The San Francisco call., 1896-01-12
A S SEASON succeeds season and

"a
one in San Francisco has its popu-
lar form OF entertainment. Our people
are very fond of following each other,
and if some favorite house or some
one of our society leaders, early in the sea-
son, gives an entertainment it will be at
tractive and popular and at once all the
other entertainers take it up and give
something like it.
This season is great one for dinners.
They are the idol of the hour, and it is said
that before the last cotillon they were more
numerous than ever before. Some years
ago teas on Saturdays were the rage, and so
popular were they that the musicians and
caterer had to be engaged weeks ahead,
and the knowing ones had to be consulted
TO see if any one else had a reception fixed
for the same evening, and the Invitations
were sent out well in advance to head off
all possibility OF a conflict.
These afternoon affairs on Saturdays
had so much to recommend them in every
way that it was not to be expected that they
would go out of fashion, but they have
almost entirely done so-certainIy as to
Saturday and inviting men to them. The
thing that was most powerful in bringing
about this result was that on Saturdays
the girls as well as the men preferred to
spend their half holiday ont of town, and
then the evening was entirely lost as moth
ing could be done after the tea, and the
girls, always great number of them, were
tired out by standing so long-the recep-
tions generally lasting from 4 until Z.
These were usually great crushers, since
the main object was 10 pay off all obliga-
tions with tea.
So now, much to the delight of the men
and the girls as we'll, dinners and theater
parties are the all-popular ways of enter
tainment.
Friday appears to be in favor for recep-
ton day among brides, quite number
having chosen that day for the present
month. Mrs. Howard Bennett, formerly
Miss Julia Conner, receives at her mothers
home on first and second Fridays; Mrs.
Shattuck (nee Sharp and Mrs. Samuel
knight (nee Holbrook) have chosen the
first, second and third Fridays. Mrs.
knights second at home, which took
place on the 10th, was largely attended,
and proved delightful affair.
Ny previous reference to the wedding
fees given by Englishmen, says Vanity,
who marry American heiresses, has been
so much discussed, not only in the papers,
but at dinner tables and afternoon teas,
that mention of the Letter Curzon we'd
ding OF last spring may not be amiss. 1t
will be remembered that Bishop Talbot of
Western Nebraska married the couple,
and the fact that he was IN hopes of re-
ceiving a sum large enough to materially
assist him in his missionary work When
asked by friend after the ceremony If
his services were sufficiently recompensed,
the Bishop shook his head sadly and re-
piled: The fee was not as big as 1 ex-
pected, but then-a pound is a large fee
for an Englishmanr' 1t is possible the
Bishop got two pounds, though he didn't
say so. In any case, he is better off than
Bishop Lfttlejohn, who received zero for
his services in the Marlborough wedding.
Captain and Mrs. Cotton gave break
fast on the Philadelphia on Monday last
to a number OF friends.
Rear-Admirsl Beardsley gave luncheon
on Monday last on the Philadelphia, the
guest OF honor being Miss Belle Hutchin-
son.