The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-23
FASHIONS NEW FAD
SIMPLE THRIFT
OF LONG AGO

OAKLAND, July 22.-Society's invol-
untary return to the simple life is
growing into a habit After weeks of
sleeping in tents the house seems stuffy
1t is so comfortable to entertain
merry shirt waist" crowd quite in
formally that the spirit rebels at the
mere suggestion of formality, and
teas" when sifted down, and found
to consist of a half dozen chattering
girls and mayhap twice as many busy
hands, for id1eness is not a part Of the
new simple life. The modish lingerie
suits and hats furnish unaccustomed
work for many hitherto idle fingers
and those who do not follow fads in
the way of dress occupy themselves
with various sensible creations, to the
profit of the refugees. So 1T would
seem that the mildest form of social
excitement for the moment is the sew
ing bee. Are we returning to the
thrifty days of our grandmothers, who
If we may believe them and the stories
we read of those times, were INSOFAR
able from their needlework?
Mrs. Moses Faitoutes return to her
East Oakland home was the signal for
two or three little sewing bees, at
which, fear, little sewing was done,
for. this is Mrs. Faitoute's first visit
since her marriage last fall. AS Flor
ence White she was very popular
girl, and it was a source of much re-
gret in her set that she must make her
future home in New York. On Tuesday
last Miss Flora MacDermot telephoned
to half a dozen of Mrs. Faitoute's clos
est friends, and they enjoyed happy
little reunion, listening to tales of New
York and exchanging "reminiscences,
while the sewing. lay forgotten. An
other day alTnoststhe same small clique
gathered at the F'ruitvale residence of
Miss Florence Hush, in the group of
which Mrs. Faitoute was the center be-
ing Mrs. Stanley Moore, Miss Lucretia
Burnham, Miss Flora MacDermot, Miss
Marietta Ravens. Miss Gertrude Gould,
Mrs. Jack Valentine and Miss Viva
Nicholson.
Another form of Entertainment that
is popular the year, round and that al
ways possesses at least one phase of
interest is a dinner, and innumerable
small affairs have been given lately
anywhere and everywhere-up on the
roof garden at Idora, at the Claremont
Country Club, out in the little club
house at Piedmont Park and almost
everywhere except in ones home. The
r. A. Brays, however, were one ex-
ception last week. They have returned
from Chico and are staying at Alta
Vista, the Buffers residence, and on
Thursday evening congenial crowd
there. Mrs. Bray is charming host
ess so 1t goes without saying almost
that the dinner was a delightful sue
cess.
Among the guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. McNear Jr, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Wayman. General and
Mrs. Oscar F. Long, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Lacey Brayton, Mrs. Georgina
Cook and Mr.. Henry A. Buffers
Mrs. Milton Pray gave a dinner last
week in Berkeley in honor OF DR.. Hop
kins. The Oscar Lunings and the Ber-
nard Millers entertained at the roof
garden and this week Miss Maud well
lendorf will be guest of honor at a
studio dinner that Charles Dutton will
give in Berkeley
DR.. and Mrs. Harry p. Traverse are
in Santa Cruz During DR.. Travers'
absence DIR. Jack Dunn, who de-
serted Oakland for San Francisco up
to the time of the fire. is occupying his
office and his old friends have almost
"swampedo him. This cordial recep-
ton should insure Dr. Jacks remain
ing on this side OF the bay.
Misses Caroly and Anita Oliver are
"roughing it, up In Siskiyou County,
on the Jensen ranch, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Belden. They are enjoying
themselves immensely and are not
even talking of coming, home yet. Mr..
and Mrs. William Let's oliver do not
intend to go away for any length of
time, taking short trips, when the
mood seizes them, in the beautiful
White steamer Harold Oliver has-be-
come quite an expert chauffeur.
Maxwell Taft and his wife leave in
few days for New York, to meet Mr.
Taft senior, Miss Crissie Taft and Miss
Sevilla Hayden. who are returning
from Europe. Mr.. III. c.. Taft will re-
turn to Oakland with his son, but
Miss Taft and Miss Hayden will re-
main in New York until October.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Sims OF San
Francisco are making their homes at
Cloyne Court, Berkeley.
Mrs. Milton Bailey of San Francisco
who lost their home in the fire, are
domiciled at the residence of Mrs.
Bailey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
G. Yale, in Euclid avenue.