The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
INNOVATIONS AT AN
AUTUMN LUNCHEON
Mrs. LoringaIe-NeSmith En-
tertainS the Elite of
San Jose.
The Place Cards Autumn Leaves
Especially Proc ured From
the Mountains.
snecial Disuatch TO THE CALL,

SAN JOSE. Nov. N.-In connection with
the autumn luncheon rendered to Mrs. 81.
Morgan Hill, who recently returned from
Paris, by Mrs. Lorin gale-N on Tues
day number of entertaining innovations
were introduced.
Mrs, Nesmith lives at the Hotel Ven
dome, and for the first time that hostelry
was made the scene of a social function OF
this character. One of its spacious private
dining-rooms was elegantly and tastefully
decorated, chrysanthemums predominat-
ing.
1t was the opening social event of the
season and it went off with all the eclat
customary to such occasions and did credit
to the gracious and ingenious hostess and
to the efforts of George P. Smell, the man
ager of tine Venoome, who ably cooper
ated with Mrs. Nesmith in making the
surroundings congenial to good digestion
and enjoy ment.
Covers were laid for twenty-seven, the
guests including the following ladies {:
Mrs. Judge Archer, Mrs. Neville Castle,
Mrs. Nicholas Bowden, Mrs. H. G. Bond.
Mrs. l.. W. Bond, Mrs. Alfred Barstow,
Miss Barstow, Miss Benson, Mrs. J. Un-
derwood Hall. Mrs. L. Montanya, Mrs. H
J. Pierce, Mrs. Chsuncey Rea Burr, Mrs
General Ricketts,, Mrs. J. T. Rucker, Miss
RyIand Mrs. Frank Vincent Wright, Mrs
H. Ward Wright. Mrs. B. F. Weston, Mrs.
Reel, Mrs. Bernard Murphy, Mrs. H.
Morgan Hill, Miss Bowman, Mrs. Nellie
6. ARGUES Mrs. Irwin Frasse, Mrs. Judge
Spencer. Mrs. r. 7. Pierce.
The place cards were autumn leaves of
the grape, which we're especially procured
from the mountains, where the touch of
Jack Frost had given them somewhat of
the names of the guests were printed in
white.
During the three hours that the ladies
were at table D'Ablaing's orchestra dis
coursed appropriate airs in sweet and
gentle strains. Mrs j. Underwood Hail
added TO the pleasure with a song, beng
accom- panied by Miss Barstow on the
violin.
a pretty inteIle ctual contest was a
feature that created merrment and a
spell of pleasurable worry. 1t was termed
"a Floral Love Tale" 1t consisted of a
series of twenty-five enigmas, the answer
TO each being the name of flower. They
were as follows:
Maiden's name and color OF her hair, Mari
gold; her little brothers name, Sweet William ;
his favorite sport in winter, Snowba all; his ia
vorite musical instrument Trumpet; early
hour he awoke his father. Four-O' clock; what
his father punished him with, Golden-Rod; /;
what his mother punished him with. Lady
Slipper; what did this make the boy do? Bal
sam; what church office did his father hold?
Elder; lovers name and what he wrote it
with, Jonquil what he. being single, often
lost, Bachelors Buttons; what CHASTITY trophy
did he offer her? Bleeding-Heart; what she
said when he knelt to her, Johnny-Jump-Up;
what flower did she give him? Tulip; what
flower bloomed on her cheek. Rose; what he
did when he proposed, Aster; 10 whom did
she refer him? Poppy; what minister married
them? Jack-in-thePulpit; what she wore on
her head, Bridal-Wreath; what he said when
obliged to leave her, Forget-Me-Not; what fra
grant letter did he send her? Sweet-Pea; what
happened when he returned? a Yellow Rose.
Each guest received copy of the
conundrums on ragged-edged tin ted cards,
and there was a first second and consola-
ton prize for the three best sets of an
swers. Mrs. Bowden won the first prize,
Mrs. Wes on the second and Mrs. J. Un-
Hall the consolation.