The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
Good manners. forsoothl

vi COuISE Tie WAVE NASH L dLIlkGd
San Francisco yet, but it's coming.
and for keeps. Yes, in all truth, it is
the proper caper there for girls to rise
when elders enter the room, to relin-
quish seats for elder folk, to give
mother the precedence in entering a
room and all sorts of queer things.
Funny, isn't it?
Besides, those people out there are
trying 70 strangle innocent fun by de-
claring against wit that hurts. And
the maid whose tongue is sharper
than a serpent's tooth is to be "cut" q"
Now, isn't that stupid? What, for
sooth. viii they do to raise a laugh?
Then, besides, grandmothers are to
be permitted to enter the family coun-
cils, TO pass upon the gowns, the
guests and the amusements of the de-
butante daughter, just as if they knew
anything about what was the proper
caper in the smart year Of 1905.
Grandmothers who practiced nothing
more vigorous than a game of cro-
quet, to pass upon the amusements Of
The smart girl Of to-day! Well, that
Is a situation,
What will become of golf and auto
mobiling, the dearest joys of maid and
youngish matron? And as for bridge
bridge for money-it is even sus-
pected that grandmaTama will veto
that as an all day pastime. Grand
mothers are often so unreasonable.
For, Of course, in her day there were
so many stupid household things to
DO, girls hadn't time for an all day
card party. But when il becomes
good form to harken with Difference
TO grandmamma's opinions there's no
telling what viii happen to the card
parties that keep things going nova
days Girls may have to organize
sewing bees or quilting parties if the
fad of obedience strikes hard in San
Francisco.
Just how our breezy, matter-of-fact,
out-of-door maid is going to tone
down TO being polite according to the
old time seminary notions is a prob
lem. But let us hope, in the revoIu-
ton, that happy medium be struck
and that delicacy of feeling and con-
sideratiOn for others be the stand
ards by which the good manners"
shall be measured. Good manners
gauged by any other medium are
sham and a lie and are worn only as
d sol AiACAANs " DC put VII VI OlL dl WILL
The true good manners" which
we are assured have taken root in New
York, are believed to be of new type,
neither the old nor the new, but a
happy mingling of both. with the del
dcacy and forethought of the old and
the reliance and vigor of the new.
A health to good manners Let
us have them in public places as well
as at home or in society. They help
immensely to make the rough places
smoother and the general scheme of
life happier.
A merry week has passed, piled high
with fun resultant from 1.-THE Liars
and the vaudeville performance.
Among the weeks leading affairs
were:
SUNDAY.
Charles II. Lombard, host at a tea at
Sequoia Club, the beginning Of a series
of informal Sunday afternoon affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert z. Law, hosts
al a dinner in honor of Mrs. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Frederick Kohl. en-
tertaining a number of guests aboard a
launch-a '1anch." as the navy people
say.
Admiral and Mrs. McCaIla, hosts at a
luncheon at the r home at Mare Island,
with the perfor ners in THE Liars" as
guests.
MONDAY.
Mrs. Eleanor Martin, hostess at a
theater party at THE Liars"
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. de Young. enter
tanning at supper at the st. Francis
the performers in "The Liars"
Mr.. and Mrs Wakefield Baker, hosts
at dinner in honor of Miss Lily Spreck-
els and Harry Holbrook, after which
the guests attended THE LIARS" occu-
pying a loge.
Mrs. Henry Payot, bridge party at
the Palace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Pnlsbury, hosts
at supper at the st. Francis
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Frederick Kohl, fare
well dinner in honor of their guests,
Miss May Deering and Miss Katherine
McCann.
Mrs. Grayson Dutton and Mrs. Harry
Williar, ~at home" at st. Dunstan's.
Mrs. Charles Krauthoff, ''at home" at
the Colonial.
Miss Sue Nichol of Stockton, informal
tea at the Occidental.
Mrs. Louis L. Monteagle, entertain
ing at bridge.
Mrs. Jack Wilson, hostess at dinner
in the palm garden at the Palace.
Mrs. I. Lowenberg, hostess at lunch
con at the Palace.
James d. Phelan, host at supper
after THE Liars"
TUESDAY
Mrs. Abby Parrott entertaining at
dance in honor of her charming grand
daughters at the big Parrott home on
Sutter street.
Mrs. Mayo Newhall entertaining at
bridge. Among the guests were Mrs.
Timothy Hopkins, Mrs. Samuel Knight.
Mrs. Russell Wilson, Mrs. ]. r. K Nut
tall, Miss Hooker, Mrs. Robert Hooker.
Mrs. George Shreve, -.lrs. Wakefield
Baker, Mrs. Fred Beaver, Mrs. Louis
Monteagle, Mrs. William Irwin, Mrs.
Edwin Newhall Mrs George Newhall,
Mrs. Jane Whittell, Mrs. Henry Scott,
Mrs. VIII Tevis, Mrs. Reginald Brooke,
Mrs. Francis Carolan, Mrs. William