The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 18, 1903, Page 48

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, -OCTOBER 18, 1908. AID a New York clubman (and New York clubmen are adorable) as he sat in the palm garden of the Palace while a smart tea was in progress: “I have never be- fore seen so many splendid specimens of womankind, viewed from the physical or Athenian standpoint, in all the years of my observation &s I have seen in your city, and I began to observe at rather a precocious age,” said he, with & wicked wink. “Can you explain the phenomenon of this almost universal development, and for want of a better word I may say style, that the California women pos- sess?” “Well” sald his listening friend timid- Iy, and blushing modestly, “I suppose ! part climate, part athletics and part tem- persment; but athletics seems to be in the the other two qualifications standing rather in the attitude of acccs- sories.” And such is the truth. Our maids and matrons of the smart set—and many of those outside of it, for that matter—are devotees of unfalling faith in tennis, golf, ‘moblling, swimming, yachting, riding and, best and finest of all, in plebetan walking. Apropos of walking, this sum- mer some of our society girls, among them the Misses Henrletta and Emma Moffat, packed their traps and meager contributions to the commissary depart- ment and went with the Sierre Club mem- bers on their difficult ascent of Mount Whitney. Here is & solution of the club- man's secret. And not only does this kind of walking compound interest in the benk of physical energy but it generates @ supply of the high spirits that have individualived the California woman, not only in the eastern part of our own coun- try but everywhere abroad. Getting close 1o nature energizes all civilized mankind, and the higher our civilization the more necessary does this earthy association become. Then comes the girl who gets over the earth without walking—she who rides in & “red devil”"—and then she who clings to the “black beauty” in spite of all the allurements of the hour. Of all the maids who seem to have cast out fear from her heart as the man in the Bible 4id the devils, Miss Pearl Landers is foremost in the role of "mobilists. This dainty lit- tie mald almost afMicted the Del Monte- ites with heart fallure during the sum- mer months by the daring maripulations of her auto—and she didn’t take the ho- tel steps with her machine, elther, Again we have the fascinating society maid a-gallop over roadways, taking fences, ditches and not & few hearts in her spirited morning canter. Miss Bertie Bruce, the well beloved bride of the 29th, is a pretty sight on horseback and a cavalcade of merry malds—Miss Bruce among them—is one of the alluring pic- tures in the park on fine mornings. Then, there is tennis. Now, when s g pretty maid prettier than when, racket in hand, head uncovered to the glint of the sun, arms bared to the domain of dim- ples, color in her cheeks, coming and go. ing as the “server” attends to his busi- ness, she stands behind the net with ming and body keenly alert? Here is a perfect. ly balanced phase of athletics when the mental qualities keep even pace with the physical. Acknowledged leader of tennis in this country is Mrs. Robert D. Farqu- har (formerly Marion Jomes), whom Call- lead, * fornia claims exclusively as a daughter of the West, despite her probable residence in the East for some time to come. The courts at the park—which the dear old Park Commissioners have given us— are dally occupied with many of the em- bryo soclety lassies, who go out from #chool, of course duly chaperoned. A few fllustrations of the athletic character of our women convinced the clubman—whom we all agree possessed = most discrimi- nating and admirable taste—what the se- cret was of the vigor, the spirit and the development of the San Francisco society girl. What a contrast to the days of our grandmother, when working a sampler in wicked-looking worsted or walking sol- emnly in the garden gathering rose Jeaves constituted the exciting exercise of her times! No wonder she fainted when a suitable occasion presented itself or ran off with the coachman just for the exhilaration caused by the resultant ex- citement. Women have a need of a cer- tain amount of excitement in thelr lives— which are necessarily more or less pro- salc or stupid—and what they obtain from a rational Indulgence in athletics fulfills the requirement created within them by the Heavenly Father And here- with let the temperance workers take no- tice—the more athletics the fewer cock- talls, 'Let those censors of society who cry out against the encroachment of evil of drink in social circles advocate the promotion of open air athletics; and the normal craving of women for excitement will be assuaged without resort to false and harmful stimulants. This is a de- duction made by physicians—they who share women's secrets as do no others— and surely their deduction is indisputable. If you don’t belleve it, just ask your doctor! The War Department denies the report that the transport Sheridan, on Wwhich ten young officers and their bonny brides will sail for Manila, is to be decorafed with tulle and Bride roses—and the rea- son offered Is plain. An even distribution of tulle and roses would not be compati- ble with the varying rank of the young people, and an attempt to apportion the decorations according to rank wouldn't be nice, you know; but the department has gone out-of its way to recognize the affair in a suitable manner, and has pro- vided a cane of rice and an equipment of old shoes for the embarkation of the bridal party, and friends will find the same on the wharf on the day of sailing. Many of these good friends are fearful of the disillusionizing of the vaporous dreams of these honeymo.ns spent in a 4x6 stateroom, and with Neptune behav- ing badly. In case of his very bad con- duct, would it not be well Zor the captain to isolate the brides until the seas calmed over? One cannot conjecture anything more destructive to sentiment than mai- de-mer—the very limit of human inele- gancies. It must give love an awful wrench. 8 . s e ‘What a bunch of weddings! We have the Hazard-Gerlinger affalr on Wednes- day, likewise the Glynn-Mooney nuptials and the Taylor-Siebe wedding; on the 27th comes the Nokes-Murphy celebration, and on the 29th the happy Bruce-Steven. son affair. % The wedding of Miss Irene Hazarg, daughter of James Rider Hazard, to George Gerlinger of Portland, Or.. wiu + — + ol SOCIETY GIRLS WHO ARE LEADERS IN OUT-OF-DOOR SPORT. * &3 take place at St. Mark's, Berkeley, and the subsequent reception will be held at the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority house, of which the fair bride is a popular mem- ber. The following fraternity mates will assist at the ceremony: Miss Hazard, the bride’s sister; Miss Elizabeth Mills, Miss Elsa Lichtenburg, Miss Myrtle Sims, Miss Gladys Meyer, Miss Elsie Everson and Miss Alice Treanor. Mr. Gerlinger will bring a Portland friend with him, while ‘Willam Powell, Alvin Powell, Paul Rockey and Arthur Traphagen will of- ficiate as ushers. il v . The nuptials of Miss Eleanor Glynn ana Captain John Mooney will be celebrated at the cathedral at noon on Wednesday, the Very Rev. Father Prendergast of- ficlating. Judge Tobin, with whom the bride has always resided, will give her into the' keeping of the groom. Miss Glynn, who is a young woman of splen- did physique and good style, will wear a robe of Ivory satin, covered iIn Irish point. She will be attended by her sister, Louise, who will be gowned in pale pink silk. A small reception will be held at the residence of Judge Tobin on Geary street, after which the happy pair will go south for a few weeks. o jo i The beautiful Mrs. Allie Taylor will be- come the bride of young Mr. Siebe on Wednesday. The ceremony will be qui- etly celebrated in Modesto, the home of the bride. e e Miss Emma Moffat of Franklin street gave a charming luncheon to fourteen fraternity mates of Kappa Kappa Gam- ma Sorority on Thursday in honor of the bride-elect, Miss Irene Hazard. The dec- orations were of the season’s prevalling colors—green and white. A very merry party of college friends discussed the menu, and let it be spread broadcast that 2 cleverer group of raconteurs is rarely met with, especially among girls of the younger set. This is one of the happy results of sorority life at college—it broadens and develops. % S TR The Presidio is to be graced with an- other fair bride. On Wednesday Miss Leona McCoy, daughter of Major and Mrs. Frank B. McCoy, was wedded to Lieutenant Lynn Edwards of the Coast Artillery, U. S. A, at All Saints Cathe- dral, Milwaukee. The bride was attended by Mrs. George Gibbs of Chicago and the ' groom by Lieutenant Josiah Minns of the Twentleth Infantry. A large reception followed the ceremony. Lieutenant and Mrs. Edwards will spend a few months at Wichita, Kans., after which they will journey to San Francisco, where Lieu- tenant Edwards is stationed. -l Guy Barham and his bride have been visiting at the Palace during the week. Mr. Barham, who by the way possesses as many friends on this side of the Te- hachapl as on the other, is one of the newly created Harbor Commissioners, Following “ closely upon his appointment his marriage to the beautiful Miss Baby, a member of a prominent old French family of the south, was celebrated. The Barhams have been living at the van Nuys, but will soon set up their household gods in the old Barham home so well known in Los Angeles, . s e ‘What is Mayor Olney of Oakland try- ing to bring upon himself? He has inno- cently invited 150 of Oakland’'s leading women to form a club with civic improve- ment as its object. Has the Mayor any knowledge of the interior workings of women'’s clubs that are composed of dif- ferent’ sets and different cliques? Well, he will, it we just give him time! P S Will some one who knows Jack London —and who loves him—beseech him to wear a conventional white shirt and col- lar the next time he addresses an audi- ence of ladies? Now, why a man of Jack London's unquestioned ability should allenats himself from the ordinary decen- cles of dress for the purpose of adver- tising himself is beyond solution. He surely s conscious of a conspicuous in- elegance of attire when he appears on the lecture platform of a women's club in a flannel shirt and the tie that goes with it—even if it be a white one. Do, somebody, beseech of him to mend his ways—just the manner of his dressing. Otherwise the women before whom he read passeg upon him as charming. His smile? Yes, it is captivating—if he will just be good and not dress that way again. e . who has been a Mrs. Joseph Mrs. Ray Sherman, guest of her mother, Moody, for some weeks, will sail some time next month to join her husband in the Orient. It was hoped that the hand- some football hero would return before this to the scene of his triumphs, business Interests will not permit of return for some time. Hence his wif: determination to join him. w0 Miss Aline Ford, the beautiful young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dens- low Ford of the Palace, will be married to Lewis Pierce at Los Angeles on Tues- day, October 20. Immediately after the wedding the young people will leave for an extended trip through the Eastern States, returning some time in January. Miss Ford is of the type that has made California women famous. Possessed of a Junosque figure, with marked elegance of carriage, she has been greatly admired during the two years shie has been in so- clety, The young couple will probably reside in the city after their return from their honeymoon, making occasional visits to the various stock farms of Mr. Pierce, some of which are located in Nevada. e e One of the belles of the hour who is entertained perhaps more than any other girl in the smart set is Miss Gertrude Dutton, recently returned from Paris. Al- ways attractive, Miss Dutton has imbided much of that indefinable chic which dis- tinguishes the Frenchwoman from all the world. Miss Dutton was entertained this week by Miss@Belle Harmes of Sausalito at luncheon. The guests present were: Mrs. George Beardsley, Mrs. Alfred B. Spaulding, Mrs. Harry Bates, Miss Flor- ence Callaghan, Miss Mabel Cluff, Miss o Mabel Hogsg, Miss May Colburn, Miss Mabel Toy, Miss Maylita Pease and Miss Edna Middleton, What shocking bad taste it is for rela- tives to up and die just on the eve of a big function—a wedding, for instance! Surely, it would seem that having held on to life so long, they could take a fresh hold on it for a little while longer. What effect such an ill-timed affair will have on the Goelet-Roxburghe nuptials remains to be seen. At any rate, the death in the family brought the poor Duke home from his hunting trip in the Adirondacks and just spoiled his fun. Now, that wasn't nice of Miss Goelet's uncle! . . So Isabellq McKenna is engaged. The lucky fellow is Pitts Duffleld of New York. He'd better be good, this fellow, it he hopes to really wed the lovely Isa- belle, for we all remember her engage- ment to Peter Martin some years ago, when her trousseau was complets, the bridesmaids’ gowns were ready for the wearing and the smallest detalls arranged for the function, when lo! out of a clear sky came the soclal thunderbolt of a— broken engagement. No one knew just why, but the action was decisive and defl- nite. ‘While living in San Francisco Miss Mc- Kenna was an exceptionally popular girl, possessing high ideals and living up to them. Soon after Judge McKenna's pro- motion to the United States Supreme bench the family moved to Washington, where they immediately took a prominent place in official society. The lucky fellow who has won the heart of the high-spirfted Californian is the s, ot General and Mrs. Henry Duffleld of De- troit and nephew of Justice Brown, one of Justice McKenna's associates on the Supreme bench. Young Mr. Duffield is a member of the publishing firm of Fox & Duffield, The wedding will occur in Washington and will probably follow the festivities at- tendant upon the new year. R The invitations for the Confederacy ball at the Palace on the 23d are eagerly gought for by the young folk, who think it a far cry from their last winter's big nces. The success of the first affair of 2: winter season is now assured, and the patronesses of the Albert Sidney John- ston Chapter are correspondingly happy. Everybody is wondering how liberally the Jefferson Davis Chapter will help the =ood cause, How about that, ladies? ‘What do you suppose these two old sol- dlers, whose names you all have ham- mered abou dextrously, think of this affair of yo as they look down from their celestial heights? Really, now, the matter ought to be settled here at home, without dragging the fair name of Call- fornia into disrepute by carrying th squabble to Char Southern wome: with all that the words imply, you should come together, bury the hammer and proceed to the nal convention united in spirit and purpose, as becomes your ancestry and your cause. ¢ e e There is much talk of Miss Ardella Mills going to Manila at a.. early date. Also that Miss Be will tour the East. Should the proposed departures become a reality the young women v-ill be greafly ds, notably by ub, of which is the ¢ d the salon ¢ all say what the forth in the deve! whose influ the future. decade may ment of our s miums upon a and ability good om eld has entertained twice the week, numbering guests Mrs. R. H. Warfleld, Miss Gertrude L Miss Maye Col- burn, Mr. and M y Dutton, Ralph Hart, Captain Frederick and E. Johnston. . 40 The wedding of Miss Caroline Ayer and Dennis Searle will occur at an early date. o ol The hop at Mare Island on Wednesday evening was a very pleasant affair. officers are all gracious fellows and thei uniforms are certainly alluring. Many of the girls from town went over. Mrs. Me- Calla received, assisted by Mrs. Tille Mrs. Richard Cutts, Mrs. Miller and man other ladies of the navy yard. Am those who attended were: Captain ar Mrs. Miller, the Misses Meade, Miss Ma- Emerson W at dinner d among his H rie English, Mi McQuade, Mrs. Dick Cutts, the Misses McCalla, Paymaster and Mrs. Hagnor, Lieutenant and Mrs. T. Gains Roberts, Miss Dorothy Dustan, Mrs. Dunstan of Menlo, Miss Mattie Mil- ton, Miss Frances Moore, Miss Cathe: McDougall, Dr. and Mrs. Parker, M Shorb, Captain Day, Lieutenant Foreman, the Misses Clary of Stockton, Miss Terry, Dr. Rodney, Lieutenant and Mrs. Moore, Captain and Mrs. Drake, Lieutenant and Mrs. Stone, Mrs. George C. Carr, Pay- master George Brown, Lieutenant Stan- ley, Lieutenant Morris and a number of others. The hop was followed by a dain- ty supper served in ome of the adjoining rooms. e The stunning Josselyn girls leave for an extended tour on the 3d of next month with their mother, Mrs. Charles Josselyn. They will visit for a time in New York, after which Paris will become their objective point. It is to winter in the gay raris &y e Dr. and Mrs. F. R. Orella have returned from Europe. While abroad Dr. Orella visited the leading hospitals of the Cc tinent and pursued a special course in surgery. heir in tion an capital. Miss Christine Pomeroy and Miss Lucy Gwin Coleman will make their formal entry into the social whirl on October 31, when a large tea will be given at the home of Miss Pomeroy on the corner of Clay and Hyde streets. v Mrs. Pomeroy is now in mourning and consequently is not going out. Therefors the duty of introducing Miss Christine will devolve upon Mrs. Willlam Gilmaa Thompson, & sister of Mr. Pomeroy. ... e California is well represented at present in Gotham. The De Youngs and the Wal- ter Deans are stopping at Waldorf-Asto- ria and will probably remain there until the horse show comes off. What an event that is In New York! Such beautiful ‘women, such gowns, such jewels, such grandeur—Oh, yes, and, th‘ horses! But they are merely motifs. Of course they'rs beautiful and capable and well bred, but it's the women that count the most at the “horse show,” the men eome next and then the equine beautles that answer for a setting for soclety—soclety with its ener- gles, its ostentations, its glint, its glit- ter and its grandeur. Vulgar? Well, per- haps. —_———— King Bdward Wears Bracelet. LONDON, Oct, 17.—The King wears a gold bangle or bracelet on his left wrist, says “T. A. T.” His Majesty 1s never withiout it, and it is quite a familiar ob- ject to members of the royal entourage. The bracelet has tragic associations, as it belonged to the {li-fated Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, from whose m it was removed after his execution, and later came into possession of King Ed- ward. —_—— Max O'Rell’s Wife. PARIS, Oct, 17.—Madame Paul Blouet, widow of the late Max O'Rell, is about to return to the stage. Some years ago the beautiful widow was known on the stage in the United States as Beatrice Gres- hem. She is now.in Paris Ppreparing her costumes and retraining her voice under the directioin of Professor Clark of Chi- eazo. prior to her return to comic opera. Na