Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-31

WITH the first of August about to
wv burst upon us, town Is indeed a sad
place as far as looks are concerned. Just
walk up Walnut. Spruce or Locust
streets from about Sixteenth street out
toward the schuylkill and you will see
q land of deserted homes. One does not
mind the desertion part so much as the
dust and dirt of the pavements, which
are left from May or June until octo'
ber and November unswept, unwashed
and covered with the dust of ages. How
ever, there are still some Of the high
lights left in town, though II Is really
hard TO believe in these days of democ-
racy that any persons should wish to give
the false impression that they have left
. town when they haven't. Such is the
case, however, as have reason to know,
and, my dear, II was discovered in the
funniest wayl
1 had read in several society columns
that Mr.. and Mrs SO and So and their
family had gone to a northern resort;
that is, Mrs. and her daughters had and
Mr.. would join them later. In fact, the
notice had been written in the lady in
question's own hand writing 1 was told
by the one who published It, Well, on
Thursday afternoon, you remember, there
was sudden strange flash of lightning
and violent clap of thunder without sign
of rain. 1 happened to be walking UP
the street at the moment, when suddenly
the window In the third story of cer-
tain home was flung UP and the shutters
unbolted, while two frightened women,
gowned in kimonos, gazed out to see what
the noise had been. They quickly closed
the windows on seeing some one passing,
but not quickly enough to prevent recog'
milton. walked on wondering what all
the secrecy was about Many persons
stay in town all summer for business rea-
sons or for pecuniary reasons, but why
be ashamed of it and seek to hide the fact
by sitting back of closed windows all
summer?
Though we are past midsummer, as
have observed before, the interest in
working for the soldiers has not abated,
steaming hot weather or not, and every
Tuesday during the summer those wom-
en- living on the Main Line who have
not gone north, south, east or west meet
et the home of Mrs. w. w. Montgomery,
Jr., in Radnor. They sew for the men
abroad under the auspices Of the Queen
Mary Needlework Guild. Among those
who attended the last meeting were Mrs.
Bob Montgomery, Miss Julia Wood, Mrs.
Ke.t Willing, Mrs. Murdoch Kendrick
and Mrs. Joe Du Barry. Sd. Mrs. Du
Barry is the younger sister of Mrs. W..
w. Montgomery; you know Mrs. Mont
gomery was Fannie Brock and Mrs. Du
Barry was Ella Brock. An informal
luncheon was served after the sewing.
The Horace Eugene Smiths and family
are at Cape May this season, and are the
center of many delightful parties. They
have their houseboat in the thoroughfare,
and entertaine on 1t as well as at the
Yacht Club and Golf Club. Tomorrow
night they will give dinner at the
Corinthian Yacht Club, and the guests
will dance afterward. The Smiths are
great favorites and their invitations are
eagerly sought after ever since the first
party they gave when Edith came out. 1t
was a Halloween affair, you remember.
and the guests wore fancy costumes. So
great was the success thereof that each
year since then the festivities have been
repeated, much to the enjoyment of all
concerned. NANCY WfNNE'