Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-22

,,uAT was beautiful affair which
ur. Gustave Heckscher gave last
ulSbt for his niece, Rita, at the Ritz;
Carlton. II was dinner dance, ana
theica caohntante set. Mrs. G.. Maurice
W. ILL., tscber, of New York, came over TO
li,onJ The affair. and, of course, Mr..
a.,IIn NV Nrs Stevens Heckscher assisted
Wanu AZ. Icckscher in receiving the guests.
MI H. Won remember the wonderful
1cJod narties Mr.. Heckscher used to
Iia" u!,o on the first Of the year before the
ENS don't think I ever saw such
.'nirne and wonderful costumes as those
ugLI .nnrn TO his parties. They were usually
to,dsoner then those Mt the bal masque,
md md that is going some.
THINK of the bal masquel II Is only
.wo weeks and two days of. And
49,, what have heard of It, II will be
mn most wonderful affair this year. ]
IL think the decorations are always
uu,vs-veious NV at that ball, and somehow
Tho Academy lends itself greatly TO these
affairs, The dancing floor is so vast
when the parquet is covered ana tue
stoge is so capable of decoration. Mr..
%SG Grant, who Is member Of the
a.N,r,r,itteo .NSu and true artist, usually
Sna Tho decorations in charge, and l
,"mst saw he never has disappointed any
mnc in his singular good work.
THERE will bo several theatre parties
,bis evening, followed by supper and
Jo,cing either mt the Supper Club or
,So Rifz Carlton. The Williams Rob-
or,, OrH will give theatre party for Marie
Toriso Thompson, and Dorothy Stevens
miIi he guest of honor at theatre party
ond supper Mt the Ritz. which Mr.. and
Kris. John Gilbert will give. Dorothy
stnycns is tho daughter of the Conyng-
hmm Stevens who was for so long
hnrIer Of the First City Troop. Her
mother was Miss Margaretta 1utchin-
con- n sister of Mrs. Samuel Shober,
whcso daughter Agnes came on here TO
make her debut this year, and sister
SIso Of Mrs. Sydney Hutchinson and
Of Mr.. Temberton Hutchinson, who is
treasurer Of the Assemblies this year.
Marie Louise Thompson, who Is also
n dcbutante Of this season, is the
daughter of Mrs. Charles. Trotter
Thompson and sister OF Phoebe
THOMPSON. She is named after her
motbcr. who was Maria Louise Nc
Cav. Mrs. Roberts. who is giving the
vas ElanOr Thompson.
The guests at the Gilbert party will
include Virginia Carter. Atlee Downs,
Marjorie. Gibbon. Anita Strawbr'dge,
Polly Bayard, Helen Sewell, Morris
md Jim Merritt. Ernest and Bill
Savage Harold Saylor. Jim Cheston,
an Jack Harris. Sd, Rob Downs, Sd,
and Franklin and Dan Bache.
ONE thing, there are not going to be
" 50 many moro balls this season.
There'l be tho anniversary ball which
IA n subscription affair, on Monday
night at the Academy; there will be the
Henry Thompsons' dance for Elinor at
tho Ritz on Wednesday Of next week,
Rnd the Williams Biddlc Cadwaladers'
dance for Jessie Da Costa on Friday.
The following week, on Wednesday |
night, there will be the last Junior |
dance: the second Assembly on Friday |
night, and then on February 8 there |
will be the bal masque. SO that means |
really only three more balls and a few |
sma dances, and me, won't be sorry. |
rs too much like work to go out night |
after night; / like to go to bed once |
in a while before daylight, don't you?
II seems like old times once in a while
10 "bit the hay before the dawn.
LJ0w the time does fly! Think OF IL
III Hero we are finishing the third
week Of the first month In the New
Year, and Lent is only two and n half
weeks of 1t does not seem possible,
does It!
But there are lots OF impossible
things that come true these days, so l
have reached that state Of mind where
nothing whatever surprises me any
more, and it's a comfortable way to be.
And yet I am going to have a fine
surprise to tell you about In a short
time, so keep your ears and eyes open.
It's an engagement, of course, and the
girl is very good looking and n Phila-
dolphian, and her summers are always
spent in New England, when she is not
In Europe.
She dresses beautifully and has
plenty Of this worlds goods and has
had great deal OF attention. The
man is not a philadelphian, but he
lives in n city nearby. Now guess!
You can take Your choice Of Atlantic
city, Wilmington, Baltimore, New
York or Washington. lie does come
from ono Of the cities named. It's
going to be- announced soon, and when
4 Is time I'll tell you, think you'll
like it; it's pretty nice alliance.