Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-12

r MUST say the ball last night. with
L the tableaur aud artistic dancing,
quite came up to my expectations anu
II was gorgeous sight. | Just loved
the costumes. They really were awtuiy
good, so picturesque and true TO my
idea of the heroes and heroines OF drama
and fiction.
It certainly was beautiful sight last
night at the Charity Ball. You Know
they had the stage set as II IT were
library of books. In the center was the
largest. marked "Booklapd. aud then
arranged round this largest. book were
smaller ones, drama md opera,
etc. from which the dangers caule
forth. do not think there has ever
been more picturesque pageant before
snv of the balls. And as for the sill
bouette dance. it would have Oeen hhru
tn find n better set of dancers. IT seems
to me. OF course. Alva Srrgcant'
Theo Lille. Brice Blynn ana 'en
Kennedy took the price. ,o,
Nv, but weren't they all funny. when
they did the "shimmy some OF tne
dresses we're very pretty, didn you
think? And as for Catherine Coke ana
Mary Norris's evening cloaks. they We're
simply lovely. They came IN laie anu
sat on the floor to watch the taD'eauN
and dancing. GATHERINGS was rite
TURQUOISE blue velvet trimmed WIN
white fur and Mary's was that eN
auisite shade of crushed pink made with
gray fur collar.
Sarah Dolsp looked very we'll in an
extremely rich shade Of blue green vel
vet. and Nancy Dunning. anotner
deb,,fsnte. looked simply sweet in Old
rose manned velvet Eleanor Wurts
wore nretty frock of pale lemon
colored taffeta and Gloria villa lon
looked very charming in watermelon
pink and gold lace.
After the tableaux and pageant the
hooks were taken from the stage and
the familiar latticed and rose-'Wineu
background of the ball was with us once
more. Charity burned high in the an
in electric lights. aud with two orches
trss going up to > o'clock and later
we danced the light fantastic way into
the morning.
r DON'T know what was the matter
i with lot OF us on Wednesda!
night, but we had gotten mixed up OF
tbe Elizabeth Boyds. There are tw'
debutantes of that name you know. au'
when we reached the George b. Evan
dance mt the Bellevue. we found it wa
for Elizabeth Noyes Boyd, the daugh
ter OF the late George w. Boyd, VIII
was general passenger agent of tn
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad for so man
years. not the Elizabeth Boyd, daugh
ter Of Dr.. George Boyd. who came on
last week.
1t is true that Elizabeth Noyes Boyt
the one for whom the dance was giver
always uses the Moves. but someho'
we lust didn't stop TO think, aud 10
and behold it was for her. And yes
terday after the dance. formal an
nouncement was made Of her engage
ment to Paul Reed. of Lancaster
Elizabeth's father died summer befoI
last you remember. and she has only jus
lightened' her mourning. Her mo:ht
did not give a formal tea 10 introduC
her: in fact. the first affair Of any si7
was given by the Evanses on Wednes
day night.
You know there is another Boy
family, the Knickerbacker Boyds. an
they have a daughter to come out ne!
year or the year after. Fortunate
her name is Lysbeth. not Elizabeth. {
we'd be getting so puzzled we wou
not know what on earth to do. won
we, or to whose party we were going?
Paul Reed is the son of Mrs. Jol
+. Reed and has spent good deal
his time in this citt Mrs. Boyd. "
know, was Miss Miranda Noyes.
Washington, q sister Of Mr.. Frai
Noyes, who is president of the ASS,
ciated Press. and of the Evening st
Newspaper Co.. and ~ Theodo
w. Noyes. who is editor of the Was
ington Evening Star.
THE death of Mrs. Charlie Da Cost
came as a terrible shock to MS a
IL is true that she had been i'll 4
nearly week, and on Tuesday tn
had little hope Of her recovery. {
Wednesday morning. however the do
tors said she had fighting chance, al
so we all began to hope. but that afte
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