Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-16

II ming small todue OF dark blue
leather Mrs. Nicholas Biddle Is wear
i,r, II Is rather close fitting with a
..smed crown and the upturned edge Of
leather Is bound with another strip Of
..o s,ne as finish. Scarlet. velvet
,onnes are fastened down close to the
sdse Of the toque at intervals of sew
,rs, inches apart. 1t is most becoming
.nd with it she was wearing a close
s,eins dotted harem veil Of black. The
frock worn with the toque the day l
,ow her was Of dark blue serge, beau,
,;t,l,v embroidered In red wool and she
nod a wide fur stole about her should
ave She was wearing pair OF earrings
nth dangle ends of platinum aud dia-
monds.
r WAS SO glad to hear that Alix Do
| Ian had recovered from the injury to
her back, sustained in fall from her
horse down In Aiken this late winter,
and was able to sail for France with her
GRANDMOTHER, Mrs. Nelson Brown, on
Wednesday. Mrs. Brown had intended
"a sail in February, but was obliged
m nostpone the trip for several weeks,
and then Alix was hurt, and so she
weited until she was able to go with her,
ss that had been the original plan.
Mrs Brown, who Is an aunt Of Mr..
Henry Bripton Coke. Mr., Charles II.
CoIe and Mr.. Alexander Brown Coke,
~ this city. and sister in law OF
Mrs. John A. Brown, Jr.. and OF the
Srst Mrs. John Markoe. has been living
In Paris for number OF years. She
came over to Newport last summer to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Clarence in'en,
and has been staying in Philadelphia
and New York most OF the time since,
going South in the extreme weather
THINK that meeting at Mrs. Alex
l ander van Rensselaer's next Thurs
day afternoon will be extremely IN
ieresting, You know the frineIss
Csntacu1ene Countess Speransky, ot1
.,wise known as Nellie Grant, q grand
daughter OF President Grant. will be
there and will speak to an audience OF
Invited guests that afternoon.
Mrs, Van Rensselaer, has given her
house for the occasion, and the talk will
bs held under the auspices Of the Kus-
sian committee Of the Emergency Aid,
NJ which Mrs. George Wharton Pepper
Is chairman, and the Princess Canta-
cuzene subcommittee, of which Mrs.
George II. Lorimcr is chairman. Be-
sides Mrs. Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. Pep
pcr and Mrs. Iorimer, the women who
will receive will be Mrs. Dobson Alte-
mus, Mrs. George Fales Baker, Mrs.
Edward Rddlc, Miss Constance Bealc,
Mrs. Horace Brock. Mrs. J. Gardner
Cassatt, Mrs. Robert X. Cassatt, Mrs.
William J. Clothier.. Mrs. Edward Wal
ter Clark. Mrs. John G. Groome, Mrs.
Arthur II. lea, Miss Nina Lea, Mrs.
Thomas Robins. Mrs j. Brrtram Lip
pincott, Mrs. J. Willis Martin, Mrs.
Robert Won Moschziskcr, Mrs. Frank
II. Moss. Mrs. RI. S. Prentice Nichols,
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, Mrs. Cornelius
Stevenson. Miss Caroline s. ,Siukler,
Mrs. J. Madison Taylor. Mrs. Barclay
II. Warburton, Mrs. William G. War
den. Mrs. William j. Wilcox and Mrs.
Harrison Wright.
The princess will speak on Russia
today. feel that she Is a real authority
on tho subject and am most anxious to
hear her. 70 "
You know, she had a most wonderful
escape from Russia: had to hide her
jewels in a muff lining and wear one Of
her maids costumes aud had all sorts
OF terrible experiences. and she tells
these things In such, an interesting way. |
she has been stopping with the Van
ReDsselaers for day or so recently |
and went with them to the concert at |
the Metropolitan on Wednesday night.
THE baby was not quite two years
L old when the family had to move
rom one house to another and she was |
taken TO stay at grandma's till they |
were all settled in the new home. Then |
nurse brought her back. and though She !
saw mother and daddy there and famil-
lar things about. it was all terribly
strange, and she sort Of tiptoed from
room to room with little holf shy
smile and tiny half frightened loob
IN her eyes. Then suddenly she found a
bright sunny little room. She stopped |
At the door, all the family standing in |
ne background, and looked around and
men her, face lighted up and the little
,solce cried out, "Oh. baby's cribbie,
bsbys little chair, :" She wac homo at |