Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-16
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Annual Pony Show Opened Today at Wynnewood
Home of Mr. and Mrs. William ]. Clothier.
Strange Happenings

SUPPOSE you would like to know the
i names of the Riddles who judged the
so,is that were entered In the show which
,oolx place out at the Billy Clothiers' to-
dav They were awfully particular chill
a-en. 80 I understand the dolls were
,,.t the tiniest bit worried to see If
their faces were washed and their dresses
,,st the freshest they had on and as to
shoes and finger nails-well, believe me,
they were careful.
For these we're the judges; Margaretta
Rowland Katherine Stewart, Nan Filter
and Caroline Ashton. Don't you agree
Nth me these dolls were right to be
careful to have their hair brushed and
,,r,ed and their sashes properly tied?
You know there was baby show, too.
but the prizes were not awarded by
Judges but according to the amount of
cash paid in by the grandpas and grand
mas. uncles. aunts sisters. brothers and
fopd narents For the prizes were given
according to the number of votes received
nv each baby, and some one expressed
the hope that for the sake of Workmans
place and Main Line Branch No. l of the
American Red Cross, the two benefciaries
for which all this excitement has bsen
started the votes would roll up TO ma
iority the size of that which United States
senator Johnson received in California
last November.
DO YOU know really this affair which
started in as a pony show about five
wears ago, has developed so with its
many and various side shows that one
does not always remember it is the Pony
Show But it was, you know. and the
ponies. as we'll as the dolls and dogs,
looked and did their best.
And Mrs Clothier provided a dandy
luncheon, which was served from noon
m. SO the dolls did not get hungry nor
their judges either, for that matter l
heard that Bella" Girvin, Emily" Has
tings. Dorothy Brooke, Annie Brooke
and Francis" Filter were among the
stylish dolls who are entered for the
show.
GLADYS Muller had charge Of the
movies. and they were wonders. they
tell me- Gladys is still in the school set
so this was decidedly interesting matter
for her and her friends.
of the pony show announced the eX-
hbtors Elsie Cassatt Stewart. Anita
Porter Clothier, Catherine b. Clothier
Frances Powell, Dorothy Clothier. Anita
Strawbridge, Lydia Morris Clothier,
Florence Clothier, the Kendrick children
and the little Montgomery girls, Caro-
line Ashton, the little Devereux boy and
girl, Pauline Mum, Katherine Snowden,
Jean Scott, Frances Mills, Anne Ashton,
Catherine Mather, Rita Dolan, Anne
Chew, Georgina Yeatman, Billie Wister
Edward Fitch. Sd, Victor Mather, Jr,
Alexander Cassatt Thomas Wanamaker
Joe Ryan, Wilbur Klapp. Jr., DreXel
Paul, Jr, Stacy Lloyd, Jr., Francis Lie
ber, Marlin Scott, Bill Ashton. Randolph
Snowden, James Paul Mills. Ralph Pear.
son and Charles Mather, I'd.
A WORD of warning to the wise you
"A know Well, she decided to give
shower to one of her friends the other
day, and when the time came all the
girls were sitting round watching the
guest of honor open the packages and
listening as she read the sentiments
which were neatly inscribed on each
card When the hostess's present was
opened the recipients face had wor-
ried look and she said to the donor in
a low voice: 81 don't quite understand
Did you mean to be funny or is 1t be.
cause of the war times?" Imagine the
CONSERVATION of the hostess and the de-
light of the other guests when the card
was held up and on it were seen the
words Love and sympathy"
OF course, it was explained she had
just taken card out OF her case in the
dark and put it in without writing any
sentiment upon it, And, you see. sew
eral days before it had been necessary
to send a card of coincidence to friend
and the lines she had written were not
straight. so she used another card and
slipped the first one back into the case,
ony to bring it out on this inauspicious
occasion. After all. the laugh over 1t
started the ball rolling for the evenings
fun. NANCY WYNNE.