The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

"HERE have been frivOlities ga
lore during the past week, such
dining OF society. such gsyeties
IN the way of dancing and skat-
ing. so many luncheons and
bridge parties. both large and small.
And the coming week. or even fort
night, viii see this state OF affairs
continuing so steadily that il IS thought
that Ash Wednesday. less than a month
hence. viii find every one quite fash
ionably fatigued. Many OF the prin-
cipal events OF the past week were
in honor Of Miss Lydia Hopkins and
there are devOut thanks that this popu-
lar oebutaure decided 10 come out this
year. and thereby relieve society from
the deadly dullness which threatened
10 continue throughout the winter. Miss
Helene Irwin is also coming IN for
fun share OF entertaining, and between
now and Lent there viii be many of
the friends Of the Irwin family who
viii make her the honOred guest at
one festivity or another.
The debutantes this year are all
pretty, attractive girls. with great ca
pacity for entering into the joys of
life with q dainty enthusiasm that is
good to see. Miss Mary Keeney is one
and she, too, is very popular, and no
affair is complete without her. Miss
Julia Langhorne has not formally come
out this year. but hardly any event Of
Importance has taken place at which
this handsome girl, who IS such favor
ite, has not been present. A few Of the
most important occasions OF this week
viii be the luncheon to be given by
Mrs. George II. Mendeu Jr on Tues
day, in honor of Miss Charlotte VIII
son; the dinner to be given by Mr. and
Mrs r.. p. Schwerin on the same day
and IN the evening the wedding Of Miss
Genevieve Isaacs and Carl Schilling IT.
On Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. K
NurtalI viii give a dinner and Mrs
Joseph Manuel Masten viii entertain
eight tables OF guests at bridge. On
Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. r. W Hopkins
viii make Miss Helene Irwin the hon
ored guest at a large dinner at their
home on California street; Miss Alice
Sullivan viii give a large luncheon at
the Palace Hotel; Mrs. F. Walton
Hedges viii give another Of the DE-
lightful informal dinners at which she
so frequently entertains, and Mrs Mas
ten viii give the second Of her bridge
parties. On Friday afternoon Mrs
Ralph Warner bart and Mrs. Leonard
Chenery viii be the hostesses at a
bridge party az the home Of Mrs
chenery on Pacific avenue and Baker
streets. and Mrs. Alexander Heyneman
viii also entertain at bridge.
The Eastern idea Of the temperament
OF San Francisco is shown in the fol-
lowing clipping from the Washington
Post OF recent date.
out San Francisco way. although
the social structure has been terribly
disrupted, cafes and hurry-up theaters
and country clubs are speedily jammed
with the same lightsome. merrv-rnalx-
ing, care-free, typical throngs. The
San Francisco 400 sttIl displays that
unconventional gayety and independ-
ence that have ever been the adufra
tion OF the visiting Knickerbocker and
the utter despair OF the self-satisfied
Broadway actor.
They play, at intervals, in the very
face of the wind that blows over the
remindful brush heaps OF bricks and
ashes.
why. forsOoth. because fire demol-
isheo the work Of half 8 century should
that be referred to except in a topical
song2
The time-honored summer social af-
fairs were held as usual The Bohe-
milan Club Jinks ia the grove OF red
woods IN August drew $50 society men
and artists, and the midsummer golf
tournament was crowded at the Del
Monte links
And the winter festivities. II one
may SO speak OF that great one-season
country. have begun. Any number Of
smart receptions and dances have been
given out on Pacific Heights. which is
the new Mob Hill
The cleverest entertainment how
ever, so far since the disaster was the
JenRy crocker New Years ball, given