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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
CLUB PARTIES.
Many Delightful Entertainments
BY Amateurs.

THE Master Plumbers Association cele.
brated their anniversary in pleasant
fashion at Seven Pines Hall, AIcazar
building, on Wednesday evening, December
%. An excellent programme of literary and
athletic exercises was well received by the
large audience assem- bled.
The members of the Children's Progressive
Lyceum celebrated the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary OF the organiza ton on Wednesday even
ing, December 3d. at Pythian Castle. A Christ
mas festival and dance made an unusually
pleasant evenings entertainment The hall
was we'll filled with an appreciative audience.
The Varsovienne Club gave an enjoyable
Christmas and New Years social on Sat urday
evening, Decem Der 26, at 1901 Post street.
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maids Mr. Seward Cole, the groom's brother
acted as best man. The wedding was pleas
antly celebrated.
The Monday Evening Club will hold its sec
ond meeting at Golden Gate Hall on the even
ing OF January 4.
The cotillon on Friday evening at the Verein
given by Miss Jennie Moore, daughter OF Mrs.
l. c. Moore, was one of the most ella borate pri-
vate affairs of the season.
1t was a leap-year entertainment, AID leap
year regul atoms were carried out TO the letter.
The ladies chose their partners. A lady, the
beautiful young hostess, led the cotlllon, and
the dainty cotillon favors were carried OFF by
the sterner sex. Five figures were introduced
the Debutantes' march, the double column, the
hoop and drivi ng figure, a mirror Inquire and
the figure 8.
In the first set were Miss Moore and Jesse
Triest, Mrs. Marcus Gerstle and Will Gerstle,
Miss Alice Greeneba and DR.. Newman, Miss
Florence Greenebaum and Walter Stetheimer,
Miss Grace Hecht and Joseph Dinkelsplel, Miss
Rose Neustadter and Dick Sloss, Miss Olga
Triest and Lawrence Greenbaum.
The handsome ballroom of the Verein was
decorated with Xmas berries, mistletoe and
holly, and most ella borate supper was served
by Ludwig.
Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Walter gave a dinner
party last Sunday evening at their residence,
1903 Franklin street. TO celebrate the twenty
fifth anniversary of their marriage Covers
were laid for twenty at beautifully appointed
table
Saturday at her residence, 1914 Webster street,
in honor OF Miss Churchill Jones.
Another interesting event OF the coming
week Will be the wedding OF Miss Rose Fech-
heimer and Alfred Lilienfe Owing to the
recent death of the brides mother the we'd
ding is TO be quietly celebrated and only the
immediate relatives OF the contracting parties
viii witness the ceremony, at which DR.. Voor-
sanger will otficiate.
The guests at the Hotel Rafael enjoyed a
Chris tmas Tree on Thursday evening. General
and Mrs. K. H. Warfield, Miss Birdie Rice, the
Misses Adams, the Misses Finnigan, D. B. Day.
ldson and 5. c. Pardee were among the most
active workers in the affair. Quite a sum of
money subscribe for the presents dis
tributed from the tree, and the evening was
made a merry one in every respect.
Miss May Palmer gave a pleasant matinee
tea last Saturday at her home, corner of
Steiner and Jackson streets, and entertained q
number OF her friends. She was assisted in
receiving by Miss Sara Dean, Miss Edna Rob-
inson, Miss Maye Colburn, Miss Matte Whit
tier, Miss Alice Rambo. Miss Lottie Wood. Miss
Florence Merritt and Miss Louise Doulton.
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recent visitor. at Coronado. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Bache, Mr.. and Mrs. 1. Inter
meyer and Miss Scheflet
Mr.. and Mrs W. G. Turnbull, Stoneham.
Mass, enjoyed a few days visit at the Hotel
Coronado while touring Southern California.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Lewis, from the City OF
Mexico, are staying at the Hotel Coronado.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney Palache, San Fran
cisco, spent Sunday at the Hotel Coronado.
George Schonewald, the efficient no tel man
ager, was down from The north last week and
paid Hotel del Coronado a brief visit.
William A. Newcome, who spent several
months at the Hotel Coronado following his
return from South America last spring, has
engaged in business as a stock broker at Lex
ington, Ky.
An exhibition of Copley prints was given at
the Coronado library on Monday afternoon.
The 400" attended
E. ]. Crawford, Winchester. Mass, Is a late
conner at Coronado from the cold regions.
The Thetis came into port last week, and will
lie in San Diego waters for fortnight or more,
giving the officers an opportunity to particle
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AT CORONADO.
Holiday Festivities at the Popu-
lar Southern Resort.

@HRISTMAS fun and frolic have held the
day at Coronado as well as some OF
the evenings during the past week. On
Wednesday evening an old-fashioned corn
popping was inaugurated, young and old join
ing forces to fashion festoons of snowy kernels
for the Christmas tree. The tree was placed
in the theater and on Thursday evening was
found to contain gifts Tor all the children, in
Guiding the younger guests and members of
emp loyes families. Refreshments were
served at late hour. and the occasion will
long be remembered by the participants AS q
pleasant feature of the winter of 60 and ~
G. L. Blair and Z. c.. Ward were at Coronado
early in the week from San Francisco.
I. S. Bache of New York, vice president of
the Oregon Improvement Company, was q
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PERSONALS.

Mrs. A. Fried, formerly of this City, is pass
ing the winter in Shanghai, China, where she
is winning golden opinions for her artistic
singing and filling engagements at musicales
and concerts.
Miss Mae C. Melrose has returned to heI
home in this City, 1910 Frederick street, after
an absence OF TWO years in the South and East
where she has visited relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. Krotoszyner have left the
Palace Hotel and are residing at 14O2 Hyde
street. corner of Washington.
II. Heyneman and family have secured quar-
tiers at the Hotel Green, Pasadena, where they
will remain for the winter.
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from four, five or even six and have the lead
convey this information to your partner.
This is my lowest trump 1 have four or
five or possibly six and no plain suit to estab-
lish and you should not re turn trump without
good reasons of your own for doing SO.
If my partner does return trump immedi-
ately he should say by SO doing that he has a
suit he can bring in not suit to establish"
for if it was not established he should lead
from it first and then return trump and not
until then. The original leader can ''high-
low at the first opportunity to tell number of
trumps IL he wishes to. If the original leader
wants an immediate or quick return of the
trump suit then lead any trump that can
mark a lower one in hand and number can be
shown later by the "high-low" play. If the
trump holding is headed by card no higher
than nine lead from the top when you want
trumps immediately returned.
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THEY'RE ENGAGED.
Betrotha1s Are Made Public During
the Week.

THE engagement is announced of James
Shepherd jerks, assistant traffic manager
of the Valley road, to Miss Vibella Mar
tin, daughter of j. C. Martin, the we'll known
attorney of the Southern Pacific Company.
The engagement is announced OF Miss Mat
tie Ehrman to Albert Frank. = Miss Ehrman
will receive at the Hotel Richelieu, Van Ness
avenue, on this Sunday December 81, and on
Sunday, January 3.
The marriage of Samuel G. Levy to Miss
Lucy Hayman will be celebrated this Sunday
afternoon, 9th of December, at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Hobro, 2613 Clay stree t..
The engagements announced of Miss Jennie
Harris to Jacob Hertzberg, both of this City.
The reception will take place at the home of
her parents, 1910 Buchanan street, on Sun
day, January 3, 1897, from to 5 M.
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about sevanty-five couples. The main features
of the evening were the tricks cleverly per-
formed by the Misses Cavanagh and speech
by Mr.. Laus ten, which captured the house.
Miss Lulu Lyon was the recipient OF very
enjoyahe surprise party on saturday evening"
and Mrs Leopold Lyon, 10 Monroe street
After the evening had been pleasantly spent
in dancing and music the guests retired to the
dining-room, where very elaborate repast
was served.
Those present were Miss Esther Urquhart
Miss Walsh, Miss Zimmerman. Miss Koch,
Miss Lenhafd;, Miss Adele Lyon, Miss A.
Troutner, Miss I. Richards, Miss Florence Ii
gon, Miss G. Freshette, Miss E. Bosque, Miss
Whitehead. Miss Thorp, Mrs. Lyon. Messrs.
Walsh. Perry, Closson, Jacot, Williams, Bal
dochi. Kalish, Tyson, Jones, L. Baldochi, Sna-
fer, Atkinson, Ligon, Conlon and Coliett.
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EVOLUTION OF THE UMBRELLA.
From the OId-Time w hale bone Spreader
to the Bow Channel Steel.

From the Old Time w hale bone preader
to the Bow Channel Steel.
Forty years or SO ago umbrellas were
made with stretchers or bows of whale-
| bone. These bows were rather bulky IN
themselves, and they were apt to get lit
tie permanent bend from long use so that
they bulged when the um brella was rolled
up; making the big, baggy UMBRELLA
familiar to middie-aged and Older people,
and occasionally still seen, though on the
stage oftener than in real life.
With the introduction of petroleum
| into general use as an Illuminating oil,
and the consequent and very general
aba nd onment of the use of whale oil, came
the decline of the whaling industry.
Fewer and fewer vessels went after whales,
because there was less and less demand
for the oil.
OF course, the supply of whalebone de-
creased with the supply of oil, but the price
did not, nor did the demand. There are
still some uses for W hich whale bone is con-
| sidered most desirable, and with constant
demand and decreasing supply the price
OF whalebone steadily advanced, as it has
continued to do. Whalebone soon became
too costly to permit of its further u e for
UNI brella spreaders, and substitutes for it
were sought for this use, as there were for
other uses in which whaleb had been
employed. Steel was the substitute gen.
orally used in umbrella stretchers. AT
first slender, round, tempered steel rod.
With these slenderer bows the umbrella
could be more snugly rolled and the old
baggy uni reila began to disappear and
the modern tight-roller to take its place.
Then came umbrella bows of light steel
rolled in V shape, and then. in the quest
for still tighter roller, umbrella handles
were made of metal. The first tubing
handles were made of brass. Steel would
have been cheaper, but there had then
been discovered no satisfactory method
OF brazing steel tubes such as are used in
UNI brella handles. There is such method
now, however, and UMBRELLA handles Of
steel tubing are now made in great num-
bers
And nowadays many spreaders are made
of steel, rolled channel-shaped. In cross
section this spreader is shaped something
like capital letter E without tongue,
and the ribs of the umbrella-the steel
rods that run from the sliding ferrule, or
runner, as it is called. on the handle of the
Umbrella, by means OF which the UNI
brella is spread-are SO attached and ad-
| justed to the spreaders that they shut into
the channels when the UNI brella is closed
New York Sun.
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AT SAN JUAN.
Brilliant Reception IN Honor of
Senator Flint and Bride.

CENATOR THOMAS FLINT JR. and bride
were given a public reception at the
handsome residence of the Senator's par
ents near San Juan on Wednesday. The re-
ception continued from the noon hour until
midnight. Friends from all parts of the county
responded to the generously extended invita-
ton. The grounds which surround the hand
some residence were all night illuminated
wi tn japanese lanterns.
The orchards in the rear of the residence
was also bright with many lights. The lake OF
three acres i'll extent, which is situated imme-
diately east OF the residence, reflected the il
Elimination. The whole scene was one of I'M
usual beauty and splendor.
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IN THE FUTURE.
Fashionable Organizations Pre-
pare for the New Year.

@ALIFORNIA LODGE No. 1853, !. o. B. B.,
I has issued invitations fo- its installation
ball to be held at B'na Birth Hall on
Thursday evening, January IL
First Regiment, California Brigade, U. R. K.
of P, has issued invitations for banquet on
Wednesday evening, December 80, at Crystal
Hall, Pythian Castle.
The Peerless announce an entertainment
and hop at Native Sons Hall on the 9TH of
January, 1897.
The pupils of w. w. Anderson's dancing
academy will give leap year party at Sara
toga Hall on New Years eve, December 81,
Thursday evening.
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SURPRISE PARTIES.
The Jolly Four Entertain in Honor
of Messrs. Lausten and Iversen.

A PLEASANT surprise party was given to
~ Harry Lausten and Louis Iversen by the
Jolly Four last Tuesday evening at
Woolfs Hall, New Montgomery street The
hall was beautifully decorated with green's
and Chinese lanterns Dancing continued until
midnight. after which supper was served for
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pate in the Christmas gayeties at Hotel del

Coronado.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Ryder, ALBANY, N. Y,
mem bers OF the last Raymond e. Whitcomb
excursion, are STAYING at Coronado.
Mr.. and Mrs Francis l.. Bacon and Miss
Bacon of Boston will pass the Christmas holt
days at the Hotel del Coronado
Mr.. and Mrs. q. Won Steinweer of ST. Paul are
sojourning at the popular southern resort
Miss K. c. Pinkham of Boston has returned
Miss ]. B. Watson of Hartford, Conn, and
Miss 6. L. Watson of San Jose, CAL. were Wis.
itors at Coronado with the Raymond party.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Gibson of British Column
bia are among late arrivals at the Coronado
M. and Mrs E. Il. Cruikshank of New York
and Mr.. and Mrs. l. Ingraham of Bristol, Conn,
are staying al Coronado.
Captain n. Sebree of the Thetls is regist cred
at Coronado.
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AT THE MISSION.
Miss Grace Parrish Entertains Her
Schoo1mates.

N Mss GRACE H. PARRISH of the Horace
NI Mann Grammer School, assisted by her
brother, Louis B. Parrish, recent grad
uate OF the same school, entertained a num-
Der OF her classmates at the residence of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Parrish, 351
Lexington avenue, on Friday evening last
The colors of the school, red and yellow,
were attached to each guest on en- tering. Sing
ing OF the old school songs AID dancing was
followed by collation. of icecream and cakes
and other delicacles. The affair was one of
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OFFICERS ELECTED.
James A. Garfield Corps No. u
Install Officers.

A meeting of James A. Garfield Corps
~ No. 81 the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. Margaret ]. Jones; senior
vice-president, Mrs. Mary Howser; junior vice
president, Mrs. Lizzie Ziegler; treasurer, Mrs.
Dora wilkins; chaplain, Mrs. Catherine Gill
berts; guard, Mrs. Rosa Bergman; conductor,
Mrs. Caroline Dibblee; installing officer, Mrs
Kate M. Howard
There will be q joint installation of the Off
GERS OF post and corps at Alcazar building,
social hall, January 5, 1897.
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was bridesmaid. Elwood Messed attended
his brother as best man. Rev. DR.. Bolton lied
the nuptial knot. After the ceremony the
guests participated in the marriage supper
and many toaSts were offered.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Venn,
Miss Maud Venn, Miss Gertrude Venn, Harry
Venn. George Venn, Mr.. and Mrs. +. Gilbert
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Messed. Ell
wood Messec, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Luck, Mr..
and Mrs. S. T. Luck, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Mes
sec. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. W..
Wright, Miss Artie Wright. Miss Beth Wright,
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done by the club during 1896. Mesdames
Smith and Halstead opened the programme
with praise duet Mrs. Ida Hickok recited
''The Raiput Nurse, Mrs. G. J. Kaighin gave
the second and fifth scenes from "Romeo ana
Juliet" Mrs. N Scheeline and Miss Rnb by Car
nolds gave delsarte pantom ime of 1.-THE Old
Oaken Bucket" Miss Ethel GAaham, vocalist,
gave delightful rendering of 'Luce di Quest
ANNA" Mrs Hickie sang 1.-The Ave Maria"
and Miss Heffernan closed the programme
with Q piano solo. social hour followed.
when some of tie charter members testified OF
the individual benefits to be gained Tor women
by ara through organization.
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WEDDING BELLS.
Nuptia1s of Miss Grace Venn and
Albert Messed.

r Asst Sunday evening, December 20. Miss
Grace Venn and Albert Messed were mar
4ried at the residence of the brides par
ents, 3O02 Laguna street. The bride, who Is q
most charming and attractive girl, is the
daugh ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Venn of Golden Gate
Valley. The groom is the son of L. D. Messed,
a well-known horticulturist of Contra Costa
County. Miss Maud Venn, sister of the bride,
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Miss Mile Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Peter
son, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Oswald: Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Buckley and son. Mr.. and Mrs. Inwood, Mrs.
Hopkins, Miss Beck Bell. Miss Nellie Nc
Intyre, Mrs. w. Kerlin, Walter Kerlin, Miss
Lily Heitmann, w. Hatman, Dow Luck.
Miss josephine Sophey and Paul f. McMil-
Ian of Benicia were married on the evening of
the 18th inst. at the Church of Notre Dame des
VICTORIES. Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmillan will make
their future home in Benicia Cal.
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the most enjoyable events in the history of the
young people of the Mission.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Il. Parrish, Miss Elsie Ing, Miss Elsie De
Chant Miss Edna Craig, Miss Mabel Craig,
liam Moss, william Allen, Marin Walton,
William Maurer, George Wilson, Eugene Moss,
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The King and Queen of Greece live in
simple style. cheerfully adapting their ex-
penses to the impecunious plight of the
country, and their Majesties it is said.
often take the tram when they want to
run down to the port of Athens.
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A Ducal Romance,

The death of Duke Wilhelm of Wurtem-
burg has revived recollections of a ro-
nance in his family which awakened con-
siderable In terest at the time. Some sew
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AT THE WOMAN'S COUNCIL
Musical and Literary Pro-
oramme at a Social.

.HE Woman's Council held an informal
social at the last meeting of the year on
Monday, December 81. The president,
Mrs. Sylvia Brown, welcomed the members
and their guests and told of the good work
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original Leads and Follows.

;: We have been asked quite number of times
Ito publish our system of leads. They will soon
- appear in our "Whist Don ts but as they may
want to be used at our whist tournament we
: give them now. John I. Mitchell is father
!. OF part OF them. When Mr. Mitchell passes
judgment on anything pertaining to whist you
]: can bank on it' being close to the mark
MARK WELL THE FooTNoTEs.
There is no system OF leads published that
marks the high cards in hand as well as the
. following
NEW SYSTEM OF ORIGINAL LEADS AND FOLLOWS.
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~; WITT g!jll!|;lI|Hf1HHEE:;||;j !, :, !

wrong-from whist standpoint-as picking q
pocket; an offense OF that kind, if admitted or
proven, should subject the offender to imme-
date expulsion from club and be forever
barred from respectable society. Not to be mis-
understood, we mean by private signals" in
formation given to partner in some other way
than speaking by the card.
The atmosphere surrounding whist, espe-
Cially in our whist clubs, should be pure; it
should be purged of everything that can breed
moral disease, such as playing for points or
stakes, idle gossiping and private signals.
Tacoma Versus Seattle.
Thelong- talke d-of whist match between the
Tacoma and Seattle Whist clubs took place in
the rooms of the Tacoma Whist Club Monday
December ID. This was the largest and most
important whist match ever played up in the
Northwest. Twenty picked players from each
city participated.
The play commenced at Up NJ. and con-
tinued until IL 80 P. n, with two hours in
Permission for dinner at the Tacoma Hotel.
The match resulted in victory for Tacoma
by net gain of twenty-five tricks.
After the game banquet was given at the
Tacoma Hotel. The Daily Ledger of Tacoma
says:
Ihe victory was probably due to the difference
In the systems, for number OF the best Tacoma
players expressed the opinion that Seattle lost by
indiscriminate short-suit play Quite a number Of
the Seattle players appear TO have taken up the
short SUITS and they were frequently led; Tacoma
said nothing and played whist.
The Seattle team, while evidently considerably
disappointed at the score, had nothing but words
OF praise for the entertainment provided and 1t
was in every way an enjoyable AFFAIR. At the ban
quet Judge Parsons acted as toastm aster, and
under the felicitous influences of the occasion the
gentlemen forgot their cares for the time being
and INDUCED in many pleasantries. An unique
menu card Of original design and composition was
the subject Of favorable comment and seems to be
in large demand souvenir OF an occasion that
will long be recalled by every participant as an tx
tremely pleasant one,
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Trick 8. North has played a higher spade
than diamond. South therefore leads spades.
North starts a double grand coup.
Trick 10. North completes double grand
coup.
MRS. J. D. EBY OF OAKLAND WINS THE PRIZE
Below we give the play of the deal as sent US
by Mrs. Ely.
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The lead OF ace procaims the king, or queen
and jack. or seven in suit; the lead OF king
proclaims the queen with four or more in suit !;
the lead OF queen procla aims the king and ace,
four or more in suit; the lead of jack pro-
claims the queen and king, always denies the
ace; the lead of ten proclaims the jack and
queen, four or more in suit
In trumps the lead is the same excepting in
the suits headed by ace, king, two or more
small. and king, queen and two or more small
In these two suits in trumps lead fourth best
unless you hold seven more cards in suit
then lead the same as from plain suits.
From all other holdings lead fourth best in
Guiding jack, ten nine and others in trumps.
Original Trump Lead With -Four or
Five Small.
For about three years we have advocated this
idea and we would like to have 1t more gener-
ally tried.
:When you are the original leader and hold
four, five or even six small trumps and no salt
worth trying to establish, or want 10 protect q
high card or tenace in one of your short suits,
or when you think lead of trump is the best
protection OF your hand, lead the smallest
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Many OF the clubs that will attend the third
annual whist tournament, to be held January
and In this City, are now in practice. Santa
team in the persons of Henry G. Hahmann,
Paul. Hahmann, William G. Hill and Frank
W. Brown,