Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-17

w chance to breath yesterday. Wha
with all the doings on Saturday ant
the party the Rcilys gave ycsterdn!
afternoon nt Radnor to Introduce thci
daughter Wnlburga. there was not th
usual rest for the weary on the Sab
bath.
But tho parties wcrc so gay and at
trnctive that the going to them did no
actually tire YOU out after all. l won
der if YOU have noticed how mucl
brighter every thing. seems this year
have noticed II everywhere. And
think II augurS we'll for the future. |;
seems ms II the cloud Of war is lifting
farther md farther away from us, ant
na II cond' tions arc really getting bet
fer. The world Is throwing oil itH de.
nression and vet II Is not throwing II
of as wildly ns It tried at first TO do
Then il was an effort, now 1t IS more
natural thing. and 1t seems TO me tht
better things will last longer because oil
n better atmosphere.
Perhaps | sound to you as II l were
talking in circles, and like the brook
running on and on forever as 1t were,
but there really il a thought back ol
nil I have ea:d, and if you think it over
! believe you will agree with me tha'
we are entering on better times.
THE Heckscher tea on Saturday was
i very pretty. They have n charming
house out in Rndnor and the howers ana
plants were perfectly lovely. NirginiiI
looked most attractive, standing by l"r
mother. who is n handsome woman, too.
Virginia has soft dark hair which sac
wears quite straight bnck from hci
forehead and shc usually has good dea!
~ color, She gives an impression ct
Vrent daintiness and is bright and viva
cious. ..,;,.
she wore a French frock Of white
,atin embroidered in American Beauty
heads. Mrs. Hcckscher wore pearl
grny brocaded chiffon gown. A number
N the debutantes received at the tea
and there was dinner and dancing In
the evening.
uJHE Reillys' party marked an inno-
i vation. II was the first time
debutantc has ever been introduced on
sunday afternoon in this city, but n
great many people like the idea. 1t Is
not as if it were n dance or theatre
marty. but It was musicale, ana inc
music was fine incidentally, and GreGt
many could go who might not De aD'c
TO attend on week day.
Walburga looked pretty in simple
white French muslin frock. comolnea
with lace and finished at the waist WIN
uirdlc formed of several rows OF hne
wbite cord. She carried n beautiful
lunch of lavender orchids and was very
charming indeed. Mrs. Reilly, TOO,
looked we'll in a black georgcttc gown,
trimmed with black velvet
certainly have seldom seen rs many
rnsn et n ten as were there. though
there were number at llcckschcrs
too hut then Saturday afternoon
is good time. too, for a party as
business is put aside at noon on Sntur-
days till the next week.
Well, anyway, it was beautlfnl
nifnir, and Wnlburga was Just TOO
pretty for anything I had heard great
deal about how pretty and attractive she
was, but I really did not realize how
true it was till yesterday. And the
buds who received with her looked so
sweet. There were Rosemary Howe,
Evelyn Drayton. Betty WAYNE; Betty
Battles, Helen Michel. Gcrtie Dough,
erty, Sarah Bailey. Hannah Elliott and
Alice Benedict and several others. too.
And the tea was followed by an Informal
supper for the receiving party and extra
men guests.
TOMORROW we have the tea for
l. Pauline Savage which her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Savage. will give
out in Chestnut Hill. and the wedding
in New York Of John Lowbcr Welsh
and Charlotte Dunlap. A number of
Ph!ladelphians will go over for that be-
cause the Wclshes have so many rcia-
tives. The Graham Doughcrtys will
attend the wedding and probably the
Percy Frazer, Jrs. Ellen Frazer looked
awfully sweet the other day when met
her in town. She has such n sweet CX-
preston and il seems even swectcr since
motherhood is hers. | hear she is per-
fectly devoted to her baby, who must
he two months old now. It's just reach
Ing the cunning age when they begin
10 notice and follow you round the room
with their eyes.
r AM glad that Mary Erncstinc Cole
l. mans arm is well again. 1t would
have been too bad if her accident had
prevented her being bridesmaid for
Julia Baker and maid of honor for
Betty Strubing on Wednesday, You
know she fell and broke bone in her
elbow while she was staying at house
party the Boyd girls gave at Cape May |
early in September. 1t must have been |
an awfully painful thing If / heard of
the accident Alright. I understand it |
was the "crazy" bone, rs 1t is called, |
that was split at the end.
It certainly did not affect her looks, |
for she was simply glowing with health |
and fun at jules wedding. and | hear !
the frOcks are to be simply lovely for
tomorrOw'S affair and that Mary |
Erncstine's Is especially becoming.
ETHEL went TO dlnucr tho other |
~ evening with her uncle and aunt. |
and great treat they had-homc- made
ice cream for desert. Later she tod !.
her mother "Oh mother, | had Il won
derful time, they had n whole quart and |
a pint of ice cream and Uncle Ted and |
AUNT Elsie each had three times at the I.
table but only took twice" "Why /
was that. asked mother. "WcLl YOU /
told me ! must never take more than /.
'wicc, so | said Id take the third plate |
after dinner" NANCY WYNNE..
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
MIR, and Mrs. Alexander Van Rcnyyr- |