The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09

@@HE first week of the New Year
 more than fulfilled the brightest
 anticipations of the most san
 guine.
 S The Columbia pageant occupied
 the three first days sharing the delights with dinners. .luncheons and matt nee teas. The Tevis ball on Wednesday evening was one of the most elaborate entertainments society has enjoyed for many a season. Following the brilliant example set by Mrs. Tevis, MT. and Mrs. s. G. Murphy have arranged to give a fancy dress cotillon on the evening of February 4 complimentary to their debutante daughter, Miss Attic Murphy. The affair will be held in the Maple Hall of the Palace Hotel, and several hundred invitations will be issued.
 On Thursday evening, January 20 Mir. and Mrs. Antoine Borel will give a ball complimentary to the Misses Borel, at Native Sons Hall.
 The next dance of the Terpsichoreans will be held on Wednesday evening, Feb ruary ?, and the next meeting of the Cin- derellas on Wednesday evening, January 26
 On Monday evening, the 10th, the second meeting of the Monday Night Dancing Club will take place. The patronesses of the Monday Night Club are Mrs. William M. Gwin Jr., Mrs. George Pope, Mrs. Os-
 
 Mrs. Captain Taylor, Mrs. Southard Hoff- man, Mrs T. C. Van Ness, Mrs. Thomas Breeze, Mrs. Paul Jarboe and Mrs. Sid- ney Smith
 Yesterday afternoon between the hours of and ', Mrs. Gordon Banding enter tained over 800 invited guests at a tea given in honor of Miss Susie Banding, one of this seasons debutantes.
 Mrs. Banding and Miss Blanding were assisted in receiving by Miss Elizabeth G. Ames, Miss Muriel Atherton. Miss Frances Anita Baldwin, Miss Bessie Bowie, Miss Florence Breckinridge, Miss Caro Crockett, Miss Adelia Halliday Da- vidson, Miss Lillian Follis, Miss May Friedlander, Miss Clara F. Hamilton, Miss Helen Hopkins, Miss Edna Hopkins, Miss Genevieve Goad, Miss Hattie Belle Goad. Miss Florence c. Josselyn, Miss E. Clementine Kip, Miss Mary Burnett Kip, Miss Edith Mclean, Miss Miriam Moore, Miss Frances Moore, Miss Kate Thornton Salisbury, Miss Margaret s. Salisbury, Mrs P. B. Coleman, Mrs. Charles Page, Mrs. Monroe Salisbury, Mrs. Lloyd Tev- is and Mrs: W s. Tevis-
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Dickson gave an elaborate tea yesterday at their home. corner of Baker and Haight streets, in honor of their debutante daughter, Miss Ethel Dickson, and also as sort of "au revoir' to MT. Dickson, who leaves for New York, to be shortly followed by Mrs. and Miss Dickson, where they will make their home in the future.
 The elegant home was prettily decor ated with 8 wealth of palms, eucalypti, pussy willows and pink roses.
 Mrs. Dickson was assisted in receiving by Mrs. George ". Bowers, Mrs. Charles l.. Watson and Mrs. George H. Powers. Assisting Miss Dickson were the Misses Eva and Mai Moody, Miss Florence Stone, Miss Bertie Bruce, Miss Agnes Simpson, Miss Amy Smith, Miss Lottie Cunningham, Miss Edith AIlyne, Miss Katharine Powers, Miss Mamie Shoobert and Miss Augusta Kent. In the evening . the young ladies of the receiving party were entertained at dinner, as were also Leonard Chenery. Douglas Watson, Franklin Brooks. George Gibbs, William Humphreys, Henry H. Scott Du Pont Coleman, Cecil J. Holcombe, Donald Smith Harry T. Dutton, Brooke Wright and Jack Tweeddale.
 After dinner the party drove in a four horse coach to the meeting of the Satur- day Evening Cotillon Club.
 Mrs. James M. Goewey gave an elabor- ate luncheon at her residence in honor of Mrs. Hubert Vos, Thursday January 6. Covers were laid for twelve. The dec orations were of Hawaiian nature, with Hawaiian music during the repast Mrs. Goeweys guests were: Mrs. F. B. Corn wall Mrs. J. J. Brice, Mrs. H. r. Liver more, Mrs. O. H. Wood Mrs. F. E. Pond, Mrs. Homer King. Mrs. Irving Nj. Scott, Mrs. F. G. Sanborn. Mrs J. Nj. Chretien, Mrs. Marie Morris, Mrs. Hubert Vos and Mrs. J. M. Goewey.
 Among the theater parties of the week was one given by MT. and Mrs. George Richardson, at the Baldwin, on Tuesday evening, in honor of Miss Eleanor Den son of Chicago. After the performance the guests were driven to the residence of the host and hostess, on Pine street, where supper was enjoyed Those in the party were; Miss Eleanor Denson, MT. and Mrs. George Richardson, Miss May Bowling, Miss May NetterviIle. Miss Charlotte Browne, Mis0 Alice Keeney; Messrs. Howard Griffin. George