Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-31

dance the old Year out or to watch it
srt IN some hilarious fashion, ofttimes
sni,o foreign to their nature? But so
,be world wags on, and the last day Of
,he wear is ended by many in this most
rnseemly fashion. l know of numerous
yorv Young girls, not to mention many
,,aid and respectable matrons, whose
r,others gaze on placidly while their
daughters imbibe champagne or the
more deadly cocktail until when mid
rieht arrives they. while not actually
intoxicated. are very silly and slightly
naudlin in their behavior And then,
naturally, the next day they have that
uncomfortable feeling with them; prob
sblv to this are due the many good reso-
lntlons which are annually made and as
consistently broken.
of course we are all looking forward
IN the George Wharton Peppers ball to-
night at the Bellevue -Stratford for
Eleanor and their niece, Frances Scott.
II is sure to be a success, for both girls
ore thoroughly well liked and will make
charming hostesscs. Frances Scott's
mother is a sister of MIR. Pepper; she
was Frances Pepper. Both Mrs Pepper
and Mrs. Scott will receive with the
debutantes.
There will be n number of dinners
before the dance. Mr. Willie Hopkins
and his half sister, Miss Nellie Hop
kins, who are as inseparable a pair as
Il is possible to find. will give a dinner
for Rosamonde Fisher, and Aimee
Hutchinson will entertain at dinner for
Eleanor Cuyler, who is her cousin.
Then the Alfred Clays will give n dim
ner for Emile Kennedy; the ]. Franklin
McFaddens will also entertain, as will
the william Townsend Wrights.
Then, too, Gee Heckscher's party will
come off tonight. also at the Bellevue
stratford This is to be costume af-
fair, and many and weird are the frocks
that are to he worn Most of the
younger married folk will attend this
party, and | hear Gee has planned all
manner of surprises and spectacles for
the magic hour of midnight. The Ned
Crozers and Albert Francnes will en-
tertain at dinner before the dance.
Billie Welsh has come up for the
Christmas holidays. You know he Is
the manager of the Bureau of Fisheries
and became quite famous several years
ago for discovering n bank of scallops
in some unusual place. Billie Is one of
the best liked men in town, and every
I,Ii to
countenance and Apollo Bclvedcrean
physique in our midst.
It is rather pathetic, think, in pass
ing through Rittenhouse Square to see
the tiny Christmas tree, all decorated
with bells and balls, at the foot of
Toms grave. The man who guards the
square trimmed 1t there, for he says
he can't get over Tommy's loss, over
year ago, how he wasted away before
his very eyes, so every year he is going
to dress the tiny tree in memory of the
old cat which all the children loved so
well.
Girls, be careful where you go to
drive with the man of your heart and
do not take the road which leads
through the park, no matter how ro-
mantle the Wlssahickon may seem, for
alas! there is law which forbids
spooning; and I hear one warm eve
ming recently lass and lad were
motoring through and stopped the car
moment on the drive to enjoy the view
as the twilight was coming on, when
up came the guard in his heartless
matter of fact way and said. Move on,
please!"
So take warning and don't go into the
park for a ride or a stroll unless you
intend to keep moving all the time.
The Charles o'Donnell Lee, Jr.'s. who
are occupying the Henry Peasants
house at Wayne this year. have sent
out cards for an eggnOg party tomor-
row, and as the Lees are from the pic
turesque Needwood Forest section of
Maryland. true Southern atmosphere
will pervade the affair. The young
matron will be assisted In receiving by
her sister-in-law, Mrs Joseph Lee, who
will be remembered as Mary Harris, a
niece Oh the Iiih Il
sister of Mrs. Charlie Boone.
Sarah Fishers ball in Baltimore
Tuesday night must have been quite a
wonderful party. 10 judge from the en-
thusiastic accounts of il that have
heard. They do not often have late
parties in Baltimore, but when they do
they are very good. There was quite
crowd of Philadelphians there, among
them Jean Bochman, who was Miss
Fishers house guest; Sarah Franklin,
Theodore Lille, Roddy Wister, Bert
Bell, Reggie Hutchinson, Elbert Dent,
Henny Geyelin. Brooke and Ted Ed
wards, Johnny Scott, Charlie Wetter,
Harry Adams, Fred Spencer and Hous-
ton Woodward. The Belvedere ball
room was beautifully decorated with
flags. and Louis Fisher, who seems to
be the Meyer Davis of Baltimore, kept
two orchestras going all the time.
Breakfast at ball is a decided rarity
In Baltimore, and o'clock found al
most every one still going strong and
thoroughly enjoying scrambled eggs,
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