The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

walk are of course left out.
 Big hats, fans, scarfs and parasols for the girls ano high collars, stove pipes and canes for the men are ne- cessary paraphernalia.
 Guests who do not wish to partici- pate form the audience and give the required inspiration to the performers. Any Of the figures the usual CO., ttllon can be worked up for the first part of the cakewalk cotillon.
 A half an hour is enough for this and then the real fun begins. Each couple is given three minutes alone on the floor and the modified gyrations of the "reaP' cake walk are gone through. It is safer to have practiced before hand, but there are those who are equal to 1t under the inspiration of the moment. The little accessories Sug- gest pastures that are either pretty or funny, sometimes both. Each couple endeaVorS to do something new and if they have given it the slightest consiu- eration are sure to be greeted with shouts of laughter.
 For as a cake-walk cotillon it is by the amount of mirth produced that the success of the figure is gauged. After all have had their turn short general figure is executed. With the right sort of people participating the amount of fun to be had out of a cake-walk cotil- lon exceeds calculation. And unlike
 
 just as much as the dancers. Once they get into the spirit of the thing the couples will not mind doing their individual turns" and even if they do not relish their own there Is the pleasure of enjoying the attitudes of the next couple. Every bit of the usual formality Is swept away, and if the tide of amusement occasioned does not reach the high water mark, then mirth Is really dead.
 A Chinese dinner is another contem plated novelty. The idea was probabl started by the craze for all things Ori- ental that has taken rooot since the production of the First Born" No expense Is going to be spared In carry ing out the novel idea to the minutest detail. The Gining room will be decor ated in a style befitting a mandarin. A fr1eze or the curious little heads dis played in the shops in Chinatown will run all around the room
 Fans, gongs. screens and innumera- ble articles picked up in Chinatown will help convert the room into Oriental wonderland. The table itself will be a work of art and ingenuity. A roll of the gorgeous red rice paper has been imported from China and will be con- verted into the table cloth. From the center of the table will rise an i'm mense umbrella, depending from which Will be lanterns of various shapes and colors, and the soft light shed by the candles bringing out the vivid color ef- fleets. The name cards are on rice pa per- the name painted both in English and Chinese, and thrust through one corner is miniature chopstick with the tiny knob of real ivory.
 The chef who prepares the menu will nave the viandS as Chinese as is pos sible, at the same time making them palatable to the Caucasian palate. The maids who wait at the table will be got up in the correct Chinese style shoes, flowing gown, stiffened hair and all.
 The finishing touch to 1t all is to be the music. Just enough real Chinese discord will be rendered, however to make the guests appreciate something less characteristic, but more tuneful. The dinner will probably be followed by travesty on the Chinese play or something of similar nature. It will certainly be unique enough to cause the oldest diner out to marvel.
 Out-of-doorS entertainments will be very popular. At one garden party which has been planned the hostess will