The morning call., 1891-02-04
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Third Meeting of the Ladies'
Dancing Club of go.
Numerous Announcements for the Day-The
Cook Surprise in the Mission-Y MI.
Party-Brief Personal Notes.

CALL, vouches for the interest taken by So
clety, and it is expected that this will be the
most brilliant event before Lent of the Oak
land season.
The wedding of Mr.. Perry Eyre and Miss
Nina MacondIay will take place to-day at
the residence of Mrs. Selby at Menlo Park.
Archbishop Rordan will ofliciate The
bridesmaids will be Miss Eyre, Miss Wool
rich, Miss Casserly, Miss Babette Howard
and Miss Carmelita Selby. There will be
no ushers. Mr.. Vernon Gray will be the
best man.
The San Francisco Operate Society will
give THE Doctor of Alcantara' at Saratoga
Hall tomorrow evening. This comic oper-
eta made quite hit at recent meeting
of the Western Addition Club and, as the
cast is virtually the same, it should draw
full house on Thursday night.
Rev Fl. c. Minton will be married to Miss
Clara Louise Smith this evening. The cere-
mony Will be performed in St. J ohn's Church,
of which Mr.. Minton is pastor, by the Rev.
Mr.. Russell of Los Angeles, and reception
will follow at the residence of the brides I'M
Gle at San Jose, 2610 jackson street. Mr.. Henry
B. Afford of San Jose, who accompanied
Mr.. Minton around the world, will act as
his best man.
During the recent stay at Del Monte of
the Sharon party, composed of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. W. Sharon, MIR. L. o. Kellogg, Miss Goad
and Mr.. e. A. Baldwin, they were pleasantly
entertained by three SPANS h musicians with
their mandolns, and Spanish dinner, spe-
cially cooked by Nine Semiche, was after
ward served at the hetel table.
The first of the much-anticipated series of
Beasey concerts will take place tonight at
Irving Hall.
Miss Annie G. Hartman and MIR. John w.
Mccormick will be married this evening at
St. Mary's Cathedral on Van Ness avenue.
Empire Lodge, No. $50, Knights and
Ladies of Honor, will give social party at
st. Georges Hall this evening.
Miss Mary e. Murrin and Mr. T. J. Shea
will he married this evening at st. James
Church.
The first gold-coin social of the Merry
Onr-Huudred Club will take place tonight
at Washington Hall, on Eddy street
The Nights with Dickens" at Hortieul-
tural Hall, San Jose, this week promises to
be great social success. Miss Alvina
istic, part During the week Miss Heuer
will be the guest of Bessie Trotwood +" at
"Peggotty's Boat-house."
The New California Dramatic Company
will tender benefit to Mr.. Frank Cassidy
tonight at Mission Turn Verein Halt
Miss Sadly Levy and Mr.. Charles Jacob
son will be united in marriage to-day at
Uni0n-square Hall.
The San Francisco Athletic Club will
hold their regular monthly social at their
club-rOOms, Ash Sixth street, this evening
The Pacific Stating Club of ISS4-S5 has
been recognized. under the same manage
ment, for series of two months, COM
nencing next Friday, and has secured the
entire Mech anieS' Pavilion for its meetings.
The first ball given by the Societa di
Mutuo SGccorso Trionfo Ligure will take
place at GaribaIdi Hail, on Broadway, next
Saturday evening
Cards are out announcing the approaching
nuptials of Miss Sadie Sadler of East Oak
land to Mr.. Edward Burnell, son of Mr. H.
a. BurDell OF Chicago.
DR.. and Mrs. Boyson pleasantly enter
tanned Mrs. 5. Louise Ackerson and Miss
Florence c. Hutchinson last Monday even
ing At their residence, S24 Vale ncia street.
The Ladies' Club Dance.
The third Of the series of pleasant hops
being given by the Club of 80 took place
last evening at the residence of the Misses
Mcmillan, on the corner of Ridley and
Guerrero streets. In some respects it was
the most enjoyable Of the series, and as the
last before Lent was specially memorable.
Nearly 120 guests were welcomed by Miss
Jennie and Miss Emma Mcmillan and their
brother. Mr.. Robert Mcmillan, in the charm
ingly arranged reception-r0oms. The light
fell upon snowy-canvased floors and rich
mural decorations Oh all sides. Carved
Queen Anne mantels were almost screened
with masses Of palms, delicate asparagus
and ferns. liz with berries ana bright bios
SONS. Lovely little retreats had been ar
ranged in the conservatory, whence the red
rays of a shaded piano lamp found their
way by an unsupported interior window to
the ballroom, aud in covered corner of
the yeranda, which was strewn with lazy
chairs"
Tall orange trees and clambering ivy
vines hlled odd corners, while messy has
kets swayed overhead in ivy tanges, One
mantel 10 rear parlor was particularly ad-
mired for its elaborate garniture of foliage
and flowers from which peeped out the gro
tesQue heads OF two owls, their eyes darling
forth yellow light, kindled it was said, by
hidden lamps.
Dancing continued brightly till midnight.
BrandtS Orchestra officiating. Supper was
then served in the billiard-rOom and ad-
Joining rooms DIT the top of the house. Here
the entire floor had been ingeniously trans
formed. The buffet was disposed in the
larger of the two handsome tents composed
OF null and bunting and decorated with gay
| lanterns. All the supper-rooms, with their
tete- tete tables, were prettily decked. and
| the caterer was speedily kept busy in sup
| plying the delicious plats and in filling up
the eyer-emptying glasses. The club-tabe
was placed IL the biiliard-room.
Dancing was afterward renewed Till 3
o'clock, when the delighted guests slowly
| left fer home in merry parties.
The ladies seated at the club-table were
Miss Jennie Mcmillan, the Misses Alice and
| Feidman, Miss Gertrude Goewey, Miss Ida
| Carlton, Miss Daisy Morrison, Miss Tenie
| Haskell, Miss Ethel Martei, Miss Alice
| Cooper.
The next party will probably be given at
| the residence of Miss Tillie Fedman. on
| Shotwell Strest.
The Damien Council Party.
Damien Council, No. so, Y. NJ. l., gave a
very enjoyable party last evening at Union
square Hail. There was large attendance
Of friends and evening dress was the rule
so that the hall presented a handsome ap-
pearance.
A portion of the attractiveness of the
| scene was doubtless due to the decorations
of bright flags, exotics and local evergreens
which had been efully arranged about
tie hall. Miss Kittie Buckley, escorted by
Mr.. John FL. Sheehan, led the grand march
to the music of the dsolian Orchestra. 1t
was after midnight before the guests de-
parted coDgratulating the members of Da-
| mien Council upon their fuli-dress party.
The Committee of Arrangements consisted
of John D. Hynes Chairman, John II.
Sheehan, S. p. Kane, NJ. +. Bray, NJ. w.
Smith, NJ. c. Hassert, L. A. Eagan, j. j..
Farrell, }. j. Lynch Ed Collins, j. f. O'Gor-
man. Mr.. John III. Sheehan was floor di-
rector, assisted by MessTs. George Yost, w.
Samuel MeFadden, David Gisman, NJ. J.
j. Brearty, Nj. j. Hynes. The assistant
floor director was Mr. Milton w. Smith.
Following are the officers of the euphoni-
! ously titled council: James +. Tevlin, Pres
ident; George w. Paterson, First Vice-Pres-
ident; NJ. J. Hynes. Second Vice President;
George w. Yost Recording Secretary: S. p.
Kane, Financial Secretary; L. +. Dooan,
Corresponding Secretary; Samuel Mead
den. Treasurer; NJ w. Smith, Marshal; E.
+. Donnelly, Inside Sentinel; w. L. Rior-
dan. Surgeon; Executive CommitJee-J. ID.
Hynes, w. J. DAILY, L. A. Eagan. j. p. Dig
nan, J. f. OGormaD.
Surprise Party in the Mission.
A large gathering of friends met at the
residence of DR.. aud Mrs. +. G. Cook, at
the corner of Seventeenth and Valencia
streets, on last Friday evening to surprise
their daughter, Miss May Cook.
It nrax,a.i eanuina curprisa tho xrou,.