Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-16

~, Masoue and tonight the Groomes
pa and then the season will be over.
p's% .how I am rather glad the sea-
enoarlv over. I hate to have to
son - hut the behavior at some of the
%y u, I'D smaller parties this year has
balls % a. beyond what we Philadelphians
been 0O olways thought stood for good
have that it's rather relief to
breeu'us .N,. ,,so won't have to meet that sort
taips hing for while at least.
" And t. as many say, it's consc-
.nnne az" Of the world war and the. free.
gou, which the younger set experienced
a, ~ selling bonds, etc, to any ana every
~ m,p non on the street that has made them
.'I nn Ivery-well. very--lt Will be year
~ sUrther off again before. ally more OF our
% %";eune files" come out, ana each year
iii be farther and farther away from
WI W. var, And so we may hope the
MANNERS r will improve
This sounds pretty strong, but, my
,,.rs I believe what i see with my
aUr o~n ewes. And when it comes to going
wv hall. as | did few weeks ago, and
s.S;nr several of the younger girls
.htrstcbed hr out full length on the up
Solstered sofas in the foyers OF hotels,
with their feet up on the end OF said
sofas. s / think it's about time to say
ss fsw words. And to say 'em strong, too.
Tid yol ever hear of such thing! AS
thc mother said to her little girl, who
unuittjngly used common expression,
'it's worse than wicked, dear, It's vul-
AsT said once before, one does not
.,tamnt TO appeal to the moral side,
'uorslity is out Of style, but it's so
a.wu,on. so vulgar. At another ball |
~, hare to state saw actually only i've
Srssses that were wearable outside the
u,;v av;rocy of ones own boudoir and, be-
;srs " me. Nancy would not have worn
nrs mss Of those in her boudoir did she
have one. - b.
Frocks held on the shoulder with o
h,W.inch hand of let or rhinestones and
% nut under the arms down to the waist
linz That is true. And you aren't at
tss Artists ball ip Paris either. But
A private ball given by gentleman and
lady.
AsoNE woman said to me the other
"A day. "If I could say, well, but. it's
MT INV friends daughters who dress
and act that way, it's some of those
who Who have come here lately and are not
really old Philadelphians, but can't,
I've seen the daughters of my own
friends dance and jazz and 'shimmy
and wear such apologies for frocks as
never dreamed l should see outside OF
the curiosities of Paris"
suppose this is TRADE, but | am
honest to goodness mad. Something
ought to be done. Some one brave
enough to make an impression should
do something active and strong.
Why cannot some of our women Of
Intelligence, good taste and social posi-
lion set an example and refuse to re-
ccive those who dress SO immodestly
and behave so vulgarly-mind you, !
don't say immorally-into their houses?
Every one would praise them, even
those who make these mistakes them
,elves (half Of it is not real malice, you
know; It's thoughtlessness and a going
with the times).
Far be it from me to advocate high
nccEed ugly dresses. There's nothing
ugly as q "too- high" bodice, but
there is happy medium, and small
sleeve is more becoming to the arm
than none at all. while longer skirt is
far more graceful. Why don't we use
our common sense? Not one of those
i've dresses saw at the ball to which
refer was old fashioned looking; they
were very good looking and in very
GOOD style. It's shame that no one
will take this thing seriously to heart
and work it out.
Oh! know that the women are wor-
red about it and are having meetings
and asking the young people to CO.
operate with them; but isn't there any
one strong and fearless enough to say,
If you do these things which outrage
manners and ordinary decency you must
do them in another house than mine 2"
This is no joke; I'm not telling half Of
what ! have seen and heard of this
winters doings; and, believe me. it's
time it was stopped, and with capital
on the stop.
w course, this is not an indictment
OF all the debutantes, for most of them
are as sweet and ladylike as can be.
IT WAS too bad that Mrs. Page and
Priscilla Morris both were sick and
H9apie to be attendants at Elizabeth
Norris wedding Saturday, was it not !?
really appalling how many are sick
tuese days, what with flu and grippe
and pneumonia and measles and every
.nins, you sort of wonder when it is
GOING to stop.
however, in the case of the Morris
S%eudlng, 1t was all fixed up by Claire
HIpenser' a sister of Willard, who. being
~. prlIesroom. was among these pres
nt,. out being the maid of honor, and
olliie Morris, Priscilla's sister, and. of
Nurse Nurse cousin to the bride, and Mari rie
iI' noitI,is' another cousin, being the brides
hmalus' ottilie Morris, by the way, will
II II deoutante of next year. I hear. and
NE He Is IN any way as pretty as ber
po'ner she'll be sumner.
you do see wonderful sights in the
streets these days! could not helm
.GiuyYclns. though I know how mad that
S. s"! must have been. / was waiting at a
m;unwIed corner for car when a woman
riaL nt.n nish galoshes on her feet started TO
S"I, h her way neatly across the street.
s,rrauenly from the other side of the
ma n,, young man was inspired to cross
irr i' FMltnout looking up he started Jump
ano.Ln rom one lump of ice and slush TO
uUS,net' until, of course he naturally
ra raue Tor the same bit of ice the young
,'Mhdu was making for. Neither saw
snS UspLr, and so they met with bang
Srd G9'I sat down in that awful mud.
dnn,. ! ever saw madder woman I
mo, iehlembcr it. nor more conyulSod
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