Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14

r have attended for many long day. The
tableaux were truly magnificent. Such
goodlooxing women and courtly men, and
the costumes OF the guests! Well. my
dears. YOU were most Of YOU there, and
you saw them, too.
Wasn't it inspiring to see the wounded
men? And aren't they game? mo. indeed
keep your seat; don't mind standing
they would say as they supported them
selves on their crutches, and you felt as If
you almost had no right to two whole arms
and two legs They just hate TO be made
heroes, don't they?
Some OF the costumes were the dearest
things have ever seen. Edwina Bruner
wetherills, I think, stood out more than
! any. She was one of the figures in the
foreground in Madame Rush's tea party.
You know Edwna is very tall and has the
most wonderful golden hair which ripples
naturally as II 1t werc marceled every day
tand I know for fact that it's never
waved. She wore n hoop skirt, covered
with the lovelest green silk, on the wide
hem Of the skirt being little bows and
flowers in self color. The bodice was the
long pointed one of 1860 and the decollet-
age was cut straight across the shoulders
and neck and was finished with bertha
of exquisite lace. In her hair were three
or four tiny pink rosebuds.
Mrs. Charlie Willing had quite the
largest leghorn hat il has ever been my
experience to see. She was seated in the
striped chair in the tableau Flower Mar
ket of the Revolutionary days" Mrs. Billie
Reeves was in that, too, and her frock OF
lemon.colored silk. She had the most eN-
qusite little headdress Of fine embroidery
and tiny rosebuds and with her dark hair
the effect was simply perfect. Both Hannah
and Margare, Wright were lovely-Hannah
in a green frock with rich embroidery and
watteau shepherdess hat trimmed with
pink and Margaret in fowered frock
over a hoop skirt and with the daintiest
wreath and dsngly grasses around cher
head and back Of her ears.
Hope Beale Cromwelrs frock was beau.
tiful 1t was pale lavender brocade flow
cred and was edged with silver lace. 1t
was a bit too long, so she had difficulty in
dancing later
Gretchen Clay's gown at Mrs. Rushes"
was just sweet, and she looked handsomer
than 1 had ever seen her 1t was one of
those semi short wasted dresses Of melon
pink and had a tiny band of deep-green
velvet about the waist as a belt Her hair
was parted and she wore long green jade
earrings. The touch of red in her hair
and the green Of the earrings was simply
ravishing.
Mrs. John Converse wore lovely flow
cred, panniered gown and watteau shep.
herdess hat All these frocks were in
the tableaux and the women danced in
them at the ball afterward Scarcely any
Of the guests wore costumes, but the gowns
Of the present day were simply gorgeous.
Catherine Coxe however, wore her moth
er's wedding dress, an old-fashioned
evening frock. with the high back, low
square front, tight sleeves and huge hustle.
Her train was so long she could not man.
age it to dance. 1t was the loveliest old
, creamy silk, having yellowed in the twen-
ty.five or thirty years since it was made.
GATHERINGS delicate face, with its perfect
features and lovely coloring was picture
in itself. I have seldom seen any one look
loveler.
Altogether it was absolutely successful
from start to finish, and the women who
got it up deserve all he credit in the
world for making such beautiful affair
The Governor made very inspiring
speech and the general dancing began.
after a most wonderful dance by the Indian
Chief and Princess White Deer.
DETURNING fathers are having quite
~ time this week interviewing infants
they have not seen Bless you, there's
Captain Radcliffe Chestoh, Jr., for in
stance You know he returned last Sun
day on the Leviathan. He has a small son
eight months old whom he had not seen,
for small Radcliffe, 4th, was born in July
after the captain had left for the other
side. Mrs Cheston was sydney Ellis, you
remember, a daughter Of the William
. Struthers Elises.
Another father who was very-happy to
. see his small son for the first time is
Captain Ric! ard MacSherry. I think the
/, MacSherry baby is nearly seven months
old. but am not sure of his age He's
boy, too, and a perfect lamb. Mrs. Mac
Sherry was Miss Dorothy Wilbur, a daugh-
ter of the Rollin Wilburs, a. she and the
baby have been living with the Wilburs
until Captain MacSherry's return. lie ar
rived home on Tuesday OF this week and
had to make friends with the new small
SON. as did Captain Cheston
Still a third happy father to see his
little boy for the first time is Lieutenant
Claiming Eaniel, who returned from over
seas last week. He is still under hospital
care on account Of the injury to his arm
and has not been discharged from the army
as yet. He is stationed at Camp Meade
and has been able to come home and see
his wee son, who brags of two months as
to age. His name is likewise his fathers,
Claiming w. Daniel, Jr. Mrs. Daniel you
will remember, was Katherine Werner.
It's such a pleasur. to be able to write
of the happy things f0r the returning men,
isn't it? It's so good~to have them home
once more.
WIITH the Victory Ball a thing OF the