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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1931,

“ART. AND MRS. BOTTLE.”

NEXT PRODUCTION OF THE ↑

HONGKONG Å‚D.C.

PRETTY WEDDING AT KOWLOON.

PORTUGUESE FAMILIES

UNITED....

Thin in the title of the next A pretty wedding was solemnized play to be produced by the Hong-at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, on kong A.D.C. And, as is so often the Saturday afternoon, when Mr. Luiz case, the title indiester very little Augusto Ribeiro Remedios, second of what it is about--except "Art" son of Mr. Luiz Augusto Lopus and a lady called Mrs. Bottle. Remedies and the late Mrs. Lydia What kind of Art? Ja Mrs. Bottle Ribeiro Remedios, was married to

a dipsomanine? Being curious 1 Miss Mercedes Augusta Vieira Ri- read the play and found it pack-beiro, oklest daughter of Mr. Car- ed with highly amusing and clever los do Monte Carmelo Vieira Ri- dialogue. In nutshell, the au- befro and Mrs. Ribeiro.

thor sets out to show that the lap- The Very Rev, Father G. M. plume of a woman really exists in Spada conducted the nuptial ser-

family atmosphere of humvice. druminess rather than fu chasing the rainbow of love prevaßing in the bohemianism of Art.

Perhapa Mrs. Bottle may be ex cused for her early discontent with the ordinary an, at the age

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a chic creation of white antin, afiver lace and tulle (made by Madame. S. Leite), with a train entirely of laco and edged with white fur. For a head-dress

of nineteen, she married a stolid she wore a Jullette cap trimmed Sanitary Engineur and her idea of with silver threads and orange romance must have received a blossoms. She carried a sheaf of severe jolt when she fully apprelles.

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ciated the somewhat unromantic The bridesmaids were the Misses interest in life of her husband. Cynthia Remedios, Esther Carvalho It is not to be supposed that Mr. and Kimy Barretto. They were at- Bottle, in his courting, discussed tired in dresses of green georgette with her the more intimate sides and lace with green velvet hat to of the bathroom. Therefore the match and champagne coloured dear girl probably went to the shoes and stockings. Their bou- church in entire ignorance of how (quels were of pink roses. her future lord and master earn The flower gir), Miss Mario Re- ed his income. If a ride-to-be medios (the Groom's sister) was does, in shy solitude, clothe her arrayed in a light, salmon pink gear. man at all in material things, she gette dress trimmed with undoubtedly garbs him and hia bude.

She wore light' fawn shoes actions in radiant colours, so Mrs. and stockings and carried a gold Bottle's shock and reaction there basket with ten roses.

The maid of honour, Miss Car- 10 in discovering after signing the register that her bread and but-men Ribeiro, the bride's sister, wore ter was to come from the selling dress of pink georgette and lace and installing of ap-to-date por with silk, and crinoline hat to velainware,

und champagne coloured can be understood. match What does she do? She flies off shoes and stockings. She carried n at a tangent at the call of imaxin- bouquet of ten roses. any love from an artist. There she sees romance in great big capital letters. Long hair, velvet jacket, utter inconsequentiality- all that makes the young female heart flutter until it learns how nice and comforting it is to have

A largely attended-reception was dependable meal-ticket. Mrs. Bottle duly came hack to earth held at 6, Carnarvon Villas, after 11 is not fair to day

ali which the couple left for their artists are philanderers. and it honeymeon in Maenu. The bride's Was of rose was unfortunate for our romantic going-away dress minded lady that she had picked a beige marocain with coat trimmed lemon in the garden of love where with gold brocade to match, hat of poets insist only peaches are cul-velvet of the same colour and belge tivated. That Artist chap was no handbag, shoes and stockings. stayer and in six months he left. Mrs. Bottle high and dry in Paris- whether attracted by another seeker ofter romance or uninten-

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The bride's mother wore a dress beige silk and lace with bat, stockings and shoes to match.

Mr. J. A. C. V. Ribeiro neted as the bride's "brat man" and Mr. D. Ribeiro of Macao as the bride- groom's.

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.

ARMED MEN ENTER MERCHANT'S PREMISES.

Three armed Chinese effected a daring daylight robbery at No.

tionally because he had forgotten the address of their hotel is not mentioned by the author, but the former in the more probable Mrs. Bottle's tuition is still con-110, Jervols Street, First Floor, in tinned and, in her stranded ætate, sho fails easily into the position of mistress to a Russian Prince And together they spend the next sixteen years travelling from one Carino town to another. Even- tually the Prince catches a chill or something

continental in a train where, for once in a while,

the busiest section of the western district and near the centre of the Chinese New Year bazaar, wan Saturday-about noon, resulting in the owner of Messrs. Wing Yee Cheung, Yunnanese importer, losing $660.

The majority of usual inmates were away when the robbers gain- a window was opened, and Mrs. ed an entrance to the place, and Bottle, now thoroughly experiene the men had no difficulty in bind- ed, decides to return to the plumbing and gagging a Chinese foki. ing business, which cannot be a The robbers then ransacked the the sole occupant of the premises. had after all. Mr. Bottle, In the meantime, han not remarried and premises, and made off after about

ten minutes. hus devoted himself to improving flush systems and to bringing up the two babies that were still on

London, Feb. 14. The Duke of Gloucester, who the bolile when left behind by

the retired list takes her back was placed on Mrs. Bottle. He

which of course he had to, ather- from the Hussars in August, life wise the play was spoilt). His. 1929, is returning to Army fory

in the to become Staff Captain of the is repenting itself

Cavalry Bottle home and the disillusioned second

Brigade at wife opportunely arrives to Tidworth on March 3-Renter. preach the benefits of humdrumi- ness ጊዜ compared with

Art, given on March 7. The cast is an ultimately saving her son and exceptionally strong one.~~Contri- daughter from wallowing in the buted. dirty waters from which she, her- self, had just emerged. She un- burdens her soul with these force- ful lines:

"Love and

Art Art and Love! When shall we be rid of those twin delusions? Ar- tists!. Poor supine creatures, weaving Tuin Into sunsets and beauty into women, while cleaner,, healthier and holler men make lavatories!"

And so the chain of the Bottles' life plugs happily along.-

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