With the return of autumn, life has stirred anew in the Lebanese capital, and activity has returned to what it was before the summer, when people give themselves over to rest and recreation.
Among the first of the women's activities was the meeting of the board of directors of the "Lebanese University Women" at the home of the president, Dr. Edma Abouchdid. At this meeting views were exchanged on the association's latest position on important questions, and it was decided to hold a "dinner-dance" on the evening of the twenty-third of this November at the Bristol Hotel, under the patronage of His Excellency the Prime Minister. The party will be open to the public...
We draw attention to the
fact that every card-holder will be entitled to take part in a lottery, in which he may win a number of valuable prizes, among them: a round-trip journey by air to Istanbul, a work of art, the encyclopedia of Mr. Fouad Ephrem al-Boustani, classical music records, precious books, and subscriptions to a number of our magazines and newspapers, chief among them: La Revue du Liban, Magazine, The Woman's Voice, al-Hayat, al-Jarida, the Daily Star, and others.
And besides the enjoyment of the sumptuous dinner and the delightful dancing, there will be charming artistic surprises.
At the opening of the seasons, our dressmakers hasten to Paris to get in touch with the great fashion houses and to gather all that can be gathered of the newest lines of the greatest fashion designers
in the capital of France, it being the center of gravity of women's fashion in the world. Among the dressmakers who did not let the opportunity slip, and who visited Paris for this purpose, was Mr. Mansur Munsif, proprietor of the Mon Haim house of dressmaking and fashion. He returned at the end of last month furnished with the newest winter fashions and a charming collection of ready-made women's clothes.
An important announcement
Marie Michel Elbaridi
Proprietress of the Modern Dressmaking Shop
Has returned from Europe bringing with her the newest models from the most famous Parisian and Italian houses, and has resumed work as usual in her well-known shop.
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