The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 19, 1904, Page 20

THE S use of her beauty aid is a winner,” or would a mentality m meaning? Of t hav pleasure of the ke's n not the s at all events, so rare 10isseur was permitted so of the Gold- icularly is the e so arde th of “pol N country where and speech has of character in it has remained g West to impart to hest type of candor ght, blasting cless ons of mi- n hood and clearing the the sweet-breathed blos- s nd mo honesty— “poise healthy the r A the rican x Prince In Russia d’s “poise” ause of ance, in not quite as much, perhaps, and, the well bred maid is ex- : present to world just r r being—the smiling, “sweet” side, e of personality , which, accord- maiden should not possess. And let the gods be nked for the evolution of the Amer- with her honest heart and which have endowed her rest and most comfortable ib —poise. Among the maids of our Western shores who would have interested the anderin Russian on this score are er, Pearl Landers, Helen de Russell, Christine Robinson, Elizabeth s—there! T have ven- could be a truth- or three coteries And as for the young they are as cherry bios- But of them we expect ling the attribute beloved oung, Charlotte meroy, Ednah M della tured into two lcal goms in Tokio Boris hy by S deadly stupid in town. en't flitted hence seem be hybernating; but then to be sure “bridge” calls for quiet. And that may in a measure explajn the sweet serenity of restfulness that has seem- ingin settled over the gay devotees of pleasure. By the way, there is much talk abroad of high stakes in some of the matrons’ games, but the stories, run to earth, prove to be structures of bombast. Why do some women love to boast of their losses? In that they distinctly unlike men, for who ever heard of a man blatantly boast- ing of sums he had dropped at poker or on the ponies? That's the chapter they smudge over and try to forget. But perchamce the ladies like to demonstrate tha. stanchness of their finances in not wincing at the negative side of gambling. . ! week w Those who are The events of the week were the weddings that graced it. On Wednesday the Tisdale-Weeks affair at San Jose was distinctive from its fellows in that its prettiest a_ces- sories were unpremeditated. Miss Tisdale, remaining true to the home of childhood and loving the dear little ivy-grown Church-Around- the-Corner, decided to be wed in San Jose and in the guaint little chapel in which she had worshiped since in her afore days. And in her decision was & literal determination to be “quietly” wedded—no guests, no Lohengrins, no galaxy of bridesmaids. But sometimes even brides’ pians go a-glimmering— for behold the bride entering the ch to hear the organ peal forth its T sional and to find herself in the hands of a bevy of merry friends who ered into a conspiracy against constituted = themselves her ds. Right pretty maids they in dainty frocks and picture hats. What was the poor little bride to do but permit them to proceed with her to the altar? A merry party it was that left the church after the ven- too. Dr. Wakefield and the Rev. esham had made the twain one, bridal pair escaping with bril- liant success in a convenient auto. Among the merry maids who plot- ted so prettily against the fair bride were the friends of her childhoog, Miss Tiny Wilcox, Miss Luena King, Miss Veda Veuve, Mis: s Williams, Miss Clara Lion, Miss Monica Wilcox, Miss Virginia Williams, Miss Grace Woodro Miss Mary Crawson. Mrs. Edgar R. Bryant and Mrs. Witt T le, the brid: ster and her mother, were the only other witnesses to the wedding. On Wednesday the charming.young daughter of Henry John Small, Miss Elizabeth, became the bride of her cousin, John Henry Small, the cere- mony being a very smart affair for a home wedding and one designated as quiet The honor maid, Miss Mary Small, was a winsome picture in her frock of rose-pink, as were the pretty maidens who made up the wedding The dance in the evening was tinctly gay, the following young peo- being among the merrymakers: s dna McClatchy, Miss Esteele Stephens of Sacramento, Miss Florence Jones of Tucson, Miss Beth Hughson, Mis Emma Small, Miss Barbara Misses Hazel and Muriel Hub- Henry Tichner, L. Sexton, Dr. Sumner Hardy, George McGuire, Her- bert Bailey, Ashley Faull, Ray Ham- mer, Alfred Smallmnd E. Wolfe. The home of the Smalls on Pacific avenue is admirably adapted for entertaining, Miss Mary and Miss Elizabeth, now mall, entertaining many friends Sacramento during their stay in San Francisco. o Ve 5 The Frank-Steinman wedding at the Palace Hotel on Thursday night was a brilliant affair. The Marble and Maple rooms were pressed into requisition and were garlanded with a profusion of blossoms and ferns. The bride is the handsome daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. U. Steinman, the latter the Mayor of Sacramento. The groom, A. A. Frank, who arrived early last week from Mil- waukee, was accompanied by his parents, who will make a short visit in California. The Franks are said to be among the wealthiest residents of Mil- waukee, where the young folks will make their home the wedding journey over. The most vitally interesting event of the whole week was the departure, amid pyrotechnical displays of friend- ship and affection, of the Peter D. Mar- tins. Now, there are those who would like to turn an X-ray on the mind of the stunning Mrs. Peter D. just to know the appraisement she has made of San Francisco and its smart set— embracing, of course, the suburbs, Bur- lingame among them, in the classifica- tion. It is said of her when she had consented to come West to visit her dear, good mother-in-law that she ex- pected to be awfully bored. But if she was bored on any occasion when it was my fortune to feast my eyes upon her she concealed it nobly. The most un- conscious woman in the room about her clothes, the most intent listener, the most natural in manner and speech, though in both distinctly high bred, it was small wonder that Peter lost his heart to her and that she became the passion of the smart set during her visit to the city by the westernsea. She had about her the charm that dis- tinguishes Lillian Russell from all the other beauties of the stage—once her gown was drawn on her—none of your directoire diabolicalisms for her—it be- came a part of her, even as her long, slender arms and her white smooth skin. And from the moment that her <USS | MARIE. o < CLAIRE ADAM 5 maid says, “Now, madame, you aire fineesh!” she becomes apparently obliv- ious of her gown and garnishings. That is what imparts to her that wholesome frankness and poise thag imprints upon her the stamp of high breeding. &= Mrs. John I. Sabin and the Misses Pearl and Irene are going in for the “simple life” in their country home at Mountain View. The Sabin country home is a hos- pitable spot, and some merry parties will spend the week’s end with them. . . . Mrs. A. N. Towne and Mrs. Clinton ‘Worden will be at the Del Monte dur- ing July. . . The piquant Miss Voorhies is back again in the bosom of her family, after a long visit—and a trlumphant one—in Manila and later in Japan. As the guest of Governor General Luke E. Wright she held high court in the official palace, and with her quips and jests and repartee made the staid old walls ring with laughter. A merry traveler is Miss Marie, winning friends aboard the Logan from the bos'n to the captain. On the evening of their landing— in celebration of setting foot on good old Market street—Miss Voorhies in- vited a number of fellow voyagers to dine with her, and a merry party it was, with all the tales that spring into life aboard ship, which in its social relations is as intricate as a New York tenement house. The fair wanderer will remain in town for a time to get reacquainted with her family, and will then go on to the fair, accompanied, perhaps, by her stunning sister, Mrs. J. Malcolm Henry. . . . A feast of festivities is being show- ered upon Miss Susle Bixby on the an< nouncement of her betrothal to one of Los Angeles’ beaux ideal, Dr. Er~ nest Bryant. Among the smartest affairs was the tea given by the clever San Francis- can, Mrs. Jack Griffiin Johnstone, at the Country Club in the southern city. ,Among the guests were many fa- miliar to San Francisco, Los Angeles and the city on the bay, fraternizing rather freely in social affairs. They included: Mr. and Mrs. Hancock Ban- ning, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Connell, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Cloud, Mr. and Mrs4 Will E. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin T. Earl, Mr. and Mrs. William May Garland,” Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Ingram. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Leeds, Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. McKee, Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Miner, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Parkyns, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Whiting, Dr. and Mrs. Granville MacGowan, Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. O’Melveny, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffin, Mrs. Harry Bixby, Mrs. Alexander Hardenbergh, Miss Louise Burke, the Misses Nina and Nellie Rowland, Miss Alice Graves, Miss Susie Howard, Miss Grace Mellus, Miss Annis Van Nuys, George Denis, How- ard Huntington, Ben Whitlock, Harry Norwood Howard, Carl Klokke Van Dyke, Volney Howard, Carlton Burke, John McNab, Hugh Stewart, Walter Van Pelt and Captain William Ban- ning. ek ‘Whispers come to us that the expo- sition is really very gay just now. Miss Pearl Landers tells some interesting tales of the fair, its people, and of the St. Louis smart set, who, by the way, appear not to be dull. As time grows apace, one wonders whether the energetic action taken by Miss Helen Gould and other well-in- tentioned women in abolishing a “mid- way” has produced any appreciable re- sults. Of course the name is cleaner, because it is new. “The Pike” seems to figure more frequently in the daily literary of the fair doers than—say, the Mechanical Arts, or the Agricul- tural buildings, which, of course, 1s distinctly surprising, seeing “how im- portant they are.” But such is it ever —the elemental - principle in mén and women is that which seeks amusement and it's on “The Pike” that the fun is— and there's where to look if you would find your friends. They'll be there, you can bank on it. During Alice Roosevelt's visit to the fair with the Catlins, the auto was Chapin, soclety is wondering whether he will have sufficiently recovered to claim his bride, Miss Stella MeoCalla, on August 3. The McCallas have just returned from a visit to Mrs. McCalla’s father, General Sargent, at Santa Mon- ica, and are anxiously awalting the re- sults of the operation upon Miss Stel- la’s handsome flance. - It 15 to be hoped that no delay in the wedding ceremonies will be reces- e - - . Sausalito is a gay little spot these days. The Williars are back from their post-nuptial trip and will form valu- able factors in the social life of the hillside burg. Among the maids who tarry there, three ars to be wedded soon, Miss Edith Findley to George Gardiner, Miss Anna Sperry to Lieutenant Car- rigan, and Miss Olive Hamilton to Mr. Beedy. Mrs. Clarence Martin Mann has taken 2 cottage at Ben Lomond for the month of July. This charming little lady will have a merry time anywhere, possess- ing the secret of holding much sunshine ‘within herself. . - Miss Maud Goodwin, a stunning maid from Victoria, is visiting Mrs. Frank Moroney. It was Miss Goodwin's sister Anita who was wedded recently to young Crowell. Miss Goodwin will re- main in the city some three months, and many house parties are being ar- ranged for her during the next month. e Miss Marie Claire Adam has been the motif for many pleasant affairs since the announcement of her engagement to Clarence Musto, the son of the late capitalist. Mr. Musto's sisters, Madame Tojetti and Miss Laura Musto, are well-known clubwomen, the former holding high rank as a singer and a student of musical history, with its poetry and romances. PRI At last handsome Anna Head has be- come the bride of Mountenay-Jephson. At last, after twelve long years of si- lent submission to the obdurate will of her father, Addison Head, the million- aire mining man, she was permitted to lay her hand in the hand of the man she loved, and they pledged to each other before the law the constancy and love that each had shown in the passing years. Mountenay-Jephson was just such a man as would captivate the heart of a maid who loved courage and daring, for had he not served with honor in Stanley’s search for Emin Pasha? Full of anecdote, fascinating in person (it is said he closely resembles Tirey L. Ford) and madly in love with the handsome Anna, he made famous headway until the unpoetical papa— papas are so often unpoetical—rudely interrupted the dreams of the lovers and parted them. Now comes the se- quel to the years of silent yearning. Mr. Head relented on his deathbed, and gave his full consent to the marriage, hence the peal of the wedding bells. The ceremony was performed at Ascot, special cars bearing many distinguished guests from London. Among the Cali- fornians present were Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, Major and Mrs. Blaskenburg, Orrin Peck, Mrs. Peck and Miss Peck. The ceremony was further distin- guished by the presence of Embassador Choate and Lady Waterlow. It is hoped by the bride’s legion of friends that she and her well-beloved Jephson may PHOTOS BT WABENICH -+ | FIANCEE OF CAPITALIST AND FAIR VISITOR. vacated and the gay-hued “Pike” tak- en fn afoot. Miss Alice is distinctively ~no prude and would never be accused of being a timid maid, as her demure little face would suggest. She was con- tinually in the thick of the fray, even getting in the pathway of some naughty donkeys—not camels, as the exciting press reports stated—only to be rescued by Congressman Nick Long- worth, who bravely intercepted the ill- bred little donkeys and saved the first young lady of the land from some ignominious kicks. To be run down by donkeys is not particularly heroic—not even tragic, but it gave the gallant Nick an opportunity to remain by Miss Alice’s side dur-ins Ehe r.el( of the visit, Since the sudden illness of William come to visit here, for the Head home, on Taylor and Sacramento streets, would seem once again the hospitable home of yore. s = The engagement of Miss Mary Maus, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel ‘Maus, deputy surgeon general of the United States army, and Captain Edgar A. Fry of the Thirteenth Infantry, at the Presidio has caused much pleasant com- ment at the posts here and at Mon- terey, where the fiance is well known as a gallant soldier and a charming gentleman. The wedding takes place on the 20th in the post chapel at Fort Riley, Kansas. SR e An interesting wedding of next month is that of Miss Edith Shorb and - George Steele King of Sacramento. Miss Shorb comes of a famous fam {ly, distinguished not only for the physical but mental attractions. Her brother, Dr. J. de Barth Shorb, is said to be a very clever chap. Time was when the Shorbs owned great ranches in Southern California a small part of which is still retained by them—the old, old story of th ranchos, the gringos and the ran goes. " 4y The Henry Clarence Breedens go Del Monte this week and in July t San Rafael. - e The A. A. Moores have gone to their country home, near tk ® Mission San Jose, where they will remain for th summer. Miss Ethel is a capable young woman, inheri v of her father’s clearness of visior - ity of purpose. She s presiding officer of the new Home Club of Oakland, through her personality it s ma ing itself heard in the civic world. PR Mrs. A, L. Baucroft has returned from St. Louis, where she spent a de- lightful month. N e Mrs. John Charles Adams of Oak- land, one of the prettiest matrons of the city over the bay, is preparing for a trip to Coronado. Her children will accompany her south, where she will probably remain some months The Arthur Pages are spending the summer in San Rafael. e A pleasant family party at the Hotel Rafael is composed of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gwin, Miss Gwin and the John Follises. I e The charming home of the John F. Boyds, In San Rafael, is still closed, as the Boyds are summering at their ranch near Danville, Conmtra Cocta County. Many months have elapsed since the spacious, hospitable Boyd home has been opened, and San Rafael catches only fleeting glimpses of a family which is genuinely loved and much missed. e & - Mrs. Eb Scott is visiting the A. W. Fosters at Fair Hills, their San Rafael home. The Misses Mary and Anna Foster will soon leave for St. Louis. Mrs. William Babcock entertained on Wednesday afternoon in honor of Mr R. L. Craig, wife of the new rector of St. Paul's, San Rafael. The Craigs have been in San Rafael only a few weeks, Mr. Craig having occupi pulpit of Grace Episcopal Church San Francisco for several months be fore accepting the call to San Rafa Mrs. Craig, who, by the way, Southerner, bids fair to “take derfully well in San Rafael, The Toys of San Francisco are at the Hotel Rafael. w CRE et Popular Miss Etelka Williar of Sau- salito will spend the summer in Ore- gon. T Mrs. Alexander Forbes of San Fran cisco is spending the in S Rafael. Mrs. Forbes usually in San Rafael, where her Mrs. James Wilkins, resides. - e The Happy Valley golf links in Rafael have been the scene of exciting contests of late. The tour ment for the San Rafael Golf Club's Councils Cup has closed, E. J. Hooper proving the winner. The club includes Some genuine golf enthusiasts, among them the Davises and Mrs. Laura Roe of Ross and Edward J. Hooper of Rafael. Probably in all Califor there are no more beautiful links than these same Happy Valley links of Rafael. The cozy little club hot with its broad veranda, looks out ov. a stretch of fertile farm land with glorious, rolling Marin hills rising ir the distance—a combination of quiet peace and inspiring grandeur. (- e Speaking of clubs, one of the most flourishing country clubs in the Stats is the Lagunitas Country Club. Its membership is composed almost en- tirely of the residents of Ross—the Schmiedells, the Seward MeNears, the Davises, Eells, and scores of others. The club grounds are in the very hea of the redwoods, witn glorfous old Tamalpais rising near by. The club house is simply charming—a gem of a bungalow, with the indispensabie broad veranda, and a large assembiy and lounging room with a great, fortable open fireplace. Nature art have combined to make of the La- gunitas Country Club one of the most attractive clubs in the State. Add good fellowship and an ardent enthu- siasm for out of dogg life, such evinced by the msambers, and wh more could be need.d to form an ide country club? daug an &€ 2o e Miss Blanche Bates, the fascinating favorite, of whom California is so just- ly proud, has been a member of the house-party which “Dick” Hotaling has been entertaining for some time at “Sleepy Hollow,” his ranch near San Anselmo. & 4 e The Moore-Meigs wedding in Ross was a comparatively quiet affair, ow- ing to the death of the bride’s father last winter. But it was a June wed- ding. And a June wedding in the coun- try means flowers and greens and wholesomeness that must linger with the bride while memory lasts. Miss Moore was attended by her sister. Miss Florence, as maid of honor, and three bridesmaids—Misses Helen Mei. Ma- bel and Gertrude Moore. Incidental- ly, the groom was attgnded by Albert St. Claire Robinson. The Rev. F. ‘W. Clampett of Trinity Episcopal Church, San Francisco, performed the ceremony in the dear little Episcopal chapel in Ross. A quiet breakfast was served at the bride’s home, which was attended by the old-time friends of the family. The Moores have been identi- fied with Ross for years and the groom. Martin Meigs, is a son of Peverel Meigs, one of the old-time residents and land owners of Santa Barbara County. Among the many who were bidden to the ceremony were: Mr. and Mrs. James Coffin, Mrs. J. G. Kittle. Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Hellman, Mrs. Albert Dib- lee Sr., Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Greenfield. Mrs. and the Misses Barber, Mrs. A. E. Kent, Mrs. Edward Bosqui, Miss Laura Bosqui, Mrs. R. J. Davis