The San Francisco call., 1906-07-09
Oakland Society
Takes Strongly
to AutomobiIing
BY Zoe Green Radcliffe.

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returned to the simple life-we read
1t has-but it is very restless sim
plfcity One never knows where to find
anybody. The personal columns inform
us one day that Mrs Brown-Jones has
| just returned from San Diego, and next
day we read that she has gone TO Brit
ish Columbia. Probably the automo-
bile Is responsible for this constant
hitting. 1t is so much pleasanter to
make little short runs from one resort
to another than its is to pack a dozen
trunks and dress three or four times u
day and be bored besides at some fash
ionable hotel or seaside town.
Oaklanders have ever been fond of
enjoying themselves in the most COM
Portable manner, so in the smart tour
ing cars that are met now on every
road may be seen many from the sub
urban city that our burned-out friends
across the way are trying to dub East
San Francisco.
The j. R. Burnhams have already
made several delightful trips in their
auto car, and the Oscar Lunings, in
stead of going UP to their beautiful
camp on Russian River as usual have
planned numerous short trips. They
have two fine machines now, and Mr..
Luning has become quite an expert
chauffeur.
Miss Marion Walsh, Mrs. Robert S.
knight, Mrs. A. H. Elliott, Miss Georgie
Strong and Mrs. B. S. Hubbard are
among the society women who are ex-
pert drivers of their own machines, and
they have taken many a merry party to
the various nearby resorts.
The C1arek1ont Country Club and the
clubhouse at Piedmont Park have been
the scenes of numerous charming and
tyDically Californian affairs. On the
Fourth, particularly, these were favored
places. DIR. H. j. Stewards orchestra
furnished the music, and the decora-
tions-patriotic, of course-converted
the house and surrounding grounds into
gay vision emblematic of America.
In the world of fashion this seems to
be white season, and at the Country
Club the women gave dainty charm
to the scene in their lingerie gowns and
hats. Mrs. Oscar Long is especially ia
vored by the prevailing fashion, for
white is extremely becoming to her and
she is wearing with success the long
coats and stiff white hats that are
risky for those less blessed with youth
and good looks.
Among the visitors at the Country
Club last Wednesday were:
Mr.. and Mrs. George McNear Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Knowles, Miss Bessie
McNear, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Foleer,
ing. Captain and Mrs. Edwin Goodall,
Captain and Mrs. Minor Goodall. Mr..
and Mrs. George de Cola, Mrs. Challen
Parker. General and Mrs. oscar Long,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Bowles. Mr. and
Mrs. William Pierce Johnson, Miss Ar
line Johnson, Miss Josephine Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. Fox. Miss Jessie Fox, Mr..
r. G. Brown, Miss Florinne Brown. Mrs.
Lillian Everts, Mr.. and Mrs. Edson
Thomas Crellin. Mrs. Charles MacDer-
mot. Louis MacDermot, Miss Flora Mac
Dermot, Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Kales, Miss
Ruth Kales. Miss Rose Kales. Frank
Miss Gertrude Gould. ~Mr. and Mrs. r.
A. Bray, Mr.. and Mrs. George Wheat
ton Jr, Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler .Henshaw.
Rudolph Spreckels, Mr., and Mrs; Harry
East Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Walsh, Miss Marian Walsh. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. G.; Cooran, Miss Coogan, Miss
Amv Mckee, Mrs. Orestes Pierce, Mr..
and Mrs Burnham. Miss Lucretia Burn
Mr.. and Mrs Whinple Hall, Mrs. Ru-
dolph Spreckels. DR.. and Mrs. Charles
Minor Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Magee
Miss Florence Hush is another who
dresses much in white, with pleasing
effect. The Tom Magees, by the way.
will be much of the summer in Fruit
DR.. and Mrs. Homer Craig have re-
turned to prosaic life after a honey
moon absence of several weeks, and
DR.. Craig's sister, Mrs. Frederick
Morse, is beginning to plan some sort
of function in their honor.
One of the merriest yachting parties
on the bay was given recently by Ed
ward Hill and his sister, Miss Isabelle
Hill. Mr.. HilFs yacht, the Emerald, is
very large one and has an unusually
romantic history. 1t has not only
made several trans Pacific trips, but
was-before Mr.. Hills ownership, of
course-a smuggler, and stories of the
adventures in which 1t has taken part
would I'LL columns.
About thirty guests enjoyed Mr.. and
Miss Hills hospitality, among them
being Edward McManus,. formerly of
Oakland but for the last ten years a
resident of Chicago. He is very clever
and an acquisition to any party, a
rare familiarity with Shakespeare be-
ing one Of his Interesting accomplish
ments. Carl Straum of Alameda cap
tanned" the little crew and some other
guests were Miss Ida May Bradley, the
Misses Burnett of Berkeley, the Misses
Schroeder, Miss Hazel Hackett of San
Mateo, Mr.. Geine of Chicago, Louis
DeHpSLSr ana al hllCHeneT
1t is too bad that Miss Enid Yale
will not have an opportunity to wear,
for the admiration of her Oakland
friends, the seemingly unlimited beau
tiful gowns that form part of her
trousseau. Her fiance, Wilbur Gracey,
is in the American consulate service
in China, and when she is married the
little California girl will be the first
lady in Tsingtau. There are dinner
gowns of silk in every color. elaborate
reception gowns, street dresses of
most approved make and an endless
supply of lingerie 'frocks and hats;
for Tsingtau is a watering place and
the foreign fashionables from all over
China gather there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Mann have re-
turned from visit to MADEIRA.
Miss Florence Block and Miss Ursula
Langan have returned from a short
visit to friends in Santa Cruz.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Block have gone
to Santa Clara, having been called
there by the illness of Abe Block the