The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12

gether. The wedding. by the way is TO
be a very pretty one and will be at
tended by several ef the city's maids
and matrons as Well as by all the so
ciety folk of San Mateo and Burlin
game.
How many girls would like TO do
what Miss Elizabeth Pagett of Milwau-
kee did on her wedding day? She chose
a Friday. the thirteenth of March. for
the affair. and arranged that the seats
It tho bridal table should be i3. Her
wedding gown was of black rajah silk
and in her pretty travelling hat sire
Wore peacock feathers. She wrote her
new name first with her left hand and
altogether defied every wedding super
stition she could think of. 1t remains
to be seen whether this may be done
with impunity.
If Miss Engracia Critcher were an
Irish girl one might say that all the
fairies had gone to her christening. AS
1t is, | dare say that there is some
. pretty Spanish equivalent that means
about that. There seems to be no end
to the gifts that this fortunate young
woman possesses. She is as cverv one
knows. exceptionally pleasant to look
at; she has an esprit that one naturally
associates with her race: she evidently
has wit, for the girls are always telling
you what Engracia said; she is popular.
and that, you know. doesn't necessarily
follow the other three gifts: and now
she has suddenly proven herself to be
most delightful singer and dancer. She
dances Spanish fandangoes in costume.
singing Spanish songs, and the COM
einat1on is really quite irresistible Miss
Crltcher speaks her mothers tongue
perfectly and also French fuently
Plans for the card party to be given
by the members of the Chrysanthemum
guild week from tomorrow are al
most complete. and society's girls will
turn out in full force TO encourage the
popular chality. The guild which has
supported bed in the Children's hos
pltal for many years, was heavy
loser in the recent bank failure and
the card party is planned to restore
the lost bank account. The game will
be superintended by various society
girls, who will act as ushers and take
charge of the stores, and the afternoon
ought to be most enjoyable one be-
SIDES bringing in. a satisfactory sum
Tor the maintenance of the bed.
Attention. deoutantes Here is an
observation for you with a moral You
are all rather fond of considering the
present day and generation rather dull.
as compared with the times when
mother was a girl, or grandmother a
girl. You like to hear about the civil
war and the splendid part the women
had TO play in it, and you sigh with
envy whsS you hear of the old south
ern homes with their royal hospitality
and their hundreds of darkies. and the
White House dances when grandmother
had the minuet with the president
You even long for the excitement Of
San Francisco's early DAYS, when there
were privations to be borne and mails
came only once week and evervthfne
beyond Mason street was sand hills
When people tell us that in all these
stirring times the social wheel turned
Just as steadily as ever and the dane
ing and dressing went on unchanged
by war or privation, there seems To
be something splendid and heroic in
it-somethfng to envy and admire.
But. after all, what dance in all these
histories of dances ever compared to
the dance that will take place here
May 8? What could be more dramatic
than the account you may give your
grandchildren Of the reception San
Francisco gave the fleet only two years
after the biggest fire in all history
and close upon long struggle with
civic and social conditions? When YOU
put on your prettiest frocks for the
ball and drive through the rebuild
ing city 10 the Fairmont and enter
inte the blaze of lights. Jewels and
gold braid. you will be doing something
that never, perhaps. has been ecualed
In all social history
The summer plans of the William H. |
Crockers will prove very satisfactory
TO Californians. for it is settled that
they will spend the summer months in
their Burlingame home. probably
xeaching California early in July. Mr..