The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

The past week was the gayest of the sea-
son so far, and the debutantes who had
been dancing with the enthusiastic de-
light that is felt at its best only during the
first season out will doubtless welcome
Sunday, which gives them q chance to rest
and take their breath for the round which
begins again this week with the Christmas
festivities.
The dancing-class meeting, which started
the week merrily on Monday, followed
by large supper at the Hotel Pleasanton /;
the hunt ball, given by Charles A. Bald
win on Tuesday, with a number of dinners
before, and the first cotillon of the Friday
Night Club. made trio of notable affairs
for a sixssnights' round, but even these
were only greater in degree than several
other charming and important occasions.
The meeting of the dancing-class, while
not so crowded as the first, was yet large
enough to impart a gay spirit, and the
night, with supper IN prospect, went
brightly,
The hunt ball given bv Mr.. Baldwin was
a beautiful sight. The red coats gave the
room a warm appearance, the fayors and
accessories to the german were very pretty
and the figures which were danced at the
Oakland cotillon a few days before were
introduced here by Lieutenant Smedberg
and were apropos of the late horse show.
The floor was as hard as iron, and sticky
at that. the music all that could be desired
and the gowns of the ladies superb es-
pecially those worn by Mrs. G. August
q q oTr.T
Princess Poniatowski, Nine. Ge Guigne,
Mrs. Page Brown and Mrs. w. B. Chap
man. The cotillon was not started until
A. N. and lasted until nearly 5.
The first cotillon on Friday night last
was, it may be almost superfuous to say,
a wholly beautiful and delightful affair.
An additional interest was lent to the oc-
casion BY the circumstanc that the dances
of this club celebrate the tenth anniver-
sary of the founding of what may be
spoken of, in a specific way, as an ''insti-
tuition" So complete a report of the
dance was given in THE CALL yesterday
that nothing remains TO lie added, except,
perhaps, to express regret that number
found themselves, by reason of illness and
for other causes, unable to see one of the
a mum Der of dinners preceded the dance,
the most prominent one being that given
by Baron and Baroness Won Schroeder at
their residence on Suffer street.
The only dance to take place this week
will be that Of the Friday Fortnightly
Club at Lunt's Hall, when the younger
members Of society will enjoy the Christ
mas cotillon.
We hear that we are not to have peas
ant party, after all. This is to be very
much regretted, the minority having been
given in to. 1t is very hard to get up any
thing here in the way of novelty, and
this certainly would have been very
pretty and novel party.
Several sensible mothers have inaugu-
rated move in the right direction this
season, not only in the East, but here, in
regard to their daughters coming out, and
instead OF launching them upon the gay
world at the immature age of IS, they have
wisely carried them off to Europe for
year or more, where they will study Ian
guages, art or music, as their taste NAV
dictate. This is surely a fashion that de-
serves to be cultivated, for the girl, when
she is finally presented to society, will be
far more agreeable and attractive than the
young and often crude schoolgirl, who,
from the fuss she had made over her the
first year, is quite apt to have her pretty
little head turned to a degree that is sad
as well as absurd.
Card parties still continue a popular
mode of entertaining; a seven-handed
euchre has as yet no rival in the field.
Afternoon teas seem gradually to be merg-
ing into one of these entertainments. The
repast served for both are about the same,
and except that prizes are nearly always
IN evidence at the card party, they are
otherwise no more expensive than a tea
For some mysterious reason men are in
variably left out and unless the party
takes place in the evening instead of the
afternoon it is purely feminine matter.
Perhaps it is retribution on the sterner
sex, who have always expressed con-
tempt for anything IN the tea line, and
therefore they are supposed to scorn card
parties. One reason is, no doubt, that
whenever men are hidden to the festive
scene, the spread at once assumes larger
and more satisfying proportions, for
women always fancy that the true
way to please mankind is to feed
we'll, and any poor little feast.
such as sandwiches, cakes and tea, punch
would not appease the appetite or appeal
to the hearts of the lords of creation, hence
dinners and suppers are the only things to
which they are hidden.
Miss Marjorie Young, daughter of
Colonel Young, Fourth U. S. Cavalry,
arrived from the East on Friday last.
Mrs. Henry Mclean Martin is occupying
her cottage on Beach Hill in Santa Cruz.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Ryan and Miss Daisy
Ryan have returned to the City after pass