The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-21
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Resume Of Recent Happenings in
Society Circles.
Engagement Announcements-out Of Town
Weddings-A Recent Dinner Party.
Notice of Coming Events.

Tie Christmas bells will soon chime and
with their harmonious peals they will
oring JOY and merriment into every house
hoid. There is a secret charm in the cele-
bratlen OF this festival. 1t is wonderful
what gladness attaches TO the sight of the
glorious tree that remains green in the win
Ter TINE, when 1t is decked with glitterng
ornaments and its many candles shed their
Joyous light upon the circles of frolicking
children with roseate cheeks and beamng
eyes. Christmas seems OF all anniversaries
the festival of good cheer and promise. Its
tree, strong and green in the midst of win
try days, reminds us that the days are be-
coming longer and brighter. The world can
afford to take heart and in the midst of all
It's trouble and worry pause TO celebrate a
right merry Christmas. For Christmas is
the special feast OF the buoyant, happy chill
dren and marks the renewal of undyin
hope IN the minds of us all.
Rain somewhat interfered with last weeks
programme. Among the leading events,
DAY by day noted in this column, were the
Friday Night Club cotillOn, the Tallant and
Landers teas, the Davidson Williams we'd
ding and the Robinson debut. This will be
principally week of dances with the usual
home celebration of the HOLIDAYS.
Colonel and Mrs. William Edwards will
give dancing party Tomorrow evening at
their residence. 1907 Cough street.
The first formal hop at the Preside will
take place tomorrow evening. They will
be continued every alternate Tuesday dur
ing the winter.
Mrs S w. Resented formerly Miss
Helene Levy, whose brilliant wedding at
the California Hotel last Wednesday was
noted IN this column, Will receive her
friends this afternoon and evening at the
Palace Hotel
The Calliopeans will hold high jinks at
their club-rooms, corner Of Pine and Polk
streets, Christmas night
Tie home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. Ward
Wright (nee Murphy of San Jose has been
frightened by welcome Christmas gift in
the form of an infant daughter.
The Entire Nous Cotillon VIII hold an
other of Its select meetings or Tuesday even
ing at Lunt's Hall. Several comic figures
of.the german will vary the general d ancing.
The COncordia Club will give a banquet
next Thursday evening.
Miss Kittie Campbell of Los Angeles b as
issued invitations to dancing party 70 be
given on the evening Of the 22d at the resi-
dence of her uncle, Judge r. N. Campbell,
in honor of her cousin, Miss Grace Seymour
OF San Francisco, who is her guest
The Nationals, Companies G and G, First
Infantry Regiment, will hold their annua!
high jinks at their armory, 324 Post street,
on New ears eve.
The Danish Society Norden held a most
enjoyable Chrlstmas-tree festival at Odd
Fellows Hall last evening. Almost every
child present received more than one gift
from the heavily laden tree.
The Nerein Will give q Kinder Fest in
January. The ball on New Years eve will
not be bal masQue but an evening dress
affair.
The success achieved by the young ladies
and gentlemen constituting the Charity
Company In their presentation at the Oak
lana 1heater last Wednesday night of Gil
lette's famous war play, Held by the
Enemy" proved a surprise even 10 their
most sanguine admirers, the presentation
being an especially handsome one, while
the symptoms OF amateuTiSm were decidedly
slight.
The German Branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association will give a Christmas
festival To German young men away from
home on Tuesday evening next in the Ly-
ceum Hall OF the association building a
Christmas tree Will be trimmed and re-
fTeshments served from 7:30 till $50
o'clock. followed by appropriate exercises.
The admission is by ticket only, which can
be secured free of charge at the Office of the
branch, Room 10, go Suffer street. The
association extends a cordial invitation 10
all Germans peaking young men away from
home to attend the festival.
, he UniOn-square Club will give a thea
ter party on Tuesday next at the Alcazar
1heater, when all the members have been
invited TO attend.
Miss Susan Sroufe will hold another re-
ception at her studio. 13 Pine street, this
, afternoon from until o'clock.
The annual Christmas festival given by
the young ladies of Sacred Heart Convent
their school on Ellis street. a good time is
expected by all.
Engagement Notes.
The engagement is announced of Mr..
Charles Rono Peters. the welI-known
artist, TO Miss Catherine Frances Murphy.
The wedding Will take place on the Both
inst, on which day Mr.. Peters and his bride
viii depart for an extended STAY in Europe.
Mr.. Peters ls the only son OF Mrs. Charles
r. Peters and q nephew OF Mrs. Henry
SchmidtN.
Miss Louise CatherBood, whose marriage
to Mr.. Ernest c. la Mo ntague o t New York
Will take place shortly, is a daughter of
Mrs. Clara Catherwood, and grand
daughter Of Judge Hastings Of this city,
aud a niece OF Mrs. Henry jerome of Paris.
Mr la Montague IS widower, his first
wife, who was Miss Jarvis, having died
about two years ago. Miss Catherwood ar
TIved last week from the East.
Tie wedding of Lieutenant Frederick e.
DODGE, L: S. r. NJ. and Miss Julia de
Vcuye, daughter of Colonel and Mrs.
Henry de Veuve of 1916 Laguna street. will
take place shortly.
The engagement Is announced of Miss
Florence Weihe, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Weihe of 2410 Fillmore street, to
Mr. Albert W. Stone.
Miss Eleanor Kline and Mr.. W. I. Finch
will be married to-day at St. Lukes Church,
on Van Ness avenue. Miss Alice Kinne
VIII be maid of honor and Mr.. Walter Willet
best man.
The wedding of Miss Rideout. formerly
of Marysvllle, TO DR.. William Briggs will
take place shortly in this city.
Miss Kitty Moore and Mr.. Charles Moss
viii be married next Thursday evening at
tie residence of Mrs. j. Judge, 527 Geary
street, and Will afterward leave for San
BuenaYentura.
The engagement is announced Of Miss
Frieda Stark, formerly of San Francisco. 10
Mr. Samuel Meyer of Boise City, Idaho.
Mr.. William Stark IS now partner in the
Falk-Bloch Mercantile Company of Boise
City.
David Kline to Miss Rose Morgenthau.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Julia Rosenberg of San Francisco to Mr..
Abe SeidkiD of Philadelphia.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Bertha Kahn, the sister of Mrs. A. Wolf to
Mr. y. Levi, both of this city. They re-
ceiyed their friends at their home at 11O4
Eddy street yesterday.
Invitations are out for the marriage of Mr.
Joseph l.. Sanborn and Miss Julia CHS
holm, which will take place at the Congre-
gational Church. Benicia, next Wednesday
Justice W. ID. Crichton of Fresno has left
for Dversburg, Tenn, where on the day
after Christmas he will be united to Miss
Alice Stevens. lie prospective bride Wis
tied California last summer and met the
Judge in the Yosemite Valley where their
troth is said to have been piighted within
the influence of the Bridal Veil Falls.
On this Coast, where Mrs. General FIRE.
mont is SO well known, the following will
be of Interests The engagement is an
nouRced in Florence, Italy, of Miss Elsie
Benton Hughes, daughter Of Colonel w. b.
Hughes, U. S. A, Chief Quartermaster of
the Department OF the Platte. stationed at
Omaha, to Captain g. T. Newport Finley
of the First Bombay LabceTs Duke of
Connaughts Own, and son of the late
MajsT-General Robert Newport Finley of
the British army. Miss Hughes comes of
distinguished American family, being a
granddaughter Of Thomas IL. Benton, grand
niece of Mrs. General Fremont, and grand
daughter OF Mrs William Carey Jones.
The DingIey-Gardner Wedding.