The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02

sicales and dances followed in
bewildering succession, each en-
tertainment being not only elaborate but
in some manner characteristic and novel.
The next week will be devoted almost
entirely to smart weddings, after which,
with the exception of few small dances,
the season of '95-' '96 will close brilliantly
with the Art Association bal masque.
The last dance of the Friday-night Club,
which was to have been held on Friday
evening last, was on account of the Illness
of Mr.. Greenway postponed to April IL.
The last dance of the Mondav-nigh
Dancing Class will be held on the evening
of February 10, and the last Friday fort
nightly meeting will take place on the
evening of the 18th. 1t is to be rather
more elaborate than the previous efforts
OF this club and is to partake of the nature
of a leap-year cotillon.' Miss Hobart is to
lead.
Owing to the excessive crowding of
Lunt's Hall at the previous dance of the
Friday Fortnightly the patronesses an
nounce that they are compelled to decline
toissue any invitations for their concluding
dance, to be held in February, and that
there will be absolutely no deviation from
preceding dances will not hold good or be
recognized for the concluding dance.
Early as it yet is the merits of the
various watering places and summer
resorts are being eagerly discussed, and
people who have country estates and have
been passing the season in them are
already preparing to depart for their in
terror homes.
The weddings next week offer pleasing
variety for those who will be fortunate TO
attend. The Grant-Pond wedding to-
morrow evening is to be church we'd
ding and will be followed by reception
at the residence of the bride, 2o17 Lyon
street.
The nuptials of Miss Jarboe and Jerome
Case Bull will be solemnized on the MORN
ing of February 6. The bride-elect is
spending the few days previous to her
marriage, accompanied by her mother, at
the Jarboe place at Santa Cruz.
The HookerGoad wedding, which was
at first intended to be very quiet affair.
will take place on Wednesday at o'clock,
at the Goad residence on Washington
street. Five hundred invitations have
been issued for the event, which will doubt
less be one of the handsomest weddings
ever celebrated in this City. 1t will prob
ably be the last fashionable event for some
time to come to be celebrated in the Goad
mansion, which has been the scene of so
very many elaborate functions. Mr.. Goad
has decided to place this elegant residence
on the market, and after the wedding, ac-
companied by his two other daughters, the
Misses Genevieye and Aileen Goad, will
leave for an extended European visit.
Easter receptions are already being
planned and eagerly discussed. The most
notable already promised is the reception
and cotillon to be given by Major and Mrs.
Darling on Easter Monday. Through the
courtesy of General Graham the Presidio
hoproom has been placed at the disposal
OF this generous host and hostess. The
affair is in honor of Mrs. Darling's daugh-
ter, Miss Catherwood. Mrs. General Gra-
ham, Mrs. J. d. Fry, Mrs. J. II. Jewett.
Mrs. Il. L. Dodge and Mrs. Loughborough
will assist the hostess to receive her MANY
guests and Miss Catherwood will have as
assistants the Misses Graham. Misses
Hooper. Miss Lincoln and Miss Lough-
borough.
The affair is not only to be elaborate in
all its details, but many surprises are
promised.
The only Easter wedding yet announced
is that of Miss Jennie Masten, daughter of
n. X. Masten, and Mr.. Ewell. 1t is to be
celebrated in Easter week, although no
definite date has yet been decided upon.