The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-12-13

formal bow to society only a week
ago, is the motif for an elaborate tea
which will be given next Saturday by
Mrs. ]. J. Brice at her home in Fill
more street. Miss Weller and her cou-
sin, Miss Eliza McMullin, were intro
duced at one of the brilliant receptions
of the winter given at the Fairmont
by their grandmother. Mrs. John Nc
Mullin. These last two debutantes will
enjoy a large share of the popularity
this season, and are guests at all the
affairs given for the younger girls.
They have large family connection
and even among their own relatives
busy round of parties would be given
for them, but Miss Weller and Miss
McMullin also enjoy a personal popu-
1arity which does not come to all young
girls.
Mrs. William Ford Nichols will en-
terrain at an elaborate tea to be given
Tuesday afternoon at her home in Web
ster street. A number of the closer
friends of the hostess will assist her
Miss Amalia Simpson has been host
ess at several of the recent informal
affairs given at the Colonial. where she
is established for the winter with her
mother, Mrs. John Simpson.
The engagement was announced last
week of Miss Amy Porter and Will
liam Bethune Ireland at an informal
tea given by Mrs. Crawford Clarke at
her home in Preside terrace. The
bride to be. is the daughter of Mrs.
NJ. C. Porter and the granddaughter
of Mrs. Clarke and Crawford Clarke,
the well known Sacramento capitalist.
Miss Porter is an accomplished girl
and has travelled extensively. She is
favorite in society. but only her
closer friends were invited to the tea
given last week to announce her en-
gagement. Only 40 guests received
the first news of the betrothal of Miss
Porter to the popular Edinburgh man.
There is no definite date fixed for the
wedding, but 1t will be an event of
this winter. and the couple will prob
ably reside here after brief honey
moon trip.
Mrs William Tevis entertained at one
of the elaborate luncheons of the week
given in the gray room at the Fair
mont in compliment to Mrs. Julius
Kruttschnitt. The table decorations
were American beauty roses. and covers
were laid for "a guests. Mrs. Tevis
will be hostess next Tuesday at the
second in the delightful series OF lunch
cons which she is giving before the
holidays.
Mrs A. N Talbot introduced her
daughter at tea given yesterday on
board the Connecticut at Washington.
and the many friends of the Talbots
in this city will be interested to learn
of the pretty debutante affair. Miss
Amylita Talbot has been the feted
guest at series of parties during her
stay in Washington, and now that she
has made her formal debut 1t is prob
able that she will be among the most
popular debutantes of the season in
society at the capital
The wedding OF Miss Roma Paxton
and Lieutenant Lawrence Austin. U.
S. N, will take place next Thursday
at the home of the bride in jackson
street. The bride will probably be I'M
attended. but the best man and the
ushers Will be friends Of the young
naval officer, giving q military char
acter to the pretty ceremony. The bride
elect is the daughter of Mrs. Bessie
Paxton and is granddaughter OF Colo
mel William Emerson of New York.
Lieutenant austin Is at present sta