The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10


Every body is once more in town. Gradually.
society is emerging from its chaotic and alto
gether unsatisfactory state aud slowly but
surely events are being prepared for the COM
ing season. Naturally the beginning OF the
season is to be wholly devoted to the buds.
Miss Bessie Ames, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Pelham Ames, will be the first debu tante in
whose honor an entertainment is TO be given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ames Will introduce their dough
ter at q tea given on Saturday. October 23,
at their residence on Taylor street. All the
debutantes viii assist Miss Ames TO receive,
and that the affair will be both magnificent
and interesting one goes without saying.
Each succeeding Saturday following Miss
Ames' tea viii see another fair debutante
make her initial bow TO society. First will
come Miss Ethel keeney, then Miss Brakeman,
Miss Wells, Miss Thornton aud Miss Morgan.
Saturday has been by common consent adopted
as debutante tea-daY and nearly all OF the
teas Will be followed by dinner for the re-
ceiving party.
Miss Marie Currier gave pink luncheon last
Wednesday at her residence, 2509 Pacific ave
nue., in honor of Mrs. Charles Lyman Bent nee
Cohen). The decorations were OF pink chrysan-
themums and bride roses, combined with
feathery asparagus tenuissimus and other
ferns. Numerous oddly shaped miniature piI
Ian terms, suspended from cordons of glossy
smilax, threw pretty glow over the festal
scene.
The guests of Miss Currier were Mrs Charles
Lyman Bent, Mrs. Arthur Barnard, Miss Ber-
nie Drown, MISS Tompklus, Miss Helen Fiz-
gerald, Miss May Palmer, Miss Grace Sabin,
Miss Florence Davis, and Miss Lewis OF Los
Angeles.
James D. Phelan gave an elaborate dinner
party q I the Bohemian Club on Wednesday
evening. The guests assembled in the Owl
Room and from there repaired to the Red
Room, where a large round table was laid.
The decorations were Artistic, the prevailing
tone being red, as is usual in the Red Room.
The table-clotn wGs red, and there were red
hangings and red shades upon the electric
lights CANOPY or trellis of thick clusters OF
vine leaves, with grapes hanging upon them,
was over the table, and surmounting the
trellis was large owl, the emblem OF Bohe-
mia The dinner was pleasantly diversified al
the end by the appearance OF num-
Der OF vaudeville artis Is. Their various
turns were received with much laughter and
applause. A large string orchestra was in at
tendance during the evening, and played in
the hail during the dinner and also gave the
accomplishments and dance music for the
vaudeville artists.
Among Mr.. Phelan's guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Hermann Oeirichs, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
J: Carolan, Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Robinson,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Spreckels, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Spreckels, Miss Virginia Fair, Miss
Laura MeKInstry, Miss Mary Bell Gwin, Hor-
ace G. Piatt and Walter Martin.
Miss Virginia Fair gave a delightful dinner
party in the tapestry room al the Palace Hotel
last Thursday evening in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Robinson Whittier. Covers were
laid for eight and the table was beautifully
decorated Win mowers. Inc OtlerS present
were: Miss Gertrude Carroll, Miss Ella
Goodall, Frederick A. Greenwood, Walter Mar
tin and Nathaniel Wilson.
The directors of the Entire Nous Cotillon will
commence their eighth season with an assem-
bly, and german on Friday evening, October
%, at the Palace Hotel AS usuai, the club
VIII be an organization OF fifty couples. Six
cotillons will be given during the winter
season. A number of pretty buds Will be pres
ent at the opening reception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stetson gave a delight.
ful reception on Tuesday evening last, in
honor OF their debutante daughter, Miss Flor.
ence Stetson. The home was beautifully dee.
GRATED with exq Iisite flowers, and dancing
was INDUCED IN until midnight, when an
elaborate supper was served.
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Volk.
mann gave eightful dinner at tleIr home
2307 Broadway, complimentary to Nj and
Mrs. Gustav H.nrichs, who, after a remarkably
successful season OF grand opera at the
Tivoli, leave shortly for Europe. At a table
prettiIy decorated with yellow chrysanthe
NUNS covers were laid for tw I've. Seated
at the table were M. and Mrs. Hinrichs
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Herbst Mr. and Mrs
Charles LEIGH er, Mr.. and Mrs. August SchlI
ling, Mrs. Bertheau, Mr.. Ulig and Mr. anc
Mrs. Volkmann.
The farewell concerts to be given to Nine
Camille Urso Oh Thursday evening, October
IA and Sunday evening, October II az Colder
Gate Hall, will dOu btless be the musical even
of the season. The following welknown SO
ciety people hove taken enure charge of the
affair: Mr.. and Mrs Pelham w. Ames. Judge
and Mrs Milton Andres. Mrs Ashburner
Mrs. Washington Aver. Mrs. s. Anspacher
Mrs L. II BAKER mrs L. y. Baldwin, Captain
and Mrs. Albert S. Baker, Mrs. George Barstow
Mrs. G W. Beaver, Misses Beaver Mr. nd
Mrs. S. E. Biglow, Mr.. and Mrs. David BixIer
Judge and Mrs. Boalt Johu Boggs Mr. and
Mrs. E. ]. Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs. George Bow
man. Mr.. and Mrs C. Elwood Brown, DR.
Charlotte :. Brown; Miss Eleonore Briggs
!sidore Burns, Mrs Helen A. Carter
Mr.. ana Mrs. Walter c. Campbell
Mr.. and Mr.. 2 B. Cornwall, Mrs E. A Daven
ace Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dav Mrs 10
sephIne e Greayer, Mr.. and Mrs James Den.
man, General and Mrs ]. H. Dickinson. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry L. Dodge, Judge and Mrs o.
p. Evans, Mrs. Frances B. Edgerton Mr. and
Mrs. H Jewett, Miss feldheim, MissVirginis
Fitch, DR.. and Mrs Thomas Flint Mr. and
Mrs. A. Gerberding DR.. and Mrs. Henry Glib
bons, Mrs. a. Z. Halliday, Mrs NJ G. Hassett
Mrs. Phebe Hearst, Mr.. and Mrs. S.W. Holiday
Mrs. Timothy Hopkins, M jor and Mrs Hooper
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hotaling Mrs j. T. Hough.
ton, Mrs. NJ. B. Hyde, Mr.. and Mrs H. King
Mr. and Mrs N. b. Kellogg, Mr.. and Mrs
William Ingr raham Kip, Miss Mary Lake, Mrs
Fannie Lent, Mrs. Jennie A. Long, Mrs r
Lichtenberg, Misses Lowry, Mrs. Emile Lyons
Judge and Mrs. Meklnstry, Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam A, Magee, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Mann, Mr.
and Mrs. William Manning, Mrs. Eleono
Martin, Mr.; and Mrs. ), F. Merrill, Mr.. anC
Judge and Mrs. NJ. A. Myrick. Mr. s. B. F. Nor
ris, Mr.: and Mrs. odell. Mrs. Lucy Otis, Mr. ant
Mrs o. Ira Pierce, DR.; and Mrs. Georg
Z. W. Putnam. Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Ransom
MI and Mrs W. P. Redington, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Raas, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Raas, Nj
and Mrs. Daniel Roth, Dr. and Mrs j. Rosen
stirn, Judge and Mrs Niles Searls, Miss Har
riet Skidmore, Mrs. Henry St. Goar, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Sam Sachs, Mr.. and Mrs Sylvain saio
mon, Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. L. Shepard, Judge an,
Mrs. Slack, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney M Smith, Nj
and Mrs. William F. Smith. Mrs. +. W. Sumner
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Sweet, Mrs John T. swift. Nj
and Mrs. j: Swimmers. Mrs. K. L. Toplitz, MIR.
S: w. Van Wyck Jr., Miss Mary Very, Mr. an
Mrs. Cyrus Walker Mrs. Horace wilson, Nj
and Mrs j. K. Wi son, Mr.. and Mrs Lovel
White, Mrs. S. 5. Wright