The San Francisco call., 1897-10-17

The social year is beginning TO assume def
mite form and shape, and indications point
to a mos success III and brilliant winter.
The elson must b. necessarily crowded.
Ash Wednesday, unusually carly his year,
falls on the 23d OF February, and from now
on to the period OF sackclotn and ashes all en-
tertainmen IS must necessarily find place.
The dancing classes are TO be quite the most
important feature OF the season. Their dates
havo been so arranged that no dances
viii ciasn with the other, and the result Is
that week of the brief season Will be- with
out its dance. Eve dancing classes Will oc-
cupy the attention OF society. The Monday
Night ass, the Friday Fortnight.y and the
Friday Night are al old snd tried faYoIites.
The two newcomers II the field o. society are
the Cinderella, with Mrs. Charles Page AS
its sponsor, and the TeTpsich orean, under the
able management OF Mrs. keeney.
All the classes, with tue exception of the
Friday Night, VII be what is known as
'smaA aud early" affairs. Guests will arrive
early ana go early. Midnight viii be the fur
tnermOst limit
The FRS dance VIII be the Fortnightly's, at
Naive Soas' Hall OF Friday evening, Novem-
Der ,. Tae opening dance OF tne Terps.chor-
eslS Viii te held 81 the same hall on the even
ing OF D-ceu ber :. Tha Conderellss VIII
make their debut on The evening OF Decem Der
10 at Native So2s' Hail, and the first Monday
night class viii meet zt colleen GAZE Hall on
the evening OF November %.
Mr. GEeenway, who returned on Wednesday
from sn extensive Eastern tip. has arranged
the dates Tor the Fr.day Nights The club VIII
meet al Native Sons Hal instead OF Odd Eel
lows, as heretofore has been the custom. The
first dance, an assembly, viii be held on the
evening OF D, december 10,h. The FIRST cotillon
viii take place on CHRISTMAS eve. There viii
te two other coullons on January Z and Jan
uary "a. and the closing Assem- bly, VIII be neIC
On tAe evening OF February Is
Tomorrow evening Walter Martin will give
an elaborate dinner al the University Club in
honor OF Miss Virginia Fair, which VIII un-
douotedly be one OF the most elegant dinners
ever given here
tits announced that the wedding CT Miss
julia Crocker aud Mr.. Buckbee viii Ia ke place
ON "Wednesday, Norem Der "a. 1t Is 10 be a
noon wedding and viii b. celebrated at the
home Of The BRIDE mother Mrs. CLARK
CrOcker, on Pacific avenue.
On Tuesday, October % Miss Gertrude Car
roll viii 6 We d iuncAeon at the home OF her
mother, corner OF Van Ness aud California,
comphmen ary 10 Miss Ju4la CrOcker.
Tomorrow evenlng Mrs William Thomas
vii give large theater party at the BALDWIN.
The first tea OF the season was given by Mrs
Dr. DOrr yesterday afternoon a. her home OH
HYDE street The pario-s were beautifully
decorated for the occasion, yellow chrysan the
NUNS, palms and ferns prrdomInating. Dur
Ing the hours OF the te@, TO d, the par oIs
were crowded with tashIrns bic, elegantly
gowned women ana handsome men. Assist
ing Mrs. Dorr 10 receive were. Miss Edna
Dick rs, Miss Mamie Van White, Miss Eleanor
beEbeck, Miss May Collins. Miss Alice Tabor,
Miss Ma be- Moore, Miss Ida Gibbons and Mis-.
MARJORIE Gibbons.
TIE guests 0: honor were NJ ior and Mrs W
3. Woford OF Baltimore, Nd. Covers we're laid
1or twelve at q table decorated IN Violets and
American Beauty roses.
Mrs. NJ. Bailey. VINO has been passing the
summer in BE .YedeTe, gave most eni Byabie
dinner al that picturesque spot on tuesday
last.
charming luncheon was given Oh board
The Moans last Monday by Captain Carey 10
Mrs. j. Z. ShGobe OF Sa ausaiIO. The bile was
laid n the main hall aud was beauliiuI vi Ia
smiiA1 and chrysanthe eInums.
Covers were laid for fourteen. The after
noou WAS pleasantly passed with music and
song. Mrs. Cowell a magnificent con lralto,
gave several Charming selections.
Those present were: Mrs J. E. Shoobert,
Captain Carey, the Misses Fannie and Maud
Snoobert, Miss OCALaghan, Mrs. Amsden,
" s. Bohen, Mrs Cowell, Mr.. aud MIS- ". Z.
Neazie, Aessrs. Leonard Chenery. Dan O'Ca.-
lag han, Mr.. Carey and W. K. Morgan.