The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 13, 1904, Page 24

A roster of the most prominent per- alities of the week just evaporated > eternity would include only brides, ndidates and debutantes. The brides ay a-honeymooning; the candi- ve fled to rest where the w e twineth, and where the bucolic iizens seek mot office; but the de- utantes, bless them—are with us, with their youth and beauty and pretty lit- tle jealousies, end they are needed In sordid, grouchy gray old world quite much as are roses, and starlight, and st of blue sky. »usies? For whame! Debutantes ar too young to harbor so ugly an tant of the soul. Perhaps! But how, somewhere, there lurks that gerous microbe, not unlike the s of 4malignant things, like hoid, measies, etc., that springs into tivity under favorable conditions, and that does all manner of things to er: - preciation of their own good fortune— the finest bit of philosophy ever loosed down here below. It's not many of us who know we're lucky—till it's over. o i The week was heavy with all types of social ““tunts,” as follows: MONDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Bourne entertaining at a dinner dance in honor- of Miss Maud Bourne. Mrs. Grayson Dutton, Mrs. Harry Williar and Miss Etelka Willlar hos- esses at a recption at the St. Fran- cis. Mrs. Clarice Lohse hostess at lunch- eon in Oakland in honor of Miss Isa- belle Kendall. Polo game at Burlingame luncheons at the clubhouse. Reception at Miss Maren Froelich's studio. and TUESDAY. Mrs. Thomas P. Woodward and i) FIDAR SENTHE P HO T o - 6ot o 3 S MR AN "\\‘ >~ N\ A\ TWO SOCIETY WOMEN WHO HAVE RECENTLY RETURNED TO SAN FRANCISCO AND A LEADER IN IOCAL CLUB CIRCLES. health of mind of the ‘maid, and her character. But, luckily, the bevy of maidens who come in society this winter are singularly well-bal- anced, intelligent, for maids so young, and all mighty pretty. But maidens falr, if ye would pre- serve the joy of your debutante tri- mmphe, and incidentally your alert- ness of step, your clearness of eye, and your lightness of heart, go in for something worth while between the gala days. If pleasure alone leads, it will weary the gayest traveler. It is only by contrasts that measures are taken, and only by & respite from the chattering of teas can a steady flow of good humor be preserved, Many of last year’s debutantes led in philan- throples, and in the work accomplished for the needy the plucky little maid- ens gained more than they gave. They grew to understand the mechanism of the human heart, with its woes and its joys, and therein they grew to an ap- Miss Woodward at home from 3 to 6 o'clock at 2799 Pine street. Mr. and Mrs. Allen G. Freeman of Berkeley entertaining at a concert di- rected by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Gutterson. Sequola Club at home at St. Fran- cis. * Mrs. Charles Deering- hostess at a luncheon in honor of Miss Lillie Reis, the flancee of Willlam Hule. Mrs. Charles A. Warren entertaining at luncheon In honer of Mrs. Christo- pher Bauer. - WEDNESDAY. Mrs. Eugene Freeman, tea in honor of her debutante daughter, Miss Maude Payne. Mrs. F. L Kendall hostess at a luncheon in honor of the bridal party of Miss Isabelle Kendall. ‘Wedding of s Helen Pettigrew and William I Lemman. Miss Beatrice Fife hostess at a tea. Mrs. Alexander D. Baldwin, infor- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, Miss & JOSEPHINE TILLMAN . a tea in honor of her mother, Mrs. James S. Wetherd. SATURDAY. Reception at studio of Maynard Dixon and Xavier Martinez. Mrs. Charles Stetson Whesler hestess at reception in honor of Mme. Francisca. Mr. and Mrs, Oscar Sutro “at home™ at 2619 Broadway. Now, that's not a bad showing for harm done. Other- at house of d the world no harm—no great wise, who knows when th: Berg’s would be built?—an awaits it. i ot @ Where in the West is there a matron more stunning than Mrs. Pedar Bru- gulere, she who was beautiful Marion Andrews. Of good Southern family, of which the Mays of.Baltimore and the Hobsons of the Carolinas are connec- ticns, Mrs. Brugulere inherits much traditional beauty. While in Newport as a guest of Mrs. Brugulere, mere, the young matron created a sensation through her distinction of style, having brought with her from San Francisco and from New York a suberb trousseau. And after her visit her trunks were emply replenished in Gotham during her visit there. Among the dainty ap- purtenances of fashion brought back with her, is the quaint Le Breton bon- net as shown in the picture. These are good form for theater wear on the Continent, but America has not vet “arrived” in the matter of Le Bretons. These are famously becoming to & beautiful face, but a fright with & haphazard face—the unutterable mis- e 8. T o roguiare, accompanying her close friend, Miss Louise Tillman, will start upon a European tour soon after the holidays, meeting Dr. Tilden Till- man and Miss Josephine Tillman in Austria, where they are now visiting. Miss Louise Tillman has just return- ed from a six months’ visit to Victoria, where she was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Arthur Pennel Briggs, and a mer- ry time had this merry little maid. PG San Francisco has long been noted for the good style of her women, but not many disquisitions have gone forth about their cleverness and charm— their heart. and head qualities. ot these there are many garnered together in the Channing Auxiliary, whose pres- jdent, Mrs. Willlam R. Wheeler, is a type. Ready of wit, quick of thought, kindly of impulse, Mrs. Wheeler is the type of matron that gives distinction to society. And here’s to the woman with a head and a heart!—though our = [LENTHE. PwoTa A Sl R SR K y : mal luncheon and bridge party. Mrs. E. J. McCutchen, informal bridge party. Mrs. John Rodgers Clark, phone” tea. “tele- Mrs. Florence Brown of Oakland hostess at luncheon in honor of Mrs. Victor H. Metcalf. THURSDAY. Miss Maye Colburn hostess at a luncheon with the following guests: Miss Irene Sabin, Miss Ursula Stone, Miss Elsa Draper, Miss Sophie Borel, Miss Alice Borel, Miss Elizabeth Cole, Miss Alice Sullivan, Miss Elsie Tallant, Miss Helen Bailey, Miss Bessie Wilson, and Mrs. Henry Foster Dutton. Mrs. Henry Schmiedell, hostess at a lgncheon in the Palm Garden of the Palace, with Mrs. D. Davidson, Mrs. J. R. K. Nuttall, Mrs. Frank Johnson. Miss Lily O’Connor, Mrs. J. Parker, Whitney, Mtrs. Rosenstock, Mrs. Ed- ward G. ScHmiedell and Mrs. George H. Howard as guests. — Mrs. James Robinson and Miss Elene Robinson entertaining at dinner in honor of Miss Marjorie-Josselyn. Miss Florence Smith hostess at a tea, assisted by Miss Grace Nichols, Mrs. Southworth, Miss Elizabeth Rawles, Mrs. Hunter Harrison, Miss Lottle Woods, Mrs. Thomas Benton Darragh, Miss Addison Starr Keeler, Mrs. Ferdinand Stephenson, Miss Ger- trude Palmer and Miss Aimee Smith. Mrs. Louis Monteagle entertaining at tea in honor of Miss Carol Moore and Miss Maisie Langhorne. FRIDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Carter Pitkin Pome- roy entertaining at informal dance in honor of Miss Nathalie Coffin and Miss Dorothy Eels. Mrs. Charles Bertody Stone, Mrs. Thomas Benton Darragh and Miss Ursula Stone hostess at a tea. Artillery officers’ hop at the Pre- sidio, Mrs, Selim E. Woodworth hostess at election week. And, by the way, the Sequoia Club met at the St. Francis as usual, on Tuesday night—election night. “Rather an unpromising night for men,” thought I, and the Sequoia Club is but a drear waste without the men— albeit, the women are for the most part clever. But the men—biess them— came, and they came in bunches. And thus was the cohesive power of the Sequoia Club amply demonstrated. Among the guests who did things and said things were Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gerstle, Asthon Stevens (whe evoked some eloquent music from the banjo), Dn. Arnold Genthe (who pro- nounced Mr. Stevens’ banjo perform- ance real music, Mrs. Elizabeth Ger- berding, Mrs. B. F. Norris, Mrs. R. C. Morrow, Maynard Dixon, Xavier Mar- tirez, C. F. Neilson, Professor Bade of Berkeley, Miss Anna Strunsky, Miss Ednah Robinson, Signor Ventura, Charles Sedgwick Aiken, Miss Julia Lewis, Dr. Max Strunsky, Miss Tobin and hosts of others. o That wasn’t exactly nice of *William Berg to shake those bushes over at Point Reyes just like a covey of quail —no wonder eager Downey Harve,y took a pot-shot at him. Who wouldn't, when all the evidence was in that there skulked a whole bunch of ducks, or a fluttering covey of quail? Now, lvckily, those pellets of shot were careful where they struck, and there's ==z [ s WILLIAM . WHEELER, e good friend, Oliver Wendell Holmes, is quoted as saying, “We like rather bet- ter the heart woman than the head woman.” Poor old Oliver, had he lived longer and met with the women of this age and generation, he would have discovered it quite within the range of possibilities for a woman to possess both organs—a head and a heart. g Ty Ae Mrs. Victor H. Metcalf is assiduous- ly entertained during her short visit to her home town, Miss Florence Brown entertaining delightfully for her on ‘Wednesday, when the following ladies met the honored ‘guest at luncheon: Mrs. Philip E. Bowles, Mrs. George W. McNear Jr., Mrs. Edson Adams, Mrs. George Greenwood, Mrs. Charles Minor Goodall, Mrs: Charles Minor Cooper, Miss Ellen Chabot, Miss Annie Miller, Miss Ethel Moore, Miss Jennie Stone of San Francisco, Mrs. Everts and Miss Brown. e Sunday teas are growing in favor— and why not? In New York and Lon- don they are fixed institutions. It’s the most promising day for en, and there’s no desecration of the Sabbath in sipping tea and chatting—and flirt- ing mildly. Last Sunday a delightful affair was given by Mrs. Selden S. Wright in honor of her niefe, Miss Brooke Rose, who left on Wednesday for Mexico with Dr. and Mrs. Wheeler. Among the guests who called and imbibed tea brewed on Sunday were: Mrs. Edward Newhall, Mrs. Jack Tal- lant, Rev. David Evans, Miss Elsie Tallant, Almer Newhall, Mr. and Mrs. Stafford Parker, Miss Humphreys, Dr. and Mrs. Mora Moss, Miss Ethel Shoeb, Mrs. McClure, Mr. and Mrs. Brooke ‘Wright, Judge and Mrs. Beatty, Lieu- tenant Kelso, Dr. and Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. George Theobold, Mr. and Mrs. ‘William B. Craig, Miss Thompson, Miss Olive Craig, the Misses Frances and Grace Thompson, Mr. Bolton, Edward McAfce, Mrs. Alexander McCrackin, Mrs. McPherson, Mr. Petherick, Lieu- tenant Keller, Early Craig, Miss Polk, Mr. and Mrs. McAde, Dr. and Mrs. Stimpson. C BT e The Pettigrew-Lemmon wedding was a notable affair, uniting two good old Catholic families. The details of the nuptials were exquisite, every blossom that grows seemed to have been gar- nered to lend its incense and beauty to the gladsome hour. The young folk will occupy a fine new home on Jack- son street, at Buchanan, when their nuptial trip to the East will have be- come a memory. e On Saturday last pretty little Ruth Romaine gave a bazaar at her home, 3231 Jackson street, for the benefit of e e e e PP S e the Hahnemann Hospital, in the Fope of endowing a bed for some helpless little tyke, and a goodly sum was real- jzed. The affair was delightfully ar- ranged, flowers and ferns filling every nook. Among those who assisted Mrs. William Romaine and her bonny littl daughter were: Mrs. Newton Tharp, Mrs. Martin Schultz, Mrs. McKee, Mrs. Ashley Faull and Miss Eugenia Mas ten, Mrs. George H. Palmer, Mrs. N. D. Rideout, Mrs. Ralph Hart, Mrs. Willlam Hooper, Mrs. Ferdinand Steph- enson, Mrs. W. W. Van Arsdale, Mrs. Alpheus Bull, Mrs. William Deming, Mrs. Fred Johnson, Mrs. Milton Pray Miss Julla Tharp, Miss Amy Smith and the Misses Hunter. . * 1o The Mills College Alumnae, Mrs. James T. McGanley, president, will honor Mrs, Mills on the 15th by tender- ing her a breakfast at the St. Francis. The affair promises to be Very smart. & WA A charming honeymoon are the Clem- ent Tobins enjoying at Del Monte, love- Iy Mrs. Tobin, the lodestar of the ve- randa. General Edward Kirkpatrick and wife, who have recently returned from Paris, have arrived for a stay of sev- eral months at the same delightful spot. Polo is planned for the end of this month, when the smart set, en masse, will migrate to the old mission town. PR I The reception given on Wednesday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Campbell was an event of more than social enjoyment. Those bidden were favored in meeting and hearing one of the younger celebrities of the age, Miss Alexia Bassian, she of the glorious contralto, having the depth of a Schalchi combined with the fire and dramatic action of a Calve. Truly, society does well to bring us in closer touch with the songbirds and other artists of the age. Publicly seen and heard only, we ars often deprived of an insight into other fascinating and important tralits of temperament. The professional will cloud for the time much of the per- sonal, Brought in contact the disclo- sure of other characteristics even en- hances the beauty of cultivated genius. A feast of song was this and, apart from the bright particular star, much harmony vibrated through the even- ing. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell gave & fa- vored few the last opportunity of hear- ing Miss Bassian for a year—she sailed on Thursday for Australia. Among the listeners were Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mor- row, Henry Heyman, Miss Julla Ra- pler Tharp, Mrs. Gussle Greenleaf- Kruger, Mr. and Mrs. Shafter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Farrell and Mr. and Mrs, Walter C.. Campbell. . 10 Vague impressions of disappointment are wafted toward the desk of the scribe. A wedding of note last week brought for one of its attendants a gallant military man from a big, busy city. His stay here was short, and “thereby hangs a tale,” for our galaxy of beauty is bemoaning so hasty a de- parture. Can it be, oh, maidens fair, are ye Insatiate? With so many de- fenders of the flag (and of yourselves) constantly at your nod and beck, will you still sigh for one who will not re- main? The caprices of our bonny belles are truly limitless apd beyond understanding. And the standbys are grateful for crumbs. bl Some loyalty in friendship was shown this week in the return of Miss Alice Sulllvan from Honolulu Though her absence had been of some length, Miss Sullivan would undoubtedly have pro- longed her visit in the islands had it not been for the marriage of her friend, Miss Helen Pettigrew, whose wedding océurred last Wednesday night. Miss Sullivan’s promise to serve as maid of honor was not to be lightly broken, and notwithstanding all the allure- ments of gay Honolulu she made the homeward journey. R R ‘When had bud, bells or flancee been 8o attended, feted or congratulated as Miss Isabel Kendall? Soclety pays will- ing homage to the young and attrac- tive, and there is additional charm al- ways surrounding the maid enmeshed in Cupid's nets, but the offerings to Miss Kendall quite exceqd those of any other bride-to-be. These conditions speak well for the favor in which she is held, for it is not incumbent upon society to expend its attentions unre- strictedly. But the ante-nuptial festivitles are nearing their end, for on Wednesday next, the evening of the 16th, fair Isa- bel Kendall will be led to the altar by Kenneth Lowden. Then with the pass- ing of the honmeymoon will doubtless come more teas, luncheons and dinners to honor the bride, and so it goes. The favored position does not pass with the ringing of wedding chimes, fortunate- ly for the present day young matron, the gayeties are hers and her youth is perennial. ———— PRINCESS IN POVERTY GIVES ALL FOR LOVE Alice of Bourbon Refuses Reconcilia- tion With Husband and Will Wed Italian Cavalryman. ROME, Nov. 12.—Notwithstanding the carnest efforts made by the Pops to reconcile Princess Alice of Bodrbon (daughter of Don Carlos) with her hus- band, the P@hce of Schoenberg-Wal- denburg, it has been announced om- cially that the Princess next month’ will contract a civil marriage with an Italian cavalry captain named Dei Prede, at present attached to the gar- rison at Naples. Owing to the persistent refusal of Don Carlos to turn over to his daughter the money left by her mother, the Princess is nearly destitute, and her vroap;cuve hvixsbnnd has only the sal- of a caval ::’“t LA m::nc:pnm, amounting to The statutory period in which the Princess ‘was forbidden to wed will expire soon, and then she will imme- diately take advantage of her free- dom. She has been living quietly at Naples for two or three months, and the birth of a child recently created no end of scandal. Her other child, who is in N t her, still is registereq omci:ll,lI;’:l': sclon of the princely house of her di- vorced husband, but suit ig Ppending In the Saxon courts to deprive the child of his princely title, because of facts brought out in the divoree proceedings. Pius X, who is a friend of the Prin- cess’ father and who officiated at her wedding, is much chagrined over the scandal and has refused positively to let the Roman congregations initiate ezorz:cdlngs fgr an ecclesiastical di- » a3 requested by the Princess her recent visit to the Vatican. i~