The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 27, 1904, Page 20

20 ]DI‘IILA THE SAN FRA NCISCO CALL, SUNPAY, MARCH 27, 1904 orthodox school could nten notions of se- ies of last week Sy r goodly propensi- censor, ic} tt Jennie pres- for the Dutton w getic . Thomas, Hugo Keil, Gavin McNab, William H. Mills and Josiah Howell. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dohrmann enter- tained Dr. and Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Dr. Kaspar Pischel, \vr d Mrs. A. B. C. Dohrmann, Mrs. o W. Paulsen and F. Dohrmann Jr. Another party was composed of George B. McAneny, Mr. and Mrs m Wehner, Miss Wehner, Miss k and Charles Kuhn Theater party given by Bernard in honor of Miss May Burge, with following coterie Miss Marion Smith, Miss Wi Burge, Miss Evelyn Ellis, Miss Mil- his of | | 1 fre King, Mi Spreckel Katherine r O'Connor, Miss Bes- Wilson, Fred Tallant, Mrs kefield Baker, Mrs. W. R. Sherwood, 2 } noy, Mre. Horace Pillsbury, Wil Guthrie, Mn cDer- Mrs. George Cooper and Mrs. McKee Now if there were any shekels lurk- g men’s vest pockets after the 2 Zone out and the horseshow emory, then clearly it was t the fauilt of these dear, devoted la- for they are undeniably past grand masters in the of “making g victims, weren't they—the ith were the lea g functions NDAY-—Formal opening of the St ners given at the new hotel by James Phelan, the Walter Martins, Mr. and Mrs. Henry T, Scott, Mr. and Mrs. William G. Irw R. J. Bentley, Mr, d rs. Athearn Folger, Fred W. Dohrmann, Mr. Van Sicklen, William Bourne, Charles Belshaw, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Emile Bruguiere, Mr. Green, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gerstle, G. W. Kline, Varney Gaskill, Philip Lilienthal, Charles Stet- #o0 Wheeler, 8§, N. Rucker, William Florence Nightingale, Miss Grace Sper- ry, Miss Mary Barker, Miss Florence White, Miss Carolyn Oliver, Miss Ma- rian Goodfellow and Miss May Coo- san, Clay Gooding, Mr. Stanfellow, Harold Havens, Taylor Bell, Willlam Gorrill, Hartley Peart, Roland Oliver and Ralph Jones. Informal tea, Miss Kathryn Herrin hostess. Founding of a new club,’ the Cap and Bells, at the apartments of Mrs. Dorville Libby. Mrs. I. Malcolm Henry, hostess at a whist party, with Mr. and Mrs. Sher- wood of Spokane, Mr. and Mrs. E. W, Runyon, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mendell. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Smith, Judge and Mrs. Cooper, Robert Carter Berkney, St. Clair Boyd, Lieutenant Fuchs and Mr. Avery of Engl#hd ar her guests. TUESDAY—Mrs. George B. McAn- eny, hostess at a small luncheon at the Palace. Mrs Samuel Buckbee entertained at with Mrs. Wakefield Baker, Mrs. Mendell, Mrs. Carey Van Fleet, Edward Dimond, Mrs. Green, Henry Foster Dutton and Mrs. Mrs, Mrs. Samuel Welch as guests. Mrs. Frank C. Havens, hostess at luncheon in honor of Oakland. WEDNESDAY—Mrs. Silas Palmer entertained at luncheon, whose guests were: Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Erle Brow- nell, Mrs. Alexander D. Keyes, Mrs. T. Danforth Boardman, Mrs. Dennis Searles, Miss Suzanne Blanding and Miss Elizabeth Palmer. Miss Katherine Dillon, hostess at card club’s gathering, with the follow- ing guests: Miss Charlotte Ellinwood, - % -3 [ | | S/\ f)\/ OF I'II(HIIS‘ NOW U\ HER WA { 1Y ABROAD. . Henry Foster Dutton, Mrs. John Rodgers Clark, Miss Gertrude Van Wyck, Miss Susie Bixby and Mrs. To- land meron. THURSDAY—Mrs. Clarence Martin Mann’s luncheon at her home on Wash- ington street. Opening of the forty-ninth exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. Indian tea at Mrs. George Law Smith's home on Jackson street. Wedding of Miss Florida Graves and Edward Devereux Smith of Birming- ham, Ala. ‘Wedding of Miss Frances Margaret Bender and Harrison Theodore Clark at 521 Van Ness avenue, Card party, Mrs. Will McCann hos- tess, at which the following guests were present: Mrs. McCunn, Miss Eleanor ‘Warner, Mrs. Wilbert Wurtsburgh, wife of Lieutenant Wurtsburgh of the navy; Mrs. Fred Sherman, Miss Jessie Fillmore, Miss Florence Yates, Miss Edith Cutter, Miss Alice Treanor, Miss Florence Smart, Miss Clara Durbrow, Mrs. Adolph Grauptner and Miss Mabel Donaldson. FRIDAY—Doctor’s Daughters’ circus and horse show. Mrs. Charles Mentz “at home.” SATURDAY—The Misses Hamilton, hostesses at an informal luncheon in honor of Miss Frances Harris. Matinee of D. D’s. S On Tuesday next Mr, and Mrs. Henry T. Scott will entertain at a large din- ner in the Palm Garden of the Palace. On April 6 the much anticipated Bachelors’ ball will be given, and the gowns that are being huilded for that eligible function are surpassingly love- ly. Ah! Who can say what that allur- ing ball may bring forth—with such charming chaps as the hosts, and leap year round and about us? Byt should any of the young Loch- invars capitulate, let it be hoped that the engngem_enls-nnd the culminating even will lie hidden in their breasts, at least until some of the betrothed are off our hands and housekeeping.” For be it known, ye guileless lovers, that fifteen nuptials in almost the same set, and within a month of each other, are enough to stagger Russell Sage. There- fore, conduct your courtships gently, slowly, the ducats may reappear The rollm\mg hosts will extend cour- tesies ‘o the maids and matrons at that promising ball: Wharton Thurs- ton, Wilbur Burnett, Percy King, Rob- ert Eyre, Gerald Rathbone, Dr. Wily liam Lyster, Wilberforce Williams, Tom Berry, William D, Page, Sidney Salis- bury, C. M, Howard Jr., and John M. Young will be the major domo of the affair. « s e ‘What think you of the list of nuptials on t o first break of Lent: April 4, Miss Eleanor Eckart and Ed- ward Hume; April 5, Miss May Burdge and Bernard Miller; April 6, Miss Fran- ces Harris and Ernest Stent; April 6, Miss Ethel Kent and Lieutenant’ Gil- bert Allen, U. S.-A. Then in close suc- cession come the Mohr-Bailey nuptials, the Williar-Huntsman wedding—with more soon to follow. Ah! It is these affairs of the heart that lend to life its sweetest perfume, and even the peevish old pessimist pricks up his ears when affairs that concern the loves of men under discussion, and way down in his desiccated heart he fecls a faint desire to participate in the hap- piness of others—but in order to sus- tain his reputation he must sneer at matrimony and repeat platitudes. PR Has it ever struck you how absolute- ly absurd are the rules for so called “mourning?” Mourning in its incipi- ent stages, meant grief, but it has shifted its meaning so that it is now simply a phase of conduct and dress, which is regulated—not by the grief in the heart, bu¢ by rules laid down by the arbiters of fashion. 1f that be not N sham I know not what constitutes it. Here we see a widow with crepe from crown to toe, going into court to break her husbdnd’s will, her heart full of rancor and sincerely glad to be freed from irksome ties, But she wears mourning, you know, “because people would talk so if she didn't.”” Then there’s the woman of the smart set, who cannot entertain, but whose daughter can, because she's the fourth degree of kindred to the fellow who passed over—and the rules and regu- lations permit that. Alas! alas! For the absurdity of mourning as manifest- ed in clothes and social doings. ‘Wouldn’t the World be “wholesomer” if we had fewer shams? » e Now, after congratulating ourselves upon the Peter Maytins remaining in our midst for a season comes the blow that they will not forego Newport— cannot, in fact—and we will feast our eyes on the lithesome beauty but little longer, & e T If San Francisco has gone aflutter over the Martins, so has Chicago over the Fersens of St. Petersburg, who at the present hour are the dominant g- ures in the smart set of the windy city. They are preceded everywhere they £0 by a six-foot-four Cossack, gorgeous- 1y uniformed, bemedaled, caparisoned, and—armed. He carries a sword, a pistol and a few more implements of war exposed on his ample person, and never permits a member of the entour- age to escape from his line of vision. Why? Because in Russia they have heard of Chicago thugs, etc. I wonder what the Russians think of San Fran- cisco! But perhaps Chicago “has” a few more than we. The following is a description of the famous Fersens at a function: “The Fersen family of St. Petersburg was present in full force and created a mild sensation with the extreme odd- ity of the women’s garments. Baroness mere, who wears an original and very NTHROPY e KKYNO‘I’E f .BY‘\A&ILYK/%IARP« : 7 JSMART AFFAIR - glossy coiffure of auburn curl shining black satin, a one-piece gown that flew out into a momentous train vards long. Her only jewels were enor- g, was in mous diamond earrings set in silver, quite the largest earrings that any one has ever seen. The Baroness daughter was clad in an equally severe and very tight-fitting: gown of oyster- white cloth that flew out into a train only slightly less prodiglous than that of her mother. Being a demoiselle, no jewels nor decorations of any kind broke up the severity of this lenten toilet and her black hair was brushed into a highly polished puff off her face.” RS T Among the wanderers awee is Mrs. Dandridge H. Bibb, who left last week for a visit to the Eastern cities, which will, of cour: include a stay in the Exposition ( ster week she will spend at the Waldorf-Astoria, after a brief visit with Mrs. Frank B. Jones in Chicago. While in Washington Mrs. Bibb will be the guest of the Tyssowski's of Rhode Island avenue. Before return- ing, it is quite probable that the wan- derer may cross to the Continent, where many friends are now touring. Mrs. Bibb holds the distinction of being one of San Francisco's hand- somest matrons, clever and magnetic. Her home in Mill Valley has become a famous abode for good fellowship. & e . One of the cleverest hostesses of the winter is Mrs. Arthur Spear, who has entertained extensively and been enter- tained In return. As Miss India Willis, she was one of the most popular girls in the smart set. ®iielte Added to the other trials and tribu- lations of the Gotham smart set is the exceptionally annoying one of keeping the livery of their servants exclusive. Just as soon as Mrs. A selects black cloth, Eton jackets, knee breeches fas- tened with brass buttons, black silk stockings and low-cut leather shoes for her servants’ day wear, and black velvet jackets with frogs and brass em- bellishments for their nightly service, along comes the horrid Mrs. B to Mrs. A’s dinner, who strajghtway goes home, calls up her tafor and has him draft the self-same regalia for her retinue. Poor Mrs. A! Now, isn’t that about all the sorrow one can bear with Christian fortitude? L. Spring is abroad in beautiful Marin, whatever the clouds may say. Already San Rafael and Ross are opening their arms to receive their own. Among the first to take possession of their summer homes this year will be the Seward McNears and the Schmie- dells. The McNears are always early x3 A comers. What wonder that both the Schmiedells and the McNears have early drawings Rossward? Their places are ideal—nestled, as they are among the trees on one of the most beautiful of Ross hillsides! s -g e F. Kroenberg Jr. gave a bowling party on Thursday evening, when he entertained twelve friends. - Vet The old Neil place in San Ra’&-l is rejoicing once more in the pre Mr. and Mrs. Lilly. Mrs. Lilly Neil's devoted granddaughter. charming woman she is. Dr. Arthur Crosby has looked beam- ingly happy lately. And what wonder He has been reveling in a visit from his daughter and his son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs of New York. As the bright, m red “Jo™ Crosby, Mrs. Sewell was very popular in San Rafael Sewell until, almost four years ago, Mr. Sewell captured her and carried her off tg New York. ‘ CRAE R unce more Mr. Gow of England has ensconsed himself at the Hotel Rafael. Mr. Gow is well known to all auto- lovers about the bay, for it was he who ’ If for “sports’ sake T 1 elf to be brought trial as a case.” Mr. Gow has recently retu we belleve, from an auto tour through the southern part of the State. s ieXe Mrs. Clarence Martin Mann gave a luncheon on Thursday at her resi C 3414 Washington street. Following th foreign te serving luncheor from 2 until 5. hours w The guests who enjoyed Mrs. Mann's hospital were: Mrs. James Martel (the honor guest), Mrs. Tenison Deane, Mrs. W liam Wil Mrs. Lovell White, Mrs Edward Allen, Mrs. Thomas Morffew M George Palmer, Mrs. J Spruance, Mrs. F. P. Mann, Mrs. Wi liam Somers, Mrs. Joseph Masten, Mt Alexander Mergevin of ( Mrsf Frederic Stolp of Oakland. The receiv- ing ladies were joined by Mr. Masten Mr. Bergevin and Mr. S p as dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mann, and later attended the performance at the Grand Opera-house. e e Ve hear that Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reynolds are to build in Ross Valley They have leased their attractive San Rafael home to C. A. iiayer, a prom- faent lumber dealer of San «'rancisco. The Thayers entertain extensively and there will be music and mirth in the erstwhile Reynolds home. It is runmred that me A: W. Fosters are going en famille to 8t. Louls Exposition. What a jolly party that will make! Dr. Niverson Force's bowling party last Monday evening afforded consider- able amusement to those who comprised the list of guests. After the game Miss Richat entertained the entire party at her home at Devisadero and Vallejs'W streets, where a delicious supper was served. The table was made artistic with jonquils and miniature incandes- cent lights. The guests were: Miss May Sharon, Miss Jean Pedlar, Miss Jessie Burns, Miss Ada Clark, Miss Ruth Clark, Miss Lincoln, Miss Daisy Lincoln, Mrs. Edward Moore, Dr. N erson Force, James Irvine, Marshall Dill, Thomas Churchill, Horace Stoll, Dr. Robert Burns, Dr. H. M. Simmons, Mrs. Frank Southack. R A jolly and imformal little bowling party was held on Friday evening and was comprised of the following: Mr. and Mrs. Irving F. Moulton, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Caswell, Mr. and Mrs. Z. S. Cather, .Dr. and Mrs. Martin Regensburger, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Smith, Dr. and Mrs. Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. G. W, Luce, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Masterson, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Graham. X