The morning call., 1892-03-01
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Dancing Out the Season Under
Leap.Year Rules.
The Clarke Cotillon - an Opsretta of Sea
Eynrhs-Y. II. Entertain ment-Ths
Haskell Reception lettings.

Mrs. Louisa Humphreys Smith will give a dra-
matte reading for the benefit OF the san Fran
cisco Nursery for Homeless Children in the
parlor of The Palace Hotel this evening at 8
O'clock. large attendance Is hoped for, as
this Is very worthy charity. and at present is
tn much need OF assistance.
Mf. William II. Magee entertained Str Edwin
Arnold. Captain William ii. Walker and oilers
al luncheon yesterday at the Paeiiic-U Union Club.
Mrs. 5. II. Seymour viii be at home TO her
friends next Thursday.
AT the recent violet german" given at Mare
Island Lieutenant McCrea led, while Mrs.
Bates. Mrs. Turner, Mrs Cults, Mrs. Irwin and
Mrs. Nelson distributed the favors aud acted as
the Reception Committee
The newly organic d Carleton Club will give
It's III ST complimentary hop al Saratoga Hall this
evening.
The Valentine PARTY given by Seven Pines
Circle on the 10Th ult. was a great success. net
Ting them S3l, as was their receut grand camp
fire. which returned them $40.
The BerIins VIII give their tenth hop at Odd
Fellows Hall tonight. This will be the last hop
prior TO tie Lenten season.
pleasant party was given by the Jolly Six at
the residence of Miss Annie Fayin, Is Stanford
street. on Saturday evening, the "six" compris-
lug: MeSsrs. j. Hooper. w. Dufey. w Sect.
barn, GeoTge Duffey, w. Moses aud r. Hannah.
Diana Circle No. -, G.. o. f. of A. will give a
Hail.
Mrs. n. C. Tubbs of Hyde street gave a pleas
ant luncheon last Friday.
Bickefdyke Camp No. 2, Daughters OF Veier-
ans, VIII give fancy dress bail at BDa Birth
Hali this evening.
On February % Mr. Robert L. Adams ana
Miss Amelia slezo. OF Petdluma were married
at their future residence, OF the corner OF Sixth
ana streets, after which they stated on their
honeymoon trip southwark.
The annual carnival aud casearone ball of the
Juarez GUARD VIII take place at Apollo Hall.
81 anf hlC
james A. Garfield Corps No 81. w. II. C.,
auxiliary q. A. t.. will entertain this evening In
Social 9all. A. o. +. building
MI and Mrs. Eugene L. Haskell whose mar
rage occurred III Los Angeles on the 17th inst,
have been spending The honeymoon III this city
and vicinity. The happy couple possess numer-
Gus acquantances here, many OF whom av lied
themselves OF their lat home" on Saturday
AFTERNOON AT The Palace 10 wish them fair ana
favorable winds during The matrimonial voyage
now beginning so brightly. Among the old
iilendS who offered III ir congratulations were:
mrs. Edmund Worth, Mrs j. IL. Norris. Mrs.
Joseph Stevens. Miss Stevens Miss Cook MISS
Josephs. Mr. Ralph HathOTn, Mr.. Glover aud
others
A concert will be given 10 the lecture.room OF
the English Evangelical Lutheran Church on
Geary street, near Cough, Tuesday evening ut
. O'Clock on which occasion some of the best
local talent VIII be present.
The Clarke CotilIon.
1t is somewhat OF coincidence that almost
tie frst and last entertainments OF the winter
season should have taken PLACE at he same resi-
dence-that OF Mis-. jeremiah Clarke on Califor.
MIA street.
The first was tea and the last a cotIllon,
which was given by Miss Loitie Clarke last even
Ing. No mole pleasant form of entertainment
could have been designed. The hail was deco
iateu with orance-coIoTed blossoms and the par
Tors were canyased ana adorned murally with
acacia. and spring howers banked on The man.
teis. Cunging vines agTeeably yelled the light
falling from the chandeliers above.
lie charming young hostess delegated her
sway To her brother IN Law. Lieutenant Lyman.
10 theieadeTshlp OF the figures. several OF which
were danced with marked effect. Il was 4 pro-
giessHe cotllon, each participant moving up one
place az the end of figure, so that the partners
were Intended 10 change continually. Delicious
punches were on hand and a dainty supper only
added zest 40 lie affair. which Will long remain
son.
Among those present were: Miss Lotrie
Clarke, yrs. Lyman, Miss Julia Bssell. Miss
Fanny THOMPSON. Miss Hilda Castle. Miss
Blanche Castle. Miss Kate VOORHEES,. Miss Ella
Dlmond, Miss Hope Ellis, Miss Marie Zane. Miss
Lulu Findley, Miss Louise Moulder. Miss Mag
gle kitle. Miss HUE, Miss McNutt. Miss Ruger.
Miss Myra Lord. Mrs. a. L. Wood; Lieutenant
w II. Coffin l. S. a; lieutent Blake U. ). A.
Lieutenant Benson, Z. s. A; Lieutenant Nolan,
L. ;. A; Lieutenant LoyeriH L. S. A; Captain
a. T.. Wood, L. 5. A; Messrs. y. Loughbor-
oueh. 6. Loughborough. George ID. Boyd. A.
Mouidef. Cutler Paige. Fred Coon. Charles Fox.
". X. Heath, IA. NJ. Bissell, Frank l.. Owen, Mr..
JuGd, X H. sprague, j. j. Chappel, Mr.. Ham,
a. ID. keyes, j. n. Patton, John q. kIItle.
The members of the Crocker Auxiliary and
their lady friends recently issued elaborate invi-
tations ehoiceiy engraved IN script for an at.
home ana ieap-yeaI dance 10 take place Oh the
last day of February at 305 Buchanan street.
10 response gay company assembled last
night at that address, which is the residence OF
Mrs. A w. Scott, the honorary President Of the
auxiliary, who had kindly placed Der large home
at The disl osal of the young hostesses. The
latter had taken possession early IN iAe day and
transformed H. Iraceries OF ferns hall hid The
rosewood paneling OF The reception suite, where
polished aud canvased floors invited 10 the
dance. The ballroom proper however, was the
famous attic. where The "poIpOurri'' and oiher
prior entertainments Witnessed many social
tfumohS.
Its pink and white precincts, shaded with
mauye dTaneTies, were reached through lines of
palms, pussy willow and psittsporum. From It
opened out all manner of cunning little Irritation
Erottos. where tete-a- letes and resting spells
were enjoyed Brandrs orchestra OfIieialed and
an elaborate supper from famous downtown
house was another feature Leap-year rules pre-
vailed, aud as there was an appreciable excess
In tile number OF men present over that Of the
ladies' The latter could be as meIciess as their
victims deserved.
assisted by Miss Mabel Love and Miss Georgie
nightingale, while Miss Minnie Nightingale,
Miss Ermenflne Poole, Miss Anita Plum and
Hiss KATE Paddock welcomed the guests.
Among those present al The delightful affair
were: Miss CuTIer, Miss Davis, Miss Love,
Miss Badam, Miss Wainwright, Miss Webster
Miss A. Plum Miss ~. Hayes. Miss George
nightingale, Miss Minnie Nightingale, Miss L.
Dean, Miss }; Frober. Miss Fraser, Miss BaeheI-
Milian, Miss Mckee, Miss Boyd Miss
Milford, Miss Goewey, Miss Sarah Dean,
Miss Miss Stella HAYES. Miss Ellen HAYES
Hiss Peterson, Miss Paddock. Miss Wag-
ner, Miss Hefron, Miss Emerson, Miss
Wander slice, Miss Minck Miss Behow, Miss
Misses A and 4. Marte Miss stevens, Miss
Mosgrove, Miss Gocdbaii, tie Misses Lissak,
Miss Siebe; MeSsrs. Barnard. SUDAN. Miner.
Spery, Mearns, Mcguire, Siebe NewklIk. WO0s-
ter, Webster, Irvine, SievBs. Hyde. Hendrick-
son, Virgin. Bnsbee, Or. Crawford. U. 5. ~.
Shattuck, Nogelsang. Dickinson, Haight, Me-
Bride, Atkinson Reyes. R0uniree. Cottingham,
Plum, Oailatin, STesster.
s'The Sea Nymphs.''
large number Of friends and admirers OF the
San Francisco Operate Society enjoyed their
leapyear party given last night at Saratoga
Hall.
Tie Committee Of Arrangements consisted OF
Mrs. f. Dellepane Chairman. Miss. A. NJ.
Heuer, Mis-. C. l.. Parent M ISIS L. kreling and
Miss Veia Cameron. and they had prepared an
excellent programme.
The rlrst part consisted OF choice selections
which included Solo ana chorus from "AItiIa"
Mr.. {. j.. PafeBt Jr. and members OF the society;
tenor SOLO, LET Me Love Thee tArditD, Mr..
Frank Coffin; soprano solo, "kita" (MatteD.
Mrs. George StroDach; sextet from Lucia"
Miss 4. NJ Heuer, Mrs G. l.. Parent, Mes srs
+. Coffin, A. Luttrlnger, A. NJ. Thornton, C. l..
Parent JT.
Then followed Lecoca's operet,a, "The Sea
Nymphs," which was preitiy presented by the
following cast: Coralie Miss NJ. Donabue;
Pearline, Miss Vera Cameron; Undine, Miss s.
j. kedan; Sea Fern, Miss Sadie Bishop; Twin
KLEIN, Miss T.. ID Willie; Anemone Miss Maud
Lsnglon; Silver sand, Miss Leo Wefelsburg:
PhoSp0rine, Miss Joe Sparrowe; Sea Spray Miss
+. Spencer; Criiouia. Miss Il. Lelan: Periwinkle
Miss ID. SpaTrowe; Naulila, Mrs. George Stro.
mach; MurmursIei, Mrs. b. NJ. Lelcng; Kraken,
ID. j. NJ. Curragn; Smith, Mr.. T.. II. Lombard;
Jones, Mr.. II. Il. Sullivan; Neptune, Dir. j, w
Madden TORPEDO. Mr.. Il, kelnD