Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-14
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Sees Mrs. Craig Biddle at the Depot
Southampton Prepares for Big Church Fete
Next Month

What perfectly wonderful clothes
w Mrs. Craig Biddle wears! hap
oened to be in Broad street Station
Yesterday morning when saw most
stunning woman just ahead Of me. She
ras walking to the New York gate, and
there Mr.. Hartmann Kuhn was waiting
10 see her off. For a moment was
not sure whether it was Mrs. Blddle
ar her sister Mrs. Cews.; Then just
AZ I was making up my mind, Mrs.
Biddle turned and spoke to me and then,
Of course. I was sure for do not
know Mrs. Clews personally.
Mrs. Biddle was on her way to New
York, thence to Newport. Her dress
xos Of coffee. .colored silk crepe and
ber wrap was fashioned Of straight
width Of the same material lined with
dirk blue silk. Her hat was mush-
room shape Of the coffee material
trimmed with grapes made out of silk.
couTHAMpToN seems to be as fash
y ionable as ever. and every one up
there is busily engaged in arranging
for the big benefit affair to be given for
A. I,uke's Church early in August.
Francis Markoe, who. as you know. is
. relatives of the Markoes in this city
and who is very artistic. is arranging
with Albert Herter for the living pic
+ures." They are to have n series of
Greek paintings. DAWN Might
and DAY
AIRS. JAMES SULLIVAN and her
Wl daughters. Frances and Elaine,
nave been in Southampton for short
stav. and will probably be there for
= month later in the season. Mrs.
sullivan's little grandson spends the
summer at Southampton with his father
A. his grandparents home.
You remember the little HOFFMAN
baby Is n godson Of Queen Eliza
beth of Belgium. He was baptized after
ire Queens return to her country, but
she sent proxy to take her place.
He is the son Of Mrs. Sullivan's daugh-
ter. Lpta. who died about ten days
oftsr his birth. Queen Elizabeth Is a
close friend of Mrs. Francis Burrell
Hoffman, the baby's other grand
mother.
THERE are all sorts Of things doing
i nj the different summer places. be-
s,dcs dinners and dances. At Newport
there is an invitation tennis tournament
NJ tho Casino. and on Wednesday there
was n golf match at the Wyantenuck
Country Club NJ Great Darlington:
That's where Virginia Tickor lives. and
I was interested to hear that she played
IN the tournament. though whether she
won or not 7 haven't heard. :.
She is engaged to Ned (taillard. OF
Chestnut Hill, you know. and was visit
inp his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
g. Gaillnrd. several weeks ago. | re-
member seeing her at Jane Yeatman and
Ernest Savage's wedding on June %.
where Ned was one of the ushcrs. Nir-
einia has light hair and fair COM
plexion and Is most attractive. ] sup.
nose that she and Ned will be married
soon and will live in Chestnut Hill. too.
LNLSIE'S mother, while charming
~ and talented woman. has not been
blessed with good looks and. among
other things. Elsie has been brought up
with a strict idea about telling the
truth. The other day several ladies
we're praising mothers voice very OK
trnvagantly while Elsie was in the room.
and one added: And. my dear. you did
look so handsome. ON" said Elsie
IN reproving tone, "Mrs. T.
mother knows she is not pretty, so you
don't have to tell her stories.
NANCY WYNNE.