Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24

w night, I declare. when | saw Old
1ahr" there in the foyer outside of the
IoT" LoIi room, all vanished up in a new,
at pa,t of naint and all the other relics OF
tSo tSa First City Troop, | knew that l
vas really aud tru uly at Troop ball.
"0id Jeiin,n you know, is the Troop
horse which has been in their various
am aIn.e and aver his trusty old back
ytuit of the Troopers have learned to
nigo' Jo So. of course, he went to the
r,uy' nartv. toe. and joined in the good
times. ,,ordorenl s;oht
rhn stage was doWr on the floor and
a. each side was arranged "a gorgeous
at.oeJard u. of large silken American flags.
Sud azaleas. cybodiilm ferns and greens
Sie siIod The rest of the stage. Between
nm hnh balcony box was standard of the
eaC aags Of the Allies, and electric lights
n.ere mas arranged to shine through their
s;iten folds. All the lights in the room
nere shaded in rcd. giving wonderful
n,nk glow to the scene and pink per-
rroded the various flower decorations.
Over the entrance to the ball yoom
mas arranged the insignia of the Troop
and the blue and yellow hags OF the
4Er T;rst Troop Philadelphia City Cav
a,ny All around the sides of the ball
nmS nanr, we're latticed hooks for guests to
~ ant dances and white balustrade
.ortcd .s off the dancing floor from the
rest of the room.
Mrs. Glendinning looked perfectly
stunning in gown of orchid and sill
Ssr brocadc and Mary and Ellen wore
Tho dpnrest frocks of pink tullc and
iii The skirts were entirely of pink
mile mile and the little bodiccs were fash
;oned of pink and silver brocadc.
The troopers looked simply beautiful.
As T heard Mr.. Glendinnng say. most
Of thc beauty of the ball was due to
them, as their response to ms INVITA-
tion and their presence in full dress
Uniform gave the military effect which
would not have been possible other
wise. A thoughtful device was the plac-
ing of long hooks high on the wall on
Which thc men could hang their shakos
or helmets while they danced.
Altogether it was one of the most
beautiful sights | ever expect TO sec.
And I did think it was such a nice
iieo 70 have two of the boxes arranged
with latticcd wall shutting them off
from thc view of the dancers. where
several of the girls who We're great
friends of Mary and Ellen and who did
not want to join in the dancing on ac.
count of deep mourning, sat and
watched the ball. : ,.
II was. as | have said. a distinctly
Young ball. most of the guests being of
ibe dcbutantc set or of those girls who
came out in the last few years. the 100
active members of tho troop and other
men friends of the Glcndinnngs, who
lad been in the service, aud who,
therefore, wore uniforms.
DID you hear that the Plays and
~ Players have decided to have three
evenings instead of two for their forty
fourth Club Night, Members and their
guests have gone in such numbers t.
the other Club Nights this season II
has been decided to try having three
and in this way distribute the pleasures
more.
This time Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday of next week will be the
nights chosen. The first play TO be
given is strangers, by Emma b,
Bruner, the cast including Mrs. Robert
Geddes IT., Everett Phelps Irwin ano
James r. Duane. The second play is
entitled THE Guest 1t was written
BY Lord Dunsany and. according to the
program, you guess who the guest is
The other characters arc man. Henry
C.. Sheppard, and n. waiter, Carr Lewis
Atmaier. I'm curious about that play
aren't you? Sounds mysterious.
The third sounds slightly sarcastic
to me, but perhaps | am unduly sus-
piciouS. However, it is by Oscar NJ
Wolff and it is called Where But IL
America" The characters of Mr.. anc
Mrs, Espenhaync will be PORTRAYED, b,
Mrs. Fitzwilliam Sargent and Mr.
Charles ID. Mitchell, while Hilda, who
ever she may be. will be impersonatct
by Mrs. Thomas Philip Hammer. 1t al
sounds very interesting and | mean tt
20 one night anyway.
DUT tell me-, have you heard abou
~ the, card party which the womcl
who belong 10 the Seventh War
Charity Organization are getting up fo
February .? It's to be held in tn
Gladstone. at Eleventh and Pine streets
Did you know that since 1STs-gra
cious, long before Nancy was eve
thought Of back in the dark ages
the Seventh Ward has been caring TO
deserving eases Of want and dcstitu
ton. That's something on me.
never knew it before. Anyway, | thin
it's splendid work and | hope tn
card party proves a success.
The party is given by Il commltte
Of women, including Mrs. RQdmas
Wistcr, chairman Miss Mary s. Buck
ley, Mrs. J. Gardner Cassatt, Miss +
Josephine Brazer, Miss Ida Cushmar
Mrs W. W. Curtin, Mrs. Georg
+. Chandler, Mrs. Henry Chapman
Mrs Theodore Ettipg, Mrs. llarr
French, Mrs. Walter j. Freeman, Mrs
R, Emott Hare, Mrs. George Hcnder
Tnb, pu.ic Ir Mrs
Edward Lewis, Mrs. Robert l.oWri'
Mrs. Strickland Kneass, Mrs. Wlbu
?. Klapp. Mrs. Joseph g. Ritten
house, Jr., Mrs. Charles Stcwa'
Wurts. Mrs. William Wilcox and Mrs
Pope 1eatman.
DON'T' you love an all brown cos
~ tune? | saw Mrs. John Newbo
on Walnut street with her daughtt
Virginia, the other day, and she WI
wearing a tailored suit of seal brow
cloth, rather large brown velvet hi
and sable furs: She is so pretty an
brown is so becoming to her.
Virginia is very pretty, too: has h'
II mothers build, but is more of New
NJ bold than a Keating. Mrs. Newbolt
" you remember, was Miss Virgin
.t Campbell, and her mother was Nil
Eulalic Kcating.
NMALL Polly is, not yet six, but she
Oquite an important wee somcbOC
JlSt the same! The other day she W,
rower girl at her sisters wedding. {
COURSE. every one made Il great fu
over her at the reception, and after
was all over and the newlyweds hi
sselt on their wedding trip Polly cor
MED to her mother 81 Weally fiI
some of EN- fought I was We BRIDE"
.... NANCY WYNNE.
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