Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-18
NANCY WYNFE TALKS OF SEVERAL
DEBUTANTE AFFAIRS TONIGHT
Two Theatre Parties Will Occupy the Unweared Deb,,
tantes This Evening-Doctor Posey Will Enter
tain for His Niece-Other Doinps

.,AH PENRosE and Emile Ken
adv will both be separately and
,-s,yldually entertained at the theatre
s,.ht Miss Christine Biddle will
~. a marty. followed by supper at
-. pitz-Carlton, for Sarah Penrose,
~ fs IN the way of being the most
..r,otned of the numerous debu-
...,ss this season. There is such a
-. family connection there, and
~, of the relatives are well TO do,
"a az Sarah is favorite with them,
'.,.uy are the pleasures planned for
49, nv them, besides the outside
s.,.rds The death of Mrs. Tony Bid
s,,js sister in Pittsburgh, last week.
.r.vsnts the party that MIR. and Mrs.
INV we're to have given on Thursday
rIaht. before Lisa Norris dance. The
James Francis Sullivans, however, will
.,,. a supper and dance at the Ritz
r,rl,on for Sarah after the opera, on
January %, and it will he very smart
.soir Elizabeth Downs will share the
.onors with Sarah that night.
ronirht also Dr. Louis Pumer
possv will give a theatre party and
rpper afterwards for Emile Kennedy,
rho ,s the very attractive daughter of
AR and Mrs. Albert z. Kennedy.
rmile made her debut in the late fall
,he had intended coming out last sea-
,on. hut death in the family prevent
al that. Her sister Agnes, who came
ant three seasons ago, is engaged to
caspar Townsend. The announcement
was made this month!
Emile is very pretty and dances
beautifully. I noticed her particularly
a, the Gambol of the Gods last week
She was in the debutante set with
Sarah Pcnrose. Valentine Mitchell.
sarah Franklin and Four or five others.
understand that the Davidson Ken
nedys will give n dance at the Belle
y,,e-stra ford In honor of Emile and |!
her cousin, Helen Hansell, on Febru- !
ary II.
with the exception of these theatre !
parties there won't he very much else
an the tapis for today. The season |
will be an unusually long one, and it is
we'll TO have a bit of rest in between
fines. and as we rest we are apt TO
gossip a bit. you know and wonder
why so and so does this or that, and
laugh over the latest performances of
the various members of society. 1
heard funny story about a widow who
recently remarked. This same lady
has a small son of about 5 years. who
is. am afraid. spoiled, to say the
least, and at the wedding, just when
the two were about to pronounce their
VOWS, young son broke away from his
nurses detaining hand and rushed up
to mother saying: Where IS the pink
rose you promised me-" In vain she
tried to quiet him. and told him he
must not interrupt. That's all right"
said he, but want the rose" Finally,
however they managed to remove this
small person from the room, and the
cereTony proceeded. 1t is just as well,
Eometlmes, to make children learn TO
ebey when young. Even though this
vas harmless interruption, 1t was
EMBARRASSING, TO say the least.
In this day of delightful ca CandOr,
was not surprised at Il recent debut
tante f,!h.t,on, when, at dinner, one OF
the young men turned to the vivacious
you"A girl next him, and with brutal
fraukness remarked You're perfectly
adonbe person, and | hope you're
lhoroughly enjoying your little self but
hat ridiculous chatter of yours pre-
tents my eating, and I'd rather be fed
up with food. thank you" The girls
axpression showed that she got inf
llle,y more than she bargained for. but
latent sense of humor came to the
'escue, and the remainder of her con-
'ersaton was tempered with discretion. !
u course, there's no excuse for such
'alant rudeness, especially since the
'irl In question is rather more interest
hs and magnetic than the usual young
'efson' and only recently her engage
hent TO the son Of prominent finan-
Ter has bgF .