The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Latter day hostesSes are ever on the
oui vive for some novel sort Of enter
tainment. Luncheons will do for the
debutante who expresses herself as
having the time Of her life" at every
one: but for the guest Of honor from
out Of town and the full-fiedged society
Inatron inclined to be blase and who
thinks there is nothing new under the
sun. something must be marked very
special to interest her.
The easiest thing for the hostess TO
do upon the arrival Of a friend from
out of town is TO give a small tea,
sending out her own visiting card, on
which is written. To meet Mrs. --'
and the date and hour when they viii
be at home. This renders il possible for
The guest Of honor TO choose for her
friends from among the number, al
though one says so little at a tea that
il is difficult for any one to be an
others Columbus. She usually accepts
them because her hostess does, and
takes chances upon discovering that
they have an idea or two afterward.
Particularly this season are San
Francisco hostesses striving to depart
from the beaten path and cheerfully
task their wits to devise new attrac-
tions in entertaining.
Mrs. Thomas Porter Bishop gave the
most novel affair Of the season last
night II was folly dinner at which
only the fair sex were invited. Not that
il is passing strange TO identify women
with affairs Of folly. for good, sound
sense in either sex is something of a
rarity, but it is difficult to understand
why the hostess eliminated men. They
are not used TO being left out, and on
this occasion were dying to know>what
the women were going to wear. Abso-
lutte license was given every guest in
the matter Of dress. She was to wear
a costume representing anything on
this mundane sphere, man, the animal,
not excepted. There was no end of Sc
crecy surrounding the arrangements.
as all guests wished to surprise each
other.
A sunrise party on Mount Tamalpais
is q novel diversion being enjoyed to-
day by a score of happy people. The
guests went up the mountain yester-
day and dined at the Tavern and rose
early this morning to behold the sun
rise-a decided departure from their
usual hour Of rising.
Those present were: Mrs. ]. N.
Henry, Miss Gertrude Dutton. Miss
Malta Pease, Miss Helen de Young,
Miss Dillon. Mr.. and Mrs. Runyan;
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sperry, Captain Emerson
warfield. Baron Won Horst, Lieuten-
ant Fuchs, Burbank Somers. Mr..
zeile and Walter G. Ross Of New
York.
The attempt now being made in
New York to revive the high tea is
meeting with favor and il will be ven
tured in san Francisco to a certain
extent.
The guests are hidden to come at
given hour and are seated around a
large table prettily decorated and
lighted with soft shaded candelabra.
Toasts and bon mots-usually pre-
pared in advance-are dispensed with
the delicious refreshments in which
tea is only a mere incident.
These high teas. although delight
flil. viii never equal the informal re-
ceptions in popularity. for at the lat
ter function many more friends can
be made glad and. incidentally, a Iarg-
or number Of social obligations can
celed.
high tea recently given for Mrs.
Budd was a charming affair and the
tossts were particularly clever.
Mrs. Burns Macdonald and Mrs.
Hilda Macdonald Baxter will give the
last three OF their series Of luncheons
this week at the University Club.
The motif, Mrs. Victor Clement, is
2 charming young widow from Salt
Lake, at present visiting the Macdon-
aids
This series Of luncheons affords
Mrs. Clement a better opportunity to
know her hostess friends. as different
ones are asked on the various occa-
sions and the guest will have six DAYS
20 learn their names and select her
own friends from among them. This
is vastly easier than meeting them all
At once and struggling 10 remember
their names and faces to avoid being
discourteous in the future.
Progressive luncheons or dinners.
.rhere' seats. are changed, are always
hailed with delight by miladi from
out of town, as she has a different
table companion at brief intervals and
the conversation with each one helps
her to remember faces and names and
often to find congeniaI spirit.
Automobile parties are just now a
fayorite pastime for moonlight nights