1918-11-30 — Page 5

18-9.3

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

UP-TO-DATE:

AND

PLEASURE-GIVING

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week"

ending December 7· 1893 }

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St. Andrew's Ball, « December 1.-The priscial social gathering of the year, St. "Andrew's Bill, was held last night in the City Hall, under the Euspices and management of the Fongkong St. Andrew's Society. Almost the whole building was. monopolized for the cccafion; both St. George's and St. An- drew's Hella, se hsa been the care for many yeaze part, were used for dancing, and soarcaly › Forded suficient room for the numeroas voturies. of Terpsichore. Both rooms were handsomely and appropriately decorsled. the raddy lion rampant," olan tartans," and other Scottieh emblem being, of course, con- spicuous. The Theatre Royal, transformed iotó 8 splendid supper room, se in former yeare, was also much improved ia appearance by the addition of a few rest emblematic adornments. Once inside the upper rcom, there, was a real curiosity in the printing line of business for these! of a linguistic turn of wind. Thej menu, though it contained such words as "rosstit" for ro38t, 'tairt” for tart, “beid” for head, and a few quoutions from the vernacular bible cf S:odland, yet (possibly by BAY of contraal) also referred "turkey,"" which ia

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Women! Why not? It would) ing in a state of great excitement

"The draft of July, 1891, show, end the present abeard anomaly and reported that he had seen the that the reason given by M. Rito feix million Tytam tiger, which bad rosted for proposing the allianca wallowed to terribly." S. Andrew's Ball, with that there had been "certain allowed to ei! It would end, tos

vote, but all its festive pleasures, has communications between Ecgbe stupid, man-made injustice of deal to answer. for.

land sad one of the Allied ex being a bar to representation Powere, the obstacter of whic' in the nation's councils. It would December 2.-We are indebted has not been clearly defined, ta and the farce of a male minority to a lady correspondent for the which seem likely to secure to tb fostering for a female majority; following critical remarka op St, Triple Alliance in certain defnernd, last but not leser, the gresi Andrew's Ball-There were many cases the more or lera direct conwisdom of trying to create the very pretty dresser, of course. It operation rf Great Britain."new and better Britain withou would be a dismal ball if there Fance and Basis, in M Ribet' cmen legislatore would cease. hadn't. Bat it was wonderful, opinion, could by themselve

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"Women's House," toc, "materiale showed bad taste in Allispce." In 1891 the 1ste Lird those who, while in favour of the mysterious police of the Triple would meet the oljctions of selections-stiff, ungraceful 8.liebary was Prime Mitiler and fall electoral emarcipation of Chinese silks and eatins, pal Secretary for Foreign Affairs. together in a inartistic way, as! The Military Convention of Heare of Commons wool: lose in women, think that a "mixed " if nailed up by a carpenter on a December, 1893, acording to the dignity and lead to complicatione, wooden figure. Not everybody text of the Mercure de France, rete The Third Bons, the Women'e can be graceful, but everybody forth that the alliance is purely Dist, could be effi ial, rroogaine osa tell when a dreae "hangs" defensive, and that its sole object and established by Siatote, sum properly.

That is, very body is to provide for the case of moved, opered, and prorogued. except a coolie and I am afraid defensive war "provoked by ar by the King, or it could be ap there have been too many coolie-stack by the forces of the Tripleficist and established by the bailt frocks, and very few Alliance against either of them." women themselves. pat together by dressmakers In the event of all or any of King could, if he liked, and with But the Hard time! Grampy husband! the Powers of the Triple cat being unconstitutional, create Felling dollar! But it does seem Alliance ordering a mobilieation Third House of Parliament-of → sbém, for it is a shabby return France and Russia are bound to women.

to make to the generous hosts of, mobolize at once (but nct to the evening. They go to so declare war) without previous there must be an aerfficist one. mach trouble and expense to consultation. If France is attack Unofficially, women will take the please us and give as one great ed by Germany, or by Italy eup me franchise qualification & dance for all the year; and we ported by Germany, Russia is to F really fought to do the little we intervene, and France must their own members. A WOMAD man. Unt fficially, they will elect asa in returp, to ebow oar to the aid of Bassis if the Istter would be Speaker. The med æl appreciation of their kindness. is attacked by Germany or by bambog of Black Bed, and all by getting one good "rig out" Austris supported by Germany. the other silly, if picture que, in all the yess. I don't mean France is pledged to send 1,300, tomfoolery, would be abeunt Welfare and Maternity Bill!dings of the Free Oborch Coa- Cupenda lot I mean do it well, and do the best Bumis from 700,000 to 800,000 would be a business-like would be considered he the Purament. So there are precedents

of money; 000 men against Germany, and The Women's House who donby which had passed the Commons. terengs Nonconformity's we can. Lots don't." Really, I spart from sny forces employed body. Not there would a mem liement of Women, Wives, sorough for the orostion of a would be very glad to tell you all on other fronts. The zesty is to be rise, and by the simple and Mothers, and re shaped, altered, Third House, a Parliament of sbeat the best of the dresses, but have the same duration as the supremely silly saying of twe approved, amended, or add Women. there were so few of them that I Triple Alliance and to be renewed daren't. It is the meanest show ipso facto each time that the something which all save himself Man's House if they failed to do Lords be given to women? Make

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