The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03

TUTEDDING bells rang out merrliy during
NAg the past week. There were church we'd
dings and elaborate home weddings,
and quiet weddings ct which only the imme-
date families assisted.
AS is usual the holiday week was given over
TO home and family gatherings. Several clubs
celebrated the passing OF the old and the COM
ling of the new year in royal fashion.
On New Years eve both the Concordia and
the Verein gave elaborate entertainments.
The Concordia's New Years ball is always q
feature of this swell clubs entertainments
and the affair on Thursday evening was no
exception to the rule.
The Verein, in addition to their regular ball.
opened the evening with a most enjoyable
vaudeville performance. Among the many
features of the excellent programme were Jesse
Triest in song and dance, Julius Kahn in negro
specialties, Miss Jennie Moore and Miss Alice
'Greenebaum il song and dance Ia Japanese,
Miss Hilda Gerstle in French chansonettes
Mrs. William Greenbaum and Manfred Brand
enstein Irish specialties, and Alice Fried
lander serpentine dance. Novelty and orig
inality characterized the entertainment,
which was received by the large and fashion,
able audience with unstinted applause. Alter
the ''shoW' there was dancing and at mid
night an elaborate supper.
The Monday evening dancing class will give
Its second dance of the season on Monday
evening at Golden Gate Hall. This fashion
dDle CtdSS meets once d mouth unQeT the
patronage OF Mrs. Captain Taylor. Mrs. Caro-
Ian, Mrs Smedberg, Mrs. Southard Hoffman,
Mrs. MeNutt, Mrs. Breeze, Mrs. 7. c. Var. Ness,
Mrs. Sidney N. Smith. Mrs. Pelham Ames, Mrs.
William Gwin Jr., Mrs. George Pope, Mrs.
Osgood Hooker and Mrs. Winthrop E. Lester.
Sorosis will give reception on Monda Y
afternoon in honor of Frank Lincoln. Mrs. H.
E. Huntington has charge of the affair.
Miss Sara Dean, daughter of Peter Dean, gave
cotillon in the spacious ballroom at the Hotel
Bella Vista last Monday evening and enter
The third cotil1On OF the Friday Night Club
will be held on the evening OF January s.
Edward NJ. Greenway will lead and Miss Caro-
Crockett will be his partner There will be
a cotillon early in February, q feature OF
which will be the Introduction of some Deauti-
ful and brilliant electrical effects in the deco
ration of the hall. The exact date has not been
decided.
Burns Macdonald gave dinner at the Bo-
hemian Club last Monday evening to his best
man and ushers. His guests were: Duke
Farnsworth Baxter, Edward NJ. Greenway,
Frank L. Owen, Samuel G. Buckbee, George
Cameron, Herbert Younger, Philip Aston Will
hams and Mr.. Hopkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ", Dutton entertained a
number OF friends at euchre party on New
Years eve. warmly contested game for ele-
CANT prizes was enjoyed, after which supper
was served.
The wedding of Miss Alice Younger and
Baron Laval Nugent will be celebrated in June
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Howard of San Ma
teo. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward W. Hopkins of Menlo
Park and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Baldwin of
Mountain View have arranged 10 give house
parties at their respective country houses over
the New Year holidays. Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin
gave house-party over Christmas day, and
the festivities included distribution OF gifts
to all the persons employed on the place.
Mrs. Schwabacher generously placed her
lovely home at 1920 Clay treet at the dis
posal OF number OF young folks on Wednes-
day evening, who gave delightful entertain
ment for the benefit of the Emanuel Sister
hood and the Children's Hospital. Two mono
acts, ''The Lady OF Athens" and "The Scape-
grace" were presented, the following young
people taking part: Miss Carrie Lilienthai,
Miss Pepi Lilienthal, Miss Elsie Liienthal,
Miss Elsie Triest, Miss Gertrude Lewis Miss
Blanche Lewis, Joseph LiIenthal Miss Jacie
Schwabacher, Miss Sadie Wangenheim and
Miss Florence Hellman.
After the performance there were refresh
ments and dancing The affair was both an
artistic and financial success
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Mills gave dinner
party last Saturday evening at their residence
$500 Jackson street, in nOnor of Clarence
Eddy OF Chicago, the organist. Afterward the
party attended the performance at the Tiyoli
Later in the evening Mr.. Eddy was guest at
the Bohemian Clup jinks. He returned to
Chicago on Sunday. This was his fourth visit
TO this City.