The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03

Moore of Cincinnati and Lieutenant II.
W. Ienable We're married, One or two
of the Preside ladies, to whom Miss
Moore was presented when she reached
San Francisco on Tuesday night wit
messed the ceremony and there will be
good deal of entertaining for the
little bride at the post this week. She
has already made a delightful impress
sion upon her husbands old friends
and will be welcome addition to the
social circle of the Presidio.
Mrs. Linda Bryan, who will return
from Del Monte with a group of girls
today, was hostess at an informal tea
on Wednesday afternoon, which was
attended by a score or more of. society
folk. While they were enjoying the
hours chat about the teacups the
guests were treated to fortune telling,
a very clever amateur from across the
bay reading the stories of the tea
leaves. Marriages, engagements and
long journeys were predicted in every
direction and, In spite of vigorous de-
mails, more than one listener had a
guilty expression as the state of her
affections was limited. Whether the
predictions come true or are forgotten,
the event was a very merry one and
added one more item to Mrs. Bryan's
long score as a successful hostess.
The Charles Buffers, who recently
returned from England and reopened
their pretty Piedmont home, Fair
lawns" brought with them many of
the fashions of the mother country.
The menage in the Buffers home is
entirely English. o'clock tea is as
much matter of course as breakfast
is; the servants are Halves" or ELLIS"
or Baker" as the case may be, and
the delicious London atmosphere of
peace and quiet, of having very little
to do and plenty of time to do 1t in
has been marvelously transported into
this western home. England really
spoils the householder for our atmos-
phere Of rush ands fury. our ringing
telephone bells and honking motors,
our loud voiced servants and irrepres-
sible mechanical music makers. The
Buffers brought an old fashioned stage
coach with them from England, ship.
ping 1t round the horn at a cost of
much time and money. Just why they
added this to their stable equipment is
rather a mystery, for 1t is incredibly
cumbersome and slow. It might have
brought the mail from one country
town to another in Dickens day, and
stopped at every jolly inn, and caused
panics. among the fowls and village
children. Ten miles a day are tax
upon the four big horses that pull it,
and fourteen miles as far as they could
possibly find time or strength to take
IT, 1t has carriage room for score
and outside seats for ten or more-but
the carriage seats are never used.
When the Buffers take this stage for
an airing it is driven by a fat, rosy
checked English driver, and on the
back seat is a slim little groom who
blows loud coaching horn whenever
more modern vehicles seem inclined to
block the way. 1t is still considered
one of the rare sights of Oakland and
Berkeley, although nearly every Sun
day finds it in use.
Mrs. de Young and her daughters will
spend the summer In Europe. which
will put off the wedding Il had almost
made that pluraD that society ex-
pected some time. in June. They will
spend a few weeks in the San Rafael
house first, leaving some time next
month for New York and thence for
the continent The De Young girls are
all as much at home in the European
capitals as they are here, and they all
spent their schooldays in Paris or Ber-
lin. Miss Phyllis. the youngest sister,
may be left for a years schooling when
they return to. California In the fall.
but otherwise she will be informally
introduced next winter.
The new game. fleet" which is bare
Iy introduced, promises to have a long
run, for the name naturally catches
everyone's attention, and the game Is
really so good that even the grownups
are drawn into 1t. 1t Is little like
pit and little like dozen other
games we all used to shout ourselves
hoarse over, and has several distinctive
and original touches of its own. There
have been several feet parties this
week. and although everyone Is still a
novice at the game. 1t has been pro-
nounced great fun by society's younger
set
Mrs. Irwin and Miss Helene and Mrs.
kirkpatrick and Miss Suzanne all
sailed together from New York last
week on one of the big Hamburg
American liners. They will all spend
some time in Germany. possibly at the
same hotels, SO that when the two girls
return to California next year they will
have many pleasant memories OF their
experiences together Miss Helene, ac-
cording to letters. is already . little