Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-05
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Cercle Francas and Salon Francais to Give Play fo
Benefit Of ilequier-Aumont-O
Matters of Interest


i Emergency Aid is Cnce more to be as
.,.tcd and this time by the Cercle Fran
csis and Salon Francois. two societies
which are maintained at tho University
10 keep up interest in the study Of French
yillecuier.Aumont, which town the com
mttee has in charge for reconstruction,
will be the beneficiary to which the pro-
ceeds will be devoted. And perhaps you
would like to know the name of the
ulsy. They are going to give Molierc's
ue Maade Imaginairc" and Monsieur
stephane Lauzanne, who was formerly
cdltor of lie Matin. one Of the foremost
newspapers Of France. will give a short
address at the close of the play, and Henri
Scott. of the metropolitan Opera Company,
will sing "Le Msrseillasc."
owing to the efforts Of Mrs. Cornelius
Stevenson. Mrs Stanley G. Flasg, jr.. and
other members of the French warrelicf
committce, most of tho boxes in the Belle.
yue ballroom have already been taken.
Among the distinguished guests who will
attend will be Monsieur Maurice Hell.
mann, attachc of the French embassy in
the United States: Monsieur Victor Fon-
teneau French vice consul in this city;
Monsieur Paul IIcgemans, Belgian consul
general in Philadelphia and Mr.. Thomas
p Porter British consul general here.
There will also be a number Of officers Of
the British Mission now in Philadelphia
present and representatives of the other
Allies In fact, it's. going to he some party,
believe me.
MI p.ilI hal "A OH
of doctors, surgeons and apothecaries. and
the principals will be Argan, L. r. Holmes
Bcline, Margaret Ashbrook AnGcique,
Ruth Wilson; Louison. tIortcnsc Ermaun:
Toinettc Rhoda Dubln Bcraldine. Rena
Rothner; Clcantc, Joseph Meyer; NJ. Dia.
foirus, John Nalick; Thomas Dafoirus,
Carlos BcrGuodi; NJ purSon, NJ. NJ. Rut-
stein. NJ. Flcurant, j. T. Arras, and al.
ternates will be ri. j. Mcdcr, Dorothy
Buckley, Elizabeth Rcinhardt and Marie
Curlctt
AMONG the boXholders are Mrs. Y. DC
"A Witt Cuylcr. Mrs. William G. Bullitt,
Mrs Cyrus II. X. Curtis, Mrs. George IIar-
rison Frazier, Mrs. John Cadwalader. Mrs.
Gardnes Cassatt Mrs John Markoc, Mrs.
Henry $. Grove, Mrs. Alexander Van
Rensselaer,, Mrs. Cornelius stevenson, Mrs.
Edwin G. Balch, Miss Sin;lcr, Mrs. Stan.
ley G. FlagS. .lr. and numerous others.
And as for the patronesscs. we'll you
might just as well open a social register
and you would see about every one therein
on the list.
THERE will be opera tor light and one
! OF those operas of which one never he.
comes tired, "NIadama Butterfly" and Ger.
adine rarrar will once more display the
fact tnat she can not only be Carmen,
q souess unprinciplcd nirt. such as Car.
men is always depicted, but also an inno-
cent, trusting, wholly fascinating little
Japanese. You've got to hand it to her,
she's some actress, now, isn't she?
or course, there will he the usual en-
tertainng In boxes and the subsequent
suppers at the Bellevue Stratford and the
Ritz, for there have been SO few parties
this year, even in the usual season time,
Lent has made little difference among the
few who entertain in small ways
VOU know, in these days when there
is Red Cross meeting to address. mar.
kcting and a thousand and one other
things to he done in one and the same
morning well. it is little hard to remain
\ perfectly poised and remember everything.
\You'll agree with me there. won't YOU?
T" Now, she had Just come home from the
first the Red Cross meeting, YOU under
stand and had discovered with joy that
she could accomplish the second over tn"
telephone on this particular mcatless
morning. But then came all the other
things that had to be done and so she
took Off her very best suit and put on
her second best one. And then she pro-
ceeded to do all she had to do until every.
thing was in beautiful order.
But that wasn't all for that day, oh, my.
no. She remembered an engagement she
mad made for the afternoon, and hastily
putting on the coat and hat she had laid
aside she started forth. She didn't even
take the time to give herself 'the once
over In the mirror, for she dsliked en-
tremey being late.
Well, she had gone about "a block when
suddenly she stopped, horror-stricken, for
what do you think she discovered? why,
she was bthely wearing the skirt of her
o. D. suit and the coat of her V. b. one.
and' although each was charming in its
way the colors clashed rather alarmingly.
imagine, my dears, the POOR lady's cha
( grin! You can just bet she hurried home
as last as she could and looked neither to
rght nor left And hereafter, | rather
( think, she won't be too prcoccupied 10 re-
member the final survey" don't you?
NANCY WYNNE.