The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-02
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Bal Masque at the Mechanics
Pavilion Last Night.
The Eichbaum High Tea-Morraw Club Party
asuccess-Harness-Make Union Ball.
Notes and Personals

Mr. Ward McAllster's much-anticirated
book on his views of American society has
reached this Coast. 1t contains only brief
reference to the authors experiences here.
a concert and ball of the Harmonic Sing
ing Society will take place at Irving Hall
this evening.
Mrs. James Wethered gave tea yester-
day afternoon at her residence on Pacific
avenue.
A social gathering Of the Lurlne Club
will take place this afternoon at their club
house on Bay street, between Taylor and
Jones.
The first annual ball given by the BARRIERS
Eight-o'clock Closing League will take place
this evening at Bnai Birth Hall.
Mr.. J. d. Redding returned from the Ea st
on Thursday and as.dined at the Bohemian
Club the following evening.
A special ball will be given by the Ba-
varian League OF san francisco tins evening
at Teutona Hall on Howard street.
Mrs. J. Il. Goldsport gave a delightful
inner in honor of Captain Curtis last
Wednesday evening, when covers were laid
for ten. The evening was enjoyably spent
with variety programme.
The Eichbaum Reception.
Yesterday afternoon and evening very
pleasant and profitable reception was held
at the residence of MIS-. F. II. Eichbaum,
92S Valencia street, i'll aid of the music fund
of ST. Johns Episcopal Church. The ar
rangements, which were dainty and COM
plete had been made by the ladies of the
Guild of st. Johns.
There was no lack of amusement. The
floors were canvased throughout for dane
ing. and amid the pretty decorations OF fes-
TONED scarfs and clustered flowers there
took place an informal musicale. Miss Lot
tie Waite sang, also Miss R0Sekearns and
Miss May Code, the latter being accompanied
by Mr.. L. Eichbaum with a fine violin obi
cato. Later in the evening some excellent
'fash-light" pictures were secured OF GER
| tain merry groups by Mr.. Hubert Stone and
| Mr. j. I'll. tombstone, whose skill was sorely
| put to the test by the lvellneSs of the sub
! jects. Delicious refreshments were served
| throughout the affair, the proceeds of their
| sale being the sole means of revenue.
Ameng the many present were: Rev. and
| Mrs. E. B. Spaulding, Mrs. FL. j. Williams,
! Mrs. Farnsworth, Mrs. Eichbaum, Mrs.
! Asbury, Miss May Hunter, Miss Helen
| Hosmer, Miss Lottle WAITE, Miss May Eich-
| baum, Miss Nellie Boyd, Miss Josie Ech-
baum, Mrs. Waite, Mrs. Dane. Mrs. Coch-
| ran, Miss Lightmer, Miss Grace Livermore,
| Miss Leigh, Miss Isabel Williams, Rev. MIR.
| Howard, Mrs. Wheeler. Miss Robinet, Mrs.
Mayhem, Miss Rowers, Mr.. and Mrs. Hob
| field, Mr.. Frank Weber.
The Charity Fete.
Ou NJ ouuay, iHe 1uiu Inst, IL CllaTlty Ietc
| for the benefit of the Old Ladies Home,
| st. Luke's Hospital and the Maria Kip
| Orphanage will commence at Irving Hall,
| Post street, lasting a week. Every day,
| except Monday, lunches will be served by
| the different churches of the city as follows
| Tuesday, Trinity and st. Peters churches
| Wednesday, st. Johns and st. Stephens
| Thursday, st. Lake's and ST. Paups Friday,
| Grace and Advent; Saturday, all the
| churches. In the evening an entertainment
| will be given, not lasting more than an
hour, followed by dancing. Tuesday and
| Thursday evenings will be entirely devoted
to dancing. Ballenberg's Band will furnish
| the music. Miss Mary Bates has charge of
the decorations of the hall and booths.
| Tickets, 80 cents; no extras.
The spanish Carnival.
AS was expected, the Spanish prize carni-
| val last evening at the Mechanics Pavilion
| drew very large attendance. and the fund
| of the Spanish Mutual Benevolent Society
| was proportionateiy benefited.
| There is never much Of intrinsic novelty
| in a large bal masque, and almost each
| guest takes away his or her individual i'm
| preston of the evening, derived from spe-
cial and limited aspect. Viewed as whole,
however, the scene was remarkably gay