Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15

~. pobbit. at which her sister, Mrs.
Norris. will be hostess, will start
tostivities. and in the evening the
~ Montgomerys are giving a dinner
aance for her. Eleanor is certainly
e,nnnar both for looks and gowns. She
,arv tall and stately, and her head
!. particularly we'll set on her shoul-
80 she gives one the impression of
ss,no so we'll bred, and has such ease
~ charm of manner. I think she is
-, much like her mother, who has
.,so very stately beauty. She was,
n, tnow. Miss Frances Lewis, sis
y. ~ Mrs. Edward f. Beale, Mrs. S.
s..-horton Hutchinson, Mrs. ]. Ogden
,5arran and Mrs. william w. Mont
sorery. They are the daughters of
~ late John T. Lewis and first
s.ns,ns of Mr.. John T. Lewis, Jr, DR..
,to-rIa Lewis Mr.. Saunders Lewis and
Mrs George G. Meade.
rhe dinner-dance to be given at the
uontgomerys' will be rather small
.sair but very smart, and no end OF
am Mrs. Montgomery was Hope Tyler,
and
cbarming of the younger matrons; Bob
:. Eleanor's cousin. The dance will be
,,ven at their country place, Andros-
Z sen. yillanova, wonderful house they
b,,ilt in recent years, which Is ideally
etted for home entertaining.
hear Beth Scott and Gertrude Pan
f,tt n Rncfnn
Those two are perfectly inseparable,
and So when one goes to Boston, the
other decided to accept an oft-repeated
invite and go, too. They took their
skates with them, and they are going
10 several parties, dancing and skat-
Ing.
Well, 1 can't say I am at all sur
prised about Mary Alice Clay and
Louis Borie having finally announced
their engagement, for 1t was very
evident fact, and have been expecting
Il for more than year. 1t is de-
cidedly nice engagement. 1 don't know
any girl who is more popular than
4 Mary Alice Clay, She is very pretty.
with an exceedingly fah complexion
and titan hair, by the way, Louis
locks are also of that rare hue. Mary
Alice came out two years ago at
large tea She is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred G. Clay, of 1929 Spruce
4 street. Louis is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs, Charles Louis Borie, Jr., and a
grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. Beauveau
Borie His mother was Miss Helen
sewell daughter of the late General
sewel and is one of the handsomest
matrons in Philadelphia society.
All roads led to the Ritz last night
and branched off at that section toward
4 the two big attractions of the evening,
the party given by Mrs. Frank Clyde
and that of Yale Dolan The Dolan
Z party was delightfully."- festive, and was,
of course attended by the young mar
2ffied couples, debutantes being con-
Z spicuously absent The ballroom and
restaurant were gaily banked with
palms and ferns and trailing smilax,
II and at the innumerable small tables,
seating parties of eight and six, there
were tall, slender vases, holding snap
dragons, with smilaX and snapdragons
wreathed about the soft lights, which
cast a golden glow.
The Ritz orchestra was supplemented
with an immense band, and the dancing
kept up until early morning, when
Z breakfast was served. OF course, there
was no end of stunning frocks. Rosalie
+ Doan dispensed her hospitality with Il
prodigal smile and was charming in a
2 youthful gown of white net, clouded in
silver tissue. Mrs. Craig Biddle was
fadiant in costume of midnight blue.
Mrs. Tom Ridgway, always exquisite
8 y dainty, was a picturesque figure in
y an extremely short-skirted costume of
turquoise blue, adorned with chiffon. l
h encountered her later, after the dane
ing, wrapped in charming brocaded
coat. an exact prototype of those
adopted by the Louis, and with cas-
eades Of creamy lace at the neck and
sleeves. Old gold in shade and
procaded in gold, it suited her deli
cate, fragile beauty to perfection.
Mrs. Edgar Church was gowned in
old-gold net hounce upon fiounce of
which was bordered with fur. Anita
clothier adopted a costume of the same
shade and the short, old-fashioned wrap
q amethyst and velvet, Wall of Troy
ed In gold thread. was one of the most
admired conceits of the evening.
Others who attended were the Gard
ner cassatts, Phil Randolph, Walter
mayer. the Barclay Warburtons and
brownie Warburton, the George Will
nss, Mrs. Betty Madeira, in vivid
Green and gold gown; the Ralph Town
sends, Billy Boas, Tommy Slidell, of
new York; the Frazier Harrisons,
snarles Munns, Mr.. and Mrs. Kearsley
Mtehell, the Billy Elkinses. Victor
na'hers, Evans Roberts, Eugene
mayer Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Roberts,
eia' Dodge and host of other.
Every one is much interested in the
Ploauetion of "a Gilded Fool" which
WI be given next Thursday afternoon
= the Broad Street Theatre, for the
ssaeht OF the Good Shepherd Home for
''ss at Rosemont. Most of the actors
actresses are members of the
tess and Players Club, and it is
sen under the direction of Mr. Ed