Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-17

AEoST interesting was the morning
lVl affair which Mrs. Howard Lewis
rave at her home, 1928 Spruce street,
Yesterday, and especially delightful
was the dancing of various specialties
by Miss Constance Binney, a niece of
Mrs. George A. Dunning, with whom
she is stopping; and grandniece of
the late Horace Binney. Miss Binney
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Hinney, of New York; her mother was
Miss Gertrude Miles. She danced with
much grace and charm, and won great
applause from an appreciative audi
ence. Miss Binney tells me she has
studied the classical toe dancing for
several years. 81 regard It as the
fundamental and most important part
in the art OF dancing" she said. when
YOU have learned correct toe dahcing,
IS then IL is possible to do any other kind:
the esthetic is like chid's play after the
other has been learned" Miss Binney
has studied under Veronine West, of
the Pavlowa Ballet, and is now taking
lessons from Cecchetti, of the present
Ballet Russo. Miss Binney appears in
propriate costumes, and has in her re-
pertoire an Hungarian, Spanish, Orien-
tai, Greek and several Russian ballet
dances She tells me she has taken up
the work as q profession, and intends
TO make a great thing Of it. She now
dances at the Vanderbilt in New York,
on two afternoons n week.
Molly Thayer will be given theatre
party and supper tonight by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoxie Harrison Smith Molly is
the daughter of General and Mrs. Rus
sell Thayer, of Chestnut Hill. and one
of the very prettiest debutantes of the
year. She has had great many enter
tainments given in her honor, and is
the proud possessor of no less than five
brothers, who are all devoted to her.
Just think of that for an asset with
which to start going out. But then, in
deed, she does not need any assets she
is so extremely, attractive. The debu-
tante guests will be Eleanor Pepper,
Margaretta Myers, Sarah Myers, Mari
ana Gowen, Maize Graham, Sarah Neil |
son and Eleanor Cuyler, and there will |
be number of the younger men.
An extremely interesting affair will |
be the banquet and reception which the |
Transatlantic Society will give tonight |
In the ballroom of the Bellevue STRAIT |
ford in honor of the Marquis of Aber-
deem and Temair, former Governor
General of Canada and Viceroy OF Ire
land, and the Marchioness of Aberdeen
and Temair. A large number of prom
inent men and women are on the COM
mttee which haa been appointed to
greet the distinguished guests. Mr..
Joseph r. Wilson is chairman of the
whole affair, and the committee in
cludes Mr.. Edward Il. Stotesbury, Mr..
Charles c. Harrison. Mr.. Alexander
Cuyler Mr.. John Gribbel, MIR. William
Ellis Scull, Mr.. Edward B. Smith, Mr.
Cyrus H. K. Curtis, Mr.. Harold Peirce,
Mr.. j. Howell Cummings, Mr.. Samuel
F. Houston, Mr.. l.. Webster Fox, Mr.
j. Gray Bolton, Mr.. Frederic II. Straw
bridge, Mr. John II. McFadden, DR..
David Milne, Mr.. Edgar Fahs Smith,
Mr. John S. Muckle, Mr.. Joseph G.
Rosengarten, Mr.. ]. Rutherford Nc
Allister, Mr.. Ralph C. Stewart, Mr..
Henry Chapman, Mr.. William Brad
way, Mr.. j. S. w. Holton, Mr.. William
l., Mclean, Mr. George X. Johnson,
Mr.. William p. Wilson, Mr.. Edward
H. Coates, Mr.. Henry G. Bryant, Mr..
Howard B. French, Mr.. George E.
NitZsche and Mr.. Clinton Rogers Wood
ruff. Mrs Alba B. Johnson is chair
man Of the ladies' reception committee,
which includes Mrs. Edward w. Bid
die, Mrs. ]. Gray Bolton. Mrs. Edward
H. Coates, Mrs. Russell Duane. Mrs.
L. Webster Fox, Mrs. John Gribbel,
Mrs. Charles C. Harrison, Mrs. Richard
Harte, Mrs. Samuel F. Houston. Mrs.
Wilbur p. Klapp, Mrs Arthur H. Lea,
Miss Nina Lea, Mrs. j. Bertram Lip
pincott and Mrs. David Milne.
NANCY WYNNE.