The San Francisco call., 1908-10-18

THE all important debutante teas
are absorbing much of the inter
est OF the social world nowadays.
u For several months each week
viii see one or more affairs of this
kind, when society win formally vel
come a new member joining the throng
Of pleasure seekers. Two charming
girls, Miss Virginia Whiting Newhal
and Miss Frances Henrietta Newhall,
viii make their first bow TO society
this week, when Mr.. and Mrs Edwin
Newhall viii give an elaborate tea Sat
urday in honor OF their daughters. The
beautiful home of the Newhans will be
transformed into floral bower for the
occasion, and Mr.. and Mrs. Newhan will
be assisted in receiving their guests by
a number of societys most exclusive
matrons, and by the greater number of
the debutantes. Miss Virginia and Miss
Frances are genuine favorites, and
may count on having an extremely good
time this winter They are bright and
interesting conversationalists. as well
as pretty girls. They are unusually
devoted TO outdoor sports and are
splendid horsewomen, this exercise
having always been favorite pastime
OF theirs With their mother they
spent several months in the east this
year, and brought back with them some
Of the stunning gowns that will be
seen here this winter. They will also
be among the most feted of the seasons
buds, a large number of affairs having
been planned in their honor by their
many friends, as well as by their
cousins, Miss Margaret, Miss Marian
and Miss Elizabeth Newhan, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Almer NewhalI and other
relatives.
An event OF Importance last week
was the marriage of Miss Margaret
James. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. e. A.
James. and HartweI Mccartney. It was
celebrated at the home of AIRS. H. B.
Underhill, Wednesday evening at 9
o'clock, and was attended by relatives
and a few intimate friends. about 90
in all The rooms were magnifcently
decorated with quantities of yellow
chrysanthemums. the bridal party
standing before an altar in the drawing
room
The dainty bride is an extremely
pretty girl, with TitiaH hair and lovely
brown eyes. and never looked more
charming than in her gown of white
satin. 1t was elaborately embroid-
cred and trimmed with duchesse lace.
She wore a tulle veil and carried a
shower bouquet Of white orchids and
lilies Of the valley. Mrs. John Chase
who was the matron of honor. wore
white crepe de chine and carried white
roses, while The bridesmaids, Miss
Gladys and Miss CorneIia James. were
Gowned in yellow crepe de chine. with
wreaths Of yellow flowers in their hair,
and they carried yellow roses. Miss
Pansy Perkins, who filled the office of
maid OF honor. was in white messaline.
John Chase was the best man. Rev.
Dr. clampett read the marriage service.
After the wedding an informal sumner
was served. after which the bride and
groom left for their honeymoon, which
VIII last several weeks. They expect
TO reach Washington, their future
home. about the middle of November.
The wedding Of Miss Agnes Foster
Buchanan and DR.. Daniel Crosby took
place Thursday at the home of the
brides father in Fruitvale. Miss Bu-
chanan was given away by her father
Edward Y. Buchanan, and made a
charming bride in her gown of white
crepe de chine, with which She wore a
tuIle veil, and carried a shower of lilies
of the valley. She was attended by
Miss Rich Of Baltimore, who has been
her guest for several weeks. ONLY
relatives and a few friends. not moro
than SO in all, were present at the
ceremony that was followed by an
elaborate wedding breakfast.
It was the brides original plan to
nave the altar before which they stool
placed on the wide veranda of their
beautiful home but she was obliged
TO change this plan and the ceremony
took place in the drawing room. Mrs
Crosby is well known in this city,
where she lived until after the disas-
ter, when her father purchased the
picturesque old home of the Winfield
Scott Baggetts in Fruitvaie DR..
Crosby who is q graduate of Cooper
medical college, is now connected with
the Alameda county hospital and has
won quite name'in the world of sur
gerry. The honeymoon win occupy
several weeks and VIII be spent in
southern California, after which Mr
and Mrs. Crosby viii live in Fruitvale.
Delightful little teas that are not in