Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27

" which is interesting New York as
we'll ns Philadelphia is that of Eleanor
noans daughter Of Mrs. John Sterling
Deans of Phocuxville, and Bill
hdrioncc. Of New York. The wedding
viii Me very pretty and will take place
in the beautiful Valley Forge Memorial
Church on the 18th of June. Elizabeth
Deans, the brides sister. is to be maid
Of honor at the marriage and Mrs. John
G. Bcll. :Jr., who you remember was
Sarah Baker. is tn be matron of honor.
Eleanor Gamble. Of IIaverford. Doro-
.bv AdrianCc. a sister of the bride
sroom. Mrs. Augustine S. Jaueway and
sally ATagil will bc bridesmaids. And
email Sybil and Jean Ncwhall will be
flower girls.
7 have always wanted to 500 we'd
ding in that beautiful church, and 50
now is my opportunity. The Deans girls
came out here and though thcy live in
phocuixvilc. they're always considered
philadclphinns.
I heard wide. perhaps wild. but 7
think not rlimors out at the Horse
show Yesterday that another Philadel-
nhia New York alliance was scheduled
for Junc II, but il may not be, Que
never can tell. \ bride has the privilege
Of changing her mind about her wedding
date before she has, announced 1t, so, as
I said. it may not, be. but Keep your
cars open, and watch the mails for in
vitations.. -
r NEVER saw such short dresses ms
i there are this year! I had thought
that reports which, have reached us
about greater sancncss in dress were
nerhaps true, but. believe mo, | have
seldom seen such. strange gct-ups as
those al the Shows yesterday.
This harcm veil business Is so funny.
You soc. you put on your hat and thcn
you take a thick chiffon veil and double
Il in four to look like n thick bandagc.
then You pass It across your lace ana
fastpn il at tho back brim Of your hat.
leaving about two inches of veil beyond
fhc fastening. Then you kind of lift
Tour eyebrow bit and tho veil gradu-
ally slips down from your eyes and in
some way gets under your chin and then
YOU are finally recognized by your
friends and well wishcrs, but it's some
style, I'll say and ] cant say I'm ex-
actly for it. unless you have goitcr
or something on your throat you want
TO hide. 1t really is not becoming. and
it looks 20 unnecessary I; however, fash
ion hath so dccrecd and we ought TO be
thankful that this new idea is Mt least
perfectly proper, for | cant say that
the very short skirts are.
was looking at several mothers,
whose small tots were running about at
the show. and | wondered If II would
not have seemed strange to me Mt their
age il I had seen my mother with her
skirt foot off the ground. Perhaps
it's Just getting used to things, but
somehow it's rather n shock.
T NEVER saw anything so wonderful
L as the rummagc sale. Why. they had
really beautiful things, and quite n
number of new ones. too. There was a
brand ncws sports skirt which had been
given hy one Of the shops. which |
would cheerfully have got for myself.
but it was not the right size. 1t was n
ppach of skirt. dark blue and light
blue and white plads,
Every one was looking for Mrs.
Alexander Brown. but she was not
there, heard Mr.. Penn Smith telling
some one that she was ill--had an at
tuck of ptomaine poisoning. hope
she'll be better and able to come to
part of the affair. for she worked
awfully hard over it.
They had two cunning pigs for sale
and two goats. and the lovcliest mats
and lingerie and all sorts OF odds ana
ends. As for the eats, they were won
A 10Y. especially when the sun became
rather warm, as it did late in the after
noon.
IL1EE Molly had new pair OF shoes
w the other day. and when Daddy
took her out for ride in the trolley
with him she was much taken up with
inspecting them. AS they stood on thc
corner in the suburbs waiting for inc
car Molly showed the beautiful ne"
shoes to a gentleman who was waiting
too. and remarked. "My new s'oes.
The gentleman was properly sympathetic
and quite won Molly's heart, for attci
they had entered the car she searched
him out in n back scat and called across
to him several times. ever and anon
showing the shoes. Molly will be three
in two months. and one new thing was
quito as another to her. and so sh'
saw no reason why she should not con
Rdc to the sympathetic gentleman otncl
facts. and so. suddenly. the wee voice
pippd up: " got some new shirts, TOO
they re awful cute.
NANCY WYNNE.