The San Francisco call., 1898-05-17
HOOP LA!
 CHASSEz TO
 THE FRONT Society Girls w ant the Beaux to Go
 to War. Would Form a Swell and Altoge ether Select
 Company.
List of Names and Proper Qualifications Ready for
 Approval.
THEvALETS WILLFOLLOW
New York Sets the Fashion and San Francisco Will Do
 Like wise.

San Francisco-that is, social San Fran cisco, which always follows where New York leads-is for the first time derellct, and the neglect Is so apparent, the fauit so monstrous that the feminine portion or local society is dissolved in tears.
 New York has sent its company or swells to the front. Its WomanKino cheered them and waved them adieu. anu each bud and belle tucked her tricoloreo cockade under the protecting stem oa brass button that was born to empelllsn inc fatigue jacket of brave private.
 The local bud, or belle, or fashionable rnatron. wears her red, white and blue, but the button comes not, alas! rom the beals And so there are tears ana signs and wailings, and San Francisco society lives in an atmosphere of thWarteo hopes and general discontent.
 If our elegant men are not alive to tnls damaging social breach our giris are. Though crushed and unhappy, such ID their patriotism that they nave taheh u upon themselves to personally see to .ne mastering of a company. Ihey nave wiei unusual perspicacity recognized the III portance of each gentleman pelns aCconis panied by his valet, and have interVleWeu the yalets They claim glorious Iesuies
 This idea of sending h iasnopraunSd hnpn Suddenly of a spirit of imitation, has been careLudy considered. Each and every man seiecrou a,7,1 is the equal in ease and dexterliy lo SIa any my lieutenant that gracedthe Army ana N a,.i avS Cotillion. Many of them have Ied wi.n aIa rena arkable success, and not one put CaIi s.chassez" down the line nimbly ana with proper speed. +-.,n- inp their ballroom talents will make more than ample compensation TOT. Nli1a. I authorities have been known ,o ,,s1 ro if not superior to the "hay foot, straw foot.
 Thuslv reason the tender. clinglng puos, who live for their country, rs etvies Tn their enthusiasm they have even gone SO far as to jot down the following names to be submitted to the proper autnor1mties. t meS: in. Andrew Martin, Robert Eyre, Latham McMullin. Harry Hofbrook, Harry pln- bee James Phelan, T.,,s GeoTlge olgment MeTdd Tobn Dick Tobin. Edward Dononoe and John T. Doyle. ,,,
 Each and every man was selected only after mature consideration ana with d regard for some special qualifications 10 fit him for the front - .,
 Ed Sheldon is especially fitted to Head. and though he is loath to exercise the pre- rogative, he is recognized by. all as Green ways only successful rival: The three Martin boys excel in the art supreme or ''chassezing. which the girls imagine will come in usefully in skirmishes. But only two of the Martin boys can fill the ranks of the select company. Walter @ Mar1ln tha ndQ 10 go to IN6W l OIh lO pC aSASA ce SiAS Mackay-Duer wedding.
 Robert Eyre. Latham McMullin, Harry Holbrook and Harry Dibblee are all graceful and dashing and brave, and while the buds fear Phelan may not be able to leave the city alone to the tender mercies of the citizens, they more than declare in favor of George Newhall, solid and true esthetic and brave.
 Hugh Tevis and pr. Harry Tevis repre- sent the very flower of southern chivalry, and all are confident that the Tobin boys iyv,r,, 5iat a whole regiment of Spaniards to flight. Edward Donohoe and John T. Doyle are just as popular, and the girls are deter mined they should go.
 Of course, these names form but bril- liant nucleus round which others of equal magnitude are to be gathered.
 With the delicious frankness for which California girls are noted belles and buds openly admit that they are selfish. We have studied the matter carefully" they declare tThe war will be over before winter sets in. We have learned to do without the men during the summer months, and all our boys can be back in time for the first cotillion-"