Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-06

THINE was Wheh 'ohis"s i0s
the night Of nights for the bud who
,,a never been to ball before, whose
,.ho,e idea OF coming out was bounded
So white muslin frock trimmed with
.,ouisite lace, which she had worn
- ,be first Monday Evening Dancing
rr.s. and whose first real silk or satin
sroct was worn at the First Assembly.
rbsre were other balls through the year,
=, 4. true, but they usually followed In
~. wake of the First Assembly. And
,he Monday Evening and the Assembly
satohllsbed your position In society.
Now the Monday Evening Is no more.
..d we have to confess that the As
nn,h,v doe, not settle ones social posi-
~. a. it used to, because you can't
.rsrs uvm inst tell who is a subscriber and
.uhn "a n guest. And, too. now the
.Assemblies are two among very
n,onv balls that are given every
var About three years ago-that
l. since the war-when the pails
were given again. the committee decided
~ invite quite number OF the debu-
,sntes to one Of the two balls as guests.
And there you are. Not a single one OF
:. snobs can tell who Is or isn't, and
"a can't say any more (as in days gone
~, TO quote Molly Thayer's 'instruc-
Hons on how to behave at pal, },
"Why, I didn't know SHE came OF
.weil, for goodness sake' how did they
Vot course. the old subscribers know
,,sttv we'll. but. after all, what difer-
-. does Il make? I don't believe
~, tho Assemblies were started, about
sbnndred and seventy four or hve years
80 nnv one of the members had any
~. ~ what affairs they would grow TO
~ II was little gathering Of congenial
ser,s who started the dances together,
srd tradition has It that II was decided
.n,v IN have descendants of those orlgi-
nsi u,bscribers attend the balls In years
% come. .-,..,- Cor
.,na YEARS. but time and circumstance
S.nos things: and while doubt II
sSsr there will be on the committee or
among the patronesses one who has not
1.iwevs belonged" there are many who
dd nor subscribe ten years ago VINO 90
nn,v and very many who did not SUB
ssr,be twenty years ago who are on the
III So It's hard to tell. Anyway, IT'S
4 nerfectly beautiful ball, and tonights
vIiI be- as beautiful as ever. / doubt not.
The men Of the committee this year
sre DR.. Charles Hart. Beauveau Borie;;
" Alexander Van Rensselaer,, Edward
r Beale, Charlie Biddle and Fritz
Drayton, who Is secretary. The pa
tronesses will be Mrs. George Harrison
Fisher, Mrs. Henry b. Coke: Mrs.
sydney Hutchinson. Mrs; Livingston
piddle and Mrs. Edward Cheston.. who'
Won remember, was Emily Fox and VINO
il the bride Of the year. Mrs. william
Struthers Ellin was to have been announcer
natroness, but the death OF her mother-
in.Iaw. Mrs. Rudolph Ellis: last week
will prevent her being there. Mrs.
Alexander Van Rensselaer, Will receive
In Mrs. Ellis place.
The dancing will take place as usuui .i
IN tho ballroom, and the patronesses Will
receive the guests in the foyer. / al
ways love to watch the people coming
down the stairs once have got
through the pain of those curtsies
myself. The winding stairway, men
and women In wonderful evening
clothes, the women wearing exquisite
colors and gorgeous Jewels, and the
men beautifully groomed coming down
to pass the line Of patronesses, the
women curtsying and the men bowling
low as they stand Just back Of the
women. 1t is really awfully pretty and
II savors Of the days when good man
uers held sway and no one was ashamed
10 behave like a lady or gentleman.
There will be a great many dinners
bsfore the ball and theatre parties, too,
for that matter.
MIR. AND MRS. JOSEPH FRITZ,
11 Of Pelham Court, in Germantown,
gave a dance last evening for their
daughter. Henrietta. 1t was In the
Rose Gardens of the Bellevue Stratford,
and Henrietta looked awfully well In
frock Of gold and white brocade, which
seemed to me especially pretty, as 1t
had panels of white, chiffon and gold
petal with tiny dewdrops Of pearls or
shinestones on either side of the skirt
Of chiffon velvet, received the guests
With her daughter.
There were about $50 guests Of the
dsbutante and younger married set and
nppei. was served In the South Garden
h midnight.
A UNITE has ideas on instructins the
"A young, and insists that Billie
shd Billy Is working hard at It, though
pme Of the words and meanings are
dlaicult YOU will acknowledge. As he
ame to the end Of the commandments,
% laboriously spelt out 'covet.' Auntie, |
WHAT'S this word cove-ett, in these
nmF asked he. mot cove ett, dear"
az Auntie, pronounce It "cov-et;'
Ils Y Is the way: Thou shalt not coyet |
my neighbor's wife'--covet means TO |
sant or to desire" "Hum," said Bill
y himself: In puzzled way, "then It's
% Mou shalt not want thy neighbor's
we. Why should want my neigh
oors wife? guess" and with a toss
VI ne head and a proud air he added: