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JUST GOSSIP
By Rena E. Katz
What a day today is in Atlantic
City! St. Patty is getting all
the social celebration any saint
could get. This town is literally
overflowing with shamrocks, and
every symbol of old Erin. The
society circles are paying homage
with any number ot delightful
events ranging from informal
gatherings to elaborate dances.
The social calendar this week
should surely have a green circle
about today’s date with number
less events scheduled.
* * *
Mrs. Christian B. Lewis Hostess
This afternoon many local so
ciety leaders may be 'found at
the home of Mrs. Christian B.
Lewis. Mrs. Lewis is entertain
ing a number of her friends at a
luncheon and bridge party. The
luncheon table, I understand, is
to be colorfully arranged in
spring colors and Easter flowers.
And then there are to be dainty
prizes for the bridge winners.
The guests will be Mrs. J. Klein,
Mrs. Carleton Adams, Mrs. Chas.
Bond, Miss Dorothy Lewis, Miss
Minnie Lewis, Mrs. Robert
Warke, Mrs. Henry Lewis, Mrs.
Charles Carmany, Mrs. Russell
Thatcher, Mrs. Hiram Steelman,
Mrs. John Irwin, Mrs. Watson R.
Lewis, Jr., Miss Minnie Lewis
and Mrs. Henry Lewis.
* * *
Mrs. Thatcher Hostess Tomorrow
Tomorrow afternoon at the
Northfield Country Club Mrs.
Russell Thatcher will be hostess
to a number of her friends at a
delightful luncheon and bridge
party. Of course the details of
the affair must remain untold for
if I described them now it would
spoil the surprise for her guests.
But anyway, tomorrow at noon,
the following will be making their
way to the club, Mrs. William
Tollard, Mrs. Gilbert Moore, i^rs.
Christian B. Lewis, Miss Anna
Lewis, Miss Minnie Lewis, Mrs.
Robert L. Warke, Mrs. James
Burns, Mrs. Joseph Heilig, Mrs.
Charles Carmany, Mrs. Francis
Gandy and Mrs. Watson R.
Lewis, Jr.
* * *
Luncheon-Bridge at Fredonia
Another interesting event is
being planned for this week. I
was speaking to Mrs. Watson R.
Lewis and she tells me that she
and Mrs. Charles Carmany are to
entertain some fifty guests at the
Fredonia Hotel on Saturday. It
makes me perfectly furious to
know all the details about these
nice affairs and not be able to
include them in the column. But
then again I dare not for it would
be altogether unfair and Mrs.
Lewis hinted that she wanted
everything to be a surprise.
But I’m going down on Sat
urday and see everything for my
self and then I’ll be able to tell
you all about it next week.
To Have St. Patrick’s Party
This afternoon Mrs. Emile
Estoclet will entertain some forty
of her friends at a luncheon
bridge party at her home. The
luncheon table will, in accordance
with the holiday, be trimmed with
green carnations and other ap
propriate souvenirs and favors.
■Cards will follow the luncheon.
The guests will include: Mrs.
Milton Seaman, Mrs. Paul Boni
face, Mrs. Russell Austin, Mrs.
Harry Godshall, Miss Helen
Kirby, Mrs. Lois Kirkland, Mrs.
W. H. Lee, Mrs. George Wingate,
Mrs. Percy'Joy, Mrs. Gilbert Col
lins, Mrs. Ralph Harcourt, Mrs.
Miller Howitt, Mrs. Theodore
Lapres, Mrs. Harry Moore, Miss
Maude Fisher, Mrs. Watson R.
I Lewis, Jr., Mrs. Maurice Coles,
I Mrs. Raymond O’Keefe, Mrs.
Walter Bew, Mrs. Leonard Ped
rick, Mrs. Clifton Shinn, Mrs.
Floyd Marshall, Mrs. Howard
Buzby, Mrs. Leo Payne, Mrs.
Edgar Drehar, Mrs. Lewis Scott,
Jr., Mrs. Lewis McCorkle, Miss
Madeline Beyer, Mrs. Arthur
Ewan, Mrs. William Wilson, Mrs.
Aubrey Thomas, Mrs. Percy
Howard and Miss Betty Hugbee.
* * *
Mrs. David Gardner Entertains
Last evening at her home Mrs.
David Gardner was hostess to the
members of her bridge club. A
tasty supper was enjoyed after
the games.
Playing were: Miss Kay Law
ler, Mrs. Frances Gardner, Miss
Ruth Shaffer, Miss Betty Specht,
Mrs. Emory Keise and Miss
Betty Torpey.
Miss Alkazin Guest of Honor
Mrs. John D. Barab entertain
ed recently in honor of Miss
Adele Alkazin whose engagement
to Raymond J. Lutts, has been
announced. To the surprise of
the honored bride-to-be, the
affair was a shower. After the
distribution of gifts the guests
enjoyed card games of their pre
ference.
Those attending were: Miss
Ruth Shaffer, Miss Terry Mood,
Mrs. David E. Gardiner, Mrs. D.
Donehue, Miss Katherine Lawler,
Miss Carolyn Bicks, Miss Jose
phine McCue, Miss Gerry Sheiter,
Mrs. Joseph Alkazin, Miss Marie
Torpey, Mrs. A. A. Smith, Mrs.
Stanley J. Joy, Mrs. George
Brown, Miss Miriam Saslaff, Mrs.
Rose Rotheberg, Miss Julia
Rosenberg, Mrs. M. Chittenton,
Mrs. A. J. Mustard, Mrs. O.
Tomlin, Miss Alice Alkazin, Mrs.
George Thomas, Miss Betty
Torpey, Mrs. E. Keiss, Mrs. W.
| Mood, Miss Mabel Alkazin.
* * *
Louis Mann on “Literature”
i A nation is no greater than its
I literature and while America, in
terpreted through the literature
of its drama, may appear to be
taking a step backward in view
of the salacious plays now being
produced, this backward step will
make possible a firm foothold for
a stride soon to be taken, be
lieves Louis Mann, who is at The
Ambassador with his footlight
partner, Sam Bernard.
“These salacious plays are not
being welcomed in the provincial
towns—or even in some of the
large cities,” continued Mr.
Mann. “In fact, one that had
made a hit in New York was
not allowed in Boston, and the
members of another company
were arrested in San Francisco.
It seems to me as if the days of
this kind of production were
numbered.”
SOCIETY LEADER
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MRS. VICTOR J. FISHER
One of the very active leaders in local
social circles. Mrs. Fisher is one of
the charming Chelsea matrons who may
be found “among those present” at all
affairs of note.
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Mr. Gordon Williams and
sister, Beryl, accompanied by
Bertha Donohoe, have left for a
six weeks’ trip to California, and
on their return will stop at Den
ver, Col., to visit Dr. B. F.
Chamberlain, an uncle of Miss
Donohoe’s.
* * *
Again we have word from Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. Brehman, of
Ventnor. Mr. and Mrs. Brehman
are touring the Orient and the
latest message reads “The Last
Stop in Mysterious India, whose
charm is greater than words can
convey. Sailed March 4.”
* * *
The Tuesday bridge club met
last evening, with Mrs. Charles
Carmany. Of course bridge was
in order for the evening and af
ter the games a dainty repast was
served. The members attending
were: Miss Minnie Lewis, Miss
Anna Lewis, Mrs. Joseph Heilig,
Mrs. Robert L. Warke, Mrs.
James Burns, Mrs. Gilbert Moore
and Mrs. Charles Carmany.
Mrs. Clawson Coles, of Phila
delphia recently entertained Mrs.
John Fortman, formerly of this
city. * * *
Bobbed Hair Still in Favor With
Majority
In a conversation with a friend
one day this week a little friend
ly argument arose over that pop
ular topic of conversation—
Bobbed Hair. I had been talk
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ing of letting my present bob
grow, but my friend advised
against it. “Bobbed hair is still
the vogue,” I was told.”
But still being in doubt I de
cided to seek for my information
still further and so I sought out
A. Wyser, proprietor of the dis
tinctive beauty parlors, at 2017
Boardwalk. It was no easy task
to get a moment of conversation
with this busy personage for
when I reached his establishment
I found several of the very people
I write about on this page each
week partaking of the various
activities carried on in the parlors
by Mr. Wyser and his thoroughly
trained assistants. Here was a
prominent social leader having
her nails manicured; there, a club
leader having her hair dressed
in the latest mode, doubtless
preparatory to attending a busy
club session that day. Still an
other matron, whose name is well
known in social circles, was
undergoing the mysterious pro
cesses of beauty culture in an
other part of the parlors.
Finally Mr. Wyser found a
moment to come over to “little
me.” As I mentally prepared my
question I thought of the phrase
generally credited to Shakespeare
—“To Bob or Not to Bob; that is
the question.” Then the idea
came to me that I might fall back
on Irving Berlin for assistance
and sing out “What Will I Do?”
But fearing that “saying it with
music” might not be the best
course I merely stood up and
asked “is bobbed hair still popu
lar?” when Mr. Wyser reached
my chair.
I found this authority on
beauty culture and its companion
arts most cordial and he gave me
some little time answering my
several questions.
Bobbed hair is still very much
in vogue, he informed me. It
is as popular today as at any time
since the craze for shorn locks
swept the world a few years ago.
The boyish bob is “the thing”
today I was assured, with the
majority of women specifying
this style of cut when they visit
the beauty parlors.
“To bob hair,” Mr. Wyser said,
“one must study the face of the
customer. The character of the
face should inform the operator
as to the style of bob best suited.”
While we were talking I heard
several people, whose names are
well known in the city, call up
for appointments for permanent
waving. This prompted my ask
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ing a few questions about this
branch of Mr. Wyser’s shop.
With fourteen years’ experience
in this line of work I found Mr.
Wyser very well fitted to en
lighten me on many points on the
subject.
During my visit he showed me
the new Nestle Circuline Perma
nent Waving system which has
just been installed in the parlors.
This is said to be the most ef
ficient of all hairdressing systems.
The waves it produces are of the
most lasting variety, enlivening
the hair and giving it a natural
curl.
After finishing our conversa
tion I was convinced that bobbed
hair is still one of Fashion’s
dictates and took advantage of
the opportunity of the visit to
make an appointment so, within
a few days, doubtless I’ll be
among the ever growing number
wearing the new “Boyish Bob.”
* * *
Famous Singer’s Pet Has Ear
For Music
Dusolina Giannini, the young
Italian-Ameriean soprano who
appears in recital here at the
Haddon Hall on the evening of
March 20th, is very greatly at
tached to her Pekinese dog,
“Wenty,” who is not only one of
the smallest “sleeve” dogs in ex
istence, but is a very accom
plished puppy as well. She under
stands both English and Italian
and shows a rare appreciation of
music.
Signora Giannini always speaks
to the dog in Italian. It took
her only a few days to under
stand perfectly what was expected
of her when a command was
issued in Italian, although it was
only a few months old when Miss
Giannini took her and had always
lived in an American household.
When she is told to go to bed,
“Piccini, vattene a letto” Wenty
immediately obeys and trots off
to her little crib. And the same
response is given unhesitatingly
when the order comes from Miss
Giannini in-English.
But where Wenty exhibits her
most astonishing talent is in the
music room. When Giannini is
singing she remains very quietly
on the floor beside the pedals
of the piano, and never utters a
sound, except when she sings high
“C,” when Wenty is so elated she
tries to imitate it. But if anyone
else sings Wenty is in the habit
of putting up a big howl, especial
ly if the singing be loud or harsh
in any way; and if jazz is in
troduced into the proceedings,
Wenty’s disapproval knows no
bounds. She^ill not be quieted
until it stops.
Can the Baby Roll With
Safety on your Rugs?
Youngsters will toddle and tumble
and roll. It’s a happy, human trait—
but have you made provision for it in
your home, so that the health of your
little ones can be properly safe
guarded?
A good precaution is to be sure
that the washable rugs in the nur
sery, in the bed rooms and elsewhere
in the home are always properly clean.
And it is no trouble to keep them
that way if you will just send them
to us once in a while for laundering.
Instead of trying to struggle with
them yourself—it is fatiguing work
for even the most robust of women—
simply make a roll of them and give
them to our driver when he ralla for
your family bundle.
Our laundering method is good for
rugs. We use oceans of crystal-clear .
water on them; souse them in creamy
suds; rinse them again and again, atvt
then dry them in a sweet, warm
breeze. You will be delighted with
their restored newness.
Telephone and we will sand our
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