The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14

lF1sTls MIGHT have been expected the first
sEb.szAHs week o. Lent was rather quiet and un-
I&NY interesting in the world OF society.
y few little luncheons, occasional dinner
and informal g, were some OF the few breaks
TO the duh monotony of the season OF deyo-
tion.
To be musical seems 10 be the popular thing
during the Lenten season and the opera at
the California Thester was the occasion for g
swell gathering and many opera parties.
Mme.T. B. Ziska gave the first of what is going
to provo a most delightful series of "talks" at
Der home, 1928 Sacramento street. on Friday
evening. Professor Saleberger entertained
the guests with his lecture on "French Wit
and Humor" The lecturer spoke in English,
giving his illustrations in French.
Mr.. and Mrs. John 0'Neill Refs caves theater
party at the California last Wednesday even
ing TO witness the first performance of the
French Opera Company. Among their guests
were Miss Brooks, Miss McNutt, E. A. Wlltsee
and L. S. Adams.
General n. p Chapman of the State Board of
Trade, Mrs. Chipmaa and Miss Chapman were
the guests OF honor at dinner given on Sun
day at the ZONE of Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Mills.
The members OF Sorosis gave matinee tea
last Saturday, in their clubrooms on Pine
street, in honor of Mrs. William J. Younger
who left for Chicago last Wednesday. The
honored guest is ore of the charter members
OF the club. The guests were received by the
president. Mrs. William B. Carr, Mrs. Younger,
Mrs. F. G. Sanborn. Mrs. George G. Carr. Mrs.
H. E. Huntington, Mrs. George Law Smith,
Mrs. Josephine de Greayer and the Misses
Younger. Beautiful flowers graced the rooms,
light refreshments were served and an orches-
ira played concert selections, all of which
tended to make the affair cheerful and enjoy
able.
Mrs. w. ]. Dutton gave delightful lunch
party last Tuesday in the private dining-room
at the Hotel Bella Vista. The affair was in
honor vi Mrs. Charles Merrill, who is here
from the East on visit 10 her sister, Mrs.
John F. Merrill The room was beautifully
decorated with buttercups daffodils, black
berry vines and ferns. The afternoon was
made a most agreeable one. Those present
were: Mrs w. j. Dutton, Mrs. John T. Merrill,
Mrs Charles Merrill, Mrs. WinSor /. Brown,
Mrs. w. B. rington, Mrs. A. P. Redding,
Mrs. G. w. Spencer, Mrs. Josephine de Greayer,
Mrs. L. L. Dunbar, Mrs. Van Wyck, Mrs. Shaw,
Mrs. George Bowers, Mrs. John II. Dickinson
and Mrs. GravSon DuttoD.
Mrs. James NJ. Goewey gave farewell lunch
con to Mrs w. ]. Younger Monday. Alter
tempting repast the ladies were entertained
by instrumental and vocal music, most charm
ingly rendered by Mrs. Younger and Mrs.
Richard Bayne. The guests were Mrs. Henry
L. Dodge, Mrs. John H. Jewitt, Mrs: Henry
Gibbons Jr., Mrs. Wiusor Brown, Mrs. Richard
Bayue, Mrs. de Greayer, Mrs. ]. G. Sanborn,
Miss Goewey.
The Ladies Auxiliary OF the Mercantile
Library Association will give reception at
the library rooms next Saturday evening, at
which Miss Emelie Melville VIII read scenes
from Shakespeare and Schiller and Alfred
Wilkie and Miss Dorothy Goodsell will sing old
. English ballads Mrs. Edith Johnson -Batche-
DER accompanying. This is the first reception
under Mrs. Frances B. Edgerton as president.
Mrs. S. B. Johnson gave lunch party last
Tuesday at the Colonial TO celeb the an
niversary of the birth of her daughter Mrs
John G. Barker. Pink was the color-tone OF
the table decorations, pretty effects being pro-
10 meet Mrs. Barker were Mrs. Arthur House,
Mrs. c. d. Saliield, Mrs. Walter Parker Treat,
Mrs. Ralph B. Hooker, Mrs c. j. Mckenzie and
Miss Mary d. Bates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levy of the Hotel Richelieu
gave theater party at the Orpheum Thurs
dav evening, after which a sumptuous repast
was served at the Richelieu.