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

the Hagers and the Tevises. Miss Law
Tor sings very well, but her social gift
has proved a good deal more important
to her than her voice has. She was
more in demand during the time she
lived here than any other one girl In
society, and although the Lawlors had
very small unpretentious house In
Broadway, Miss Lillians little enter
tainments were as eagerly attended as
were the most exclusive dinners end
dances. Afterward she went to Eng.
land and was entertained at all the
big country houses. and later went to
Paris and became leader there The
Lawlor family was we'll known here in
early days. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawlor being
associated with CALIFORNIA; earliest
social history. They were the orig
inal owners-or part owners-of Tubbs
hotel in East Oakland, when Tubbs
hotel stood in the social estimation
where Del Monte does now.
Mrs. William Kohl will be among
the many Californians who will spend
the summer months in Europe, leav-
ing town for New York some time this
week. Mrs. Kohl has had the Magee
home in Broadway for two years,
spending a part of each summer with
Mrs. Pillsbury in the Pillsbury coun-
try home. She will be In Europe for
several months. returning for next
winters season.
Mrs. Thomas Selby is in Paris and
has delightful apartment there in the
heart OF the American colony Miss
Selby Is studying at the Ecole des
Beaux Arts and their plans for return
ing to California are extremely indef-
mite. The Selbys had house in Devfsa-
dero street (Which was then quiet.
sleepy residence street) at the time
of the fire. but went abroad immedi-
ately afterward. The winter before the
fire Mrs. Selby's granddaughter, Car
men, who made her home with them,
was married to Frank johnson, and as
one Of the grandmother's reasons for
staying here was to entertain for Miss
Carmen and chaperone her through her
debuntante year. she had one more rea-
son for feeling free for Europe again.
She was to have been Joined there
this summer by Miss Cornelia Kempff.
another granddaughter, but Miss
Kempn and her father. Admiral Kempff
have gone instead to Yellowstone park
for several weeks stay and will AIater
go to the Atlantic coast for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Ralston. Mrs Selby's
daughter, and Mr.. Ra1ston, who are
travelling up the Nile. will join her in
Paris this fall. for what may possibly
be quite. long visit. The Ralston
pretty Berkeley home is leased for the
year
The school girls went back to Santa
Barbara on Monday night after ten
days crowded full Of gayeties here.
There is so short a time left before
tie long vacation that they were quite
resigned to going back, for to many of
them this will be tie last quarter term
Some will be debutantes next season.
and some will have year or two of
travel to add the finishing touches be-
fore making their first formal appear
ance in society. Already their coioring
and their figures are being taken ac-
count of by mothers dress maker, who
will have her hands full of lacy fro:hy
frocks In the fall. and will want to
know Just what arrangement is most
becoming to the bud. Some of next
years girls will be extremely pretty.
Miss Mary Keeney has Just returned
from a visit to Miss Florence Hon
kins. in the Hopkins home in Menlo
Park, Miss Hopkins will be rromi
nent among the debutantes next year
and promises to be a grea. favorfte.
She is quite herself again, after her
serious illness, and much in demand nv
the younger set All the Hopkins girls
are living down In that pars OF the
country now and many Jolly reunions
take place among the different branches
of the family. The SUMMER is going
20 be very gay one. for already the
social calendar is dotted with weddings.
theatricals and luncheons, with plenty
of golf. tennis and polo to keep them
all out of doors.
Still apropos of next winters debu-
tantes, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis and their
daughters leave this week for a visit
OF some months In the east Mr.. Otis
and the younger daughter, Fredericka.
will leave Mrs. Otis and Miss Cora in
Boston and sail some time in June from
New York for Brazil. where they will
make short visit. The Otis girls
have Travelled a good deal and speak
several of the European languages fiu-
emily. but this is Miss Fredericka's first
long sea trip and both she and her
father are anticipating a delightful ex-
perience- 1t Is possible that when Mr..
Otis returns IN the fall his wife and
daughters will go abroad for the win
ter. returning for the debutante's COM
ing out tea Is months from now. Miss