Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-02
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Tells of TUo Debutane Teas to Be GiDen
This afternoon Other Debutante Plans Discussed
She Regrets the Death Of Little Elizabeth Page

THERE arc TO be two debutante
i affairs this afternoon, SO the buds
win certainly be busy little persons.
One tea will be in Chestnut Hill and
the other in. .Ardmore. In Chestnut
Hill Mary and Ellen Glendinning,
daughters Of Colonel and Mrs. Robert
II: Glendinning, will be introduced to
society at tea. Mary would have come
out last year and Ellen is not yet
eighteen, but they decided to have the
winters fun together, and a stunning
looking pair of sisters they are!
A number Of the seasons debutantes
will receive with them. ..
Over in Ardmore, Kathleen Ritter,
daughter of Mr.. A. Howard Ritter, will
be presented at tea which her father
is giving. Kathlcen's three married sis
ters-Mrs. Robert Meade Smith, Jr.,
Mrs. Robert w. Ligget and Mrs. b..
Vail Marsh-will receive with their
father and Mrs. Walter Schuyler Nolki-
mar will also receive. The debutantes,
who are always such pretty addi-
ton to the teas, will be, Sara Dolan,
Peggy Rosengarten, Deborah Logan,
Mary Goodman, Rhoda Brooke, Mar
garet Graham Martha Baker. Harriet
Zimmerman, Margaretta Sharpless,
Eleanor Robb, Sarah Harrison and sew
eral others.
r WAS greatly saddened to hear of the
l. death of little Elizabeth Page, the
two year -old daughter Of Ned aud
Elizabeth Page. Poor baby! She was
sick only two or three days and died
on Monday. I have not heap what the
illness was, but that, Of course, is
neither here nor there. The fact is, that
she is no longer with us.
am sure that every ones heart goes
out to the bereavcd parents. ! remem :
ber seeing the dear little sout at Mrs.
William Clothier's pony show last year,
and she was. standing like a wee soldier
to have her little silhouette cut out. The
funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon
from the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Page.
TyHE Harry .Groomes arrived yester
i day from Warreuton, Nu. and have
taken up their abode at the Wellington
where they will spend the winter, Su
san Groome, the daughter of Ny
Groomc by his first marriage. vii
make her debut this winter Thougl
the ten is not to be given until Novcm
ber 20. Mr.. and Mrs. Groomc have
very wisely sent their cards out ALREADY
as with so many affairs being planne
1t is we'll to get dates known far ahead
As a matter Of fact, believe nov
there are more than one huudred deou
tantes in the field as it we're. Whe
the first news of the winters onslaugh
in society came out it seemed that ther
would be n great number, far create
than in other years. At first ther
were seventy -four, then eighty three
then 1O1. aud now more than 1lO, an
every day one hears Of another on
had not heard Of before. Viola Homer
for instance. She is the niece OF Mis-
Constance Beale, and Elizabeth Strub
ing. too, has decided in the last wee
to come out, aud so it goes.
As for the parties, | should thin
some of the debs would have early an
upprovided ends. IL they go. to every
thing Scheduled for them all winter.
T,HERE. are parties already planne
i for dinners before the first Assembly
which is to be given the night OF FRIDAY
January 2. The Assemblies are Away
held on the first Friday night in Jan
nary and the last Friday before AS
"Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellisto
perot Bissell will give dinner bcfor
the FIRST one for their two nleces, Elea
nor. and Rosamund Wurts, the daugn
ters of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert kenned
Wurts.
r SAW Virginia Hirst in the stree
L tbe other day wearing a. very prett
frock of dark blue silk, dotted in whlt'
made with tucked overskirt' u
bodice, which wac open at the NECK
was edged with a'georgette collar. nc
hat was a broad brimmed one OF dar
blue georgette, and the crown was trim
med with a fat dove colored wing
esHE is only four and n half, an
y brother is six. He has been goln
.o school for two years aud this yea
he 10 taking sister along. The first da
sister came home carrying the plctur
~, n church: 1t was all, complete an
she admired it greatly especially tn
"Tbained Glath" window which orna
mented the extreme north corner OF I'd
btiildiug: So, -....
'Tbe other day Mother said, Polly,
thought they always hung the best pic
lures on the wall in school, why d
YOU bring yours home every day.
Polly said nothing, but brother VIII
is deadly interested in sister and ex
tremely loyal to her, took it all in.
Next day he came running in an
said to his mother, Muddy, ! locke
and looked at every picture on the wa
and there wasn't single one as was
good as Polly's there" Polly's pictur
now ornaments the wall of her own din
Ing reom. ,>-,,