Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-23
OUR CONNIE SPENDS
1FTERNOON WITH
BETTY CO.NPSON
by CONSTANCE PtLMER
Ir,II.,,.I sr-tr


SPENT Yesterday afternoon at BETTY
CompSon's house. aud wished ovcrv
moment you all Cou'd hPvo been the =.
she lives in q Cha"ming white bungalow.
done in tho Spanish ytVlC. with n ua,in
In the center and an aviary in th, back.
Ihe front door opens into a living room.
ami your eye iS rested ut once BY ihr
luiet good taste of tho furnishings,
admired n tall lamp Standing thcrc. and
abe said II was given her by a fan, n
dear old lady in Chicago. She showed
me q table lamp. too, marvClOusly cary.
ell from n single piece Of coral Then She
brought ont some lovely pieces Of
dnchesse Iaco--a collar cap and u
large pattern tnat might be used for n
tunic. Then another c1llnr- and crf Sot
OF The rarcNt iil"t. AT these gicnn her
by the same Old laIv She and Betty
correspond very often. her letters af-
tording the latter genuine help and
enjoyment.
Tho bedroom was the haIntic>, thing
l have ever seen. all pink and whitc
and delicate h,u' There vas \ big doll
Ntting in solitary state on tho narrow
frilly bed. surrounded by embroidered
and satin baby pillows. The dressing
table in III" adjoining a'rovc was GOV.
cred with the most fascinating lars and
pottleS. | longcd 70 on every one Of
them and sniT and suf.
| suppose tho gentlemen rcadcr,--if
they have reached this point arc grind.
ing their teeth and muttoring. These
women. these women Gu.h :" Wei.
III stop. but ! thought tho girls would
enjoy it. begging rour 'pardinG.
A day or so before Miss Compson :
chauffeur narrowly escaped death. and
her big blu" limousine was badly
smashed when n large tree was blown
down upon il By one "f our violent fall
winds. Il was only by n miracle that
she herself was not in II.
CPEAKlNG Of accidents 10 ears.
~ Colleen Moore Just missed one her.
self BY strange chHnc". She was rid
ing out from town with friend when
she saw Der own car. driven by a
slbsttut" chauffeur. coming toward
them down ri" avenue. AZ that
instant. her car was struck by another
at crossing. and. ekidding on two
wheels. came directly for the machine
in which Miss Moore was riding. Whrr
only n foot or two separated the tw"
ears the driver rcgainci contvu' ~ thH
limousine. rightcd the car and swung
10 to one side. barely in time To avert
HIS second accident within Il few mo-
ments. And now Colleen is riding in
taxis and street cars. and i thankful
to be alive and VOL enough 10 do it,
Virginia Nslli. after finishing the lead
in "Slippcr Tongue" with Frank Mayo.
mas gonc to Montcc:to. Santa barbara s
fashionable colony. 70 spend few weeks
with friends from New York who are
winterinS out here. Bofor" she left she
received Christmas present from tha
PhilippineS--an embroidered luncheon
cloth. lThcrc go again. boys. We'll.
read on The Young man who sent II
to her admitted without being asked
that he made it himself
Here's something nice: Miss Vail
has adopted two OrphanS--iittlc girlS.
four years old apiccc-aud is Suaran :
tecing them all holiday celebration,
until they reach high SrhoOl age. She
has not adopted them legally. wisely
keeping her eye on the w"l .knOwr
vicissitudos Of life. bat she does proInis,
TO see they have all the things littl'
girls like. and which they could ncvcl
have in an orphanage. Nice: