Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-31

HNNEhl Ddu NOu ~. w you reel,
- "Wcll, this Is the most beautiful
Of them all - And yet there Is some-
thing at each which Is different from the
others. and so there was at the Hep.
burns party last night given for Jane,
their second daughter.
Marie Louise, you remember, came
out last year and Jane this season.
They are very popular girls. ] scarcely
think there has been q ten this year at
which Jane has not received. She is
nsked to everything and oil the girls are
devoted to her. She Is small and dark,
Won know, with wavy hair and dark
eyes. and Is very full of fun.
The dance was held in the Rose
Gardens of the Bellevue Strntford,
which we're transformed into scene Of
rare floral beauty. Festoons of natural
smilnx and pink roses curtained the
walls, while wreaths of lockwood and
mink roses were hung above the side
lights. which were covered with pink
shades" ..'..
The stage was artistically banked
with Christmas trees aglow with tiny
rcd lights, while masses Of pink roses
and begonias completely concealed the
orchestra.
Mrs. Hepburn and her daughters re.
ceiyed the guests In the reception room,
which was banked with cybodium ferns
and pink roses. Mrs. Hepburn wore a
sown Of. French blue velvet. embroid.
cred in rhinestones, and made with u
which fell from the shoulders. Marie
Louise was charming in Nile green
satin embroidered in silver. while Jane
Hepburn looked sweet in frock of
silver cloth combined with midnight
blue tulle and made with girdlc of red
roses Supper was served ut half past
twelve in the South Garden and the
Oak Room, at small tables. effectively
decorated with maiden hair fern and
pink roses.
T HAVE not seen a debutante on the
i street this whole week or anywhere
but at the tea Mrs. Scott gave for her
niece, Elsie Hirst, on Wednesday. Good
reason why, they're about dead. A party
every night! And many of the older
dead as well. Every single night ball
First the Yarnalls on Monday night,
which was a hugo affair then the Ben
edcks on Tuesday; the Strawbridges on
Wednesday; the Hepburns last night
and the. Coxes tonight, and tomorrow
the Supper Club. Now, can you beat It
for gay times? And the school set has
been going almost as hard. There have
been the Wurts class and the Saturday
evening and Mrs. Duer's and several
other parties as well, and card parties
pnd theatres an everything.
WHAT on earth has child to look
w forward to when he or she grows
up, these days? Do you remember when
It was an extraordinary thing for some
one to give children's party at any
time but the holidays, and then there
was generally the Christmas Saturday
Evening and perhaps one or two other
dances and theatre party, and then
nothing more but Saturday evenings
every other week till Easter. when there
was usually an Easter dance.
And we had just az much fun as the
girls and boys of today. and we girls
wore organdie frocks that cost about
fifty cents IA yard and great many Of
US made them ourselves.
But today the boys and girls Of sew
enteen have their cars and their satin
gowns and velvet cloaks and their gold
\ cigarette cases. and as some one said
her car the other day: "She looks as If
there was nothing in life that could
interest her; she has nothing to look
forward to-"
WELL, I won't philosophize more,
w but will tell you one thing to show
you that l know whereof | speak. A
certain mother told me last year that her
daughter had received at Eastcrtime
fifty invitations to parties. And that
same little daughter was then fifteen
years of age!
Isn't it IA pity that some of the par
ents do not call halt and refuse some
Of the invitations or meet together and
plan that there shall be just so many
. PARTIES for each holiday time and beg
those who wish to entertain to let their
party wait over till the next holiday
| time?
OF course, the kiddies would not like
II now, but in later years they'd thank
Us for hardening their characters Il
little bit by not giving them everything
hey want when they are growing up.
NANNY has gone away to live and
~ though he hated very much to
leave Grandmother and Auntie, he did
hot seem to mind leaving school at all.
Fer, said he that French teacher tn
no good, even when I bad, she never
puth me in We corner
NANCY WYNNE.