Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-23
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Talks OF the T,ceed Suits and Dresses So
in Vogue This Season-She Hears of Operation
on Miss Clayton, Who Is Improving

ITAvE you noticed how tweed and
III bomcspun dresses seem. to be abb
,o,utely tie thing these days? saw
Eleanor Pcnrcr Newhold wearing an
.wfu,ly good looking brown one; 1t had
4 collar and cuffs of skunk and che
h,n, Of the skirt wns fringed with 1t
.sif N yon know what ! mean. That
Il tbe latest wrinkle, to have your dress
frlnged. .,-,, =,
,.s Paul. has skirt that is fringed.
Zoo. and Elizabeth Jcnnes has black
srd. white .plnid homespun dress With
shoui Two inches Of fringe on the hem !;
I'm If she wears acsh .colorcd stockings
,rd black natent leather sandals. She's
rorv attractive and has a great deal Of
styic the other night she wore back
evcning dress and a bunch OF black
,rancs hanging over her LETT eye;. It
was most striking, especially with her
red bobbed hair, But to go oacE TO
,ho bomcspun dresses: Mary Miller
,re,rs a lovely rose colored one, and It's
,nost becominc; I don't believe it was
frIngcd, though.
Pempn,bcr tho coat Ellen Douglas
rlovd wore In the Marriage Tax!
:, had cream -coiorrd background,
18th a large paid. and fringe on 1t sew
srai inches long There's nothing left
Tor Nancy to do hut to so and get
herself a fringcd homespun dress, too,
Even royalty Is doing 1t. for the wee
bird. who's just come back from HnE
land. told Mo that Princess Mary Is
Wearing two inches Of fringe at least on
some Of her skirts. .,.,
orj rs inhabitants, elise du Pont.. in
f.,, hoS a
hound with pink braid.
nID YOU know that Babs Clayton
~ had been orcrated upon for ap-
ro,dicitis n couple Of days ago! She
h,I several attacks aud it was decided
tbat there had better be an operation;
fortunately, It was very successful, anu
,ho ia getting along beautifully at the
PENNSYLVANIA Hospital. As long as II
b.d to be, think il IL fine that 1t was
st this time Of year; she'll have plenty
NJ time to get perfectly well and strong
again before the strcnuositics OF next
winter. For Babs Is to come out next
season. you know. She is the daughter
of the Paul Clnytons and sister OF
Mrs. Ralph Earle.
TTAVE you heard about the interest
II ing lecture that the Women's Re-
puhlicun Club will have next Monday
, afternoon in Griffith Hall? You know
the clubs aim Is not political. 1hey
hack no factions. They are conicssediy
Republican. but are perfectly lndcprnu-
emf. They have got together TO learn
what il is 10 be good citizens ana 70
learn whatever they can about their
country md laws and the best way to
nI an z.
January 30. stephen Mather. Director
Of National Parks Of the Department
of the Interior at Washington. is to ad-
drcss tho club members in Griffith iiall:
lie will tell all that has happened
during his term OF Office, the Importance
Of our national parks and the great in.
crease in their use. The latest national
mark il the now Roosevelt Park, you
know. hear also that Mr.. Mathcr will
toll Of the purposes OF the great Prcsi-
dents Forest.
I think that IS splendid instruction.
For fcw Of ue realize the beauties OF
our own country aud that our votes can
count toward the keeping Of the great
beauty spots throughout the United
States. There is Just now an ehort
being made On all sides to preserve and
safeguard our scenic wonders. Ana
surely We "blnFn NHnL " hhuN "D'"'
It all aud talk intrlligrmtly on the mnt-
Ter. to say nothing OF acting inteli-
gently. ,
Mrs. George II. Lorimcr is president
OF the Republican Woman's Club OF
Pennsylvania mud Mrs. Rudolph H'an q,
kenburg and Mrs. Joseph J.. Mumtord
are honorary presidents. Some of the
other women members arc Mrs. George
R. Duuning. Mrs. Barclay Warburton,
Mrs. George Holt Strawbridgr, Mrs
Clinton Rogers Woodruff, Miss Sarah
Lowrio and hundreds Of others.
AUNT CLARA and Aunt Mary went
y ont in the country recently to
spend q few days with their brother and
his wife. Their small nephew. Charlie
IA about seven, nnd both aunts arc de.
voted TO him. Shortly after they had
arrived. however. they noted his alb
sencc and remarked it TO his mother.
who Immediately called to him from the
doorway. Charlie was playing under
tho trccs aud he looked up and said
us the kissing over! I'll come atie'
that's done.
S',Nry N'NN\EN