old out a garland to advertise the fact. oak beams and furniture, is exactly It is prosposed that this custom the same to-day as it was when should be revived all over Engiand. Pepys went there. He was a freA start was made recently when a quent visitor when navy business garland of holly, bright orange ber- took him down the river. There!ries and ribbons hung from a pole are Pepy relics at the inn, some giv across the gallery of the historic en by the Admiralty, including so George Inn, in Borough High Street, ciety regalia, silver loving cups London. The brews to be sampled on those long pipes called church war-this occasion were really very old dens, and a chairman's gavel made ones. One, based on cream and com- from the stern post of a frigate of pounded of sherry, spices nutmeg Charles II's time.

and sugar, was invented by Sir Wal- After a Pepys dinner it is the ter Raleigh; another had for its custom for one of the seven masters ingredients strong ale, mild beer, of the society to read a chapter from brandy, sherry, sugar and nutmeg. the famous diary. It is better when Standing at the back of the crowd- the dinners take place on high water were the four ale conners of the nights. When the river is low one eity of London, dressed in fawn- looks out from the dining room on coloured, fur-edged gowns and dat to a sea of mud, frequently decorat-velvet caps. Their office goes back to the time of William the Conquer- ed with old boots.

or. Once their duties used to con- sist of visiting every inn that hung The King and Queen and other out an ale garland and conning the members of the royal family new brew to see that it was fit for lent trophies for the British section the public. Now the name is all of the recent Berlin hunting exhi-that remains of their office. bition, which was on view at the In-

White For Evening

Hunting Trophies On View

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