Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-24
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Talks of the Weeks Doings - Skating
One of Society's Pastimes--CroSers Return From
Pc',, Beach, Haze Apartment in Ne,v York

FTERNOoNs at home, theatre.
"A parties. luncheons and bridge will
t,ke up most OF the time this week. ex :
cent that this evening we Will nave
.nero once more after two weeks. we
Ipp.o heard Boris Godunoff here in Phil
nSsipbia hut we have not heard the new
ast,st Feodor Chaliapin, and he In to
make his debut here tonight, 80 we are
naturally muchly interested to see and
He made d great commotion in New
York, you know, and IL you can com
notion New York you're worth some ,
thing. It's my opinion. Then therell
be n number OF parties at supper In the
foyer. after the performance.
1TAsN'T the skating been wonderful
III these few colder days? The ponds
IN Uoverford, Chestnut Hill, out In the
park and the various lakes dotted about
the countryside are gay with the laugh. :.
Cor Of Young people and are nearly oil
yreII crowded with girls and men. pant
inc and rosy checked, as they glide with
ali the grace in the world from end to
end Of the Ice.
les almost impossible not to be grace
ful in this sport, for you have to take
long. swaying glides. as 1t were. and no
one can be awkward in straight, long
Glide, but can one one be awkward
when falling?
III say one can. I don't think there
ANYTHING funnier on earth than to see
a nerson lose his or her balance on the
ice and 10 down kerplunk! Nor 40
think anything makes you madder tnah
70 fall and hear every one laugh. Why'
oven II YOU hurt yourself mot seriously;
7 mcan) they'll laugh and shrieK anu
howl with 10y. Just because your antics
gave them amusement.
I remember once in the dark hges
skating over on the old Gulph Mills POM
back of Bryn Mawr and Haverford, ana
7 was By no means skilful skater
then. I lost my balance and came down
hard. And you know that place ana
its echoes? Well, Il echoed for minutes
with the laughter Of the crowd ! was
with, was mad enough to chew nails
but, fortunately for my hurt feelings.
some one else lost her balance just then
and in spite Of my efforts to desist 1
found myself all over my mad and JOIN
Ing n the glee Of the others. It's great
10 be young and gay and happy. Lets
be so as long as we can.
ITO GO from cold to- warmth, hear
i that the Ned Crozers have sold
their Palm Beach villa and are leaving
there this week. They have taken an
apartment In New York, at 955 Park
avenue, where they will probably live
after this and l understand there is
some question OF selling their town
house. 212s Locust street, here. It's
the house Mrs. Norton Downs rented
l.. NJ
Freeman have this year.
DoN'T you get excited hearing the
- engagement rumors everywhere?
] heard today Of another which Is to
tante this time, but one who has been
out several years and who IL considered
one of our very prettiest girls. In fact,
can't understand why she has not been
snatched up before this. I'm perfectly
sure It's just because she wouldn't. It's
never because she couldn't. As far as
that goes. l don't believe there Is
woman living in single blessedness who
Is not doing 80 from choice. The man
is a very rich young gentleman and is
awfully we'll liked. He has a very at
tractive sister and n stunning sister,
in-law. Now can you guess?
lave you heard that Kitty Morris,
IL the Harrison Morris daughter. is
going to have nm exhibition Of her paint.
ings Mt McClees' Galleries. There will
be a private view this Thursday after
noon. and from Friday until. Saturday,
February II, it will be open to the pub
lie. I am eager to see what Kitty has
done. About thirty paintings, prin-
cipally landscapes, VIII be on view.
At Jamestown two years ago she had
4 joint exhibition with Paula Van
Roekens, and Kitty has had several pic
lures at the Academy exhibitions. She
Is very clever. DO you remember the
selections from opera sne and Nancy
Cope, Marina Wister and the de
tury Club last winter? She's an accom-
plished dancer, too. and writes and acts.
will never forget when going out to
Springside, in Chestnut Hill, to see the
girls give their annual 'big English
play" which that year happened to be
Sherwood Forest" Kitty had the part
of Queen Eleanor who, II you remem-
Der your English history correctly Il
confess I don't), has very rough and
CORY part. Well. Kitty came on the
stage, armed with dagger. and. after
an alteration with one Of the charac-
ters, Caroline Barclay I think 1t was,
planted the dagger "a rubber one) firmly
in Caroline and said In loud tones: Go
down to he'll !"
There was an awful pause and then
some ones deaf grandmother. sitting In
the front row, whispered in Mortified
tones What's that she said?'
NANCY WYNNE.