Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

ClSCuS or Temple Bar. For every one out
there is dressed in some fashion to repre-
sent the times Of which Thackeray wrote in
his famous story, vanity Fair" And
there is SO much to see and do that really
it will be difficult to know where to go
next.
The loan exhibit Is very wonderful.
Think of seeing the genuine wedding GER
tifcate of Napoleon and Josephine! That is
just one of the things that Mrs. John
Gribbel has loaned to the fair besides her
wonderful collection of butterflies from all
over the world. There have been loan
exhibits at many outof-door fetes before,
Of course, but 1 have never heard Of such
truly valuable exhibits these
Needless to say, the exhibit has TO
be shown under police protection. For
the value of that certificate means more
to the present owner than it meant in later
life to poor Josephine. 1t is certainly worth
a great deal in gold.
The posters and signs at the booths are
no small part of the fair, for they have
all been planned and executed by Guernsey
Moore, the artist, and the results have out
done even the utmost expectations.
/ really cannot begin to tell you Of all
the wonderful things there are to see.
Anyway, you'll see for yourself
The characters are simply perfect.
Mrs. Denegre, for instance. who had
Mrs. o'Dowds Wool Shop" was dressed to
inpersonate that lady, and Mrs, Waller,
wife Of Brigadier General Waller, repre-
sents Mrs. Sedley. Mrs. George Faes
Baker has a wonderful old.fashioned cos
tune, in which she is selling her exquisite
flowers, which are to be sent direct from
her country home in Rosemont, cut fresh
every hour or so and brought over in her
car. All of her aides are wearing quaint
frocks also.
Mrs. Drayton and her sistern-law. Mrs.
Voorhees,, conduct the rummage sale, and
Mrs. Warburton has the lemonade and
other "eats" of Temple Bar" Altogether,
it's some party. beliere me-
And in the evening. after the supper and
probably between dances. there will be an
auction sale of leftovers in all the booths.
This will be held under the direction Of
Caleb Fox, George Frazier ead John
Mason.
The whole affair is being given Tor the
benefit Of the Abingdon Hospital, which.
fully equipped and with a retinue Of nurses
and doctors, has been accepted by the Gov
ernment for the wounded men, when the
time comes for it's use.
The committee in charge of the whole
fete includes Mrs George Horace Lorimer.
chairman: Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton,
Mrs John Gilbert, Mrs. George w. Elkins.
Jr., Mrs. Robert Sewel. Mrs. Edward Mar
shall and Mrs. Laurance Butler.
THERE will be a gala time at the Belle.
l. vueStratford Monday afternoon next,
when the official opening Of the French war
exhibit will take place. This is the same
collection that has been on view at the
Roberts Mansion, at Nineteenth and Wal
nut streets. 1t will be moved in its en-
tirety to the main cafe -of the Bellevue,
and the exhibit will continue at that place
until the last Of this month. Mr.. Frazier,
the manager of the Bellevue, whose SYM
pathies for everything French are well
known has kindly donated the use Of the
cafe.
The exhibit which is under the direction
of Jules Ratzkowski a well-known art
critic and publicist of Paris. has as its
chief feature a number Of pictures of Ger
man atrocities. These were made at the
command of the French Government by
Ferdinand Gueldry, a famous French artist,
and have been creating much interest here.
They were formerly on view at the Wander
bilt mansion, on Fifth avenue, New York,
and effected a decided sensation.
The money obtained will be turned over
to the French committee ofthe Emergency
Aid, of which Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson Is
chairman. Through this committee it will
be dispersed for war-relief work.
The members besides Mrs. Stevenson are
Mrs Edwin Balch, Mrs. Ronald Barlow,
Mrs Cheney Bartol. Mrs. George Biddle.
Mrs Bayard Bowie, Mrs. Louis Breezy, Mrs.
John w. Brock, Mrs. J. Gardner Cassatt,
Miss Ellen Mary Cassatt, Mrs. Charles
Clark. Mrs. Herbert Clark, Mrs. Cyrus H.
X. Curtis. Mrs. George Dallas Dixon. Mrs.
Richard S. Edwards, Mrs. r. Glpin Erwin.
Miss G. A. Febiser. Mrs. Henry NJ. Fisher,
Mrs. Stanley G. Flagg Jra Miss Harriet
Frazier Mrs p F. Giroud, Mrs. Horace
Geiger. Mrs. Rodman Grscom, Mrs. Hor-
ace B. Hare, Mrs. John Harrison. Mrs.
Roland c. Hayden, Mrs. Maurice Hecksher,
Miss Gertrude Hesksher, Mrs. Arturo de
Heeren, Mrs. Charles w. Henry, Mrs.
Fenno Hoffman, Mrs. j. Ogden Hoffman,
Mrs. George NJ. Jones. Mrs. Arthur Hutch
inson, Miss Katharine Hutchinson, Mrs.
Joseph Leidy. Mrs. George H. Lorimer.
Mrs. John Markoe. Mrs. John Martin, Miss
Letitia McKim. Mrs. Norman Mcleod,
Miss Hope McHichael Miss Mary Mont.
. gomery, Miss Charlotte Kelsey. Mrs. Carlos
Munoz. Mrs. Arthur e. Newbold. Mrs.
George Bispham Page. Mrs. Francis
Thorne Patterson. Mrs. George Wharton
Pepper Miss Edith Peters. Miss Alice
Prime Mrs. Wharton Sinkler. Jr., Miss
Caroline Sinkler, Mrs. Albert Smith, Mrs.