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INANCY WYNNE GOSSIPS ABOUT "
NEWPORT BALL AND HORSE SHOW
Many Guests Prom Other Resorts Will Attend Black and
White Dance at Miramar Tonight Many
Week-End Parties
TUB long-talked-of and planned for
Black and WUlto Ball comes oft to
night at Miramar, the villa belonGlng to
pr. and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton nice,
who have graciously consented to throw
open their houso and grounds for the
occasion. Although thero Is nothlns start
Jlngly nw n tno black nnl whlto Idea,
1 am told that Beral original features
ji&vo been planned hy those Interested,
end nlth the largo number of fashlon
fcblcs now gathered at Newport for the
'horse show, I predict a record attendance
l-for what does admls-slofi at "five bucks
n throw" mean to tho avorago Nowporter?
s all of those who attend aro required
to wear black and whlto, I can foreseo
the ubiquitous plerretto costume being
dragged forth once more but after all, It
Is so unlvoreally becoming so why not?
And as for tho men thoso who dlsllko
playing at dressing up (and how very
many 1) ca" simply don their "soup nnd
1 fish," to fall again Into tho vernacular of
the low comedian.
Tho list of patronesses includes ever
to many smart names, Mosdames Vincent
Astor, Ogdcn Ooelot, John H. Drexel,
Terry Bolmont, Hormann Oelrlchs, T.
'Sufforn Tailor, Hamilton Twombly, Pom
Ibroko Jones, Ogden Mills and so on. In
I passing, ono must not forget to mention
(that tho ball Is given for tho fund to aid
families of militiamen of New York and
Ijlhodo Island who aro on tho Mexican
I border, and tho wlvos of tho Governors
of both States, Mrs. R. Llvlnghton Uoeck
,jnan and Mrs. Charles S. Whitman, head
tho list of subscribers.
Mrs. Clarry Dolan, Mrs. Joo Wide
ijier, Mrs. John It. Drexel, Mrs. Hobble
Cassatt and Mrs. William Dlsston are
'among our fellow townswomon who hav
takon boxos for tho annual Newport
Horso Show, which opened yestorday on
(the grounds of tho Casino and will clo"ie
tomorrow night. Both Mrs. Wldener and
Mrs. Droxel aro entertaining house
luartlcs, also Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Spencer Graham; and Miss Julia Berwlnd,
who takes an active Interest In tho show,
.has invitations out for a dinner of 20
"covers, which she will givo tomorrow
K 'night. Mrs. Len Thomas, who Is spend
ing tno summer at isar jiaruor, nas gono
Itofowport for a few days as th,o guest
of Mrs. Norman Whitehouso.
Dcsplto tho fact that in Capo May tho
thermometer registered 95 degrees on
I Tuesday ovonlng, a young girl arrived at
the Red Mill in a trottour trimmpd with
fur collar and cuffs and fur banding, with
a largo black velvet sailor hat atop her
Ipretty head. Ono felt sorry not only for
tho would-bo fashion plate, but also for
the long-suffering youth who was com
pelled to keep his temper and watch his
tep at ono and tho samo tlmo.
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Personals
Mrs. Archibald Thomson has sent out In
vitations for a luncheon of CO covers on
1 Sunday at Narragaiisett Pier. Tho guests
i will include those who aro to play in the
golf tournament to bo given that day by
'Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Brown.
Tho guests at the bridge given by Mrs
p,Walter Jackson Freeman on Wednesday aft
ernoon at tho Golf Club In Capo May, In
cluded Mrs. II. Sk'lpwlth Cannell, Mrs. Nor
man Grey, Mrs. Samuel Blspham, Mrs
William IL Cookman, Mrs. Joseph B. Mc
. Call. Mrs. Joseph Chapman, Mrs. William
III. Jefferys, Mrs. Henry Warrington Dough
iten, Mrs. Caleb Milne, Jr., Mrs. B. Walter
Starr, Mrs. Porter Cope, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs.
iLuthur Ogdcn, Mrs. J. Hutchinson Scott
land Mrs. John Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Soencer Graham
. will entertain a houso party over the week
' end at Whetstone, their summer home at
Newport
Miss Mary Newbold, who spent several
. weeks as tho guest of Miss Nancy Jefferys
at the New Stockton Villa, In Cape May,
has returned to her home in Chestnut Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton II. Beagary will
return to their home, 1114 Locust Btreet,
next week from Avalon, N. J., where they
(pent tho summer.
Mrs. Eugene KUIcott, of 2205 Be Lancey
'place, ! occupying her cottage In East
( Hampton, I I.
, Miss Mabel A. Croll, daughter of Mr.
. William M. Croll, of Reading, was married
'today to Mr, Lee E. Filbert. Mr. and Mrs.
(Filbert will live in Reading.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cage and Mr. and
, Mrs. Bradford M. Couch aro taking a fort
night's motor trip through the Catskill
'and Berkshire Mountains.
Chestnut Hill
Mrs. John Clark Sims, of 300 East
'Graver's lane, has returned from East
Hampton, L. L, where she was the guest
i of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur NeWlIn, who
'is occupying her cottage there for the
ummer.
Along the Reading
Mr, and Mrs. Alfred G. Clay, of Meeting
House lane, Jenkintown, left last week for
Watch Hill, R. L, where they will spend a
fortnight
Mr. and Mrs. John Bush and their family,
of Acomao road, Wyncote, are spending
some time at their cottage in the Pocono
Mountains.
Mies Van Buren and Miss Henrietta Van
Buren, of Laburnums. Chelten Hills, have
left for a visit of a fortnight at Dunkirk,
N. Y.
Mlsa Caroline Llpplncott and Miss Mary
wppincott, of Rabbit Hill. Chelten Hills,
have left for Watch Hill. R. I., to bo the
Wests of Miss Virginia Llpplncott.
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Henvls, of Logan, hae
returned home after spending a few weeks
t Wlldwood and have left for a visit of
everal days at Flemlngton. N. J.
Mr. Frederick Muhr, of 6606 Norh
Sixth street, Oak Lane; Mr. and Mrs
George HeJer and Mr. and Mrs. Warron
Heller are spending some tlmo in Atlantic
City.
Het,st" "de will be remfinbered as
anas Liiabcth Ilmsselman, of Germantown.
Mr and Mrs Samuel B. Ray and their
daughter Miss Prances Ray, hae returned
to their lifme, 42 West Schorl Houso lani,
rrom iwan Groe, whero they fcpent sev
eral welcs
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MRS. ROLDUT KELSO CASSATT
The young matron is attending the
Newport Hoiso Show this week
West Philadelphia
Mr. 'lhom.is R Harbrldgc, Jr., of 629
North Fortieth street, has gono to Ocean
City, N. J, for a fortnight's stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bcddcr, of 047
Brooks avenue, who hao gono to Wild
wood, will return within two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs Charles P. Brady, of 9B6
North Fiftieth Ut't, aro spending sovoral
weeks In Atlantic City.
Miss Ruth Hnlglit will spend tho week
end at Wlldwood Crest, where sho will bo
a guest nt u largo houso party.
Miss Margaret Thompson will spend tho
week-end at Blenheim, N. J , as a guest
at a houso party to be given by tho Misses
Neall.
Mrs C. W. Iteppenhagon. of 1205 South
Fifty-eighth btreet, is cnt"rtalnlng her
nieces, Miss Edna Getz and Miss Lillian
Nusbaum, of Bedford Park, N. Y.
North Philadelphia
Mrs August Fortlg. of 331-1 North Thir
teenth stroot. Is spending the summer at
tho Delaware Water Gnp
Tioga
Mr and Mrs Robert J. Robinson, of 1841
West Venango street, have Issued Invita
tions for tho wtddlng of their daughter,
Miss Ada Robinson, nnd Mr. "William
Cuttibertson Weber, on Tuesday, September
is, in mo Tioga l'reshyterian Church, Six
tcenth and Tioga sheets. Tho brldo will
nave Miss Kami Welsh as maid of honor.
Mr JameL Robinson, Jr, will bo his
brother's best man, and tho ushers will in
cludo Mr. Charks E Dunn. Jr, Mr. Edgar
L. Potts, Mr. Funds L. Harley and Mr
E. Urner Goodman.
Mr. and Mrs John Worth Boyd, of 2211
West Ontario jtreot. have returned from
a trip through the West.
Mr. and Mrs. David Ashford. of Tioga,
havo announced the marrlago of their
daughter, Miss Apna Ashford. to Mr. Elmer
E Herbert on Saturday, July 20. Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert will return from their wed
ding Journey In September and will re
ceive after October 1, at 4550 Smcdley
street
Mr. and Mr3. Ernest A. Wright, Jr.. of
North Camao street, have returned from
a tour of tho Thousand Inlands and Can
ada, and have gone to Island Holghts to
remain through the early autumn.
Roxborongh
Mr. and Mrs David Klauder, of 464
Monastery avenue, who. aro motoring
through New York State, will spend a few
weeks at Lake George.
Manayunk
Mr. James P. Seeny, of 109 Green lane,
la spending several weeks at Sea IbIo City,
He made tho trip by motor with his daugh
ters, Miss Mario Seeny and Miss Helen
Seeny, and sons, Mr. James Seeny and Mr.
Aloyalus Seeny.
Frankford
Tho Frankford Playgrounds Association
Is completing arrangements for a car
nival to bo held on Whitehall Commons
next week The ladles' auxiliary will have
charge of tho refreshments.
Mr. WInfleld 8. Donat, of Govans, Balti
more County, Md , has returned to his home,
after having spent some time as tne guest
of his brother, Mr. Harry S. Donat, of 1744
Harrison street.
Germantown
Among those who entertained at dinner
bfore tho weekly dance at Manhelm on
Wednesday night were Mr. Samuel Wood
ward, who had 10 guests: Mr. and Mrs.
Parkmaa and Mr. Yala Hutchinson, who
14 four guests.
Mrs. a A, Ziegler and her children, of
jlQ Lincoln drive, who have been spending
Jar Huoner at Buck HiU Falls, wlU re
turn after Labor Day.
Uis Jessi u. HomUler, -who has been
maiH zemn turn la Bswioa sa bs
South Philadelphia
Miss Reba Pastcan and Miss Leah Past
can are entertaining Miss Elizabeth
Schrelber, of Baltimore, as their guest. A
dinner will bo given this evening In honor
of Miss Schrelber, when covers will be
laid for 10 guests.
Mr and Mrs. Slgmond Meller, of 617 South
Sixth street, announco the betrothal of their
daughter. Miss Rebecca S. Meller, to Mr
Maurice H. Brenner, of Hazleton, Pa. A
reception will bo given by Mr. Brenner's
parents in Hazleton on Sunday in honor of
Mls3 Meller.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Mohr and their
family, of 2521 South Fifteenth street, ac
companied by Mi3s RIckner, havo returned
home after having spent two weeks at Wild-wood.
EP0YM10MMANCE
ON GREAT AMERICANS
Ambassador Jusscrnnd in His
Best Vein New Books, Light
and Otherwise, for Summer
Reading
-jins om um la jkhhuu - waso Tex.
Jffe51 Uhm the guest of Mri Roger nt El rasq, -
' ' Norristown
NORRISTOWN. Pa, Aug 25. Mr. and
Mrs. Henry A. Schweyer, of 1342 Powell
street, have issued Invitations for the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Katharine
Marie Schweyer; to Mr. -Norman Boone
Bertolette, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ber
tolette. of 416 West Airy street, on Wednes
day, September 6. The ceremony will be
performed at 4 o'clock in the Ascension
Reformed Church. Norristown. At-home
cards are inclosed for after October 1 on
Hillside avenue, Jenkintown,
Mrs. David AUabough, Miss Louise Alia
bough and Mlsa Margaret Harley, of 1314
Do Kalb street, have returned from Atlantic
City. .,
Mrs. William P. Lee and Miss Mary
Dugan will spend the next few weeks In
Ocean City. N J
Mrs. William N. David has left to Join
her "husband, Lieuteaant William N DvW.
Now dean of the ambassadorial corps, M.
J. J. Jtissorand has won a unique place in
American hearts Ho Is one of the few for
eigners who aro really Interested In Amer
ica, and not given to superficial analyses of
our national character nnd characteristics
So, w hen ho speaks or writes of us, ho
tmkes an appeal deeper than either the
subject or his charming treatment alone
would warrant We want ardently to bo
Judged by lilm. Ho Is trusted.
Ills book, "With Americans of Past and
Present Diys'' (s-'crlbncr's), justifies every
confidence It Is the work of an historian,
of a student of manners, of an eloquent
friend Ills story of Rochimbeau, nnd of
tho splendid expedition which Bncrlllccd
France's ambition in Canad-v to our own
emancipation, Is a rcstudylng of an old
question, based on unpublished documents,
giving a sidelight on the time. Tho samo
mav bo said of the brief nrtlclo on Major
L Enfant. Tlio cssty on Lincoln Is all too
short In It ono llnds, perhaps for the
first time, a suggestion of how dear this
country Is to French heirts, how French an
imations follow us how we stand for them,
ns they for us The two great republics are
nlwavs looking at each other for encour
ngement and for support
M. Jusscrand's book is not controversial.
It ha3 no bearing oil tho war. It makes
no plea for tho t'nlted States to come to
France's nid Whit did lndcd could be
orforod the dnfciu'crs of Verdun? But It Is
nioro polent than any piece of prop igunda
literature of the last haggard jears. For
this book persuades us, as no propaganda
has porsuoded us, that wo have an Intirest
In till? war and that tho descendant of
Hochambcau nro looking out for it
A slender volume more closely paclceuV
with great Ideas than many of tho en
cjulnprdlc books of tlio year Is Woodrow
WINon's "Tho President of tho United
States," appropriately reprinted now from
tlio President's work on Congressional
Gov erni tent As editorially Indicated some
tlmo ngo In this paper, this little work
provides n standard by which tho President
Is to bo judged It Indicates tho gravity of
many of his fallings, but It shows, also, tho
high spirited and wholly noble Ideal of his
olllco which Ins nnlmntcd him It was
written in 11)08, w ion Mr. Wilson was head
of Princeton, nnd starting with tho theory
of American government, It outlines In
simple, sinuous sentences, tho forces which
havo worked on tho presidency nnd the
forco which tho olllco may bo called on to
exert In tho rcfeicnces to foreign affairs
Mr Wilson whs prophetic In every part
of tho boolc, theoretlcnl nnd practical, the
brochuio I) cleanly thought, clenrly ex
pressed It Is a standard, almost a classic,
work.
Tho "Letters From a Living Dead Man,"
which Elsa Barker set down and gavo to tho
world, wcro of such nuzzling, such Incscap
nblo stutr that more material from tho
strange dead hand was to bo desired. Thero
canio "War Letters," and now "Songs of a
Vngrom Angel " All these books were dic
tated to tho poetess by tho spirit of Judge
David P. Hatch, and since Miss BarKer
possoss.es another, and wholly adequate
medium of expression, thero Is no reason to
question her account of tho origin. Par
ticularly at present, with the emergence of
Patlenco Worthies thesu poems aro Impor
tant, because they aro liner poems than the
St. Louis nppwltlon has written through
tho ouija board, and tho character of the
transmitter Is also mora poetical and moro
just. The simplicity nnd calm, tho mysti
cism and commonness of tho songs aro
equally remarkable
In "The War for tho World" (Macmlllan
Company, Now York), Israel Zangwlll has
gathtrcd a number of his letters to the
British press and his nrtlcles In periodicals,
supplementing them with some original
master Tho flctlonist of tho Ghetto treats,
among other themes, tho war's effects on
Jowry and the great conflict In relation to
the stage. He Is, aB might be expected,
violently partisan against Germany. Somo
of his chapters make rather difficult
reading.
A breezy gust that clears solstitial lit
erature of some of the malodorous miasm
of sex fiction Is found In Samuel Hopkins
Adams's 'The Unspeakable Perk" (Hough
ton MlfUIn Company, Boston). Mr. Adams
In his most recent story prior to "Perk"
developed a vein of light and dellghtfut
humor This lead from "Little Miss
Grouch" ho continues in tho newer novel
He also evidences his command of charac
terization and his skill at plot building re
vealed in 'The Clnrlon," the fine "newspaper-wlth-an-Ideal"
story. Consequently, 'The
Unspeakable Perk" combines all that Is fa
voruble In Mr Adams's powers as a stylist
and constructor The movement Is agile
from the opening chapter. The persons of
the drama are the daughter of an American
millionaire, cruising In the Caribbean Sea,
and a remarkable goggle-disguised Indi
vidual known as Perkins. Behind his quaint
mask Is sterling character with which the
maid promptly falls in love. There Is a
late Richard Harding Davis touch In a lit
tlo revolution, which clarifies a number of
mutual misunderstandings without which
there would be no romance. Not a mere
contribution to hammock literature, this.
Something oddly familiar came to the
readers of Scrlbner'a Magazine a few
months ago. It was a memory of Little
Lcrd Fauntleroy. Tho mystery was solved
when the readers savv that Reginald Birch
was illustrating another child story. Now
Scrlbner's Sons have published the story,
"Bonnie May," by Louis Dodge. It Is a
delightful tale of a little child, daughter
of a player, vagus as to ancestry, but In
finitely capable of taking care of herself.
Gifted with Btage talk and common sense,
the littla creature finds herself In tho most
prim of prim households. At that point the
story flags a little, for we are face to face
with the old story of regenerating a family
through a child, the "Servant In the House
Passing of the Third Floor Back" episode,
and not a little of Fauntleroy himself.
But thero is plenty of humor, and If Bonnie
May Isn't always credible, she is always
pert and delicious.
Mr. James Lv Ford, author of "Waltful
Watching" (Frederick A. Stokes & Co.), Is
a comparatively well-known writer. Pre
sumably he writes so much that he never
leads tho papers. Had he read them, be-
ond the headlines, and thought about them
a little, he could hardly have written so
Ill-natured, so false and so pointless a satire
as thi3 one. That tho mechanism of the
satire Is weak and the working out dull
need hardly be mentioned. Apparently Mr.
Ford has not read the British reports that
"Wilson's notes did it," nor the German
report that "our submarines aro tied up by a
net of notes." He drags in all the old stuff
about Uncle Sam writing notes and weepi
heroiq tears over American's lost opportunity
of entering the war at England's bla
ding A stupid, wretohedly conceived, In
credibly partisan piece of work.
Ground Sot New Tnrk Bought
The city of Philadelphia has begun to
take title to properties occuplng tho tract
of ground at Sixth nnd Christian etrcets,
which is to be converted Into a city park,
Among tho properties conveyed aro the
frfcri. illltitiliil IjliriiH utT lnB f il
dwellings 52426 Christian street, flach 20
by 100 feet, assessed at a total of $11,000.
sold to tho city by Michael Pessolano for a
prlco not disclosed ; G3B Montrose street,
lot 20 fopt 3 Inches by 61 feet, ntsesscd at
$2600, sold by Louis Suppaj 637 Montrose
street, lot 12 feet 3 Inches by 61 feet, as
sessed at J1S00, sold by Donato M. Spatola,
nnd 641 Montrose street, lot 12 feet 3 Inches
by 6l feel, assessed at $1000, sold by An
tonio Massano. Tho ground to be taken lies
between Christian and Montrose streets,
east of Sixth street
Wolf Sell at Elktnu IMrk
William It Wilson A Co. lias gold for
Louis Wolf to E T McCurdy, for ft fcrle
not disclosed, a tract comprising 2i acre
on tha erst Side of High School road, north,
of Church road, Elfclhs Park-
Delaware River Work Inspected
A thorough inspection of the work being
done on the Delaware River and Bay, as
well as (he future needs of the channel, was
begun at Trenton yesterday by Colonel
William B. Judson, United States district
engineer; Major T. F. Oakea, in charge of
the river and bay Improvements, and L. D.
Shuman, assistant engineer. The party
boarded the tug Vidette at Trenton and
proceeded down the river, stopping at va
rious points where work was being done
under Federal supervision. The inspection
will be continued until the tour la completed
at the Delaware Breakwater,
Efficient Mall Service for Soldiers
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Aug. i 5 That the
soldiers on, the border may get the fastest
passible service on their mall, the Poatomea
Department has sent an efficiency expert,
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UR August Clearance Sale is drawing to a close. Every slightly
used Piano is now being offered at wonderful reductions.
Such makes as Matchless Cunningham, Steinway, Knabe,
Chickering, etc., etc., at savings of $150 to $300 on the original
prices. Many of the instruments are practically new; some of the
famous Cunningham instruments have never been off the floors.;
The following is a partial list:
UPRIGHTS
Former Price Name Now
$250 Mansfield Piano Go.. Rosewood $ 75
$260 Sherman, Clay & Go.Hosewood $ 75
$275 Ghas. G. Stone & Go.Rosewood $ 80
$275 Horace Waters & Go.Rosewood $ 85
$275 Henry EllersS Co... Rosewood $ 85
$275 E. G. Stanley & Go.. .Rosewood $ 85
$300 fllbrecht Piano Go... Rosewood $ 95
$300 Hall & Go. Rosewood $ 95
$300 Laurie & Hayes.-... .Rosovood $ 95
$325 Chase Piano Co Mahogany $110
$325 Martin Piano Go.... Mahogany $110
$325 Webster Piano Go... Mahogany SHO
$325 Bechtell & Go Mahogany $115
$325 Prescott Piano Co... Mahogany $115
$325 B. F. Adams & Go.. .Mahogany $125
$325 N. Sielnert & Co.. .Walnut $125
$350 McFall Piano Go. . . . Walnut $ 1 25
$350 A. L Bailey Piano Go.Mahogany $135
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$350 W. H. Gook & Go.. . .Mahogany $135
$350 Smlih & Barnes .... Oak $ 1 35
$375 Lyon & Healy Mahogany $150
$375 Pease Piano Go.. ..Mahogany $150
$375 Sieger & Sons Mahogany $150
$375 Schubert Piano Go.. Walnut . $150
$400 H. F. Miller .Walnut $160
$400 Jacob Boll & Son .....Mahogany $160
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$400 Baldwin Piano Go.. .Mahogany $165
$400 Hallet & Davis Walnut $165
$425 Cunningham Piano Go.
Mahogany $175
$425 Blaslus Piano Go... Walnut $175
$450 Cunningham Piano Go.
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