Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25

IN DID try it's best 20 snow 'Sester-
dsv morning. but, somehow or other
Cal wns too, strohg for it. and 1t just
,.,oi,rslly had to stop. And then what
Jsy developed overhead, IL few OF
.hese keep up. well soon be going with
Wv, coats, won't we? And talking -
Farm weather takes me down TO Palm
psarh in spirit. where II is warm and
.nninds me. heard Yesterday that
posgy Thaycr who is visiting the War
IsSs down there. landed sailfsh
Yhirh weighed sixty eight pounds.
furthermore. 7 hear that she caught
u unaidcd. She could not have landed
4 unaided, Of course, for il is longer
tbsn she Is. II measured seven feet
,rd three inches and it took half an
snur 70 bring IN. Isn't that exciting?
peary Thsyer and Rebecca Thomson
arc STAYING with the William Gray War
Jeps ni their villa in Palm Beach.
Tbsy are Eobbie Brockic's guests. OF
rourse you know that Robbie Is
elizabeth Brockie. n sister OF Mrs. lack
Mason, Jr.. who was Agnes BrocEie.
Tbey are the children Of Mrs. Wsrdeu's
first marriage.
cPEAKING Of Peggy rhaSer reminds
y me Of Molly Thayers book. Have
r,u read it? It's really clever. I laughed
and laughed over the description OF
rho man whose hoboy was color. Have
ron eyer met anyone who told Son that
,or represented Il color 70 him or her?
rave, and I know another person like
that who says that everybody che
rreets represents a letter IN the alpha
bpt 70 her mind. One OF these told
me- one day that I represented blush
mink or sort of watermelon pink in
her thoughts and the other that my
rctler was y. Watermelon pink I
did not mind. because that IS lovely
color: rather took Il as q compliment !;
but n. now what do you make Of that,
il might mean NIFTY, Nothing. Mill,
Negative. Nonscnsical--any one OF those
charming terms. kind of question the
compliment IN that.
Well. in Molly's book there is man
who says that everything. not only
people. but everything, represents col
or TO him. Even a garbage cnn ap-
pears tn be beautiful. for when he
thinks OF one, he soes squares Of laven :
der trimmed in white. It's clever satire
all right. and not speck vcnomous.
You will enjoy il. especially II you have
met the types she describes.
ISAW Sara Penrose on the street the
1 other day. She is looking very we'll
these days She WAS wearing a dark
blue top coat. finished with deep: collar
Of squirrel fur which looked charming
against her bright. brown hair. Her
hat was q sort Of burnt orange toque
aud had an ostrich feather placed across
the upturncd front brim.
TOLONEI. and Mrs. John Muckic
" gave a delightful dance last eve
ming OF the Roosevelt. The guests OF
honor were the members of the Phila-
dclpha Command Of the British Great
War Veterans Of America and their
wives. The Muckles will give dinner
on the. fifteenth Of next month for Floyd
1omkins Gibson before the meeting Of
Mrs. Stewart Wurts' class. Floyd
Gibson Is the son Of Mrs. Percy r. Gib-
son, who is the daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs, Tomkins. Mrs. Gibson il perhaps
better known as Or. Gibson She and
her son live with DR.. and Mrs. Tomkins
st 1904 Walnut street.
THE skating carnival was q great
SUCCESS last night. You know it
was given under the auspices Of tho
Delta Kappa Psi Fraternity which Is
cnc Of the most fashionable Of, the girls
| 'raternitics here. The frat supports
Broomall Holiday House. which is kept
~ for convalescent persons who are
dismissed from. the. hospitals and who
reslly need rest before returning to their
daily round of work. It's great thing
doing good work that way. and It
teaches the younger girls as they join
the fraternity. to devote themselves to
rood works.
T lTTLE MARY is very fond Of
- running in to see Mrs. r.. who
lives next door. Her mother is very
Young and attractive and rather pridcs
herself on her youthful looks. and as Il
matter OF fact il not twenty Ave years
cd vet. We'll to make matters short,
The other day Mary came running in to
''t Mrs. r. calling very loudly: 'Oh
What do you think, it's. mothers
birthday today" "Is it, dear?' said
Nrs. R.. How and was about TO
add 'nice.' bat Mary forestalled her
bv saying: How old? Oh. she's about
seventy years old
NANCY WYNNE.