Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-04

u,HE official big season which was
,,shered in with the new year finds
very one eager to meet II half way,
"a never before has there been such
s,aodv round of parties of all kinds,
ar although the older set count this
.,d next month as peculiarly their
.r the debutantes are not by any
s,sons in the shade, nor yet the school
~ many of whom have not yet re-
.,r,ed TO their books. The theatre
.s,v 10 be given this evening by the
Rob strawbridges for Mary Bohlen
.,6nses to be particularly interesting,
ssneciallv to the youths fortunate
enough to be among those present"
,o- who could he more attractive than
possle Downs, Emile Kennedy, Eleanor
ronnor Mariana Gowen, Elizabeth
nriaith or Eleanor Cuyler, all of
,ybom will attend? Among the men
rni he Young Bob Strawbridge. Dick
Ti,ehman, Jack Shober, Francis Boh
lon. Emlen Randolph and Crawford
Madeira.
rbe Mum dinner dance last night
for Miss Gowen was, from all | hear,
a huge success and went from the
start with a swing that did credit to
Tho hosts. 1t took place at the Ritz.
ond there were some 100 or more 126
believe, to be exacD of the very
smartest of the smart present. The
erst of the Monday Junior dances, of
course, claimed its share of fashion
ahles. and numerous dinners and
theatre parties preceded It, among the
largest being the theatre party given
by the Holllnshead Taylors for Mrs.
Taylors debutante sister, Christine
stockton. The HAL Pattons gave n
small dinner before the cotillon, their
guests including the "Roddy" Pages
the Heckscher wetherills. Valentine
Mitchell, Alva Sergeant, Heath Ban
nard and John Lloyd. A theatre party
was also given by the Harry Vain
Harrisons for Rebecca Thomson.
Almost every hour, I was about TO
say, one hears of new groups being
formed to take part in the Gambol of
the Gods at Monte Carlo on Thursday
night Of next week. Their gambol will
be transported to the staid ballroom
OF the Bellevue, and from all accounts
nothing quite so startling has ap-
peared within its doors before. The
"goddesses" will not be goddesses in
name only, for all of them are statues
que and can we'll be garbed as Min
,orIu nf
Agnes Kennedy, who Is rather smaller
than Mabel Norris Dixon, Katherine
Kremer Page, Edwina Wetherill, Mar
ion Ingersoll, Charlotte Balm or
Brownie Warburton. This group has
been taken in hand by Cecile Howell.
who is sure to produce something well
worth seeing. Marjorie Brock will
have the Monte Carlo group, which
will include n number of the young
married set, the Percy Madeiras. the
Clarence Clarks, the Tom Ridgways,
the Kearsley Harrisons, the Antelo
Devereuxs. the Gardner Cassatts, the
Howard Henrys and, of course. the
Sidney Brooks themselves.
lHe IIlSliCdlly decorated DallrOOm
of the Germantown Cricket Club will
be the scene tonight of an attractive
dance for the benefit of the German
town Hospital. OF course, the Wis
ters and the "Churchic" williams, the
De Mares and many others will be
there Mr.. and Mrs. de Mare will have
as their guests the William Findlay
Browns. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis r.
6trawbridge will entertain also Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Wright Baird and
Mr. and Mrs. Haigh DaingerfleId as
their guests. There were two dances
raised also for the cause. Mrs. George
Franklin Brown arranged a most sue
cessful musicale in the fall, which took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward ]. Moore. of TulpehoclSen street.
The committee for the dance Is COM
posed of a number of Germantown
women, including Miss Maria Dickin-
son Logan, Miss Abbott. Mrs. George
A. Cameron, Mrs. e. L. Baltzar De
Mare, Mrs. Arthur Haines, Mrs. Moore,
Mrs. Strawbridge and Mrs. Alexander
W. Wister, Jr. The list OF patronesses !
Includes Mrs. Charles Penrose Keith.
Mrs. Charles Stewart Wurts, Mrs. AL
exander w. Wister. Mrs. Francis How |
ard Williams, Mrs. William Chatlin |
Wetherill, Mrs. William ]. Strawbridge, |
Mrs. Joseph S. Lowering Wharton, Mrs. |
William Gray Warden. Mrs. ]. Kears-
ley Mitchell, Mrs. John WhitalI. Mrs. |
George Woodward and Mrs. Archibald |
u, Thomson. NANCY WYNNE.