Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-08
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Sees Smart Suit Worn by Mrs. George
Tyler-She Tells, OF the Unique Opera Co.'s
Performance for Orphanage Next Month

SAW Mrs. George f. Tyler the
other day wearing a stunning street
cuff of bright bottle green silk duve =
,rno The coat Is hip length, one of
,bn new straight box models with stole
,ni,or md narrow shoulders which are
~ Fashionable this season, and the
Tooycs are full length and tight. To
,o,icve the severity of the plain lines,
broad band of embroidery done in
%lotinum gray silk cncircles the coat
and the same motif Is carried out
around the sleeves on an even llhe Win
tho bord on the coat. She wears tur- :
tnu ~ gray grosgrain silk devoid of
.ni,,rnInT. but very smart In shape
anJ n further add to the symmetry
nt tbo costume her slippers are of gray
uroJe strapped with darker leather OF
,Lo came shade. Really one of the
smartcst costumes l have seen for Il
long time.
KNEW that the Unique Opera Co.
vould not be allowed to disappear
from The face of said earth after that
norformance at the New Century Gun
n March. 1t was too good for thnt and
~ katherine Morris and her co workers
~ go $40, nonscntcd to repeat It and this
t,r,o u%, for tho benefit of the Philndel-
nbIo J Orphan Asylum at Wallingford.
Thot nsylum is one of the oldest insti-
t,tiora in the State and there Is n
nroscnt need for funds which must be
ip,ot committee Of women. Mrs.
T, Wirturn Wright. Mrs. Horatio q;
Wood Mrs. s, Rowland Morgan ana
strg Francis II. Strnwbridge, has the
affair in charge, and 1t vii be hciu on
Friday evening, May g, In the pail
room of the Germantown Cricket IluD.
You rcmcmber they gave scenes m.ino" iso,'
"iida" and "La Forza del Dcstlno
and soyrrnl other operas In appropriate
ons,nmc md really Catherine Morris
Sas wonderful and the Schaucnsce men,
zoo md Ernest Kitson and Nancy Cope
oni George Hunt and several others.
cnn't remember them all, hosaile
Hawkes. was in the chorus from car
men" I 10 recall, and altogether 1t was
my; The officers and managers Of the
Wallngford Orphanage include Mrs.
John Markoe, honorary first diroctress
Mrs. De Witt Cuyler, first dircctress ;
Miss Elsie Beetle. second directress
Mrs, uoratio G. Wood. treasurer, and
tary. The other managers are Miss
Coleman, Miss Christine Biddle, Mrs.
Strawbridge, Mrs. Morgan, Mrs: John
r. Gibbon, Mrs. Robert c: Wright,
Mrs John Marshall Gest. Mrs. Ed
ward y. Toland, Mrs. Heatlcy c. Dull
les. Mrs. James G. Biddle, Mrs. w. ii.
Fulweiler, Miss Dorothea Wood, Mrs.
Wright, Mrs. John A. Brown, Jr., and
Mrs Frank Packard.
MEMBERS of the Barney family, in
Il cluding Mr.. Charles Barney, the
Henry Miller Watts, the Archibald
Hubarls and Mrs. John Hammann
Whitaker and other relatives OF that
large and extensive family connection
came home yesterday from New York,
having gone over on Wednesday to at
tend Catherine Harding and Lorillard
Suifern Tailer's wedding in st. Bar
tholomew's Church. Catherine Harding
is the daughter of the Horace Hardlngs.
Her mother was Miss Barney, sister
of Mrs. Watts. Mrs. Hubbard and Mrs.
Whitaker. and Catherine and her sister
Laura both made their debut in New
York.
The wedding was beautiful affair, l
hear, and Catherine looked perfectly
love y Laura Harding, who came over
here last week to receive at Marian
Watts tea. was maid of honor at the
wedding. and looked sweet in pink
taffcta frock embroidered in flower de-
signs. Betty Taller, who Is Lorillard's 3
little sister. was flower girl. and looked |
perfectly darling In white lace frock
over blue satin. 1t was altogether a
lovely affair.
T HEAR that the Fitz- Eugene Dixons
l md their small daughter, Eleanor
Wdencr Dixon, will sail for England |
on the 10Th OF this month and later go |
to France, where they will join Mrs. |
Alexander Rice, who has been over
there with Mr.. Rice for several months.
Mrs. Rice, you know, was formerly |
Mrs. George ID. Widener and is Mrs. |
Dlxon's mother. Mrs. Rice's son and |
daughter in law, Mr.. and Mrs. George |
D. Widcner, who live most of the time
In New York or at their place in White
marsh, have been abroad most of the |
winter, so they will have quite family |
party in France. as l understand they
are all to meet there.
TllE tea at the Emergency Aid yes
l. terday afternoon for Mrs. Douglas
hob'nson was interesting. Mrs. Rob-
inson has decided likeness to the late
Colonel Roosevelt (Which Is certainly
not remarkable, as she is his sister, and
she is decidedly charming to meet. 1t
was great evening altogether, was it
not? The parade and the speechmaking
and the school children In the afternoon
at Independence Square.
One feels sometimes that It ought not
20 be necessary to have an All-Amcrica
DaN to show our patriotism that pa
,tFlotism, If it is the right kind, is in the
heart and should show in our every
NitlOn and tlDnVht npI hn
Ing of the flag. unless the heart is back
OF IT, means little, but an outward show
ot honest patriotism Is always good,
and 50 we all cheered and waved to
our hearts content. and some of us
cried and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly,
Hs heard woman speaking of
SmiIin' Thro. say the other day.
Oh it was just wonderful; / cried
the whole time"