The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

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Evening affairs include both men and
women and the drive is followed by
a jolly supper at the club or some
downtown restaurant.
Miss Catherine Dillon has hand
some touring car. Miss Helen Petit
grew. who may be numbered among
the debutantes later on, has a machine
and also Miss Bessie Wilson, bud Of
the present season
Mrs Russell Cool entertains her
friends almost constantly in her auto
mobile. Mrs. Samuel G. Buckbee prac
tically lives II her machine when in
the city, and Miss Pearl Landers is seen
driving a great deal. Miss George
Spieker is growing more enthusiastic
each day.
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs has liked
automobiles for some time. In New
York she drives a great deal with her
brother-in-law. Willie K. Vanderbilt,
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machines for certain occasions, but
closed electric broughams like those in
the East are quite unknown in this
~ climate.
Mrs. de Young will entertain the
young friends Of her daughters and a
few intimate friends of her own on the
last night of the year, and has
proceeded TO make the arrangements
with her usual originality. The fee-
ture of the evenings entertainment viii
be an extrava ga 1za written by Ernest
s. Simpson and Will Irwin. The most
popular New York songs of the present
season were picked up by Mrs. &c
Young on her recent Eastern trip, and
have been logically woven into the plot
by the two clever writer's. Professor H.
J. Stewart has arranged the music and
written more to suit the dramatic ef-
fects Of the production. The little
opera is called The Colorado Belle"
and serves TO introduce about thirty
membe Of society who will contribute
10 the entertainments of the other guests.
Mr.. Jones Of Fischer's Theater is con-
Quoting the rehearsals and coaching
the players.
Among those in the cast will be:
Mrs. Mark Gerstle Mrs. ]. D. Spreck-
els Jr.. Miss Ardella Mills, Miss Ethel
Hager, Miss Lucie King, Miss Jane
Wiltshire, Miss Helen Wagner, Miss
Constance de Young, Miss Kathleen de
Young. Miss Pearl Landers, Charlie de
Young. Charlie Shea Of Harvard, Will
II. Smith, Dick Hotaling, Jack Wilson,
Joe Rosborough, Addison Miner, Bur
bank Somers and Captain Emerson
Warfield.
The Countess Castelmenardo Of Rome
and New York may be the next draw
ing card at some of the smart social
functions to be given in the near fu-
ture She is at present lin Denver as
the guest of Mrs. ]. ]. Brown, but is on
her way TO California to look after ex-
tensive interests which she has inherit
ed from her father.
The Countess was formerly Miss
Edith Van Buren of New York City.
She is a niece of William Walter Phelps.
former United States Emba ssador to
Italy Her marriage to Count Castel-
menardo followed her introduction at
court by her uncle and the Countess
now divides her time between her pal
ace in Rome and her house in New
York.
The American Countess, led by her
love of danger and excitement, was one
Of the first women to go to the Klon-
dixie. /She caught the gold fever and is
said to have donned digging clothes
and gone into the mines with the men.
The Countess is a charming converse
ZIONIST and often speaks most enter
tainingly upon her experiences in
Alaska.
Miss Jane Wiltshire will give a tea
this afternoon at her home and will en-
tertain a large number of her young
friends. Miss Ethel Kent and Miss
Katherine Selfridge, whose engaSe-
ments were announced at a tea last
Monday, are close friends of Miss VIII
shire, but this hostess fatty denies the
rumor that she has any engagement tc
, announce.
Those who will receive with Miss Viii.
shire are: Miss Elizabeth Cole, Miss
Helen de Young. Miss Constance de
Young. Miss Grace Buckley. Miss VioIet