Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-10
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Nanny lynne Talks of the Horse Sho,o-Jmior Music
(, Club to Meet at Mrs T. De Wit Cuyler's
'" '-. This; Saturday

TT WAS too bad that it.rained so hard
an Saturday, for rain does hurt at
,..dorce Mt any affair, nevertheless !
wos surprised to see the number OF per-
.ons at tbe Indoor Show, because after
All Il was indoors and so there was only
tbo matter of getting there. That's the
hoouty of an indoor show, rain cannot
nrovent Il from going on. And it has
h.sn hacked every day and night.
And is there anything on earth more
,orIorn than Devon or Bryn Mawr out
Il tho rain? just as there is nothing
nretticr than horse show in the open
on clear days.
Tho nonies were darling on Saturday,
p.,tv Wulford's Wee Willie Winkie
l. en- nretty and she rides so well, and
.ho two Younger du Points, Mary and
Tstber. on their ponies. were as cum
a;nS os could be. The man in the
nsrtv was young Pope Yeatman. Jr.,
and he held his own most manfully in
the contest. assure you.
Catherine Clothier had two ponies
IN the class "under saddle Cocoa and
Noel and Patty Vauclain rode June.
Tho evening was quite brilliant, near
~ every box was filed and all the
Grand stand seats as well.
WHAT good looking woman Mrs.
w Henry c. Boyer is. She holds her
self so we'll. and has such stunning
features, saw her the other evening
wearing a square cut gown OF duIl red
chiffon or georgette crepe. Ihe gown
was utterly devoid of trimming, simple
sofi folds and draperies OF the material
hut it was beautiful. She, wore no
Jewels. either, plain lines throughout.
marked the costume and 1t was most
pleasing one.
THE first information cleaned about
L the fair for the parish house building
fund Of Old st. David's Church, ! hnd
was not Just correct. It's not an an
nual affair at all it used to De one
but that was a quarter of century ago.
think the plans. for the event are
perfectly charming They intend; 10
held twenty five years ago on tne
Grounds OF that historic .eld church.
There have even been plans. to wear
costumes OF that time, Those were the
days Of the wide skirts" which were
made to stand out stiff with hair cloth
and the great big sleeves which were
made larger by some awful material
that looked like heavy paper. can't re-
member ever hearing what 1t was
called, but | know If you touched it the
sleeves rustled like newspaper. we taik
Of the atrocities in the manner OF
clothes which are perpetrated in these
days. and they are atrocities, when 1t
comes to modesty, but OH! the bideous-
ness of the frocks of those days.
was looking over the funniest col
lection of old photographs at some
ones home the other day, and there
we're number Of pictures OF women
with tiny eighteen Inch waists. huge
sleeves, and on their heads tiny little
hats with queer wings. sitting up IN
b the midst and black velvet bows at
tached at strange angles.
It's true every year or so the fash :
ions change and are funny, but we get
used to them. and do not realize how
disfguring they are until we look back
on them so..ie twenty to twenty five
years later. -. g.. -. -
Well, to go back to the lawn fete.
1t is to be held in June, not May, and
on the 18th and 18th. so all the plans
are not ready vet. but I believe it will be
very unique and delightful. Some of
the women interested are Mrs. John
Hampton Barnes. Mrs. George Burton,
Miss Esther Lloyd, Mrs. Henry s.
JCancs, Mrs. Frederick Embick, Mrs.
Thomas Aiken and many others.
THE members of the Junior Musical
L Club, who will take part in the pro-
gram Of the twelfth recital at the home
Of Mrs. r. De Witt Cuyler, in Haver-
ford, next Saturday afternoon, will be
Eleanor Clark. Helen Michel, Florence
Michel, Virginia Norris, George Cres-
son, Maisic Chance. MPrgarct Joyce,
Dolly Duane. Muriel Hodge. Blanche
Hubbard, Irene Hubbard, Mary Car
roll Rolin, Alice Benedict, Elizabeth
BarringCr. Anne Ashton, Ethel Heck
scher and Virginia Heckscher.
A RENT the souls-of little children
"A wonderful things to study? And
their simple faith is such beautiful
thing. The other day little boy
know, who is not quite four years old
was looking very serious as he went up
ttai RS t, bed. His grandma was sick.
And somehow he'd never thought that
rraudma would ever be in bed, except
at night. Why, she was always around
when he wanted her. But now Mother
looked worried and grandfather too.
and little four years old did not like
it one bit.
.. 80 when he knclt down and said his
ittIc prayers. Mother got quite a
lump in her throat to hear. just when
she expected the Amen" to finish it
up: Dear God, please make my
grandma we'll" NANCY WYNNE.