The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-20
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
The Christmas C0tillOn of the
Friday Night Club.
Refs Dinner Party inter.Kslley Wedding.
Party on Geary Street Spider and
Flies Dance-Personals.

The Inauguration ball of the Italian Ber-
saglieri Society will be held in their new
hall, on the southeast corner of Stockton
and Union streets, this evening.
Liberty Corps, No. 90, has elected officers
Tor the ensuing year, as follows: A. Flor
ence Beale, President; Lizzie Hlrth, Senior
Nice-President; Mary Trueworthy. Junior
Vice-President; Annie Page. Treasurer;
Sarah Jehu, Chaplain; Miriam Jehu Con-
ductor; Sarah NJ. Massey, Guard.
Court Robin Hood, No 1891, A. o. F., will
hold its sixteenth anniversary entertainment
and ball at Union-sQuare Hall this evening
The Children's Progressive Lyceum will
hold bazaar during the day at st. Georges
Hall and dancing in the evening.
The tenth anniversary of the wedding of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. White, of Fresno, was
pleasantly celebrated last Monday. Among
the guests We're Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Berry
and Miss Maud Berry.
The Reis Dinner.
A pleasant dinner party, more than usually
deliberately complete in its appropriate
arrangements, was given on Thursday even
ing by Mr.. and Mrs. John ON. Refs, at
their residence. 500 Polk street. TWAS COM
plimentary to Mrs. Rsis' sisters, the Misses
Brooks.
The dining-room was occupied by five
tables-one set diagonally across each
corner, and the fifth in the center of the
room. Each accommodated six guests, and
was distinguished by a characteristic color
IN Its appointment This was particularly
noticeable in the tints of the candles and
DAINTY corSage bouquets provided for the
ladies'. Thus there were violets and
lavender-colored candles for the purple
tables; Christmas berries and crimson
lights Tor the red; golden chrysanthemums
and lemon-colored tapers for the yellow La
France roses ana shell-pink wax for the
pink, and ferns and emerald candles for the
green tables.
The atmosphere. fragrant with the breath
OF Ylolets and hyacDthS mingling with the
plquant scents of cedar and holly sprays,
vibrated to the strains of concert selections
by Ballenberg's Orchestra during the service
OF the elaborate dinner courses.
On rising from the table a few hours was
agreeably passed in the drawing-rooms,
where succession Of dances formed de-
lightful feature of the entertainment af-
forded by the genial host and hostess.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs John
ON: Refs, the Misses Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Sharon. Miss G: Gwin, Mrs. Bland
Bowie. Miss Goad, Miss McKinstry, Miss
Low, Miss Bessie Bowie, Mr.. Cary Fried
lander. Miss ). Sanderson, Miss Thornton,
MISS NJ; Scott, Colonel Fred Croker, Mr..
Ga5el, U. 5; A, Miss Refs. Mr.. Lassiter.
Y. 5. a, MI. Sheldon, Mr.. Allen ST.. J.
Bowie, Mr.. Poundstone, .. 5. n, Mr.. Carter
Tevis. Mr.. p. Thornton, Mr. James Phelan,
Mr.. Mcdonald and Mr.. H. Redington.
The Friday Night CotilloD.
Last night there was delightful Christ
mas eotillon at Odd Fellows Hall. The oc-
casion was the second meeting of the Friday
Night Club, which comprises members of
some of our best families.
The hall looked prettier than it has ap-
1peared for a long time. Christmas was
suggested in the bright holly berries every
where nesting amid dark foliage. They
were specially rife in the ladies' dressing
room, which was enciycled with rich
1resco OF the scarlet and red symphony. The
hall Itself had many wreaths of the same
material set upon the gallery panels, which
were covered with white and gold and
festooned with cypress cordons.
The stage was bright with chrysanthe-
NUNS set between short lanceolate exotic
plants, while the center was emphasized by
cluste OF Christmas berries, dropping with
streamers of smiax over facing Of light
green material japanese sunshades in
yerted swung amid broad radiating stream
ers from the roof, with clusters of ferns.
Everywhere in banners or draperies was
some new touch of color, completing an
effective glow that was at once seasonable
and appropriate as a setting to the brilliant
assemblage of guests.
Among those who kindly sent holly and
berries were: Mrs. w. b. Tubbs OF Calls
t0ga, Mrs. George III. Howard, Mrs. E. E.
Eyre, Mrs. Barbour of San Rafael and Mr..
F. c. Beasley of Saratoga. ~
There was quite gratifying attendance,
many strangers appearing among the spec
tators. Every chair, with its neat card in
scrlbed, Christmas Cotillon-W Inter of
'90," i'll red, beneath a sprig of holly, was oc-
cupied. The debutantes were out in force,
a charming addition to the list being Miss
Scott, niece of Mrs. Monroe Salisbury
Among the new faces welcomed on the
occasion were those of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
c. Tmbbs, DR.. and Mrs: Leonard Wood. Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Tevis, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl.
Ievis, Captain Robert A Torrey, Lieuten-
ant J. d. Blsh, Admiral George Brown,
Lieutenant Dyer, Ensign Blow, Mr.. Y.
Dufield. Mr. c. Z. Machey, Mr. Tenant,
Mr. William oothout, Mr.. Donald G. Camp
bell, Mr. Robert q. Hooker, now OF Seattle.
About 9:l5 o'clock Ballenberg started the
music for the first figure, which was happy
combination of the well-known "GIiding
Lines" and Pyramids" ending with
waltz The second was "Hunt the Slip
per" when the gentlemen and ladies formed
parallel lines and two couples were admit
ted between to hunt for some little red Slip
pers, tied with sleigh-bells ana ribbons, the
ladies looking among the gentlemen's ranks
and vice versa. Discovery Of the slipper
was the signal for the polka. The third fig-
ure was the Arabic s, ending with waltz.
The fourth was Santa Claus" When
the couples were drawn up in line. about
appeared in New York Life, in dress suit
and long beard, stepped up aud presented
punches of holly tied with bells and rib
bons to the merriest, fairest, etc. with
neat speech to EACH The pretty distribu-
ton ended with scram Bile for the red Slip
pers among the ''royers." Santa Claus disap-
pearing IN the polka, with sleigh bell
Accompaniment, that ensued. The Identity
OF the Christmas saint was well preserved.
Mir. George Vernon Gray led and gained
many laurels by his tactical science. Indeed
the whole cotillon. with the decorations and
figures, were of his devising and arranging,
and he was the recipient of many compli-
ments on the success of his quaint and
happy surprises. His body-guard consisted
OF Miss Jessie Coleman Of Oakland, Miss
Bessie Hooker, Miss Florence Pierce Mrs.
Hugh Teyis, Miss Hoffman, Miss Claire
Ralston, Miss Alice Hobart. Miss Sallie
Maynard, Miss Anna Head, Miss Woolricn,
Miss Jennie Sanderson. Miss Harrington,
Mr.. T. ID. Madison, Mr.. Fred Beaver, Mr.
Fred A. Coon, Mr.. n. G. Kittle, Mr. Z. Nc
Afee, mir. Ogden Hoffman, Mr. Hugh
Tevis. Mr.. W. r. Heath, Mr.. Woolrich, Mr..
Blanchard, Lieutenant Pounstone.
After the Santa Claus figure the guests
descended to supper, the room being beauti-
fully decorated with holly boughs, thickly
STUDDED with berries. After enjoying the
dainty menu set before them the company
again sought the hall and general dancing
held sway for many happy moments.
Among those present we're: Mr.. and Mrs
c. o. Alexander. Miss Grace Rideout. Miss
Scott, Mrs. a. c. Blunt Miss Kittle, Miss
Mamie McMullin, Miss Lucy Brooks, Miss
Ida Bowen, Miss Julia Towpkins, Miss