Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
NANCY WYNNE ANTICIPATES
BIDDLE CONCERT WITH PLEASURE
The Annual Concert for the Drexel Biddle Bible
Glasses Will Be Held Tonight in the Beevue-Stratford
Mr. Wright to Entertain at Country Club


u,oNIGHTs the night! AND we WIN
~ he on hand for the famous con-
nb,ch Tony will give for his Bible
os at the Bellevue-Stratford.
class0 roore his supporters will rally
,sa,r forces together and appear III the
sauroom % of that hostelry. And our
s.n,ol Ds host will welcome all the
ss.otbers and sisters between the
aSs as he introduces the foremost
s,ncers" of their time.
,hirk one of the best things in the
vbole performance is the presence OIL
,.o members of the classes In rows
-, the room and the general singing
- hvmns when he gathers them all up
v.,oro the audience two or three times
s,,ri,g the evening. Then back they go
,heir seats as Mrs. Willie Whelen
- "Ruttcrhy" or pan" Donovan
.,oborates IN the high notes.
There is no doubt about It, the con-
-, is the most unique affair given in
,So annals of Philadelphia's social life,
"a evory one wishes our inlmitable
r.ry great success in all his undertake
ines. for we are all convinced and
,iSbtly so, of his absolute sincerity.
O. 700 will be there in crowds tonight.
Mary Biddlc is going to sing, and
a., mite curious to hear her, as they
,oy" hcr voice is really lovely, and it
Iii, ho tbc first time she has sung in
public here.
The proper thing without doubt to
Al now, even if you have not an
nounced your engagement is, when the
light are low in the Opera house, steal
sur, ,cptit!ous kiss and hope that no
one sees you!
The trouble was did see them,
thoueh they did not know it. and it
seomcd n shame even to laugh because
they were so like the proverbial
ostriches. only two weeks ago | pre-
dctcd that their engagement would
soon come out. Now l think 1t will
be sooner, don't you?
or course, it was perfectly natural
he had to go leave her for little
while; but of course, he was going
TO meet her later so / guess they
ended up down ut the Ritz for the
suppo' dance. She has the most Won
derful ti''an hair.
Eleanor Hopkins looked lovely last
night in Il gown of canary yellow
trimmed with dark fur. Just as she
came out of the box for the prome-
made an usher handed her u box of
flowers, and Mrs. Henry Brinton Coke
and Sidney Keith, who stood by were
teasing her with obs and abs!
Mrs. Stotesbury has changed her
hair back to her regular way Of wear
E, ing it, and it is much more becoming.
She looked stunning last night in
American beauty satin. Mrs. Charlie
Wright was marvelously gowned as
usunl, in Persian Rose with traceries
Of silver, according to Burton Donnel
Hughes. Mrs. Francis Lloyd, who was
Mary Lowell, of Boston, was wonder
full She does wear such beautiful
gowns. Last night she WIS in the
Converse box with Mrs. Converse and
the Tom Ridgways. Her frock was
Of white lace and crimson, and she
wore gold earrings, which were ex-
ceptionally becoming.
The Hanson party for Agnes Allen
was lots of fun. There were twenty
of the girls and boys. They went to
see Gaby Deslys and then afterward
TO the supper dance at the Ritz.
The girls in the party were Rachel
Filter, Beth Scott, Agnes Smyth,
Eleanor Vogels. Helen Gleason. Julia
Hamp, Esther Bochman, Denise Mer-
cur and Louise Grey. and the men In
the crowd were John Mears, Bert
Roussel, Clayton McElroy. Nooksie
Fotterall, Brooke Edwards, Ted Gleth-
erton, Alfred Barton, Alfred Norris,
BIZ Davis and Mats Mercur
A gay little party that attended the
theatre last night and finished up with
supper at L'Aiglon included Mrs.
William Coleman Freeman. Evelyn
Chew, Tom Evans and Roddy Wister.
An affair which will occupy the buds
this evening will be the dance Sydney
Wright will give for Eleanor Pepper
and Frances Scott out at the Philadel-
phia Country Club.
There will be some of last years girls
at the affair. Eleanor and Frances are
cousins and are In several cases shar-
ing their good times. Eleanor is larger
than her sister Adeline, with rather
golden hair which is naturally curly.
She has delightfully."- fresh complexion
and very pretty manners. Frances is
equally attractive. and they are such
good friends. Mrs Scott is Mrs. George
Wharton Peppers sister l saw Fran
ees receiving at tea last week, and
she had the dearest dress on. II was OF
palest pima and just a cloud OF tulle
with the faintest tracery OF silver.
The debs 'yho will go TO the dinner
dance tonight will be Molly Thayer,
Freda Lewis. Annie Merrick, Sarah and
Margaietta Myers, Martha McAllister,
Barbara Benson. Marie Wright, Mar
saret Remak. Marian Grant, Bessie
Downs Sarah Nelson, Eleanor Cuyler
and Mariana Gowen.
The other girls will be Adeline Pep
per- Gertrude Hanley, Gertrude Heck
sher, Marion Myers. MarRot Scull,