Hello and welcome to our Male Impersonator, in Carrie Moore's costume from the Pantomine stage.  (Ms. Moore first appeared in Melbourne, was with the Australian Royal Comic-Opera Company, and in London, played principal boy to Billy Burke's girl.)

Well, if it isn't the esteemed publisher, Heinrich Raphael Cartwright, our own Nunky!  Oh, no?  For this occasion, you're Cary Grant.  How very handsome you look.  And what is that you've brought with you?  A shaker, you say?

I thought it might be fun to share some cocktail recipes - for a Cosmopolitan and a Seabreeze.  (Guests are invited to Nunky's, ummm, Cary's penthouse later for more drinks.  And, how about some breakfast in the morning if we're all still there?)  Recipes at bottom of page.

Bosanquet, lead me over to that new arrival...  Sophie!  Sophie Alingsby!  Love those Yellow Gloves, m'dear!

Happy Birthday, Mr. Benson.  What a Joy! I've brought Mr. Benson an ickle prezzie, a china moustache cup.  This keeps the hirsute portion of a gentleman's face dry as he imbibes tea.  I do hope that he will like it. As to my own costume, I have decided to go berserk and dress as an ordinary person for once...as in Tilling some years ago [and inspired by the painting The Yellow Gloves by James Cowie that is displayed in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh].

Nunky's Own Recipes:  Cosmopolitan  (Nunky's drink of choice...):   2 oz. vodka (Citron adds a nice twist) ~ 1 oz. Cointreau or triple sec ~ 1 oz. cranberry juice ~ 1 tblsp. lime juice (fresh or Rose's) ~ Shake violently, or just vigorously, with lots of ice ~ Pour into a chilled martini glass (frosted rim is optional) ~ Garnish with a perky lemon twist.  Seabreeze  (which is really dreamy during hot weather...):   4 oz. unsweetened grapefruit juice ~ 3 oz. cranberry juice ~ 2 oz. vodka ~ Serve in a tall glass filled with ice ~ Stirred, not shaken.

Charming party, Miss Leg, most enjoyable.  Multi congratulationi on your enchanting costume and your impressive array of novels.  What striking covers Siriami has come up with (for the gallery).  I shall pop into the lending library tomorrow to enquire as to which of your books one should read first.  Thank you so much for a delightful party.  I just adore that dining room, so modern.  And as for Mrs. Lucas's dress, why it is chic in the extreme.  The food is delicioso.  The dogs are so smartly turned out too, no unseemly savaging of rabbits or any other canine lapses...

Let's go into the next room and greet more guests...