Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-22
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Talks of the Musical Talents Of Several Young
Philadelphians-She Hears the Saturday Teas at The
the Merion c. c. Begin This Week

"A Nd now what do you think Polly
n Thayer has gone and done? Bobbed
her hair. Yes. and she looks Just as
pretty as small witch. saw her at
the opera the other night with five
swains standing round In wrapt atten-
tion. She was wearing black velvet
low cut frock and her white and pink
, complexion was lovely to behold She
played her beloved violin on Monday
afternoon at the concert which was
given at the home of Mrs. Henry La
Barre Jayne. And with all her going
out this winter, she evidently has In no
way neglected her great talent.
That young person plays like n dream,
and loves 1t as well as she plays. She
has studied out in st. Paul every sum
mcr and has gone to New York each
week for special lessons, and been one
of the bellies of the season as well.
Dolly Duane seems to have decided
musical talent too. She is younger
than Polly Thayer, and her work is not
SO developed, but IL gives great promise.
She played at the Jaypes, too. and
Frances McCollin and her sister took
part in the concert. Frances played her
own compositions and her sister Kath-
crime sang them.
do think that Miss McCollin is so
evening going home from the opera.
And I thought what an example Of pa
tience and submission she Is! Blind all
her life! But her mind is full Of music
and must be a beautiful thing. She
was smiling to herself and humming
parts Of the opera. 1t is wonderful
what those who do not see can do. And
she, understand, has never known the
light at all. But she has been given an
unusual musical talent and it has been
fully developed for her. Some of her
compositions are exquisite things,
JJAVE you heard that in Mansfield,
IL England, the wife of Bishop Hos
kyne is trying to introduce silent
teas? Perhaps II has to do with some
sort Of silent hour. / heard about it
Yesterday and that great many women
had gone to a recent meeting of the
Mothers Union in England Just to see
IL they could keep silence. Did you
ever? Goodness knows, n tea is usually
at one what on earth would be the rea-
But won't It give the men beautiful
chance to talk? They just lope nothing
better on earth than running us
women on the subject of not being able
to keep quiet.
THEY are getting up several concerts
l. and afternoon teas at the Merton
Cricket Club. this spring. There has
not been much social life in any of the
clubs for the members. as there was
before the war. This spring the women
members of the Merton have decided to
go back to their delightful afternoon
teas. for several Saturday afternoons
anyhow: and the first one will be held
this week. There will be music and
eats and Mrs. Charles Carver and
Mrs. Frederick G. Stout will be host
esscs. The following Saturday Mrs.
Ledyard Heckscher and Mrs. Isaac
Clothier, Jr.. will be in charge of the
tg,S & nnds This coming Romso Saturday sn the
'cellist; Miss Marian Taylor will sing
and Mary Miller Mount will be at the
piano.
Doggy and Jack went to n school
L fair last Saturday and as they were
starting off mother gave each one a
whole silver quarter. telling Peggy. rs
her little friend Nancy came around
the corner: "Now,, dearie, be sure TO
treat Nancy TO something. an ice cream
cone or soda
Well. later they came home happy |
md full of tales of the good time they
had had.
And did you treat Naucy?" asked
mother.
Eyes. got her an ice cream cone"
That was NICE" said mother land |
what did you have. dear?"
ooh. mamma. had two cones
you had two, dear. and only gave
Nancy ope?"
well. but I didn't have the two
when she was through hers. l had
eaten both"
And IL that isn't logic for you. I
ask You. NANCY WYNNE.