Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-08

dinner at the Leighton hotel New
Years night in honor of her son,
Dwight, Jr.
Major and Mrs. John II. Norton en-
tertained at dinner and theater party
last evening in honor of Jack London,
the well known writer.
Another writer of note who is an
honored guest here, and who is high
in the world of letters, is Hiss Eliza
beth Miller, author of 'The Yoke
Miss Miller, who lives at Indianapolis,
is here with her mother and after a
weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. j.
Buchner will be the guest of Mrs.
Emma Vroom of 1914 Orange street.
Mrs c. c. Wright had as her guests
on Thursday the members of the Gal
pin Shakespeare certificating class.
There has never been a dinner in
Pasadena which has equaled for elab-
crate detail and perfection in appoint
ments the feast given recently at the
Raymond by Harry zier. The table
was brilliantly illuminated and the
most exquisite blossoms We're used in
extrayagant profusion. Dancing fol-
lowed, and in the ballroom the same
decorations obtained. The young man.
who is a general favorite, will leave
tomorrow evening to attend the auto
mobile meet in New York.
The charity ball which is being
planned by the Los Angeles chapter of
the Daughters of the Confederacy, and
which will occur Thursday evening,
February 8, at Kramer's, promises to
the season. To the Los Angeles chap
ter of the southern women falls the
major portion of the dispensing of
funds and clothing to the needy south
ern persons here, and it is to augment
this fund that the affair will be given.
Many cases occurring during the past
season where persons have been found
in want of food and clothing and con-
stant drain thereby on the treasury,
has somewhat depleted it. But under
the patronage of the following women
the ball will no doubt be successful
undertaking: Mines. Willoughby Rod
man, Albert L. Stephens. Cameron E.
Thorn, w. l.. Graves, Olin Wellborn.
Bartlett, William Johnston, Wesley
Clark, Andrew Glassel, West William
Read, Hughes, William Woolwine, SUI
san Wiltshire, Burke, Hancock Ban
ming, Edwin T. Earl and c. M. Shan
non.
When everybody is wondering at
Prince Mirsky's policy--he is the sue
cessor of Won Plehve and is revolu-
tionizing Russias bureaucratic system
lit turns out most Of his ideas are de-
rived from his wife. The princess is
woman of rare intellectually and
she already has had much to do in
quiet way with the destiny of the
Romanoffs. Her grasp of the situation
in st. Petersburg is regarded as mar
velous. She knows all the ins and outs
not only of court intrigue, but of de-
partmental duplicity. No one can tell
her anything Of statecraft-not one in
Russia, anyway, and it is believed by
her friends she is more than a match
for the most astute diplomat of Paris,
She is an athlete of rare ability, and
as she is almost six feet in height
while the prince is below medium
stature, it may be assumed she domin-
ates the domestic as well as the dip.
lomatic doings of her theoretical lord
and supposltious master.
Since the issuing of invitations for
the wedding of Miss Lillian Sara
Guyer and Freeman Ford, both of
Pasadena, many social functions have
been planned in their honor. Miss
Guyer is daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Gerald Guyer, and she is one
of the prettiest glfls of the younger
set in Los Angeles ana Pasadena socie-
ty. The wedding Is to take place jan
uary is, at All Saints Episcopal church
Pasadena. After the service the bridal
party win be entertained at the Guyer
home. Miss Guyer has chosen her at
tendants for the nuptials. They are
Mrs. Edward Groenendyke, of Pasa-
dena, matron Of honor; Miss Lila Lett
Of Riverside. Marian McGilyray ana