The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

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Young men snd msidens, Thursday noon,
Meath wet umbrellas. blocked the pier,
Each wistful and subdued. yet eacn
Jealous 10 do his part 10 cheer
She wss their counselor. their friend, ,
Helping them through the first hard days
OF social lie. until they felt
Ready 10 thread its puzzling maze,
Braeed Tor its queer. confusing ways
when she WAS here. all ways were plain;
How strange II seems to have her gomez
Il seems unreal. But we maintain
That though we Weld her now, o'erborne,
East. you must give her back again
FRS. WHITE waved farewell to |
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o'clock on Thursday. There was
plenty Of tears on the dock the
Thomas got under way. but the depart
ing society leader. although she looked
white and tired. smiled bravely until
the ship was out of sight. The young
people of San Francisco paid her
most affectionate tribute by appearing
IN great numbers shortly after IL
nclock on board the Thomas and spend
ing the following hour in good wishes
and farewells. There We're at least 40
of them and they, with older friends
and Mrs. Whites family. quite stopped
ell traffic on one side of the deck and
eircled about the center of attraction
with absolute Indifference to the mere
routine OF the ship Mrs. Whites
eral Greeiy's pretty little daughter,
Gertrude. was massed with flowers, and
under the flowers were dozens of boxes.
which contained enough figs and candy
and fruit and gloves and cologne and
hsndkerchiefs and lace and silver ware
20 stock 10 brides.
The Greelys were also surrounded
with friends-the Misses Morrison. the
Clems. the Ashburns. and Mrs. and Miss
Benet of Benicia. the wife and daugh-
ter of Colonel James Benet. among
them. General and Mrs Greedy and
their daughter had been for several
days the guests Of the Benets. the fam
uies being old friends.
The Conrad Babcocks also sailed on
the Thomas, TO be gone TWO years.
However short two years" sounds or
looks on paper, it seems much more
serious when those one loves are look
fng down from the rail- of an ocean
steamer and ali the possibilities of "A
long months are TO be faced before they
viii be back in harbOr again. Mrs.
Bsbcock was Miss Marian Eeils. and
was married sbouo two years ago. She
has been her mothers guest here for
several months-for so long. in fact.
that people could afford TO lose sight
Of the fact that the holiday had to come
20 an end.
One Of today's pictures is OF Miss
Marguerite Coffin. who will be q debu-
tante in another year or two. She is
already prominent in the affairs of the
younger set. and lately distinguished
herself in amateur theatricals at the
California club. when several society
girls took part IN an afternoons pro-
gram. Miss Coffin is a blonde, with
blue eyes and masses of fair hair.
The other picture is Of Miss Anne
Chase, who is to return this week to
San Francisco. after several years
abroad. Miss Chase went to kinspeo-
pie IN New York Immediately after the
Ere and sailed with them for England
few weeks later After spending the
fall and winter at the English capital
they went to Paris. where they have
been ever since. The Chases owned a
charming home in Jones street before
the FIRE. although neither Of the daugh-
ters has spent very much time here.
They finished their school days in Bos-
ton and always spend al least half tie
year with their parents people there
The announcement Of Miss Regula
Hoffman's gagement to Dudley Ber-
nays Of Los Angeles was expected by
her many friends. and yet the news
came with the excitement that an en-
gsgement always brings Miss Hoff-
man IS very unlike her sister, Miss
Charlotte. whose engagement to Yer
non Kellogg was announced IN October,
but she is a beauty. too, and Of sIen-
der, graceful type that is always ad-
mired. She announced her engagement
at a card party given in her Oakland
home to score Of friends. Nothing
was suspected until the guests We're
shown into the daintily decorated dim
ing room after the game. where decora-
tons name cards and a dozen original
and quaint suggestions betrayed the Sc
cret Neither her wedding day nor her
sisters is set but Miss Regula prob
ably viii be married before her sister
Miss Charlotte Hoffman has chosen
Malta for her wedding, partly because
the odd little island has proved most
interesting TO her and partly because
the difficulties Of a continental mar
riage for Americans are very much sim
plified in Malta.
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