The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 21, 1904, Page 20

THE SAN FRANCISCO. CALL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1904 P SRS Blessed be the Lenten days—the gray days—for they shall be filled with peace incidentally with a re- sumption of normal living. The hearth seldom seen its mistress nonths will know her her langorous robes of ease, band, babes and friends And as for the buds and are kewise happy the surcease 1 the damaged hats, the limp frocks—and ala the y damaged epidermis, hence the rose-tint has faded (and is welcome— sa ribly bad form now to reinforce 3 5 t is more far-reaching than religious phase of it would imply. 1 ore than periodical prayer and penitence d. alms-giving— br reflactior 4 retrospec and moral bles ped by these beneficent ngs ment that smart sh mode of living the set reader. ms of the you, O days of are to be quiet formal inv “telephone’ bo o af- ling informal few receptions. But ige parties, there none e time-honored Mi- sent would the votaries their pet diversion ks? How, in- tford Wilsor , Mrs. Robe Gibbs, Mrs. Hyde-Smith— t € at King Ed- y's game—forsake their delightful i evenings? But why not more in keep- virtue to T or any old game— tly played—than g the char- our dear “friends”? i from somewhere— of for six long wee re dissect rmation— secasionally bit of gos- cannot be—at he stakes run high! en! As for ¥ here wasn't a was not in com- and there for Tuesd that here bri ) ap the formal Herew h a calendar of Slesses ¢ d events: MONDAY. Andrew Welch, luncheon at the n honor of Miss Flor- 1 Drysdale, luncheon at the M A euchre party in honor of her sister, Mrs. Edward Rob- Newe] inson Mrs Grayson Dutton, card party at am Giselman, card party. Tevis, bridge whist par- of Mrs. Harold Sewall of The Gaiety Club, dance at the New- hall bhome, Miss Margaret Newhall hostess. TUESDAY. Wedding of Miss Elsa Cook and E. S. Greenfield. Wedding of Miss Catherine du Val and Oliver Dibble. Wedding of Mrs. Helen Walker Tay d Judge Henshaw. Gerritt Lansing Livingston, heon at University Club in honor of Miss Frances Harris. Grace Nichols and Mrs. South- informal tea in honor of Miss lotte Moulder. Francis T. Sullivan, luncheon in or of Mrs. Peter D. Martin. Miss Beatrice Fife, large tea. Rudolph Spreckels, dinner. Samuel Buckbee, dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Newton Rosecrans, din- Ars. John 1. Sabin, luncheon. IMrs. Frances J. Carolan, luncheon at Palace. Leon Bocqueraz, host at dinner at the Lohemian Club. 4 s. George C. Boardman, luncheon nor of Mrs. O. J. Salisbury of Salt 1ke ardi Gras ball. WEDNESDAY. Wedding of Miss Marjorie Moore and Hugh S. Brown, Alameda. THURSDAY. Mrs. Will Sherwood, card party. FRIDAY. Mre. Thomas Morffew, informal “at home.” SATURDAY. Mrs. Isidor Lowenberg, benefit tea, under the ‘auspices of the Red Cross Society, in aid of the clubhouse for naval cadets at Vallejo. Miss Palmenteer, luncheon in Palm Garden. L Affairs on the cards for next week are rather scant. Among them are: Colonial reception to be given to-mor- row night by the Women's Press Asso- ciation at Century Hall Friday night—Mrs. Joseph M. Mas- ten, reception at Century Hall. o rwh i The luncheon of Mrs. Andrew Welsh was in accord with all the affairs she has given since becoming a matron. The decorations were of daffodils, pro- phetic blossoms of spring, and symbol of the engagement which the hostess thus honored. The guest of honor, Miss Florence Callaghan, will at the end of Lent, become the bride of Vincent de Laveaga. The following guests were present: Miss Florence Callaghan, S Stella Fortman, Miss Anita Meyer, Mrs. Eugene Lent, Miss Olga Atherton, Miss Agnes Clinton, Miss Alice Butter, Miss Mabel Hogg, Miss Alice Poorman, Miss E'hel McCormick, Miss Helen Pettigrew, Miss Alice Sullivan, Miss Norma Castle and M Josephine Ce- brian, Mrs. Welch’s cousin, who has re- cently arrived from Paris. Mrs. Daniel Drysdale’s luncheon was a very pretty affair, covers being laid for twenty-five guests. Dainty field flowers, fresh with dew, were used upon the table with charming effect. B e o Mrs. M. A. Newell's euchre party in honor of her sister, Mrs. Edward Robin- son (who has recently returned from the Philippines), was a very delightful affair. The following guests played: Mrs. Alpheus Bull, Mrs. E. A. Crowell, Mrs. John 8. Merrill, Mrs. Charles Far- quharson, Mrs. Harry Bates, Mrs. Fred Knight, Mrs. Herbert E. Law, Mrs. J. Dennis Arnold, Mrs. Bush Finnell, Mrs, Frank Dickson, Mrs. Willlam Hamilton, Mrs. Henry Sartori, Miss Anita Good- win, Mrs. Seiz, M Edith Bull, Miss Marie Bull and Miss Kathleen Bull, s s e Mrs. Grayson Dutton’s card party was a very smart affair. In a minia- ture forest of palms the following la- dies juggled with the mysteries- of seven-handed euchre: Mrs. Charles Kindleberger, Miss Gen- evieve Huntsman, Miss Huntsman, Mrs. Ferdinand Stephenson, Mrs. ‘Wakefield Baker, Mrs. Henry Clarence Broeden, Mrs. William Lindsay Spen- cer, Mrs. Thomas Darragh, Mrs. Gerrit Livingston Lansing, Mrs. Burns Mac- donald, Mrs. J. Parker Currier, Mrs. Hilda Macdonald Baxter, Mrs. William J. Dutton, Mrs. Stafford Parker, Mrs. Henry Foster Dutton, Mrs. John Rog- ers Clark, Miss Bessie Cole, Miss Ida Gibbons, Miss Florence Gibbons, Miss Agnes Buchanan, Miss Alice Sprague and Miss Stella Kane. The scoring was attended to by the three first named ladies. Mrs. William Giselman entertained ma friends at progressive euchre in a very delightful manner, Mrs. William Lange, Mrs. Hoefler, Miss Charlotte Russell and Miss Nora Oliver assisting the hostess by-scoring. I e Mrs. William S. Tevis presented her guest, Mrs. Harold Sewall of Maine, to many friends on Monday, when an in- formal game of bridge whist was played by the following ladies: Mrs. William G. Irwin, Mrs. Norman McLaren, Mrs. Horace Blanchard ./ | GERINIDE Rl e w S Three Charming Society Women Who Will Entertain Informally . Lz > DZARP, Bowles, Miss Maud O'Connor, Mrs. Hilda MacDonald Baxter, Mrs. Williard Wayman, Mrs. Ferdinand Stephenson, Mrs. Grayson Dutton, Mrs. Thomas Benton Darragh, Miss Jane Wilshire, Miss Maye Colburn, M Alice Sullivan, Miss Florence Bailey, Miss Ethel Cooper, Mrs. Mark Gerstle, Mrs. James Flood, Miss Laura Farnsworth and Miss Viva Nicholson. M . Miss Beatrice Fife's tea was a func- tion of distinction — albeit, the fair hostess announced an informal affair. However, it was as charming an affair as “teas” can be=which is assuredly picturesque. The following young women assist- ed the hostess to receive the guests: —_— During the Lenten Season. & NABENICHT o FErap e aN b 4 E2 - g Chase, Mrs. James Robinson, Mrs. Wil- liam Hinckley Taylor, Mrs. Pacheco, Mrs. Gordon Blanding, Mrs. Mountford Wilson, Mrs. John Parrott, Mrs, Joseph Donohoe, Mrs. George Boyd, Mrs. Peter Martin, Mrs. Francis Carolan, Mrs. auncey Winslow, Mrs. Rudolph preckels, Mrs. Robert Oxnard, Mrs. J. Athearn Folger and Mrs. James Otis. i , Thus was Monday a busy day, and it was fittingly ended by the Gaiety Club dance at the home of Miss Margaret Newhall. The cotillon was led by the captivat- ing John Young and Willilam Golds- borough, and right cleverly did they perform their arduous. duties. The following young folk danced to the gay music: Miss Christine Pomeroy, Miss Helen Chesebrough, Miss Olga Ather- ton, Miss Stella McCalla, Miss Lutié Collier, Miss Newell Drown, Miss Eliz- abeth Allen, Miss Cora Smedberg, Miss Ruth McNutt, Miss Linda Cadwallader, Miss Emily Wilson, Miss Genevieve King, Miss Lucy Gwin Coleman, Miss Emily Carolan, Miss Elizabeth Hunt- ington, Miss Isabel Kittle, Miss Frances Howard, Miss Elsie Tallant, Wilber- force Williams, Robert M. Eyre, Percy King, Allen Kittle, Gerald Rathbone, Will Page, W. B. Collier Jr., Wharton Thurston, Almer Newhall, Sidney Salisbury, Athole McBean, Sidney Pringle, Brockway .Metcalfe. Harry Stetson, Gaston Roussy, Prescott Scott and others. Let it be known that the lucky chaps herein recorded were bal- loted upon by the club before invita- tions could be extended them. Lucky chaps? Rather! - o S T The nuptials of Mrs. Tay and Judge Henshaw were marked by - extreme simplicity, the bride being wedded in a traveling gown—an exquisite affair. by the way—and plighting her troth without attendants. Judge McFarland, the associate of Judge Henshaw, performed the cere- mony. Soon after the exchange of greetings, the jurist and his beautiful bride left for the southland. Y Tuesday was “my busy day"—war correspondence was a mere bagatélle as compared to duties set for me by the smart set on Tuesday. First on the day's social programme were three noon weddings, the Greenfield-Cook af- fair, the nuptials of Mrs. Helen Walker Tay and Judge Henshaw and the Dib- ble-Du Val wedding. Mrs. Greenfield, always stunning, made a fascinating bride in her nuptial robe of chiffon cloth and her misty veil. She was at- tended by Miss Helen (}ook as mald» of honor, who wore a fetching frock of white voile, and by Miss Maraquita Kirby and Miss Bessie Gowan as bridesmaids, each in a pretty clinging frock, with white lace hats, bearing green leaves. Mr. Greenfield was attended by J. C. Beedy, while Prescott Scott and Ald- rich Barton served as ushers. After the wedding ceremony the young people left for the south for a pest-nuptial trip. AL S At St. Mary’s Cathedral the third of - the trio of weddings took place, when Miss Catherine du Val became the bride of Oliver Dibble, the Rev. Father Prendergrast, vicar general of the dio- cese, performing the ceremony. The wedding was an exceptionally quiet affair, only relatives being pres- ent. The bride forsook the traditional white robe and bridal veil for a travel- ing gown of brown broadcloth and a stunning picture hat. The happy pair left for g two weeks’ post-nuptial trip, after which they will make their home in this city. . e Ly Mrs. Gerritt Livingston Lansing was hostess at one of the prettiest lunch- eons of the season at the University Club, with the popular Miss Frances Harris as the guest of honor. The following ladies were invited: Miss Frances Harris, Mrs. Horace Pills- bury, Mrs, H. M. A. Miller, Mrs. Philip e e Miss Maye Colburn, Miss Frances Har- ris, Miss Pearl Sabin, Miss Violet Fife, Miss® Belknap, Miss Mabel Watkins, Miss Jackson, Miss Florence Cole, Miss Irene Sabin, Miss Edythe Muir, Mrs. Redmond Payne, Miss Jane Wilshire, Mrs. William Reilly, Miss Jessie Fill- more and Mrs., Oscar Luning of Oak- land. . . . At Mrs. John L Sabin’s lincheon twelve guests were entertained at a bewitchingly decorated table. The fol- lowing ladies were seated about the board: Mrs. J. Parker Currier, Mrs. Arthur Bernard, Mrs. George Gale, Mrs. Wil- liam Griffin, Mrs. Clinton E. Worden, Mrs. James Hamilton Morton, Mrs. Percy Morgan, Mrs. Cosmo - Morgan, Mrs. Hepburn Wilkins, Mrs. Holliday and Mrs. Redmond Payne. . . . The Mardi Gras! Who will forget it—the kaleidoscope of peoples, colors, lights, and the laughter, the music, the vibrant' joy that filled the air. Such lovely women! Such daring women! ‘Who but a woman of distinction, of personality, would—or could—wear the ballet costume of Miss Hager— and didn't’ she wear it brilliantly? Then there was Miss Grace Llewellyn Jones—she who portrayed painting. ‘Was she not a picture in her lavender satin gown and her palette hat, en- shrouded in lavender tulle? Then there was the lovely Miss Polly Tongue of Portland, Ore., daughter of Congressman Tongue, now deceaged. A regnant belle in the Northwest and latterly in Washington, D. C., Miss Tongue is possessed of a statuesque figure which, in her Martha Washing- ton costume, made her one of the con- spicuous figures on the floor. Who were the “hoosiers”—the wo- men in linen dusters, a few wisps of hair braided after the style of the German peasant, and a battered hat of the first vintage of “dudes”? W’hg'.‘ Look through the A's, and you will have one, at least. But when she doff- ed her makeup, how radiantly lovely she was in a white chiffon gown! Mrs. Lewis Pierce, formerly Aline Jord, was a pretty creature to contem- plate in her black glitter robe, fitted to her slender figure. So, too, was Mrs. Francis Carolan, in her gown of night. Miss Gertrude Dutton was a fetch- ing figure as a nurse. A fellow would not mind a headache under the witch- ing care of such a Nightingale. . LONDON, Feb. 20.—Mrs. Lucy R. Weill of San Francisco has arrived in London to spend some weeks sight- seeing and visiting friends. Although she will probably remain in Europe for some months, the programme of Mrs. Weill's stay is somewhat unde- cided. From London, however, Mrs. Weill will go direct to Paris. ———— e ARE AMERICANS MORE ARTISTIC THAN ENGLISH LONDON, Feb. 18.—“Are Americans artistic?” is the heading which at- tracts the eye in an evening paper to- day, the query being prompted by the eagerness of American buyers to se- cure valuable books and manuscripts from this country, and the prodigious number of such treasures which in late years have found a home in the Unit States. Various explanations, it is said, are found in this particular sign of the times. Many people frankly assert that the wealthy American looks upon a rare book in the light of a good in- vestment for his money. Others ac- cuse him of buying it because, it is ex- pensive. A representativ of antique book s of a famous firm rs which has sent across the Atlantic more rare vol- umes than anylody else, has suggest- ed a far different reason. “The sim- ple fact of the matter,” he said, “is that Americans are more artistic than the English. They are fonder of beau- tiful things and are prepared to pay for them. Wlen an Englishman grows rich what he first thinks about buying is an estate and keeping race- horses. The rich American likes to gather together a collection of beauti- ful bocks, manuscripts. _—ee————— EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA BANISHES HIS BROTHER VIENNA, Feb. Archduke Lud- wig, the Emperor’s brother, and Arch- duke Otto, his nephew, have been tem- porarily banished by the Emperor, who is incensed at a scandal in which his brother was implicated. He drove to the Archduke’s palace and reprimanded him. Ludwig was engaged in a brawl in a public bath, subsequent police court proceedings proving the Arch- duke was knocked down by a youth. The latter was accused of the assault and acquitted. The Emperor banished his brother to Meran, compelling him to resign severai offices. The Arehduke's palace is for sale, and obviously, his banishment is for a long term. Archduke Otto has gone to Ragusca nominally for his health, but it is reported his devotion to an actress has aroused the Emperor's jre and made him unwelcome at court. The courtship of Archduke Ferdinand Carl, who was infatuated with Pro- fessor Czuber’'s daughter, has been in- terrupted by the Emperor. The Arch- duke left Prague to-day for a long tour abroad. Society is wondering whether the Archduke ultimately will keep his pledge to marry Fraulein Czuber. —_————————— TAMING OF LIONS A RESPECTABLE VOCATION PARIS. Feb. 20.—The Supreme Court of Paris has decided that lon taming is a respectable occupation and that a young lady may be fittingly brought up to the business, This decision was handed down as the outcome of an action by Vicomte de Vesins, from whom his wife, the daughter of a millionaire cigar manu- facturer, had obtained a divorce some years ago, the decree giving her the custody of the two children. The Countess took to lion taming, and the Count applied to the court to have the custody of a daughter, who assists her mother in her dangerous profession, intrusted to him, on the ground that a menagerie was not a fitting place for a young lady. The court, however. thought other- wise, and the young lady will stay with ber mother and her feline pets