The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

ings, has finally been persuaded by her
friends to give an exhibition of them.
day next, the 18th, every afternoon and
evening will see a throng of fashion
ably gowned women who will make use
of this rare opportunity to view some
of the works of Watteau, watteu de
isle, Boucher, Manet, Hubert Robert.
Puvis de Chevannes, Cain, Barge, Meis-
sonnier. Monticello, Rosa Bonheur
Boulanger and several others. Miss
Lawler has received the warmest kind
of a welcome from her hosts of friends
in this city, where she formerly lived.
For several years past she has lived in
Paris, where she has most attractive
studio.
Tomorrow will see the departure of
the Pacific fleet, and much regret is
felt that the good times which it's pres
ence here brought about are at an
end. Mrs. Swinburne, wife of Admiral
w. T. Swinburne will sail tomorrow
on the Manchuria and will join her hus-
band in Honolulu, where she will re-
main as long as the ships are in port
She has been spending the summer at
Del Monte, but came up to San Fran
cisco a few days ago. Mrs. Emil
Bruguiere, who was Miss vesta Short
ridge, was to have sailed with Mrs
Swinburne, but changed her plans at
the last and will remain for some time
longer at Del Monte, where she has as
her guest her mother, Mrs. A NJ
Shortridge Another who will sail to-
morrow is Lieutenant Laurence Aus
tin, whose engagement to Miss Roma
Paxton, daughter of Mrs. Bessie Blitz
Paxton, was announced several months
ago.
Miss Mollie Dutton, who has spent
the last six months in a delightful
tour of Europe, has returned to her
home in Jackson street in time for the
winters festivities.
Mrs. Henry Buffers and her two at
tractiye daughters, the Misses Marie
and Marguerite Buffers, are again at
their home in Piedmont after a two
months sojourn at Aetna springs. So
ciety is looking forward to the mar
riage of Miss Marie and Victor Metcalf,
which will be a leading social event.
Aetna springs has been more than ever
popular this year, and among the most
sort are Mrs. I. l.. Requa, who is -ac-
companied by her granddaughters, the
Misses Amy and Sallie Long of Pied
mont; DIR. and Mrs. Howard Morrow,
who went up from San Francisco
few days ago; Mr.. and Mrs William
Gerstle and DR.. E. K. Hopkins.
Miss Jeanne Gallois. who have spent
the last month and a half at Tahoe.
have returned, and Miss Jeanne is busy
with plans for her debut this winter.
Bishop and Mrs. William Ford Nichols
and Miss Claire and Miss Margaret
Nichols also came back this week and
are again at their home in San Mateo.
where they will remain until the latter
part of October. Mrs. G. L. Place also
enjoyed short sojourn at Tahoe, but
Is back at her attractive Palo Alto
home, while Mrs. Kingsley f. Board
man, whose home is in Palo Alto, left
yesterday for the same delightful
place. Mrs. Frederick Kohl still main
tains her allegiance to the magnificent
home there. where she has spent so
much of her time each year since her
marriage.
Society here is always interested to
hear OF the McKennas, although it is
now 10 years or more since the Justice
and Mrs. McKenna, with their group
of charming daughters. left for Wash
ington- They have made their home in
the eastern city ever since and in that
time the little girls, who were just be-
ginning to leave their school days be-
hind them, have grown up to all the
joys of life in the social heart Of the
capital city. All four are now mar
ried and are spending a part of the
summer with their parents at Nara
gansett They are Mrs. Pitts Duffield.
Mrs. ]. Leggett Pultz. Mrs. Warren
Fairbanks and Mrs. Davenport Brown
Captain Frank McKenna is also with
them this summer, the first one in
years that they have enjoyed a com
plete reunion.
A vast number Of society's elect will