The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-13
AN EVENT OF THE SEASON
Reception and Ball at Their
Home.
A LIST OF THEIR GUESTS.
Floral Decorations of Choice Roses
SmiIax, Ferns and Willow Make
a Beautiful Scene.

The elegant home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Holbrook at 1901 Van Ness ave-
nue. was all ablaZe with light last night,
the occasion being reception and ball
given by the host and hostess. There
were present in all about $50 guests. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles HolbrOok and Miss Hoi-
brook received, assisted by MIR. and Mrs.
J. f. Merrill, Mrs. George 81. Lent, Miss
Alice Hobart and Miss Hi!lyar.
The interior decorations throughout the
home presented a delightful scene. The
large library-room was gay with large tree
ferns and red carnations. The music
room. just TO the rear. was decorated in a
similar manner. In the dOoTways, the
wide hall and from the ceilings hung gar
lands OF smilax. The main eception-room,
just across the hall from the library, was
fragrant with the perfume Of the Duchess
of Albany roses.
The main ball and staircase were artisti-
cally festoOned with smilax and tree fern
leaves. In the conservatory, off the music
room, were tree ferns and large palms.
The bllliard-rOom downstairs was hand
sOmely decorated with ferns, smiiaX, bam-
hung ropes of INTERVIEWING smilaX. Lamps
with red shades shed their mellow rays in
all the rooms and Railways.
Tie keayy brussels carpeted floors of the
main receptiOD-rOOm, halls and staircaSes
were covered with white canvas. The
MUSHROOM and library on the second floor
and the main billisrd-room CD the first floor
were used for dancing. The floors are OF
hard maple and were well waXed. The
music for the occasion was furnished by
Valentine Huber, aud in each Of the dane
ing-rOOms an orchestra was stationed.
The supper, which was one of the best
that has ever been prepared in the city,
was served by Ernst Ludwig. The follow
ing is a list of the guests present:
Consul Y. a. Artsimovteh. c. ii. Adams, L. s.
Adams JT.
SAMUEL Boardman, Sam Buckbee, James
Brown. A. 81. j. Bowie. Lieu enant Harry
Benson, VIII Breeze, j. o. Blanchard, Robert
Burns.
Harry Coleman. Joseph Clement. Alfred
Clement, Edgar Carolan, Herb-rt Carolan, w.
l.. Carrigan. I. ID. Coon, Colonel c. f. Croker,
Harry Dimond, W. L. Dean, George de Long.
J. A Dbble.
c. \. FELTON, Jr., C. Fernald, William Forbes,
Charles FaIquhaI son.
Joseph D. Grant, Vernon Gray. E. NJ. Green
way.
Ogden Hoffman. Souihard Hoffman. H. B.
HOugnton, OsgOOd Hooker, G. I. Hamilton, z.
Burke Holiday, W. Il. Heath, Duncan Hayne
Perry Hayne, ". w. Befteiinger, C. ?. Hub
bard.
samuel Knight. n. G. Kittle.
NJ. s. Latham.
James Mckee, Peter Martin. Maxwell Nc
Mutt, Z. d. Madison, c. h. Mcintosh, w. ).
McMurtry. a. b. MoulGer.
George a. Newhail.
+. L. owen.
Ii. G Plat, James Phelan.
William Randol, Lieutenant Runm, George
Nj. Richardson, Mr.. Redheld.
Lieutenant Smedberg. Oscar I. Sewail, A. II.
Small, E. II. Sheldon, Ed Schmiedeil, Lieuten.
ant Summerail. Lieutenant l.. II. STROLLER.
Aug. Taylor, w. III Taylor Jr., Joseph s.
TObiD, Richard Toein.
Ii uienanJ F. a. WILCOX. H. L. Wilson.
i. S. Vassault.
". r. Wheeler. DR.. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bothin, Mr. and Mrs. George d. Boyd. Mr. and
Mrs. Bailey, Nh. and Mrs. Fred. Beaver. Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Croker, Mr.. and Mrs II. j.
Croker, Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank Carolan.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. 4. Dimonu.
Mr. and Mrs. +. a. Frank.
MIR. and Mrs. f. Green.
Mr.. ana Mrs. George ii. Lent.
Mr. and Mrs. II. M. A. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. L. Murphy.
Mr. and Mrs. F. l. r. Noble.
Mi and Mrs. George Pope.
Mr.. and Mrs James A. Robinson.
Judge and Mrs. Van Fleet.
MIR. and Mrs. Mouuifo!d Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. j. Wilson.
Miss Blair, Miss Bowen, Miss Buckbee, Miss
Burke of New York, Miss Bates, Miss Burling.
The Misses Croker, Miss Coleman, Miss
Clement, the Misses Carolan. Miss CLARK, Miss
CarTigan.
The Misses Dimond, the Misses DeImas.
The Misses Hobart, Miss Hillyer. Miss Hager,
Miss HoughtOn.
Miss Lockwood, Miss Lincoln,
Miss MckinsIry, Miss Mekenna, Miss Nc.
Cutcben. Miss Mclean, Miss Mckee, Miss Me-
Mutt. the Misses MouIder, Miss Murphy Miss
Moore, NJ ISIS Sally Maynard.
Miss Nickerson.
Miss Owens.
The Misses Pierce, the Misses Perrin.
Miss Scott, Miss Smedberg, the Misses Smith,
Miss Schussler, Miss Severance.
Miss Taylor, Miss Tobn the Misses Temp.
kins.
Miss Wood, Miss Wallace, Miss Whittier.