Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-31

If Holy Week are pretty much given
over 10 church going, and prepara-
tions for going away over Easter. II
always seems q pity not to be. home
Tor Easter Sunday ] think. and for my
mart. love to walk through Ritten.
tbe congregations from Holy Trinity.
81. Patrick's. st. James's. st. Marks
and the Presbyterian Church at
Twenty first and Walnut streets, Just
naturally walk that way, 10 it's fine
day. The square Ii always 10 fresh
With its little green buds and new grass
sprineing up, and there are new Easter
hats and gowns to see. .
Even " we do consider 1t "shoddy"
N 20 out In new clothes on Faster Sun
dsT for the first time you'll notice we
are Quick enough to wear new ones a
week or more before Easter. 80 that we
will not have to appear in winter ones
on that day.
HEAR that Livingston Biddle, I'd, Is
j coming along we'll and thcre is hone
NJ anal recovery Of his eyesight. which
must be a relief to his little fiancee and
his mother and family Mrs. Biddle Is
down in Washington and Livingston
was 80, much better on Monday that
sbc had the Barnetts for dinner with
her at the. New Willard where she is
staying. and they all went TO the, theatre
afterward. "a,
Adelaide Newlin. WHO. IL engaged to
Iiv, has been down in Washington,
staying there to be near him at the hos
nital They are both quite, young, 30
tbere are no immediate plans for
Wedding vet awhile. and now. Of course,
II will take some time for Livingston
70 be around again. He had an opera
t;on on his eyes at the Walter Reed
Uospital a counle of weeks ago. you re-
member. and there was question as to
the final outcome Of the eye condition.
Now, however, the reports are favor
able.
Tony Biddle, Jr., and Cordelia Biddle
Duke.
DHILADELPHIANS will be inter
L csted to hear the rumor that Lady
Ribblesdale and her daughter. Murlei
Astor. will probably come over to TINS
country in May. I heard 1t yesterday
first. and since then about four different
persons have told me they had heard IT,,
too. L..
The first Mrs. iJohn Jacob Astor, ana
formerly Miss Ava Willing, OF TINS
city. Her marriage to Mr.. Astor was one
of the biggest social events here. Tor
many years. But the marriage was not a
happy one, as has so often happened
when a Philadelphia girl has married
A wealthy New Yorker ] wonder why!
! was thinking Of that just the other
dsy, There was the Goelet- Whelen
marriage which ended in divorce and re-
marriage: and then only recently there
was the Duke -Biddle marriage. and
they are already separated Let us hope
the unhappy unions will stop with those
three. 49,. go,
To return to Lady Ribblesda'ee. She
did not marry. you know. until some
years after her ,. divorced husband s
death. and has been Lady Ribblesdale
Just about year. She and Lord Rib
blesdale and Muriel have been spend
ing a great part Of the winter in Switz-
erlaud. where Muriel went in for winter
sports with great zest. ...,
II they stay over here any length OF
time II Is highly likely that there will
be a number of entertainments for the
young Miss ;Astor, who; is Of debutante
aye. Her brother, Vincent, married
Helen Huntington some years ago, and
lives in New York. Vincent is an ex- :
tremely likable type Of man, and h. and
his wife have been a most .cotaenial
pair. Neither one cares to shine g'eatly
in society. but when they do entertain
they certainly know how to do it. -
THOUGH many people will not return
l. to town tiTl after Easter. as Caruso
sang last night ut the Metropolitan
there was goodly crowd there, and as
usual most enthusiastic audience.
katherine Hare Conger was looking
very well. She and Jack had the George
Fales Bakers box. / always think that
Katherine has the most wonderfully
dressed head Of hair. love to look at it,,
for. she always arranges it so well and
so becomingiy. and it is such a pretty
color. - "''f 3a
Another woman who arranges her
hair beautifully is Mrs. Walter Wood.
She looked very well last evening in a
bright green frock made square cut in
front and with high plain back. Mrs.
John Kearsley Mitchell has returned
from, Palm Beach. and was .'among
those present" at the opera. /
Mary Brooke and her tiance. Lowber
Stokes. were certainly an attractive
looking couple. They are to be married
In fortnight, you Know. Mary vas
Wearing an exquisite frock of .paiest
blue silk with a surplice bodice and
draped skirt On the waist and on the
skirt there was a narrow band Of en-
broidered pink roses. 1t was one of the
daintiest frocks have seen this season
They were with Mrs. Robert Il. Brooke.
and the Eddie Dales were also In the
party. Mrs. Brooke was in bright green
satin and tulle, and Mrs. Dale wore a
grayish sequined gown.
Mrs. Edward Mccullough wore a
very smart gown of a sort of lavender
and gray or gray chiffon aud beads. She
was looking very pretty. | thought.
Mrs. Nicholas Biddle was very hand
some in bright red velvet. and Mrs
Charles Stewart Wurts had an extreme
y pretty frock of black tulle and jet.
THE baby was three days old when
Il grandfather felt that he must come
on from New York to see her. SO he
came for a short hour. az he could not
leaye his business longer just then. His
planning to come was sudden. 80 too
late to get chair IN the Pullman and
ne arrived at the hosnital' tired and hot.
but on tip-toe with joy, to see his first
granddaughter.
Well, he went into the room and his
daughter greeted him happily, and then
ne walked towards the pink and white
cctio and put forth a timid finger. But
,he white focked nurse said: "Oh. we
40 not take her up at all. except TO feed
her' and she does not get another bot :
we Tor two hours. So poor grandpa
only peeped at the mite. who was turned
away from him and who kept her eyes
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