The San Francisco call., 1896-10-11

dainty connections yesterday afternoon
and evening at the residence OF Mrs. E.
7 Coleman on the corner of Sacramento and
Hvde streets. The candy sale was for the
beneft of the Maria Kip orphanage, char
ity that has always been an especial pet OF the
gmart set.
Duriug the hours from till 6 in the after
noon and from 8 till IL in the evening the
Epacious parlors OF the Coleman residence
we're crowded with @ fashionable assemblsge.
Boxes of bon bons sold as quickly and reaolIy
as the proverbiel hot cakes and a goodly sum
was netted for tie charity. Excellent taste
and love OF novelty marked the arrangement
of the room snd tables. For the main draw
ing-room fish nets studded with autumn
blossoms draped the walls and lnnumerable
chains of rare-colored lanterns OF all sizes ana
shapes were strung from the center Chandelier
10 the four corners of the room.
There was an excellent musical programme
furnished by Messrs. Coffin, Tucker. Brenner
and the ladies of the Mendeissohn Club. The
following ladies presided at the various taotes,
aid the success OF the entertainment IS Que 10
their untiring efforts: FiShpond-Mrs Thomas
P Woodward; candy tsbles-Mrs W. .. hood,
vice PRESIDENT OF the orphaLage, assisted Dy
the board of lady manager; refreshment
booth-the Misses MAYNARD and Miss tlndley;
lemonade-Nrs Z. B. Sanchez; fortune-ieIl-
inC-Miss Mcneil; children's table-Miss Gus
sic Foute, Miss Lucy Gwin Coleman and Stan
ford Gwin On the reception committee were;
Miss Mary Bell Gwin, Miss Ethel Tompklns,
Miss Frances Curry, Miss Daisy Van Ness, MISS
Bessie Bowie Miss May Friedlander, Miss Ma
ME Thomas and Miss Isabelle Woodward:
At A luncheon at the University Club on
FRIDAY afternoon Miss Lizzie Carroll, daughter
OF Mrs Richard Z. Carroll, formally an
nounced her engagement to William X Nhlt-
1ier. This prospective union OF the Carroi
and Whittier families is an ideal arrangement
Both OF the Young people are well and widely
known and extremely popular in the most eX-
elusive circles. At Mrs Carols iuneheon the
table was exquisiteIy, decorated al OF pure
snowy blossoms, and her quests were: MISS
Romie Wallace, Miss Alice Hager, Miss Isabelle
O'Connor Miss Mamie Thomas. Miss Daisy Van
Ness, Miss Bessie Zane, Miss Matte whittier,
Mrs Bothin, Miss Jennie Blair, Miss Ella Nor
gan and Miss Rose Hooper.
The first performance OF "The Prisoner OF
Zenda' last Monday evening at the BALDWIN
attracted quite number OF theater-part1es.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Alexander OF New
York had box-party comprising Miss Flor
ence Mills, Maitland Alexander OF New York
and R. NJ. Tobin. Mrs. Hager's party included
Mr. and Mrs. j. Downey Harvey, Misses Emel1e
and Alice Hager, Miss Laura McKfnstry,
Colonel c. F. Croker, j. A. Hart, Horace 9.
Platt and Donald de V. Graham. The guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Spreckels were Mrs. Mar
garet Irvine, NJ Miss Louise Ehrhorn and Cal
3aghan Byrne. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Croeker
entertained ]. w. Byrne, John De Witt Allen
and Oscar T. Sewall. Mrs. joseph Sadoc
Tobin's guests were the Misses Celia and
Beatrice Tobin, Miss Virginia Fair and
Clement Tobin. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell j. Will
son. Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Crockett and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mountford s. Wilson formed another
party. With Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Hopkins
were E. W. Hopkins, Miss Helen Hopkins, Miss
Carroll Crockett, Lawson S. Adams and Jared
Rathbone. Edward NJ. GreenWay's party COM
prised Miss Romietta Wallace, Misses Lizzie
and Gertrude Carroll, +. a. GREENWOOD ana
Edgar Peixotto.
The wedding of Miss Minnie Nightingale
and DR.. w. ]. P. Lawton will take place at the
home of the brides parents, 800 Haight street,
at $3.50 O'Clock on Wednesday evening, October
81. Rev. Hora1o Stebbins will oficiate. AS
it is to be strictly family affair, there viii be
no bridesmaids nor groomsmen. Miss Night
Ingale is the third daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs.
John Nightingale and sister OF Or. John Night
ingaIe, Joseph Nightingale, Mrs. Hamilton
Page, Mrs. George Il. Z. jackson and Miss
George Nightingale. DR.. Law ton is young
dentist of this City.
William Greer Harrison gave g lunch party
recently in the Red Room at the Bohemian
Club as a compliment to Miss Ethel E. Cohen
Those invited to meet her were Mrs. H. N. A.
Miller Mrs. George Il. Lent, Miss Alice Hof-
man, Miss Emile Hager, Donald de V. Graham,
Hugo TolandI Ernest Peixotto and Harry
Dimond.
There is to be an open-air horseshow at the
grounds OF the Burlingame CLUB on Saturday,
October II, from 10 O'Clock in the morning
until O'Clock in the afternoon. Horse shows
of this kind have been made very popular by
the country clubs at Long Branch and New
port, and the coming one is to be fashioned
after them. The courtesies Of the Burlingame
Club, such as signing cards, etc., Will be ex-
tended for the day TO the membe OF the
Pacifc-Union, University, Cosmos and Bohe-
milan Clubs. Any exhibitor who is not mem
Der of the club will be given badge emitting
him to the privileges OF the club for the time
being There will be no charge for admission
TO the grounds nor for stabling. and horses
from Oakland and San Rafael will be shipped
TO and from the grounds free of charge. The
rules Of the Horseshow Association OF the Pa
cifc Coast will govern. A table d'note lunch
con viii be served at the clubhouse. The en-
tries Will be open and free to all, and will in
clude norses in harness, tandems, fours-in-
hand, roadSters, saddle-horses and jumping
classes. The entries will close on October Is,
and blanks may be obtained from the secre-
tary OF the Burltngame Club or from the Horse
show Association, room 30, Mills building.