Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
NANCY WYNNE ANTICIPATES A
WONDERFUL BALI lTONrc1T
The Midwinter Ball Will Be Held Tonight at Hort-
cultural Hall-Affair Is Given by Men Prominent
in Social Circles-Many Dinners Precede

..,ttE mIdwinter ball. which is one Of
.ho foremost social functions Of the
.,oson. will be given tonight at Horti-
,,,,roI Hall. The ball will be given
sor the auspices Of the following
,,,ittee: Mr.. Lynford Biddle, Mr..
~ LYMAN Biddle, Mr.. Gouverneur Cad
aioder. Mr.. Wilson Catherwood Mr..
80, Brinton Coke, Mr. T. De Witt
l.,,,,or Mr.. r. Wister Harvey MIR.
cSorles e. 1ngersoll Mr.. Sidney w.
18th DR.. Robert G. lie Conte, Mr..
,,snr,, pratt Mexican. Mir. William r.
,,.rcor Jr.. Mr.. ]. I<earsley Mitchell,
~ Mr. A. ]. Drexel Paul, Mr., Edgar
s.o,t Mr.. Alexander Van Rensselaer,
~, Mr. Edward Lowber Welsh.
,r,o catronesses who will receive are
a.. charles Edward Ingcrsoll, Mrs
,,.vorder van Rensselaer,, Mrs. Robert
...,,lne Montgomery, Mrs. ]. Kearsley
,u,obeIl and Mrs. Edward Lowber
welsh,
number of dinners will be given
,.,oro the ball. Mr.. and Mrs Edward
provning will give one at the Bellevue
o,rotford. and the George Dallas Dix
~, will entertain at their home Miss
,,.nnab Fox will give dinner for Miss
Mary Wurts, and DR.. and Mrs. Will
uorns Riddle Cadwalader will entertain
t.r Miss Hannah Wright Mr.. and Mrs.
charles Farnum will be hosts at din
nor and the Charlemagne Towers Will
artortain for Major General and Mrs.
ooorre Barnett, of Washington. Mrs.
charles II. Howell will also give din
ner
We are looking forward with pleas
IRE TO the musical comedy which
a number of the younger girls will APP
rsor in tonight at the Belevue-Strat- !
tord for the benefit of st. Francis |
Home for Convalescents in Lansdowne. |
The words and plot and music have |
hoon written for the affair by William |
Mason Wright, Jr., of Mask and Wig |
fame. whose excellent work is already |
known.
A feature of the entertainment will |
be a speciality dance by Miss Rosalie
uoban and william Mason Wright,
r. Another will be a song and dance
specialty Sooner or Later in which
Miss Gertrude Miller, Miss Elizabeth
Walsh, Miss Beatrice Harrity, MISS
Rosalie Hoban, Mr.. Richard Walsh,
Mr. Robert Care, Mr.. Francis Walsh
and Mr.. Philip Wright will take part.
The chorus groups will have more
n
group designated as models includes
Miss Gertrude Bachler Miss Virginia
McGrath, Miss Grace Walton, Miss
Agnes Harrity, Miss Eleanor Hoban,
Miss Helen Toland.
wonder what made them change
their minds? Just think, If they had
not we would all have been treated to
n great sensation! AS it is now we Will
never know just why they decided to
use their better Judgment and wait till
Papa gave his consent; for let me
whisper 1t carefully, not two weeks ago
a certain young deb and an ardent
young suitor had positively decided to
run off to Elllton and then return for
Papa's blessing l understand Papa
does not think Cedric" is making
enough; anyhow, the wild rebellion has
for the time being been sQuelched, and
perhaps we never will know all about it.
Was it on a wager or simply "be-
cause" that a pretty young thing
brought out a pocket edition comb from
her vanity bag and ran it through her
carefully waved locks at a supper
party lately? The use of powder puff
ard lip stick in public is no longer a
thing to gasp at, so constantly and
frankly does my fair lady use them,
but is it possible that a comb is also
permissible and quite CONNIE il faut? '
A 1916 model LoreIei, what?
While in New York this week I was
impressed by the new obsession which I
has taken hold of all smart New York
ers, that Of the skating fad We in this
staid town have seen exhibited many /
ravishing skating costumes, and some c
few Of us have bought them for use on
the small ponds which dot the coun- !
tryside around Philadelphia; but most
'r US, fear, have been content. to don a
our plaid or striped skirt and our last /
sweater or sports coat and !
Ialy forth to enjoy the brisk sl<imming :
'ver the ice. But not so in New York! l
There, indeed, has the sport become
ceremonial without which no ones cal ,
lndar is complete. and to facilitate 2
matters rink was placed on the Bilt- Q
more roof SO that one need not jour '
ley over to Tuxedo for real open-air =
port. The rink is surrounded by \
'lass enclosed teahouse. and here one S
nay enjoy a real the dansant, or l =
oppose one should say the glacee. e
Ihey even tell me that at the evening
kating parties one is supposed to APP
ear IN evening dress! Dorothy Nor
IS, who is something of cosmopolite, q
one of the few Philadelphia girls h
mo go over to New York for these o
arties' although nearly all OF the y
lew York debutantes have become Ii
roheient dancers on the ice. The BEN 3
~ matinee which was given on Tues
ay at the Century Theatre, on West D
q street, drew many matrons from T
Ills city. Mrs. Bob Strawbridge was le
le OF the patronesses, and, of course, N
us Astor, although she has not lived tC
Fawa L i D