Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-22

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N in hearing Of young Prince Canta
cuzenes engagement to an American
wi His mother, you know. was Miss
Eni;o Grant, a granddaughter Of Presi-
Ssnt Grant. She married Prince Can :
tscuzene er In 1890 at Newport, and lived
IN Russia until two years ago. Prince
Michael her husband, was high up in
sonrt and was aide de camp to Grand
n"te Nicholas. Later he was In com :
rnand Of forces at Kiev under Kerensky,
hmt az affairs turned out in Russia, II
Gas decided to come to this country.
The Younger prince, who Is twenty years
a'J Ia a student at Harvard, and !
S,nnose he met Clnrissa Curtis at the
iInb for she is of Beacon street, Bos
ton daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
pelham Curtis. Clarissa's brother,
Tom Curtis, is student at Harvard
also, and another brother, Pelham Cur
tis ;s Mt st. Marks School. being this
year captain of the football eleven.
IF Young Prince Michael is anything
like as attractive as his mother, am
~lad 10 wish Miss Curtis happiness, for
I think the princess Is charming.
met her last year at Mrs. Van Rens-
selaer's house, when couple OF hun
dred women went there to hear her tell
OF Russia and what had happened there
during the last few years. ! hear that
the younger prince is senior at col.
ieoe and so | suppose they will wait
III after his graduation for the mar
riaee. The Cantacuzene family is one
81 the oldest of the Russian nobility.
and has always held high position in
the Russian court.
TAM greatly interested also in the
l engagement of Leaning Smith and
Natalie Lucas. which was announced
Yesterday in this city. Natalie Lucas
is the daughter of Mrs. Samuel Lucas.
~ Ardmore, and sister of that good
looking Mrs. Atwater Kent. She is
very good looking herself. and is mar
rying an awfuly nice fellow. Leaning
Smith is the son of the late Leaning
smith, Of this city and New York. His
mother was Miss Emily Grant. a sister
OF Mr.. Wiliar Grant and Miss Alice
Grant. Mrs. Smith, her daughter Alice
and Leaning live in a most attractive
small house on South Hicks street.
Mrs. Henry Paul Bush, who. was Miss
Lydia Smith. is a sister Of Leaning
Smith. I hear the wedding will not
be very far off, in the late fall or early
winter.
7 HOPE those two debutantes I heard
/ talking yesterday will finally find out
whether they are to receive at E-'s tea
or not You see, F. is not home yet,
but before she went away she asked NJ
10 receive at her tea in the fall. and
said "I'll write about it :" and then she
never did, and the other day H had
letter from her saying II got your let
ter and am awfully glad you will re-
ceve with me and be sure to stay for
the dance afterward," and H, if you
please. had not written to F. at all.
And NJ doesn't know what on earth
to do about it, because she has re-
reved the formal invitation to the
dance, and it's all generally mixed up,
anyway.
T SAW Mrs. Chris Hagen yesterday,
1 and she told me about the lawn fete
for the nurses home at st. Agnes's
Hospital which starts this afternoon
and will last throughout the week to
Saturday. Mrs. Hagen is chairman OF
the women's auxiliary of the hospital
and has done a great deal to make the
affair a success. She will have charge
Of the Midway. and Mrs. James Car
stairs will also work with her. while
the junior aid has a children's depart
ment and will have baby show on
Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Hagen was
Sylvia Fassitt, you remember, sister
Of Mrs. Wharton Churchman and of
John Fassitt. She is a cousin of Eliza
beth Norris, who l told you yesterday |
will make her debut this year.
To return to the fete for st. Agnes's. |
the student nurses at the hospital will |
Margaret Moran, directress Of the
nurses, will be in charge of this feature. |
You know, or perhaps you do not |
know, that the nurses have no regular
home there. eighty five student nurses |
occupying sleeping quarters on the top |
floor of the hospital; day and night |
nurses occupying the same quarters. |
Last year some money was raised in a
drive to build a nurses home, but not
enough was realized, with the very high |
cost Of building material and labor, and
so considerable sum must be got |
this year to finish the good work. This
tete Of four days it is hoped will prove
great help.
7 SUPPOSE no matter how much one
l thinks one knows about people and
their families one cannot help making
mistakes now and again. must have
sent my brain wool gathering yester-
day when l stated that Mr.. Ledyard
Heckscher and Mr.. Stevens Heckscher
were cousins. They are not, they are
brothers, and Mr.. Gustave Heckscher
IS another brother. There were six
brothers, sons of the late Mr.. Richard
Heckscher. SO Rita Hcckscher, who is
a daughter Of Mr.. Stevens Heckscher,
and Virginia Heckscher, who is a
daughter of Mr.. Ledyard Heckscher, are
first cousins.
NANCY WYNNE.