Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-28
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Tells of Pretty Costumes Worn by T,vo
Debutantes-She Speaks of the Plays and
Players Club Night

TWO after Easter wedding dates an
i nounced already. You don't real
ize, do you, that Lent will be here in
less than two weeks and Easter in two
months, and then all the pretty spring
frocks will be out and the straw hats
we'll be seeing In a few weeks.
I really do think we rush the seasons
n bit, but by the time February and
March come you are awfully tired OF
"that hat" and you wish some one
would step on IL or something, so you
would not have TO wear 1t again, and
then you see heavenly blue straw or
mn exquisite jade green effect and you
race into the milliner's. and next thing
YOU are out in your new spring hat. y
It's like n fever and you catch Il every
early spring and fall.
However, It's too soon to talk spring
clothes yet ; besides. I saw some pretty
winter ones yesterday, and any way |
want 10 talk about the two weddings.
Sarah Franklin Is TO be married on
Saturday in Easter week to Dudley
Riggs, Of Baltimore. and Gainor Baird
is to be married on the following Satur-
day, April 0, to Joe M'nott, of Port
land Ore. d.,
Goinor will be married in the Church
~ ST. Martins in the Fields. Chestnut
Ull and not at st. Lukc's, where
Marion was married. but DR.. Upjohn,
who is rector of st. Luke's, will be
assistant clergyman at the wedding.
Marion Ingersoll Is to be matron OF
honor for her sister and she has chosen
n lovely looking set Of bridesmaids, too.
ITO RETURN to the subject OF
L clothes. Rita Heckschcr Is wearing
very good looking dark blue doiman,
with deep fur collar OF moleskin. l saw
hor tho other day on Walnut street, ana
tboupht she looked so pretty. Her hat,
which was also dark blue. wns large
nicturc affair and was most becoming.
Then on Locust street | happened 10
meet SOPHIE Yarnall, and she was wear
ing a very pretty sports suit OF gray
tweed and q hat to match. trimmed
with pinkish coque feathers at the sidc'
rTHOSE three playlets at the rays
l. and Players last night and Wednes:.
dav we're extremely well done. VI
course, the last one, IA Spring Morn
ing" brought the most applause, pe-
cause It was so deliciously humorous
though there was pathos in it, too. Mlss
oliver and Mr.. Joe Fox we're the prlh-
cipas in the play, and they were won Won,
dnrful. Joe Fox Is always wonderful,
for that matter. He Is always the exact
nersonifcation Of the part he taxes
Miss divers acting was rcmarkaole,
foo Nv only criticism would be that
she was n bit too young looking ior
one who purported to be her ngc IN
mo nIoy. 4 woman Of that age. could
not have had such blooming checks nor
50 young n skin. ,., -. I
II was n beautiful little bit and
greatly enjoyed by crowded r0omtnls
each night. The prize plays, by the
wny, are to be judged on the next clmo
night in February. SO Mrs. Eli a.
Price announced between the plays.
There we're thirteen submitted alto
rcther md the three chosen are very
clever. She said. 1t is most interesting
10 attend the prize play nights, Inc
mystery which surrounds the author or
nuthorcss adds to the zest Of the contest.
nnd fifteen of those present on the TWO
nights of the plays are selected to vote
for the degree of merit. which shall be
first. which second and which third
TOHNNY and his sister had case OF
y measles and. though sister was
pretty sick. Johnny had fairy goo"
time Of it and was finally allowed to
20 out in tho garden. but not TO pay
with other children. as the guarantine,
was not entirely lifted. His little friend
Sam called him up the very day ne was
first allowed to go out. and SAID say,
Johnny. are YOU still Quarantincd; can I
Won 90 ont to play YETI And responded
Johnny: yep. I can go out ana pay
but ! can't go in society.
NANCY WYNNE.