The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1904, Page 24

FRANCISCO . CALL, -S VDAY, MAY 1, 1904. e bt [ + - — i Sweet are the uses of adver | ¥our pa saintly. vaet, if T'apper | whes the adversities- of other t such is-the truth, the ir- h. It ie only through the he Wworld’s -toilérs that the leisare class are of the heéart. not. a few physical wishes gratified s fultilled and loves and t is a natural pro- shrink and the it i& only with the laden that e leisure fellows and Y Brow And truth that aids of the coagu from e ever 3 person to lift the bu eary ones. It is inbor s, from the rollicking frof ed d to wher the . | | k// ! | i t | | ‘: fo, ‘establish- a bed - in the.Children’s missed by the different sets in which Hoépital, -the gaddest but human they moved. Their stay in Europe is Epot. in 4ll our city, and to do it funds said to be indefinite. Such intelligent had t6 be raise Ways and me: girls will enjoy the intellectualities of were “soon discussed. s formulated Europe to the fullest—more, perhaps, &nd the be And since that day than can be said for some Continental §t has mercifully held some wee little wanderers. sufferer. On last Saturday the annual prraceh fete was held revenue for this same little paliet, and a search of the faces of thie merry inaids that presided there- at was a.joy, a rare jov. ss Rachel Hovey,. Miss Mabel Toy, Miss Georgie Spieker, M Mabel Hogg and, oh, s0 many other pretty maidens. Yes, and there were pretfy matrons, too. And, by the way, it has been announced that the. garden -party given by cour- tesy of Miss Mollie Phelan .on her beautiful lawn netted for St. Ignatius Training Home something over $1000. That's how . our society women do things—with a “go” that is distinctly Western, and the ducats follow in plenty. Thus are the women made bet- ter and thus . are. the men who helped m made softer and kind- er {(methiriks 1 hear a remonstrance from some “overworked” fellow at this) —but I reiterate; kinder, none the less, &nd oh, so much it. means to Sufferer, or to the needy. £5% g ol While our society women are uni- formly kind and generous and whole- souled, what can be said of the relative wvelues of life entertained by some of them—and cheerfully expressed? Emerging from church last Sunday, I met @ handsome woman in deep mourning—she must have had a great sorrow so deep was the crepe on her gown—and, meeting a dear friend, the latter exclaimed rapturously: “Oh, Jen- nie, how perfectly ravishing you look in your moutning!” The compliment was received by the grievee with the most ecstatic #mile of satisfaction. wil women always wear deep mourning—that _ ridiculous, ostenta- tious display of sorrow? 'Tis often said—and truly—that the widow with the heaviest veil is soonest the bride. S e The O'Connor girls will be much Santa Barbara is a busy place these days. | There are many handsome men there, with plenty of leisure and ap- parently plenty of money. And not such a large number of stylish girls, either, as one would expect to see. Now, girls, don't all pack up at once! Miss Newell Drown was one of the conspicuous girls on the veranda or in the lobby last week. S That was a very pretty wedding of Miss Hattie Currier and Walter Scott Hale on Thursday. The bridée is an attractive girl and was assiduously courted by Mr. Hale. The young people will spend their hon- eymoon in the East. i L This week has been conspicuously calm, save for little ruffles on the sur- face occasioned by small card parties. Oh, yes; bridge, of course. By the way, what has become of “squash”?" The King girls had a “squash” set and tried to introduce it into their circle. It-is considered dis- tinctly provincial not to be on speak- ing terms with “squash” — a rather provincial name, by the way. it e On Monday Miss Emily Wilson en- tertained at an informal tea. Her home on California street was prettily graced with biossoms and many friends called during the afternoon. g ) Mrs. Lewis Pierce entertained a few friends af luncheon last week at the St. Francis and in her stunning jet gown she was the cynosure of many eyes. A charming hostess she is, to be sure. During her recent visit to the East Mrs. Plerece was considered one of the handsomest women who ever came out of the West. e | That - was a delightful receotion il i I ;fff L} given in the pretty precincts of Miss Lillie V. O'Ryan’s studio on - Pine street, under the auspices of the Spin- ners’ Club. On the walls and tables were the handiwork—yes—and heartwork—of William Keith (who had loaned two canvases), of Miss Annie :Frances Briggs, Miss Alice Chittenden, Miss Partington and other clever members of the artist colony. Receiving were Miss O'Ryan, Mrs. Franklin K. Lane, Miss Annig Frances Briggs and the Missés O'Callaghan. A pretty scene was that studio dur- ing the hours of hospitality. Across the hall from Miss O'Ryan’s, Mrs. Menton’s studio stood open and in there was the tea table. If our artists keep at it we'll soon have as hospitable an art colony as thrives so vigorously in Gotham. o2l One of the prettiest new homes that has recently risen out on Pacific Heights is that of Mrs. Squire Varick Mooney, who took possession a few weeks ago. Mrs, Mooney is a mem- ber of the clever Cap and Bells Club of recent birth and other organiza- tions, and intends to entertain con- siderably in her new home in a quiet way. The Gap and Bells Club was last entertained at the home of Mrs. A. C. Freeman, when a delightful after- noon was spent. v s e At last we know the truth—just as though it were any of our business. Mrs. Peter D. Martin will wander away, from the grassy glades of Burlingame some time in June, when the Krutt- schnitt house will be given up and the Cadwallader cottage of Newport sub- stituted. It was in this “ivy-covered little cot” that the Maftins passed their honeymoon. Well, Mrs. Peter has furnished more chatter and craning of necks and pro- voked more emulation than'any. visitor we have ever had. And she will leave San Francisco's smart set a legacy from which it should never. part—and that is her splendid frankness, - her genuine enjoyment of fun and her fine fearlessness in all she does, says and wears. « s e Apropos of visitors, we have Mrs. Schwab and Mrs. Birdie Fair Vander- bilt, both stopping at the St. Francis. As to Mrs. Schwab, she is the type of woman one likes to think of as the symbol of American womanhood. Fine looking, a distinctive dresser and of splendid carriage, she is fascinating in her frankness and effervescent.good humor. She is seldom seen in the hotel not surrounded by a bevy of girls bent on hearty fun. And as for a re- 1 buke. to the snobs we know—and we have a few—she is certainly a shining example. No-old friend is too oddly gowned or too obscure for a hearty welcome. 1t is such as she who con- stitutes the American queen. o e te And there is our own Birdie Fair! Slighter and prettier she is this time than - when we: saw her before. Her thinning down has improved her vast- ly, and her handsome frocks are quite the topic of table talk at the hotel. A red foulard is one of her most fetching frocks. .. . e So Mrs. Malcolm Henry is not to re- main with us through the summer. She and her charming children are going to Europe. Paris, of course, the ulti- mate stopping-place. It is a safe guess that the Parisians will be much at- tracted by Mrs. Henry's splendid blonde beauty—there are so few blondes who possess such vitality and rugged coloring of the visitor. The ' Voorhies home on California stréet has been the scéme of Sunday salons ever since the-daughter of the house has been a guest there. Miss Marie is still in Manila, having a very merry time as the guest of Gov- ernor and Mrs. Luke Wright. T The engagement of Miss Alice Ruth- erford, daughter of our townspeople, the George Crockers, to younz John Langdon Erving, is an event of much interest to those who remember the girls growing up in our midst. Neither of the young women is comparable to their mother in beauty or cleverness, being just ordinary, sweet, well-trained daughters of a very clever mother. The Crockers have mingled, more or less intimately, with the Knicker- bocker set and the Fish-Oelrichs fac- tion, but the Astors have assumed a frappe attitude toward them. How- ever, their position in Gotham society has long been a comfortable one. At the Kearney-Rutherford wedding, one of the finest gathering of the clans in New York was seen at the church. So the next nuptial service is sup- posed to be on an equally grand scale— with the accompanying check from* Crocker _pere. of $500,000 for cab hire and incidentals. . e . . Mrs. Jane Stanford will reach here on Tuesday, May 3, having made a tour of Egypt and later of Australia. During her: wanderings she gathered many valuable articles for the museum at Stanford. * What two splendid types of women are Mrs. - Stanford and Mrs. Hearst! T <o © .o FHOYO BV . FIRMAN - e kel : = —— | THREE WOMEN OF PRESTIGE IN SOCIETY, CLUBDOM AND CHARITY WORK. | _— e Long will their names live in the an- nals of California, and rightly. s e Mr. and Mrs. Z. S. Cather and a score of friends comprised a jolly lit- tle bowling party on Friday evening. The guests bowled with marked en- thusiasm until supper was served at a late hour at the club. Those pres- ent were Mr. and Mrs. Irving F. Moul- ton, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Cooper, Mr. and. Mrs. George W. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Caswell, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Regensberger, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Gra- ham, Dr. and Mrs. A. Hazlehursty Dr. and Mrs. Plerce, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Luce, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Masterson. 7 evite Miss Roberta Deal was hostess at a delightful bowling party a few even- ings ago. Supper followed the game and the guests departed after having been charmingly entertained. Those present were Miss Alice Treanor, Miss Holt, Miss Gladys Beal, F. Yates, P. Gedney, Joe King, B. Spencer, L. J. Harkness, H. Shelton and J. Deal. eX RSNy Miss Ethel Cooper entertained a number of friends on Wednesday af- ternoon at bridge. Among her guests were Mrs. Samuel Buckbee, Mrs. Henry Foster Dutton, Mrs. Henry Clarence Breeden, Mrs. Alexander Keyes, Mrs. Samuel Boardman, Mrs. Fred McLeod Fenwick, Mrs. Silas Pal- mer, Mrs. Thomas Porter Bishop, Miss Louise Cooper of Santa Barbara, Miss Charlotte Ellinwood, Miss Susan Bix- by, Miss Katherine Dillon, Miss Pa- tricia Cosgrave, Miss Leontine Blake- man and Miss Eleanor Davenport. . - . Mrs. Harry Nathaniel Gray has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ta- ber, in Denver, for the past two months and has been extehsively en- tertained there. Denver is a famoud town for the people who are “in.” But it's an awfully frigid place for those who are trying to break “in.” - . . The largest private affair of the week was the Wenzelburger tea son Friday in honor of the new bride, Mrs. Edward Hume (formerly Miss Eck- art), and the future brides, Miss Mabel Donaldson and Miss Eleanor Warner. Assisting in receiving were Mrs. ‘W. R. Eckart, Mrs. W. R.- Eck- art Jr, Mrs. R. A. Donaldson, Mrs. Frederick Royal Sherman, Mrs. Howard C. Holmes, Mrs. Linda Bryan, Mrs. Allen Chickering, Miss Alice Dray, Miss Alice Treanor, Miss Edith Cutter, Miss Mabel Hogg, Miss Mabel Toy, Miss Edna Wemple, Miss Geor- gie Spieker,, Miss Edith McClatchy, Miss Lutie Collier, Miss Jsan Downey, Miss Edith Manning, Miss Helen Chase and Miss Louise Howland. . . . On Saturday two affairs of impor- tance occurred—the Forum's break- fast in the club’s delightful rooms on Sutter street, and the dance given by the Lagunitas Country Club in the clubhoude at Ross Valley. The dance, which was merry, as are all country dances, was under the im- mediate management of Mrs. Albert J. Dibblee, Mrs. E. G. Schmiedell and Mrs. Seward McNear. Other members of the club are: Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lilley, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McCut- chen, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bothin. Mr. and. Mrs. James Ccfin, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Eells, Mr. and Mrs. Shepard Eells, Mr. and Mrs. - Clinton. Jones, . Mrs. Laura Roe., Mr. ahd Mrs. Davis, the Misses Allen, the Misses Eells, Miss Lola Berry, Tom Berry, Brin Berry, Paul, Frank and Herbert Jones and ‘Wiltrforce Williams. 9 g PR Youall remember charming Marie Zane, the cousin of the Loughboroughs —she who became Mrs. Northrop Cowles? It is said that she grows in beauty and charm as the years go by, and that her life in her apart- ments in New York is ideally happy. As the abode in which one dwells is an index to one's temperament, even as are one's clothes, those knowing Mrs. Cowles would expect of her that she would surround herself with pretty furnishings. It is said that her apartments are exquisite in appoint- ments. a8y e To-morrow the Sorosis Club will give its annual breakfast at the St. Francis. The affair will be in honor of Mrs. L. L. Dunbar, who retires after two terms in the chair in. faver of Mrs. A. H. Vail The Sorosis affairs are always very smart—and usually interesting.’ But unfortunately . women as a ‘class have not yet learned to make toasts that are not sermons. Some few have— here’s to them. “May their tribe 1n-* crease!™ oL 7 The new Italian society of Alighieri met for the first time last week in Steinway Hall, when three acts of “Tatemi la Corti,” a comedy by Salvestri, were produced. with fine effect—as far as I know Italian. The Itallan colony was. well repre- sented, enjoying the interpretations given by Signora Senspyin, Signora Fabaldino, Signora Vanzi and Messrs, Ghisi, Vanzi, Moracci and Corbella. Dante will be the theme of future - work of this new club of Italy’s intel- lectual sons and daughters. CERL Cpd Coaching has New York by the ears. Everybody is planning -coaching par- ties, and those who are somebodies- in-particular have their own coaches. But the jolliest times—and therefore - the most popular for entertaining—are are to be found on the public vehicles. Here anybody with the price csin buy a seat—aye, even from a Vanderbilt or a Gerry. Alfred Vanderbilt will begin -his daily trips to the races on the 1st. Nay, but that must be finny—to see a Vander- bilt of this generation earning his dollars by actual work. And Bobby Gerry's coach will rival Alfred’s for patrcns, thereby keeping up the stand- - ard of public service by competition. Wouldn't it be in order now for them to form a union, and therebly exclude vulgarian intruders? LI Dr. G. H. Powers and his family of San Francisco will spend the summer in their San Rafael cottage. The Pow- ers family is thoroughly musical. Those who are fortunate enough to live in the neighborhood of the Pow- ers cottage enjoy many an informal musicale through the opern windows on balmy summer evenings. Dante