Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
list GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Uynne Tells of Attendance at Opera Last Night
Last Meeting of Opera Supper Club for Season.
Rumn,age Sale Today

n,IIE unexpected change in opera last
niyht failed to make any. difference
f., tbc attendance, for the house was
n,rrowdcd. hut then every one loves
"t,mtteriIy.' and every one was dc
rahtcd to hear FLORENCE baSton. VI
,rso a grcnt many people are in the
oou'" o,'. ",ioir borrs or seats to friends and
natives TO fiji in their absence, and,
,n;Ioa ,hot. many Of the boXholdcfs
boyc no, gone away.
h"NTr hT,s George W. Childs DreXcl was
,,a.o ond had with her the Tom Ridg-
,n io,s md the Gardner Cnssntfs. Anh
,Tn M"' I,corrc NicFaddcnS entertained Mr..
o"J Mrs, Iicau Thomson, and the steve
ToIbouus %IIb had Anna and Jack Cloghorn
n! their guests.
I" AZ and Mrs. George Rurton were
,,ith DR.. and Mrs. George Fnlcs Baker,
and thcre were. of course. many other
"artirs. Tic final meeting OF the Opera
.,rncr Club was held after the per-
Epip"nco Hupp and MI the tables In the foyer
,,.nro rrowdod. hope they will keep
wv Tint additional attraction to opera
mr nxt eonson. for it certainly iS nice to
mo nnstnirs without stopping TO get all
nT,obnd and carriage. shOcd up and have
~, rnotor to some hotel and then get
sii mnshocd Il mean shoed, not shod)
amd nnrlouked before having chance
70 dance and sup.
Very often in years gone by you
,,ont straight home after opera, be-
,onso II was too much bother to go
.nmcwhcrc for supper. The food has
hcnn delicious AT the club. the music
iine and the floor uncxcelled. so l do
hope it will be kept up.
MRS. FRANCIS GRANT is wearing
lW a ycry good looking black seal coat
trimmed with beaver fur collar ana
cnfIs, The coat is n short pony length
ond hangs loose from the shoulders. Her
Int is awfully becoming, too, ana ~
bright blue velour with n deep upturned
brim. Blue is especially becoming to
ber think, and looks SO well with her
light hair.
hid you know that the st. Nicholas
~ Day Nursery is to have huge
rlmmagc sale which will begin today
and last tomorrow and Friday! Seems
fo me that rummagcs have sort of died
down this winter and for that reason
I will certainly hic me to this one.
cause why? We'll. since there have not
hccn 50 many there will have been more
70 contribute to this and who knows but
NAV purchase me diamond necklace
or a set of Russian sables
You know the story Of the poor
husband. who bought him new ulster
for evening wear. lie forgot to mention
the fact to his spouse ana SIMPLY
hanged the old one from its regular
hook in the coat closet. gave It TO ms
valet for a present and hung the new
one up.
We'll, his wife had long wished that
hc would got new ulster but had found
il hard to force him to the tailor. so
thought she I'll send that old ulster Of
Dicks to the rummag" ana theh he IL
have 10 bay new one.
A day or 50 after the rummagc DICK
came home and az he hung up his hat
and ovcrroat he noticed the empty hook
whrr" the ulster had been. "Oh Molly.
,a'd he "do You know who moved my
ulstcr?" "NOw." thought Molly, lis
Tho proper moment SO she SAID:
"Why. dear. | know you wont nina,
lmt that old ulster of yours was such
sight ! just gave it to the rummagc
the other day. because you really must
get "A new one. And then and only
Thcn she learned that she had given
ro fine sale n coat which on further in
vrstigation she found had been sold
for fLr sum Of so. whereas friend hus-
band had paid 500 for it just two short
weeks before.
Which all goes to show that il is sNfT,
,o keep nothing from your wife, ana
also proves that it's worth while going
to rr,r,nngr sales, because what ~ one
ans elephant is often perfect lap
dog for You. and who knows but what
you may find brand new suit for
.Iohnn, and few other marvellous
bargains there. A..
The sale Of which speak. by the
way. is being held Mt Seventh ana
Chestnut streets, and the olhr"rS ol NE "
Dav Nursery are Mrs. Charles II.
IlowolI. president Mrs Wilmer Mid
dicton. vice president; Mrs. William
Chamberlain. second vice president Mr.;
I>aar II. Cluthicr. Jr., treasurer, ana
Mrs. David Ellis. secretary.
NANCY WYNNE.