The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

HE routine of the season has
been forgotten for a brief span
and instead Of social entertain
ment of the ordinary sort the
greater part Of the days and
nights is given up to holiday merry
making. The approach of the new
year is a potent charm with its prom
ise Of untold gayety. and if the days
that follow must of necessity remain
in mystery there is an inclination to
begin the new era well and happily.
There viii be dances. of course, and
among those announced is the party
tomorrow evening to be given by Miss
Frances and Miss Virginia Newhall
with the dance for a younger set of
guests to be given Tuesday evening
at the home of Mr. and Mrs William
Nintzer when the hosts Of the occasion
viii be Lucio Mintzer and Miss Maui
ricia Mintzer. who are home from
school for the holidays. The bal
costume to be given by Mrs. Harry
Alston williams on New Years eve
is for Miss Florence Williams, who is
a debutante to be of next season. While
the younger set are in a furry of ex
-pectation over this gala event the older
bellies are taking an interest in the
affair that promises a success for them
as well as the younger guests, for
whom the party is supposed to be de-
signed. There will be few other in
formal affairs in the way of teas and
receptions, but the holiday week is
devoted almost exclusively to the
younger crowd and their affairs. The
older hostesses will have their turn in
the new month and the dances will
succeed each other quickly after the
parties of these insistent young people
are relegated TO social record.
The older people-that is. the mothers
and aunts. who are actively engaged in
Christmas shopping-may neglect their
round of social duties during the holi-
day season, but not so the younger
girls and the debutantes. who are 10th
10 miss one happy tea of their initial
winter. These informal teas, that have
crowded into the holidays much mirth
and gayety for the girls, were arranged
on the moment, for the most part, but
there were others. indeed. for which
cards had been out many days before
shopping was the cry of the hour. The
haunting thought of holiday gifts in
vaded many OF the afternoons, 'tis true.
but even that bette noir of the older
posed Of and every one entered with
right merry spirit into the occasion.
whatever it might have been. Some Of
the teas were given for visitors, and it
may be remarked en- passant that it is
right and graceful thing to entertain
FOR some dear young visitor. thus
launehinss properly where she is GER
tain TO have a joyous time. One of the
welcome teas Of the week was given in
this manner by Miss Fernando Pratt in
compliment to Miss Margaret Williams,
who has come here to stay after travel
inR in NeE York and in the southern
part OF this state during the early sea
SON The tea was one of the happiest
of recent AFFAIR." with a gayety and zest
about it that was charming, and there
lm aRput 40 girls to meet the attrac-
bst of the afternoon. Another
- where the young people had the
center of the stage was the dance
Wednesday evening for Miss Elizabeth
Brice at California hall. The little
hostess will make her formal curtsey
to society next winter. and although
there were several girls there who have
been out a season or two and some OF
the older boys were cheerfully bidden
and lust as cbeerfully came TO the