Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-23


ms and good feelings is memories anu
\. ovcr present peace. And the oid-
",,,,rcd suirit Of Christmas is more
..,,lert in this city than elsewhere.
a,,r,vs seems to me. Perhaps 1t IS
..orso II is city of homes. Anyway
..o.s scarcely home in which the
,.,,wo ,,c not decorated With wrrnths.
lilo tl,e candles burning in the WIN.
.ws an Christmas Eve are beautiful
b soc. r r
always like it when Christmas Eve
ala an Sunday. 1t gives you minute
ror, from moment shopping and
,,o :, deliver your presents yourself.
Eo spnding Of packages so far ahead
,ones Christmas last week instead
n duy. bu, of course everything is
,,o an such n large scale now COM
mod with ycstcryonr it would bc
.nnssiblp TO wait till the day before
christmas to mail Things and hope to
.na thcm received, SO we have to do
we do. ,...., ,.
hristmaI-thr tender story OF 40 many
,rdrnI ycars ago throws its peace ana
'ntinr,ss over the whole world. The
,;rit nf tho Christ child. which make"
wnnt to give to others is strong IN
|cgo dn,s. stronger than ever before.
nj If our hearts are with the giving.
nw huuoy we all should be.
hE\ILY, the last week has been
IN almost the cayest of the season 50
There was the Jeffords' dance
Norgucritc BOYLE on Monday night
nd The dance at Green Hill Farms
S,asday evening for Mary Schcnck.
Ien % m Wednesday night Mr.. Austin
avr n dance for Lucyllc. YOU rcmcm-
~ and on Thursday ther" was tho bnll
n Anne Townsend. But last night
,;,a hent the record. for there was n
iii ond n dinner dance besides n num-
er of dinners.
ME ball was given by Mr.. William
Mclean for his dobutant" daugh-
" Sarah. and the dinner dance was
yer bv the William j. jerks. OF Nor
stown, for Nancy Woolston and Jose
,ine .Trnks. The ball was in the ball
Com If ,ho Bellevue Stratford and the
nncr dance in the Rose Gardens of
10 same hotel. Mrs. Robert Mel .can.
broh's sister in law. received with her
Id her father at the ball. Sarah looked
yee, in n frocl; of ivory whit" satin
hhroidcrcd in silver. The bodice was
oeyclrss and the whole frOck simply
odc, On the side of thr skirt ther"
Ms - wide bow Of satin lined with
liver cloth. tho ends Of tn" bow extend
beyond the edge of ne skirt. Mrs.
obrri McLcan's gown was of rose
adcI silver cloth with beading at thr
Ristlinc and II Sinal' tram NJ 'h'
do. There were about 800 guests.
NIIERE were some lovely dresses at
both parties. Elizabeth Barring"r
prr Nile green velvet gown trimmed
nh irGcs"rnt beads and made with
dravcd skirt. The bodice had round
Ick and no sleeves. She wor" silver
pckns> and slippers. Elizabeth Me-
Troy wore II beautiful fr"ck of lavrn-
an rod br"cndr. which had II
Eared SKIRT AMI was caught on N" si"e
ith p"?rl ornament. Cold SnnprrS
nd -turkinc' vCr" worn with the
Ock. Ar"'hcr cXQui'itc frork was
rrtrd bN Habs Clayton. IT was OF
lrni orange and gold and black bro
De. made with band OF seal ISkin
"unh III" hem. The bodice had boat
rk. wlrh suits 'abs eXnctly. You
nj think how wonderful Norma Grey
ok"d. entirely frocked in black velvet.
tn p"nrl earrings and pearl neck,
~. Norma ha" wonderful gold red
lr and Il very fair complexion. and
al hn
have ever seen her wear. Clair CIT
Ig.& wore whiTn velvet. one Of those
kilt -bohicrd frorlis with Il long. full
irt She wore also white stockings
ID black velvet slippers and long rrys-
earrings and necklace.
IL. week the debbicS have been gos-
4 siping of dehutante engagement
be- announced last night and every
10 was wondering which one 1t was
BE- for several Of the dcbs are en-
gcd. you kno. Well, the secret Is
Et and it proved to be J"s"phin"
nks daughter of Mr.. ami Mrs. Will
I'm =. Jerks, Of MorrstOwn. y. j..
ho mad" her debut here this fall with
r cousin. Nancy WoolSton, NJ II tea
the WoolstOns' in October.
FoScpllnt, WHO btl'Tt 'HlS "II'''
ent most of her time in New York
ough she was ut Mile. MooS' school
Paris for II while, is most attractive
d is II blonde like her cousin Nancy.
bis fall and winter the two girls hnv"
ne cvcrywhercs together and are
tn very popular. It's nice for cous-
to be such friends ] think. Nnncys
Pthcr was Miss Beulah jerks, n sis
!, &c hn
rs Miss Bertha Cook, was Phila.
that I've heard Is very nice. lie
Fck Morris Warren, of New Haven,
|nn.
AR. AND MRS. ALBERT DRAPER
FWlIlTING will be at homo Ms usual
Christmas eve after . O'Clock in the
ening. | think it's such an inter-
ting custom and it is ono which they
We always observed. OF course. no
rdS are sent out.
Mrs. Whiting will leave next We'd
n Jack. who is in Pittsburgh, where
now i. After the first of the year
" l'''iliS VIII ~ W .ti'uIlN wa,
ler" P"rot. her older son, is in
sin"sS.
WIS afternoon there is another debu-
lnntc tea, not the last of the sea-
H. however, because there will be
'l"n 'hnpman's on New Years Day.
|" tea this afternoon is given by Mr..
Mrs. Joseph Lucas to introduce
ia la. Il 4
her ntimnt"S rs "rissie," and, in
ct, is called "Tissie" so much that
me p"opl" do not realize her real
me. She is at college this year. and
has not attended many Of the parties
Us far, but Is going about n great
during tn" holidays. The tea Is
b" given at the new clubhouse of the
|nnsl lvania Society Of Colonial Danes
lG'O l.atimrr street.
NHERE will he n great many parties