Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-29
aNCY WYNNE ATTENDS THE
GARDEN PARTY AT WYNCoTE
Numbers of the Visiting Ad Women Were Entertained Al
the Country Home of Mr.. and Mrs Cyrus H.
K Curtis Yesterday Afternoon

NV dears, we had q wonderful
w .,.ao lot me tell you, all day yester-
Ffrst, we went with the cd women
- the Curtis publishing Company
e''' ,,.cbeon at IL o'clock and, believe
90 were some crowd, for went
~ and 40 know. There were about
,,asts and how they managed to
~ ~ ali out to the Curtis home In
EE.,ora is more than 1 can tell you' but
AID and It was simply wonderful.
" sod lunch in the western dining room
~. tenth floor Of the Curtis, and then
-. conducted through the entire build
n really was wonderful to see. AT
~ after o'clock we embarked" in
.sotors and went out to Wyncote by way
= sFsirmount Park. I never saw SO many
.,,oa IN rows In my life and as one OF
- companions said Nov, l know just
- the performers in a circus feels' for
sssyy one was looking at the parade, you
-,av he sure, though we were not ar.
s,rsed as floats in a pageant, neither
ezra we drying our hands with tissue
..u,sls nor were we gowned in pink or
h,,s negligees and apparently ready to
amo into already filled tubs as. were
..,,a Of the ladies in the big parade on
Monday night.
Everything went beautifully on the trip
ant until several cars chased on the
hsatsn track just beyond Gray Towers;
IA others passed on beyond the road
.h,oh led to the Curtis place, to toll gate
4 Glenslde, where the enterprlsing toll
g.tberer ordered all concerned to pay
M, his five cents before he sent them all
hack over the same road from whence
ssey had come. 1t was q scream, for even
though the stream of motors following
the head car kept coming on and were
warned not to go further, because toll
voud be demanded for turning back,
,hay went flying on and handed out their
nIckels for the pleasure Of being told to
.arn themselves back again. Some lost
sheIr way 30 completely that they almost
,aached Willow Grove before they found
Il out and returned to the road on the
corner of which was the most unique
house and grounds. Iron figures painted
IA bright colors stood on the lawn hand
in hand. never saw anything SO droll
But lost or not, the ride was perfect
and the hospitality dispensed on the
lawns of the beautiful home of Mr.. and
Krs Curtis, when we finally reached
there made 1t far more than worth
while getting lost on the way. When we
arrived Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis were standing
on the veranda waiting to greet all their
guests, The hostess looked perfectly
charming in gown of white lace and
turquoise blue charmeuse. Her white
hat was trimmed with white osprey wings
and touch of blue.
We were all ushered out to the shaded
terrace at the back of the house, and
such terrace, my dears, with climbing
roses and trailing vines, and then, too,
the little shaded walks of fiat stone with
moss between and q little unexpected
fountain, below the lawn. 1t was an
ideal spot. Ices and various refresh-
ments were served from an awninged tent
and tables and chairs were placed about
under the shady trees so that the guests
might eat in comfort. 1t was altogether
: wonderful success. and, as several of
the visitors assured Mr.. Curtis, they
would never again say that there was
anything slow about Philadelphia after
this weeks stay here.
AT about 8 o'clock we started off again,
zome of us for Willow Grove and some
for town, and again some for both. After
going around the country in several
circles and striking nearly every toll gate
possible on the way, we reached Willow
Grove, and when 1t was time to leave
there we found the Old York road and
then on straight home. We surely owe
'ur host and his charming wife vote of
hanks for delightful day, to say nothing |
q our devoted chauffeur. who proved to
. cousin by marriage to one of our
party, So it's a small world after all. |
ant it2 NANCY WYNNE.