Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-04

-x,u,T interesting things are coming
w =. riobt with this planning for the
~ oomniyorsary ball which is to be
GIeas IN the Academy of Music on
January -, .,,orostod In ,hp hall had
"o,;ng one day last week, and really
n'',Lii Lines that were brought to the
tue !. ," ,yorc nprfcctly fascinating.
nlc,."s ,c oiher things was a doll which
A'd Wodison Taylor had with hcr. 1t
M'H' "vLihitcd Mt the great sanitary
Wa!n ,yhich was held during the Nivll
fHl,' f and Mrs. Taylor was then tiny
Wa, wa, imst ms" about year old. At the end
papI foir. Mrs. TaylOr's mother. the
OF u" Nrs Henry Drayton. bought thc
HIT which was auctiOned of. for her
,;,.io G".i, laughter and put 1t away to Keep
isI' .n, shc wns old enough 90 play WIN IT,
VI 'i is n large doll and all the dress
t..s in town at that time made
h"ots for il. 1t has twenty -four or
Io'N J.ossos made in the style of that
nNc and any number of hats and
no., nrI,yu. and n pair Of skates. the cutest
S.ailil' noir Of mink satin corsetS made
M. !,I, antcd or outstanding hips which
Noined M,I" TO hold out the skirts OF those
diMrs daiI, Taylor. then Emily Drayton.
ia m with il as little girl. and her
IlaSJb%t IIn"btcrs Edith and Mabel both OF
uI"s hnn, married and are now living IN
Tay York, played with it III their ,urh'
ord their children have also had thP
o." :or of dressing and undressing that
iyorc,y lady doll. SO though Gve'y, one
~ tbe time Of the purchase thoughl "
m '.os wildly cxtravagant OF Mrs. DraS-
,on IN have paid two hundred ana hitS
SoI,ars All for doll. the amount OF pleas
"po which that doll has given 10 hye
W elk children. to say nothing OF 'heiF
,ittlc friends. has made the price seem
iow enough There are some wo who re-
low l,Snr nIaving in Edith Taylor's
I,,r.ory in,"," and being shown that wonder
hUrseIs IN And some who remember
hor lJ' Mabel was born and Edith
,nnnrbt il would be nice to name her
'Mignonette,
ruHE other day, in going over some
/ funny old papers, came across
,unber Of programs which had been
,or"J "",'J' since those days. They were of
tbc Drawing Room plays which were
,,;von during the winter and spring be
forc rho great fair. and Mr.. Meigs. MIR.
t'odwalnder. Miss WiSter ana II mum
brr Of others were among the stars IN
those amateur performances.
hear that the committee OF this
hail Of 1921 intends to reproduce as
ncarly as nossihIc the decorations of the
hoIl of 1857 | hope they do not leave
or the detail Of the fountain of GO,
Iognr. As long aS ] can remember. |
do remember having been told about
tbc fountain on the ballroom floor, the
right Of the opening ball, and that real
cologne Spurtrd from it.
IIIELL do hope this will all be n
w faithful reproduction. One does
miss the courtly manners and the grace
OF those days. II seems TO be con-
,tdcrcd smart to have bad manners these
DAYS Let me tell you Of a party |
heard about recently and let me add that
this story is true and not exaggerated.
II was given for the girls and boys who
are not vet cut. who are in fact around
the ages of sixteen and seventeen. Well.
II was matter of dinner dance and
il was given at n clubhouse in the sub
urhs. At first every one was quite well
behaved. hut as the dinner advanced the