Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-26
EILIyT GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Speaks OF the Engagement OF Miss
ShmpIess-She Tells of Last Nights Savoy Per.
7 fornance and Sees an attractive Costume

,,,AsN'T It nice to hear Of the en-
w .ssement of Margaretta sharpless
.,d waiter Ross? Marearetta IL the
aa~shter Of Mr.. and Mrs: 7. Wilson
ShsSpless, Of Chestnut Hill. and made
Ssr debut three years ago. Mrs. sharp.
M isss was Miss Susan Di;3n. and 80
rien Newbold, Mrs. Linton Landreth,
Ha. e" francis Allison, Mrs. Russell
M, Mss,.r. Mr.. Thomas Dixon. Mr.. T.
uas,v uns n,xor, M. George Dallas Dixon
"a H.. A. J. Dallas Dixon. Marsa.
.Hv ss,s is very fond Of athletics. She Is
.ss.c,si,y GOOD nt ice hockey and WAS
ssspptsin OF the girls hockey team Of
Shiiadelphia last winter.
walter Ross 10 the son Of Mr.. and
~. walter Ross, Of Chestnut Hill.
"a NJ Graduated from Yale in 1915. The
shsrplesses, Harriet Zimmermanp, who
= great friend Of Margaretta, and
p.ssy and Walter Ross all went on a
MsdIterranean cruise together last win
ter. and when. they came back every
@ sns was a little "suspicious.' and 80
now the engagement Is not exactly
surprise.
Asst night was the hrst performance
IL Of "1olanthe.' the Gilbert and
Sullivan opera. which the Savoy Com
pany is giving the rest OF this week.
As..tiss A. the show. Last night Mr..
snd Mrs. John Frederick Lewis enter
tsined. In their box were Mr.. and Mrs.
Is.sc r. Davis. Jr.. Eleanor and Posey
Wnrts. Mr.. Alfred q. Baker Lewis and
~. Jobn Frederick Lewis. Jr. Mr.. and
Mrs' George w. Childs Drexel gave a
Sor marty last night. too. and tonight
H. and Mrs. Grenville Dodge Mont
somery and Mr. and Mrs. Stricken
'Vies On Saturday night Mrs. Samuel B.
Scott will give a party for her two
mb. deb daughters. Eleanor and Sylvia.
The guests will be Anne Frazier. Marie
Rrinley. Mrs. Alfred Reginald Allen
Vili have as her guests on Saturday
nieht DR.. and Mrs. Louis F. Benson.
her nieces. Barbara Benson Jeferys
and Marearetta Benson Purves. and
their respective husbands, another niece.
Retsy Davis; Alva Sergeant. Mrs.
Ailen's daughter Helen, Beauchamp
jederys, AL King and Percy Wilson.
mo GO back to the show last night,
/ II was charming and very we'll done.
You know "Iolanthe' Is a fairy play
and there is a large chorus Of fairies
in It. They made a pretty picture In
flowing dresses Of pastel shades with
silver crowns and wands. The head
iairies," Fanny Wister. Deborah Seal
and Sara Bailey. looked lovely. Anne
Guyer was a stately queen of the
Iolanthe. another fairy and the mother
Of the hero. was sweet. Frank Ward
vas clever and amusing Lord Chan
cellor (did you know that he had the
samc part before when Savoy gave the
zane opcra) and his skipping was per-
feet. The little page and his train
bearer was too cute skipping in unison
with him. The chorus of Dukes. Mar
ouises, Earles. Viscounts and Barons
were most impressive as they strolled
around in the first act in their long
coaks and crowns. Marie Tara was
fascinating rs the heroine Phyllis and
Of course Nelson Eddy made hit as the
handsome hero. Jack Simms was a
dashing Grcnadier Guardsman. The |
theatre was crowded, among the people |
Iaw there were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wilcox McIver-Mrs. McIlver was
Jane Maule and you remember how |
we'll she sang in the .Marriase Tax
horn and Mary Boyd, whose cousin
characters, and Mrs. Isaac II. Davis
and one of her sons, think it was
Edward.
THE Devon Horse Show began yes.
terday ana there was a big crowd
out there. The dancing, in charge Of
Mrs. Charles G. Harrison. Jr.. was very
popular. Mrs. Harrison looked very
well in q light blue dress of soft silk
with large pink hat trimmed with
pink roses. Among those whom | saw
helping her were her daughters. Au-
gusta, who came out the year before
this, and Ellen, who will make her
debut next fall. Ruth Packard. Mary
Fahnestock. Dorothy Rodgers and Ellen
McMichael. 1t was funny to see Mar
guerite Boyle and Florence Kane pull
Ing a donkey and cart about. They
were selling cut flowers and at times
the poor donkey would get exhausted
and refuse to move another step, and
you know what donkey is like when
he refuses TO move. Marguerite and
Florence looked most attractive dressed
Alike in frocks of corn -colored linen
With aprons and sun bonnets of the
same material. l saw Marie Hepburn.
too, she was one of Mrs. Harry
Thayers aides at the cigar and cigar
cite stand.
MRS. JACK CLAGHORN is wear.
NA ing becoming hat. 1t is quite
small one Of shiny black straw
and Is trimmed on either side with a
white gardenia. I saw her wearing 1t
The other day with a lavender sweater
over white shirtwaist and skirt. Her
small daughter, Nancy Claghorn, was
With her. Nancy is about three years
old now and is very cute. She Is one
o. the grandchildren of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Strawbridge. Mrs. Claghorn
was Anne Strawbridge, YOU know.