Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-14
NANCY WYNNE CHATS ABOUT A
NUMBER OF SOCIAL MATTERS
Affairs at the Northern Resorts Are Constant Source Of
Comment-Newport May Be Said to Be at It's
Height of Gayety Now

rvJuERE is no doubt that Newport is
well into the very gayest part of It's
s.ason and certainly the Philadelphia
1.butantes can well and easily compete
.t,b the New York ones IL the accounts
.,bich reach me are true and there is no
.soson to believe they are not. The Brooke
s,nner dance on Friday night was a won.
derful affair, and Luclle's frock and all
the rest was certainly exquisite. She
Looked simply stunning and had a won
derfully good time.
Ethel Hartman was introduced on Sat.
urday evening by an affair given by her
mother at the Clambake Club, and Kath-
srine Morgan was introduced at formal
sf,ernoon affair at the home Of her pa.
rsn,s. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Morgan.
Tennis seems to have taken hold abso-
iutely at Narragansett Pier and Philadel.
nhians are among the foremost players
Mrs Charles Snowden, who never looks
hotter than when wearing sports clothes,
was among the players in mixed doubles
last week. Tom Mexican, George Thom-
son and Ben Chew are also indefatigable
nIayers. as is Mrs Phil Stevenson, who
was Emily Randolph you know, a sister
of Mrs. John r. Fell and Hannah Ran
tolph
Bar Harbor Is by no means second on
The map of gayety when 1t comes to
something doing in July and August UP
there. And this week promises to be a
mighty gay one. Today they are having
mixed doubles at the Swimming Club:
tomorrow night there will be the much
heralded Black and White Ball. This is
10 be given by the Summer Cabaret Club
nj the Swimming Pool. Besides this, to-
morrow there will be the folk concert at
the Building of Arts and the Edith Rubel
Trio will appear at the home of Mrs
Dave Norris On Wednesday night there
will be the hop at the Malvern, and on
Thursday Marcia Van Dresser will give
q song recital at the Arts Building. Sat-
urday, If you please, Josef Hofmann will
give a recital. There are a number OF
musicians spending the summer in Maine
this season. as few care to go abroad,
and the residents at these resorts are
certainly benefiting by their having to
stay on this side of the water in having
the most wonderful recitals during the
season at their homes and at the various
casinos.
Miss Eleanor De Graeff Cuyler, of New
York. for whom Eleanor Cuyler, who
came out last year, Is named, gave a de-
lightful luncheon on Friday of last week
at the Malvern Hotel. Among the Phila-
delphians were Mrs. Henry Chapman,
Mrs. Sidney Keith, Mrs. John T. Lewis,
Mrs. Thomas Leaning and Mrs. Thomas
De Witt Cuyler, who is a sster-in.law
Of Miss Cuyler. Mrs. Benjamin Thigh
man was another hostess at the Malvern
for luncheon, and among her guests was
Mrs Mason Campbell, Of this city.
hear the Bob Strawbridges, who had
taken Joe Leidys place up in Narragan-
sett, gave It up to come home and furnish |
and fix up their new home, Woodlea, in
Bryn Mawr, which is now satisfactorily |
accomplished and so they have gone to
Newport for n ten days trip. Their |
daughter, Anita. is camping in New |
Hampshire and Bob Jr. is a Plattsburg |
rookie. NANCY WYNNE.