Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-30
INST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Talks Of the Engagement Of Miss Nancy
Dunning and Mr.. Desser-Mi's Binney, a Cousin,
/ 7, Married in Ne,V York-Pretty Tea on Saturday

a,urRE certainly was enough excite.
ment In the Dunning and Binney
,,,,;lie. on Saturday. Nancy Dun
.,n.', engagement to Sidney Dexter
r.s announced, you know, and In New
%.rt rairc Binney, her cousin, was
carried to Dave sloan. Of this city.
Nancy is a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
n.oroc A, Dunning, Of Chestnut Hill.
N. ia a most attractive. vivacious girl,
9TH brown hair. bright cheeks and
laughing eyes. She is very popular.
=. !, her sister, Eleanor, who made
-, debut last season. Nancy came out
H. a. S year after the war and had such q
s Nj time. You know, she Ia first
SOv; SS"s;r of Constance and Faire Binney.
S SSus Dunning's brother. the late Mr..
Woword Kinney, wns their father.
Constance started ont In the profes.
.,oral world about eight years ngo,
soIino up solo dancing. and she np.
ssareI in several musical comedies as
sramiere dunseuse. Her natural talent
cr things dramatic led from dancing
;rto starring for the movies, and she
/. now one OF the screen favorttes.
Tsire. whose Christian name is Fred.
srica Gertrude, went In for movies, too.
and for tho stage ns we'll. She is In
this city at present In current musical
comedy. and, l hear. plans to- finish her
contract in the show and her movie
contracts. After that she will retire
from the stage. -.
The Binney girls mother was Miss
Oertrude Miles. Of this city, sou know,
a sister of Basil Miles and Miss Agnes
Miles, who married one Of the Tiers. Of
Norris,own. They are both very pretty,
Conny being rather lighter than taire.
THE Bob Bicknells' tea on Saturday
i was pretty affair. In spite of tho
RACES In Phoenixvillc, there were many
there, and Fran looked awfully sweet
In a frock Of white velvet brocaded
chiffon. Sho Ia quite fair. you know,
with fluffy hair and laughing blue eyes.
and her pretty dress suited her. She
carried an old fashioned bouquet.
Mrs. Bicknen received In gown
Of cloth Of silver. The. guests were
greeted in the living room. which was
lovely with autumn blossoms and nIany
D0uuWplS VI lOWtTS. oduI Suk
penter and Mrs. Bob Lesley were ut
debutantes received.
IIOW pretty Cornelia Rankin is look.
IL ing these days! I saw her mt the
Ritz just few days ago wearing n
fr0ck Of tan. .colorcd crepe made on plain
lines The color was wonderful for her
lovely golden hair. She alsO wore top.
coat Of gray squirrel and n small black
turban trimmed with uncurled ostrich.
She is sailing for Europe with the
Joseph Woods OH Wednesday 0f this
week and expects to spend the winter in
Switzerland. where they will attend the
winter sports.
LIVERY ONE is much excited over
~ tn" Glnsgows' fancy dress party to.
morrow evening for Bunny G"ary.
Have you noted how we all love to dress
dren at heart. no matter how time plays
with us. and to dress up" to be some
one we really are not Is one OF the
Joys of childhood.
Well do ] remember dancing slippers
and a tarleton skirt trimmed with
bells. In which array I would try for
hours to balance on one toe before the
long glass in mothers room. copying
one of the Mask and Wig boys. Then,
was the days. And now that I'm a
"lady growcd." still like an excuse
70 wear n costume and be n gypsy or
Carmen or Roman lady with wonder
nj lrnperies all trimmed with "Wall.
Of Troy
The dance tomorrow night ia to bt
Z masked affair and that's even more
fun. You can say such clever things
when YOU don't know to whom you re
talking. can't you?
THEY had been reading a story in ,
I certain very popular magazine. Ant
; onr said to the other: "The heroine
name makes me tired. l never car
pronounce it without turning almos
inside out. and then find l have no
pronounced it. after ALL" "Why. it..
not bit hard" said the other
'ivonnc. the y Is like an and Vonn,
s yonnr." And Mt that moment VI
spoke little Marian, who was reading
In III" window and said she: "That i
q funny name, isn't 1t? There was I
bulldog up in the country last sum
mrr and his name was Yvonne."