Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

ry,urs afternoon the Charles NJ. lea,
Il ~, sive n tea 10 introduce their
1.,.t,sr. Katharine Christina who is a
~s.r,r,ns,y pretty giri and bids fair to
- on. Of the bellies Of the season. for
-. ,s exceedingly popular with young
ara old. 90 90 speak
rne debutante will be frocked in white
fin and tuIie, and win carry pink fiow.
Among the buds who viii receive
.-,,h her viii be Dorothy Newbold,
v.,hsr,ne Hancock. Gainor Baird. Eliza.
s-,h rroster. Emily Harris. Elisabeth
McMichael. Lorraine Graham. Mary and
vn,abeth Packard. Suzanne Elliot. Han.
,sh Hobart, Betty Miller. Mary Lover
~. patty Borie, Emily welsh, Betty
rroch violet Welsh, Lois Jackson and
Anne Meirs. Valentine Mitchell and
x.nnie Heckscher will also receive, and
YouIse Lea, OF wilmington. and Helen
,.mes. Of New York. Besides this charm.
ins bevy Of young girls there viii be also
Mrs Armltt Brown, who Is cousin Of
x.tharine's by marriage. and who will
ehaperon her mt most OF the affairs this
~,rter; Mrs. Arthur Lea, her aunt; Mrs.
frederick Brown. another relative; Mrs.
cornelius Stevenson. Mrs. Madison Tay'
,or. Mrs. Edward T. stotesbury. Miss
katharine Chambers and Mrs. A. p. Mon.
ant. Mrs. Alfred Chaplin and Mrs
huntington Naughton. OF New York.
There will be no party after the tea. but
the receiving party win be entertained at
: ainner-dance a fortnight from now,
November 3. at West Thorpe Farm, which
4. the name OF the Leas's new home,
where the tea takes place today.
This evening. however. there will be a
a,nner-dance at the Huntington Valley
Country Club, TO which most OF the re-
oeiving party of the Lea tea will 60.
This will be the first formal affair the
ioyerings have given for their attractive
laughter Mary. who will be introduced
Al a tea next "Wednesday at their home,
ingiewood, in Chestnut Hin. The party
Scnight will be for the debutante set. only
about one hundred guests having been
invited.
The debutantes. fortunately, are still
100 young to get bored over the problem
sf society, 80 the hostess can enjoy
siving pleasure without any fear OF meet
ing up with those who are not content
with her entertaining, as alasl some Of
eur supposedly well-bred matrons some.
times prove 20 be.
Whether II is the spirit OF unrest which
b at present agitating the world or the
-..,.ot ,1nryarsttx, ~ tha ao-ca9Iod v,aakar
EEK know not, but this do know, that
. dinnerdance was given recently and
two beautiful young married women who
were attending decided that they would
prefer to play bridge all evening than
dance, 80 they endeavored to get two
men TO make UP foursome. The men,
however. showed no desire to Join them,
for said they, 1T would be very rude TO
cur host and hostess" so what did the
peeved ladies do but leave as soon as the
dinner was over. And It is not that they
we're lacking In partners; really do not
know OF more soughtafter young ma
irons. They just did not care whether
II would be polite or not.
Would II not be a good idea TO start
; class In manners in ouakerdom2 The
emily trouble is every one would think he
Or she should teach every one else, and
somehow I greatly fear II is not a want
Of knowledge. The theory Is all right. my
dears. but the practice Is lacking.
The Mannheim Branch of the French
Wounded Fund will hold Its first meeting
OF the season in the ballroom OF the Ger
Cricket Club on Tuesday morn.
suffering France Help Is more needed
than ever" and very few women who
can spare the time from home and family
will be able to resist the cry. Those In
terested are begged to attend and work
harder than ever. and the work which
was done during the vacation is to be
brought back that morning. I under
machines, and the members are asked TO
loan them during the season or part OF It.
at any rate.
As last year. there is an effort to in.
terest even the small children in the work,
and Mrs. William Newhall. who is pres
ident OF the fund. has suggested that the
little ones 1be allowed TO snip materials
70 oil pillows with, as there is a great
cali for these. II is too cunning for words
% hear the various youngsters talk OF
me work they have done and are doing
Tor the soldiers. Bandages and surgical
sponges and socks and all sorts of things
are the outcome OF their deft wee fingers.
!. NANCY WYNNE.