The morning call., 1890-10-26
Social Gayety Fairly Started Upon
It's Whirling Course.
THE HoLHRooK HosPITALITIEs.
Several Society Affairs-The Stein
way Hall Concerts - Party on
Gesry Street-Wedding Ami
versary at Pine FIat-Last Nights
Club Parties Personal Notes.

bers of the assembly, al Odd Fellows Hall
November 18th.
MI and Mrs. Calvin E Whitney gave a
pleasant dinner party on Tuesday evening
at their residence on Jones street, when
their guests were most agreeably enter
tanned.
OF the ball parties that are being looked
forward to with special interest is the full
dress ball to be given by YeTba Buena
Lodge, No. 81, n. S. G. W., at Odd Fellows
Hall, on Thursday evening, November 9th.
This is one of the most select parlors in the
order.
Mrs. Charles Holbrook gave pleasant
luncheon on Friday to eleven ladies at her
residence on the corner of Washington
street and Van Ness avenue.
Club Frohsinn will hold their monthly
social this evening at Olympic Assembly
Hall.
The Eola Club gave an enjoyable cologne
party last night at Teutonia Hail. The Com
mittee Of Arrangements consisted Of Messrs
r. Grosswird, L. Frank, G. NJ Walter, w.
c. Kramer, w. Nolan, John Il. Hansen, II.
ByTne, :. LevlnSon.
At the regular meeting of the Kings
Daughters, held at Mrs. Overackcr's resi-
dence in Niles last Saturday, Permanent
Floral Committee was appointed 10 send
city every Tuesday until further notice.
Miss Grace Chisholm is Chairman Of the
committee. Mrs. Overacker, Miss Grace
Chisholm and Miss Florence Mortimer Wis
tied the Old Peoples Home last Friday and
found that their flowers, which had been
sent the day before, were the hrst that had
ever reached that institution, ana they mad
been equally distributed TO the ninety happy
inmates, so that every one had one or more
flowers for their very own.
The HoIbrook Lunch Party.
Mrs Charles Hobrook gave an elegant
luncheon on Friday at her residence on Van
Ness avenue. Covers we're laid for eigh-
teen, amid lovely arrangement of pink roses
and maideGhair fern. During the discussion
of the menu, Brandt's orchestra rendered
series of concert selections. Other charm
ing features were the exquisite designs Of
the menu and name cards. the decorations
of chrysanthemums in the drawing-roOm
and Of clustering berries in the hall and Ii
lrary; the material being largely supplied
from Mrs. HolDroUk's Menlo Park Gardens.
Among those present were: Mrs. Charles
HUlbraok, Mrs. Leland Stanford, Mrs.
Timothy Hopkins, Mrs Adam Grant, Mrs.
Henry II. Scott, Mrs. James Carolan. Mrs.
Walter L. Dean, Mrs. w. S. Hobart, Miss
Mamie Burling, Mrs. Sampson Tams, Miss
Mary H0lbrOOk. Mrs. Alfred a. NickersOn,
Mrs. Frank B. Durham, Miss Myra Nicker-
son, Mrs. j. L. HaYiland and Mrs. David
Hewes.
The Eyre Tea.
Mrs. Z. Z. Eyre gave a delightful tea yes
terday at her residence on California street.
The handsome suits of apartments were
thronged with callers, who were graeiously
entertained amid the beauty of flowers and
the cadences of a string orchestra. Chrys-
anthemums were the faYcrite flowers and
they looked well under the lamp-light, which
displaced the garShuess Of day. The
d. lnt.est refreshments were at hand, and
conversation, including the fayorite topic Of
the promising beginning of the season never
tagged a moment Mrs. Eyre was assisted
In receiving by her three daughteTs-Alrs. G.
NJ. PDckard, Mrs. K. d. Giryin and Miss
Eyre-and by Mrs. j. Sanders Reed, Mrs.
Joseph DonohOe, Miss Simpkins, Miss Scott
and Miss klstle.
The ScbmiedeIl Luncheon.
A delightful lunch party was given by
Mrs. Henry Schmiedell lately at her resi-
Gence on the corner Of Post and Leaven-
worth streets The guest of the occasion
was Mrs. Alfred Poett, who has since re-
turned TO her home in Santa Barbara, after
pleasant visit to this city. Nothing could
have looked daintier than the table, with its
lamp glow, moss roses and ice receptacles
all maniling with fair PINK flush, and this
pink luncheon was in all respects one Of the
prettiest events Of the opening season.
The HoIbr"ok Dinner Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles HelbrCok gave an
elaborate dinner party last Saturday even
ing week ago, in homer Of Mr.. and Mrs
Chauncey r. Winslow. Among those pres
eut were: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holbrook.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. StetsOn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chauncey K. Winslow, Miss Alice Ho-
bart, Miss Mary Holbrook, Miss Myra Nick
ersOn, Mr. A. L. Stetson, Mr.. Harry Stet-
son aud Mr.. Henry NJ. Holbrook.
The Burg So Diuner Party.
DR.. and Mrs. o. o. Burgess gave an elah-
Il Ia, ti,nf,
denee on Geary street. in honor of some old
friends from the Eas. who are visiting here.
The occasion was also the birthday ami
versary of DR.. Burgess thus happily cele-
brated. TIE table decorations comprised a
general autumnal design, wherein season.
able fruits and warm-tnted leaves were
woven into charming effect A pretty sur
prise in the form of music by quartet con-
slsting of guitar. Portuguese either, mando-
lin and piano awaited the guests on their
appearance, at the close OF dinner, in the
drawlng-room.
The Steiuwhy Hall soirses Musicales.
One OF the most interesting series Of con-
certs this winter, and most fashionably pat
ronized, will be the Steinway Hall soirees
musicales given by Mr.. F. w. Ludovici at
the hall of that name on Post street. The
FIRST took place, as announced in these
columns, en- Friday evening, and the others
are 10 follow on the evenings OF November
ILu anu ISL, IJecenDeT 0t0, January 9TH
and 22d, and February 9th aud 18th, the
nights being arranged so as not to conflict
with the Friday Nights" The tickets are
for sale by subscription only, and must in
elude the entire series, single admission
tickets not being sold; the tickets, however
are transferable.
At each concert there will be numbers by
string quartet, and vocal and instrumental
selections by the best local talent and visiting
celebrities. Among those whose services lave
been secured are: The Beethoven Quartet
including Sigmund 5. Beel, first violin;
Charles GOffrie, second violin; Louis Schmidt,
viola; Louis Heine. Cello; vocalists, Nine.
Rosenwald, Miss Ellen Atkins, Miss Millzner,
Mrs. Vivian. Miss Jacquay, Robert Lloyd,
Ioring Club aud female quartetS, and others;
pianists, Miss Bugge, Miss Bacon, Miss
Welton. Miss Werner, Mr.. Hartman, and
others; yiolinists. the members OF the Bee
thuyen Quartet Mr.. Herman Brandt, Mr.
Rcsenwald, and others; and Miss Ella
Lawrie, accompanist.
Among the patrons I'D to the present time
are; Mrs. Hall McAllister, Baron and
Baroness Won Schroeder, Mrs. John Panott
Nine. de Guignc, Mr.. and Mrs William
Alyord, Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Lilienthal, Mr..
and Mrs. Ignatius Steinhart, Mr.; Louis
Engelhorn, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Cole DIR.
and Mrs. c. c. Cushing, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles j. Swift Mr.. William Babcock, Mr..
and Mrs. Samson Tams, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Mayo Newhail. Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Bourne,
Dr.. and Mrs. j. D. Whitney, Mr.. Louis
nard, Mr.. o. Sullivan, Colonel and Mrs. W.
r Smedberg. MIS- Ira Pierce, Mr.. f. w.
Lndoyic Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Prescott.
Mr.. b. Noyes, Mr.. John d. Richards, Mrs.
Jewett, Mr.. and Mrs. William Wolff Mr.. and
Mrs A. u. Spreckels, Mr.. and Mrs. John ID.
Spreckels, Mr.. and Mrs. ii. Ii. Sherwood,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Chapman, Mr.. j. K
Folsom. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. III. Hecht, Mr. A.
T. Hecht, Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell Easton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan J. Coleman, Miss Elise
Kohler, Dr. and Mrs. George III. Powers,
Mrs. George Hearst, Mr.. b. r. Hecht, Mr..
and Mrs. Adam Grant, Mrs. John Boggs,
Mrs. w. S. Hobart, Mr.. A. Scriyener, Mr..
w. Powell, Mrs. o. S. Howard.
Tho Danish society Entertainment.
A successful entertainment and dance
was given last evening by the Danish La
dies Relief Society at Unlon-square Hall.
The hall was crowded.
The entertainment consisted Of: Over