Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-30

Carlton, and really I never. have seen
ANYTHING as beautiful as, the decora.
tions, There was a perfect court OF
fowers. containing at least thousand
mink roses. The stage was entirely
hidden with masses of pink roses and
beeonias banked at the back with ferns
nnd palms. Festoons of smilaS and
ping roses draped the walls and
chandeliers and wrcaths Of lockwood
end mink roses were placed over the
arches at the entrances TO the ballroom,
while gold cornucOpin filled with pink
roscs we're fastened on the walls under
the side lights. 49,,
Tn the regular cafe room, which was
rscd also for the ball and which was
arranged with tables for bridge play
ing, huge bay trees were artistically
nlaccd about and Joined to each other
by garands Of smilax. In the center
of the room was fountain OF marvellous
beauty, playing over Gala lilies and
,maidenhair ferns.
Mrs. Strawbridge and Anita received
the guests In the rotunda. which was
transformed into n garden. Graceful
cybodium ferns mingling with pink
roses forming q bower, while ribbons
Of smilax and roses were attached to
the empire pillars on which were fast
ened gold cornucopia filed with pink
sweetheart roses. -,
Mrs. Strawbridge wore a gown Of
nile green velvet, trimmed with gold
lace, cut square at the neck and made
with court train which fell from the
shoulders. Anita was lovely in frock
of silver lace, cut square at the neck,
and finished about the waist with n
pirdle of American beauty tulle. Sup
Der for 500 guests was served at j
o'clock.
There were a good many dinners be-
fore the dance. The Ned Brownings
entertained for Anne Townsend. and the
Frederic Strawbridges gave a dinner
William Lyttleton Barclays gave
theatre party before the dance for their
daughter, Anne Wister Barclay, and
the Ben Fraziers entertained for their
niece. Elizabeth Frazier, who Is, as
Won know. the debutante daughter of
the William West Frazier, Jrs.
The John kearsley Mitchells also
Rnye a dinner before the dance. Mr..
and Mrs. Mitchell came home yester-
day from New York. where they at
tended ball the night before.
vrHE Girls Club which is attached to
l. the Morton Street Day Nursery out
IN Germantown, will give a dansant
this afternoon at the Philadelphia
Cricket Club from 4 until half after
o'clock for the benefit Of the nursery
Some Of the girls who are interested in
dansant @ are Marian Button, Sarah
Mclean. Berenice McIlhenny. Evelya
Martin, Martha Jennings. Elizabeth
Wayne, Henrietta Dunn and Martyr
George.
T AM muchly interested in the party
j to be given in the foyer of the
Academy on January 10. Miss Ruth
Draper is to give some of her imper-
sonations Of character, and II you have
ever heard her you want to hear her
again---that goes without saying.
TTFIE recital or affair, whatever you
l. call IL, is 70 be given for the benefit
of the Smith College endowment fund,
and understand there are about a
hundred women In Philadelphia who are
Smith graduates. or course. there will
be many more than hundred there, as
both Miss Draper. and Smith College are
great favorites with the general pubic !:
and. besides, isn't there that beautiful
foyer to go to?
Do YOU know I heard several persons
talking at the Benedicks the other night,
and they were saying that without cx.
ception that ball was the most beautiful
they had been to this year; that the
room was the most artistic and beauti-
ful they had ever seen? I must say l
think it is wonderfully beautiful, too.
T SAW Fif Leidy and Carter coming
j out of the Arcadia yesterday. l
suppose they are here for the Christmas
holidays. Fif was wearing fur coat
nnd brown tweed hat with long, thin
pheasant wing on one side. Later in the
afternoon / met Lucille Carter, who Is
n first cousin Of Carter Leidy, you
know. and looks n great deal like her
father, Billie Carter, l always think.
Lucille was wearing n dark blue duve-
tyne coat made with the new full back
that gives the impression OF a sort % OF
double cape. A wide collar OF chinchilla
fur finished the coat. Her hat was a
small model of dark blue and she wore
lace veil of the same shade. 1t seems
70 me that great many people were IN
town yesterday, but II was lovely day,
and who'd stay in the country, anyway
Now let the countryites descend upon
Nancy like ton Of bricks!
MARION was a wee lady of eight or
1N1 nine years of age. and she was
very interested and excited over seeing
potatoes and onions sprout, and used to
put them in vases and watch them with
rapture. Well one day several ladies
telcphOned unexpectedly that they d be
IN for tea, and when lemons were looked
for there were none. SO as mother
wanted the maid to arrange the tray;
make sandwiches, etc, etc. she told
Marion to go to the store block away
and buy dozen lemons. OF trippcd
the little girl delighted with the errand,
and returning quickly. gave the bag to
mother, who. dressed in her best. was
waiting for the arrival Of the guests.