At the women's monthly luncheon of a Philadelphia club "Famous Women in History" were featured on the programme.
The players weare complete masks, made by Miss Miriam Tindall Smith, well-known for this type of work.
The picture shows King Charles LI and Nell Gwyn, She was a Mrs St. George, daughter of an American who was known as the Sphinx of Wall Street, who left 15 millions, one of them to his daughter. That was eight years ago and since then Mrs. St. George had simply given away more than £100,000 a year. Nobody but ner secretary, who managed all her business, and the friend now quoted knew of her enormous benefactions. Mrs St. George was very careful about the deserts of any charity she helped but once satisfied she gave largely and never allowed her name to appear as donor. She had a house in Kensington and a cottage in the Isle of Wight, but the only interest in which she spent rather liberally for herself was her art collection. But this never cost a tithe of what she gave awa: She left her secretary, who had been with 20 years, £1,000 a year and various furniture. And when the estate is wound up and debts settled, it does not look as if there would be much
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