Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-07

,,,uE ground hog must certainty haso
u - out last Wednesday when nc
stayeu "a did not see his shadow.
came up ost n seems as if spring hnd
for u :, zoos Il notP So much miider
came, beautiful overhead weather
and SUN fne, because pretty Soon
We'll ~, ns Who do not so South VIII
those t,nn ol IN 90 to Atlantic CITY, ana
be wan' wan usnnt mild, warm days with
you ~ ,,J breezcs down there. Except
wonucnn,, ucn,,n,bcr of charity affairs and tne
tor taor Club through Lent there VIII os
suppI,; ,;,tlc doing here save opera anu
very ". after dance during this month ana
next. -
T,oUR of this seasons. debs' anne anne
Ashton, Lysbeth Boyd, M M.sy
v,;gbt and Eloise Warriner ana Mhsy
NNshyestock are having wonderlui tin,e
~ aa, In New Haven this week. lhey nav
Wy aprs M for the Yale prom anu various
festivities which last through % rouay, -, ~
,eor eorrow and "Wednesday. INC proih
Itself will be held tomorr9w nisnt; .s
r.a, hnp Ashton. Wilt give a large theatre
ION .- ',ht tonight for their niece, Russell
Goyo- GslTy Next week Mrs. Ashton will
Iuenr nv 70 Lake Placid for the winter
90 g,p yp taking with her her daughter,
spo.s lane Hepburn, Virginia Heck
I.hor ahs who lately returned from Eu,,
scne'' With her parents, the Ledyard
wrypJL schers: Maisie Stewart and sew
si others' I understand. It's won
s s.sful nm there in the Adirondacks this
o. un,a ~ wear, and Il will be a great
shing Nm for the girls to have such splendid
.,t. ~ doors sport after a season OF
U m.nv balls and much dancing and
theatre parties.
uHE Matzenauer concert, to be
eiven this afternoon at the Acad-
.uv of Music, will be great success,
hone. as It Is for the benefit of the
Children's Homeopathic Hospital up
town, A number of prominent women
Wbo form the board of the hospital are
interested in the affair, and really It's
SUCCESS seems assured. with such an
srti,t to draw 1.-The crowds. There is
Sr,at need at home for the hospitals, as
we'll as great need for the little ones on
tbs other side of the water. Indeed one
wonders II this old world will ever be
rirhted. or course II will in as far as
IL ever was meant to be righted, but It's
taking an awful lot OF time to do 1t,
isn't it?
OF COURSE, most Of us are putting
" the last touches to our wild and
wonderful costumes for the bal masque
tomorrow night. I hear 1t promises to
surpass itself in beauty of decoration
and surprise, and that will be going
some! "Be that as It may" to quote
our old friend, George Monroe II won
der what's happened to him, by the
way; he has not been here with a show
for years and years, II seems to mel 4,
I really have heard OF some very un-
usual and startling gowns to be worn
tomorrow, and IL we can be startled in
these days it will be some startlc.
WOULDN'T it be wonderful if we
w all tried startling in the opposite
direction? | think IL, would be an
awfully good idea. Just think of going
to q musical show and being able to 70
home and say. "It was all beautiful.
not a bit vulgar, nothing risque about
the costumes or lines! !" instead OF
saying. well. it was dandy. all but
those costumes in the first act" or at
was fine. all but that awful song!"
Isn't il pity that we stand for the
4 things Of this kind.
will be done by the women of the va
riOus patriotic societies in the city.
You know they were all called together
last month by the Colonial Danes Of
America. Philadelphia Chapter. No. .,
to talk over the matter. Mr.. George
Norris spoke to the assembled women.
suggesting that committees be formed
to censor plays and movies that have
in them the things which are question:
able.
Not n blue law censorship, not a
prim or narrow censorship. but a
broad minded. sensible one. IL what they
have in mind. / believe IL properly
worked out, great good will come from
this. The great thing is for us not TO
b. shocked at things that are not shock
Ing. but when they are bad take means
to stop them.
MOTHER had promised Jackie u
A'1 story that afternoon when Mrs.
B came to call upon her: Jackie,
thinking of the promise. walked into
the room. and remarked after an in
PRODUCTION to the lady: Mother, YOU
did not tell me you expected guest !"
well. no dear. because Mrs. B.
was unexpected; isn't it nice she came
10 CALI"
"WNlI." said Jackie, fortunately not
noticing the unwisc question, "the next
time you have an unexpected guest let
me know beforehand !"
NANCY wYNNE.