Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-11
lust GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Sees Several Smart Co,vns During the
Week-She Speaks of the Mayors Meeting for
Women on Sept. 6-Others Matters Discussed

YTOW cool day brings out the
II frocks of darker materials and
Iorker hats. I saw Elaine Sullivan IN
Gown on Wednesday wearing n smart
frock of black crepe de chine made
r;tb long panels at the sides. Her hat
was large model of black straw ano
she wore gray silk stockings and black
shoes. J..
par Uartor and are going up there in u
tow doys to spend the rest of the month
and the first week in September. They
i've most of the time at their country
nIoce in Radnor, having given up their
tnwn house Mt Twenty first and Walnut
streets some years ago. But when the
season is on they usually come in to the
Ritz for n couple of months.
Judging from the closed houses on
walnut, Spruce and Pine streets in the
winter and the houses on those streets
that have been converted into apart
mcnts, the fad for staying out in the
country and coming into town for two,
three or four months is here to stay.
necessaries Of life within reach, me for
the country, too, otherwise town.
i Ernestine Coleman was in town one
OF the cooler days last week looking
very sweet in frock of red jersey
cloth. which was made on long. straight
limos and was held in at the waist with
a black patent leather belt. Her hat
was of black straw with II wide brim
and n large rcd rose rs trimming. The
C'olemans have taken cottage on the
Irving Kings farm at Penllyn.
1t seems to me ! have seen Il great
many people shopping this week. Mary
Page Platt was in town wearing lovely
frock Of gray y-blue voile made with
drawn work In n conventional pattern.
Her hat was Of blue straw trimmed with
n long uncurled feather. The Platts are
at their country place in Paoli.
TAM 70 glad TO hear that the Mayor
i has consented to hold demonstra-
ton meeting in his reception room for
women voters, Republican or Demo-
crat, on September 9, the day before
registration day. to explain why, when
and where we women should register and
later vote. There are many who do not
want to go on jury duty and who have
the impression that they will not be
called if they do not register. So they
refrain from voting. not realizing that
whether you register and vote or not
YOU are on the assessors list and the
Jury is drawn from that list.
TIIE death OF Billie Addicks while
l. on n trip through the West with his
mother and family seems particularly
fad to me. You know Mrs. George
Stout was formerly Mrs. William Ad-
dicks and Bill was her son by that
marriage. He was most attractive
fellow. about twenty-five years of age
md perfectly devoted TO his little half
sisters.
Mary Stout. the eldest of the sisters.
was scheduled to make her debut in
October, but doubtless that event will
be put off now on account of Bill $
death. The Stouts had been in the
West only about ten days and had
planned to stay for this month when
Billie was taken down with pneumonia
and in spite of the best aid that could
be gotten his death came on Monday.
OF COURSE occasions seldom do
" arise when one is asked to show
ones marriage certificate, but should
the mother of a certain young hopeful Of
I'VE years whom you know and I know
be asked to produce hers at any near
moment I fear it would present a sorry
sight. And the cause of the reason why
Is this: This certain young hopeful.
armed with mice blunt tipped pair of
srlssors.' was searching busily about
the other day for something whcrowith
to exhibit his prowcss when he saw
nicely folded paper sticking out from
the leaves of the Bible. SO. pulling it
from tho book, he cut out Il "nirc big
nrl'phant with lovely long trunk"
And how could he understand the yell
mother gave when she saw him and the
subsequent punishment which was his
lot? He did not know that paper meant
anything. and II was lovely elephant,
for j saw it myself
NANCY WYNNE.