Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-28

LEN IHe IHHnkSRlNluR ululleIH
which finished off the excitement Of
the Penn Cornell game and the younger
sets dancing class last night every one
evening Mt the Bellevue Strntford,
1t will be the first ball of the season,
and the first since 1917, aud. from all
hear. Is to be very handsome. It is
given by Mr.. George II. McFadden. of
Eighteenth and Spruce streets. for Re.
becca Thomson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Beau" Thomson, of 1922 Spruce
street.
Rebecca is one of the girls who would
have come out the last year of the war,
so she Is sort Of double dcbutante in
this, that some few informal parties
were given for her during war times :.
but the big ones are being given now.
She will be introduced at a tea next
Tuesday, to be given by the John II.
McFaddens at their rooms at the Wei
lington.
7 NEVER heard anything like the
L number of dinners which are to be
given tonight before the ball. III war
rant no one will go there hungry this
night, and so will you after you hear
all the parties there are to be.
Mrs. Jones Wister will entertain for
her granddaughter. Marie Louise Fa- :.
ries. Florence Kane, the daughter of
the John Kent Kanes, will be given a
dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac II.
Clothier, Jr. The John Penn Brooks
will give dinner at the Ritz before
the ball, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Arnett will entertain in honor of Jane
Yeatman, a debutante of the season.
The Samuel Bells will give a large
dinner at the Ritz for Pauline, who is
one of the most attractive buds Of the
season, and Lucille Carter will enter
tain for Betty Pierson. The James
Smiths are giving a small dinner. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Berwind will en-
tertain for Margaret. The Victor Ma
theirs will give a dinner of thirty covers
will give a dinner for Catherine Coke,
while Mrs. Theophilus Story will enter
tain for Anna Lewis.
Another dinner will be given by the
William Baker Whelens, and there will
be still Others SO, you see. the enter
tanning is going on fast and furious,
and the social season, as | said on the
opening of the opera. may be said to
have begun with cnntal b.
NLARISSA SMYTHE. daughter o
" Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Neville Smythe
of Chestnut Hill, will make her debut
JIllS AFTERNOON at led MniCh Will ~
given at her home from 4 until 6 30
The Smythes had first fixed upor
October II for Clarissa' $ debut but late
changed their plans and decided on th'
day after Thanksgiving. And it is {
wise choice. So many are home fron
college for the holidays, teas are muCl
more apt to be attended by the younge
men then and naturally the girls hav
more fun.
Elizabeth Barlow, Margaret Earle
Esther Rhoades Nancy Dnnning, Eliza
Muller, Celestine Warder. Rosamon
Wurts. Elizabeth Anne Taylor, Ann
Townsend, Margaretta Sharpless, Kath
crime King Margaret Gest, Elizabet
Ross, Rosalie Volrath, Marie Louis
Ashhurst, Lucy Grey, Rachel Whitme
and Nancie Dale will receive at the to
which will be followed by a dinner an
theatre party.
TT REALLY does not seem possibI
L that the Charity Ball is only tw
weeks from last night. Does it? Th
girls and men who. are to take part j
the spectacular opening scene are reali
practicing very hard and the dancin
should be very good. as it usually is
And tomorrow night we have th
Saturday evening dancing class, yo
know. It's the opening meeting of tn
class and all the girls who will come on
next year will be going to that. It
just one thing after another these days
isn't it?
MARY is two and half years ole
1F1 But you wouldn't ever imagir
how much small brain of two and "a
half can work, now would you? Th
other day her grandmother was visitin
at her home and she and mother wei
talking a great deal together all after
noon. And then Daddy came home
and they all talked and every one wa
having fine time.
So was Mary, but every now an
again she would stop minute and loo
little puzzled.
Mother found out all about it whe
they went upstairs to bed. After tn
prayers were said and Mary was tucke
in and Mother was about to kiss her sh
suddenly remarked: "It's so funny
Gamma calls you Ethel and dadd
calls you Honey and those aren't you
names. Your names mother, isn't it
NANCY WYNNE.