The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

Vow. InaI s OlSllnclN bdu. buNs lUNh
ly. there are those who don't believe
t-not a word Of it. That there are de-
gener- - in society every sane creature
admits-just as there are misfits out
Of the elysium known generically as
society. f course all harbor in
our minds the tale Of The Daughter
of the Tine"-a disclosing OF the his
tory Of an old California family; so
Il is logical 10 suppose that we OF the
West come under the ban-therefore are
we srieving. Witness tears!
h ever, seriously speaking. there is
ground for much that Gertrude says
OF the frivolity. the lack Of purpose,
and the resultant inanity Of many who
compose the leisure class. But what Of
the larger and stiu growing class-the
women who do things, be the things
cultural philanthropic or merely So
cial-herein. Of course, eliminating the
antics Of our forest ancestry?
Whatever may be said Of the bulk
Of European society. there is no ques-
tion that society in Americs-which we
know is dominated by women-is seri-
ousiy occupied a part Of its time with
mental culture, with charities or work
along social science lines. In New
York. in Chicago and in San Francisco
observe the three cities Of these great
United States-there are not a bakers
dozen Of women who are not devoted TO
some cultural club or some hospital or
home. 1t is said that women play
ce-Gs for high stakes. that they go to
their oouches Anticipated, that they
swear and smoke-and go TO any
lengths TO get the money for the clothes
their statfbn imposes upon them Now.
Of our own local set. how many could
be Tailed on any such footing?
True. there are a few who do not
possess the attributes that we fondly
hope 10 find among the snl-rt set, but
they are feNv-happily a very few. And
as for the tender care society maids
and matrons bear the heavy-laden,
look at the roster for philanthropic
work of the last fortnight-or if you
be Of the sex with side pockets you
perhaps know more about that than 1
can tell you. But distinctly. are the
women Of san Francisco society ac-
quilted Of the charge of frivolity-that
j.. the bulk of it. and the part that
counts And as TO lack OF purpose,
why. haven't we had Darragh giving
US Shakespeare. and Mrs. Fiske Ibsen?
Then our social leaders number
among them enough musicians-prac-
tical and theoretical-to make two
very reputable musical clubs. the
Twentieth Century and the San Fran
ciscO-both Of which present high
class programmes and promote a taste
for good music
Among the clubs doing work along
cultural lines the Spinners' hold a con-
spicuous place, composed Of women
who do things-who write, paint. sing,
play or do something worth while. The
president of this interesting organiza-
ton. Miss Ednah Robinson, has just
promulgated a scheme for the redemp-
tion of our social iniQUities and inani-
ties-the establishment of the salon in
our city. even as in Paris-yes. and in
New York-where clever people may
meet their kind, and drink from a ccm-
mon fount the inspiration that means
development-and mutual pleasure.
May the salon prosper! Let us face
Gertrude's accusation with the contra
dictory evidence of the mental and
moral growth Of our society folk in
the formation Of that salon-or many
Of them.
Note the women who are patronesses
Of the Darragh lectures (to occur at
Steinway Hall on April IL and April
Is. the former at Sis and the latter at
2.3o): Mrs. z. 7. Allen. Mrs. r. ].
Anderson, Mrs. L. L. Baker, Mrs. Fred
Fl. Beaver, Mrs. f. r. Brownell. Mrs.
Eugene Bresse, Mrs. f. A. Belcher.
Mrs. Edwin c. Bonton, Mrs. w. B.
Bourn Jr.. Mrs Kate Bulkley. Mrs. j.
G. Clark. Mrs. Philip Caduc. Mrs.
James Carolan Miss Ina ID. Cool
braith. Mrs. Warren D. Clark. Mrs. H.
c Davis. Mrs Willis Z. Davis. Mrs. A.
y. Drown. Mrs. Frank c. Drum. Mrs.
r. =. Davenport, Mrs. Charles z.
Gibbs. Mrs. J. A. de Greayer. Mrs.
George Gibbs Miss Grace L. Jones,
Mrs. Thomas w. Huntington. Mrs.
Horace /. Hill. Miss Hamlin, Mrs. W.
B. Harrington. Mrs. II. o. Hewitt. Mrs.
M B. kellogg. Mrs. George H. Kellogg.
Mrs. W. l. Kip. Mrs. J. G. Cline,
Mrs. J. =. Langhorne, Miss Jenne
Long. Miss Lake. Mrs. W Mintzer,
Mrs. Louis Monteagle, Mrs. w. c. Nor
row, Mrs. B. F. Norris, Mrs. Herman
Powers. Mrs. W. F. Nichols, Miss Pink
ham. Mrs. c. p. Pomeroy, Mrs L. B.
Parrott. Mrs. F. G. Sanborn. Mrs. Hor-
ace Pillsbury, Mrs. Augustus Rodgers,
Mrs. John r. Swift, Mrs. G. r. Shreve.
Mrs. G. L. Smith. Mrs. A. NJ. Simpson.
Mrs. =. Humphrey-Smit Mrs. John
Simpson Mrs. r. J. Tausig. Mrs An
drew Talbot, Mrs. F. W. Tallant, Mrs.
S NJ Van Wyck, Mrs A. H. Noorhies.
Mrs. Horace Wilson. Mrs Cyrus Wal
ker. Miss West Mrs. n. A. williams,
Mrs. b. NJ. Weeden.
What a week for nuptials, On Mon
day. the Burdge-Miller affair took
place. on Tuesday Miss Catherine
Louise Hamlet became the bride of
William A. Boole; on Wednesday the
Stent- Harris and the Allen Kent nup-
tials occurred. Now, that's a pretty
fair start for the first week of Lenten
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