The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16

dance, as did Mrs Croker herself that
night The Edward PringIes gave quite
large dinner in MenlO Park last week.
following it with an evening at bridge.
The George A1mer NewhaNss dinner
at Burlingame on Thursday was en-
joyed by about a dozen society mat
rons and maids. and a dinner of about
the same size was given by the Alex
anders at the Fairlnont for the IIar-
ringtons- Mrs. John Drum gave a
card party in Ross and there have
been several more Informal after
moons at cards in the little town where
the smart set seems to have caught the
fever
That Mrs. Carroll Buck viii return
to San Francisco this winter and take
up her old work with the Younger
social set seems to be a generally un-
derstoOd fact, and her hundreds Of
friends here are beginning to counr
upon welcoming her back in October.
L understand that some of the details
of the skating club and the cotilIons
are already being arranged at this end
of the line and that Mrs. Buck win
only have TO add the finishing touches
when she comes back There are to he
the same number of dances and the
dozen or more meetings at the rink so
that one of the favOrite features OF
last winter will not be missing from
luiS- w 0cu MIS-. BUCK went 3WdV--
as Mrs. Ynez Shorb White-she prom
ised to do this. but all the girls and
boys were afraid that when she be-
came fairly accustomed 70 the idle
dreamy life of the Philippines she
would forget her promises. However.
the season is rapidly approaching and
dates and lists must be arranged far
in advance and the report is that
Mrs. Buck viii resume the response
bility again. If no other plan is
evolved in the next two or three weeks
it is safe to predict that the old leader
will take charge of the youngest set
again, an event. by the way. that
would meet with the hearty apprOvaIA
of all the maids and men,
The maids and matrons Of society
are busily discussing the immense kir-
messe that is to be given here in April
for charity. and that promises to
eclipse anything of the kind that we
have ever had in this city. A score
of women are already busy with the
details, and committees are spending
whole days over programs and plans.
although, of course, the finishing
touches will not be arranged for a
good many months The idea is not
quite new to San Francisco. for there
was a kirmesse here about L years
ago (perhaps it was Is years agO)
and after it took place, and that drew
all society to the old Mechanics pavilion
(what a host of delightful memories.
by the way. cling TO the thought OF
the old pavilion for the hundreds Of
San Franciscans who. when they We're
small. used to be taken there yearly
for the never to be forgotten "fairs"D
for the week it lasted. ApriIs kir-
messe will be given in one of the large \
theaters, which will be adapted to the
needs of a bazaar by having few
booths and stalls put in. tables for
ices and 50 on. and which viii, of
course. be gaily decorated and lighted
for the event Every evening (and it
will last for almost a week. there
will be a splendid program. the chief
feature of which will be the dances
of the various nations. each nation
being represented by a score or more
of girls and boys dressed in the na-
tional costumes. Special teachers have
been sent for to instruct sOciety's
young people in the various steps and
turns. and the result promises to be
one that will pack the house night
after night. Several hundred young
people will be needed for the affair.
and as all their admiring families are
expected to come and applaud them.
the financial result Of the affair viii
be startlingly large.
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