The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
Miss Hooper's Dance at the DC.
cidental a Feature of the
Week.
NUMEROUS DINNER PARTIES.
Subscription Balls to Supersede Pri.
vate Dances-Hegira to Del Monte
for New Years.


were canvased and prettily decorated
with wreaths and garlands, studded with
holly berries. The music, which was re-
markably good, and the selections well
chosen, was by the Presidio band. A de-
licious supper was served at midnight,
soon sitter which the following well-known
guests departed for their homes:
Miss Salle Maynard, Miss Ethel Tompkins,
Miss Mamie Polhemus, Miss Gertrude Bates,
Miss Cora smedberg, Miss Genevieve Goad,
Molle Thomas, Miss Daisy Van Ness, Miss
Mamie Stubs, Miss Flora Dean, Miss Josephine
Blackmore, Miss Clara Huntington. Miss Ethel
Miss Romie Wallace, Miss Mary Bell
Gwin, Miss LIZZIE Carroll, Miss Glenn
and up Ha Msi e asiy KIP Miss A Ella
Morgan, Lieutenant Charles E. Fox, U. S. n,
H. B. Price, u. S. N, James Clement, E. NJ.
L. S. Van Wrinkle, Allen G. Wright s. c. Pardee.
George H. Wheaton, Walter G. Landers, Peter
D. Martin, Leonard Chenery, F. Nee. Van Ness,
Philip Tompkins, George B. de Long, Burbank
q. Soners, Lieutenant j. W. Jayes, U. S. A., Mr..
H. B. Houghton, Lieutenant A. S. Fleming,
Lieutenant W. G. Ham, Lieutenant F. 4.
Wilcox, Lieutenant W. r. Smedberg, Lieutenant
D. w. Ki;burn, Lieutenant S. Mop. Ruthford,
Lieutenant Thomas G. Carson and F. A. Green
wood.
The dancing season is to be one of subscrip-
ton dances from present indications. In fact,
the private dance, by which is generally un-
dersIood the dancing party in private house,
is coming TO be thing of the past in San
Francisco just as it is in the large Eastern
cities With few exceptions, San Francisco
houses are without bathrooms or are not large
enough to make dance in their drawing
rooms enjoyable.
The Friday Fortnighty Club caves its Christ
mas cotillon last evening at their usual meet
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one OF the most enjoyable of the series. This
club was got up by Mrs. Monroe Salisbury
Mrs. Gordon Banding, Mrs. Lloyd Teuis, Mrs.
Ira Pierce and one or two others last fall. The
club meets every two weeks. The affair is an
early one, most of the members coming not
later than o'clock, and after few dances the
cotillon finishes up the dancing at IL 80
o'clock. All the members and many invited
guests were present at the meeting last even
ing.
Mr. Greenway. Alter the cotiilon number on
suppers We're given by some OF the lady patron
esses. Among some of the members present
were: Miss Kate Salisbury, Miss Margaret
Salisbury, Miss Susie Banding, Miss Sophia
Pierce Miss Sawyer Miss Fillmore, Miss Gum,
Miss Collier, Miss Clara Huntington, Miss
Ruth McNutt, Miss Mamie Stubs, Miss Edith
man, Miss Ethel Tompkns, Miss Macdonald,
Miss Dottie Ames, Miss Marguerite Sawyer
Messrs. Ray Macdonald. Lester Wells. F. A.
Greenwood, S. C. Pardee, Walter Magee
tenant NJ. S. Davis, Miss Romie Wal
lace Miss Gertie Carroll. Miss Hobart,
Miss Olive Holbrook, Miss Helen Wagner, Miss
Edith Stubbs. Miss Davis. Miss Eloise Davis
Miss josephine Loughborough, Miss Marguerite
Collier. Miss Cannavan, Miss Mabel Macdonald,
Miss S. Voorhies and Miss Grimwood; E. NJ.
Greenwsy, Henry Dutton, Alex Baldwin,
Ralph Carr, Charles Mills, Lloyd Baldwin, Mr..
Boss, Mr.. porr, George 3. de Long, / Uppant,
Roeding, Lieutenant W. r. medberg, Mr.. Sell
fridge, l. S. Van Wrinkle, Crittenden Van Wyck
Alfred Williams, W. S. Hobart Allen Wright,
John W. Barnes, G. l.. Rathbone. John Pome-
roy, w. R. Heath. R. NJ. Eyre, Sidney Pringe,
NJ. S. Latham, H. H. Scott, Fred Magee, and
number of others.
Miss Genevieye Goad gave dinner party at
the Goad residence, corner Washington and
Cough streets, last Thursday in honor of her
schoolmate, Miss Hyde of New York, who is
visiting the coast with her family, Those in
vited to meet Miss Hyde were Miss Ella Ho-
bart, Miss McNutt, Miss Mclean, Miss Mary
Bell Gwin, Miss Goad. Miss Aileen Goad, Os-
good Hooker. DR.. Harry L. Tevis, Joseph D.
Grant, Z. NJ. Greenway, Robert NJ. Eyre, W. K.
Heath and n G. Kittle.
Another delightful Saturday tea was the one
given by Mrs. John Boggs in honor of her
dau phter Miss Alice Boggs, and Miss Fanny
Coleman. The decorations were of Christmas
berries and garlands. The hours were from
to7 Assisting Mrs. Boggs to receive were:
Miss Boggs, Miss Coleman, Miss Louise Har-
rington, Miss Bertha Smith. Miss Mae Spring,
Mrs. Alfred Tubbs and Miss Mcneil
Mr. and Mrs. l. w. Hellman gave dinner
party last Thursday evening at their residence
on Franklin street in honor OF Miss Rose Wal
ter and her fiance, Mr.. A. Mertief.
fiaturday seems to be an off day for enter
tainments, SO the theater is always well pat
ronized on that day by the smart set. The
principal incidents OF this evening in addition
TO several theater parties will be the third of
series of dinner parties given by Mrs. George C.
Bo6rdman to her sons.
w. B. Wiltshire, who is making Los Angeles
his permanent home, entertained about fifty
of his friends in his apartments there last Sun
day evening. Lotto was played and handsome
prizes awarded, followed by an elaborate sup
The Bachelors and Benedicts will have their
leap year cotillon on January at their hall in
Oakland.
Quite a number of people will leave to-day
for Del Monte. where they will pass the New
Year. Huber's string orchestra will play there
during the holidays, having left for there to-
The next meeting of the Friday Night Club
takes place on January 3 at Odd Fellows Hall.
The Friday Fortnightly will hold its next
meeting on January 8.
The Century Club will hold reception on
New Years day.
Mrs. Charles F. Holt gives reception this
afternoon at her home in Oakland from 4 to
o'clock.
Mrs. Robert Howard Bennett will receive
with her mother and sister, Mrs. Walter Ellis
Rountree, and Miss Conner, at 240O Fillmore
street the first and second Fridays in January.
Mr. and Mrs. Ignatz Steinhart gave large
dinner dance to a number of friends on Friday
evening at their residence on Suffer street.
The guests were seated at table by o'clock.
After dinner dancing was enjoyed until mid
night. Huber's string orchestra played the
latest and prettiest dance music.
Owing to her recent accident Mrs. Joseph S.
Tobiu has postponed her house party at Bur-
lingame to future time.
Mr.. and Mrs Francis ]. Carolan will have
number of friends at their cottage over the
New Year holiday.
Miss May Friedlander is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs w. S. Tevis at their home in Bakersfield.
Miss Mariauita Collier is visiting friends at
MenlO Park.
MI. and Mrs Russell J. Wilson leave for the
East on Thursday. January g. They will be
accompanied by Miss Louise Dutton and Miss
Laura McKinstry.
The residence of A. D. Splivalo, 1920 Wash
ington street. was the scene of an elegant din
ner last Sunday. The appointments were COM
plete in every respect. The table was beauti-
fully decorated, and the large dining-room
was transformed into bower OF beautiful
blossoms The effect of the decorations was
enhanced by the delicately shaded lights from
the many candelabra.
The dinner was given in celebration of Mrs.
splivalo's birthday. The guests were many
and were most Hospitality entertained. The
menu was distinctively Italian. After the din
ner there was music and dancing, and a oeauti-
full wreath of mistletoe, suspended from the
great central chandelier OF the parlors, was
freoueptly called into service,