Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-16
nancy WYNNE HAS A WORD TO
SAY ABOUT SOCTETy,s Do1N-cc
Second Debutane Affair Will Be Given Tonight for
Miss Elizabeth Miller by DR.. and Mrs. Charles p
Penrose at Their Devon Home-Otber Matters

,rr1J MILLER has certainly
ls s.s1tsd out well, to say the very
80 49,. a tea and dance given by her
-.s,s Mr.. and Mrs. Philippus Miller
..r,v part Of the month"; ana now
ny ss.os 70 be given tonight by the
olpn, n penroses at their beautiful
enAi'' nsvon. Sarah and Betty are
non. ,rIsnds. YOU know; so 1t is natural
.ts panroses should entertain for
W. asneoially as the two mothers are
- -, friends also. hope the Penroses
have the trouble which seems to
attacked members Of society lately.
-, used to maintain 1t was only
=. man, and the younger men at that,
~. sshaved rudely TO their hosts; but
,ha wee birds last whisperings It
ns III. .nnsar that they are not the only
~. AZ a dlnner-dance given just three
-. aao no less than % people called
s,,rinR the afternoon, after all the
had been arranged and the tables
s-,.h.d and said they were sorry, but
-, cc,,ld not 20. Several, indeed, did
.vsn take the trouble to make ex.
- onIv said they could not come.
s... think Of the position such conduct
-,.css ones hostess I'M All the place
-, have to be changed around, and
Z ,h,s case two tables had to be taken
ANN the room and an entire new arrange
,,.rt made at the last moment.
Ana Il was not only the men who did
,sts,tude thing, but several girls and sew
,vaf married people. OF course there are
otten good reasons which make 1t neces-
.,rv TO decline at the last moment. Ill
r..s or some other grave reason Is con-
.,dsrsd necessary excuse, but just a
,l,gbt indisposltion or whim surely can.
not be sufficient for guest to upset
hostess arrangements through such
vnnt of consideration. But this is neither
hare nor there, and l am sure there
viii be plenty Of guests tonight. They
have been chosen from last years
dsbutante set and the one to come and
Il course the younger dancing men.
Il Is remarkable thing how the smok-
inr habit has grown among women.
Some, Of course. will say It is not remark
able, but then they are those who have
bsen tempted and have fallen under the |
spell Of the weed. Only two years ago
one stopped and looked in surprise when
one saw a woman smoke in a public res
taurant. and she was considered bold, to
say the least. But now nothing feazes
them Out at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club last Monday two smartly gowned
women sat on the porch of the clubhouse
smoking gaily as they watched the tennis,
while inside the house, seated fiat on the
floor after her strenuous efforts, having
won the championship, Molla Bursted-I
mean Bjurstedt, of course-smoked cigar
cite after cigarette, surrounded by an ad.
miring group of youngsters. Can you
beat 1T
One wonders at times why some persons
announce their engagements when about
Q week after the announcement they
change their minds and call 1t off. This
has actually happened in three cases
within the last two months. One did not
get announced, however. 1t was just
shout time for one of the papers to issue
lh first edition when an excited voice
nltd the editor on the phone and begged
tat It be omitted, as sister has changed
lH mind" OF course these are private
matters and every girl has that great
EEsrogative of woman. "the right to
'Aange her mind, so there you are.
NANCY WYNNE.