The San Francisco call., 1904-11-23
HOUGHTON TEA.
BY Zoe Green Radcliffe.

OAKLAND. Nov. 22.-Loweu who wrote,
And what is so rare ss a day in June?' had
never known California November While
Eastern cities are being cut off from their
neighbors b. unusually ambitious blizzards we
are revelilg in sunshine by day and moonshine
by night. and the traveller through Oakland
home districts mey still see in some sunny Sc
cluded porch Or garden the girl in hammock
that Ia our Atlantic friends is suggestion only
Of the dolce far niente o, summer days.
The hostess VINO fortunate enough to
draw date from this weeks calendar has
been blessed indeed, and the perfect weather
was one Of the factors that made the Hough-
ton tea to-day one Of the season NEST brilliant
successes
The guest list went into the hundreds and in
GUIDED many Of the most widely known names
IN society en- both sides OF the
fully gowned women poured through the
doors OF the elaborately decorated Harrison
street residence, and seldom have 50 many
handsome dresses been seen at one afternoon
anair. The fair young dc butante Miss Ruth
Houghton. was herself one OF the prettiest pic
lures in the receiving party
y he spacious apartments Of the Houghton
home were beautifully decorated with white
cnrysanthen1urns and roses. with an occasional
vivid cluster Of blossoms giving a bit of
warmth 70 the floral scheme
Mrs Houghton's receiving party included
Mrs. Charles Bonte OF san Francisco Mrs
Frank J.. Brown Mrs w. a. Barbour. Mrs n,
&c Thomas, Mrs. Edscn ADAMS. Miss Louise
Hal, Miss Anita Thomson Miss Noble
- Doal9 -3lSS hdIs Hops OF savannah. Ga.
Miss Lillian Reed Miss carol Moore Miss
Eleanor Geislor Miss Ciar:sse Lohae Misc
rinne Brown. Miss Elsie Campbell. Miss Min
ME t1oughtcn. Miss Rose Kales Miss Ruth
Kales and Miss Elsa schaline.
Mrs NJ. L. B7cGdwell's pretty home that
oTershadows the steps" out Piedmont wav
was hostess yesterday a: the meeting of
UNIQUE little club OF which she is member
They call themselves the Want to Know
CLUB and while plying q busy needle make a
poirt OF accun1ating a little valuable Inform
alton On CURE nt topics. They meet early a bout
1890, and generally stay late a delicious
luncheon cutting the day in half The mem
bers Of this club are Mrs c. r. Cobbledick.
Ms. n. NJ. Bill, Mrs. b. y. de Leon OF Berke-
ley Mrs IA Henderson Mrs. T. johnson and
Mrs. II. Psrrott OF alameda Mrs. r A. Mer-
guire; Mrs E. c. shankland. Miss Beulah
shankland Mrs A. \; sawyer. MrsA Carrie
von Vleet, Mrs. Howard Whitehead, Mrs Kent
ss5mieur. Airs. j. d. Gale Mrs. George F.
Mrs. c. B. Lastretto and Mrs A. Seal of San
Francisco.
Miss Clara Dabney entertained a card club
last night at her Webster-street home. Miss
Eva Yorker and Mr.. Wigein carried of the
OF this club are Mr.. and Mrs. George Hum
Mrs. Asa v Mendenhan.
Mrs. j. r. Scupham is planning an inter
esting afternoon for Ebell next Tuesday. Rev
Francisco after an extended European visit
viii give an informal talk on the Painters
and Paintings OF the London Galleries" AS
Mr.. RAIDER spent months in London he
has stored up fund OF valuable Information
along artistic lines
Mrs. Scupham. VINO is curator Of the
Shakespeare section~of Ebell, will be assisted
by the other ladies of her section Lowell
Redfeld. the young barytone, will sing
The Home Club is promising another rnusi-
cal treat on December 16. when Musin the
re- n 81 wi MIA tic rz,flf
only Oakland appearance He will be assisted
by Miss Grace Misick, contra Ito; Marion
Green. basso and Guillaume Koenig. pianist.
Another coming event OF interest in both
artistic and social circles is the production
on November 80 OF AS You Like It. at the
Macdoncugh. when Miss Florence Gale viii
make her first California appearance. Miss
Gale Is a nisce OF Stewart Chisholm. the late