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...Charles carries the narrative. He was born as Fang Daolong in 1915 in Shandong province. A disorderly kid ("I was a real brat"), he became an orderly to a KMT general?until he accidentally shot a loaded gun and was cashiered. He had a nice scam fencing linen in Nanjing; then the Japanese took control of China. Charles was jailed and forced to watch executions. The sight of beheadings made even this tough guy sick. Still, Charles was lucky. A relative with connections sprang him from jail, and by fleeing to Chongqing province after Japanese air raids killed his parents...
Each bunco party is as different as the women playing it. Most parties rotate hosting duties and all include food, but the fare can run from a lavish meal complete with china and linen to a potluck buffet. Some adopt a theme for each month's meeting, like a haunted house with all the players wearing Halloween costumes...
...GETTING THERE Guests must dive more than three fathoms (6.5m) to the 'moon pool' entrance of the former underwater research laboratory. Employees bring food and linen down in a dry box SIGHTSEEING Meter-wide windows offer views of the tropical mangrove habitat's residents, including angelfish and lobster SPECIAL PACKAGE An underwater wedding, complete with caviar, flowers, cake and a one-night honeymoon, costs...
...quick bout of pre-party prepping. While his roommates, John A. Wolff ’06 and James A. Cleary ’06, relax in front of The Green Mile with some visiting friends from New Hampshire College, Fisher emerges in black pants, coordinated linen shirt and black dress shoes. “I’m definitely into fashion,” he says, reeling off a list of his favorite—and sometimes impressively obscure—designers...
...dinner at the dining-room table, Lenox china, the whole deal," says Ginny. Several friends showed up and, with Hilary's help, prepared salad and Dijon chicken. Hilary flitted about the party like the consummate hostess and, toward the end of the evening, produced several presents for her mother: linen Halloween dish towels, scented candles, and Nexxus shampoo and conditioner. Not knowing what else to do, the adults played along with the charade...