The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18

SR HIS is the season of the holly
 berry. Violets no longer reign or
 roses cast their sweet perfumes at
 S society's gay festivities. Even
 King Chrysanthemum, with all his royal white and yellow followers. that Haunted their shaggy heads at so many social functions, have been obliged to give place to the little crimson berry emblem atic of the Christmas season. There has been scarcely an entertainment of the week but these vivid scarlet disks have furnished the floral decorations.
 
 The city is filled with out-of-town guests, who have come to do their holiday shopping, and the shops are overfowing with fashionable femininity who divides her time between wandering about in search of holiday gifts and attending luncheons, dinners and receptions. Not Withstanding the fact that Christmas day is almost here and society must give much of its time to this all-important shopping. the past week has not been devoid or social interest.
 On Monday MT and Mrs. Fletcher F. Ryer gave large dinner party at the University Club in honor of Mrs. Wilcox of New York.
 Tuesday Mr. and Mrs c. F. Mullins gave dinner party to the young ladies who assisted in receiving at the tea given by them the previous Saturday. The young ladies were: Miss Margaret Sails bury. Miss Therese Morgan, Miss Clara Hamilton, Miss Ellita Bedding and Miss Gertrude Van Wyck. Those invited to meet them were: MT. and Mrs. Louis F. Monteagle. William Heath, William Ham, ilton, Frank King. Vladimir Artsimovitch, George Lewis and Edward NJ. Greenway. Tuesday evening Mrs. Pelham Ames gave d very delightful 'at home
 Wednesday the reception at the Town and Country Club engrossed the attention of society, which turned out in large numbers to admire the very excellent col lection of antique brasses exhibited by the club.
 A very charming dinner party was slven on Thursday evening by the Misses Grace and Lillie spreckels, at the resi- dence of their parents, MT. and Mrs. John D. Sprecke!s. 2504 Howard street The table was beautifully decorated with a profusion of roses and Vioiets. Those at the table were: MT. and Mrs John D. Spreckels, Misses Grace and Lillie Spreckels, Miss Therese Morgan, Miss Carrie Taylor, Miss Olive Holbrook, MISS Isabel Preston. Miss Gertrude Forman, Benjamin Holladay Edward Il. Sheldoh' Augustus Taylor, Harry M Holbrook,
  and Mir Robbins.
 On the same day Miss Genevieve Hunts man also gave a dinner party at her home. S24 Sutter street, complimentary to Miss Maud Mullins.
 Friday was enliVened by the tea which Mrs. Mark l.. Gerstle and Mrs. William Nj Gerstle gave at the residence or the former. 2S3O Washington street; the recep- lion at the studio of MT. and Mrs Soily 4lr i'm If ETl0AN F rortnightly.
 Saturday was marked by two large and brilliant teas; that given by Miss Jessie Fillmore in honor of Miss Wells of Chi cago. and that which Mrs. William H.
 ills and her daughter. Miss Ardella Mills. gave at their residence, 2So0 Jack !: n street Mrs. and Miss Mills were as- $ sted in receiving by Mrs. N. r. Chlp- man of Red Bluff, Mrs James k. Wilson, Mrs. James Denman, Mrs. Henry Gibbons Jr, Mrs. Merriam, Mrs Charles N. EItln- i'm wood. Mrs Louis F. Monteagle, Miss Bes- sic Fox of Washington, b. c., Mss char lotte Ellnwood,, Miss Bertie Bruce, MISS Bernie Drown, Miss Bertha Houghton. Miss Meda Houghton Miss Merrlam' MISS MISS Mae Moody. Miss Marie Currier, Miss Cadwalader Miss Ida Gibbons and MISS The week closed with the dance of the Saturday Fortnightly, which LOOK piace pta last evening at Golden Gate Hall. Ihe
  Mrs. w. J. Dutton, Mrs. John F. Merrill and Miss Alys Miller. The german was led by Horton F. Phipps and Miss Flor ence Kentfield.
 For the approaching seven days the sec ond meeting Of the Friday Night Club. which will be held at Native Sons Hall on the evening of December 23, is the most important item on society's calen- dar. Ii is to be a fancy dress cotillon, and is the occasion of much pleasurable anticipation on the part of beaux and belles alike.
 There is also scheduled for the coming week dinner party to be given by MT. and Mrs. Jerome 4. Fillmore and Miss which Miss Ida Belle Palmer will give next Wednesday al the Oakland Golf Club house as compliment to Miss El- more.
 Two more names have been added to the list of this seasons debutantes. They are the Misses Lillie and Grace Spreckels