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

nEsT wishes for a happy and pros
ID perous New Year and many of them
and all that sort of thing, those of us
who can bat an eyelash after seeing the
old year out and welcoming the new one
in last night, will say to each other;
and then off to the Mummers' parade
to watch their usual pranks while we
sin eggnog and laugh over the sights
Of the night before, for no matter how
mild our dissipations were, we all saw
funny goings on. OF course, the fun
WAS great at the Heckscher dance,
which, by the way, occupied the whole
ton floor Of the Bellevue-Stratford with
two orchestras going, Europe from New
York, and Conrads of this city, kept
the ball rolling to the late hours of the
morning and as late as a. m. guests
were to be seen coming out of the hotel
IN fancy costumes Gee had three other
men receiving with him, Sam Chase,
Sam Chew and Stevens Heckscher.
The Alfred Norrises gave a dinner for
Dorothy and Susan Bruce before the
bali, their guests including the Charlie
wrights, Antonio Stewards. Andrew
wheelers and Harry Hodge, Bob lie
Conte, Harry Brengle and Mr.. X. Con-
stantinidi.
The debutantes had wonderful time
at the Peppers affair, which was held
in the ballroom of the Bellevue STRAIT
ford which was beautifully decorated
with Christmas greens and New Years
oddities. Nearly all the debutantes of
the season were on hand and voted 1t a
great success.
The Boston Opera Company returned
last night with another performance of
Madame Butterfly" with the cunning
Japanese prima donna. The house was
brilliantly filled as it seemed splendid
way to spend the early part of the eve
ming and the "Snowflakes" ballet was
quite short, SO we all had time to get
down to the hotels ETC., for the mid
night hour. Tonight the opera will give
"I Pagliacci" and the ballet "Coppelia,"
and then Mrs. Scott's Supper Club will be
the chief attraction for the gay monde.
Mrs. Scott Is such a delightful hostess
and these supper club meetings are so
interesting it has been decided to hold
q second series of 10 dances to start on
January 22. Mrs. Scott has also become
the chaperone of the Saturday after
noon dansants in the Rose Gardens,
Mrs. Temple having resigned from that
post owing to i'll health.
While on the subject of the Scots
hear Beth is quite one Of the bellies
of the season. She has the most won
derful eyes and charming vivacious
manner and is great favorite with
young and old
The w. Howard Pancoasts gave a
breakfast this morning at their home
on De Lancey place, and many of the
Heckscher's dance guests went to it.
Among them were the Ned Cro7ers,
Norman MacLeods. j. r. Evans Rob-
erts. Barklie Henrys, Harry Disstons,
Sanay Chase, Sam Chew. Mrs. Betty
Madeira, the George Horwitzs and
host of others.
Tonight the Petey Roberts will give
a small dinner dance at their hand
some new home in Villanova, They
took the old Garrett place there and
pulled down the house and built a
scrumptious new one, which their
guests will have the opportunity to
see this evening. Mrs. Petey was
Mary Disston, a sister of Mrs Sydney
Carpenter and of Jacob Disston, of
Chestnut Hill. and, of course, has quite
a bit of the Disston millions.
Every one is laughing very much
over a certain small girl who, though
she has not announced her engage
ment Eve all believe it to be-, still
talks all the time about her wedding
and plans for her bridesmaids gowns
and her own frock. She says, of
course. she was engaged even before
she came out, but what is the use of
announcing anything like that and
spelling a perfectly good time, and,
let me tell you, perfectly good time
she is having. She says she will
probably announce II soon and be mar
rled in the spring, now that she has
had h winter out. I think her fiance
Is pretty amiable to stand for It, but.
then, young people do look on good |
time, as they call it. before all other
things and think there Is plenty of |
time TO settle down.
The small girl is very pretty, has |
bright brown hair and very beautiful
soft eyes, and the fiance's name is the |
same as that of a well-known and |
very rich New York family.
NANCY WYNNE.