The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26

lighted that she is to have complete
change Of scene for awhile.
One of today's pictures is of Miss
Irma Frances Woodward the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Frederick
I Woodward, whose engagement to ]. AL
len Wallace of Dubuque was recently
announced. Although Miss Woodward
! has barely reached the usual age of a
formal debut. she is a great favorite.
and 1t is with real regret that the
younger set learns that her new home
viii be made in the eastern city. The
! wedding is TO take place this fall and
many affairs are being given the pretty
bride TO be by the girls of the smart
set here.
The other picture is of Miss Wini-
fred -Mears, who is shortly to leave
town for Panama, where her brother,
Lieutenant Frederick Mears. is sta
toned. Their headquarters win be at
Culebra in the canal zone, and the
experiences of the next few months
promise to be so interesting that Miss
Mears, who has a very decided liter
ary gift, has half promised to pre-
serve her first Impressions in a book
of letters, or perhaps even short
work of fiction. Miss Mears will be
AAAANh 4AllSbtN from I0e social world
here, for she is wanted at all the gath
erings of certain little set and is her
self a tireless hostess. She was a
member Of one or two of the large
cotllons last winter, and one OF the
most enthusiastic attendants at the
skating club.
American women borrow their fash
ions recklessly from any nation that
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fancy, as any one realizes who stops
TO think of the origin of the Dutch
cut neck" the Russian blouse" and
French heels" The new scarfs (that
are twisted twice about the waist and
then knotted loosely above the lxnee)
every one knows are Spanish, and
what woman doesn't wear a Japanese
wrapper or an adapted kimona, at least,
in these days2
But according to strict precedence,
then, the much discussed directoire is
Chinese and we have really come at
last to borrowing something from the
black eyed, mincing, little ladies of
trousers and lacquered hair. One has
only to look on the next visit to China
town to find that every woman's coat
is cut deep on both sides, IN absolute
directoire fashion, and flaps open in
the breeze in the approved directoire
toire is very scant, and that of Canton
is loose and square, but then one must
remember that the Chinese women
have not adopted some of the white
women's ideas yet, and still enjoy the
barbaric luxury of comfortable clothes
Not for long time has any engage
ment caused so much interest and
pleasure in the younger set as did
that of Miss Dolly Tarpey, one of the
most popular of Alameda's girls, and
j. Paulding Edwards, whose family has
been prominent socially here for years.
Miss Tarpey, who is a pretty dainty
girl just out Of her teens, has been
visiting her sister in law, Mrs. Arthur
Tarpey. in Fresno, and 1t was at a
luncheon given there that Mrs. Tar
pey announced the engagement. The
Tarpeys own a large ranch near F'res-
no, and usually spend the summers
there, but they expect to return to
Alameda very early this season, for
the wedding has been set for the 9Th
of September. 1t will take place at
the Fairmont hotel here and be at
tended by several hundred people. Miss
Tarpey's parents are the NJ. F. Tar
peys, and they own a handsome home
in Alameda Mr.. Edwards is a grad
uate of the University of California,
and member of one of the most ex-
elusive fraternities. He is associated
with the Northern electric railroad.
and he and his bride will make their
home in Chico for awhile, at least.
Mr.. Edwards mother is Mrs. Henry
Buffers of Piedmont. and his half