Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

"A vital question, and those Of us who
vent last year are wondering If things
are TO be/aulte-quite so-well, you know,
ouite! am told they are not; but then
these I artistic temperaments, you know!
onefhing is sure, it 1cin be artistic, but
Ihope IL a dance follows those who wear
1neumonias costumes will add to their at.
tire before proceeding to the ballroom
Tonight's affair is to be modern, under.
stand, though. Well, it remains for us
IA see when we get there. There are nine
organizations in the masque this year. the
architectural department of the Univer.
sity Of Pennsylvania being added to
the group Others who will take part
are the Academy of the Fine Arts,
Industrial Art School, School of Design
Academy Fellowship, Art Club, Plastic
Club, Square and Sketch Clubs.
AN INTERESTING course of lectures
"A under the auspices of the Ladies of
Charity associated with the Society of ST.
Vincent de Paul, for the benefit af the
Port Kennedy summer home for chill
dren, will be given on the first four Sun.
DAYS in Lent, and this year they are to
be held in the Little Theatre, at De
Lancey street near Seventeenth. Those
of us who have attended these lectures
for the last several years know what
treat is probably. in store for us. Next
Sunday the opening one will be given
BY Shane Leslie, who will make his first
appearance before a Philadelphia audi
snce at that time, and his subject will be
Cardinal Manning: The True Life and
the False"
Mr.. Leslie was born in Ireland and edu.
Gated in England and France. He has
American connections his mother being
the daughter of the late Leonard Jerome,
Of New York and a younger sister of
Lady Randolph Churchill. His wife is
the daughter of the Hon. II. c. Ide,
United States Minister to Spain. Mr..
Leslie is active in Irish politics and re.
forms. He has written quite a number OF
books and there is little doubt that he
will prove of great interest to his hearers
on Sunday night. The women interested
in these affairs are Miss Helen Grace
Smith, president; Miss Florence Sibley
and Mrs. Robert Quennell, vice presidents;
Miss Emile Rivinus. treasurer; Miss
Agnes Repplier, Mrs. David Rivinus, Mrs.
Joseph +. Edwards and Mrs. Nicholas
Thouron, honorary vice presidents.
7 COULD not imagine what in the world
L was going on at St. Jamess Church,
Twenty.second and Walnut streets, yes.
far6av af at n'plnrly fnr I
there was no service at that hour and
yet suddenly some twenty to twenty-five
people in very smart clothes came pour
ing out of the church, and then | saw
decided majority of Beales among them
and knew | had come upon the christen.
ing party of young Oliver Eaton Crom
well, Jr., for there were the grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Beale, and aunts and
uncles, and none other than CordeIta
BiGdle Duke, who was the godmother of
this interesting wee baby boy. AS for
the godfathers, Jimmy Cromwell and
Prall Bird, of New York, they certainly
were gotten up regardless in cutaways
and top hats. l was attracted by hearing
Mrs Duke remark to Mrs. Cromwell
You're the mother" which statement
seemed to settle whatever was under dis.
cussion. Altogether, it was very happy
party which met for the express purpose
Of making young Cromwell a Christian
My best wishes to the little man and
his parents.
TNTELL, you never can tell, but honest
w to goodness, if the small girl of whom
! speak does not come down to earth soon
] wonder If her future husband will have
to do the housekeeping and other prac-
tical things when they are married. Her
engagement was announced two months
or more ago. but she just can't touch
earth yet; so you will see perfectly well
how it all happened. She and several
friends were riding up Walnut street on
rainy day last week, and as the car ap-
preached Twentieth street they arose to
leave. But as they reached the door one
girl said to the little fiancee, And when
does he come on next?" Good night, my
dears! What do you think the up.in.the-
air lady did? She forgot she was to get
out and straightway, started to tell when
He was coming on but somewhere in her
inner consciousness there was the idea
that 1t was raining. So as she talked she
raised her umbrella right then and there
In the car over her head. Fortunately
the conductor and motorman must once
have been in love themselves, for they
waited patiently until she put the UNI
brella down and descended to the street
amid screams of laughter from the pas
sengers and her friends. hope she does
not come back to earth with an unneces-
sary thud. don't you?
NANCY WYNNE.
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