Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-23

yr,IIAT was q wonderful ball the Ash
tons gave last night at the BELLEVUE
atrotford. There were about eight hun
Jred guests and the whole lower floor
~ the Bellevue was used for supper.
The ball was held IN the red and gold
ballroom and adjoining rooms, which
wpre transformed into Yuletide gar
den.
Glowing with red lights covered the walls
Under the boxes, while festoons of the
same plant hung from the ceiling and
chondelicrs, giving the effect Of an en-
rhontcd garden, the beauty Of which
was enhanced by the picturesque set
ting of the boxes, which were banked
With bushy bay and evergreen trees, in
tcrspGrsed with the graceful cybodium
Corn poinsettias and glistening red
iivhts. Gold baskets filed with poin-
srttins were suspended from the boxes
on ropes of smilax, while the columns
supporting the boxes were effectively
draped with smilax, fastened with a
cluster of holly tied with huge bow
NJ red ribbon. Heather from Scotland.
,rith tail Christmas trees formed the
picturesque background for the stage,
Which was massed with brilliant rcd
noingpttins aglow with hundreds of
twnklng rcd lights:
Mrs. Ashton and Miss Ashton received
rho guests in the foyer, which was
fashioned after Christmas bower. Mrs:
Ashton wore n handsome gown of gold
and black brocadc. cut square at the
neck and made with train. and MISS
Ashton was charming in nile green chit.
ION velvet cut V shape ut the neck ana
made with panels on either side OF h thc
skirt Of n lighter shnde Of satin. The
rod md clover rooms were used for
bridge. Supper for 800 guests was
,crvcd Mt IL 80 in the palm and STRAIT
ford rooms, at small tables ornamented
with sprays of holly and rcd ribbon.
WELL. the first debutante Of the
w season TO announce her engagement
is Atlcc Downs. and IL | remember
rightly. her sister Bessie, who came out
about four years ago. was one OF the
first debutantcs to be engaged that year.
TOO. And Phoebe, her second sister.
was engaged before she came out And
I don't wonder. They are all three
lust as sweet and pretty as they can
be. They all went to school ut st.
Marv's Episcopal Sisterhood, at Peeks- :
kill on the Hudson. where so many. OF
our Philadelphia girls have finished
their school years. Ella Brock du
barry went there, and Alva Sergeant
and Elizabeth Thompson Drcxel, ana
Betty Brock. and Helene Martin, VINO
was married in September TO a oan
Gornia man, | cant recall his name
Inst now. And, oh. ever so many others,
100. have gone to Pcckskill.x
Atlee's hance Is Robert l.. tiSher'
tho son of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fisher
of $40 Park avenue. New York. lie
gr,duatcd last June from Yale. Phoebe
Downs Sargent's husband is also Yale
man and they live in New Haven.
no YOU know I am getting quite
- excited over this anniversary ball
which is to be given in the Academy OF
Music on January "a to celebrate the
sixty fourth anniversary OF the opening
of the house. The ball is to be opened
with n tnblcau in which members Of the
older generation. some even VINO were
At the original ball. will pose. Then n
wonderful old fashioned quadrille IN
which more than two hundred persons
viii take part will be danced, the men
and women wearing costumes OF the
1851 period The bull is being given
under the auspices of the four won
cn's committees Of the Philadelphia or-
rhcstra. and many large musical or
ganizations in the city will be repre-
,ontcd by the dancers. The proceeus are
10 20 to the Orchestra.
Besidcs the lovely old costumes OF the
SIS there will be n reproduction OF the
decorations as far as possible and the
rcd velvet hangings, the grotto and
fountain of the opening ball will be re-
produced. Miss Rcbccca Wetberil was
the young woman of that day VINO leo
the grand march at the ball.
Some of the frOcks that were worn oy
the bellies OF those days are still IN
existence and will be worn on the TWEEN :
,y. fourth, and the committee will have
made copies of the various gowns whose
discriptions they are able to obtain, and
the dancers will wear them. The guests
are not to be asked to wear fancy cos
tune, but it is hoped that those who
have old fashioned costumes OF that
period will wear the gowns and the
funny old dress clothes and high stocks
Of the men. ! think it will all be very
beautiful. And the long full skirts witt
their crnolnc Innings aud the sof
pretty coils of hair will be such re
lief after the short skirts and no waist:
and high, high heels and rather WILD
bobbed heads Of today.
T STOPPED in at one Of the biz
L stores yesterday morning to buy |
toy for certain young gentleman
friend Of mine, and as | approached
my destination ] heard the stranges
conglomeration OF tinkling sounds ant
half tunes and discords that it has evel
been my lot to hear. And then / saw {
counter on which was every kind o
piano for children in every imaginable