The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
WHAT is GOING ON.
A Sausalito Garden Party-The Cas-
tie Dinner-The Barn Party at
San Mateo.

S6n MaIGOs
midsummer fete or garden party was given
yesterday at the residence of Mrs. C. C. Wheeler
in.Sausalito by the ladies of Opportunity Circle
-ot4he First Congregational Church.
Major-General William H. Dimond, N G. c.,
and his staff gave dinner in the tapestry
room OF the Palace Hotel last Thursday even
ing to Colonel Albert E. Castle, n. G. c., who
Will be married next Tuesday to Miss Jennie
Winston, daughter of Mrs. ]. W. Winston of
Los Angeles. The dinner was very success
tu4 and enjoyable affair.
On Friday evening, August ., at A. S. Hal
idie's country seat, Eagle Home farm, Portola,
the charming operetta, 'eWidows Bewitched."
was presented by the following cast, which
rendered it last December for the benefit of the
Pioneer kindergarten at Mrs. Louis Monte
allegro: Marquise de Montaubry Florence
Doyeq; Countess de Berg, Daisy May Cressy;
maid Norma Preston; Mons de Fremont,
Al. Purnell; Mons D'AIbert c. NJ Elliot;
acc0mpanist, Miss Fressa Brooks. The follow
ing evening 1t was given at Assembly Hall,
the hall to overlooking, for the benefit of new
town clock, and was a decided success.
The barn party given by Mrs. E. W. Bliss of
New York, at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Moses
Hopkins, at Redwood City last Wednesday
evening, was charming affair. The grounds
and stable were gay with lanterns and the
ladies generally appeared in cotton gowns and
the men in duck trousers and lounging coats.
Inc handsome and imposing barn was made
additionally attractive by the addition of
plants, ferns and flowers, while tulle scarfs
. Were gracefully arranged in the green's. Por-
g there's covered the doors and from the arches
were suspended netting, with small lamps of
different colors attached. The floor was can
yased and rugs were placed at different points.
In the four corners were grouped wooden
rakes OF an old pattern. These were tied with
yellow ribbon and they gave a decided Maud
20 Muller appearance to the dancing-hall. The
Troc fl,a CIV
oaks adjoining the tennis courts.
Among the guests of Mrs. Bliss who were
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Benedict, Mr..
ana Mrs. James A. Robinson, Mt. and Mrs.
Joseph D. Redding, Mr.. and Mrs. J. DoWney
Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Hopkins Mr..
and Mrs. W. Mayo NeWhal Mr. and Mrs George
b. Lent, Mrs. William Howard, Mrs Henry T.
Scott, Miss May Hoffman, Miss Minnie Hough-
ton, Miss Jennie Blair, Miss Bessie Shreye, Miss
Laura Bates Miss Kate Clement, Miss
Laura McKinstTy, Miss Mamie HoIbrook,
Miss Jennie Hooker. Miss Nellie Hillyer,
Miss Ella Goodall, Miss Jessie Coleman,
way, Mr.. Edward II. Sheldon, Mr.. Allan st.
J, Bowie, Mr.. Walter Hobart Mr. William H.
OF New York, Mr.. William R. Heath, Mr. J.
W.Byrne, James d. Phelan, Samuel Knight,
Frank L. Owen, II. NJ. Holbrook, Charles n.
Felton Jr., Mr.. Pi4lsbury, Clarence McKinstry,
George Almer Newhall Captain Wainwright,
Charles a. Baldwin and Henry simpkins.
Inc GeTuAu LllefdIure ClQD'S GrSt meeting
for the new season was held in the parlors of
the Beresford last Wednesday, when Arthur
Becker delivered his reading from Ibsen's "Pil-
lars Of Society,"
Last Wednesday evening the popular play,
''The Governor" was produced at the opera
house in San Diego by Leon Rey-
nolds of New York and the following
San Diegans: Miss Nellie Nesbitt, Miss Estella
Huyek, Miss Cecilia Dorsey, Miss Maybe
Ready, Little May Mudd, Henry Egan, James
McHenry, Lawrence Dorsey, J. w. O'Sullivan,
T. J. Rodriguez, Walter Madison and Simmons
Jones'
Mrs. Karl Formes and her pupils gave :. Gnu
sicale on Friday at S2515 Suffer street. An in
teresting programme had been arranged and
was well received