Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-16

-,,r Anal polo match for the Victor
Hhp cup will be played today at
j Matner Mr ~. and I hear that General
Bryn Mamt y. 70 be present with his aide.
prthins s,,.tcmyer. :. Mrs. Sproul and
Major sSter Mrs. Ward Hinkson, too,
br among the spectators. Bryn
vii Dc bod n wonderful two weeks
Miwr na, and the last few days, with the
dpolo,. and perfect atmosphere. have
cool VIM wlInnudsrfnl beyond words. Isn't it
been W,,s;ta Won; spot, sort Of nestled down
40 elqu,,.itL ;ts high hedges Of green,
there, Nhnt M,, Il out from the surround
which su'' and its beautiful little club.
iN .s!s p and wonderful polo green or held ! !!
n'use nesow It's an awful faux pas 70 say
J nnVsf for anything but golf; but i you
geen seen M that polo field at Bryn Mawr
n.e wIll agree with me that 1t is one
you w. greenest spots you nave ever
o. me mnn,side Of Torresdale. Torresdale,
gen ~ oi bsing the spot about Philadelphia
@S ,Sc most wonderful variety OF green
!. bn,b, tree and lawn.
,,,vE YOU ever walked along Grant
N ,ron,,e in Torresdale and looked
- tbe river through the Foerderers'
pNaiu .nd tried to count the various
rsv ~ green in the trees and ferns
inlu.SS sS,ubs nj and bushes and vines? Ihat
anu ,,ssd IN belong to the Henry 30.
pIae' vnu know. After Mr.. Borie died
W,, M Borie lived there q few years ana
snsIly sold it. She owns that Ola
sus s.u.hioped house on Twelfth street at
i. corner OF SAMSON, you know. FOR
us.,sl Years the house was closed and
r. Bcrle lived at the Aldine. but last
s..r , I believe, the old house was opened
w. more, We're getting like lower
W.. York here now. In the midst OF
v".;r,ss we find just one house or two
.I y shst tyne still standing and occupied
\. tbe owner, who for association sake
I'M Int NOT give up loved home to busi-
There's Miss Knights beautiful home.
=, chestnut street above Sixteenth; and
AZ Reeds house, on the corner of Six
,.snth and Chestnut, is another. was
i.oIins At Miss knights the other day
s.i nss,ed and thinking what valuable
uroperty It is and how perfectly won.
Srful II is to have that garden right
h the middle of the business section.
The inside Of the house is even hand
inner @ than the outside, for Miss Knight
las many curious and beautiful things.
YsAW Mrs. Van Rensselaer, up at
| the Yarmarka this week looking
uuart in a French gown of black canton
crepe. She had n rather narrow girdle
about the waist in soft shades Of green
md blue and her black lace hat was
trimmed at the side with a long
rlycerined agrette Of black which swept
over the shoulder. Mrs. George Lorimer
vss also attired in a black canton crepe
trock made square necked and finishe,l
ibout the neck with wide black lace
over flesh -colored chiffon. Her hat was
Il black lace and jet beads and had a
flowing aigrette placed on the side fall
Ing down to the shoulder. Mrs. Sey-
nour Davis. who was there. looked very
mart in black crepe de chine and the
Princess Cantacuzene, who came on to
attend the fete which was given by the
committee which bears her name, looked
charming in a gown Of cream canton
crepe trimmed with heavy Russian EN-
hoidery done In cream. Her cream
eolored hat was faced in black and she
wore white lace veil.
Yrs. James Francis Sullivan had the
most fascinating parasol Of black silk.
On the handle and at the end of each
spoke was tiny ivory elephant. She
was irocked in black pussy willow taffeta
and her hat. a small toque, was trimmed
With uncurled ostrich plumes.
TALKING of the old houses in Phila-
! delphia, you know the Emergency
AID, where the Yarmarka was held. was
originally the Harrison house and the
whole row built on Locust street back
81 1t, is called Harrison row. I was
Interested the other day to hear thnt
MRS. j. Wood Stewart, of New York,
who is well known here, has been re-
Gently awarded the "medaille dor" by
ne French Government for the excellent
ttIice she did during the war for the
children of France in connection with
ne Needlework Guild Of America. OF
course, you may wonder what all that
an to do with Philadelphia and old
houses, but it has to do with them.
.older members Of society in this city
WI tell you, for the Needlework Guild
aad Its first meetings and was founded
"a the home Of the late Mrs. J. pundas
LlpPincott, the old Lippincott mansion
y Broad and Walnut streets, which
W 50 long landmark of old Phila-
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