Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-13

Eleanor Coket, daughter of Mrs Trstram
c. Colket, is to be honor guest at lunch.
con on Saturday which her mother will
give, and I'll wager It will be pretty
affair. Among the little girls who are to
be guests are Betty and Jane snowden--
they live in Rosemont, you know: came on
here from the West; they are dear little
girls-and the Herbert Lincoln Clarkss
little girls Eleanor and Conway, and Bessie
Thayer, the George Thayerss daughter;
Edith Kendrick, Caroline Ashton, Mary
Clothier and several others
nON'T you envy the girls who have gone
- abroad since the armistice TO work?
In way it's even harder than when the
war was going on, for then YOU felt that
there were great things going on and the
men just needed food and relaxation But
now they are no longer bringing IN the
wounded and hungry. You go over there
and you meet up with thousands and thou
sands Of hor. esick boys who are waiting,
many of them at Brest to embark as soon
as enough transports can take them away.
And some Of the divisions have to wait
long time
And too, though the camp Is now hoored
over and conditions are greatly improved
at that city, many Of the troops have TO
walt there for months and you may
imagine their depression. I had a letter
recently from one Of our young Philadel-
phia Y workers who sailed from here in
January and has been stationed at Brest
since her arrival in France, barring a few
days spent In going up to Paris to report.
I think the part of her letter which de-
scribes her entry into Paris, OF which she
had dreamed for years, is too rich to keep
: to myself. To better understand the rich
ness of this description, be it said that
B is always the pink of perfection as
10 appearance. Shoes and sLats are always
Just SO. suit always pressed, hair never
one strand out of place, hat always on at
the exactly correct angle, ind blouse and
silk or wool stockings always CONNIE IL
faut." Well, she writes: You should have
seen me entering Paris. I had always pic
tured myself as arriving in Paris, If not
smartly attired, at least sponged and
pressed; but there l was-in a suit which
had been worn weeks without seeing an
iron, stockings with holes in them, rubbers
on, face unwashed hair uncombed, and
worst of all, six pieces Of luggage to carry.
No Ellis Island immigrant had anything on
me. In addition to my own, l had several
pieces of As thrust on me, for at that
time I had no definite knowledge that I
could be sent back to Brest. However, the
powers that be saw fit to do so and I am
very glad for must confess that in addi-
ton to the work here, Brittany and the
Breton peasants have strong line
She tells me as she had a cold She was
sent for the week end to a chat several
miles outside of Brest to recuperate.
Speaking Of Brest, she says: You see,
Brest is one of the most difficult problems
on this side. Both men and women have
been coming down with colds. rheumatism,
etc, constantly and Miss Watson very
wisely has made a rule that we must now
Use preventive rather than corrective meas
ures The first night we landed in Brest
we mixed in and talked with the men, and
their depression was perfectly appalling
You see, when they are here they have
their faces set toward homie, and then they
see SO many transports leaving, which
makes it worse, and the constant rain here
adds to their general unrest I wish I
might tell you OF some ConHueHCcS tndt
were made that night
Now don't you agree with me that it's
even harder work to talk with and interest
the boys who are downhearted, even IL 1t
is only for a few weeks, than in the excite
ment Of war?
You'll certainly enjoy what tell you
about the chateau where she and A
,L. ~ ctavipU for the week.
end. She says: 1T has a baronial hall
with subdued stained-glasss windows; a
huge dining hall with heavy carved Flem.
ish oak cupboards and fireplace gorgeous
salon and best of ALL we have hrSf each
Of our bedrot ms Esther Lloyd, fron our
home town., Is in charge temporarily, and
she makes a splendid hostess and orders
meals with real honest.to-goodness Amer
lean flavor" She adds also: There Is
one man. a Texas rancher here, named
Good Night. Can you beat lt'' cer'
tainly cannot, can you?
She says the poor huge soul Is so home-
sick he doesn't know what to do hope I'll
soon get another letter, for they are
mighty interesting, and it shows how nee
essary it is to keep on in the work and
N>'N
armistice has been signed.
IND tell you they are going to have
Ian exact copy of Mrs. Wilson's hat at
the rummage sale at the Independence
Square Auxiliary Of the Red Cross on Fri
day and Saturday of this week and Mon
day and Tuesday of next week Yes, my
dears; but the hat Is not rummage; no.
indeed; nothing of the kind. It's brand
new and made by a fashionable miliner Of
Walnut street The name given the color
is "eveque." That's French for bishop,
and as a bishop in himself is ho special
color, but his robes are a decided rose
purple, that is probably why the French
modiste named 1t something 81 clerical
Anyway, am anxious to see it. In fact
the hats are to be quite wonderful several