Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-19

SAW Marjory Taylor Hardwick in
i town shopping the other day. She
was wearing. gorgeous topcoat Of
moleskin, made with n wide collar and
cuffs. and her hat was a rather small
model Of hcnna duvetyne, embroidered
in darker shade Of silk wool. Mar
iorv has the most wonderful coloring,
her cheeks are just like roses and she
looked most specially attractive, l
thought
rTAvE you heard that Margaret
n Robins has received word from
Major Dubreuil, of the French Embassy
at Washington, that she has been
awarded the French Commemorative
Medal, officially the ''medaille com
memorative de Ia grandc guerre," for
her distinguished service in the French
war zone?
This Is the third decoration she has
received. The two medals from the
Serbian Government, which reached her
couple of years ago, arc very large and
heavy and most claborately enamelcd.
I have not seen one of the Commemo-
rstive medals, but imagine it Is not so
large as the Serbian medal. The Crcix
dc Guerrc is not so large, but tn, size
Is nothing compared with the meaning,
is III
Margaret Robins is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Robins, Of 1719
Locust street. Mr.. and Mrs. Robins
and their daughter returned from long
stay in Europe several months ago. Mrs.
Robins Is prominent In the affairs of the
Emergency Aid.
TyHE ffty-ffth Of the Plays and
l. Players Club nights will be held
this evening and tomorrow in the play.
room of the association, at 43 South
Eighteenth street.
Il sounds extremely interesting to me,
as they are to give three plays Of vari-
ous periods in the last century and the
present day. They are calling the eve
nings Contrasts" and the first play
let Is to be THE Kiss In the Dark
which was given here In the old Arch
Street Theatre on May 8, 1863, when a
benefit was played for Mrs. John Drew.
The second play is The Decision Of the
Court" and It was given in 1893, while
the last IS 1921 production, Close the
Door" as produced by the Provincetown
Players in New York this year.
Mrs. J. Howard Reber is in charge
of the club nights this month and Joe
Deering has the stage settings In his
by Joseph Craig Fox, the 1898 one by
Mrs. Reber, and the prcsent-day pro-
duction will have DR.. Daniel Hoyt to
guide 1t. I anticipate ON evening of ex-
ceptional interest.
THE children, Molly, aged seven, and
L Jack, five. came very mystcriously
to Granny the other day and giving her
twenty whole cents said: Granny, We
want you to buy mother the very pref
test pink wrapper YOU can find Christ
mas" Grandmother, being rather long
suffering. to say the least, but with 1t
all cxaltng in thus being used. agreed
to the proposition and pocketi1S the
twenty cents came home that evening
with box containing lovely pink
crepe and lace negigee, which hal set
her back exactly $20.S0. for 1t had cost
$50. and she had added the required
twenty mine eighty to the twenty cents.
That evening Molly and Jack
came to supper and to see the
wrapper. While they were ut the
table after having seen the lovely
thing and expressed their aprrec! !aiion
OF its beauty. Molly suddenly spoke up
and said: "Oh Granny, l forgot to ask
you for the change today. There was
A moment of utter silence. broken only
by Mary. the maid. who knew of the
transaction, and who guffawcd loudly
and fed from the room. Then added
Molly. "but perhaps there WASH any"
NO" agreed Jack. ~ don't suppose
you could get an awfully pretty wrap
per for ten cents.
mo, dear" said Granny, who lad
finally recovered her voice. there was
not any change you see you wanted the
very incest l could get, 50 ! spent 1t
all" NANCY WYNNE.