The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12
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besides drink tea and serve as walking
ertisements for our ndodistes. With
Mary Bell Gwen in New Orleans and Mol
lie Thomas in Washington; it's hard to
find two girls who fit the. part ~ =.
Mary and Mollie were the only ores in.
our set who went to the last Mardf Gras.
/ would have gone, but just. at that time
a severe cold had a copyright on me.
which it refused to release. Dick says
they were the two prettiest girls there,
and he Wed with the morning papers in
the accurate descriptions of their gowns.
She had blue thing on her head that
was awfully becoming" was his complete
summary of Mollie's. costume =
But this year almost every one is going.
The Friday Night Club will be there Ell
masse. Bernie Drown gave some of us
dinner at the University Club before the
last meeting and every one declared that
no one save the grim reaper could pre-
vent them from donning the Mardi Gras
mask
It's bound to be "a success, for saw the,
list of those who have bought tickets,
and they are the creme de Ia creme: of
those who are in the swim. Then there
will be the detachment from Bohemia;
who, abounding in youthful genius and
hair, will carry with them the breezy air
of their enchanted land
Mr.. Greenway has planned every little
detail of the affair and we all think it
was lovely of him. But then. I always
keep a little corner of my heart reserved
for him even when the standing room
only sign betrays that that organ is
crowded to its full capacity. '
Let me see, what has happened? It
hasn't been exactly a "happeny'' week,
still I've been rushed and have flown from
pillar to post until my head is in .whirl
1 told you that on Thursday. night we
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club, and then on to the "Greenway,''
where we chased the glowing hours with
flying feet.
On Friday night we did the Salisbury
number of officers were there from the
Iowa, and since. the war and the mines.
have bereft US of so many dependables.
we always put a. very good best foot for
ward when we know strangers are to be.
in camp. The officers were duly i'm
pressed and have. dropped delicious hints
about entertaining us.
The other nights of the week we did
the opera glass, act. The Morgans took.
half dozen OF us to the theater one
night, and the knights also did. the hon
ors one night: :.
Tuesday night we went alone and I saw
very few of the familiars. The Schuss-
lers gave dinner on that night to Grace
and Lillian Spreckels, and I suppose they
were all there.
Wednesday afternoon there were. two
luncheons Ollie Holbrook gave one and
Carrie Taylor was hostess at the other.
1t is quite the thing now for the girls
to work off a number of obligations at
once, and the Varsity Club is usually the
scene of the demoHshment of good things.
to eat When ye hostess wants to. ask
forty or fifty To a luncheon the family :
dining room will scarce give the requisite
number Of square inches per guest. There
were fully that many at Carries, and
really think the club chef put on extra
frills, for he certainly did himself proud:
were Just twenty there, and she says they
had a Jolly, comfy, INFORMAL time.
Yesterday saw my finish. The fete was
really too much for me. The children
who participated insisted on filing their
little tummies full of ali the goodies that
the booths afforded, and my efforts to
make them desist wore me out. I think
most of them woke up this morning, sad
der if not wiser children. But we're all
in the best of humor, for we took in a
great deal of money. And it's money that
not only makes the world go round but
supports the hospital. Lovingly,
FLORA McFLIMSY. -