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Show AN ELABORATE LONDON FUNC-J FUNC-J TION.' "TrjiUi to say, at the time l.am writ-, ing tf) tho receptions' at somo of tho gieatest Ihouses wore very dull affairs. af-fairs. T remember shortly nCtor I came to England I was Invited to dine at tho German Embassy, thon presided over by CoUutt Munster. Tho Count was socially a very important personage, person-age, but he was a man admittedly of little ability; lie was, however, enormously enor-mously rich and tho entertainments at the German Embassy were perhaps "o m.ii nv?"'nenf ln Eondon. hut they were terribly dull. I went to the gn-at mansion lu Carlton terrace rath- w 'or elated at being invited to po important im-portant an establlshmonL The dinner din-ner was certainly excellent, but Inordinately In-ordinately long, I think there wero twcntv-sl'x courses. Tho appointments and decorations were splendid, but I was chiefly Impressed by the cxticme dullness of tho whole affair. After dinner we sat about in small groups in the spacious drawing-room, and I think som) of tho guests went to sloop. At 11 o'clock, a Duchess rose to bid good night to tho Embassador, Embas-sador, which was what a Captain In tho Guards sitting near mo cnllei the signal of rcllof, for every one at once followed her grace's example. Such an .entertainment nowadays would ho impossible. In tho tflrst placo, some distinguished singer or professional entertainer would be asked to appear after dinner, and then there is always bridge. An American Hobtess In London ln M. A. P. nn-i- |