Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
list GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Sees Exquisite Organde Frock Worn by
Miss Thayer--She Talks OF Recent Engagements
and Tells OF a Babys Efforts at Prayer

nc ouitc remarkable how we women
,..o summer clothes and how we take
srst opportunity possible to wear
tns tns.ndje or. lawn or linen frocks. |
org poi,v Thaycr the other evening at
saw avert at which she played her vio-
: Ia she was wearing one of the
I'D, n,.,;oot a frocks in organdic that / have
pre.s sor a long time. 1t was so simple
seen So;nty and charming. The skirt
ana ooJe of four bands Of pale blue
was aIe lavender 1.-TWO bands of each
ana p"aethcr Alternately. The bodice
pu. Isde Of one band of each shade
was was ,ooethcr. and the sash was made
P'us .so two colors. too. Polly's dark
ot fo;r complexion and bright checks
nsn, inst the right combination for the
,.ocb SelI She certainly did look perfectly
exquisite, -
THERE we're lot Of pretty trocks at
,be Crosby Browns on Saturday
'a.rnoon. but goodness was it not hot?
"a nlav was given out of doors, you
law and while il was n heavenly day
Wy" J ccycryihing was perfect, the heat
sn1 ,iS hovc rather bad effect on some
u,u still toward the latter part of
m at, afternoon. when the sun cascd up
.n ,bc hrcczc blew across the lawn,
!. n"u ras simply lovely and dramatically
.Lo nlav was n wonderful bit Of work.
De-, n Won have over seen Edith Wynne
Watheson you know how wonderful
she is.
rrAvE YOU ever heard anything like
III tbc weddings and engagements
.rnonnccd of late? There's Hannah
Wr;gbt and linton Sullivan. ] cant
sor was awfully surprised at that.
TSor'ye been going about lot together
~ late and somehow | have been look
Inc for an announcement there. Han
nab is the daughter Of the Sam Wrights,
wbo live on Walnut street above Nine
teenth. She il attractive and has an
syouisite complexion. Hannah and
Sarah Pcnrosp are great friends, you
tnow, and isn't II interesting that they
have announced their engagements in
the same week?
MARGARET DUNLAP seems TO have
lu started the younger members of the
Berwind family into getting engaged
Her own engagement to Mr.. Sosthnese
Bebn was announced few weeks ago,
you remember. and she Is 10 be mar
ried on the 31st Of this month.
We'll. her cousin. Charlie Bcrwind. is
engaged now. Hut not to a Philadelphia
girl. His fanCcc is Helen Bennett.
She's one of the Boston Bennctts and
has been on hcre to visit quite lot. |
hear she is very attractive and she GER
tainlv has been awfulIy popular in Bos
=, h.,
of the Harry RorwndS lie went to
Annapolis. YOU know. and was gradu-
ated in 1910. Margaret Rcrwiud is his
sister and there is II younger brother.
Harry. .Ir. I understand that no date
has been set as yet for the wedding.
JSAW Mis-. Joseph Hcmpbill Dallett
l on Chestnut street recently. She
was Helen Dando and has been living
in Wilmington since her marriage n
couple Of years or more ago. She was
wearing a perfectly stunning sports suit
n henna wool and hor hat was fashioned
II the same material. II was most be-
coming. as was her ncrkpicce.
DADDY came home from n business
- trip tho other dny aud when bed
Time CHl0P IlNtU'F SNP.PNl'U LNHl ne HC-
company hcr and Mary Florence up
stairs and attend tho tucking in and
PRAYING of tho letter. who is exactly two
years old. ! will rruoat tn you verbatim
the conversation thrt he attended. Said
mother: "Cnmc. darlng. say your pray
erS while daddy is here Said Mary
FlOrenc": ~ am. mothu. "AlI right.
dear Krecl down" " II am. mothu."
"Well, start" said mother. "NOw
| lav mo-
"Now | ynv mr-dowr + srcp." ~
pray prompted mother. "Wnit. mothu.
7 show YOU nit"hu in NV hook. " Il
pray. renliCd mother patiently.
Free littu Kittens. los ere mittuns." ."
II pray. prompted mother.
And said Mnry Florence: AN 'ey
began t ki--an' '"y began t ki, an
Cv began ( XII. When mother could
Set in word cdgcw,sr she rcpcatcd
"Go on. dear; pray" And finished
Mary Florence AN 'cy began E XII
an an f'r nity's sake. Amen. Now tiss
me goo night. mothu."