The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
CHARITY BALL
AT ST. FRANCIS
Is BRILLIANT
BY Sally Sharp.

A brilliant affair was the charity
ball at the st. Francis last night But
why not, with the debonair Mr.
Greenway at the helm? Forsooth is he
q wonder at throwing a glad glamour
over functions that ofttimes threaten
to hang heavy.
But the geniality of the ball last
night was not all of Mr.. Greenways S
making-far from 1T. for a coterie OF
kindly women have been lying awake
o. nights planning for it's success
Among them are Mrs. Edgar F. Pres
ton, Mrs. George B. Sperry, Mrs. ].
Spieker, Mrs. William Thomas. Mrs
! w. W. Van Arsdale, Miss Maud O'Con-
nor, Miss Adelaide Pollock, Mrs. Homer
z. Osborne, Mrs. Jacob Bertz, Mrs. w
S. Leake, Mrs. Frank V. Wright, Mrs.
William L Gerstle, Mrs. ]. ]. The
obald, Mrs. Guy e. Manning, Mrs
James L. Gould, Mrs. Pelham Ames,
Mrs. Eugene Bresse, Mrs. o. B. Burns.
Mrs. Albert Dernham, Mrs. Henry
Dernham, Mrs James Elder, Mrs Her
bert E. Law and Mrs A H Martin,
most of whom assisted in receiving the
hosts of men and women who thronged
the white and gold ballroom.
Sweet was the sentiment that brought
them together under the spell of music
and the dance-twas not the mere love
OF either but the love for little children.
By the kindly efforts put forth last
night the San Francisco Nursery for
Homeless Children will be richer by
! many shekels. And badly tbs needed
for the maintenance of the beautiful
new home at Lake street and Four
.teenth avenue, where more than a hun
dred little tykes-otherwise without the
dear shelter of home-are tsnderly
cared for.
Blessings on the good women who
have made this home possible! And
blessings on the red-cheeked tykes
who find beneath its hospitabIe roof
the one gift that God intended each
little soul should have.
Among the smartly gowned women
/ seen at the function were: !.
Mrs. Herbert e. Law, imported
| gown of white lace, with ornaments Of
pearls and diamonds.
Mrs. Jacob Bertz, black lace, heav-
lily trimmed in Jet and spangles.
Mrs. E. f. Card. black velvet gown
with yoke and bertha of Venetian
J point lace.
Mrs. Kline, white satin brocade.
Mrs. Frederick Kohl was most
stately, a handsome black spangled
lace gown setting off her blonde
| beauty Mrs. Kohl also wore an ex-
quisite collar of pearls.
Mrs. William Gerstle was daintily
gowned in pale pink chiffon with lace
ruff1es; ornaments, pearls.
! Mrs. Thomas, elaborately spangled
white lace.
I Mrs. Lewis H. Long, white satin
! brocade and duchesse lace.
| Mrs. S. D. Owens. black lace.
Mrs. T. ]. Schuyler. cream net,
heavily appliqued in rose designs.
! Miss Ferguson, white chiffon.
! Miss Ethel Ferguson, pink Powered
+ chiffon over white silk.
/ Mrs. Worthington Ames, pink silk.
/ Mrs. Lilienthal. pale blue chiffon.
/ Miss Adelaide Pollock. blue satin
/ brocade.
! Mrs Eugene Bresse, white embroid-
I cred crepe, with fiounces of accordion
! plating and bertha Of point lace.
/ Pearls.
Mrs Alexander Warner. white satin
! chiffon.
! Miss Helen Davis, spangled and
I Powered embossed chiffon.
| Mrs. T. J. Young, imported gown
( of heavy cream silk, with inserted
bands of drawnwork and trimming OF
/ burnt orange velvet
Mrs. NJ. Richardson, embroidered
white satin chiffon, with girdle Of blue
chiffon.
! Mrs. E. X. Johnstone. imported
! Il
narrow bands of heliotrope, yellow
and green velvet. Diamonds.
Mrs. Irma Lavine, pink crepe de
chine, heavily shirred.
Mrs. Guy Manning. creme silk crepe,
with satin bands and accordion
pleated flounces.
Mrs. George B. Sperry was very
handsome IN an exquisite black Chan
tiily lace gown, with shoulder ruff1es
OF black and white accordion pleated
/ chiffon
Miss Elsie Sperry's sparkling beauty
was emphasized by a gown of white
point d'esprit, with trimming Of for
get-me-nots and blue medallions.
+ Mrs. Horace Pillsbury, imported
gown of cafe-au-lait lace, with heavy
/ chenille fringe and girdle of pale blue.
! Mrs William Cuthbert MAUD Simp-
/ son) and Mrs. William HUE (Lillie
Reis) were guests of honor at a lunch
/ con given by Mrs. Jabish Clement in
her apartments at the Hotel Pieasan-
I ton on Tuesday. Those invited to meet
I the two young brides were Miss Eu-
genia Hawes, Miss Ada Clement. Miss
Elsie Marwedel Miss Maud Woods,
/ Miss Lottie Woods, Miss Margaret Sin
clair, Miss Jennie Mcmillan, Miss Rus
sella Ward, Miss Mary Hollister, Mrs.
/ Arthur Spear, Mrs. Linda Bryan, Mrs.
! Frederick Knight, Mrs. Frederick
Stolp, Mrs. George McAneny, Mrs. Sid
ney Partridge, Mrs. William Watt, Mrs.
Frederick Jacobs, Mrs. D. e. Allison.
Mrs. Charles M. Dougherty, Miss
Helen Partridge.
! A charming affair for children was
1 given by Mrs. A. A. Moore yesterday
afternoon in her apartments at st.
/ Dunstan's. A tree, with all the gifts
| dear to little hearts, was the center of
attraction, added to which were games
/ and frolicsome amusements that will
/ long be remembered by all the small
participants.
Miss Charlotte Wilson was entertain
/ ed at luncheon yesterday by Miss Mar
/ garet Hyde-Smith. Covers were laid
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