The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 14, 1904, Page 20

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Moos Sl stition s naus orance. I'm not ur allusion, I assure ke a fair one, with a wither- ed forth, of course, be- was told. Ah! the is the thing that stings. an exte has the desire into the misty future v we and social posi- r an army of syco- and parasites our tten upon credulity. The seeresses are not the > whom the women ppeal for light. It d, bewhiskered wan- , with ideas moral tion nations, that tea, influ but for sort of liv- from their of life, tory ned said tb g over the society co? They And he are knew autos, the great meet of be held at Del Monte the 2 he 28th, inclu some exciting stunts w rds. There’s the L. and A and the Del Monte ically beautiful, to be ed for, and, Oh! such plaudits, be- cup )¢ meet is called in Paris a—don't try to vocalize it, riting it's perfectly safe—if the original handy for ref- e full credit, and that never commonpiace. They called their festival a we in our vulgar haste word, lest we waste time ng it, but they cal it “gym- —and therein lies its distinc- hort But “meet” or “gymkhang,” it's going ather hosts of wheely people at Del Monte—that's assured. & 0w In our litanies we shall soon have to a prayer for the poor automo- bilists, for it was bad enough when the ruralites banded against them, &ut now behold the latest stunt—the fiat has gone forth that no auto, except a steam or an electric machine, may go aboard a boat “alive.” In other words, those owning gasoline vehicles will have to put out their flames and trun- die their machines aboard and ashore hand—unless somebody invents a hine that can tread water, and thereby pass up the boat "altogether. Won't some of our Billy Bounce friends cut fascinating figures pushing their machines aboard? . This action was taken in imitation of the performance of the New York In- spectors of Hulls and Boilers, who is- 1 a like decree a month ago. the 'mobilist can at least have There will some day be a tunnel the waters of the bay, and then ugly boatmen will be sorry. B i@y » Rumor hath it that the scepter in the Fortnightlies of Mrs. Monroe Salisbury pass on to her two daughters, Mrs: Alexander Keyes and Mrs. Danforth rdman. If such an arrangement sre made it’ would probably insuve a perpetuation of an attractive dancing club—which really is a desirable end. It is, of course, not known what policy the young women would follow should they assume control—whether they would adhere to the same clientele and for the same reasons as did their moth- er or enlarge the list of membership. B “he officers of the Sequoia Club, led by Miss Ednah Robinson.and Charles Scdgwick Aiken, are earnestly seeking hope he rooms downtown, where clubrooms may be ecstablished on such lines as obtain in New York and in London. Théy are ambitious enough for the fu- ture of the club—which has by now grown to be a very substantial looking enti to have ladies’ rooms, card rooms st rooms and rooms where light beverages may be obtained. “Highbal O horrors! No—at least, not now! As for the men's rooms, well, that, of course, is for them to decide. 1f they rezlly must have a little jug of brandy and a bottle or two of soda on the buf- fet, why, 1 suppose, they must have it— - R e ""\ A Tesaaers 4+ —t | FOUR PROMINENT WOMEN OF THE SMART SET. | - men have.such & way of getting the gressive among the artists, writers and things they want, you know. Then other professional people—and those they must have all the comforts of home—a billlard room, a library and a lounging room, even as cozy and se- ductive as those alluring nooks in the Bohemian Club. And hark ye, men folk—if ye feel the need of a feminine smile, a mixed game of bridge, or the sub rosa exchange of a little gossip, all ye need do is to cross the hall. There in the reception room will the men and women meet on neutral ground. And, by the way, the fiat has gone forth that the Sequoia Club will not be a comfortable roosting place for the “club bore"—he distinctly isn't wanted. Now arises the question, How are we to know we are bores? However, 1 suppose those of us who are in have escaped the classification—somehow. And those on the waiting list, and there's one as long as your arm, will soon find out. Af to that waiting list, the board of directors will act upon some of the names at its pext meeting. Close scrutiny has been and continues tc be exercised in regard to the per- sonnel of the club, whose sole object is to bring into pleasant intercourse the people who do things—the pro- among scciety folk who.are in sym- pathy with them. Whether the snobby part of the smart set—and there's no denying that there are some Insufferably vulgar snobs in our smart set—will fraternize with the people who are only clever and well-bred remains to be seen. . e e The sorrow that has come to the C. P. Robinson family through the un- timely passing of Mrs. Frederick Innes—one of the most attractive daughters of the household—who fell a victim of appendicitis in a remote min- ing town of Idaho, has been felt by a large coterie of loving friends. Nearly a week had passed before the family learned the detalls of the grief that had overtaken them, when word came from the stricken husband, who had traveled seventy-five miles to a tele- graph station. The passing of Mrs. Innes has been a particularly severe blow to her sis- ter, Ednah, the two having been fond confreres, possessing similar qualities of mind and similar conceptions. Though neither of the girls received degrees from the University of Cali- fornia, they both won much attention during the special courses they pur- sued there. S plie Mrs. James Ward Keeney has long been considered one of the handsomest matrons ip smart society. And in spite of a persistent retirement from gayety, owing to the death of Dr. Keeney's much-beloved mother, Mrs. William Alvord, her presence has been assidu- ougly sought at small affairs of close friends. Mrs. Keeney's lovely young daugh- ter, Mary, has just returmed from a long visit to relatives in New York, where she had a merry time—and that in spite of the fact that the bonny little mald is scheduled not to come out for at least two years. She is at present visiting the Har- veys in San Mateo. R On the 23d of next month Mrs. fred Hunter Voorhies will leave St. Louis, there to represent the bert Sidney Johnston Chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy in national convention. Mrs. Voorhies will be accompanied by her very good-looking son Grant- land, who, by the way, is named for the brother of 'Mrs. Voorhies, with whom the travelers will visit while in the exposition city. Before returning home, Mrs. Voor- hies will visit her ¢hildhood home, in Georgia, and then the home place of Dr. Voc s. in Tennessee. Of the famous hostesses that the social conditions of the South gave to the world, Mrs, Voorhies is a type, inkeriting her exquisite bonhomie from her cullivated father, Senator Bailey of Georgia. Al- for Al- the the . . . . Frank Sullivan and her young ighter Miss Alyce have been enjoy- the joys of life in the lovely old town of Santa Barbara, -where the picturesque past and the kaleidoscope present join hands in an,idyllic unity. Here, as at Del Monte—both in the shadows of the old missions—one may enjoy gayvety or quietude, antici- pation or reflection, for both spots are hallowed by an historic past, where one may, in thought, live over again the elysian days of the Spanish don. . . . Miss Grace Baldwin has returned from the strenuous vacation of the Sierra Club. These excursions into the wilds are growing in favor with all thinking people, when the ‘“house habit” is relinquished for a few weeks of the breath of the pines. Mrs. and Miss Baldwin will visit in Santa Barbara, to be absent several weeks. . . * Mrs. Eleanor Martin has returned from her visit to the Walter Martins, at Burlingame, where she made things lively for the young people there- abouts. And, by the way, a sort of Puritanical sobriety has settled over Burlingame of late—it is not itself at all. The reason? Oh, satiety, per- haps. And there maybe financial rea- sons, too. Many there are who like to specu- late on the pace that Mrs. Peter Mar- tin would have set had she remained through the summer. Surely the somber haze that hangs heavily over the suburb would never have had a chance to settle were the erstwhile vport beauty there. . . . Mrs. Chandler Howard and her two daughters left for Europe last week, after having been charmingly enter- tained by ths Bowies of San Mateo. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Tomlinson are having a delightful visit with Mrs. Charles McIntosh Keeney, who has sorely missed her pretty daughter since she became a Gothamite. Though the smart set has not yet begun to take up formal activit many delightful lit- tle affairs have been given in honor of the fair visitor and her husband— who, by the way, has apparently been forgiven for bearing away from San Francisco one of her most popular maids. They* will remain in the West until October, going to Del Monte for the golf tournament and the auto meet. TR L Mrs. I. Lowenberg was hostess at a luncheon given in the p&lm garden of the Palace on Wednesday, the guest of honor being Mrs. Frederick G. San- born, the charming president of the Sorosis Club. Among the guests were Mrs. B. H. McCalla, Mrs. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Mrs. Charles W. Slack. Mrs. Ernest S. Simpson, Mrs. Reginald K. Smith, Miss Hughes, Mrs. Abraham Lincoin Brown, Mrs. Linda H. Bryan and Mrs. Edwards. e The wedding of Miss Edith Findley on Saturda will take place at Christ Church. Sau- The wedling salito, and will be followed by a re- ception at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Thomas Findley. which only the more intimate frien and Trelatives will be present. Mrs. Harold Cloke and Mrs. Frank Bindley wiil be the matrons of honor and Miss Florence Gardiner, Miss Sallie Ma rard and Miss Anna Sperry the brid maids. P e Mr. and Mrs. John D. Spreckels Jr. expect to be installed in their new mansion by the beginning of next year —just when the social scason is in full swing. This little matron—as clever as she is pretty—will preside in de- lightful fashion at hér new home. Ty S Miss Jennie Blair, having fulfilled her annual oblizgations to Bartlett, will spend the greater part of A\uzust at Del Monte. \ o e - e Merry war is on at Atascadero. Had General Sherman seen this phase of warfare I'm sure he'd never have used the warm words ascribed to him. And, by the way, speaking of Gen- eral Sherman, the reputation the poor old chap has acquired as a faithless lover is really astounding. Of course, 1 am not so gulleless as not to recog- nize the right of people to invent fiction for revenue—many of us pleading guilty & Jitms T /e NEE s . PHOTS .. Nes. Trropccs ToM IO~ &_-Q ough, Miss Katherine Minnie Nash and Miss Miss Arna Sperry's wedding wi'l b quietly celebrated. The ceremony will take place at the bride’s @ Sausalito home, Miss Mary Langhorne the sole bridesmaid, and Mrs. John Burke Murphy—Miss Jean Nokes that was— matron of honor. Lieutenant Victor Blue and Mrs. B 3lue, who are at the Ceci ¥ merry time since th Orient. L On Thursday night Mrs. Buckbee ertained at dinn in h own delightfy honor bein, and Miss sty up and down the ping in at all the Harbor, where Boston may bathe in t was the last place the Lieutenant Martin L. Mrs. Crimmins are aga the guests of John Crimmins will shortly rep worth for duty, where young wife will join him in the autumn. It is said that Mrs. Crimmins will visit her mother, Mrs. Cole, during Crimmins to that. But, really, it transcends pa- tience to seé a venerable bachelor lady of Monterey posing daily—25 cents per pose—as the kissed and caressed maid- en who for fifty years has longed for and looked for the coming of her errant lover, who, the tale has it, was none other than General William T. Sher- man, then a gay young lieutenant sta- tioned at the barracks at Monterey. Without her neat adobe cottage stands a yellow rose tree, which the dedr rc- mwancists say was planted by the gay young officer and the coy Castillan maid in token of their troth—that when the roses bloomed then would he come to her from afar and make her his pretty bride. Now, nobody doubts that young Sherman kissed the lady—he was notoriously fond of kissing pretty women—and who could blame him, for was he not a gallant soldier? But as to promising to wed her and failing to redeem his promise, that's another story and a libel upon the honor of a good soldier, although it may make a pretty tale. That the young lieutenant was not the fiance of the little Castillan lady there is abundant evidence. And it Is greatly to her credit that she herself has never claimed it. But as a stain upon the honof of a brave soldier, the tale ought to be pruned. It would be a tellable tale even if the betrothal epl- sode were omitted. Then let's do it Poor old Shorman's where he can't speak for himself. But as to his kissing the lady—there is no question that he was guilty of that, and in this particular case he must have shown a nice discrimina- tion, a fact not always recorded jn his favor. On Wednesday Mrs. Wickham Hav- ens was hostess at a luncheon and a bridge party at her Oakland home, when she entertained Mrs. Henry Ros- enfeld, Miss Gertrude Allen, Mrs. J. H. P. Dunn, Mrs. John H. Dieckmann. Mrs. Oscar Fitzalon Long, Mrs. Albert A. Long, Miss Carrie Nicholson, Miss Belle Nicholson, Mrs. Edward Engs, Mrs. D. A. Proctor, Mrs. Robert S Knight, Miss Edith Gaskill and Mrs. Charles Barneson of San Mateo. S Last week the Bohemian Club was especially gay with linner parties. , was a delightful affair i v tain Samuel L. Faison, Thirteenth Infantry, and his guests were all martial me! After the dinner —at which some mighty clever tales i—the guests adjourned to those who were Captain William Captain Syd- Robert S. s E. Gillette, Allen, Captain Harris Captain Andrew S. Rowan, harles H. McKinstry, Captain Burnham, Captain Henry D. Styer, Captain William W. Harte, Captain Charles H. Hunter. Captain Daniel T. Tate, Captain Robert D. Walsh, Captain Arthur B. Foster, Cap- tain Ulysses G. McAlexander, Captain Bdward R, Chrisman, Captain Samuel D. Sturgis, Captain John J. Bradley Captain Eugene T. Wilson, Captain Georze E. White, Captain Briant H Wells, Captain Frank S. Armstrong. Captain Thomas A. Pearce, Captain william C. Davis, Captain Manus Mc- Closkey, Captain George W. Helms and Captain Charles E. Stodter. Major Samu Pt The 31st is set for two interesting nuptials—the Greer-Ellinwood affair and Carrigan-Sperry weldinz While the former will be an evening affair, with four witching maids mm_attend- ance and an honor maid—Miss Leontiae Blakeman, Miss Josephine Loughbor- winter season Hver: that instead of S here has faller Sunday in Salem in ye olden Mrs. A. N. Towne Clinton E. Worde at Monte. The ver: g the morn ing hours is a spot. band is busy product is a matutinal hours revellle—for ev to chat, to do the world—to knit, or to await thei mounts for a canter. Among those seen there last week were Miss Lillle O” dell, the Nuttal the Baschei and Mrs. Mrs. Schm Benepe of San J Mrs. Gordon, to, reporting a delight- and Dr. The lat down ful trip. Miss Grace Spreckels, who is an en- thusiastic t, goes down to the auto meet the 25th, quite probably going down in her own machine—which, by the way, she handles with the dex- terity of a Parislan chauffeur. and Mrs. A. H. Glascock of d have arrived in London after mobilis on Mr. New York on August o5 Wi The McDonald-Hamilton wedding in Sarita Rosa on Thursday noon was an affair of note, many friends going up from this city to attend it. It is sald that “Mabelton,” the home of the bride, was never so beautiful as in its nup- tial dress. The Hamiltons will live in this city. P et Miss May Perkins was hostess re- cently at a delightful dinner party at Palm Knoll in honor of Admiral and Mrs. William Henry Whiting. Among the guests ted to meet Admiral and Mrs g were Captain and Mrs. Brown, Lieutenant and Mrs. Arthur J. Hepb and Mrs. McMann George R. Per! Miss Whiting, Miss Pa Captain Mackey Babb, Paymaster Fred Perkins, Assis Paymaster Samuel Knowles and Milton Perkins C. Partri , Miss Partridge, artridge, Mrs. Louis Leh- Edison P. Lehman of Red- are at .the El Carmelo, Pacifie Likewise are Captain C. ler of the Ninth Caval Miss both of whom h ¢ of the little town by the The Hickmans of Sausalito are mak- ing additio to their alre attrac- tive home, a new feature of which W 1 gure Be in the winter gayet 4 the burg on the hill—a beautif! ballroom. It is said that the Hickmans return from their ern trip there'll be some fun in that baliroom. in times of hibernating, t fun in prospect i after all, it’s in anti of our real pleasure | One of the daintiest 3 “CTty of N as 1 recentl A s Elmo F been entertained much, N Powell Sr. giving a large reception in her honor and other family friends followins elose to honor the young bride.

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