Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-24
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur H. Lea Will Entertain at
Large Dance Tonight at the Bellevue
Stratford in Honor of Their Niece

THE second big debutante affair of the
i week will be the ball which Mr.. and
Mrs Arthur Lea will give for their niece.
Katharine Lea, who is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Lea. of Devon
The ball will be given in the Bellevue
stratford. and Mr. and Mrs. Lea will be
assisted in receiving by the debutante's
parents An unusual number of dinners
will be given before the dance including
one by Mr.. and Mrs John w. Brock for
Betty Brock. daughter of Mrs Arthur
Brock dinner which the Bertram Lip.
pincotts will give for Louise Lea, who is
the daughter of Ex-Governor Preston Lea
and Mrs. Lea, of Wilmington; Mr. and
Mrs r. Henry Dixon will entertain for
Elizabeth Trotter, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. William Henry Trotter. and Mr. and
Mrs. Roland l.. Taylor will give a dinner
for Meta and Alice Janney, the debutante
daughters of Mr. and Mrs Joseph 4. ian.
ney then Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Lincoln
Clark will entertain at the Rit2Carlton
in honor of Mr. and Mrs Edward W.
Clark, Sd, the latter, you know, was Hazel
Dolph, Of Portland, ore. and Sarah Pen.
rose is to give dinner and Mr.. ana Mrs.
Joseph Gazaam also viii entertain.
TT is an erroneous idea that wealth ana
luxury of every kind in life are always
the things that are most satisfying: was !
highly diverted recently on boarding a
train for one of the suburbs to see the |
wife of man whose name stands for |
everything that is hest in culture ana |
who is one of our very wcalthiest and |
most exclusive members of society. and |
believe me, she is right alongside of
hubby in all his ideas and associations.
Well, my dpars. dscarding for once her
many imousines and cars. miladv en-.
tered the nice, common train and settled
herself comfortably on one of the seats
and proceeded to spread out her sable coat,
evidently relieved that there was no maid
nor foOtman to do it for her Then she
unrolled a maga2ine-One of the kind
filled with short and snappy stories-and
proceeded to enjoy herself in a few
however, hubby. came into the
car, he who had occupied the first seats
among the mighty in pretty nearly every
project undertaken in the city i'm the last
twenty years, especially musical ores
Well, he slipped up the aisle and. with
a twinkle in his eye, as of sChoolbov
playing hockey leaned over and popped
a five cent chocolate nut bar into the
lap of his muchfeted and attractive wife.
Then he seated himself beside her and
carefully unwrapped the tin foil from IA
similar bar which he had saved for him
SELF and ate the whole piece. evidently
having the time of his life Mrs laughed {
heartily at him and took a bite or so her.
self.
Which only goes to prove that no mat.
ter how powerful a factor in the world
'f finance or how beautiful, kind and ,,
one may be, there are times +
"hen to let down the bars and just he
plain folks" is Il huge relief.
NREAT interest is felt here in the mar 5
- riage of Miss Bessie du Pont, daugh.
er of Mrs. Gardner du Pont, of 9O1
'roome street, Wilmington. who will be +
married this afternoon in Christ Church
Wilmington, to Reginald Shippen Huide-
.oper' OF Washington, a descendant of
ne old Philadelphia Shippen, Rush, vii.
ng and Huidekoper families. s.
Mr. Huidekoper before living in Wash. a
ngton made his home in Meadvile. in
MS state. He has purchased the house
1907 New Hampshire avenue, in Wash \
neton' where he and his bride viii make II
helr home. The house is the one for
'erly occupied by George Won L. Meyer,
N'secretary of the Navy. and later by s.
If. George W. Vanderbilt. 81
great many Phiadelphans will go
own 10 Wilmington today for the vad |
ing which will take place at o'clock. b