Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Talks of Persons Places and Coming Euents
Mask and Wig to Give "Don Quisote, Esq"
for Sennen's Institute 81

"A MOST representative number Of
n women gathered at Mrs. Alexander
Van Rensselaer's home, 1901 Walnut
street, yesterday afternoon to meet the
Princess Cantacuzene, who, you know,
was originally Miss Julia Grant, and is
a granddaughter of our late President
us. Grant. The princess was alto
gether charming and gave most in
teresting talk on conditions in Russia,
explaining very carefully how the real
Russians had striven all through the
dark days TO keep with the Allies and
to kill bolshevism and were still ready
10 do so with assistance. Mrs. George
II. Jorimer, who is chairman Of the
Princess Cantacuzene subcommittee of
tbe Russian committee of the Emergency
Aid. which in turn has Mrs. George
Wharton Pepper as chairman, intro
duced the princess most gracefully and
we were treated to a talk Of more than
an hour: talk which was most clear,
most convincing and extraordinarily in
teresting.
Certainly her twenty years in Russia
had given her an insight into Russian
life and the people. She had learned to
understand and love them and she made
her hearers understand them better and
want very much to help them.
noticed Mrs. Arthur Lea in the
audience and Mrs. Charlemagne Tower,
Mrs, J. Bertram Lippincott, Mrs.
Thomas Leaning. Mrs. Sidney Keith,
Mrs. Willis Martin, Mrs. Norman Mac
Leod, Mrs. Gordon Fetterman, Mrs.
Stanley G. FLASK, Jr.. Mrs. Charles NJ.
lea, Miss Grace Smith. Miss Emile
Rivinus, Mrs. Joseph Carpenter, Jr.,
Mrs. Antelo Devereux, Mrs. w. Allan
stockton. Mrs. Edward Stotesbury,
Cuyler, Mrs. Alexander Williams
Bidde. in fact there must have been at
least a hundred and fifty women there.
Tea was served after the talk.
DID you ever see such glorious hair
- as Mrs. Bob Large has? saw her
A few days ago at an evening affair, and
It was just as wonderful as when, at
eighteen, she was. one OF the bellies OF
her first season in society. She has
been in mourning for some years for
Mr.. Large and has not been going
about much. In fact, only this year
have ! seen her at opera or theatre.
She was wearing a stunning frock
OF black lace. made with a high bodice
and long sleeves over low -neckcd
foundation and her white neck fairly
gIistened through the lace. Her hair
was like an aureole of light. She and
Mrs. Walter Steel are two of our
women who have stcadfastly refused to
wear their hair in tight, according to
strict fashion, but they are both so
pretty they can easily afford to stick
to their own style.
WELL, l for one am certainly glad
w that we shall have n chance to see
that horse again next Tuesday night:
And you know, I guess, what horse l
mean None other than that Roscn-
ante. with her Spanish back legs and his
Russian forelegs and their altogether
fascinating four dancing legs. In other
words, the Mask and Wig Club has con
sentcd to appear at the Academy OF
music for the benefit of the Seamcn's
Church Institute, in which so many OF
the prominent men and women OF the
city are so interested just now.
You know it is proposed to build q
large hotel for scamcn down near Second
and Walnut streets. Most Of the cities
with harbors have these hotels and one
Is badly needed here, hence the drive
for funds recently started.
Among those who will entertain
In boxes on Tuesday evening will be
Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer,. Mrs.
T. Dewitt Cuyler, Mrs. John A.
Brown, Mrs. Charles e.. Coke, Mrs.
Daniel L. Hutchinson. Mrs. George
McFadden, Mrs. +. Charlton Henry,
Law. Mrs. Charles Henry Scott, Mrs.
Herbert NJ. Howe, Mrs. Livingston l..
Biddlc. Mrs. Thomas G. Ashton, Mr..
John G. Bell, Mrs. Arthur Lea. Mrs.
Henry s. Grove, Mrs. Ellis Jackson,
Mrs. Stricken Coles, Mrs. Alba john
son. Mrs. Edward Stotesbury, Mrs.
Myers Filter, Mrs. Stanley 6. Flagg,
Jr.. Mrs. Charles NJ. Lea, Miss Nina
Lea and Mrs. b. Dobson Altemus, Mrs.
Henry Reed Hatfield, Mrs. Theodore
Cramp, Mrs. Hollinshcad Taylor and
Mrs. William &. Warden.
VOu know George Arliss was to have
L been guest of honor at the Cushman
Club today, but ! have been told that
the tea has been postponed until next
Friday, the thirtieth. because today be,
ing Shakespearc's birthday the annual
entertainment at the Edwin Forrest
Home is held and Mr.. Arliss is to be
the honor guest OF the old actors ana
actresses. Mrs. Florence Earle Coates
there will be n play, THE Gloss Of
Youth" written by Horace Howard
Furness, Jr.
VOU ought to go out TO the rummage
l. sale at 3643 Market street, which is
being held today and was opened yes,
terday. 1t is for the Chaplin Memorial
Home for the Blind on Woodland ave
nue.. and Mrs. Samuel Austin and Mrs.
William Woodward have the afnr III
charge.
Mrs. Woodward was telling me yes
terday of the wonderful things they
have. She is so interested in II nll'
because being blind herself she knows
what Joy the Chaplin home is 10 these
twenty some persons, both men and
women, who live there. Mrs. Wood
ward Is chairman of the ladies' auxil-
inry of the home, and every ono thinks
so much of her, with her cheerful nc
ceptauce of the loss of sight; and her
desire to help those who have the same
sorrow but no means to help Them
selves, just makes people want TO open
their pocketbooks and give to this home
in which she is so interested. They
are very anxious to build an addition,
that few more persons may be cared
for.
Mrs. Woodward told me that the
minister's she has interested have given
even their overcoats for the sale today
and tomorrow.
And while on the subject of rummagc
sales, did you know there's a wonder
going on at COS Chestnut street for the
social service committee of the Chill