The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
GUESTS
DINE BENEATH i.
SCARLET BELL
BY Zoe Green Radcliffe.

OAKLAND. Dec. 15.-When Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. J. Laymance returned recently from a tour
Of the Eastern States they were accompanied
by Miss Lulu Gates. charming young Georg-
ian. and last evening she the motive for
= delightful dinner and card party at the Lay
nance home in East Oakland
Twelve guests enjoyed the dinner. the ap-
pointments for which we're both elaborate and
tasteful. Over the table a great scarlet bell
depended from the chandelier. ropes OF smilax
radiating from it to each place. Red berries
formed the centerpiece about which glowing
fairy lamps formed a circle. The walls OF
the dining room were also festooned with gar
lands OF green.
The souvenirs were tiny Christmas trees that
were in reality boxes flied with salted al
monds. The name cards were adorned with
water color sketches Of scarlet winter bios
sons
The dinner guests were Joined later In the
evening by larger party and several inter
esting games of 500 were enjoyed The prizes
We're very handsome and were won by DR. and
Mrs. Fred Morse. Mrs. Craft George Gray,
An hour OF dancing in the cozy little ball
room that has lately been added to the Lay
nance residence concluded an evening OF un-
Mrs. Laymance wore a handsome white
gown, and Miss LAymance looked particularly
well in dainty pale blue froek The young
guest OF honor wore modish gown Of pale
The dinner guests included Mr.. and Mrs j.
Walter Scott, Mr.. and Mrs r. c. Craft Mr..
ana Mrs w. A. Schrock Mr.. and Mrs. z. J.
Boyce. Miss Gates and the Misses Laymance-
and Mrs II B. Mehrrnann. Dr. and Mrs
Ernest Bcyes Mrs Henry Bull Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliot harrington Davis. DR.: and Mrs. Fred
and Mrs. George B. NJ. Gray. Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert L. Curtiss. Miss Charlotte Elsey. Mr..
and Mrs. J. p. Cook. Will Hammer and Will
liam j. Laymance
The last of the series of informal at homes
that Mrs William Lynham Shiels has been
giving took place this afternoon; Among to
days callers were: Mrs. George Z. Gross Mrs.
J. Loran Pease, Miss Carrie Nicholson, Miss
Belle Nicholson, Mrs. Henry Rossnfeld, Mrs.
Seth Mann. Mrs. Fred Morse Mrs. Ed Crit
fiths Mrs. Shelby F. Martin, Mrs. Newton
Koser. Mrs Vernon waldron. Mrs Emmett
Nicholson. Mrs William PattianI. Mrs Fell
ton Taylor. MIS-. George Bornemann, Mrs. How-
ard Bray Mrs. Frederick Parratt. Mrs Clara
Lefevre Mrs Phillip Walsh. Mrs. John S.
Rolls of San Francisco. Mrs Herman Bendel
Miss Evelyn Bendel. Mrs. Hardy G. Cellarius OF
San Francisco Mrs Mailer Searles Mrs Les
ter Wells. Mrs William Kleeman. Miss Estelle
Kleeman. Mrs. A. W. May Misses Hesse-
Next Wednesday,, December 21 little Eta
Schroek will celebrate her birthday anniver-
sary and she has invited over hundred young
friends to help her enjoy the happy occasion
Maple Hall will be the scene Of festivity and
a vaudeville programme will furnish amuse-
ment. Besides the dancing and singing that
sonne Of little Miss Schrock's accomplished
friends will do, she will be assisted In present
ing sketch THE Farmer" BY seven other
bright little girls. Helen Mehrrnann Is to be
the farmer, Beulah Hutchings his wife. Irma
Patery his daughter. and EIva GhirardelIi his
son: Ethel Carroll will be dairy maid. Eta
Schrock school ma am and Juanfta Ghirar
little conedenne, has made hit at rehearsals
as an irish washerwoman and altogether the
play promises to be great fun. Miss Hilma
Buttlar is training the little folks
Tomorrow night Musin and his coterie OF
|. artists will appear before the Home Club and
as the general public will also be admitted a
number of music lovers Will take advantage
of the opportunity to hear the great violinist-
great many OakIanders went over TO San
Francisco to-day to attend the Miller tea in
honor Of Mrs. c. O. g Miller
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Cook viii entertain
about fifty guests New Years eve in honor OF
! Miss MoIiie Brown and her fance. Dr. Phillip
Dahlin.
Mrs L. H. Hardy has Just returned from a
| visit of some months East
Miss Loretta Kirk is also a returned traveller,
! having spent almost half year visiting in the
| East she was the guest Of her brother. Henry
| Kirk. promising young writer, for some weeks
/ Ia New York
| Mr. and Mrs. Lawrfe Adams with their
infant sor, are spending the winter with Mrs
Adams parents Mr and Mrs, Gilbert Curtis.
/ sfr and Mrs William Kincad (nee sum-
1 mers) have returned from their honeymoon trir
and located at tbs. Tcuraine-
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Pattsani are also hom.
| and the BRIDE Miss Ethel Craig that was
will he home Wednesdays January