Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-02
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy ynne Tells OF Many Doings-She Sees Pretty Frock
Mr.. and Mrs. Craig Biddle Spend WeekEnd
With the Hartman Kuhns

T HEAR that Mrs. c. Hartman Kuhn has
changed the name Of her place. 1t was
Whitehall you know, and it is now
'Laurier.' The reason for the change is
that there is so much laurel about the place
that Mrs. Kuhn feels it ought TO have
some recogntion-and | think it's an
awfully pretty name, don t you? The house
was built about two years ago, and before
that Mr.. and Mrs. Kuhn lived in Devon.
They have been out in California this win
ter for about six weeks, and then they
spent some time at the Bellevue before
going out to Bryn Nawr.
Mrs. Kuhn's daughter. Mrs. Craig Bid
die. and her husband and daughter are
coming over today to spend the week end
with her, and later on they are coming
over for two weeks before they go up to
open their villa in Newport. They are to
go there about the first of June
KEEP looking around for pretty clothes
because, rank hereto that | am, l am
tired of uniforms. / know it's an awful
thing to say, and when ! see some people
all dressed up like Sam Hill | long for Il
uniform, but when | see Kitty Brinton in
blue serge frock with panels of the love
lest wool embroidery on the skirt and a
hand Of said embroidery above the hem of
the frock, | say to myself, How glad am
that she is not adorned with an overseas
hat of blue and red shield, just for little
while It's true that she looks pretty in
her +. A. A. suit, but then she looks even
prettier in this bllc frock, with long blue
cape atop, made with one of the wide
wrapped collars. Her hat was Il blue affair."
small, with the wide urturned brim of blue
ribbon.
TT IS interesting to hear that Mrs. Charles
p. Wright'fas come East for Il short
time again. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright have
been in California most of the winter. but
returned this week to visit Hebe Wright
Dick. Mrs Dick will give a garden party
on Sunday afternoon for her mother at her
home, at Norwood and Sunset avenues, in
Chestnut Hill.
Mrs. Wright is certainly one wonderful
looking woman. She was Carrie McAlur-
trie you know. a sister of Miss Mary and
Miss Ellen McMurtrie. of Eleventh and
Spruce streets. Mrs. Dick has asked Mrs.
Franklin Dick. Miss Julia Rush. Miss Har-
riet Drayton, Mrs. George Fox. Jr.. Miss
Angela Nalle and Miss McMurtre to assist
in receiving on Sunday afternoon.
nID you hear that the Plays and Players
- are going to be the benefciares of the
Ritz Carlton dances this next week. Now
that the war is over the Plays and Players
are turning. in thought at least. once more
70 the building of their ideal clubhouse, the
site of which was purchased before the war.
and they hope soon to be able to start
operations. OF course. funds are needed.
and to that end they are starting with the
dances.
nID ! tell you that Maude Radford
~ Warren. of the Emergency Aid is 60
ing to talk to the Emergency Aid members
and the heads of the various branches this
afternoon at the Acorn Club. You know
Mrs. Warren has been made a major or
something. and she has only recently come
back from France, where she just mixed in
and worked marvclously for our soldiers.
Mrs. Willis Martin is going to entertain in
formally at luncheon at the club in Mrs.
Warren's honor before the talk
I suppose all the members of the Emer
going to be very interesting, Judging from
those | have heard her give in the past
The meeting will be held at 3 80 o'clock
YOU'VE heard of people bribing their
l. children to be good. haven't you? And
YOU don't believe in it very much either,
this business of Nov. if you sit up nicely
and don't talk too much and don't ask for
a second help before everybody else I'll
give you Il penny Well how do you feel
about turning the tables? For instance,
take the case of young (but not small by
any means whateverI man" of my ac-
Quaintance--he's almost old enough to go
to Mrs. Wurts 's-who hurried off the vlner
night to a fraternity meeting in town. Just
as he rushed out the door his mother called
to him, 'What about your French trans
lation? Have you done it?'' ''Why. yes,
sort off, he answered vaguely. But not
very well. ! guess. You'd better do it for
. me and I'll give you IA nickel And he
handed her the book. "A pencil and tablet and
a perfectly good nickel and hustled off to
the train, all responsibility laid mon
chalantIy on mothers shoulders
NANCY WYNNE.