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TRIKING AND COLOURFUL ASHIONS AT GOVERNMENT

HOUSE RECEPTION

BY "ROZANNE""

Threatened rain held over, skies were blue and the sun shone brightly for the Garden Party held at Government House In honour of His Majesty the King's Birthday. Truly a beautiful setting-green lawns, shady trees and gay music sil helped to

make the reception, the success it was.

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His Excellency the Governor, Sir; Sipping iced tea with Mrs. Mc Geoffry Northcote, stood near the Intyre was Madame Van Wylick, door leading to the lawns and whose charming frock " of "navy graciously received

guests, organza had & hand-painted Garden party rig being the order polka-dot pattern in white. Mrs of the day, the so-called, "weaker Rose and Mrs. Garland also took sex". had a good chance for wear-tea, but they were seated, as many ng that "something different." others, at one of the small tables Shades of early Victorian madames on the law Mrs. Rose, in and misses with their "frou-frou" frock of primrose seersucker, wore of long skirts and big graceful a large brown straw to match the hats, mixed with their short flower pattern thereon, while Mrs. rocked and impudently hatted Garland" wore a navy and white ajsters.

ensemble of French muslin.

was

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Mrs. Jack Macgregor, back "from, Not only do we borrow styles ber stay in Shanghai. looked as and fashions from the days of our Charming as ever in a gown of Grandmothers, but many of their being French silk-lace, trimmed, as her most popular materials are bat, with net frills of the same much used now chiefly noticeable it blue grey colour. Chatting on Thursday being the number of with her

Frau Gipperich. ¡women in frocks and gowns of whose long wide skirted dress was broderie anglais. Among those white, with a gay-flowered pattern. who chose this fascinating me- dium, was Miss Wendy Wilcox, in A LOVELY GROUP Gathered together for talk white, with a large black velvet neck to match the were a group of young lovelies, bow at the

acy black gloves and wide- including Miss Grayburn and her

cousin, Miss Vickers, Miss Lind brimmed hat, and Mrs. Proes in sell in a beautiful periwinkle blue delphinum blue.

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new-

afrock of georgette, and a

comer to the Colony, Mrs. Winter's niece, Miss Mary Macdonald.

UNUSUAL TONE

A beautiful and "unusual tone was achieved by Misa Mellor. Her

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SOCIAL

Spectators at the Fifth Extra Race meeting held at the Valley. (Photo by Leica).

coatee. Brown long and bishop-sleeved gown of a nigger-brown lllac organdy reflected the deep was the colour of Mrs. Crutwell's magenta shade of a rustling silken crinoline, each frill being edged match the polka- slip. Mrs. John Abbott's silk suit with white to

of olive green had a most interest-dot pattern. A sweet flight of ing motif in terra-cotta pink, royal blue and black butterfiles which is one of the new exciting patterned Miss Mackichan's white colours straight from Paris. Miss crepe-de-chine" frock, while her Bunty Drommond wore a short mother wore a very smart black frock

contee over her white, cherry-coloured tafetta with a ground and a pattern with quite black-patterned, silk gown. an intoxicating number of new Heavy, crepe-silk. with an en- purply tones and she topped it chanting flowered border to the with most provocative pill-box coat, made Mrs. Taylor's frock. in a matching shade.

Also in white, and also leaving Strolling under the trees were the Colony in a few days, was Miss Mrs. Lindsell and Mrs. Hutchison Natalie Boyd. "Miss Gregory's in graceful frocks of flowered chiffon gown, with a full," many- georgette and coffee-lace, respec-pleated skirt, had the most ador- tively. Lace was also worn by Mrs. able little coatee of ruched satin R. D. Walker, but her gown, cut ribbon in the same delicate lac on classical liner, was of a burnt-shade, her wide-brimmed and up- rose shäde. "A gorgeous flowered ward tilted black hat being be- brocade silk WES the material ribboned in gay coloura chosen by Mrs. Eu Tong-sen, and her many friends were most, glad

"Mrs. W. E. Rickwood, looking that she had recovered from her Indisposition. Another recent in- very dressy in orchid shaded lace. floral Dolly Varden hat, and the valid all were pleased to see up- and-about again after her long gutest little floral hand-bag. I do spell of illness was Miss Pat wonder where she got that smart

ensemble. Dodwell, who wore a flowered silk frock with a tight-fitting bodice of hyacinth blue linen.

CRINOLINE STYLE

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SMART ENSEMBLE

Her daughter, who was engaged only

in floral this week, was ninon with a large picture hat. Col. Tayleur's niece, whom I Mrs. E. 8. C. Brooks was wearing saw chatting on the roof with a very smart multi-coloured strip. friends, wore a wide skirted: or-led frock with large white picture gandy gown in citron-yellow and that

NEWSETTES

At the next meeting of the

Mrs. C.W, Dunk, whose husband-

Hongkong. Y's Men's Club, to be is a member of the star of the through held on Thursday, June 15, the Shanghai Gas Co., is a

from Shanghai to speaker will be Mr. Wong Kwok-passenger fong. His subject will be "Can- Singapore In the sis. Ranchi.. aries-Their Breeding and Man-

agement." The address which Mr. Mr. E. Johnson, of the US. A. J. Hansen was to have given on Maritime Customs, left for an in- "Wuhan--Before and After Oospection tour of the south and cupation," "has been postponed to Australia this morning at four a later date.

o'clock, by the s.3. President Taft.

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Mr. K. F. Piper, of the. Union Insurance Society of Canton,

A meeting of the Council of the University was held at Govern- ment House yesterday afternoon. Shanghai, sailed yesterday in the

m.v. Ruys for Capetown. He was His Excellency the Governor has accompanied by Mrs. Piper and

ne official engagements during the jtheir son.

week ending on Saturday, June 17.

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Mrs T. J. Goodman, is passing

Mr. and Mrs. F.G. van Leuver through in the 8.8, Ranchl on her

left for Manila yesterday in the m.v. Ruys.

Mr. B.A. Eckförd was 'a passen- ger leaving yesterday in the my. Ruys for Capetown.

Mr. Ralph Lynn is a visitor to Hongkong. He arrived Tom Shanghai in the ss. Ranchi-

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Pay-Captain E. H. Wethey. O. B.E. RN, of H.M.8. Kent, arrived here from Shanghai in the Ranchi.

way to Singapore with her children. Mr. Goodman is a member of the staff of the Shanghai Waterworks Fittings Co.--

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Mr. K. S. Fung, "Sunkist",orange representative for China, sailed för Shanghai by the Empters of Canada yesterday on a short busf- ness trip...

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The YM.C.A., outing to Cheung Chau which was planned to take place to-day has been cancelled op

• account of bad weather. The Launch Picnic will take place as

Col, Edward Fang, who was away

iri Mantis recently, has returned arranged, weather permitting.

to the Colony.

Mrs. JAL Peach, whose hus- band is associated with the Corn hill Insurance Co., arrived here in the Ranchi yesterday:

HE, the Governor has consented" to be present and to speak at the next than meeting of the Bing- American Cultural Association, which is to be held in the Roof Garden of the Hongk Hotel at Mr. T. L. Rawstorne, of the Be1 pm, on Wednesday, June 28. cretariat Shanghai Municipal Ma

SATURDAY'S MENU

BREAKFAST

Strawberries by Cereal

Poached Eggs

Coffee

LUNCHEON

Tomato Soup

Tuna Fish Balad **Fried Chicken

Rice Giblet Gravy

Baked Spinach Turnip Greens Stewed OITUS Frozen Custard

Iced 2

DINNER

Vegetable, Sulad Baked Beans & Bacon' Brown Brend

· Chocolate Muk Shake Cookies

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REGISTRY

Wedding Notice Withdrawn

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A tragle note was struck yester- FOR FLOORS. FURNITURE & LINOLEUM ay at the Registry of Marriages, Supreme Court, when notice of a marriage which had been arranged to take place at 11.30 am. between William Archibald Lewis and | Marion Elizabeth Rau, nee Pollak, was removed owing to the 'death of the former.

The late Mr. Lewis, who was managing director of the Consoli- dated Trading Co., Ltd., died from a sudden heart attack about 1 am. On Wednesday at his residence, No. 517 The Peak. His frances, who As a resident of Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, arrived in the Colony on Thursday,

The unusually designed Frencia crepe bridal-gown worn by the former Miss UNA. Tulloh, who was married to Captain C. R. Boxer in St. John's Cathederal on Thursday aftercon, was created by the well-known fashion house "Diana" in Holland House,

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Counell is a visitor here, having Rear Admiral Thomas Charles arrived yesterday in the Ranchi.

Mr. C. B. Perrlain, of the Shang hal Power Co., is travelling from Shanghai to Singapore in the | Ranchi,

Mr. A. Olsen, secretary of the Shanghal Jockey Club, arrivea

here with M. Olsen in the Ranchi from the north.

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Mr. C.M. Piveteau, of the mdo China 8.M.Co., Shanghai, and Mrs.

Pivetean sailes

terday in the

Hart, who has bem detached from duty, as Chairman of the General Board will relieve Admiral, Harry

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of the US Asiatic Fleet about June

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