The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 25, 1904, Page 20

FHE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 190 | I l | “DFIXOTT | ST LI J | | + W consti Some there are who reply: “Society is an of gilded fools.” Others less will tell you that society e real thing—is made up of and fine old families” umosphere of ancestry. who scoft lassification as i proclaim in favor of man—and the fellow it his own career and there are the oracles e artist, the and the maker of hat ilk for whom rms, save for the who says: “So- of congenial bute to the world's with a defl- he personal colored wholly i hich he moves, omen, apparently Al equip- their energy rs, ca- pur-hour Kily Providence hath g s w of this tvpe set can “society.” sople Who sus- a family or a their ants, then ha’penny form stry alone cannot and latterly ex- and railway soclety, lest, » and person- em their own—and they often fail way, Nor indeed do the purveyors of the rake up the social unless they pos- , the world-culture from bgorishness and at often affect real these classes cannot nstitute society, what, pray, doe Why, good friends, all cl sure tis an aggrega- es—the vain the descendants the self-made man g display of gold, the s and the doers and world’s work. All complex thing n there are as or sets, as there ims, tastes and en- on of these seekers after p of “first families, nd write amers of th Now alomg comes a club—named for the giant of the California forest, the Sequola—wherein all the elements of soclety are supposed to mingle. And this splendid idea took root in the brain of a clever girl, Miss Ednah Robinson, whose hope has long been to see in San Francisco such a club as flourishes in New York (the Nineteenth Century) and likewise in London. The Sequoie has now grown to the dignity of a householder, and on Fri- day night it demonstrated its splendid wvitality, when its members and guests gathered in its new quarters at the St. Francis and blessed them with the benizons of good fellowship. And "twas the good fellowship of the highest type —that which springs from the intelli- gent friendships of clever men and women. From now on the members of the Se- guola will indulge in the “drop in” habit, and between 4 and 7 o'clock tea will be served in the clubroom. Tea for the men? Well, now, you know what men want they usually get—and there’s a push button in the clubrooms. In the evening the members will find much pleasure drifting in for a chat and to listen to the music makers, who play in the gallery just without the greenroom door. Among those who were identified with the first evening at home were: Charles Sedgwick Afken, president; William Greer Harrison, chairman of the com- mittee; Courtenay W. Bennett, treas- urer; Miss Grace Llewellyn Jones, Miss Jessica Peixotto, Ph. D.; Mrs. G. G. Norris, Mrs. Albert Gerberding and others equally interesting. nslifiiles-oci Owing to her recent bereavement Miss Robinson is taking no part in so- cial affairs, but is graciously giving the club her advice and guidance. From this beginning great things are expected. And where, indeed, could be found a society more cosmopolitan and diversified than ours in San Francisco —and therefore more interesting? Success to the Sequoia! " What a charming coterie of friends gather in the Voorhies héme, on Cali- fornia street, on Sunday afternoons! ‘Well, no wonder men go there without a dragnet. There's no formality, but much good fellowship and conge- niality—a legacy from the genial South. Last Sunday among those who had a merry chat with Mrs. Voorhies and her daughters, Mrs. Henry, and Miss Marie Voorhies, were Mrs. Ynez Shorb White, Mrs. Eleanor Martin, Miss Marie Wells, Miss Maye Colburn, Miss Helen Petti- grew, Miss Charlotte Russell, Mibs Ger- trude Dutton, Mrs. Darragh, Miss Shorb, Captain Frank Winn, Baron von Horst, Philip Paschel, Joseph Howell, Dr. Stinson, Dr. Presley, Consul Kosa- kavitch and M. Laurell. o - h Among the affairs of the week were those of: Monday—Miss Marie Wells, hostess at an informal tea; Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gerstle, entertaining at a theater par- ty; Mrs. A. L. Stone of Oakland, host- ess at a large dinner dance in honor of Miss May Young and Dr. Thomas Reid McNab; Miss Elsa Draper, hostess at an informai tea at her home on Jack- son street. Tuesday—Miss May Young, hostess at “Rose Crest" Mrs. Willlam Willis, hestess at a dinner in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Charles N. Ellinwood; Mrs. Leti- Daughters of the Confederacy—by the way, does that adjective accurately de- scribe the relationship or the patriotic daughters?—will meet in St. Louis at the annual meeting. All the patronesses promise to return in time for the charity ball to be.glven by the Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter of the U. D. C., Mrs. Alfred Hunter Voorhies president. RIS List, ye who proclaim that maids of the smart set “toil not, neither do they spin.” The “working fad” has hit the maids of San Francisco very hard. If you doubt it, run your eyes over the roster of the Fortnightlies and see how few there are thereon who do not plan and make many of their own hats and gowns and their neck “do-dads”; or who, eschewing the needle, bind books, write books and short stories, -draw and draw seriously, and—what think you is the latest stunt of these busy maids of leisure? Why, sculpture! And who do you think is its latest devotee? One of the cleverest and happiest and most philo- sophical of smart set maidens—Miss Ethyl Hager. And what's more, she's under excellent instruction—although sub rosa—and is doing some really creditable work. All who know Miss Hager admit her cleverness and origin- ality. Why, pray, should she not utilize the ability bequeathed her by her father, the late Judge Hager? And so is this true of all clever girls. Why should a superfluity of family funds interfere with the development of women's minds?—or hands? Just watch out for that masterpiece of Miss Hager's. PO A pretty courtesy has been extended Miss Helen de Young. She has been s . p W EWELLYN "W \ tia Barry of Oakland, entertaining at 2 tea in honor of Miss Isabelle Kendall, flancee of Kenneth Lowden. Wednesday—Wedding of Miss Alma Mitchell and Walter T. Wood at Cai- vary Presbyterian Church; Mrs. Ber- nard P. Miller's “at home”; Miss Lita Schlessinger, hostess at a tea in honor of the Misses Wright, who are going abroad. Thursday—Wedding in New York of Edgar D. Peixotto and Miss Malvina Nathan; Mrs. Joseph Marks, hostess at dinner, with Captain and Mrs. Row- an as guests of honor; wedding of Miss May Young and Dr. Thomas Reid Mc- Nab at Rose Crest, Piedmont. Friday—Sequoia Club, housewarming at St. Francis; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wil- son, entertaining at dinner; reception to Captain and Mrs. Rowan at Library for the Blind. Saturday—Mrs. Oscar Luning, host- ess at a luncheon at the Palm Garden of the Palace; Dahlia show at San Ra- fael for the benefit of the’Improvement Club. e AR Next Tuesday will bring the wedding of Miss Anna Sutro and Maurice F. Loewenstein, which will be celebrated at Century Hall A large reception will follow. IR On Wednesday night the much dis- cussed euchre tournament will be held in Cotillon Hall "at Polk and Bush streets. St. Brigid’s Church is to be the beneficiary. Many charming maids have promised to score. S e, S What a bevy of October brides! There are Miss Anna Donaldson, Miss Helen Pettigrew, Miss Charlotte Rus- sell, Miss Kathryn Dillon, Miss Isabel Hooper, Miss Fore, Miss Romilda Sbar- boro, Miss Sadie Genevieve Quinn, Mi; Marie Adam and a host of others—my, what a work Cupid has achieved in these months that have passed! . On the 28th a merry party will turn its collective face Eastward—St. Louis, to be sure, the destination. ©On October 4, 5, 6 ana 7 the United invited by the Secretary of the Navy to christen the training ship Intrepid. To give a ship that name, Miss de Young is well adapted, for there’s not a more intrepid maid in society, wheth- er it be in the drawing-room or in her big “red devil.” 1In both she is un- afraid. And that quality, by the way, is noted in nearly all the maids who have had the advantage of some resi- dence abroad. SRy TR The linking of the names of Blanche Bates and “Dick” Hotaling will not down. But this determination of the tabbies that their predictions must come true, whether or no, is a trifle tiresome. It would seem that men and women could be good friends—and stay so— without some matchmaking, mischief- hatching tabby whispering that friend- ship to death. And that’s just what they do—whisper it to death. ‘When a man finds that his friendly attentions are being misunderstood, he retires from the scene for the mald’s comfort quite as much as his own. & e e The E. G. Schmiedells, the Seward McNears and jthe Charles Eells are among those who remain in their Ross Valley homes to enjoy the soft and wonderful beauty of autumn in the country. e S Dr. and Mrs. Sharp of San Rafael will leave early in October for an Eastern visit, which will include the exposition, e = e The Sidney B. Cushings, who have spent the past six months in Blythe- dale, expect to return to - their San Rafael home during the coming week. e e Polo next! The Tobins, Tom Driscoll and all the polo experts are planning for a great match next month at Del Monte, the date being still in the air. o Ve Golf is hcldines fts own at the Del Monte links, where Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Ryer, Mrs. Doris Ryer, Dr. and Mrs. Quimby and Dr. and Mrs. Moss of Palo Alto practice daily. = (EBS e Among those who gathered last week THEIAM W IR - - » GJMPPI&DM JADENICHT - PHOTO . o to watch the game—and incidentally to Pick up a few new condemnatory ex- pressions—were Dr. John L. Benepe, C. G. W. McBride, A. H. Martin and Dr. Otto Westphal and wife. S Miss Mary and Miss Anna Foster of San Rafael have left for an Eastern visit As they have relatives in St. Louis, they may enjoy, calmly and quietly, the pleasures of the exposition. A € AT A Dr. and Mrs. John S. MacIntosh and Miss MacIntosh have returned to’San Anselmo, after several months in the East. Much of the time Was spent in the Adirondacks, the summer home of the “MacIntoshes before they came to Californie. . Mv horses are gradually becoming W?& }?flfll)( at the Berkeley Inn, where Admiral and Mrs. Miller and family are at present making their home. Pl i Among those who enjoyed J. C. Crawford’s clever burlesque, “Miss Ma- zuma,” on its opening night at Fisch- er's, were Mr. and Mrs. W, H. Mills, Miss Ardella Mills, Charles Trippler, Miss Elizabeth Mills and Mrs. A. B Rocky of Portland, all of whom were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford. 5 iy who returned - Mrs. Robert P. Troy, | ' E learning to with mild on. H. E. Bott and Harold Plummer of San Franck placcd their autos at t charity's service for the orph: garden fete s, T . The autos wh >d about the grounds and out on the high road under the very noses of aristocr thoroughbreds, who s the puffing and sporting with char It was on the county rc was encountered, driven by a Portu still clung to his o He plunged and twisted and, alas, for the unp: of s0 unprogressive came, off. The 5 betook himself into the grounds and up to Mre. Laura Roe, who was chief of the automobile depart- ment. Mrs. Roe, tactful and gracious, labored with the disgruntled country- man, but apparently with little success. His feelings as well as his wagon were evidently injured, and who knows what may be the result? There were some poetic Portuguese cuss words loosed on the pure rural air that really were gems in their line. R Miss Edith W. Sonntag will leave this week for New York, where she will at- tend school. tol ood beautiful Miss Lucile Otis Taylor, Miss Laura Otis and Edward Livingston Taylor, guests at the St. Francis Hotel, left to-day to visit relatives in Noss Valley. s s . Power Hutchins, who has spent the past six months in Alaska, expects to leave Dawson before the icy grip of winter settles down and will arrive in San Francisco very soon. Mr. Hutchins will not remain here for the winter, however, as he will visit his sister, Miss Reed Hutchins, in New York. Mr. Hutchins is always much sought after while in town. Last year he took an active part in the . e Young vaude- ville and other affairs of like char- acter. e e Those who met Bertha Runklc, zu- thor of “The Helmet of Navarre,” dur- ing her visit here’ will be interested in her engagement to Captain Louis Bush —lucky chap! The young officer is now on duty in the Philippines with Company B, Fifth United States Infantry. ‘What a hero Miss Runkle must think her gallant captain—who knows but he may become a character of fame through her idealization! Naval affairs are attracting much at. tention these days, socially as well as “be followed by a large reception given - Tuesday last a de- lightful given by Captain Mrs. B. Tilley at their home re Isiand, complimentary to M ald F. Nicholson, who goes East to-morrow to join her husband, Com- mander Nicholson of the Tacoma. The Tilley home was very gay with blossoms, roses holding the place of in the ecardroom. iong those who were entertained > Mrs. Reginald F. Nicholson, Cap- n and ) Franklin J. Drake, Cap- of the Independen: Charles Taussig, . C. B. T. Moore, C and Percival C. Pope, Commander James H. Bull of the United States naval transport Solace, Mrs. Bull, Miss Williamson of Wash- ington, Mrs. Arthur MacArthur Jr., Mrs. Harry George of San Francisco, Paymaster and Mrs. 1. T. Hagner, Sur- gecn Charles P. Kindelberger of the In- dependence and Mrs. Kindelberger, Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. James H. Glennon, Miss Isabelle Glen- non, Mrs. Randolph Harrison of Wash.- ington, D. Lieutenant Alexander N. Mitcheil of the Independence and Mrs. Mitchell, Lieutenant and Mrs. Samuel L. Graham, Lieutenant T. T. Craven of the United States naval transport Solace and Mrs. Craven, Paymaster and Mrs. John Irwin, Lieutenant Jo- seph Taussiz, Commander George P. Rousseau, Paymaster M. R. Golds- borough of the Independence and As- gistant Civil Engineer Frederic H. Cook. diplomati F. honor tain E. Commang The wedding on Thursday night of Miss May Young and Dr. Thomas Reid McNab of Los Angeles was an affair of note. The beautiful home—Rose Crest—was within and without a garden of choic- est blossoms, affording a fair setting for a fair bride and her train of at- tendants—Miss Bertha Young, the hon- or maid, and Miss Anne McNab, Miss Anna Oliver and Miss Marietta Ha- vens. Three hundred invitations had been iesued for the reception, where some exquisite gowns were seen. Grets L Miss Nina Gordon leaves for the East on Tuesday. This clever army lass has been greatly feted during the past fort- night. « « . Rear Admiral and Mrs.' Miller have issued invitations to the wedding of their daughter, Miss Anne Maxwel]l Miller, to Paymaster Geurge Brown Jr. of the navy. The wedding will be cel- ebrated on Wednesday, the 12th of Oc- tober, at 3 o'clock, at the First Pres- byterian Church in Berkeley, and will to San Francisco a few days ago after a brief trip to the southern part of the State, has taken a house on Bush street near Octavia for the winter months. Mrs. William S. Tevis is In town for a short time after a summer at Tahoe. g wy Mrs. Garret Livingston Lansing will spend the winter in San Francisco and has secured apartments at the St. Dun- stan. B Major William Stephenson, one of the most charming sons of Mars at the post, has been granted leave of ab- sence from September 15 to the end of October. He will pass the intervening days in the East, his sisters, the Misses Stephenson, accompanying him on the trip. Siie Mrs. J. D. Bailey, Miss Florence Bal- ley and Albert Balley left Monday morning for the East. They will make their first stop in St. Louis, where they will remain for some time, proceeding to New York later. They expect to be absent about two. . months and it 1is thought that the wedding of Miss Bai- ley and Mr. Mohr of New York will be celebrated soon after their return. AR E S v A Maybrick Writes New Sor LONDON, Sept. 24—Michael May- brick, who composes under the pseudo- nym of “Stephen Adams,” has written a new song which he has dedicated by permission to Princess Henry Batten- berg. She is the Governor of the Isle of Wight, where Mr. Maybrick is resid- ing with the children of Mrs. Florence Maybrick. ——— Pretty Name for a Girl. “You didn’t think of the work we have to do when you christened it,” said the Ebbw Vale Magistrate’s clerk wearily on Saturday when en appli- cant for a certificate of exemption from vaccination stated that his child’s name was Caereiraelbbwynetn. The applicant—Can’t you spell it? The clerk—I may «et at it if you give me time. Is it a boy or a girl? The applicant—A girl. What is the meaning of the name?— 1 will tell you when I have more time. A Welsh minister in court explained that the literal meaning of the name was “Snowlover.”"—London Mail. — Marriage Customs In India. The custom of marrying girls when they are mere children of nine or ten years is Increasing rather than de- c“a‘i:‘“’llhn Benl’::imfl other parts of India. e resul racial degemer- ation is becoming louobvn- that laws have been passed in several regions forbidding the marriage ‘wnder 14.—New York e