Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-25
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Talks OF the Weather, the Came, the
William Drayton Oranges Tea for Their Daughter
and the Elliott Dinner-Dance Last Night

,,uILADELPHIA is very interested
IN the announcement Of the engage
ant lnst night in New York of Helen
g,Jn, Iohnson, daughter Of Mrs. Charles +.
,,nrne, of 0S1 Madison avenue, New
VoSt 20 Lieutenant Andrew Gordon,
,.bo Is n son Of cx-Judge James Gay
Cordou. Of this city. and brother OF
lanes Cav Gordon. Jr.. Charles G..
Tnrdon, John Douglas Gordon, Mrs.
G.orse Riley Ridgway and Mrs. How
ard Yocum. , -,
.,.rinr corps. One of his brothers is
ASSISTANT District Attorney in this city,
n0J another Assistant City. Solicitor.
tntb having followed their father. the
,sIebrated lawyer, into that field Of ac-
.,,ity Helen johnson Is a sister OF Tom
Johnson and Albert Johnson, OF New
ya.L niece of Mrs. Howard Page and
IN sIf Of New York. The wedding date has
", p hcen set as yet, but the marriage
,,gT III, nrobably take place in the spring.
TT WAS too bad it rained yesterday.
u certainly did dampen the spirits
- rho game -goers but they went just
.bs same, and though L did not join
,hem. | could, hear their wild cheers
during the afternoon over In Franklin
Field. for, even though rainy. the at
mosphcre was rather light. That may
h. an impossibility to those who know
ali about atmosphere. and oxygen; ana
o,one and all the rest of IL but that's
.ts wav II seemed anyhow, and, fur
tbermore, did hear the cheering as
yct off Walnut street car at Twenty
irst street about 3 o'clock.
WENT down TO the Grange tea at
| The Wellington u little. after .
,,clock. and the weather had certainly
NOT jntcrfered with that party, for there
we're a great many there. And about
hslf after all the girls and boys came
ln from the game, and It was pertect
lam. Banning looked beautiful with
ber glorious gold brown hair, fair COM
nle1ion and big eyes.
She wore q frock OF silver cloth
araned Mt the sides with fluffy puthngs
~ white tullc. Her slippers and stock
trss we're of silver, TOO, and she held
ono Of tho bouquets she had received
for her debut.
Banning has been ut boarding school
tnr the last two years. She went to
Dobbs Ferry, you know, and Cnly came
home for the holidays during the year:
amt my, what good times she had. She's
verv vivacous and one Of the most pop
ylar of the buds, ! should say, judging
fron the number Of boys who want to
break into her dances and who sur
round her between dances at the parties.
Mrs, Grange looked extremely well in
, gown of black velvet and gold. Ban
uing's aunt, Mrs. George s. Hasbrouck,
IT., Of New York, came over to receive
With Mrs. Grange, and Frances Nc
Coop, also of New York, who was a
classmate of Banning's at Dobbs Ferry,
was In the receiving party. She was very
attractive, thought. Mrs. Hasbrouck is
going to Pittsburgh shortly, and will
give dinner dance in that city for
Banning on December ..
IN THE evening there were great
i many family dinners. Philadelphia
Is still family loving enough for its In
habitants to gather together ut ThanEs-
giving and Christmas Day all the scat
tered members Of the home for re-
union. and doesn't every one have q
good time? Then there were the annual
hunt meet and breakfast out at Rad
nor. Mr.. Franklin McFaddcn has
been i'll, 10 he and Mrs. McFaddcn
did not give their annual breakfast this
year. but the George Brookcs gave a
breakfast at their home after the hunt.
The Colket family had q dinner and
The Sydney Wrights had famil y party,
and the Alfred Steels gave luncheon
tor their large family connection at their
home in Chestnut Hill.
THE William G. Elliotts' dinner
l. dance was given in the evening at
the Ritz Carlton for Hannah, and was
attended BY the debutantc set and a
few Of last years girls. Hannah's
friends are many, and as I told you
yesterday she had several from other
cities on here staying with her for the
party. She wore a lovely fluffy frock
II white and carried pink roses at the
party.
PHILADELPHIA will have q won
l derful time with opera next week.
For the Metropolitan and San Carlo
will be here for their opening nights the
yamc week. The latter opens at the
Metropolitan Opera House on Monday
night with Carmen" and on Tues
Jay night Lucia" will be given at
he Academy with Cali -Curci and Mar
,ineli Could one ask more: The San
Jarlo Is to stay here three weeks stead
", you know, and there is no doubt
hat its stay will be fashionable one,
Tor the boxes are all taken, | under
'tand
DR., and Mrs. Joseph Leidy will en-
ertan in their box on Monday night,
lnd 50 will Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r.
Stotc>bury, Mrs. John Il. Thayer. DR.. |
and Mrs Ernest La Place, Mrs. Rob
,rt downing, MrE. Stanley G.. FlaGs, |
lr., Mr.. Edward Box Mrs. William !
; Bedding, Mrs. John ". Coles, Mr.. !
.ohn irribbcI, Mr.. Samuel Castner. Mr.. !
Noah Swayne and . great many others. |
SMALL Irances, aged four, came in
- 10 talk TO mother the other day. She |
FaS grave and sad and perturbed.
Mother, said she, Beth grandpa |
lied today. Beth is little ncighbor |
u. Irancca = And, mother. they're |
'olng to put him in box and then IN /
nSc ground. Do they always do that |
Yes, dear said mother. but it's |
,nly your body that goes into the |
'r"und: Your soul, the life that is in |
'oq aud that makes you able to move |
,na speak, Your soul goes to Heaven;
Us only your body after YOUR soul is
gone that is buried" "
'Dh, said Frances. and seemed sat |
hned but thoughtful. Later in the day !
mother heard her saying to nurse, "You |
,now when you die they put your skin |
n box I'm tho ground, but your stuff !
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