Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne attends the BenedickS' BdLI-She Notes
Some Striking CoStumeS-7he Roland TdyLorS
Ball al the Belieuue-Strdtford

NNE ARE really and truly over the
w war all right, when it comes to
one of the real honest 60 goodness
Benedicks' balls For there we We're last
night in our bestcst. dancing into the
wee sma hours. forgetting that there
had not been Benedicks for three
years and having u wonderful time
The whole evening was splendid
In the first place. have YOU seen the
Christmas tree in Ritteuhousc square,
As we drove pnst there on our way to
dinner before the ball. I caught sight
of it. aud | do pot think | have ever
scen ANYTHING SO beautiful as that tree.
1t was nut up under the auspices OF the
Art Alliance. you know. aud William
Krieghoff. the artist, painted some OF
the branches aud tho trunk and ar
ranged the lighting. 1t looks like bit
of fairylnnd There are no clc'trr
lights as in other years, Just quanti
ties cs tinsel and stars. and then the
pale lights are thrown upon vt and II
stands out as sort of shadow. ] Just
cant tell YOU how wonderful 90 lmprcs'
sion it made.
On Christmas Eve all tho houses
around the square burned candles in the
windows while the tree was lighted.
Just think how lovely, ! believe the
illumination of the tree is 10 BE- kept
up for FIVE more nights till New Year &
Eve.
Do you know. ! think the Art Alliance
Is a great institution. Mrs. 1orke Ste
venson certainly does deserve vote oi
thanks from the citizens OF PhliadCl
phia for keeping up that idea untl' sno
finally got o building, and when the
hoped for new building is erected Vt
will be an even greater thing for the
city
ITO GO back to the ball, Every one
J. began to arrive at II and II 80. The
Ritz ballroom. though small, admits OF
wonderful decoration. and it was simply
lovely. There were holly and green's
and great cyclodium ferns. while huge
scarlet poinsettias made gorgeous
touch of color. The gowns were simply
beautiful. I noted two especially wHich
were just as pretty as they could DC
One was Polly Thayer's. and another
that took my eye was Celestinc war
der s.
Pollys was Of black velvet. That
sounds old for debutantc does it not
But if YOU had seen it aud I'o(iy 5, rndi b.
that froclS with its iilmy tullc trim
mings. you would have thought as, !
, did that it was 'iust the thing for
ner to wear. The skirt was most ar
tistically draped and the girdle was Il
dream, 1t was fashioned OF howcrs'
Every possible flower Of every -rou .
ceivable color was IN that gird'c. 1t was
simply fascinating. Theu, Celestlne S
frock was sweet. 1t was turquoise b ne
and silver brocade and the skirt was
looped. up on one side with the dearest
wee bunch of pink roses and English
daisies. She had some very pretty rhine
stones in her hair and just string
of pearls on her neck. The whole frock
was lovely.
OF course | saw numbers of other
frocks. but those two stood out Tho
ball was small. Of course. 1t always is.
In fact the list is more VAclusive thar
our sacred Assemblies, when it comes
down to brass tacks,
The patronesses received in the ro-
tunda. They were Mrs. Gardner Cas-
satt, Mrs. Charles Il. Coke. Mrs.
George DreXel, Mrs. George Harrison
Frazier and Mrs, Henry Pratt Nc
Keap.
! Supper was served after midnight h'
usual. at small tables. Roses and poin
settias were used in the decorations
In the supper rooms also. Altogether il
was a decidedly beautiful affair.
nVER at the Bellevue in the Ros,
~ Garden there was the ball given by
the Roland Taylors for Elizabeth Ann
which was a very beautiful affair. Mar
iorie. Elizabeth's sister. received will
her mother and the debutantc, au'
most of the buds of the season wcr,
among the guests. A great many pcopl
one man at the Benedicks' say that III
had Just danced with NJ at the Tay
lors' and was going back again for {
at the Benedicks'. So it went, and ever!
one had great time.
CERTAINLY the teas at the Cush
~ man Club arc most attractive, ar
they not? l went up yesterday after
noon to meet the little guest of honor
who, though her stage name is Lor
raine Sherwood. is really Lorrain
Sherwood Stahl, the daughter of the lat
Richard Stahl of this city, whose wor|
as a composer of light opera was s.
well known in his time.
Lorraine is very young, but has mad
great success already of her talen
and has one of the leading soubrett
parts in one of the shows that is hav
ing a long run here.
The little actress looked very charm
lug yesterday in a dark brown georg
cite crepe frock elaborately embroider
eG in brown silk braid. A small ha
of brown tulle and gold was worn wit
the frock.
At the tea table were Mrs. Fale
Baker and Mrs. George Lorimer nm
every one you know was at the tea
| saw Mrs. Kearsley Mitchell. Mrs
Sydney Hutchinson, Mrs. Clarenc
Zantzinger, Mrs. James Large, Mrs
Allen Stockton, Mrs. r. Emott Hare
Mrs. Edward Finck, Mrs. George Fitz
Chandler, Mrs. Charles Bochman an
Jean looking a perfect peach in a nutri
coat and toque which was made O
gold cloth and fur and was most be
coming, There We're crowds of other
there. 1t does seem so nice to have on
OF our own Philadelphians successful
actress.
Lorraine has an extremity prctt
voice and you know that means some
thing 10 these days of musical coined
when voices are SO much in the back
groune.
Altogether it was very dcIightt
party.
NANCY WYNNE.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermann A. Denckla
40 rhacfnnt Hill Du a.,