The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
DYTHD OUTSIDER


rious big country houses, where groups
Of young people gather for the week
ends. and where dancing and theatri-
Gals and charades and even more youth
ful joys break the prevailing quiet.
Never have the girls and boys of the
very youngest set had better time
than they are having now: for mammas
and aunts, realizing that these little
bellies and beaux Of the future will soon
take the center of the social stage,
have suddenly turned their attention
TO them. and are discovering that
youthful awkwardness and gaucherie
are wearing away as rapidly as are
the freclkles that used to span their lit
tie noses, and that Miss Dorothy, at l6,
likes one boy and doesn't like another,
and that every lass and lad is already
developing a decided little personality
Of his or her own It is rather sur
prising. when one thinks O. it, that the
years since dolls and circuses were in
order have run away so fast, and that
even the debutantes of last year are
beginning TO have an uneasy sense of
seniority. These little girls We're deep
in Latin verbs only a few months ago,
and frantically trying TO decide
whether the girls gave the queen roses
in the dative or the genitive-and now
here they are, beginning to speak OF
frocks and partners OF their coming out
year, and saying with a little air OF
superiority that we girls who are just
OUT are apt to have a much better
time than the girls Of last year. There
viii be more 6ebutanteS this year, for
one thing. but doubt If any girls could
ever have a better time than the time
that Dolly MacGavin, Helen Baker, Dor
othy van Sicklen, the Newhalls, Leslie
Page and Alexander Hamilton had last
year.
Mrs. Edward Eyre and Mrs Richard
Girvin We're responsible for one of the
glorious times that the youngest set
enjoyed, for the dance they gave to-
gether on Wednesday evening last viii
prove a delightful memory for many
months TO come A perfect summer
evening made the affair complete, and
made il possible to use the grounds Of
the handsome Fair Oaks home The
music was perfect. the floor perfect
and the supper all that a supper could
be. AS for the frocks, they had the
delicious freshness and daintiness that
the frOcks Of girls over Il never seem
to possess. and their wearers looked
ike a garden Of roses. This particu-
lar little crowd will go up to the
Bancroft home near Mount Diablo in
another fortnight for a house party
that promises TO be one Of the gayest
events of their vacation months Mr.
and Mrs. H H Bancroft planned this
affair for their granddaughter. Miss
Ruth Richards. who is now visiting
Miss Dorothy Baker in Sausalito. and
while the girls and boys are there
they may expect not a single dull in
star They viii spend three nights
AT the Bancroft home, which, by the
way, has the handsome homes of Mr..
and Mrs Paul Bancroft and Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Bancroft for neighbors. all
three having been built not very long
ago.
Miss Helen Baker entertained the
same girls and boys on Friday night
with an informal dance. There were
about 30 young people present, and
they enjoyed every moment of the even
ing The Bakers are in the Campbell
house in Sausalito. where dances have
been given to various groups of society
young people for the last Is years. but
none was ever more enjoyed than was
Fridays event The large drawing
room, library and immense entrance
hall, which are all en- suite were used
for the dancing, supper was spread
in the drawing room. which also CON
meets with the other rooms. and the
young people also had the use of the
four or five wide porches. which com
mand a matchless view Of the bay: so
that the setting was perfect.
Miss Kate Stone, who has made her
home with Mrs. Baker for some wears
viii leave next month for Europe
where she will spend six OF eight
months. 1t is possible that Mrs. Baker
and her two daughters Will also 90
abroad this fall, instead of taking a
furnished house on this side of the bav
as they did last year. In that case
Miss Dorothy's social introduction will
wait for another season.
One of today's pictures is of Mrs
Vernon Kellogg, who was Miss Char
lOtte Hoffman before her marriage
which took place in Europe a few
months ago. Mrs. Kellogg, who is an
extremely handsome woman in clas-
sical sense, was popular before her
marriage in the most exclusive literary
set of Berkeley and has a warm circle
Of friends in the college town. She is
linguist OF exceptional ability, speak
ing French, German and Italian. and
has done some clever translating and
written several essays. She left for a
year in Europe about 10 months ago.
and while staying with friends in Paris
became acquainted with the young
Stanford professor, who was spending
long vacation on the continent. Their
engagement was announced through
letters last spring and was followed in
few months by their marriage, which
took place in Italy. They will return
TO Stanford some time next month At
the time her engagement was an
nounced Miss Hoffman was visiting
Mrs. Lloyd Baldwin and Miss Grace
Baldwin, who have since returned to
San Francisco. but at that time had an
apartment in Paris. Later she spent
some time with the Chester Bailey
Fernalds in their Italian villa. visited
Miss Edith Beasley in England and
spent some time on the continent with
AIRS. Charles Schoonmaker, who as
Miss Jean Howard Of Oakland was a
friend of her little girl days.
The other picture is Of Miss Jean
Baldwin, who Will be debutante next
season, and is meantime having a de-
lightful time in a certain Jolly little
set Miss Baldwin, who cares more for
out OF door sports than for dances and
dinners. is much admired, and her
friends have recently begun to sus-
pect that she MAY give them all a sur
prise one of these days and announce
plans that would place her among the
youngest Of the matrons next season
instead Of among the debutantes.
The George 7. Maryes have almost