Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16
lust GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Hears That the Panes Haze Taken the Suers
House in Bryn Mnu-She attends the Opera
and Hears of Another Dance in May


it few days ago, but was not sure of the
place they had taken until yesterday. You
know Mrs. Paine was Helen Ellis, the Sec
ond daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Struthers Ellis, of Rosemont, and sister
of the late Mrs. Radcliffe Cheston, who was
Sydney Ellis, who died just few months
ago at her sisters apartment in New York,
whittier she had gone for visit.
Mr.. Paine's mother has been desperately
i'll for long time in her New York home.
She was Miss Maud Potts and used to visit,
here very often as n young girl. OF course,
the Ellises and Paincs are in mourning for
Mrs. Cheston and for Mrs. Paine's little
baby, SO they are not taking part in social
dcings, and it must be comforting for Mrs.
Ellis to have her daughter near her.
I'VE seldom seen such a full house, except
4 for Caruso night, as last nights opera.
OF course, the same regular people we're
there, but then they did not have on the same
dresses, and, after all it's the clothes that
we look at; at least, I do-though people
always do fascinate me.
I was struck with the frock that Sarah
Lippincott Bddle wore She has such a
remarkably interesting as well as beautiful
face, don't you think? And she always
wears such lovely old earrings, which add
quaintness to her countenance that is most
attractive. Last night she wore a crimson
silk frock made with little puff sleeves and
a rather high round neck. l don't believe
any one but Mrs. Biddle could have worn
that frock, because it was entirely red with
out sign Of white or black near the throat,
but she looked perfectly wonderful in e.
Uytendale Baird Gamer, who entertained
Mrs. Biddle, wore a frock of that new shade
which is neither blue nor green, light nor
dark, but it's in between, and Mrs. Gamer
has Just the complexion to wear it. The
dress was made on long lines and had a
deep " shaped back. Bands of embroidered
net were fitted around the arms just above
the elbow and flowing sleeves Of blue tulle
were attached to them.
Never did see anything so odd as Sophie
Norries's headdress. And stranger still,
she removed it as she was leaving the opera
house and there was her hair all bobbed
short as it was when she came back from
overseas She had two French girls with
her. But to return to the headdress. 1t was
of rows of silver threads andefitted tight
about the head The band was at least four
inches deep and Mt the side were sort Of
earlaps of the silver. Very Cleopatra like,
indeed
But il Sophie's headdress was odd, wait
till tell you about Alwina Bohlen's. At
first I thought she had a curl falling from
her head to her shoulder over her right ear,
but on going up and talking with her, l
discovered that around her head was swathed
q tight band of soft brown silk braid and
suspended over her ear, reaching down to
her shoulder, was n long brown silk tassel.
The effect was most bizarre. Alwina's dress
was of rare shade of coral pink velvet and
was made with rather high back Across
the shoulders was a wide piece of Russian
sable fur.
Mrs George Dallas Dixon looked extreme
ly we'll in a gray satin and sequin gown,
she entertained after the opera at the Ritz
Carlton welfare dances and had in her party
her daughter, Mrs. Norris Vaux, Mr.. John
G. Bell, Mr.. Arthington Gilpin and General
Shore. The Gamers also took their guests
down to the dance at the Ritz.
was much interested in Mrs. Sidney
Keiths gown. 1t was of that bottle green
blue velvet and had some wonderful self en-
broidery. Mrs. Trenchy Newbold, who was
a guest Of the George Brookes wore black
frock and furled gorgeous geranium coored
feather fan. Altogether it was most bril-
liant audience for the ending night of a
very brilliant season of opera going.
Peggy Thayer and Sarah Franklin were
in the John White Geary box and looked
awfully young and dainty. Peggy is quite
wonderful, they tell me. She never missed
a day all during the fall epidemic, going into
town on the early train and working all
day at one of the hospitals. That's going
some when you're not yet twenty, you know
IJAVE you heard about the dance-an
IL other dance-that is to be given at
Weightman Hall on the second of May
Friday evening? The University Glee Club
will give concert first and the beneficiary
is the Southeastern Dispensary. The com
mittee in charge includes Ralph Barrett
chairman: Francis Eaton, Emmett d. Boaz,
Kempton Taylor. William B. Cook, John F.
r X. Cannon. Earle j. Mortimer, Walter j.
Freeman, Jr., Rolla Brown, Jere Sullivan,
Howard c. Schaefer, Joseph e. Sands, Will
lard Mengle, Reginald Francis. Joseph Ken
'ney, Harold Ramonat and Roy Crandall.
There are a lot of patroneSses, but haven t
heard yet just who they all are.
The Southeastern Dispensary, you know,
takes care of women and their babies in
their own homes, furnishing medical atten-
tion, supplies and sometimes nurses. And
the proceeds Of this dance will enable it to
do even more of this good work.
TAME, being just six, was naturally much
Nc less excited about the Zoo than Mother
tand Daddy were. In fact, they had been
talking ABOUT IL LOT seNeTul WEEKS, anu tHey
were thoroughly thrilled by the time they
reached the gate Jane, after the man
ner of her kind, was quietly meditative, COM
menting occasionally to herself on current
events. They took in the lions and tigers,
the buffaloes, the elephants-which- threw
straw over their backs and 'buckedS their
queer little eyes at the impassive Jane and
her enthralled parents-and the polar bears.
Finally, they reached the birds, rather un-
interesting, complacent, strutting things, and
Mother and Daddy glanced at them casually
and started on. Jane, however, stopped,
stood, and for the first time since entering
the place seemed filed with awe. They
stopped to watch her. She was staring at
the pelcans, those foolish looking things
that are all bill and very conceited. For a
long time Jane watched, fascinated. Then
turning reluctantly away she heaved an ad
miring sigh and remarked, "Well, I'll say
that's some duck :" NANCY WYNNE.