Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-01
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Wishes the Joy of the Season to Her
Readers--She Talks Of the Henry Brinton Core
Ball Last Night at the BeIleuue-Stratford

WITH all her heart Nancy wishes
w you happy New Year. Can it be
nosisble that we are in the twenties Z
Whenever we have heard members OF
oider generations speak of the twenties.
thirties and forties we have felt as II
that history were almost too ancient to
think of, and yet some fifty years from
now the young people of twenty or
twenty five will be- gasping over us, II
we are still living, saying, Look at
that old person. he, or she was grown
up in the twenties. SO it goes!
The thing for us to think about is
not the spar OF the years, but that the
Years we do live shall be well spent,
then it will have been worth while for
us to have lived.
WELL, even though II was the second
w ball this week, the Coke ball was a
wonder last night The Bellevue ball
rnom is always wonderful with the stage
raised from the floor and the extra
room for dancing thusly allowed.
Catherine did look sweet. She has
such a charming manner, and is very
pretty. think has unusually beauti-
fully chiseled features and very pretty
hair. and she chooses such lovely colors
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white satin with silver trimmings. and
Mrs, Coke looked very handsome in
/ light blue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Adams,
the latter Mrs. Coxes sister, and
Katherine and Charles Adams, all of
|Boston, we're there. and, of course, Mrs.
Stapdley Stokes, who was Ruth Coke.
Mrs, Adams wore a handsome gown
Of black velvet. The ballroom was
decorated with ferns and greens and
the supper tables were gay with flowers
and ferns.
TONIGHT there will be q debutante
L dance at the Ritz Carlton given by
Mrs, Morris Dallett for her daughter
Margaret. The guests will be of the
dcbutante and younger married set.
Margaret is daughter of the late
Judge Dallett. of this city. She is a
charming little girl. Her sister. Marie
Dallett, married Randall Pennington
several years ago. She is very strik-
ing type Of woman, having wonderful
Titan hair.
Margaret is darker, with auburn
lights through lovely curly head of
hair. often admired her at the
younger classes before she came out
wearing her simple little organdie
frocks. She and the Harrison girls
and one or two others were walking
acknowledgements of their mothers
good sense and good taste. None of
these gowns with no sleeves and two
inch back!
To tell the truth, I think some of
the girls are beginning to think a lit
tie and realize that they please no
species of person by not wearing
enough clothes. OF course, it's not
stylish to talk about morals, but the
little bit of an effect, and az the recent
balls the undressing has been on the
wane.
In fact. at the Benedicks I saw moth
ing Objectionable in regard to gowns or
manner of dancing.
THE Art Alliance will have wonder
l. full time this afternoon. There is
to be n New Years reception from 4
until 7 o'clock. Philip Goepp and
Miss Susanne Dercum. who were on
the music committee Of the Alliance, ar
ranged an interesting program and will
be assisted by number of men and
women who represent the various as
Sociations which form part of the
Art Alliance. The Madrigal Singers,
formed of prominent singers in various
choirs throughout the city, will sing
under the direction of Henry Hotz.
Mrs. W. Yorke Stevenson, Mrs. John
B. Oakley, Mrs. A. Warren Kelsey
Mrs. John Braun, Mrs. Leopold Sto-
kowski and Miss Eleanor Stewardson
will receive the guests. AS / said last
week, like that Art Alliance. think
1t is an honor to the community.
COMETIMES little boys do hectic
~ little things, don't they? They come
up to the great, big cities and go to col
lege in the suburbs, and then they come
to shows and see the pretty people in
the shows, and sometimes they do little
things that others hear about. Nancy
was highly amused recently when lit
tie lady whom you know and I know,
and who has made decided hit on the
stage of late, told of letter she had
received from one of these infant
Johns which begged for photograph
and inclosed quarter for the postage
And Nancy's eyes twinkled when she
heard the name of the swain, who ought
almost to have been home and In bed
by $50 each night. Anyway, the ad-
mlred one kept the quarter and did not
notice the note. More power to her!
NANCY WYNNE.