The San Francisco call., 1904-04-07
DEBUTANTES
GAYLY FETED
BY BACHELORS
By Sally Sharp.

The ivory ballroom at the Palace was
agleam with light last night, when the
bachelors-the gay, debonair bache-
lors-gave a ball in honor of the dear,
dainty debutantes who constitute the
personnel of the Gayety Club, to which
organization the men are deeply in
debted for-well, for many courtesies
during the winter. And thereby have
the men honorably settled the score.
and handsomely. And what a merry
time those maidens had!
The gowns were fresh as pink rose
petals, and as pretty So were the
maidens.
The music was good and the supper
a delight, served as usual in the Mar
BILE and Maple rooms.
The committee that performed the
clever role of hosts, and did it prettily,
consisted of Wharton Thurstcn, Will
bur Burnett, Percy King, Robert Eyre,
Gerald Rathbone, DR.. William Lyster,
Wilberforce williams. Thomas Berry,
William D. Page, Sidney Salisbury, c.
M. Howard Jr and John NJ. Young.
And they left nothing unattended
to that could add to the success of
The patronesses who received the
guests were: Mrs. James M. Allen,
Mrs. E. l.. Eyre, Mrs. j. G. Kittle, Mrs.
Bowman McCalla, Mrs. Mary Newhall,
Mrs John Parrott. Mrs. c. P. Pomeroy
and Mrs. Russell j. Wilson.
Among those present were: Miss
Christine Pomeroy, Miss Emily Caro-
Ian, Miss Cora Smedberg, Miss Stella
McCalIa, Miss Lucie Collier, Miss Helen
Chesebrough, Miss Anna Sperry, Miss
Newell Drown, Miss Olga Atherton.
Miss Ruth Allen, Miss Frances Allen,
Miss Emily Wilson, Miss Hazel King,
Miss Lucy Gwin Coleman, Miss Eliza
beth Huntington. Miss Linda Cadwal-
lader, Miss Margaret Wilson, Miss
Elizabeth LiverDlore, Miss Lucie King,
Miss Gertrude Eells, Miss Bessie Will
son, Miss Gertrude Dutton, Miss Elsie
Dorr, Miss Margaret Newhall, Miss
Helen Bailey, Miss Helen Bowie, Miss
Beth Allen, Miss Florence Gibbons, Miss
Elsie Talant. And the hosts were Her
bert Baker, Philip Baker, Thomas
Berry, Wilbur Burnett, Otis Burrage.
William Denman, Ben Dibble, Robert
Eyre, William Gcldsborough, Count P.
L. Grimani, Edward Howard, Percy
King Frank King, Allen Kittle, Har-
vey Lindsay, Norman Livermore, DR..
William Lyster, Athol Mclean, Brock
way MetcaIf. William Page. Sidney
Pringle, Gerald Rathbone, Harry Fl.
Rousseau, Sidney Salisbury, Harry
Stetson, Coppee Thurston, Wharton
Thurston Cyril Tobin, Wilberforce Will
liams, Allan Wright, John M. Young
and AImer NeWhall
Here's to the Bachelors. May they
live long and prosper, and give a few
more such clever functions.
"All the world loves a lover but
the world is ecstatic over welded low
ers And what an elysium of nuD-
tial joy is lowering over our burg at
the present hour! Yesterday two
noteworthy weddings took pIace-one,
the afternoon function, holding the
charm of an exquisite home service,
and the evening nuptials, the Allen
Kent service, tranScending most
church ceremonies by its martial fla
vor. flags, guns and brass buttons max
ing it a splendid affair.
Miss Frances Harris. the bride of the |
afternoon, is the beloved niece of Mr.. !
and Mrs. CnrlStldn tf6elS. anu III lllellTI
charming home they gave into the I
keeping of Ernest A. Stent of New !
York the pride of their household.
The ceremony was performed at |
O o'clock in the drawing-room by the |
Rev. Mr.. Clampett of Trinity. the /
bride being attended by Miss Fanny
Argues. and the groom by Ferdinand I
Refs Jr About seventy-five guests !
witnessed the ceremony that Nrnd
the twain together.
The bride with the Titan hair never
looked so winsome as in her robe of
shimmering satin, enveloped in rarest
Venetian lace, bearing in her arms
huge bunch of orchids. A renaissance
picture, truly.
Miss Argues, a lovely maid from the
Garden City, wore a smart frock of
pink chiffon, which blended finely
with the pink roses that bloomed
everywhere, and notably. in the we'd
ding bell. green lending IS tone of !
gladness to the roseate mass. A we'd
ding breakfast was served in the dim
ing hall, the following guests sitting |
at the brides table,: Miss Florence ;
Bailey, DIR. PRESLEY, Miss Wilson, Miss I
IJelao Toy Raylicc Clark Ferdinand