The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 10, 1907, Page 21

VOLUME CL—NO.. a few hours and a few social affaire, and then the end of this trangest in the an- &0, hly dignified de- thing was so not apparent be wise the way that before, but as time went on in that the more every- entire in as it the meking do treer beset Over all = been made to serve the purpose to bring ore viv- which to act ngs ow g o lbs to the Fore odd feature of the brought the he fore in-a way tertained and made much social affairs , who had been fe.of nk that going out was to be left to the Perhaps this was ing motive e entertain- wife has deprived of 4 comforts i city, and with and anxleties, a n the ed business cares little tness and frivolity ly life. Many hueba have felt that their wives needed hes been commented upon contin- during the winter that there been so few teas form of entertaining which us settles so | social debts each year. It is not to look far for the reason Teas are essentially feminine at a tea is a wretched nstances, and he will A man ost functions whenever pos- season the men have en- whi f eoclety he women. Behold o the gilddy The a, a fai rare oc- Men like dinners—for a of reasons, notably the food of and then because it strenuous and better venfilate pursuit than a tea. Again behold th result—there have been more dinners given this winter than has been known here before. Many Stately Balls There have also been more balls than in any former season of which there o to any record, and not affairs left édebutantes and frivolous youths, either, but beautiful, rather stately occasions. Not dances or “hops” but real balls, could see white-haired men promenading with where one women and graceful dignity, or, perhaps, dancing. Rather badly, according to the lights of the debutante just out of her classes, or the second lieutenant, fresh from the aancing arill of West Point or Annapo- lis, but enjoying it decidedly and giv- ing pleasure to the equally out-of-date partner, nevertheless. One charming result of this state of afrairs has been ine exquisite gowning that one has seen. The debutante, or young girl of even two seasons, wore simpler costumes, dainty, costly and wonderfully “buft,” but the richer vel- vets, brocades and heavier satins, with the deep-toned colorings and the cost- Jier jewels, that the matrons wore gave en air to any occasion that would have been lacking otherwise. Dinners Were Popular Among the beautiful balls of the win- ter have been Mrs. William Kohl's for Miss Lydia Hopkins; Mrs. Henry T. ?u«': s ball at the Burlingame Club in r of Miss Jennie Crocker and Tem- Pleton Crocker; Miss Jennie Crocker’s own ball at her country place, Uplands, Ban Mateo, and Edward M. Greenway's birthdey celebration early in the sea- ®on, which served to sound the domi- * unset- or | ions | the cloud- | of the great calamity, but | . The debutantes | that diversion was a ne- is a PRICE FIVE CENTS. \ r % E | taiped at two beautiful dinners, one in honer of Miss Lydia Hopkins and the | other for Miss Helene Irwin; Mr. and |Mrs. R. P. Schwerin have entertained at 2 number of small dinners, as have also Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clarence Bree- den and Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Nuttall. At Burlingame Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ho- bart and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Carolan have given a number of such affairs. The notaBle teas of the winter have been those of Mrs. Timothy Hopkins, in honor of the debut of her daughter, Miss Lydia; Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Keeney's tea for Miss Mary Keeney; Mr. and Mrs, William G. Irwin's tea for Miss Helene Irwin, and Mrs. M. P. Huntington's tea on New Year's day in honor of hér daughter, Mrs. J. Brockway Metcalf and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Howard Huntington. There have been many luncheons, for the debutantes princi- | pally, and. generally twelve or four- teen guests, although they have occa- sionally numbered as many as twenty. Bridge has been of course universally | played and parties from one up to twenty tables have been given, al- though large affairs have been rare. There are a good many bridge clubs that meet gegularly, organized in cer- tain particular cligues, and their occa- sions have proved very delightful Beautiful | Debutantes The debutantes this season are rather a vague organization, as it seems a trifie uncertain just who “came out” and who wandered out. Several girls ment noteof what society should do. Mr. «zd Mrs. B W. Hopkins bave anter-lof whose names were Seen at every affair | of them each succeeding year, but this note sfter the new vear. declined to 'vear one may say it for the sake oflat the beginning of = e be debutantes early n the winter and announced that they would postpone their formal entrance into society until next year. Just wherein the dm‘erence1 lies it will require the ingenuousness and fngenuity of a debutants to de- scribe, save that by their present method all responsibility of a coming out event is avoided and they are given the pleasing privilege of refusing all invitations that they do not care for on the ground that they dre not yet out. It is certainly an unusual custom here, however, and . may be classed as one of the peculiarities of the season. These debutantes, formal or informal, are a charming set of girls. That is, of course, always the description gjiven N6 politeness and then say it ali over - RaAl e again in one or two different ways be- cause it is really true. They are a sin- gularly unaffected, pretty, bright, sweet-tempered lot of maids, several decided beauties among them and prac- tically none of them plain or unpleas- ant. They come nearly all of them from well-known families. Several are extremely wealthy while others are possessed of more treasures of mind And manner than of this world's goods. n the whole it is 2 wonder that there [are not more engagements announced Lent and one is was formerly Miss Cohen of Alameda, compelled to believe that it is because | the little maids have decided to be wise and have a few seasons of fun before they settle 'down for matrimony. . . . An attractive portrait is shown today of Mrs. Gerrit Livingston Lansing, who is one'of the prominent society women of the city and also across the bay. She| | i and, with her little daughter, spends half of each year at her mother's beau- tiful home, Fernside, in the suburban town. This winter she has a charm- | ing apartment in Pacific avenue, which she has made as attractive as were her apartments at St. Dunstan’s in former days, although all of her beautiful rugs, hangings, pictures and other treasures went Up in the conflagration. She has been far from well this winter.and ml % g the regret of her friends has been com- pelled to deny herself many social pleasures. . . . A photograph is shown today of Mrs. Benjamin G. Lathrop, who is one of the charming and talented Californians who are in the East this winter. Mrs. Lathrop was in New York at the time of the fire, but came West during the summer, and, with Miss Elizabeth Ames and Edgar Mills, gave a series of delightful concerts. Mrs. Lathrop has she is studying this winter In New York with Luckstone, who prophesies a brilliant future for her should she decide to be presented in concerts, as he advises. The following letter has been re- | ceived from Del Monte: Samuel G. Murphy, the retired presi- dent of the First National Bank of San Francisco, who recently returned from Europe, is now at Del Monte. He ex- pects to remain a few weeks and going in for golf. Mr. and Mrs. Percy G. Hannigan of San Francisco are spending their honeymoon at Del Monte. Captain and Mrs. Charles C. Smith of the Monterey Presidio had as their gwests at Del Monte one night last ‘week Captain and Mrs. W. C. Davis of the San Francisco presidio.. * Colonel Maus, commanding officer of the post at Monterey, was here with his father-in-law, Charles H. Poor of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Edmund Baker Edwards came down from Berkeley for a few days and Paps, also of Berkeley, made a short visit Mr. and Mrs. land are here a George C. A. K. Munson of Oak- 4 some recent visitors from San Francisco are Mr. and Mre. J. M. Welch, Mr. and Mrs. W. B Lamme, J. R. Atchison, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Turnmer. Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Offeld, H. B. Washington, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Merrin William T. Hiteh and 3. Ponton de Arce. and Mrs. John E. Budd of Stock- e at El Carmelo, Pacifie d is a brother of ex- and their mother Is honeymoon at Hatel Mr. a Mis. F. B yore, Mr. and Mrs. T | 3. coles neisco and Mr. and | Mrs. Barl ot n. Mrs. Fergusen e of San Fran iple will make Boise, Idaho. Nash of Palo Alto is In a few weeks. Mrs, Nash of Pri sor Nash, who Stanford niv sity fac- istrator of some note ed Dr. David Starr Jordan n [ ; in his bioldgical works. Mrs. W, 3 es of Pacific Grove has been hairman of he forest the Federated Wor co dis- tr r a member of the executive board of the Federated Clubs. me down from San m a class of nine ening in the by-the-Sea, Pacific those confirmed were +* andidates Fr Church of St. Ma Grove. Among - * Root and Dr. | Major jana Mrs. | and Mrs. Haight | The Outsider. | Other Events | Edwin - | The engagement of Miss Minnie Lev- | ison to Arthur B. Morris is announced | by her mother, Mrs. Emma Levison. . . Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Graf announce the engagement of their daughter Estelle to Charles Rosenthal Jr. . . Mr. and Mrs. engagement of to Jake Markow E. Davis announce the their daughter Selena tz. . A pretty wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Snell last |'Wednesday evening, when their daugh- | ter, Miss Edith Marion Snell. was mar- ried to James Oliver Greenwell. The | ceremony was performed at the How- |ard Presbyterian Church. . . B | Last Sunday morning a pretty wed- ding was held’at the home of Jullus | Merzbach in Mission street. The bride was Miss Hazel Merz h, who became the wife of Benjamin Horn. . . . | | Mr. and Mrs. George G. Gould have sent out cards for their crystal wed- ding on the 17th of February. . . | The Bullfrog Whistle Club enjoyed |a rarely beautiful soprano volce and lUncheon and whist at the home of { Mrs. Lawton in Plerce street Thursday, January 31. | . | " A very pleasant surprise party took e home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Nonneman in Fifth avenue South on | Saturday evening, February 2. The | party was given In honor of Mr. and | Mrs. R. Isaacs and daughter of Canyon Home, Green Valley. The evening | passed pleasaptly with games, singing {and dancing. - { place at th Miss Fannie Martin entertained at a very pleasant tea in her home in Shat- % | tuck avenue, Berkeley, yesterday after- noon in honor of Miss Grace Marshall of San Francisco, whose engagement to Vernon Gray has recently been an- nounced. Miss Martin was assisted in receiving by Mrs. James Hambly, Mrs. Frank Otis, Mrs. George Leavitt, Mrs. Adam Heberger, Miss Ora Williams, Mrs. George E. Dow, Mrs. L. R. Ellert, ! Miss Anna Marshall, Miss Felicia Mar- tin and i...ss Lillian Martin. Over w: hundred invitations were issued. 5