Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-18
lust GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Sees Smart Costumes-She Tells OF
Luncheon for Miss Shober-Sann1y Writes to
Santa Claus

x,O1- do see such pretty clothes this
,oor Il seems to me. | met Anna
s..owbridrc Claghornc yesterday In the
.,rco, and Cclestinc Wardcr too. They
s...o coinr to the shops from the train,
.s met them near the station. Anna
aos wearing a beautiful top coat OF fur
..J bluc velvet hat which was most
becoming. She is getting prettier Oil
,hc time. It seems to me. Celcstine was
sir,rIv glowing with color and life as she
.,,,.oys ;s She wore big top coat of
snriI brown and n brown velvet hat
t.;r,rrd with fur that was awfully be-
so,,inv Cclestinc came out last year,
.nJ as for Anna, having been married as
much Ms two years almost and having
a lovely baby, too, IL just doesn't seem
nossible. she looks so young.
AM so delighted to hear that Ruth
l Draper is coming to Philadelphia
sonin and this time to the Academy
Soyrr. She is to give ner interpretn-
tions for the benefit of the Smith Col
legc endowment fund and, OF course
sbo riycs them under the auspices of the
Smith College Club. There are about a
smndrcd graduates of Smith in this city,
and Mrs. Ross Cornish Is president !:
Mrs. W. w. Adams. vice president {;
Marion Butler. secretary. and Carolyn
Reed, treasurer.
Ruth Draper il so attractive and does
uch splendid work never miss an op-
portunity of hearing her. She has often
visited here and has great many
friends in Philadelphia. She Is a
daughter Of well known New York
Judge and Is very talented.
She ~ now playing in the development
OF English dramatic art, and her i'm.
pprsonations are 30 vivid. that without
apparent effort she peoples the stnge
with characters and you almost think
you see them. She has stayed here as
been entertained by q number Of other
prominent women.
MRS. SAM SHOBER, who is visit
AVA ing here from Colorado Springs
today at, the Ritz Carlton for her
daughter, Agnes Shober, who Is n de-
butantc Of the season, and who WAS IN
troduced at the tea given by the Con-
yngham Stevenses for their daughter.
Dorothy and Agnes. who is their niece.
There will be about twenty five debu-
tantcs at the luncheon and they will 90
aftcrward to the theatre.
T HEAR that Edith Newlin Hobbs and
her husband arc coming on from
Boston 10 spend the Christmas holidays
with Edith's parents, the Dick Newlins,
OF their home in Whitford. Edith, YOU
remember, was married in September
ir Bryn Mawr, and has been living in
Boston since then. She is one of the
sweetest girls. and every one will be 50
glad to see her home again | am sure.
She Is sister Of Alice Ne~lin. and
you remember her brother was an am
bulnnce driver during the war and lost
his life while driving his car through
a perfect rain Of shells.
| think Edith was one of the pret-
ticst and most graceful brides I have
ever seen. She IL SO animated and has
such lovely coloring.
CPEAKING of weddings reminds me
y of Billie Van Lcer's wedding In
New York today. His bride is Agnes
de- Selding, and they are to be married
Church, New York. i hear that Agnes
l. most attractive, and isn't it nice,
they are going to live here? Josephine
Reeves. Of Germantown. IL to be a
bridesmaid, and Spencer Jones. Edward
StOcver. Harry Adams and Ned Long
streth, all of this city, are to be among
the ushers.
Miss dc Seldng is the daughter of
Mr., and Mrs. Joel Shrewsbury dc Seld-
Ing, of 65 East Seventy sixth street.
Quite number of Philadelphiaps have
gone over to New York to attend the
Wedding.
SAMMY wrote letter to Santa
~ Claus the other night. but lie did
not ask for anything but new doll
coach for little sister Elise. That
evening mother heard u great knocking
and humping going on out on the stairs
shortly before bedtime, and went out
N the hall to investigate. There was
Elise. who is five years old, toiling up
thc Ntairs toward the attic. dragging
her old doll coach after her step by
step; pulling and putting and blowing.
but going up just the same. "Why,
darling said mother. what are you
doing" "I'm hidin' thith ole toach. ="
said Elise. "bruvver begged Sanity for
new one. an IL he therth thith ole
one he wont leave it"
NANCY WYNNE.