The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-12
GFHE samovars are being polished up

SFHE samovars are being polished up
and the floods Of tea that are 10
float the debutantes into society are
being prepared, for unless large
ball be the medium teas are the most con-
veniert way of presenting one daughter
10 ones friend. thus taking in all the cir
Gle Of ones acquaintance Later ouHS
peoples dances can be given without o.
tending the elders who are not invited
There were several teas given last "eeh'
among those on Saturday, when miro
duced Miss Bessie Huntington and Miss
Mamie Josselyn.
MIR. and Mrs. Edgar F. Preston gave a
most enjoyable dinner on Thursday even
ing last in the main parlor OF the second
foor of the Palace Hotel. The dinner was
given in honor OF their second .dauShleI =
Miss Edith Preston, VINO Is one Oh TINS
seasons buds. The table was preJJtly dec
Grated with autumn vines and roses, ana
the dinner was followed by dance
Those at table were: Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
r. Preston. Miss Preston, MISS Eollh
Preston, Miss Lille Spreckels, MISS Zen Dei-
man, Miss Margaret cole, MISS Od'1M a.
ader Miss TheIese Morgan, MISS RUIN
NcNutt Miss olive HolbrOOk, MISS Mary
Josseivu. Miss Florence JOSStlyh, MISS
I-lizabeth Ames Miss Helen Thomas, MISS
hush, Miss Florence Hush' LIS I1i a5lajd
ton, Adolph Sprechels, James Reld'
George CauwalaQer, bertram CaQW ataue! ;
Frank King, Maxwell McNutt, Horace q
Platt. Howard Z. NeedeT, l.. Nj. Green
way. Bruce Cornwall, Clarence foils'
William Denman, Harry Poett' water
Magee and George Martin. 49,.
All society is looking forward TO the
dol show. which opens IN Maple Hall next
Friday and OF which great things are
promised and anticipated 1t is IN the
hands Of the Doctor Daughters, one OF
the most efficient as well az s"agger 40 20
good" organizations in the city. Inc
Doctors Daughters doll snow has come
10 be regarded as the stellar charity event
of the social season. and this year prom
Uses to break The record in the number
variety and quality of the dolls exhibited
Everybody Will go. The show opens on
Friday morning at lU CLOCK, ana VIII
close on Saturday night with an auction
sale conducted by a popular clubman) OF
all the dolls left over The dolls Will be
judged the day before the opening, SO that
all may know the prize winners. Mrs.
Daniel L. Murphy has contributed beau
tiful mechanical toy, ballet dancer, that
Will be on exhibition TO delight the chill
dren 1t will be raffled. The artists OF
the Bohemian Club have done some Sump-
tuous posters, which Will be sold Satur-
day night. The admission will be only 90
cents. In order to give everybody d chance
TO attend, and there will be orchestral
music day and night. The patronesseS
Who have offered SIS for the best model
doll in each class are Mrs. J. D. Spreckels,
Mrs. W. II. CrOcker, Mrs. Ira Pierce, Mrs.
NJ. n. de Young. Mrs. William Irwin. Mrs.
Charles Alexander Of New York Mrs. JO-
seph Sadoc Tobin, Mrs. Eleanor Martin,
Mrs. Henry J. Croker, Mrs. George
CROKER, Miss Kathryn Dillon and Mrs.
William Kohl.
Another affair similar in nature to the
exhibition Of lace and needle work held
at the Palace last week will be the recep-
ton and sale to be given by the ladies
of St. Luke+s Church, to be known as
The Twenty Minutes Circle" in the Sun
day school rooms of the new church on
Saturday, December 2, afternoon and
evening. There will be vocal and instru-
mental music and other attractions dur
ing the evening.
The Century Club rooms We're en- fete
on Monday last, the occasion being a re-
ception given by the ladies to President
and. Mrs. 3. l. Wheeler, President and
Mrs. John Gilman and President and Mrs.
David Starr Jordan The guests. who
quite filed the large hall, were received
by the president of the club. Mrs. Frank
Symmes. assisted by Mesdames J. T.
Swift. L. G. SanbQrn, a. e. Morrison, A.
5. Hallade and Miss Anna Beaver. The
rooms were all prettily dressed with To-
Iage and Chrysauthemums, and delicious
refreshments were served.