Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-07

|NIELR., they were all there-ktng Horse,
W Old Sol Though he hid his face pretty
much ali Of the day.; Tan Bark and oval,
the whole business. And Mrs. Victor Mather
and Mrs Bill Clothier and Mrs. Bob Mont
gomery and Miss Ellen Lathrop Hopkins
and r. Penn Smith and Sam Fiddle and
aarah Jeffords and Mrs. Altemus and
everybody you ever saw at horse show,
except Eddie Cassatt and his famous "un.
derstandings," Bob Strawbridge, Victor
Mather, Jack Valentine, Plunkett Stewart
and the rest Of the regular horse men. And
oomehow one missed those men tre-
mendously, because there has not been a
show without them for years and years.
certainly enjoyed the cafeteria. though
was one of the few who was willing to
show ia been in one before. My dears,
you would have had At to see some Of the
E.people saunter up and order things when
they were supposed to pick UP tray and
help themselves and then pass on out to
The tables under the trees.
Mrs. Barklie made a dandy head
waitress, and Mrs. Eddie Cassatt and Mrs.
lam Bell. Jr.. doled out iced tea and sand
wfches as II they had done it all their
lives; but, you see, there was this differ
ence, they were ready to do anything on
earth to serve you and that in hurry. and
20 make everything as pleasant and en-
5oyable as possible, and that is not to be
said always of the proverbial cafeteria
waitress. who clears off tables with one
sweep and departs with tray piled up
TO the top Of the ceiling.
THE older members Of the Emergency
= Aid discarded their warm, dark uni
. forms for white frocks and wore blue bands
with the words Emergency Aid lettered on
them instead. All except Mrs. Altemus
who looked very stunning with her hat
cooked over one eye, as only Mrs. Altemus
can cock it.
r WAS afraid the rain would come and
Vanity Fair the night before, though spoil
mat IL could not have.
For in spite of pouring rain and thun-
derstorm, VANITY Fair" was 'one Of the
prettiest and most complete out-of-door
( fstes I have Ever attended. The trellised
booths along Pomander walk. the Covent
, Garden flowerstand. the wonderful models
and their exquisite gowns and that most
Interesting auctioneer, Captain Schwab,
who assured the women that a blue and
white seorgette crepe frock which he was
4 selling would not have to be buttoned up
the back, but could be "s.nnapped." 1t was
altogether charming.
I understand that any articles which had
70 be rushed into the clubhouse on account
Of the rain and could not be properly dis
posed of will be sold at a later day on the
porch of one Of the big country places out
that way for the benefit of the hospital.
Perhaps Mrs. Lorimef. who was chair
man of the whole exquisite affair, will hold
the sale on her porch. III let you know
when hear.
But rain or not. it was beautiful, and
anyway the rain did not come until $50
o'clock, and there was certainly much buy
ing and selling of lovely things before that.
TOMORROW there will be the Devon
1 shire tea party at the Alba Johnson
place, when strawberries, cream and Eng
lsh tea cakes will make one think of olde
Cnglande in the peaceful days before the
war.
\ SEE Sarah Baker and John Bell. Jr.'s
= wedding will take place on the 2sth OF
the month. That's the second Baker we'd
ding in the year 1s17-191s. Linda was mar
ried last year, you remember, and now
Sarah, while Sophie will probably be
close third. My best wishes to them all.
v/OU know tomorrow the Home Defend
1 ers of Germantown and Chestnut Hill
are going on hikes, separate ones and are
going to spend the night "out" sleeping. II
At all, on the ground in blankets. The very
rapidly growing son of one Of them has
been most anxious to go along. He talked
90 much about 1t that Daddy finally had to
ask the captain If he could go with them.
8 The captain could stand sit II he could, so
Billy was given permission to, to his great
delight. He has been on several Boy Scout
hikes overnight, returning nearly always
with a fine young cold In his head, so Dad
was curious. What makes you want to
20 % much? Do you think it will be fun?"
Ss. he inquired. Yes, I think it will be fun
70 take the hike" came back Billy, Sc
renely, "and then l think it will be funny
TO see the old men trying to sleep on the
ground" Impudence? Perhaps, but how
true. NANCY WYNNE.