The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-08

mired tiara of diamonds. A string of these
encircled her throat.
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs appeared in an
exquisite creation in pale pink, and she as
well as Miss Fair received much attention.
Miss Hoffman was admired in her yellow
gown, and report states that she ranks as
Viewpoints second beauty of the summer.
Men are "more than plenty" at every
swell function in Newport.
Mrs. Vanderbilt's favors were of the
simplest, mere trifles of tinsel and ribbon
and bells, flowers and gauze fans for the
girls, and the following evening the Co
tillon souvenirs given at the Mortimer
Brooks were also simple, but rather pref
tier, consisting of silk flags and Directoire
canes, with rhinestone tops, for the
women, cigarette and decorations of
i, ribbons and flowers for the men.
Fashion has uecreed that simple mex
pensive favors only are correct and in
Decd since that much talked-of cotllon
was given years ago when diamond and
jeweled favors were distributed to the
value of SIC, 900, it has been considered
bad form to make SO vulgar display of
money, but in face of this many have
been insisting that Mrs. Willie K. Wander
bits were extremely elegant and costly.
However, 1 will tell you the facts of the
case next week.
Two pretty, although old, figures were
introduced by Lispenard Stewart, who
with Miss Vanderbilt led the Vanderbilt
cotiIlon they were the mask and screen
figures, and at one time Mrs. Aston, the
Misses Blight, Miss Hoffman, Miss Taller
and Miss Norton stood together behind a
screen placed in the center of the room
with the tips of their fingers stretching
over to be seized by their would-be part
ners on the other side.
A pretty girl from Richmond Va, Miss
Irene Langhorne, is announced engaged to
the we'll known artist Charles Dana Glib
son.
Last Monday evening found the Bald
win brighter than it has been for some
time, for the Four Hundred are at last re-
turning from our numerous resorts, and as
usual at the Baldwin society was well
represented and several refresbingly pretty
toilets were noticeable, those worn by the
occupants of the boxes being in good taste.
Black and white will be much seen this
season and several waists of this combina-
ton were worn. Quite the latest waists
have the bodice of either white silk or
sa tin and the sleeves of striped black ana
white.
l liked waist of grass lawn. 1t was
over green satin and the sleeves were of
green and black. However, so greatly has
grasscloth been worm that 1t can scarcely
continue to be fashionable.
The scene of the "Masked Ball' is laid
at Grasse, so the costumes were all de-
lightfully Frenchy. Maude Adams in the
first act wore pinkish gown perforated,
showing an odd greenish shade beneath.
Her gray frock with the frilly mousseline
de sole sleeves was pretty, but the gown
liked best was the one OF grasscloth over
rose-colored silk worn in the second act.
Nine Poulard was most appropriately
CARRIED, as her clothes had to be remark
able"
Nine. Bergomat dressed her part admir-
ably and Miss Barrymore made a danger
ously attractive maidservant in a charm
ingly becoming print gown of blue and
white.
At the Columbia Rose Coghlan as "a
Woman of No Importance" looked hand
somer than | have ever seen her, for the
rich gown of black velvet, relieved with
fine real lace, suited her admirably-far
better than the gay gowns she has worn
lately-and in the last act she is distin-
guished figure, all in black, just the neces-
sary touch of white being given by dainty
| linen collar at the neck and turned-over
cuffs at the wrists.
In the same play q good dinner-gown
was worn by Margaret Craven. The ma
terial was a snowy-white creped silk fab
ric, the waist of which was adorned with
gold sequins and most artistic touch of
a dull-rose velvet. It fitted to perfection
and showed to great advantage an un-
ususually pretty neck and shoulders.