Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-30
NANCY WYNNE TALKS ABOUT
MANY INTERESTING THINGS
The Nelson Ball Last Night Was a Beautiful Affair
Many Dinners Preceded It-Number of Enter
tainments for School Set

sARAH NELSON was guest of
- nonor at ball given at the Belle
stratford last night by her par
~, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nelson. Sa-
~ Is very attractive, rather small,
-,h bright brown hair and dark eyes
"a has a lovely color. She is viva
ANS and always dresses with extreme
"a taste. In fact, l hear she is quite
:. unusual girl with n very decided
,ount of character. She is grand
,anobter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry b.
posengarten and of Mrs. Thomas Neil
=, and the late Mr.. Thomas Nelson.
raroh Is named after her paternal
.rondmother, who was Sarah Clay
sools Lewis. Her brother Harry is n
sreat favorite in the younger set.
There were many dinners before the
hall last night, among others as one
,,vsn Mt the Bellevue -StratIbrd by
laurie Fuller for his small niece, Elz-
.beth Grlfflths, and Mrs. Herbert w.
warden gave large dinner for Lucia,
,bo made her debut last year. Her
.,osts were Eleanor Gamble, Virginia
poberts. Emile Kennedy, Huberta Pot
,sr Willie Moss, of Kentucky, who has
come on to attend Huberta's we'd
a,,g. Marion Cleveland, of Princeton;
Alice Thompson, Emile Williams, Her
bert Warden, Jr., Albert Lucas, Benja-
min Bullock. Jr., Crawford Madeira,
lack Mason, .Jr., Ned Harris, George
frn1 NrsVs
George Earle. Jr, and William Du
Barry.
Then the Norman Greys gave a din
ner for Louise Grey, and their guests
were Rachel Filter, Marjory Taylor,
Elizabeth Wheeler, Corinne Freeman,
Edith Page, Algy Clapp, Shirley Nc
Call. Ossy Welsh. Charles Winter,
Ralph Souder and Rowland Miller.
Mrs. Theodore wormley entertained
for Helen Marshall before the ball and
the James d. winsors also gave dim
ner
Molly Thayer and Bessie Downs will
be given a theatre party and supper
tonight by Mr.. and Mrs. T. Henry
Dixon. Molly is Mr.. Dixon's niece.
Her mother was Miss Molly Dixon, one
Of the many Dixon sisters. who were
among the prettiest debs of their time
Mrs. Percy Heating is another sister
and Mrs. Arthur Emlen Newbold also.
Molly is the only daughter of General
and Mrs. Russell Thayer and has no
less than five brothers, If you please.
Bessie Downs, as told you, is dear
and quite an ideal older sister, and
really both these debs are about the
prettiest of the season.
1t is funny thing, this cutting in on
dances which is so the rage with the
members of the younger set. The girls
think they are not having a good time
II every dance is not cut into pieces
and the men think it is fierce If the
dance is cut, so what are they to do?
was amused at a dance recently to
hear three young men discussing
whose dance to break in on next.
There was one girl they wanted to
dance with very specially, but she was
having that one with very heavy
sultor, so she was passed by. for said
suitor was said to become furious II he
did not have a whole dance. The girl
in question Is a very popular debutante
and there is no danger of her not hav-
ing a wonderful time everywhere she
goes. Privately, think she was glad.
as her partner (who probably will be
partner for life) happens to dance
particularly we'll, and incidentally
guess she did not mind having per-
fectly good dance unbroken.
There were so many dining informal
ly at the Ritz Carlton last night and all
demanding Ducks" a la Rouennaise, II
was quite droll, and, of course, there
was lots OF banter passing from table
to table concerning the popularity or
the "Canard" and the relegation into
obscurity of the poor everyday turkey,
which not so long ago was emblematic
Of the Christmas season.
Among the diners, I noticed Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Hubbard. who had the jolliest
party In the room. Many of their
guests came on from New York and
are remaining here over the holidays.
Among the "out- -of-towners" were Mr..
Cecil Harrah. Mr.. Harding, Mr.. j.
Dinkey. Mr.. and Mrs. Phalle st. Phalle,
Colonel Montgomery and Mr. Barbour,
Mr.. and Mrs, Jimmie Sullivan and Leta
were guests at this table.
Nearby the Charles Munns were en-
tertaining the Frazier Harrisons and
Drexel Pauls and the C. Howard
Clarks. Sd. were entertaining the Hol-
Mr.. Richmond and Miss
Townsend. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bla-
bon arrived late and were greeted very
heartily. They have just come back
from Portland, Me-. and will be at the
Ritz for few days, then go to their
house In Bryn Mawr.
The Bob Stanbridges were entertain
ing for their young son, and the Clar-
ence Dolans and their attactive
daughter were dining ZEN famille," as
were also the Victor Mathers, Mrs.
Mather radiant in French blue char
meuse and ninon.
NANCY WYNNE.
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