The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
GAY CROWDS
THR0NG THE
BIG HOTELS
Scenes of Gayety
at the Palace and
St Francis.
Society Holds Sway
at Conclusion of
Opera.

Society folk thronged the Palace and
st Francis hotels yesterday afternoon
and evening after the opera. The din
ing and grill rooms of the two big
hotels presented a memorable sight as
the fashionable hundreds sauntered in
70 partake OF dinner and supper and
discuss Wagner's masterpiece.
The crowds began to arrive shortly
before Z, when the intermission of the
opera took place. The men changed
their afternoon clothes for evening
dress. although the hour was yet early.
The fair maids and matrons looked re-
splendent in dazzling gowns and
chatted merrily TO their escorts while
discussing the repast
Dinner was served at the Palace Ho
tel In the palm room and in the ladies'
grill room. The crowd was so great
that 1t was necessary to place tables
In the mems gr1ll room 70 accommo-
date the guests. The hotel presented
q brilliant scene while the repast last
ed, but shortly before 8 O'Clock the
crowds began to nle out, and in few
minutes the place was well nigh de-
serted.
The same gorgeous scene was appar-
ent after the conclusion Of the opera.
when supper was served. Again the big
crowds surged in and again they
chatted and talked till the meal was
concluded. The procession to the
hacks and carriages lasted for several
hours.
The scene at the st. Francis was
none less brilliant than that at the
Palace The beautiful white and gold
room and the grill room were crowded
with merry guests. In fact, it was
one OF the largest collections of people
ever seen at the great hostelry.
Among those who dined and supped at
the St Francis We're the following we'll
known people: Mr.. Ford and party. Mr..
Talbot and party. Mr.. Murphy and
party, Mr. Morton and party, Mr.. Cold
stem and party, Mrs. de Saba and par
~ h Myer and party. W. F. Burk and
party Mr.. Gerstle and party. w s.
Fooler and party. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
hermis Mrs p NJ. Aronson and
party Mr.. Stewart and party.
MI Hamilton and party, H NJ.
a Miller and party, Adolphus Buck
ana party Mr. Rosenblum and party.
Mr.. Walker and party, Mr.. FAY and
party Mr. Rosenberg and party. Mr..
reese and party, @. Hermis and party.
MI Gerstle ana party, Mr.. Miller. and
party Mr.. Bates and party. Mr.. Tok-
las and party, Mr.. Wetmore and mar
~ Mr. Leavftt and party. Mr.. HAYES
ana party, Q. L. Spreckels and partv.
william Bates and party, Mr. AulI and
parry Major Krauthoff and party. Mr..
irwin and party. Mr.. Crocker and par
ty I. Christensen and party, Mr.. Hur-
ley and party, Mr.. Hyman and party
MI. Mauzy and party, Mrs. Hammond
ana party Mrs. Rosenberg and partv
Mr. Jacobs and party, Mr.. Bowman and
party Mrs Rinaldo and party. Mr..
waterman and party, Mr.. Keith and
party Mr. Sullivan and party.
among the social notables at the
Falace were: John Parrot and
party Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. CorvelI
ana party, William Herman and
party Frederic r. Sherman and partv
= NJ Cooper and party, John Zeile and
party William B. Brown and party. ]
>. A Watt and party, Colonel NJ. II.
Hecht and party. Gabriel Hynes and
Haity' L. y sherman and party, F. W.
foulkes and party, Judge and Mrs.
John Curry and party, Colonel John G
kirkpatrick and Miss Susanne Kirk
patrick, Mrs. V. Baird and party. A.
Roos and party. Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Kittredge, Frank Buck and party. Mr..
ard Mrs. Hugh Kyle and party. L. A.
sehwabacher and party. ]. ]. Mack and
party, Z. Rothschild and party. A.
Bachman and party, DR.. w. Seward
Webb and party, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Kerckhoff and party, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
H de Young and party, Senator G. I.
Nixon and party, J. c. Baldwin Jr. and
party Fred c. Kohl and party, William
Wilson and party, A. Mack and party
F. H. Mccormick and party. w. T
Bowers and party, A. L. Morgenstern
and party, c. E. Bundschu and party. ,,
J. Lippman and party, Sterling Postlev
and party, Mr.. and Mrs. Fremont Old
er and party and A. B. Butler and !
party.