Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-13

TTESTERDA1 was q very flll day
j With an engagement. bail ono
,be ororo what. else could one want tc
VI The engagement announced was Mis-,
Margaret Large's to George D. Towle
~ this city. Miss Largo is the eldes
laughter of the. late Robert II. Large
and Mrs. Large. who was Miss Mar.
Reakirt. belle Of twenty years ago
very popular. She has her mother's
sIal,isite coloring. though her hair il
brown with a reddish tinge.
It's STRANGE that mono Of Mrs. large g
children have inherited the wealth o
.sd gold hair which has always been q
conspicuous part Of her beauty.
Miss Large is granddaughter oi
AIRS. Edwin L. Reakirt, the former Miss
Margaret I.ardner. who was daughter
~ tbe late Admiral Lardner. Miss
large Is named for her grandmother
Her father. better known as Bob Large,
"ss The son Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
yohn b. Large, the latter having been
Miss Meade. a daughter Of General
George Gordon Meade. so the present
Margaret Lardner. Large Is great
granddaughter Of both army and navy
George Fowle returned short time
.,o from France, where he spent some
time' I'm He is a son Of the 'ate George
d Fowle. OF this city, and his mother
was w Miss Emmeline Iungericb. His
. lister was Miss Marian Fowle. who
msrried r. Sturgis Ingersoll and lives
nmt in Penllyn. The Fowles have n
oiace at Bradford Hills. Pa. but are
snsndinc this winter at o1G Clinton.
rrHE ball last night was a beautiful
/ affair. It was given at the Bellevue,
stratford by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
S,ozer to introduce their daughter,
Tiorence Grocer. and their niece, Agnes
c,ross, Two years ago Florence's Sis
tsr Miss Mona Grocer, who is now Mrs.
Neal Wainwright, was to have been
Introduced in this city, but the death
- her aunt, Mrs. Gross, Of Bethlehem,
nostponed the coming out, and then
sbe married that same year,
The Crozers moved to Palm Beach
and New York last year, but this sea.
am have taken house at 213o Locust
street for the winter and Florence IS
so,uv 70 all the parties here. Agnes
f:ross though she lives in Bethlehem.
Lss been going to many Of the parties
hove and stays q lot at the Crozers.
The Rose Gardens and other rooms
y, the roof were transformed into a
Southern garden, gray moss. orange
troes and great cactus plants belng
used as decorations. ,,
Florence wore frock of opal blue
and silver brocade made with tight
iodice I and flaring skirt, silver lace
EARNING the bertha and trimming
round the skirt Agnes Gross wore
Gown Of cloth Of gold.
Mrs. Grocer was gowned in silver
and white brocade with rhinestone or.
naments. 49,
There we're many dinners before the
ball, among them one given by Mr.: and
Mrs. Writ L. Thompson for Mary
Radcliffe Furncss and Annis Lee Iu-
mis-, both debutantes. Miss Margaret
Berwind entertained for her brother
Charles fance. Miss Ellen McAlichael.
The Edwin Eldon Grahams entertained
for Lille Stewart, and Mrs. Benjamin
Coates gave q dinner for her niece,
Dolly Duane. !
The Barclay NIcFaddens entertained
for Agnes Iarnall The Edward Dales
also entertained at dinner and a number
Of others gave open parties, taking their
guests to the bail after the performance.
ISN'T it unusual how absolutely +,
i every one wears felt hats? They're !
very pretty too and come in sucn at
tractive colors. / saw Mrs. Strandley |
Stokes on Chestnut street shopping |
few days ago. and she was wearing
stunning small felt hat of shade Of
red trimmed on the right with large !
pinkish red silk flower. With it she
wore q fairly long seal coat with
collar and cuffs of gray fur. An at
tractive touch was her ear rings, which
were long pendant ones of plain gold.
They looked we'll with her hat.
. had so much TO tell you yesterday
about the golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. John T, Lewis. Jr., l did not
have chance to say what "A lovely
tea the Howard Lcwises gave on
Monday for their niece. Helen Knight,
who is the daughter Of the late Joseph
Knight and whose mother, the former
Miss Helen Potter. is sister Of Mrs.
Howard Lewis. Helen looked very
sweet in a French model gown of pale
blue silk and silver lace. 1t was one
Of the latest sleeveless frocks with the
round neck finish. Helen is graduate
Of Low and Haywood School, at Stam-
ford, Conn. Mrs. Knight has just
finished building house in Harcrford.
and they are living there this winter.
Mrs. Lewis wore a handsome dress Of
black lace at the tea and Mrs. Knight
was In silver brocade.
CUSTER MARIE LOUISE has been
~ taking singing lessons lately. and
small brother has been much interested
N the various terms used in singing.
One day recently Tommy, the cat, was
shut out longer than usual, and he
came to the kitchen door mewing loudly
10 attract attention. Jimmie, let
pMss in said mother. and Jimmie re-
piled: Yes. will. but listen how long
hs holds his tone"