The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

It seems 100 soOni or course we knew
That Lent would presently be due,
Thst when the sPriag was Td oght "a snq beTs eea
Te turn our roses Int rue
Boz somehow with 50 sauch 10 do
: SO many things 10 hurry through
We quite forgot it near.
II seems TOO soon.
The social whirl IS stiIi 50 dear,
- Tie dances dinners. teas-the year
when a. these Joys to rs are new
Bss but commenced. il cant he rr-ue
That flowers are out. and skies are blue
II seems too soon.
~ Ut fortunately there are always
- engagements. which manage 70
flourish in spite OF the calendar,
and weddfngs-quiet It is true
that for some reason must take place
within the 40 days. and summer plans
and. movement aud lunches-one must
sat, after all. and why not az well eat
together. as alone-and- bridge and.
shove all. the arriving ships that Ger
tsinIy must not be allowed 10 carry
away an impression OF Caiifornia's IN
hospitality. For the sake or the sh!iS,
At any cost 10 our own consciences. we
.llTist dress and diae and lunch and
eAeu dance like Spartsns. Not p hint
+ of q micareme dance has Yet been
sleard, but that may come later. Plans
. were under way Tor one last year, but
.snr some reason We're abandoned, halt
complete. II was 10 have been 2 sub
scription AFFAIR the invitations limited
to zoo and fancy dress the rule II
would have been & delightful spectacu-
lar affair II IL had taken place. but the
energy OF the orlginatOrs suddenly
seemed 10 die out and nothing ever
came Of their plans.
Perhaps the married set. who were
sl1e ones interested. found themselves
TOO lazy to accept the trouble that COS
tames certainly impose.
The younger set, however. displays
no such Indifference TO the joys Of mas
queradiag. and. the last meeting at the
rink proved "a great success. Every
motor car and carriage that arrived at
the big rink LEFT a group Of laughing
fgssEstifed maskers. under whose wraps
odds and ends OF tinsel or Jarletan or
red leather showed tantalizingly Chic
little French maids hobnobbed with
dragons and mandarins and cowboys
alike. A little fortune teller, gay in
red veiis and gown designed
81 playing cards, hang trustngly on
the arm Of an Indian chief. Carmen
MAS everywhere. IN every variety OF
cri nrsOn and yellow with all sorts OF
lsadgear. from the coquettish rebosa
. Z dashing satin. hat with immense
bells. There were nine Carmens. eight
maids ia dainty black and white, Il
Chinese, seven cowboys (some of whom
were c0Wgirls) and eight delightful
Buster Browns and Mary lanes in a
group. These last, with the artful rosi-
ness Of their cheeks. the shortness OF
their white aprons their sailor hats,
their curls and their white shoes, were
sn irresistible little crowd, and were
admired wherever they went
More than 100 spectators watched
the skating from the benches and
guessed at the Identities OF the skat-
srs. Altogether. IL was an evening fun
of laughter and merriment. and one
that viii I've long in the memory of
every one who went 20 the rink that
night
Mrs White. il is definitely affirmed,
viii take charge OF the dances ard he
skating club next year. as she has for
the past three or four seasons. for
she plans TO come back from Manila
early in October and she and Captain
Buck VIII build charming home in
enc Of the new peninsula tracts. This
IS good news for al the younger set.
who want their fun TO 20 on serenely
without interruption, and who know
that 1t could not be in better hands
tFan hers
zone Of todays pictures IS Of Miss
Nell Rose Bagot. who is a great favor
ite IN the younger set, and was hostess
ar very delightful supper after the
last skating party. The Bagots have
a charming apartment at the St.
Gkbriel. and Informal entertaining Of
aH sorts Is one Of Miss Bagots chief
pleasures. She was formally presented
10 society Two years ago. and since
then has been one Of the most faithful
OF the skaters and much in demand at
the Friday night dances.
The ether picture is of Mrs William
MnrdocE1, who was Miss Louisette Cur
tfs until her marriage a few weeks ago.
Mrs Nurdock Is a granddaughter OF
MRS. Henry Payot and although only
Is, is famous cook and house keeper
slTeady. She was TO have been for
mally introduced 10 society this win
ter, but preferred TO enter the ranks
Of the married and took even the
members Of her own family by sur
prise by her sudden wedding The
event originally was planned for the
early summer, but the young people
decided otherwise. We're quietly mar
ried. and then went home to tell their
families the news. Mr.. Murdock is well
known in the younger set. and IS con-
nected with one of the large banks
He and his bride have =. pretty fat at
Hyde and Green streets.
Miss Josephine Brown. whose en-
gsgement 10 Harry Stetson was an
nounced only short time ago. has
been unusually fortunate IN engage
ment cups, and has a collection Of
nearly 40 already She has been in
town almost all the time since the an
nouncement only going down 10 San
3IateO or Burlingame for the week
ends The wedding has been set for
q day in the last week in April and
Is 10 be house affair Mr. Stetson
and his bride viii spend a years
honeymoon in Europe.
Some OF the amateurs. probably
headed by Richard Hotaling, who left
their ranks recently TO Join the pro-
fessionals. win give a dramatic recital
FOR the California club Friday Just
what they viii do Is nor Vet decided