The San Francisco call., 1898-02-13


 have come to a close. The past
 > week has been crowded with
 elaborate affairs, and this week promises to be equally as gay.
 MT and Mrs. w. F. Whittier gave an elaborate dinner, followed by dance, on Monday, at their elegant home, cor ner of Jackson and Laguna streets, In honor of Mrs. Whittiers debutante sister, Miss Gertie Carroll.
 The affair was one of the most elegant of the many elaborate private entertain ments given this season. The magnificent home, which is so well adapted for the entertainment of so large a party, was magnficently decorated for the occasion. Reception hall, drawing rooms, billiard hall and dining room were placed at the disposal of the dancers, and the vast ball room was converted into sumptuous banquet hail.
 The guests were seated at seven round tables, each of which boasted of an orig inal and individual decoration. The first table was aglow with bright red roses. Snow blossoms were used to beautlty table No. 2 The third table was decor ated with nothing but delicate ferns. At the fourth table the fragrant violet was used with most artistic effect. For the fifth table japonicas were used for dec orative purposes. DaffodilS made the sixth table beautiful, and the seventh ta- ble was prettily arrayed with delicate
 
 After the service of an elaborate menu, dancing was inaugurated. The cotillon was the feature of the evening, Edward Greenway leading with Miss Carroll.
 Four figures were danced. The favors were extremely pretty. For the first figure there was the Klondike favor-a tiny golden pick, from which, tied with brilliantly shaded ribbon, three tiny mug gets were suspended. A floral wand was the favor for the second figure, and the much admired doll favor-tiny dolls in the fourth figure dainty silver vinai- grettes and scarfpins were distributed.
 MT and Mrs. Whittier received their guests, assisted by Miss Carroll.
 Mrs. Whittier wore an imported gown of cream white satin, trimmed with point lace. The only bit of relieving colors on the gown was a spray Of pale green poppies that were fastened to the cor sage.
 Miss Carroll wore dainty gown of pink satin. The overdress was of cream lace, the pattern of which was traced with a tiny, frill of pink chiffon.
 Mrs. Bothin, Mrs. R. T. Carroll, Mrs. Richard Bayne, Baroness won Schroeder, Miss Anna Clarke, Miss Smith: Miss H. Hopkins, Miss Edna Hopkins, Miss May Hoffman, Miss Alice Hoffman. Miss Lillian Follis, Miss Alice Sprague, Miss Florence de Long; Miss Ade- Borel Miss Kate Salisbury, Miss Ella Morgan, Miss Margaret Salisbury, Miss Mary Bell Gwin, Miss Minnie Houghton, Miss GoodaH, Miss Owen, Miss Celia Tobin, Miss Beatrice Tobin. Miss Therese Morgan, Miss Eva Moody, Miss Romie Wallace, Miss c. Kip, Miss Emma But Ter, Miss Ethel Keeney, Miss Molie Thomas, Miss Helen Thomas, Miss Gertie Carroll Miss Muriel Atherton. w F. Whittier, MT. Bothin. Baron von Schroe- der. Lawrence Van Wrinkle, Clarence Fol lis, Fred Greenwood, Robert Eyre, Ger aid Rathbone, Augustus Taylor, w. Fay Tor, Southard Hoffman, Fred McNear, B. Holladay, Frank Owen, Harry Houghton, Mir. Martin, Nat Wilson, James Follis, Ed Pringle, Lieutenant Wilcox, Arthur Alien. Harry Poett, Harry Stetson. Harry Holbrook, Charles Felton, Ed Sheldon, E. M. Greenway, C. Tobin, Count Ceni, George de Long. Alfred Clement, Harry Pringle, s. G. Buckley, MT. Graham R. Duperu and MT. OSullivan.
 Sixty members of the Entre Nous Cotil- Ion will make up a theater party at the Baldwin next Thursday evening in honor of Miss Elenore Grusti, a former mem Der of the Cotillon Club.
 The Eentre Nous Cotillon will hold its fifth assembly and German at the Pal ace next Friday evening.
 In the unavoidable absence of the chair man, Mrs. Selden s. Wright, Mrs. S. M Van Wyck presided. Among the danes present were: Mrs. s. W. Holladay, Mrs.