Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11
lust GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Hears CIemenceaus Speech in the
academy and Admires the Troop--Shc attends
the Theatre and Tea
NJ COURSE, most Of Saturday

NF COURSE, most Of Saturday
u morning aud we'll into the after
,o,n itself was taken up with getting
INTO tho academy. listening TO- ''Tho
rln"rL l Old Man of Franco getting ont
NJ The Academy and through the crowd
VI on,;n nm always glad when wc show
"s"rtrav asn,' 70 and appreciation Of great
.,o,esmnn, and certainly Clrm"nceau is
,h,t and Is one of tho great figures Of
history. hut somehow tn" audience
inckni enthusiasm during the speech
covorol times there was II ripple of
iouchtcr and GONE applause. but It was
not ,hundcroue. And 1t rather voiced
,ho e.utimcnt or our pcnpl" on the sub &.
;oct of orr obligations to Franc. And
notircl both George Norris ami ScnG
Tor pcnpcr were extremely careful in
tho;r introductions. speaking always Of
,hc greatness of the man himsc'f--S"n- =
.tor peprcr styling him an immortal.
h,t not indorsing any of his or his
country's contentious.
Ue is n wonderful nav. and we'll al
h, pro,d in future yPars To y" able 10
sav we have henrd him anl seen him
In1 tho attention of the audience during
.he srprrh was one OF the most prrirr'
trhutcs T have ever witnessed. There
mos not oven cough to be heard. The
siipnce was so intense yOu could hear
i sort Of floating around his words.
And tho troop. ! heard two women
,olkiny on Broad street where ! was
standing TO watch the procession pass
AS the troop headed by Glenn Woo
cnmc around City Hall Square. ono
tmrncl 10 the other and snil: "Thcrr
is no cavalry lik" it anywhere. Nv.
travelled in the Old World Ms we'll o
here. md have never seen a more
beautiful uniform nor a more sstunnin"
from of riders anywhere. And its
.rue tr"op saw j, being a thorough Philadcl.
milan. and therefore thoroughly salts.
frd with my city's traditions.
There was n wonderful turnout Of
peoplc nj the academy. rs there should
have been, of course. But l found 1t
difficult to see and recognize very many.
Of course, Mrs. Joseph 1.eidy was
there; she is chairman Of the French
Committee Of the Emergency Aid, you
know. And Mrs Willis Martin and
thc Judge. Mrs. Oswald Chew. who is
nresidpnt Of the Womcn's = Overseas 1.c-
zion here: Mrs. Arthur Lea. Mrs. stan
lev Flagg. Jr., and ever so many others.
CPEAKING Of the Women's Over
- seas Legion. what do YOU think
they did: They are going to open Il
shop today at CPS Market street, YOU
know. to sell things made by tn" dis
nhled soldiers. We'll. they have Il stun
ming poster TO thnt effect, ana II th"S
did not ret the "Tiger' to put his Sig
nature on one of them. and il they ar"
not going to sell it in the shop. Now
don't YOU think that was smart! !
tell you, you have to get up early these
DAYS il you want to get ahead OF the
women.
THE third meeting of the Opcra
L Supper Club is to be in the foyer
tomorrow night after the opera. and al
ready have heard rumOrS of much en-
tertaning. 1t Is even more success
full this season than it was last year.
and that is saying n good deal.
The hoStnsScs for the dance tomorrow
evening will inclulr Mrs. Sydney
Thayer, Mrs. Charlton larnall. Mrs.
Alexander Van Rensselaer,. Mrs. Ed
ward W. Clark. 81. Mrs. J. Hamilton
Cheston Mrs. Robert Mclean and Mrs.
Norton Downs. Jr.
Mrs. Drcxcl will have n party. and
among others VIII" have taken tahlr>
are Mrs. Edward y. Wri2ht, Miss
WiStcr, Mrs. {. LothrOD Richie. Mrs.
e. Srwll Clark and Mrs. Daniel l..
Ilcbard in addition to the hoStcSscS. all
Of whom are entertaining.
CARAH DUANE was introduced at
~ q tea on Saturday afternoon and
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bnrringcr gave
another large theatre party. followed by
n supper and dance at their home. for
their dobutantr daughter. Elizabeth.
who is to be introduced At at homes on
two Thursdays in january.
Sarah. or Dolly. Duane looked per-
f"ctly sweet. She's very pretty. Like
her mother. who was Miss May Mor-
rs. a sister Of former Ambassador Nor
ris. she is dark and has beautiful hair.
Her frOrk was of white metal cl0tA
made with bands Of seuuins over the
shoulders and Il giril" embroidered II
sequlns. Mrs. Duan" wor" Il lovely
frock of turquoise blu" velvet.
| happened in Mt the sam" play ~
IN" Barringcrs and saw Elizabeth :
frock. 1t was n lovely model Of blue
and silver hrocndr. Have you noticed
how much blu" Is being worn this year:
Much NOR" than pink it seems to me,
though jad" green and emerald green are
pretty strong seconds to the blue.