Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-28

WELL, let us hope IT VIII Dc ',ear
w ,odov. and definitely so. too. Be
go vhiIe there is not more beau
,,ful spot for horse show than the
o.. NIawr Polo Club. there is also not
AFTER spot around If It rains. Some =
o.. or other the rain seems to like to
.here AS much as we do, and when
and the rain go together, also
Walk somehow. :hc rain remains ms II
,r.s wet. and we, too, become very
WmanrouVhly and entirely wet.
thg1"u p" rou remember that afternoon out
Nv about seven years ago when ii
aimed torrents suddenly ana every one
ram tror, the chairs on the terraces and
fau u, '' the oval to The grand stand and
iIrOomded iIOm in under the awnings on the
.,roy c,v end. and tho wind and rain to-
".Lo, inst neatly removed the awning
st,,,Itaneously and at one and the same
siu.o and thp rain poured blandly down
tho thin frocks and feathered hats?
w Lnov | was wearing Il white crepe
i ,hipe gown ut the time. II was in
". davs of tho narrow skirt and | had
.ho most awful time 10 make that grand
,,ord with short. mincing steps. And
,hon m have the awning Just naturally
.nnorate itself from the stand and leave
~ there unprutected, Well, it was
ungalant to say the least
rTOWEvER. for the sake Of vcracity
II and various other reasons. let me
s.v that since that exciting afternoon
,bo awnings and stand have been made
rnrv secure, and mrthinketh 'twould
,okn q hurricane to remove that avn
inc now. So if il rains today you
res1lr won't get so wet as you would If
tkp awning were to arise on its hind
Ievs. SO TO speak, as it did these sew
,rol Years past. In fact. | was out
tbere in the rain one day last year and
Jd NOT get one Bit wet. But for the
sake Of the general comfort Of dry
? weather. and the eats, and tho horses
above all. let us hope. as | remarked
AZ the beginning. it will be clear day.
THERE will be any number of box
/ nartics, and most of the season S
dpbutantes will attend the show this
afternoon. have noted that very few
of the buds have bobhPd hair this sea
son, Last year you saw very few yho
had kept their long tresses; nearly
every deb had short. curly hair. But
this season that stage of hairdrcssing
seems to haze stayed with the sub deb
set.
I'D you hear that Marian Taylor and
~ Charlie Willing are to be married in
October? understand the date is to
he the 22d. which will fall on Satur-
day. Marian has been abroad since
early spring. She went over with her
uncle and cousin. Mr.. Clement New
bold and Anna Ncwbold (Anna. by the
way, is to make her debut this season. e.
Marian studied music in Italy for soy
cral months.
Mr.. Willing. 10 whom her engage
mpnt was announced shortly before she
sailed for Europe, went over TO the
other side during the summer and
ioinpd Mr.. Newhold and his niece and
daughter for several weeks. He re-
turned some time ago and Marian ia
now home and ! hear that her voice is
lOvelier than ever. Mr.. Willing 8
mother. the late Mrs. George Willing.
died just about two months ago. so the
Wedding will be an extremely quiet af-
fair taking place at DR.. Taylor's home
and in the presence of the immediate
families only.
THE skirts are really longer. I have
seen at least five girls who were in
Europe during the summer and they
have longer froCks. quite a good dcal
longer, in fact. But they are not long
enough to be nngraCeful. which most OF
US feared. There is half length that
is very ugly. just about four inches
from the floor. hut the six or seven
inch length is quite enough to he prct-
ty and its certainty more modest than
the very short frOckS of last season. I
doubt II we II ever 90 back TO skirt
longer than this one. But the very
short one has gone and it JUST rs well, ,
for Nyaggcration in anything is un-
beautiful
The very low backs in frork~ for
evening wear are on the wHnP. too. And
the Young girl especially has her frorks
Nullt high in tho neck. sometimes wear
lng no sleeve with the gown. aS was
the fashion late last winter. or nt other
times wearing n short lace sleeve which
again NOR" modest. Hut the beauty
in line and material is still here. and
hope il will stay. The day for fuSsy
over friIly Dresses is past. and lot us
hope we'll all he strong enough to keep
from going back 10 II again.
''HE baby was walking along tho
street with mother recently when n
rather sad and tired looking woman
came along carrying n basket and wear
ing no hat Her hair was pulled back
straight and she seemed intent on plan
ming her marketing. In fact. her face
was sot and determined. "Whar'S the
matter wifi her, mama:" said the
baby
'NN'hIng, dear" said mother quietly.
nnop'ng 10 change the train Of Thought
Hut Miss Baby, who is three and y half
years "", continued But. what $
tnr manor vii her. mamN?" "Wcll, "
@la mother IN a worry low voice. II
guess sh"'' tired. " Immediately tho
eaoy Iow"rcd her voice. but in a per
ter,i" audible whisper she asserted.
'Sho looks mad like daddy"