The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19
WHAT SOCIETY IS DOING,
Movements of Prominent Peo-
pie In and Around the
City.
An interesting Santa Barbara Wed.
ding-NumerouS Theater
Parties.

On Monday and Tuesday last there were
quite number of theater parties given at
the Columbia to witness the performance
of Robin Hood" and supper parties after
the opera or dinners before have been very
popular this fall, and some of them have
been brilliant affairs.
Last Monday evening Mr.. Fred R. Web
ster gave an evening of entertainment in
honor of Mrs. f. w. Bliss of New York
The party, numbering sixteen, were first
entertained at an elaborate dinner given
in the large banqueting hall at the Maison
Richie, at single table beautifully decor
ated with yellow chrysantheInums. Each
guest found at his or her place corsage
bouquet of violets and a name and menu
of artistic design. Huber's Hungarian or
chestra played at intervals during the din
ner. Following this the party attended
the opera of robin Hood" at the Column
bia Theater, and the enjoyable evening
was concluded by delicious supper given
at the Palace Hotel with music and flowers
as accessories. Morning had been ushered
in before the delighted party disbanded
Mr.. Webster's guests were, besides Mrs.
Bliss, the guest of honor Mr. and Mrs. J.
Russell Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Jerome, Miss Laura McKinstry, Miss Kate
Clement, Miss Annie Clark, Miss Jennie
Blair, Miss Jessie Coleman, Miss Fanny
Crocker, Walter S. Newhall, J. B. Crockett,
Jerome A. Hart and J. C. McKinstry.
On Tuesday evening three theater parties
were observed. One was given by Mrs
Peter Donahue, who had the following
guests: Mrs. Eleanor Martin, Mrs. j.
Downey- Harvey, Miss Isabel McKenna,
Horace l.. Pillsbury and Edward M. Green
way. A supper at the Palace Hotel fol-
lowed. Jos. D. Grant had party compris-
in nd Slafo ,,f H.
and Mrs. E. D. Beylard, Mrs. Henry
Janin, Jerome A. Hart and James D. Phe-
Ian, and third was given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank j. Sullivan, who had for their
guests Mr.. James Phelan, Miss Phelan and
Miss Ada Sullivan.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Mayo Newhall gave an
elaborate dinner party last Tuesday even
pliment to Mrs. e. w. Bliss of New York,
who has been spending the summer in
San Francisco, the guest of Mrs. Moses
Hopkins. Covers were laid for twelve.
The table was artist;cally decorated with
flowers in addition to the rich dinner SER
vice. The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Hopkins, Miss Peckham, Miss Tilden,
Miss Laura McKinstry, J. B. Crockett
Henry Redington. Oscar T. Sewell and
Colonel c. f. Crocker.
On the 5th of Novem Der will be celebrated
the wedding of Miss julie W Conner,
daughter of Mrs. Julia w. Conner, and
Robert Howard Bennett, at 8 o'clock in
the evening at Trinity Church, corner of
Cough and Bush streets, which will be
very largely attended and extremely inter-
esting. Miss Conner and Mr.. Bennett
have been the objects of much interest ever
since the announcement of their engage
ment last fall, and although Miss Conner
has not gone overmuch into society she
has made countless friends, and Robert
Howard Bennett is a very popular fellow
Miss Edith Conner, sister of the bride,
will be maid of honor and the bridesmaids
will be: Miss Sally Maynard, Miss Ethel
Smith, Miss Mary Breeze and Miss Blanche
Castle. Edward Bray will act as best man,
and the ushers will comprise: Charles z.
Hubbard, William Cullen, Albert E. Con-
ner and Rudolph de Yer Mehr. The
reception will follow the wedding at the
home of the brides mother, 2400 Fillmore
street, and be quite small. 1t is generally
understood now that a large number of
invitations are always sent out for the
ceremony at the church, but at the house
only relatives ard intimate friends are
present.
A wedding that will be of great interest
Santa Barbara on Thursday next. Tie
bride is Miss Mary Douglass, daughter of
Benjamin Douglass of Chicago, and the
groom is Charles S. Fay, son of the late
Caleb 7. Fay of this City ana brother of
Mrs. DR.. Boericke of San Francisco Mrs
Boericke will attend the wedding and will
be accompanied by her little daughters,
who will be the bridesmaids. together with
Miss Julia Redington and Miss Stoddart
The maid of honor will be Miss Elizabeth
Douglass sister of the groom. The ushers
will consist of Henry R. Simpkins, the
groom's cousin; George Cowles and G.
Redington, and G. E. Bigelow will act as
best man.
Announcement is made of the wedding
of Miss Mary Sprague, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ohio S. A. Sprague of Chicago.
to Adolph Caspar Miller, formerly of San
Francisco. The ceremony was performed
in Chicago on the 7th inst.
The wedding of Mrs Clara Catherwood
and Major John A. Darling, Fifth Artil-
lery. U. S. A., will take place at the resi-
dence of the bride, southwest corner of
Sutter and Cough streets, next Tuesday at
noon. The wedding will be private, only
intimate friends to be invited to the cere-
mony and the breakfast, which is to
follow