Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-23
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Charity Ball Plans Discussed by Nancy Wvnne.
Various Happenings in the
Social World

uvHoUGH n "a stili only October we
Il arc planning ahead for the winter
parties. and arrangements for the Charity
pan are wen under way The bali will
be held as usual on the great floor OF the
Academy OF Music on December Z. and
really I quite think the committee has
outdone itself in the opening feature this
year.
Five charities are TO beneft BY the
hall-the chiidren's ward OF the Jeffer-
son Hospital. the Babies Hospital. the
women's ward OF the University Hos
pitaI, Visiting Nurse Society and the Poly.
clinic Hospital.
The opening feature, I'm told. will be
n reception given by none other than
HIS Mother Goose Majesty. Old King Cole.
20 all the heroes and herolnes Of youthful
romance. The royal court Of the king
win be under the chaperonage OF Mrs.
Robert Emott Hare and will represent
the Jefferson Hospital. Mrs. William
Warden will represent the Babies Hos
pitai, with group OF fifty Harlequlns
and Columbines; Mrs Jack Mitchell. Sd.
will be in charge OF the University Hos
pltai group. consisting OF fifty charac-
tiers from Treasure Island" The Visit
ing Nurse Society will be represented by
Mrs. Barclay warburton. and fifty char
acters from the Arabian Nights" will
dance under her chaperonage. Last. but
BY no means least. will be the Polyclinlcs
group. where the men will be tin soldiers
and the girls dolls. Mrs. Herbert Clark
chaperons this bunch OF fifty men and
maids.
Those delightful little affairs out at
sedgley Club will start soon again, am
glad to say. The four. Thursday lunch.
cons OF the fall season will be held on
the last week of this month and the first
three Thursdays in November. Mrs. VIII
lam Wilcox, who is president Of this
exclusive little club in Fairmount Park.
will be hostess on the first day.
IL Is perfectly fascinating out there,
you know. The club is built around the
old lighthouse and has the coziest rooms
and pretty furniture. Then the lunch.
cons. my dear; not only are the members
hostesses. but they invite several others
to assist them. and they copcoct the
luncheon for that day themselves. They
cook and serve and look too smart for
Anything in their dainty aprons. passing
great caseroles OF wonderful eats from
guest to guest. 1, for one. am very glad
we are to have these treats soon again.
At a recent wedding II was not the
shy and timid bride. adorned in "shim-
mering folds of lustrous white satin and
silver lace" anxiously clutching her
bridal bouquet of orchids and lilies.1
who murruured mo" instead of Yes"
No, indeed. 1t was the tall and handsome
bridegroom. whose cutaway was Of the
latest model and who, with n calm coun-
tenance and firm voice, answered II,
John, take thee, Mary, to my welded
husband" whereupon, the best man
swallowed audibly, the clergyman gulped
and the maid of honor snickered, and
among them all they nearly broke up
perfectly good wedding.
Have you heard of the new book? Well.
my dears. every debutante ought TO have
one. 1t has just come out. and It Is
written by NJ. ID. T., who made her debut
last year, TO ID. E. N, who is making hers
: this year. 1t is 'the cutest thing you
over read" 1 was told. did not know
that NJ. d. T. wrote, did you? The book
is in letter form, 1 believe: Letters to
ID. e. N. from M. d. T." She is a dear
little thing and right in Society. with a
large and capital s. and was one Of the
very prettiest debutantes of the season
last year. NANCY wYNNE.