Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-27
lust GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Talks OF the First Debutante Affairs Of
This Season-She Chats about the Horse Sho,o
Which Opens September 2o

rr,uE first week of debutante doings
/ for 1920. 1921 is over and the sea-
son really has begun. That was a
Tbaries Biddle gave on Friday night
ont nj their beautiful home in Anda-
i,,s,o for their young relative, Sydney
p;ddle. and her sister debutantes, Mary
1nwland and Marjorie Gibbon. Do
rou know that old Biddle place on the
ionts of the Delaware 1t Is next door
W tbe Leunigs. who in turn are beyond
tbe Fox place on the river bank. The
Riddles have a wonderful old fashioned
Garden. and their porch reminds you OF
&c old southern houses, with the tall
ni,lars md wide windows opening out
on It.. ~ :, A. ,-,... 90
Ar and Mrs. A. Mercer Biddle, of
Torresdale. Mary Howland's mother Is
Mrs Frederick Rowland, and they live
nn Carlisle street, Marjorie Gibbon,
The third guest Of honor at the dance,
is the daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. John
Ciibbon, of Media. She has already
been introduced at tea which her pa
rents gave in June at their country
place.
THE second debutante affair was the
i Yarnall tea, at which Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlton Yarnall introduced their
Youngest daughter Sophie, at their place
Crum Creek farm in Devon. sophie Is
named for her mother and grandmother
hotb Her mother was Miss Anna
Rrinton Coke, and her grandmother
Mrs. Alexander Brinton Coke, was Miss
Sonbie Norris. The tea was lovely
afair on Saturday. Sophie looked very
charming in her dainty frock of creamy
satin and tulle, the roses she held
when L was there, giving just the
right touch of color to her costume.
They we're deep rose -colored rosebuds.
Her hair. which Ia fair and heavy, was
very becomingly arranged and, well you
know the general sweetness and charm
of the young girl at that age. She
was dear And the flowers she received
were lovely. The drawing room,
dining room and halls were a perfect
bower of blooms. :,
Among the girls receiving with her
saw Atlee Downs, Maisie Stewart, and
Anita Strawbridge. Lorraine Disston
and Catherine Coke, who are last year
debutantes, were also receiving. 1t was
a delightful party and there was
dinner and dance afterward for the re.
ceiving party and few additional
guests.
Yarnall in receiving were Mrs. Aleck
Yarnall, Mrs. Harold Yarnall. Mrs.
John Gibbon, Mrs. George Wharton
Pepper, Mrs. Frank Tracy Griswold
and Mrs. Tom Newhall.
DAY after tomorrow'we will be trip
~ ping gaily out to Bryn Mawr to
mingle with King Horse, Old Sol and
the tanbark for the horse show
which will fill our time for four days
next week. The show, will last from
Wednesday till late Saturday after
noon, and there are to be number
Of dinners and affairs in connection
with 1t.
Among the boxholders will be Mr..
Edward F. Beale, Mr.. Lewis A. Riley,
Mr.. George Rosengarten. Mr.. Charlton
Yarnall, Mr.. Charles Gusts Harrison,
Jr.. Mr.. John Hampton Barnes, Mr..
Herbert Lloyd, Mr.. Henry Brengle, Mr..
Charles A. Mum, Jr.. Mr.. George W.
c. Drexel, Mr.. Charles Mather, Mr..
William Ellis. Mr.. Benjamin Chew, Mr..
William II. Wright. DR.. Reynolds Will
son, DR.. George Stout, Mr.. Maurice
Heckscher and a number of others.
MFRS. ALEXANDER BROWN will
ln give dinner on Thursday night
Of this week in honor Of Mrs. Robert
I. Gerry, of New York, who Is going
to spend the horse show days with her
The guests will go later to the Arc hi
bald Barklies to attend the dance they
will give for Gertrude Conway that
evening. You remember the Barklies
were to give a dance for Gertrude last
year, but the sudden and unexpected
death of Mr.. Clarence Lewis postponed
Il. Gertrude's mother, Mrs. Barklie
Henry, was a most devoted niece to Mr..
Lewis. His relatives all loved him
very much, in fact. and all entertaining
was entirely cut out for some time after
his death. NANCY WYNNE.