The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 1, 1903, Page 52

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, .1903. The o mavt et K and at PI¢ was W women were s ¥ AT s » r s ed r rs w ar N w . \ e T e s at is tk ps: m, Mrs. Du Prominent old fe ow for the proper brides. Why enough to ? But the r staterooms had with posies and they elr mates from “that p.” and they were all cor- happy. The fallowing young women } turned their faces to the Far East to share the joys and the sorrows of army life with the men of their choos- ing: Mre. James Justice, Mrs. David L. Stone. A. H. Hugent, Mrs. Henry R Robert W. Whitfleld, Mrs. Lawrence Mrs. Harry Parshall, and Mrs. William attend them, and smooth is literal, for there's ating so destruc- ns a case of ge. And in a war Curtis, latter Such a wealth of weddings! On Tues- Miss Virginia Rodgers Nokes became the bride of Lieutenant John Murph the home of her grandparents, and Mrs. Augustus Rodgers, on Broad- way. The house became a3 bower of beau- ty through the loving labor of fri She was attended by one of the w fairest debutantes, Miss Anna Sperry The bride, eyer stunning, wore her wed- ding gown of ivory satin with regal grace The young people are sojourning Santa Barbara. Could lovelier spot be chosen for a honeymoon than by the side of the glistening or mn the dreamy garden of the old mission? It is a spot to awaken reveries and to create memo- ries—if one is made that way. o ity day Captain at The nuptials of Miss Bertie Bruce and Ferdinand Stephenson were celebrated at Trinity Church on Thursday at high moon. What & vision thai was—the bride, f [ t bertha gown is the se- mmov- vn of Mrs. Frank Harold Cloke, Stephe p, Mrs th, Mrs Gibbons, Sp: ~ank gle, P Mrs, Guthr and Mrs. Geo Miss e Drown AL Mrs. kes, Miss Emart =s Jessie Fillmore Mrs. T Merrill, Harry 1, Miss Maeslita Mrs Miss €. Boardman Weihe Darragh, Cole, Miss Ge Isie Marwedel, Mrs. Tomlin- tlett. wedding Miss Dr. Francis F. lace at the cathedral bride was smartly of the of ceremony spirit. A embowered was hostess at a honor ven 1 orie who n the route t e decorations were the dainty colors nature loves to conjure with—green white. A arming hostess he follc abel ( wing guests were Miss resent: Miss burn, Painter W Amy Porter. AN S The Misses McCalla entertained charm- ingly—as is their wont—at a luncheon en on Wednesday at their home on Mare Island. Miss Gertrude Eels was the honored maid for whom the function g left this side at 11 to convey the gowned maidens over the bay. y should not the Misses McCalla entertain charmingly? It is with them a matter of Inheritance and education. o ARNE e So dear Ned Greenway is going to give a birthday party on Wednesday next at the Palace. Now, if our genial leader didn’t thus draw attention to the paseing years one would never notice their im- prints upon his very pleasant person. Mr. Greenway has unquestionably the art of entertaining reduced to a science, and he has never been put to the necessity of doing “fool” things to make his func- tions “go.” It must be his personality. What a factor that is in our make-up! Its absence or its presence stamps us either as Interesting or as insuffer@ible, 1 a good many of us are insufferable. e e Mrs.r Harry Nathaniel Gray was hos- s at a luncheon Wednesday at St. Dun- when Mrs. J. Malcolm Henry of \ington, D. C., and Miss Voorhies, who departed yesterday for the Philip- pines, were the honored guests. Mrs. Gray's table decorations savored strongly of the mellow autumn, dark dahlias and tinted leaves bespeaking the pleasant tone of the passing year. The following guests were invited to meet the guests of honor: Mrs. Thomas Porter Bishop, Mrs. George Toaland Cameron, Mrs. Alfred Baker Spalding, Mrs. Wake- field Baker, Mrs. Lyle Fletcher, Mrs. Henry B. Montague, Mrs. Edward A. Belcher and Miss Florence Ives. . .o ss Edna Richmond gave a tea Tues- afternoon at her home on Jack- son street to a group of close friends. The following maids were present: Miss Agnes Landendorn, Miss Anna Fisher, Ruby Woodburn, Miss Effie Elliston, Alice Bremer, Miss Sadie Wilson, Clarice Kent, Miss Mary Younger, Maude Bender and Miss Lela Ham- mersmith. and Miss Marie Voorhies sailed yesterday for Manila, where she will be the guest f General and Mrs. Luke Wright. S8he will tour China and Japan before her re- turn. If there be anything worth while that Miss Voorhies misses in her pereg- rinations it would be worth noting it, for she is intensely keen of conception nd appreciative of the worth of things. e . Miss Maud Cluff is being feted extrav- agantly these days. Last week she was est of honor at several functions, week is again an honored guest. t this function, Miss May inifested her individuality in her entertaining. The which her guests gathered had been made to appear like an Orlental rawing-room, with a wealth of rugs on walls and floor, shadowy furnishings and old lanterns. The effect was charming, suggesting the setting for an eastern ha- "Twas a lucky thing old Abdul the n rooms er of rem. Hamid didn’t look in or he would have claimed the whole company his'n. The wedding of Miss Alice Belau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O, Belau, and Emery W. iot, son of Charles E. El- liot, was a very pretty affair. Dr. Brad- ford Leavitt performed the pleasant ser- of uniting the loving twain. The bride, who is a girl of striking per- sonality, looked every inch a bride in her gown of white net over'silk. So, too, was the m sa Hoesch, a pretty pic- ture. The young people will live at the Call- f eir return from the nuptial The Downe ine portio; Harveye—that is, the fem. are having a merry time in where they intend to remain until Miss Anita has been indus- cquiring an enviable French vo- ary, which, seriously, is an accom- iment only to0 rare now among our growing girls. However, if another lan- guage than our own cannot be thoroughly mastered it probably is better to put in extra effort on our utilitarian Eng- as we use it rather often, and often ther badly. the holidays. Mrs. Eleanor Martin is back among us once more, radiant with reminiscences of good times in Newport, where as the guest of her son and daughter she had a me taste of life as the festive cot- tagers live it. ie Marting had a narrow escape from demolition a few days ago, when a blcy- cle, a runabout and the Martin auto tried to perambulate upon the same spot at the same time. There's an inexorable rule in physics that says, in effect, that two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time with impunity. Peter D. must have thought of that, for he prompt- ly grabbed the lever and cut a letter S, and the day was saved, likewise the bicy- cle and the runabout. But Mrs. Peter D. ‘was seen to hug Peter D.—and to hug him tight—so she wouldn’t fall out as he did his little stunt with the capital 8. Yol R Miss Leontine Blakeman was hostess at a small tea on Wednesday, when she en- tertained & few of her intimate friends. Having been {ll for many weeks, her re- appearance in soclety is recelved with much pleasure. eiie e Mrs. Alfred Hunter Voorhies, president of the Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter of the Confederate Daughters, left for Charleston,"S. C., this week to represent her chapter in the national convention. It is saild that Mrs, Victor Montgomery will follow Mrs. Voorhies at an early date. It will be remembered that Mrs. Montgomery was elected president of the California division at the now famous “ward politics” convention at Century Hall last month. But by alleging *‘ballot box stuffing” (they haven't reached the Australian ballot yet) the opposing chap- ter, led by Mrs. Van Wyck, reopened the nominations after the presiding officer had declared the convention adjourned and gone home with her constituents, and duly elected Mrs. Van Wyck president of the California division. Now, here's a two-headed body, and one head seems to cancel the other{iand the poor old division is hopping about headless. The whole af. fair will be aired in the national conven- tion, and—well, it will be fun for the Charlestonites. All the contestants are going on to see that they get fair play. Sorry for the umpire? Well, rather. Y . The announcement of Miss Rose Hoop- er's nuptials was a pleasant bit of news. And Charles Albert Plotner is the victim of many congratulations in consequence. He has won a charming wife—physically, l Matron Who Founded Reading-Room for the Blind and Two Local Belles. 3 mentally and spiritually charming. What greater gift could any man receive? Mrs. Plotner has long been numbered among the cleverest girls in soclety, her miniatures having won for her a marked distinction. If good wishes presage a happy future, then a radiant life lies be- fore the happy pair. Mr. and Mrs. Plot- ner will return to San Francisco in No- vember. s 0. Miss Ethel Clary has come to - stay among us she and her mother having taken apartments in the city, and will remain through the winter; while Miss Maybelle Clary will spend the holidays in the East. Miss Ethel Clary was pronounced one of the belles of the Charity ball-and there were many. She has a fine style, and, what is essential in dress, reflects her individuality In her clothes. s e W Miss Hattie Currier entertained at seven-handed euchre in honor of Mrs. Claude Bloch, who has returned from Sa- moa on a visit to her parents, Mrs, Bloch ' 4 is to be entertained to the limit of her endurance during her stay. * e e Entertained and entertaining is little Miss Laurena Elizabeth Hoag, who has been visiting here from the north during the fall. She has given quite as much pleasure as she has received by her clever readings and interpretations. e Mrs. ' Captain Neville ' entertained at luncheon in the palm garden of the Pal- ace on Wednesday, having as guests Mrs. Judge Ross, Mrs. Riefer, Mrs. A. C. Pat- terson of Fresno, Mrs. McNulty of Se- attle and Miss Murry. el The Presidio hops continue in favor. And why not? Are there not some charm- ing men in the service? That their charms are accentuated in their dapper uniforms no unprejudiced observer will deny. The following young people from town attend- ed Tuesday night: Miss Ardella Mills, Miss Elizabeth Mills, Miss Florence Cole, Miss Mariner, Miss Ethel Kent, Miss Katherine Selfridge, Miss Bessie =Cole, S Miss McCabe of Oakland, Miss Maye Col- burn, Miss Amy Porter, Miss Christine Pomeroy, Miss Lucy: Gwin Coleman, Philip Paschel, Mr. Harkness, Miss Swel- gert, Miss Ruth and Miss Beth Allen and Miss Ethel Hastings. AT, Miss Perkins, daughter of Senator Per- kins, has almost circumnavigated the globe and is now visiting In Tientsin with friends. What a merry court she is hold- ing there! Itis said she will prolong her stay there until the summer months. Rty The engagement of Miss Mabel Quatmann and Lieutenant Alexander Neely Mitchell, executive officer of the Albatross, has been the occasion of much pleasant com- ment. Miss Quatmann is a girl of fine style and possesses a voice of wonderful beauty and power. The date of the nup- tials is not set. 2 oW The Lowenberg breakfast at the Pal- ace was a very ‘“smart” affair. The host- ess charming in her accustomed role, and her daughter, Mrs) Brown, made a toastmistress of much distinction. It can- not be sald in truth—and those who hope for salvation must tell it—that there was much br ncy fn the toasts. These would have been excellent efforts within the literary clubroom or even as gradua- tion essays, but as after dinner speeches they were hardly of the Depew type. But the dear, good women tried nobly not to be bored—and a few succeeded. W militated much against the success of addresses was the inability to hear them distinetly. But a delightful affair the luncheon was of itself—the menu, the dec- orations, the gowns and—oh, To Mrs. Lowenberg the lliners of S Francisco owe a lasting debt of gratitude for gathering 'neath the ruby lights an exhibition of their handiwork. the women wore them well such Mrs. James D. Balley and daughter, Miss Florence Balley, are still lingering among relatives and friends in New York City, but expect to return to San Fran- cisco via Philadelphia and Wa gton about the latter part of November. leaves for Los An- Miss Mabel Gunn geles and old Mexico on Thursday, to be 4 absent a year. Miss Gunn will be great- ly missed from the coterie of her friends and also by the little tykes In e San Anselmo Orphanage, in whose welfare Miss Gunn has been deeply interested. .00 The California Women's Whist League entertained Mrs. Jenks, the Eastern tro- phy winner, on Monday afternoon, and progressive ht whist was enjoyed The prize was won by Mrs. R. E. Miller. On Thursday afterncon the sixth game of the duplicate series was played, le ing only more same before prizes wi be awarded. The members take great in- team work and the rext se- h at least seven sections. Cornwall, Mrs. Peterson, s and Mrs. Langley of the Cal b were guests of the league on The regular directors’ str: Mrs. tfornia C Thursday. ing with lunch will be held on Thursday, November 5, at 10 o'clock. meet That's a stunning picture by Miss Ger- trude Partington in Vickery's, and every town with Titlan hair should woman in e In her burnished tresses the maiden wea scarlet bow. Here is a study worth while. How it would look in the life is a conjecture. Daughters of St. George. MPRESS VICTORIA Lodge No. 142 of the Daughters of St. George has appointed a committee, with Mre. Proebe A. Williams as chairlady, to &~ range for a moonlight picnic the evening of November 18