Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-28

II SEEMS to me that the little Knapp
L bride - in other words, Elise Klapp
Fox-is having a wonderful time these
days. seem to be hearing about party
after party given in her honor. 1t does
seem as IL we can now go back for bit
to the days before the war, when bride
or a debutante was entertained and many
quiet, happy little parties were given This
evening Mrs. Alexander NJ. Fox. Jr., will
give a dinner in honor Of Holstein and
Elise at her home, zoos Spruce street.
Elise. you remember. is the daughter of
DIR. and Mrs. Wilbur Paddock Klapp. She
came out the early summer of 1917. before
we got so well into the war. Her engage.
ment to young Mr.. Fox was announced last
winter and they were married recently.
The Junior Harrison Gamers entertained
for them last week and Gladys Williams
also gave a party for them. Gladys is
Elise's cousin.
TT YOU should ask me about it, should
say that these tableaux tonight at the
Bellevue are going to be well worth seeing.
They are staged" you know, by the
French war relief committee of the Emer-
gency Aid, and Leopold Seyffert and Ar
thur Carles have arranged the poses and
"fxings." They are all well.known pic.
lures. like Mrs. Siddons, which will be rep
resented by Mrs. Sidney Brock; Fran
cesca's Unknown Lady" who is really
very we'll known as Mrs. Joe Du Barry;
the Spanish Dancers, by Zuloga, who will
be Katharine Lea and Mary Law. and
Goyas Balcony Scene" by Mrs. Nicholas
Roosevelt and Dorothy Newbold Mrs.
Gardner Cassatt will be France" There's
TO be interpolated Il like that wor6 singing
by Mr. Raymond, Of the Better ole" COM
pany, and there is also to be picture of
the Mad Tea Party from Alice in Won
derland." If that was the only picture
they had could find 1t in my heart to go
Just to sit there and pick out all the diff
ferent people. The Halter and Alice, OF
course, will be easy, but the March Hare!
And who do you suppose will take the part
Of the Dormouse?
Alva Sergeant, Theodore Lille and Elsa
Reath Appleton are going to do a dance
which ought to be pretty, to judge by the
grace and ability of those three girls. And.
then, of course, there is to be general
dancing and supper If you want it. The
affair is under the direction of Mrs. Maurice
Heckscher, Miss Sinkler. Mrs. r. H. Bayard
Bowie Mrs. Gardner Cassatt, Mrs. Roose-
velt Mrs. George Bddle, Jr., Ellen Mary
Cassatt, Harriet Frazier, Mrs s. Bonsal
Brooks and Gertrude Heckscher. The
proceeds, of course, are for French war
relief, and in this case that means the
tubercuous children of soldiers of France.
TONIGHT there's the fete called "The
i Land of Pleasure" at the Philadelphia
School Of Design. That is, tonight IL the
first performance, and it's to be repeated
tomorrow afternoon and evening. It's for
the support of the French war orphans
adopted by the school, and also for the
maintenance Of the fellowship Of the
alumnae association. believe 1t Is to be
one of those extensive affairs where you
walk all over the place and at every step
you come upon something else that's inter-
esting or pretty or unusual or something.
There's to be exhibition dancing by Cath
arine Wharton Morris, Doris Mills, Dorothy
Cute and Eva Smith. Then, Mrs. Beryl Morse
Green, who is from New York. will make
pastel portraits while you wait" l can't
imagine making a portrait under any con-
ditions. but to make one while the "por-
trayee" waits around and watches seems
utterly beyond comprehension. However,
Mrs. Green will do it. And she can, too.
Gipsies will be there to tell your fortune.
And Toyland, with all kinds Of attractive
things; and japanese tea room, where
students of the school will serve tea. or
course, they will all be in costume. near
that there is an interesting collection OF
war relics, including a ring donated by Mrs.
Edouard Lutz, which was made by poilu
in tho trenches out of a piece OF shrapnel
from the battlefield of tho Champagne.
Sketches by well.known artists belonging
TO tho school will be on exhibition TOO.
Then there's to be "jitney dancing" what
ever that is, from 9 to IL tonight and from
to s on Saturday afternoon.
, Miss Ethel Solomon is chairman and the
aides include Charlotte Colhoun, Margaret
snowden, Juanita Sauveur, Marion Thom'
son. Pearl Aiman, Paulette Van Roekens,
Florence Bradway, Margaret Mayes, Doro'
thy Wilson, Elva Shegog. Ruth Patton,
Alta Mearkle and others. The patronesses
are Mrs. Edwin owen Lewis, Mrs. Kern
Dodge. Mrs. James Mapes Dodge, Mrs. Har-
rison s. Morris, Miss Emily Sartain, Mrs.
Herbert d. Altman, Mrs. Theodore c.
Knauff, Mrs. William Powell Wilson. 8. c.
d.; Mrs. ]. Edouard Lutz. Mrs. Eugene J.
McAleer and Mrs. William Hollar.
TyHEY were coming home from New
i York and there was a hot box or some
thing and the train was held up for more
than an hour. Every one was bored to
death and just sat there mad. Father and
mother and small daughter were on that
train, and daughter, who was three years
old a couple of days before Christmas, Is
talking very plainly these days. Oh, very
plainly!
While they were waiting in that silent
car a local train passed by. Daughter
turned and looked long out of, the window
until the whole train had PASSED. Then
she turned thoughtfully to her mother and
in loud and liquid tones remarked. Muddy.
there was peoples in that train, BY gosh!"