Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-20

"A MOTHER tea this afternoon, and
n this time the roads lead to @ town
The debutante to be introduced is
Annabella Wood, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horatio Curtis Wood. Every one
knows her as Bonnie Wood, and It Is
certainly the right name for her as she
Is a bonnie lassie and no mistake. She
Is tall, you know, and very fair with
one Of those lovely pink and white
compilations and very pretty eyes.
The tea will be given at the Acorn
Club and a great many of the season 8
debs will receive with Bonnie, including
Jane Hepburn. Mary L. Norris, Ruth
Packard, Elise DUPONT, Elaine Sui
Ivan, Henrietta Wilson, Eloise War
riner, Maisie Stewart, Bessie Pearson,
Thayer, Anne Ashton, Virginia Carter,
Rita Heckscher, Sydney Bddle. Mari
anne Harris, Eleanor Gummey, Lysbeth
Boyd and great many others. Miss
Lydia Morris and Mrs. Morris Wistar
will preside at the tea table.
T AM so glad to hear that the council
4 of the Historical Society Of Penn
sylvania has appointed a special COM
mittee to revive their very enjoyable
custom Of former years the giving of
receptions to prominent men of the city,
state and nation.
The committee appointed includes Mr..
John Frederick Lewis. chairman: Mr..
Hampton i. Carson, Mr.. William Pot
ter and Mr.. Charlemagne Tower, ex-
oficio. !
The first reception will be held on
Saturday evening. December 4, and the
guest Of honor will be Governor Sproul.
The reception will be held in the hall Of
the society at Thirteenth and Locust
streets. Another interesting point to
the reception is the fact that the Mu-
scum Of Historical Relics will be open
for inspection, and many of the So
ciety's manuscripts, illuminating the
history Of PENNSYLVANIA, will be dis
played. There will be a supper at 10
o'clock and the evening promises to be
q most successful one.
A s THE season advances, pretty eve
"A ming gowns come into the lmelight. |
and believe me, they are pretty this
year.
saw Mrs. Van Rensselaer, the other
evening wearing very smart gown of
black sequins and jet over black satin, |
the bodice relieved at the neck with
bands of tulle. Mrs. Henry Brinton !
Coke was wearing smart gown Of
dark blue brocade, the upper part of
her gown being fashioned Of tulle and
lace also.
Mrs. Robert L. Montgomery had a
new frock of silver seQuins and lace.
The bodice is cut square in front and
very low in the back. The skirt Is on
rather plain lines and finished with u
short square train.
Cecily Barnes was wearing a frock
of geranium velvet the other evening
made on very plain lines with round
neck and very full skirt. 1t was
awfully becoming to her for she has
rather a fair skin and lovely brown
hair and eyes.
TT IS interesting to hear that Mr..
l. Tom Newhall was one of those to
Daniels for distinguished service during
the late war. Mr.. Newhal was in the
navy almost from the beginning of our
entry into the world war and did some
important work in the original naval
reserves. His son, you remember, died
at the Jefferson Hospital during Til.
flu. One Of the other sons is in the
Naval Academy, and another, I be-
lieve, goes to the Boston Tech.
Mrs. Newha1l was liOnora Blackwell
and is, to my thinking. one of the best
looking women in town. She danced In
the Minuet the other evening ut the
'Talk Of the Town"
THAT Arabian Nights party at the
l. Bellevue Stra afford. which is to be
given on December ! and Q for the
benefit of the Northern Home for
Ertn Th;lIran 10 0ntp0 10 he
party I should say never heard
anything like the elaborate preparations
for the affair. and It is to be quite cos
mopolitan. There will be real Japanese,
Ukranians, Persians, French,
English and American entertainers.
There will be Cairo street, and
and a japanese tea garden.
and in fact everything that can be