The San Francisco call., 1908-05-31

Paris, where they have many kins-
people and old friends The daughters
education was commenced here where
she was a student at the 'Madame's"
for several years, but she has alsc
been working very hard with music
and languages during her stay abroad.
The Gallois are just now at the Fair
mont. but will take a house before the
winter, when some sort of coming out
affair will be arranged in Miss Jeanne's
honor.
If her friends have their way Miss
Margaret LIE Breton will also make her
social bow next winter instead of re-
turning to Europe, as she and Madame
LIE Breton originally planned They
came here primarily for fleet week and
to see Midshipman David lie Breton.
but so many old friends have gathered
about them, so many delightful plans
for next winter have been limited at and
so many eloquent arguments have been
brought to bear that it is possible
they will change their plans The
lie Bretons went to Berkeley last week
for rest and a change, but they have
returned to the Fairmont hotel for the
present.
debutante, perhaps one of the most
fortunately situated of them. ALL for
all three of her older sisters are promi-
nent in the young married set ana
there will be a bewildering nur.ber OF
affairs in her honor. Miss Hopkins is
delightfully."- pretty-quite as pretty as
any one of her sisters. She was only u
small child in white frocks and round
hats when her sisters-a trio of beau
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spent almost all her time since i'll the
east at school. so that she is compara-
lively little known. Miss Mary Koe-
ney and Miss Hopkins are inseparaple
friends, the former spending more than
half the summer last year at the Hop
kins home in Menlo Park and having
already paid several long visits there
this year.
Miss Claire Nichols will also make
her bow to San Francisco society this
year, having spent what should have
been her first season in the east. Miss
Martha Foster will be given a coming
out affair in the Fosters San Rafael
home. and Miss Helen. the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Jones, who has been enjoying some of
the less formal events of the winter,
will be introduced. Miss Harriet Alex
ander, the daughter of Mrs. G. o. Alex
ander will take her place among the
debutantes, and Miss Dorothy Baker,
whose sister, Miss Helen, is so popu-
lar, will be another of the years girls.
Miss Marian Miller, tall, wiilowy girl,
with an extremely attractive manner;
Miss Amy Bowles, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Philip e. Bowles, who is now
dividing her time between the most
exclusive diplomatic circle of WASH
ington and a finishing school in New
York, and Miss Ysabel Chase--all will
be debutantes. Others will be the two
pretty cousins of Ross Valley, Miss
Marie Louise Foster. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Foster, and Miss
Minna Van Bergen. the daughter of the
Edward Van Bergens. These two were
recently hostesses at a delightful little
dance, in the Fosters Ross Valley
home. Miss Henriette Blanding will
have her first peep at the social whirl
this year, as will Miss Laura Bald
win. The latter is the daughter of
the Stewart Baldwins. Two or three
small girls, who may have to wait
another season for their formal pre-
sentation, but who will meantime go
to the less formal dances and ,dinners.s
are Miss Innes Keeney, Miss Margaret
Casey and Miss Mauricia Mintzer, all
Bowling is beginning to win great
popularity among society women and
nearly every afternoon finds a party, or
two or three parties. in the hotel alleys
trying the game. Mrs. Frederick Kohl
is about the best player among the
women, but is run a close second by
Mrs. Andrew Welch Jr. and Mrs Vim
cent de Laveaga. Some of San Mateo's
private houses already have bowling
alleys and others will have them be-
fore the summer season really COM
mences, SO that the fun seems to have
come to stay, and winter will find a
good many expert players among the
leaders of the smart set.
Departures for the country continue
steadily, every day adding to the list
of people who will not reopen their
town houses until late in the fall. Paso
Robles was the favored spot this week.
and there is a very select group of
faShionables there-some to remain for
the entire season, others just filling in
a gap between other plans Mrs. Henry
T. Scott and Mrs. Joseph Crockett have
been at the popular watering place for
several days. On Monday the George
Lents motored down, with Mrs James
Robinson and Miss Hooker as their
guests. Mrs. Mayo Newhall joined the
group the next day, Mr.. Newhall hav-
ing preceded her. The Samuel knights
are also at Paso Robles, as Is Mrs.