The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05

must You must,
A quadrille? Ny dear little de-
butante, ask your mother about
it. or your grandmother, if she
be not q Puritan. The quadrille and
its Iineal descendant, the lancers. are
danced now at the very smart func-
tions in New York, from which we
import our social diversions, even as
We do our millinery from Paris. And
who do you suppose was the first to
revivify the ancient institution Of
square dancing2" None other than
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, at her last
royal ball, at which she presided in
purple velvet and gold and wearing
a bucketful of diamonds. And then
came Mrs. Elbridge Gerry. who gave
a ball Of wonderful splendor. She.
too, introduced the old time dances,
and right merriIy were they executed.
You mother viii tell you that there's
loads more fun-yes, and grace-in
the ouadrilles than in the twostep and
the dizzy waltz. Try it. little maids,
and you'll see. Besides being good
fun, the square dances" have al
ways enjoyed the beatification of the
stiff backed clergy. While condemn
ing the round dances" as the dance
Of DEATH" the ouadrilles and their
progeny escaped. Perhaps that's the
reason they dropped out; the forbid
den thing is ofttimes alluring.
And there's another fact in favor
of the resuscitation of the old dance
the ease with which it is executed. In
the maneuvers of the figures there's
always a resting time and a wee bit
Of time to chat The time to rest and
catch a breath is surely a boon, as
witness the gasping maids. and
worse gasping matrons who have
grown to nlumpness, after a waltz or
a twostep. Who shall be first to in
troduce the quadrille? How long
shall we lag behind the smart folk
Of Gotham?
SUNDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. II. de Young. en-
tertaining at a dinner at which Miss
Katherine Johnson, the much-feted
visitor, was a guest
MONDAY.
Miss Elizabeth Cole and Miss Flor
ence Cole, hostesses at a tea in honor
of Miss Constance Crimmins and Miss
Katherine Mccain.
Miss Florence Bailey, hostess at
luncheon in honor of Miss Lurline
Spreckels, with covers laid for six
teen.
Miss Alice May entertaining in hon
OF of Miss Paula Wolff. Among the
guests were Miss Paula Wolff, Miss
McNab, Miss Jessie McNab, Miss Bes-
sic Bates, Miss Helen Rice. Miss Stella
FortmanI Miss Millie Plagemann.
Miss Maize Rockingham of Seattle,
hrs. Joseph Coryeu of Menlo, Mrs.
qes McGanley and Mrs. Linda H.
BI.SU
James D. Phelan, host at dinner in
honor Of Miss Lurline Spreckels and
Mrs. Augustus Spreckels.
Mrs. H. NJ. A Miller, hostess at a
bridge party.
Wedding Of Lieutenant Marion NJ.
Weeks and Mrs. Ida Grayson.
TUESDAY.
Mrs. J. ]. Moore, hostess at dinner at
the St. Francis, in honor of Miss Helen
Wagner and Thomas Eastland.
Mr. and Mrs. Mayo NewhaIl, hosts at
dinner in honor Of Miss Charlotte VIII
son.
Miss Erna Hermann, entertaining
buds -to-be" at luncheon.
Mrs. Thomas Magee,. hostess at din
ner in the Palm Garden.
Mrs. Isidore Lowenberg, hostess at a
large luncheon.
Miss Hazel and Miss Genevieve King
AT home"
WEDNESDAY.
Wedding of Miss Lita Gallatin and
DR.. William p Harvey at the home Of
the brides parents on Pacific avenue,
Rev. DR.. Clampett performing the SER
vice.
Mrs Linda II. Bryan, hostess at an
informal dinner in honor Of Miss Refs.
Mrs. George h. Mendell, entertaining
at cards; the following guests playing:
Mrs. George Sperry, Mrs. Cary Fried
lander, Mrs. Frank Anderson, Mrs.
Henry Clarence Breeder, Mrs. Collier,
Mrs. Milton Latham, Mrs. William G.
Irwin. Mrs. William S. Tevis, Mrs.
Chauncey Winslow, Mrs. Robert OK
nard, Mrs. Joseph Grant, Mrs. George
Newhall, Mrs. George P. Schwerin, Mrs.
Frank Johnson and Miss Jennie blair.
the Claremont Club, Oakland. in hon
or Of Miss Edna Davis and Miss Sybil
Hodges.
Mrs. P. z. Bowles, entertaining at
large bridge party, among whom were:
Mrs. Emory Winship, Mrs. Frederick
McNear, Mrs. Augustus Taylor, Mrs
VIII Taylor, Mrs. Rudolph Spreckels.
Miss Mary Jolliffe, Mrs. George Nc
Near, Miss McNear, Miss Patricia Cos
grave, Mrs. Frederick Tallant, Mrs.
Daniel Kane, Mrs. Jessie Bowie-Die-
trich and Mrs. Wakefield Baker
Mrs. Pelham W. Ames, bridge party,
with the following guests playing: Mrs.
William R. Smedberg. Mrs. Aldrich.
Mrs. Spaulding, Mrs. Cruxton, Mrs.
Charles F. Josselyn, Mrs. Joseph TriI-
ley, Mrs. J. K Wilson, Mrs. Thomas
Kittle, Mrs. Leonard Chenery, Miss
Dibble, Mrs. Arthur Holland Mrs. Aus
tin c. Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Greer.
Miss Helen Bailey, hostess at tea
at the residence of her aunt, Mrs. John
F. Swift. Miss Louise Whitney the
guest of honor.