Mabel Binks headed the programme with a flashy selection on the piano. She was in her element, showing off. Everything about her proclaimed _le dernier cri_ of fashion. Even her hair was the latest creation of twists and rolls. Her hands were covered with rings and her arms had several bracelets in the form of snakes coiling around them. These rings and bracelets had a way of clicking ever so slightly but just enough to accentuate the effect that her performance was a purely mechanical one.