Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-16
7 lust GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Chats About V~ious Doings in Nepport
and Other Resorts She Hears of Mr..
/ H.. Spencer's Accident-Other B;ts

1T WAS very gay and festive at the
r.s;no IN Newport Friday, and the
..etajning continued quite uninter-
e,,uted Saturday. You know, the ten
Tournament was an invitation at
sa;r and it was most interesting.
rhe women were gorgeousiy gowned,
..d aver 40 many attended. Mrs. John
n'u Drexel and her daughter In law. I.
Ti,,abeth Thompson Drexel, were
snnns the spectators during the whole
snor snr Eli.abeth's exceedingly fair hair
W. .d complexion made delightful con-
s.nst a. 10 her mother in laws warmer
..o1or;ne. They are two handsome
romen The Edward J. Berwinds gave
hou Saturday night for the tennis
s,.yars and though the Ned Berwinds
p,s''ot not Philadelphians. they are, SO
o,osely related to the Harry Berwinds
md Miss Julia Berwind that one
siways feels as IL they belonged here.
Miss Julia Berwind and her niece,
Margaret Dunlap. are at Newport as
nsraI They never grow tired OF that
pesort and are always In the thick OF
tbe entertaining and entertainments.
rho Craig BiddIes have been up there
III ~ ,his week, Mr.. Fiddle taking part In
~ a. tennis. with Mrs. Biddle specta-
tor. ,,,
urs Riddle was wearing a beautiful
IAN NJ dark blue silk and fur over
"a ~norgette frock the other afternoon.
H. het was a round model Of straw,
tti,;r,n,ed t,tr with French flowers. She is
,mronderfully pretty, her great charm
So;m1 wJ;m ber clear skin and beautiful eyes.
~ gt'~ Won't be long before Laura Biddle,
u will be ready to make her debut
now will It? She is about sixteen ana
h;Js hHS' fa;r 70 be very good looking. 1t
sooms U.o absurd how fast these children
NIL grow up, does it not!
cyPEAKING of debuts, you know
y Anne Barclay Is going to make hers
IN Chestnut Hill this year. she Is
younger sister of Caroline Barclay, VINO
vas Introduced by her parents, MIR. ana
Mrs. Barclay, last winter. Anne Is
nomed for her mother. who was Miss
Wister, a daughter Of the late MIR, Jones
Wister, and a sister. Of Mrs. Artnrr
Mason Chichester, of Leesburg' Vs.
who was Ethel Wister.
Mr. and Mrs. Chichester. by the
vay, have been up here lately ana
have been visiting Mrs. Chichester s
stepmother. Mrs. Jones Wistcr. at mel
cottage in Cape May, on Beach avenue.
Anne Barclay Is charming little
.ome one. and there is not any doubt
OF a good time for her.
don't think we will be so overrun
with buds this year as we were iast.
Wasn't II a hectic year? i never knew
of so many parties, night after night
and bali after ball. It's a wonder they
could all stand 1t, but they did and
Looked as fresh and gay as IL there had
never been any parties all year.
HEAR that Ellen Glendinning and
/ Persifor Fraser are to be married
IN October. Ellen Is the younger OF
fbe girls and has been having wonder
fully good time. She's engaged to
rery nice fellow and l hope they will
be happy. Certainly they have every
thing to make them so.
Mary and Ellen are abroad at pres
ent, travelling in France with their
father and mother. Those girls certainly
had lovely time last year; they even
took in the reception given in New York
for the Prince of Wales, you remem-
br. Celestine Warder was another
debutante who had that treat, too. 1t
was an event for a debutante's' year.
was it not!
LIVERY ONE in Newport was much
II excited over the injury to Loril-
lard Spencer, Jr., on Friday. He was
In his airplane and had just reached
Newport after flying from New York.
He made a safe landing. too, in the
field of Mr.. Reginald Norman. Then
for some reason he thought he would
fly on to st. Georges school, and it
appears, the field was too small for a
take-of and before he could rise high
enough, the plane struck the fence,
throwing him out and severely cutting
his face and hands and arm.
He was better on Saturday, how
ever, and was able to be taken to his
parents home.
plLLIE is as much as two years
- old this summer and among other
things he is learning every day, Is a
knowledge of the country. of the cows,
and piggies, and little fluffy chickies,
and the funny calves and giddy little
colts. The other day the farmers boy
went to milk the COW and Billie went
along, holding mother tight by the
hand. He watched the operation care
fully until suddenly some of the warm,
fresh milk squirted into his little face.
Out went the small red tongue, and in
utter surprise Billy remarked to