The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
DELIGHTFUL PARTY
OPENS THE SEASON
Genial Host Greets More Than
Three Hundred Guests in
FairmOnt Ballroom
Debutantes Are Numerous and
Hold Informal Reception
During Evening

Another winter has had brilliant
beginning in San Francisco with the
Greenway birthday dance, which took
place last evening in the white and
gold ballroom at the Fairmont. More
than 800 guests enjoyed the initial
dance of the. season with Edward
Greenway as the genial host of the
occasion. The party went with a de-
lightful swing and a zest that does
not always attend first parties before
the winter has we'll begun, but every
detail was planned with care, and the
result was a tremendous success. There
was no receiving party with Mr.. Green
way, who welcomed the guests from
8 until IL o'clock
The debutantes were an attractive
group and held an informal reception
of their own, since there was over
score OF these charming buds who have
either just made their formal bow to
society or anticipate their coming out
party within a few weeks. number
of them were attending their first elab-
crate evening party and enjoyed the
affair with enthusiasm. The first party
of the winter is auspicious for those
yet to come.
The decorations were almost entirely
in green, with woodwardia ferns and
great clusters of autumn foliage filling
every corner. The vines and autumn
leaves made an effective setting for
the scores of beautiful gowns and the
tall plants added their conventional
decoration to the scene. The plants
used with picturesque effect were green
and russet with a touch of the rich
autumn coloring. Only few chrysan-
themums were introduced in the
scheme of decoration, and the dark
color effects were particularly remark
able against the white and gold walls
of the ballroom.
DESCRIPTION OF GOWNS
The gowns worn last evening were
noticeable on account of their exquisite
simplicity and many of the most eff
fective combinations were in white
with delicate blue or pale gold trim
ming. The imported gowns in direc-
toire and empire mode were remarkable
in their beauty of design. while the
gowns worn by the debutantes were
almost without exception in some sim
pie combination of white and gold The
gowns worn by the younger matrons,
of course, were embellished with ex-
pensive laces and some very beautiful
jewels were worn with the ball cos
tunes.
Among the young matrons who were
beautifully gowned was Mrs. Henry
Clarence Breeden, who wore a smoked
chiffon overdress embroidered with blue
and made over old blue satin. The
effect in the dull shades of blue was
one of the most noticeable among so
many handsome gowns.
Mrs. Russell Bogue wore an imported
gown of blue spangled net over mes
saline.
Mrs. James Bishop was gowned in
white satin elaborated with Venetian
point lace.
Mrs. Frank Griffin wore one of the
effective creations in blue, with an
embroidered design in silver.
Mrs. Eleanor Martin wore a hand
some gown of heavy white satin with
trimming of guipure lace.
Mrs. Dtxwell Hewitt was gowned in
pale pink satin with a delicate en-
broidery of gold traced on the bodice
and on the graceful skirt.
Miss Virginia Jolliffe wore becom-
ing effect in white satin wits an en-
broidery of silver, and Miss Gertrude
Jolliffe was gowned in rose colored
satin embellished with gold trimming.
Mrs. William S. Porter wore a gown
of yellow satin with a touch of gold
trimming on the overdress.
Miss Edna st. Goar was gowned In
white liberty satin embroidered in gold.
MISS Ethel McAllister wore one of
the pretty gowns in white with an en-
bellishment of lace
Miss Suzanne Kirkpatrick was at
tired in an empire gown of spangled
net with girdle of silver
Miss Clara Allen was gowned in q
white and gold mousseline with a yoke
of lace.
Miss Florence Cluff wore one of the
prettiest gowns of the evening, an
erect In white embroidered chiffon.