Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

,,Itb the gods last night; and they did
sambol, assure you.
The chief excitement for this evening
,s the dinner Mrs. Frank Clyde will
sive at the Ritz Carlton. You know
wrs CLYDE is the mother of Mrs. George
ntcFadden, who was Josephine Nell
vaine. Mrs. Clyde, who was the beauti-
f,l Caroline Burton, married Bloom
esId McIlvaine. After n number of
years of widowhood she married the
late n. Frank Clyde, who met with
such an untimely end when he was
run over by train at SID street sta
zion some FIVE years ago.
Mrs. Clyde is considered one of the
handsomest and best-gowned women in
this city.
To return to the "Gambol of the
Gods" do think we will have to hand
n 10 Alfred Barton for having put over
a ouite remarkable performance. The
idea was extremely we'll carried out,
and every one who took part, from
nymphs to goddesses, debutantes to
blues did his or her part to perfec-
tlon.
OF course, we all teased Danny
hutchinson, whose life this year seems
10 be one continual debut Danny has
always said he just would not go in
for any of these affairs, but since his
party in December he Is growing less
and less timid, and last night appeared
In one of the scenes.
Fftt.- t- 1Nsth q
beth Latta is a little wonder: she has
10 much expression and charm of
manner and her voice is lovely.
II shows that she has really given time
and study to her art and she loves
Il, which is one of the greatest things
toward success.
Virginia Smith was simply great:
she danced like little breath of fresh
air, and was so enthusiastic and
,charming that she won much applause.
Helen Ellis, too, sang well. OF course,
the most remarkable person In the
whole performance was Dorothy Nor
ris. Her costume was a wonderful
combination of color She is most ar
tistic and original, though one wonders
that her parents allows so young
girl to dance in quite such a manner
With the Norrises was the Marquis
Antonio di Vasconcellos, who will be
remembered by Philadelphians who
have lived in Paris. where he has been !
for several years. He has the dis |
tlnction of being friend of the In |
fanta OF Spain.
Bob Carrere was too sick to dance |
with Yutendale Baird, so one OF her |
brothers took his place, and did 1t very |
well in the tango dance. For an ANA |
teur performance it was most remark
ably well done, and every one had a
good time
Yale. Dolan will give a dinner
at the Ritz tonight also, 1 believe. |
Now there is an eligible bachelor for an
anxious mamma to catch for timid
daughterl But guess Yale is too wary !
q bird to be easily charmed. When a
man has remained single for some
years 1t is hard to settle down to some |
one else's ideas, you know, as well as
your own. AS a newly-wed of mature
age said to me recently. you know
you get used to settling things for
yourself, and suddenly you come up
against the fact that you have to con-
slider some one else's judgment. and
very often 1t does not quite coincide
with yours. and then there's the
dickens to pay Takes some of the
romance out of it all, doesn't It?
Olivia Gazzam is gninp IN IN Nau |
York today to attend the ball given by
Mrs. Thomas Clifford for her niece.
Frederick Bull. Olivia is a dear little
thing. full OF life and fun and as viva
cious as kitten. l saw her at the
opera recently In a quaint frock of a
white satin foundation. under elaborate
tulle draperies, and an odd golden orna-
ment was in her hair. One of the debs
said such nice thing about her to me.
DO you KNOW" she said "I have been
the different girls this year,
and every time see Olivia am struck
With her delightful manner to every
one. or course. some of the girls you
Ike better than others. but Olivia never
makes any difference; she takes the
trouble to speak to every one. and al
ways In the same polite way. I have
seen her come into the dressing rooms
u various parties. and she never fails
10 speak to each one. Where some of
'he others just nod or seem half pre-
occupied, Olivia is glad TO see you. and
i Is no effort on her part; she really
means It," 1t does pay TO take the
trouble to be polite, and 1t bespeaks
father a lovely nature, to be kind
shoush always to make an effort TO
make others happy about you.
rerhaps one OF the most interesting
u the affairs planned for next week
amons society folk will be the luncheon,
sntertainment and reception at the
neileVue- -Stratford on Wednesday. jan
usfy ID, In commemoration OF the birth
y Seneral Lee. Needless to say, the
snair is being arranged by the Phila-
ss.pnia Chapter, Daughters of the Con-
'eueracy, OF which Mrs. Allan Harris
Z PRESIDENT. Southern women have the
.'Apps faculty of doing things up I
-'o"n' anyway, so that from all ac-
s'un's the guests OF honor. Mrs. Frank
= odenheimer, OF Washington. the ,
Z 4 ssiaent general. and Mrs. Lucian H.
locke. NJ | .