The morning call., 1894-01-22

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music Edgar s. Kelley, the composer and his
.aiented wife had charge OF the music thar was
ienuertd while the different scenes were repre-
nenteu. An original poem by Miss Licntenberg
was rected by the youngest Miss Lichtenberg,
anu tnen Miss Auna Lchien berg read verses
ue,scIlptlVe OF the really magnificent living
pIetut es that were put upon the boards. The
coslumlng and grouping r. fiecied great credit
upon the managers. The participants all looked
wen. Dut among the most beau iful were Miss
bfdd1Or1, who was dressed in Grecian gown
and held Tyre. Mrs. Evans in the Mozart
group Miss Teckler of San Francisco and Miss
Soule and the Misses Licbtenberg. Every
number was encOred, and then the stage was
cleared for the orchestra.
The piece de resistance OF the evening was
Haydn's kinder Symphony" by the honorary
members with Edgar ). Kelley as conductor
10 say that the AFFAIR was a 'howing success
Is net 10 cast any reflection upon the character
OF the sound produced, but TO freely express the
delight of the audience. The three Stringed in
struments were played by Professor Buck, Miss
Crosby and Mr.. Gregg At the piano was Mrs.
}. F. Boyd and Miss Stewart. While the band
with toy instruments was composed of the fol-
lowing well-kDown ladies: Drummer. Mrs. A.
w. Foster; first trumpets, Mrs. {. p Pomeroy.
Mrs. q. II. kellogg and Mrs. E. Evans; second
trumpets, Mrs. L. =. Newhall. Mrs. Sweeney
aud Miss Z. Stewart; Dlehtingales, Miss Par
sons and Miss L. Green; cuckoo, Mrs. +. Hart
man. cricket, Mrs. L. Nottingham; qualls,
Mrs. S. B. Cushing and MIS-. Alexander; tri-
angle, Mrs. A. Kent, and bells, Mrs. George
Butler. The music is good any The great
composer has given us aud 1t was wen rendered,
but the sight of these dlgUihed leaders OF So
eiety sitting up and toollng away on Que noe
so conyulSed the spectat0rs that il was a won
der that MIR. Lichten0ergs roof did not fly oil.
one encore was not enough. but three had 10
De given before the audience was satisfied. Re-
freshments were In order after thai. and every
ming was so delicious that even the impatient
dancers fingered long at the tables, then the
gay crowd were soon whirllng in the dance.
There were many elegant toilets and many
charming women present.
Among them were Mrs. William II. Hale,
in lilac silk aud diamonds; Mrs. Evans, in lilac
silk and velvet: Mrs. Donahue, in black lace
and diamonds; Mrs q. +. Boyd in an elegant
gown of brOcade with diamonds; Mrs. Frank
York, In white silk and diamonds: Mrs. w. w.
MorioW looked her best IN faille Francase and
diamonds; Mrs. Rankin was very handsome IN
cream satin, cut decOlete, with diamonds;
Mrs. Hewitt, wife OF San Rafaefs new ana pop
uiar doctor. was one OF the most beautiful
demi-blondes in the room with gown OF white
MORE and diamonds.
The buds OF this gay town are like the roses,
noted for beauty. Among those present were
Miss May Morris, Misses Crosby, Miss Will
iams. Miss Bradford, Miss AinswOrtb, the
misses Llchtenberg, Misses Meme hOn and
Miss Lewiston. The bellies OF the evening.
however. were the members of the orchestra,
but the stiffness among the San Rafael people
was so thoroughly broken by the delightful
hospitality of the true German style that the
morning had almost dawned before the merry
party separated. fancy dress ball dt Hotel
Rafael is TO close the gay season in San Fran
clsco's attractive suburb.
The Langley Surprise Party.
John Langley was the recipient Of very
pleasant surprise party recently at his home,
1926 Mason street. prior to his departure for
San Pedro. Frederick ii. Ford and several of
his friends arranged The affair, which was
quite successful. There was vocal aud instru-
mental music by. Miss Calender, Miss Shuttle
worth and others, and also dancing and various
games which made the affair very interesting.
A delicious supper was one of the features OF
the evening. Among those present were: Mrs.
j. +. Calender Mrs. Payet Mrs. EdmundsOn,
Miss Pointer. Mr.. Calender, Mr.. Payet, Mr..
Edmundson Mir: Ector, Mr.. Scott. Mr.. Evans,
Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Brown and Mr.. FiguerOa.
The Wagner Tin Wedding.
CAPTAIN and Mrs. n. Wagner held very
brilliant reception at the home Of Mrs.
Wagner's mother, Mrs. A. M. Frodsham, $40
Jones street. Friday evening, the 18th inst, il
being the tenth anniversary of their wedding.
| The rooms were very neatly decorated with tin
shaviDgs, flowers and ferns. About O'clock
| the guests began TO arrive and were greeted by
| the host and hostess. Dancing and games
! soon commenced ana were kept up until after
! Midnight when the guests partOok of a fine
repast. the table being decorated with some of
me numerous presents received and flowers
! and smilaX. After congratulations ana best
wishes for the future happiness and prosperity
OF the host and hostess, The guests. numbering
| about twenty-five. took their departure.
Among those present were: Captain and Mrs.
Wagner, Mrs. V. Wagner, Mrs. A. NJ Frod-
sham, Mrs. Ha Tie Litchfed Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Mrs. George II. Warf ord, Mrs. Z. ii. Parker,
Mrs. NJ. A. Gleason, Mrs. r. Nicholson. Mrs.
II. NJ. Pye, Captain Nilsson, Captain l.. LaZZar-
evich, I. Il. Nichols 4. w. Parker and Z. p.
Lansing.
The Genial Whist Club.
The members OF the Genial Whist Club en-.
tertaned their lady friends very pleasantly last
Tuesday evening. Each table was numbered
and the various ladies and gentlemen drew
numbers which designated the table at which
they should commence. and at every odd game
the gentlemen moved to the table above, and at
each even game the loosing lady moved to the
next table. In this way the evening was very
/ pleasantly spent AT the conclusion prizes
were awarded 10 the parties making the largest
| score.
The winning ladies were as follows: Miss
Title NewbOuse, first; Miss Daisy Alexander,
cOnd; Miss Merriam Livingston third Miss
Alice TObriner, fourth; Miss Rose Liyingst on
fifth. The winning gentlemen were in the fol-
lowing order: Leo Cayburgh, Louis Scheeiine
and Edwin Scheeline. Miss Newhouse made
the score OF % points in twenty-five hands
The next best was Leo Clayburgh, who scored
43 All the ladies' received souvenirs. Miss
Nellie Meyer aud Andrew Jacob carried away
the lea her medals with scores OF Is and Is re-
spectively.