The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 25, 1906, Page 24

T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25, 1906 ProTe at a tea anne of Bos- at home at St | entertained the | in Oakl sts | ki concert. | 1, hosts | dski concert, | tained & box | by Mme. | { Walton Hedges, hostess at | : her apartments at the Pleas- Mys, Charles Josselyn, entertaining 1t Lridge Mrs, Le Grand C n Tibbetts, host- at a large bridge party at the Clare- wopt Club, among the being Mrs. Clarence Rose Winslow, Mrs. Rob- | Oxpard, Mrs. Athearn Folger and > r Morgan. . Harry Mendell, hosts at ng the Gadski concert bridge hostess guests L dinner prece: Mrs. Frank Deering, her home on Larkin street. ire. Lester Melsted, hostess at a card party at her home in California streer TUESDAY. Mrs. Hugo Ramacciotti, at home. Twenty-second Infantry, hosts at a dance at Ax 1 Island. Mrs. George C. Boardman, hostess at bridge at her home on Franklin street. ! Wolff and Mrs. William { reys, hostesses at an infor- honor of Mme. Gadski. and Mrs. L. Eugene Lee at home. Arthur Fickenscher at Mr Mr. and Mrs. home. WEDNESDAY. Wedding of Miss Hortense Cecelia Childs and Mejor Frederick Pratt Rey- 1 WILE .00 i, i ////////////////////////,//// » Iy l ! Mrs CAARE- WALTONT > “ECMARZ _ ..o PrOTo .- —~PROPRIETY \\P@£ TN Wfl//////fi/////,fl‘fl(flfl[!]!\\'\m\\\\\\ eles. s Isabel L in the a Ceorge Ives, at Prederi Willlam Henshaw, at bridge in her apartments at Antoinette. isses Gibbs, hostesses at ir Washington-street home of Miss Pauline Stafford. ng in Oakland of Miss a Arthur L. Fish. in Oakland of Miss Clare Van De Mark. Miller, hostess at a tea in Mary A Mrs. Francis J. Sullivan, luncheon hostess in honor of Mrs. Dunne. Mrs. Charles Krauthoff, hostess at a eon at the Hotel Colonial. John F. Swift, hostess at a lun- cheon at her home on Valencia street onor of Mrs. Haldimand Putnam "Marshall Wotkyns at home. THURSDAY. Ryland Wallace, Mrs Mrs. bridge. Mrs. tea in tington Sequoia Club, entertaining at a colo- nial dance in honor of Washington's hostess at William H. honor of Miss Mills, hostess at a Elizabeth Hun- birthday. Mrs. Willlam Winder, hostess _at a 1 eon in the Palm Garden in honor N o Charles Plummer Perkins. FRIDAY. Mre, Francis J. Sullivan and Mies Alyge Sullivan at home. Mrs. Richard Hovey, hostess at five | hundred at the Union League Club. Mr. and Mrs. S8amuel Knight, hosts at dinner at the Palace Hotel, preceding the Greenway ball. Mrs. Stanley Stillman, hostess at a tea in honor of Mrs. Joseph Chamberlin. Mrs. Henry L. Dodge, entertaining at bridge. Mrs. Albert J. Raiseh, hostess at cards at her home on Clay street. Friday Night Club dance in Oakland, the patronesses being Mrs. Q. A. Chas Mrs. T. C. Coogan, Mrs. William D. Chickering, Mrs. M. W. Kales, Mrs. H. Mathes and Mrs. E. M. Walsh, Greenway dance In ballroom of the Palace. Sequoia Club members entertained at a dinner in the clubrooms. Mrs, William Wier, hostess at bridge. SATURDAY. Saturday Evening Club dance in Co- tilion Hall. The National Soclety of the Colonial Dames of America, California branch, held its annual breakfast at Century Hall. Mrs. Charles 8. Middleton, hostess at a reception, Another charming young woman has gone from us to satisty the rapacious demands of the army department—Mrs. Frederic Kellond, she who was Kather- ine Selfridge, who goes to join her hus- band, Manila, of course! Manile, for obvious reasons—largely geographical—is the rendezvous of most of our army brides and pretty young wom- en, and what is our loss is distinctly Manila's gain. ‘What Fort McKinley would be with- out our matrimonial contribution of Cali- fornla girls is a Mojave contemplation. And gay rings the welkin at the Army and Navy Club when a charming young Californian sets her dalnty foot ashore upon the Isle of Palms and bolos. And well it may, for where else in the world outside of California is there a composite of the health and vigor of the English girl, the piquancy of the French, the humor of the Irish, the spontaneity of the Italian, the poise of the German, blended with the dash and spirit of the American? . Mrs. John Overbury etty Emily Chickering), having heroically survived the well-meant efforts of her friends to to their friendship by smothering | her ath ante-nuptial _teas, dinners, | ‘at homes” and innumerable card parties, | is now on her way East on her honey- maon trip, which was prefaced by a few ys' gtay at Del Monte. (he Overburys will flit about the East for a time, and then embark for Europe, } where they will join the Clarence Oddies, who preceded them to the altar by a month, Mr. Oddie and Mr. Overbury are part- ners. in mining ventures in Tonopah, to which busy camp—your pardon, town, or is it city?—they will bring their bonny brides, after a six months' tofir of the Continent. Charming homes await the coming of the brides, particlilarly the Oddle home- stead, which is quite the pride of the dis- trict, with a lawn and flowers and other astonishing domestic embellishments that | rarely obtain in a mining center, When Ned Greenway flitted into Tono- pah last year, he didn’t think it a prom- ising field for a Friday Night cotillon— in fact he found the ladles somewhat | heterogeneous as to social standing— which, up to date, hadn't been figured on, But things have resolved themseives since then into their elements, and now ‘it isn't a hard thing to classify “Who's Who in Tonopah.” It is said that the classification was precipitated by a ball-all terpsichorean stunts in a mining town are balls—given by the smart men's club up there. Men in such places are essentially dem- ocratic and more or less unconventfonal, and every good fellow was asked to bring his wife. And then there was le diable to pay! ‘‘Haven’'t you any more sense than fo ask me to go to that dance with that man’s wife? I don’t want to know her soclally, even If I do have to say ‘Good morning’ to her from the back yard.” And thus were the good and wholesome intentions of the “ball” ruthlessly rup- tured. The ladies who considered them- selves especlally nice stayed away, the second lot went for a short time—just to please their husbands—and the third lot stayed all night and had the deuce of a good time. And thus was the heterogencous soclety at Tonopah disintegrated and reclassified according to the attitudes taken by the women at the now famous “ball.” Hence will the new brides be saved many troubles. . [+ . The Assembly on Tuesday night prom- ises to end a highly successtul Winter with the dandiest dance of the year—the Maral Gras. The ensemble will assuredly he beauti- ful, since floating over the gay belles and beaux will be a mystic maze of flags— the flags of all nations, loaned to the patronesses by order of the Secretary of R po. A BRIDE, A BRIDE-TO-BE AND A YOUNG' ARMY WOMAN WHO SAILED FOR MANILA. o Club is, of course, billed for Tuesday night. i Mrs. Frank Carolan, who grows to look more and more like Mrs. Pat Campbell every day—from mental impressions, per- haps—has announced that her guests take the electric car (special, of course) at Fifth and Market at 9 p. m. The Invitation doesn’t state at what hour the car returns. About fifty guests have been invited. The clubhouse is particularly well adapted for a smart dance, now that the ladies’ annex has been put into commission. Besldes, the present arrangement fs I'I;QQ in keeping with the conventionali- ties. The dance glven on Tuesday night at Angel Island was—in the dialect of a gay little army girl—the “dandlest stunt this winter."” A lot of nice girls went over from this side, conveyed thence by a Government tug, which called at every post on the bay for its complement of pretty maids and handsome men—for who ever saw a man in uniferm that wasn’t handsome? o et The: last great Greenway ball of the winter is over and only two matches made. Bomething wrong, and not at all as it used to be! Can it be the jolly Czar has lost his cunning, or the little blind god his de- votion to business? A scanning of the lists, however, ex- plains. Quite the largest portion of the Greenway belles are already wedded. An- other portion has no dowry—becoming every day to be more and more of an American necessity—and| the other third doesn’t look forward with any enthusiasm to supporting a husband. They would the Navy. And the jackles themselves | lots rather employ a chauffeur. will hang them in true nautical fash- fon. make a stunning setting. As to the men, there's a large contin- The kaleldoscope of color will | gent that have never felt the necessity of a wife and are exceedingly happy with Nearly all the girls and the young mar- | any fair charmers that may blow their ried belles are planning stunning cos- | way. tumes, and the men—well, you know how But it is noteworthy, nevertheless, that men hate to get themselves up In any-|so few matches were nurtured in the thing that's "oln‘ to make them ridicu- | Friday Night Club this year, in view of lous. But it's a pretty safe gamble that | the fact that fully two-thirds of the bril- when a man refuses to wear fancy dress | llant marriages of twenty years ago—and neture wasn't kind to him In her distri- | even later—were the flowering of friend- fpution of legs. G Tuesday night will bring the regular hop at the Presidio, which will take on the trimmings o: a :ne;y dress affalr, And the Mardi Gras at the Burlingame [in the army. ships fostered by the little czar. fagm A One of the most charming hostesses of the week—and this {s no mere conven- tional comment—was Mrs, Charles Kraut- hoff, to my mind the handsomest woman — Moreover, she is always admirably gowned and charmingly mannered. And no one is more fully aware of her charms than Colonel Krauthoff, who accompanies his beautiful wife everywhere—as he should—making a stunning pair. Mrs. Krauthoff entertained twenty ladies at luncheon at the Colonial on ‘Wednesday, making the second affair she has given during the month. Mrs. Clarence Martin Mann, likewise a delightful little hostess, and a woman of unusual resources, will be at home on Thursday, likewise all first Thursdays through Lent. . The illness of Charles Cushing Hoag, the fiance of Miss Maud Smith, has ter- minated in an attack of grippe, although typhoid was -seriously feared for many days. The wedding had been set for next month, but the date will be held in abey- ance until Mr. Hoag is himself again. P “Have you ever had the measles?"” ““Have you ever had the chickenpox?” “Have you ever had whooping cough?” “Have you ever had the mumps?”’ These are the questions that have quite superseded “Do you skate?’ and multl- tudinous automeblle queries, for society has been hit hard by these plebelan and inelegant disturbances, and a dozen well- known familles are in quarantine. It would seem that the measles mi- crobes have wearied of the homes of the lowly and are enjoying themselves hugely in the mansions of the great, finding fine glee in doing things to the fair faces of the elect. And tHe mumps microbe has been hot- footing it after the men, having much fun thereat and causing a frightful lot of un- parliamentary language. S a e The Sequola Clubis card night on Tues- day was very gay—if card parties can be so characterized. This section has proved immensely popular, and is running the Thursday night stunts a close race. Thursday night the club celebrated the national holiday reminiscently, having a dance en’ famille, the stately minuet and the rollicking Virginia reel keep- ing the music-makers busy. The Sequoia is becoming a famous place for cosy little dinners, several having taken place lher.e dl:flne the fortnight. Mrs, Haldimand Putnam Young, chic and debo Voorhies, “has been having a beautiful time during her visit to her home. But the good time she enjoyed hardly com- r as when she was Marle | bel Reed, Newhall, Mrs. Ernest S. Simpson. Mrs. Horace Dav Mrs. Charles W. Slack. Miss Hughes, Mrs. Curran Clark and Mrs. Harry Nathaniel Gray. The Miils tea on Thursday was one of the notable affairs of the week, Miss Ardella and Miss Elizabeth being as- sisted in receiving by twenty young friends. Miss Elizabeth Huntington—who, by the way, is almost a double of Elizabeth Mills, particularly when they were slips of girls—was the guest of honor, her ap- proaching wedding to young J. Brockway Metcalf being the immediate motif for the tea. .« . Today two big teas are on—the good old missionaries notwithstanding—Miss Anita Harvey's, In honer of Miss Alice Dunn, and Miss Elsa Draper's, in honor of Miss Dorothy Draper, who has just blown in from the Bast. And looking at the matter squarely, wherein, pray, is the harm of a lot of girls and men meeting for a chat and a bit of healthy laughter? Isn't Sunday a good day to be wholesomely happy? Besides, it's the only day that the men—the worth- while men—can present themselves. Since all the worth-while men work for a living, they can't attend any other day. Let us not forget that the Sabbath was made for man. s ¥ | | Arline Johnson, Mrs. Hiram Tubbs Hall, Miss Clarisse Lohse, Miss Jessie Crais, Miss Letitia Barry, Miss Anita Thom- son, Miss Mollie Mathes, Miss Elsie Ev son, Miss Bessie Reed, Miss Lillie Re Miss Beatrice Simpson, Miss Ann Mc rath, Miss Rose Kales, Miss Ruth Kales, Miss Florence Hush, Miss Gertrude Allen, Miss Bessie Palmer and Miss Lucretia Burnham. 5 g e Miss Schilling, with her parents, will leave the first week in March for Eu- rope, where they expect to make an ex- tended tour, and the reception will al- low her many friends to make their farewells. . .9 The Skating Club of OQakland wil hold a Mardi Gras at the Pledmont pa- vilion and another important Oakland affair will be the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Gray and Frederick Wirt Pot- ter. Miss Mabel Thayer Gray will serve as maid of honor with Miss Helen Wright and Miss Lutie Rush as bridesmaids, g Mrs. Henry Clarence Breeden will en- tertain on Tuesday at bridge in honor of Miss Clara Maus of Erle, Pa., whe is the house guest of Mrs. Breeden. - The wedding of Miss Alice Sprague and Percy Williams will be quietly celebrated on Tuesday, the ceremony to take place at 4 o'clock at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Richard Sprague on Broad- way. Only fifty invitations have been i{ssued and all preparation ig of the simplest order. The bride will have no attendants, but the groom will be served by Frank String- ham. i ey The past week has launched forth many affairs In closing of the winter season, and now upon the threshold of Lent comes quietude and almost a blank In the calendar for the coming seven' days. The first event of importance and one in which all soclety is interested are the nuptials of Miss Elizabeth Huntington angl J. Brockway Metealf. These are to take place March 6, at the Huntington home on Jackson street, Mrs. Charles Sedgwick Alken, who has for some months withdrawn entirely from society, owing to sad visitations, has re- cently moved to 166 First avenue, where she will be at home on the second Tues- days. . Mrs. Joseph Bernard Keenan, a pretty bride of last winter, will be “at home™ tomorrow at 2618 Union street. Mrs. Kee- nan is a sister of Miss Laura Musto and Mme. Emelia Tojettl. . . The Gadski night was very gay as to gowning. Among the distinctly smartly frocked women were Mrs. Walter Hobart, Mrs. Timothy Hopkins, Mrs. Frank Deer- ing, Mrs, Frank Sullivan and her guest, Miss Alice Dunn, Miss Anita Harvey, Miss Helen and Miss Constance de Young, Miss Alice and Miss Katherine Herrin, Mrs. Fernando Pfingst, Mrs. Ynes Shorb White, Mrs. Thomas Morffew, Mrs. Philip Bancroft and Mrs. Clarence Martin Mann. The McCalla Nome is very gay these days, now that Miss Lillle McCalla ana Mrs. Arthur MacArthur are home again— likewise Arthur MacArthur IIL The travelers report a delightful visic in the Orlent, but, notwithstanding the allurements of the Land of the Lotus, they are glad to be home agaln. O The wedding of Miss Clare Walton and Lester W. Van de Mark in Oakland was one of ‘the week's events of inter- est, although the affair was very quiet. The ceremony took place Wednesday at the home of the bride on Magnolia street. * e . The Hotel Rafael will be the seene tomorrow of a pretty luncheon to hon- or two coming brides of Oakland. Mrs. George Innes wiil preside, entertain- ing Miss Charlotte Elsey and Miss Ma- oth of whom are favorites in society’s ranks across the bay. . . . % The beautiful home of the Frank L. pensated for her parting company today | Browns in Oakland will be the setting with her mother and father, to whom she | of a brilliant reception.on Tuesday af- has always been especially devoted-—ha: ing been the homekeeper, which she haa reduced to a fine art. ternoon, when the daughter of the house, Miss Katherine Brown, will tend her hospitality to several hundred nad will be very quietly celebrated, as only the relatives and a very few close friends are asked. Miss Marian Hunt- Ington will attend her sister, while Mr. Roeding will serve the groom. & relie Mrs. C. Boardman, one of the week's bridge hostesses. entertained elaborately in her home on Franklin street. when sixty players enjoyed an animated game. Among the guests were Mrs. Henry Williams Poett, Mrs. Henry Kiersted, Mrs. Frederick Lake, Mrs. Currey, Mrs. Chauncey Boardman, Mrs. Samuel Boardman, Mrs. T. Danforth Boardman, Mrs. Charles Josselyn, Mrs. Dougherty, Mrs. Horace Davis, Mrs Charles P. Eells, Mrs. Southard Hoff- man, Mrs. Henry Clarence Breeden, Mrs, Stlas Palmer, Mrs. Willlam P. Morgan, Mrs. Milton Latham, Mrs. Henry Men- dell, Mrs. Reginald Knight Smith, Mrs. James Cooper, Mrs. Frederick MecNear, Mrs. PFrederick Kimble, ‘Mrs. William H. Taylor, Mrs. Latham McMullin, Mrs. A. 8. Lilley, Mrs, Francis Carolan, Mrs. Augustus Taylor, Mrs. J. Athearn Fol- ger. Mrs. Alexander Garceau, Mrs. Chauncey Reége Winslow, Mrs. Charles Farquharson, Mrs. Frederick Beaver, Mrs. Harry Willlams, Mrs. W. E. Hop- kins, Mrs. Timothy Hopkins, Mrs. Henry T. Seott, Mrs. Mountford Wilson, Mrs. Joseph Crockett, Mrs. Frank Anderson, Mrs. Ira Plerce, Mrs. M. P. Jones, Mrs. Henry L. Dodge. Mrs. Cutter, Mrs. E. W. McKinstry, Mrs. Warren D. Mrs. Alfred Tubbs, Mrs. Ryland Wal- lace, Mrs. Robert Oxnard. Mrs. Jessie Bowle-Detrick, Mrs. Herbert Moffitt, Mrs. Otis, Mrs. Gale, Mrs. Pelham Ames, Mrs, Castle, Mrs. Hodgson and Mrs, Ed- win Dimond. T el The Saturday Night Cotillon Club held itg last pre-Lenten dance last evening im Caf Hall with a most enthusiastic of the younger set who are the promoters of this club. Before sum- mer another party will be given, to take place April 21 ra. Frank Deering entertained agaln the last Monday, this being ers included Mrs. Joseph D. Redding. Mrs. John F. Swift entertained in her ests bidden in nor of Miss Klsa Henry L. Dodge. Mrs. Joseph Pot- honor on Wednesday, when .she gave a ghmtnl. 2 - ity - luncheon to the following guests: Mrs. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Mrs. F. G. San-| Miss Johanna ‘born, Miss Anna Beaver, Mrs,- Edwin W, Receiving with Miss Brown will be Volkmann, Miss Ruth Houghton, Mrs. J. Maxwell Taft, Miss ter Langhorne, Miss Carrie Givin, Mrs, Sallle Maynar™ | A \