Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-10

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= given by the George B. Evanses for
Elizabeth Boyd. who is the dcbutante
daughter of DR. and Mrs. George Boyd.
you know. She made her debut last
week at tea and has been having n
dandy time all season. The dance will
be given at the Bellevue Stratford and
the BOyds will give n dinner beforehand
for Elizabeth. Another dinner will be
given by the Samuel Nauclans for
Betty Elliott. ] saw Betty ot the opera
last week and she is certainly an Mt e
tractive young person, am glad she ls
going around to parties this year. She
was to come out two years ago, before
hostilities, you know, but a death in
the family prevented that. and then
there was the war; and so now it's fine
TO see her at the parties having the
good time she is entitled to.
FTNHE Carson Tyson engagement is a
4 nice one, isn't it? Frances is the
daughter of DR.. Mellor Tyson, you
know, and n granddaughter of DIR.
James Tyson Her mother was Miss
Gertrude Harrar. Frances came out
the same year as Kate Furness Davis
and Lorraine Graham. They were all
schoolmates at Miss Twins. / remem
Der the first time | saw Frances was in
play at the Bellevue Stratford given
by the "Wouldbegood" players, and /
have never forgotten how well she acted.
TITHICH reminds me, I was struck
wv with how we'll the school girls are
acting these days Mt amateur perform
ances. Last Saturday | went out to
Bpringside, in Chestnut Hill, to sec
I"Les Precieuses Ridicules.' And
give you my word | certainly enjoyed
every word Of it! Louise Dixon, Mr..
Henry T. Dixon's daughter, as the valet
who impersonated a marquis, was
kcream and so was Virginia Carpenter
The Joe Carpenters daughter, who was
The pseudo vicomte. The way those
two girls embraced in greeting made
Everybody roar.
Harris. daughters of the J. A. Pierce
Tbrisfields and the J. Andrews Harrises,
fespectively, were wonderfully good as
the niece and daughter of the old gentle-
man who wanted to marry them on:
Said old gentleman was none othef
ter of the William B. Harris. of Amber
Her mother was Miss Anna Fisher, you
know, And then Anna Newbold, MT
elem Newbold's daughter, and the Bor
Bohlens' daughter We're very good. lu
fact. the whole performance was splen :
did. And Louise Dixon's mustache was
Joy to behold
mo RETURN to the Tyson engage
mont. I never even said who Fran
res is engaged to, did ]! wen,
Or. John Carson, a son or the ilaIiip
ton L. Carsons and brother OF iop'
Carson. who married Evan hanao!.Ph .ll
vou remember. Two good old Phlia
Y e..:1;as io;pnd toUpthpr.
No date has been definitely settled FOL
tho wedding, but it will take place II
the near future, / understand.
DID YOU know that the Harold Gil
~ linghams are giving tea mex
Monday afternoon at the Acorn CLUB tt
nneet Edith. their daughter, who spen
tHo Years in France? The invitations
sre for three o'clock, and Edith is goini
10 talk and tell us about her cXpe
rierces "over there, and about IN
! work for the tubercular soldiers III I'M
2 Villemin Hospital. / for one am yer;
interested in the matter, for even th0ugl
the war Is over, those who have peer
! nede IN through the terrible conditions
! IF the war have still to be cared TOR
and I think many of us are. apt to Tor
pat that. We are rather fed up VIII
war. as it were, and want to forget al
about it. Ard yet the need is there
Tea will be served after the talk, ant
1 think it is going to be very interest
ing altogether, don't you!
OH! DID you know that the Harr'
~ Maybin Harts have leased the Ed
ward knight house at 1000 Chestnu
street for five years? They expect I,
move in some time around the htteenti
of the month. Mr.. hnight mouse ma
nften beer spoken of as one of the mos
beautiful homes in PhlIadelphla, an'
that is going some
1t is not that it is so handsome out
eide. though it is n good looking house
Won know that large brownstone on
bext to the Reed house,? But the inside
Is gorgeous. All the decorations were
brought over from Paris, and it reall!
Is lovely. The Harts have gone out o
mourning. They were in deep mourning
two years ago for Mr.: Hart's mother
who. you remember, died very sudden
~ Their later Mrs. Hart's sister, Mrs
kIulford died of the "hu," so they hav'
been in mourning for some time.
l understand they expect to enter
Pain quite d good deal in their winter
home. Several years ago they moVet
from Amber, where the Hart famiii!
had lived for many years, to the Man
iine. Then since their mothers deatl
Or Charles Hart ard his sister, Mis-
Maidie Hart, moved from Amber t.
Chestnut Hill, so the William Hart
are the only members of the family still
living in that part of the country.
MTNUSUAII things from unexpected
" places, from Canada to Louisiana
will be sold at the Community Servic
Home in Chestnut Hill, on Monday
from 10 a. IN. until q p: M, at tn
christmas sale. Luncheon and tea vii
be served, and there will be cooked eat
TO take home. Mrs. Il. W. Clark ant
Mrs. Edward Farnum form the com
mittee in charge and will be assisted b,
4 number of young girls who will ac
as aides. Then on Saturday, Deccm
Ser 13, there will be n fair, which ha
been arranged by the little girls be
longing to the sewing class which Mrs
Daniel Farr and Mrs. Heating John
son have held each week during th
war. The proceeds of this fair will g
10 support French orphan.
LIE is very small, not quite four, anr
l. the family have always though
him very shy and subdued In fact
they feared to let him go to the littl
Kindergarten in the suburbs where the!
hn IN np m