Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-29

sround, but down to the ankle or per.
hans half.inch above that. And they
are being worn more and more. Yester-
doy I met Mrs. William G. Rhoads,
who returned from Paris few weeks
ago, and she was wearing a long black
frock Of crepe de chine. The skirt was
narrow and the girdle wide, but some
how the frock was extremely chic.
Mrs. Rhoads, who, you remember,
was Nora Ward, and is sister Of
Frank Ward Of this city, came up from
Cape May, where she and her daughter
have been since they came back from
Europe. She wns in the motor with
Mr.. Rhoads, and they were on their
way to their house at 1923 Locust
street. which they rented last year to
the Harry .Platts and their darling,
wee white Scotty. Have you ever seen
hin? He plays with feather busters
and everything.
Mrs. Rhoads' hat was very. smart,
too. 1t was a rather high rolled tur-
ban Of straw. and had long paradise
at the side: I have seldom seen her
look so we'll.
Mrs. Richard McGrann was in town
this week, too, and happened upon
her on Walnut street wearing a frOck
of dark blue and lowered pongee. The
skirt had circular hounces Of pongee
on the blue background, and the upper
part of the frock, which was a one
piece belted-in affair, was Of .pongee:
The skirt Just escaped her ankles, and
the long slim effect was very smart.
And still another frock which ] have
seen lately was worn by Mrs. Sydney
Hutchinson, who is down here for a
few days from Beverley Farms. Mass.
She was coming out Of her Walnut
street house on Thursday afternoon,
when happened to meet her. Mrs.
Hutchinsop's dress was Of pale orchid.
colored dotted swiss, and while not rs
long as the crepe de chine frocks, 1t
was only about six inches from the
ground. Mrs. Hutchinson's hat was
a wide .brimmed straw Of dark blue,
and was trimmed about the crown with
small French flowers.
ONE of the latest debutante dates t"
~ be announced is October 28, for the
ten which Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r.
Bickneli, of Chestnut Hill, will give to
Introduce their daughter Frances
Warner Bicknell. "Fran" has been
studying stenogfaphy and n lot Of other
things since her graduation a year ago
from Springside. She Is sweet girl
and Is very popular. She Is tall and
has fair hair, which waves softly about
her face. Her eyes are large and gray,
and she Is very talented musically. In
fact, she has most unusual touch.
She Is n granddaughter Of the late Mrs.
John Brien Of this city, who was Miss
Adcl, Laguerenne, a sister of Mrs:
Joseph II. Carpenter and Mrs. Edward
G. Trasel. Her other grandmother, the
late Mrs. Bicknell, wrote several novels
under the name Of Fanny Warner.
The Bicknells live on Highland
avenue, Chestnut Hill, and "Fran's"
brother. Thaxter, is making quite a
reputation for himself this summer with
his fine tennis playing. The Bicknells
will leave on August 1, for jamestown,
where they will spend month.
TNHE Jack Whelen, Jr.'s, are up in
1 Narragansett this week. And Mary
Norris is giving n dinner for them to.
night Mrs. Whelen was Paulina Bell,
and she and Jack were married just
about a year ago out in Haverford.
They spent last summer in Europe.
remember just about this time they
were in Dinard. The Whelens are
staying with the Richard Norrises,
Mary's parents, whose place ut Nara
gansett is called Shinglenook. You
know the John, Norrises 60 up there,
too, every summer.
Mary and Lisa Norris are german
cousins, MIR. John Norris, Lisa 8
father. and Mr.. Richard Norris, Mary's
father, being brothers, and the two
Mrs. Norrises are sisters; Mrs. John
having been Miss Maria Dobson, and
Mrs. Richard Norris, Miss Sarah Dob
son. Mary Norris was a bridesmaid
for Pauline Bell. They are very close
friends.
THE death of Miss Clara William
! son at the Chelsea Hotel on Thurs.
Gay, will be sorrow to many persons.
Miss Clara and Miss Ella Williamson
lived together at the apartment. 1921
Spruce street, for some years, having
moved there from the Lincoln Apart
ments. They took rooms Mt the Chelsea
this summer, and shortly after their
arrival there Miss Cara was taken -.
She had been virtually at the point Of
death for a number of weeks. Her
funeral will take place today from the
nome OF her nephew by marriage, Mr.
Arthur Whitney Howe, at 2032 De
LAncey street.
Miss Williams0n's other sister was
the former Mrs. Paul Denckla, mother
Of the late Mrs. Howe, who was May
Denckla, and of the late Hermann
Denckla, who married Miss Edith
Tyson.
TOOK n long motor ride recently,
l went around through Ardmore and
over toward Conshohocken, past the
Effngham Morris place, to find they are
gone up to Watch Hill. Their daughter,
Mrs. Stacy Lloyd, by the way, is visit
ing them up there and later is going with
Ellen to Northeast Harbor. Ellen Lloyd
can. came back .I from Europe N ttier than
The George Earle, Jr.'s place at
Bryn Mawr Is closed, too, but for care
takers. They are up in tho Adiron-
dacks at their camp. gathering their
children from various quarters of the
East for a general reunion next month.
The Gilbert Mathers are at the Rnngely
Lakes. but are going down to the
Earles', and the Victor Mathers will 60
up there In short time. Hazel Earle
Patterson and her husband and chill
aten lett their Ardmore home last week
Tor Adirondacks, and the Ralph Earlsl
and George II. Earlss, Sd, will go up
during the season for a week or so at
camp.
The Ralph Earles have q delightful
cottage at Chelsea besides their little
house out OH Berkley road, which
always looks as II it had Just had tub
and shampoo. It's the neatest white