Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-06

Metropolitan Opera House. She Is going
to stay with Mrs. William Astor Chanler
for the week. Sophie came back about a
month ago from France and she is drum
ming up trade" as It were for the Y. M
c. A. She was at one of their canteens
in France, you know and really did splen-
did work.
There's lot of work still to be done,
you know, and the Government is sending
quite q number still 10 Tie otner side, to
help In canteens. Who knows but those
going over now will go into the occupied
German territory! That would be inter.
ssting; would 1t not? Sophie looks awfully
well since she came home, but what do you
suppose she has done? sBobbed her hair.
It's becoming too. Don't you wonder what
the girls are going to do next.
no YOU remember the picture books you
~ used to look at and pretend to read
and beg Mother to read Just once more,
because I sort Of forget that one part?"
The pictures were Of quaint little boys
and girls of about your own age, but
dressed in long pink trousers with green
coates, and long white, sprigged muslin
dresses. with high waists and white pan
talettes showing below the skirts. They
were Kate Greenaway children, and there
hasn't been anything so fascinating since
except maybe Bobby Blake and Dolly
Drake.
Well, on December 26, you can go back
to those childhood times, because the girls
In the Charity Ball, are going to wear
Just those costumes, Kate Greenaway, and
Bobby Blake and Dolly Drake. The chill.
dren of Candy Land and group Of Flem
ish children, newcomers in the land of
Fancy, will be there, too, and each group
finishes its dance with q tableau. You
know the idea, don't you? An Indian seer
reads the prophecy of America, glory and
victory coming through the toll and sor.
row of the war, and the world is shown
as little children playing happily-hence
the Kate Greenaways
The tableaux are going to be most in.
teresting. and did you know that Brownie
Warburton is going to present Americas
Answer" that wonderful picture that Ethel
Barrymore made famous? And what is
more exciting is that Ethel Barrymore
has donated her own costume for the oc.
casion. France Defiant" will be another
picture, and Peggy Thayer is to have that
composed Of hundred or more members
Of the various organizations E. A. National
League, Motor Corps, and others. It
sounds quite thrilling. doesn't it? :,
FTNHE Transatlantic Society Is to give a
l. musical tea at the Bellevue tomorrow
afternoon-Britain Day. you know. The
members and their friends are invited
from four until six oclock-and there will
be number Of those attractive English
officers there and oh! Boy! I'm going too
7 TOLD you Alice Wharton was going to
l. talk at Independence Square Auxiliary
of the Red Cross on Monday. didn't I?
Well there's going to be a big time there
on Tuesday afternoon. Isaac Marcossan,
who has just returned from the other side
since the signing of the armstice, landed
On the Lapland on Wednesday and he's
going to come to 608 Chestnut and talk
It is needless to say that he will have
much intimate news to tell Of the happen.
ings Of the last few weeks over there. He
will speak to the workers at the auxiliary
at 3 o'clock
Do you remember the wonderful talk
Of war correspondents by those who know
It's usual to have speakers at this Red
Cross auxiliary on Mondays only, but the
only afternoon Mr.. Marcossan had free
was Tuesday, as he goes at once to Wash.
ington and then across the continent. He
Is going to talk about the "American
Achievement in France" and you will
agree with me that will be some topic
And the Red Cross workers deserve to
= hear a splendid talker such as he for they
labor day after day like Everything" to
bring about a wonderful result. Such a
result as to make the head Of Red Cross
name their chairman, Mrs. Lormer, head
Of the central district Of the twelve picked
out during this wonderful Christmas drive
for membership.
I LNRANCES LEAF gave an interesting
l. theatre party and supper last night in
honor of Elizabeth Kennedy YOU know
! the Leafs house was on fire this week
and I hear Frances was the one to dis.
cover the fire. 1t was very early in the
morning and Frances's room is just over
the dining room. She was awakened by
the cracking Of the woodwork and when
fully reused noted the smoke and gave
the alarm, thereby saving what might
have been a pretty bad fire, for had she
not awakened it might have been too late
to save anyone. Remember the stories OF
the King fire many years ago before you
and I We're born?
The theatre party and supper last night
included Elizabeth Kennedy's bridal party
You know Frances Leaf and Louisa New
lin and Nancy Sellers are to be brides
maids.
Elizabeth is going to be married out at
the Willows, the James Caverly Newlin's
house In Haverford. The wedding is tc
take place on Saturday. By the way
"among those present" will be the bride
groom, namely John Holland Brownback
u. s. Air Service.
Besides Louisa, and Frances and Nancy