The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26

sisters, Miss Marie and Miss Marguar
ite Buffers, are prominent in society
here.
San Rafael society people were very
much interested last week when they
learned of the engagement of Miss Leah
Ford of this city and Harry Wintring
ham, member of the prominent San
Rafael family of that name The
Wintringhams have always occupied
an enviable position in the most ex-
elusive set of the neighbQring town.
and although they have never particu-
larly identified themselves with the So
cial whirl of San Rafael, they have done
much entertaining in quiet way. They
claim some of the best blood I'm the
state, and Miss Georgia Wintringham
is certainly one of California's most
charming society girls. It was at a lit
tie tea given in their home that the
engagement was made known.
The wedding. which will be church
affair, will take place on September
s. and will be attended by about 100
people.
Artistic as we'll as social circles are
interested in the wedding OF Miss Kath-
crime Louise Harl1nd and John Mel
vile Kelly, which took place very
quietly in Berkeley last week, for both
of the young people are unusually
gifted and their home will undoubtedly
be a center for many gatherings of
clever and interesting people In the
years to come. Mr.. Kelly has already
distinguished himself in his art his
work in the newspapers being well
known, and his wife, who is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Hester Harland of Berke-
ley, has for several years made music
her study, and is among society's clev-
crest amateurs Mrs. Harland and her
daughter travelled continually during
the last few years that they were to-
gether. visiting the east, Europe and
the orient. The daughter, who is tai
ented in many ways, has kept up her
studies faithfully since her school days,
preferring travel and books to the usual
round of girls life in society.
Everybody is going everywhere so
rapidly and coming back so much
sooner than was expected and starting
off again Immediately for some other
place, that no one in the social set
really knows where any one else is.
The mailmen must have a time of it in
these days, when every letter is crossed
and recrossed a dozen times with con-
ficting directions before 1T finally
reaches its destination. Mam'selle stays
home just long enough to send her
lacy frocks and frilly petticoats to the
French laundry, to pack a fresh con-
signment of them, to have Julie do"
her hair and Marie do" her hands, to
kiss mother hastily on the ear and
father on the top of his head and to
rush off again.
The Sharons, who have been thinking
for months how delightful it would be
to get into their own country home,
and stay in 1t, and never think of ho-
tells again. spent only two or three days
at Menlo Park and then came up to the
city again. and unless they change
spend only week ends in the beautiful
enridge will entertain several house
and I believe a servant or so will be
kept in the house, but most of the time
the family will be In it's old apartments
at the Fairmont. Mrs. Sharon, by the
way, will have some guests in the
Menlo Park home over the coming
week end.
Menlo Parks maids and matrons
complain of quieter season this year
than they have ever known before.
Every one is looking forward to the
dance to be given on the 5th of next
month by Mrs. Richard Girvan and Mrs.
Edward Eyre, or rather the youngest
set is looking forward to it, for almost
all of the girls will be schoolgirls and
the boys in their freshman year The
older set is still talking about the din