Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-27

.JC rssuIar social event Of the Amer
usnIey Regatta, which Is to take
,setsn IN the 'schuylkill this SATURDAY.
p. a. tomorrow afternoon! Well,
~ re They are going 70 have a
levy 49, served before the rscts at the
iunDh s,son home In the Park You
the house, which was owned by
nnovM Mcpherson family and was, after
Ftos "a -" Occupied; by Peggy Shippen. who
w,sJ Bensdict Arnold. It's that
msIr "A tbe,bill above the Girard ave
nou1s ridse and has q, beautiful view OF
nue Ter There will be about 300
tns Tor the luncheon, and most of
I u ,s.dins women are patronesses' OF
w sysnt. I hope 1t will be clear
ins for there Is really nothing 50
I eaS S.,t,i AZ the Park this time OF year,
.hs facing shells and men In their
anu, toss take nothing from the
iow fhe scene, ] can assure you,
eesoS, S.,wsvr wonderful the line OF peo..
sinne the shore, the men calling
pN.h, fheir megaphones, the women
,nfyh, wsh,S gowns and carrying pictur
rn,,,s ~ s,,nshades. 4 wonder II 1t couid
bs prettfer. -. - q. .. ....
CLEAR day with a. stitf breeze Ger
A ,,iuly made up for. the 'disapPolnt.
-. ~ the rainy first day OF the Horse
gsnw en AZ Devon. II was 70 clear anu
S.,;,htfully cool ] did not have 10 lopn
asnsnd TO find the. west and be sure
sh.rs were no thunderstorms coming uP
sror strange PLACES. That worry, as i
.n,d:you, I is, OF course, all done away
.v;th now for me, as since they nave
S.i,. Nc new stable stalls on the east
.,ds I know Just where to look Ior
storns and do not have to bother pit'
I. uas really a beautiful sight yester-
W, and somehow there's quite new
ss.is TO the dressing this season Did
sss notice how many Of those woven
s,IS ard wool frocks, there wereF .Ana
th.y are simply beautiful, too! Mrs.
Ilsek Yarnan wore one In burnt orange
I'D Il was awfully becoming, Certainly
~ shs crowds made up, for yesterday, SO
.nsny @ came even in the morning, ana
Nv 4 o'clock the Grandstand was packed
CAME, ii rather early, as I wanted
,,tto,ppo, ~, 40, 10 the Savoy in the evening;
sn.Sllv I:sometimes wish things would
rcv.coine 60 in bunches, don't you? But
wbtn Il saw Jane Maule McIver in her
Wttie mink frock and heard her sing her
nsrt rs Josephine. did not much care
whsn they gave It 80 / could see her,
Tor she is simply darling. SO pretty
and dainty and ethereal And Deborah
Seal is splendid as Buttercup. She mas
decided histrionic talent and a sense OF
burnor which Is needed for the right In
terpretation Of Gilbert and sullivan.
Poor Deborah had a fierce cold too, but
Il did not spoil her acting or singing
She was simply great. AS for Clarence
Brinton! Well, last year / thought the
Mikado was his best part, but l 40
think he 10 even better as Sir Joseph
and Franklin Woods voice was beauti-
full.
The sisters and cousins and aunts
were sweet Mary Wister, Owen
Wister's daughter, you know, wore an
old fashioned frock which was awfully
becoming. 1t was one Of those worn at
The Anniversary ball. And though Pima
FORE was written about 1875, the
"chorines" did not keep strictly to that
period in costumes. Many had the very
full skirts and pantalettes Of tho six
ties. But what mattered it? They all
looked sweet, In cute little hats with
much roses for trimming and little
false curls. and cunning bouquets and
Mreamers.
OF course, the men all wore sailor
suits. Really "Pinafore' is the easiest OF
the Gilbert and Sullivan operas to give.
as II has the same stage setting for
both acts. Oh! l forgot TO tell you how
splendid Leslie Joy was, AND WHAT
A SIGHT! He had bumped back and
the most awful eye you ever gazed upon.
And he sang beautifully. Altogether /
liked it all muchly. They are going to
give two more performances tonight and
tomorrow night.
VOU remember Jimmie, who was
worried about where Baby Sister 9
toothbrush would hang. Well, the
other day he was talking about her
again and said he: She hits me every
time ! 90 look at her wight in the eyes,
too, but I'm brave; don't cry--you see,
she. doesn't really hurt"
H., NANCY WYNNE.