Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-07

FTER being up hnlt tne nlgnt anu
n morning at the ball, Il certainly
soos take energy to go TO Elsie Hirst's
wedding today. But then did not want
W miss II any more than any one else.
for ms I told you some time ago.
would not miss sretng those two Riddles,
Retty Clark and Joanna Bidulc, walk
n. isa IN the aisle ahead of the bride for
anything. They are the cutest pair
UHE Assembly was perfectly beaut-
fu,. It was ut the Bellevue- STRAIT
tnrJ os usual and the decorations In
Ionons io1o and exquisite flowers so"med more
.rnly thon before and the dresses pref
~. tbnn ever, I do think the materials
,sad these DAYS are wonderful In point
oo,or and texture. To be sure, they
varc VI NOT the wearing capacities of the
no,,,s worn by the ladies Of the old
ssambly days. but you have no senti-
rent about ball gowns now. You want
,somsthng beautiful, but not lasting,
bscause you want another and ditereht
Gress for the next ball you go TO. hou
Son't want to keep 1t from one year 10
another and have every ~. one n,d drsss sus
There's Nancy III 'he e""e ''' ''>''
%pink prcdominated in the decorations,
.houoh cybodium ferns and smilax were
ma In abundance. .5milax formed cur
..,ns over the boxes ard great vases
T " ii,ics. nzneas, bcgonias and pink
VI oa.es mnde an exquisite scene. The
r,oyer Room, as usual. was a little
SrSam Of n garden, with tiny paths and
,.,,;ces covered with vines. A small
fonntain was at play, and most or uS
resortel there early this morning TO SIP
houillon and coffee On tn" rustic
benches. The Stratford Room, ram
Room and Venetian Room were az uScd
for the supper, and ! 10 % hot th.hN 1
have often seen the ball as brilliant.
AIRS. GEORG HARRISON
M FISHER, who was to have
heen at the head of the receiv-
,rs line last night. was unable TO- be
nnssent .,,s on account OF illness, and Mrs.
ESward Bcalc. whose husband was one
~ the committee, received In her stead.
W.s peole wore a very handsome gown
~ orcbid velvet. Mrs. Bealc and Mrs.
Hutchinson. who was another patron
sss are sisters, you know; the former
wos Miss Maria Lewis and the latter
Miss Amy Lewis. They are daughters
AZ the late Mr.. John 7. Lewis and SIS
ters of Mrs. De witt Cuylcr, Mrs.
Ogden Hoffman and Mrs. Allen Evans.
Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer, re.
ceiyed in Mrs. William Struthers Ellis
rnsble 70 attend because of her mother
in.law's recent death. / thought Mrs.
Van Rensselaer, looked perfectly lovely
N a gown OF gray brocade embroidered
IN pearls. She wore her pearls with this
gown. and I've seldom seen her look
better
MRS. HENRY BRINTON COXE
lu wore a white and gold brocade
rown, which was made on rather pain
lines cut square at the neck and had a.,
train falling from the shoulders lined
with gold cloth. Mrs. Pemberton Hutch
inson, who was another patroness, wore
q handsome gown of peacock blue vel
vet, The bodice of her dress was cut
IN V and her train was draped from
the side. Mrs. Livingston Biddle wore
q gold and white brocadc, and Emily
Fox Cheston, the bride of the year,
wore gown Of white and midnight
blue br0cadc.
Helen Sewell, who Is engaged to
|, Henry Brinton Coke, Jr., wore black
chiffon brocade frock embroidered in
rhinestoncs and carried a black leather
fan. / don't think I've ever seen Helen
look better. She has wonderful golden
hair, and the black of the gown made 1t
| look even more fair
Alberta Resth. one of the debutantes
who attended last night, was dear. Her
frock was Of cloth of gold trimmed with
gold lace and had huge black poppies
at the wastlne. The dress had two
trains of the same material falling from
the sides of the skirt. Alberta has
brown gold hair and large brown eyes
and the golden gown was lovely. Mrs.
Benjamin Reath, Alberta's mother,
chose a handsome gown of French blue
thifon velvet with n train falling from
the shoulders which was lined with sill
yer cloth.
saw Gina Heckscher, TOO. She is
having such a good time this winter.
Her dress was cloth Of silver and there
we're pearls and rhinestones in the
trimming, Two small trains were on
either side of her frock. Mrs. Ledyard
Heckscher, her mother, wore a white
satin gown embroidered in gold and 81
Yer and trimmed with pearls. Her train
was edged with silver and was arranged
On her dress from the shoulders.
DOROTHY Rodgers dress was of cloth
Of gold shading into an aquamarine
green and it was trimmed with tulle OF
the same shade. really cannot begin
10 tell you how lovely all the gowns
were and what handsome ball it was.
MRS. REYNOLDS WILSON wore
N1 wonderful gown of Wine co loreed
velvet cut on very simple lines, and she
looked awfully handsome, with her
beautiful hair and stunning Fl igure.
Evelyn Drayton. who is one of the
debutantes and a beauty, too, looked
wonderful in gown of apple green
velvet. You know what that was
like with Evelyn's red gold hair
and lovely eyes. Ellen McMichael
wore white satin gown and
looked awfully smart. I've seldom seen
Heloise Halsey lcok as well. She had
beauty Of gown Of pink and gold
lrocade trimmed with u taupe sash of
ulle, and band Of gold was in her
kiLEANOR came on here from small
~ town in Missouri recently6a and was
greatly astonished at the difference be-
ween this great city and her little
ZONE town, One day while walking
pOwn Walnut street with 'Auntie she