The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17

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or chiffon used is frequently CLINT OF
J gold that lends an added smart touch
Mrs. Prentiss Cobb Hale invited
number of friends very informally last
week to her home in Buchanan street
/ To meet Mrs. T. H. Williams, who IS
visiting here from New York. MIS-
Hale is 4 graceful hostess, and these
little impromptu affairs are always
/ source Of great pleasure to her lnti-
mate friends. The invitations for the
recent party We're by telephone the
evening before and over 40 guests re-
sponded to the impromptu message
Among those present were-
Miss Ethel Shorb Mrs James hing Sleeie
{ Miss Nave COlburu Mrs. Peter Dunue
Miss Marie Rose Dean Mrs l. Lowenoers
Miss Frances Stewart
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Moore are at the
Fairmont for several weeks, but Will
! pass the spring and early summer at
\ their country home at Fair Oaks. Mr..
and Mrs. Moore have returned recently
after a pleasant trip to southern Cah-
fornia.
Mrs William Mayo Newhau was
+ hostess last week at one or the pret-
tiest of the debutante luncheOns given
for Miss Frances and Miss Virginia
Newhan Among those who enjoyed
! the occasion were-
Miss Florence Hopkins Miss Jeanne Gallois
Miss Harriet Alexander Miss Alice Oge
/ Miss Sara Coffin Miss Ethel McAllsIer
Miss Claire Nichols Miss Katherine Donohoe
Miss Dorothy Boericke Miss Maud Wilson
Miss Ruth Boericke Miss Elizabeth Woods
Miss Avis Sherwood
Il Miss Marian Miller. the latest Of the
debutantes has been besieged with
| social favors ever since her debut, a
week or more since. The dinner given
last Friday evening in her honor was
planned by her uncle and aunt. Mr. and
Mrs II. NJ A Miller. and was for about
20 young. people The guests later en-
joyed the dance of the Friday Night
club
Mrs. Edgar Preston will be hostess
tomorrow evening at a dinner and
bridge party TO be given at her apart
ments at the FairmOnt. There will
i probably be about 80 guests at the
1 evening party and a supper will be
served after the early hours at cards
/ Frank Preston will be host at dinner
to be given the same evening at the
FairmOnt for a score Of friends.
Mr. and Mrs Andrew welch gave a
dinner and bridge party last week at
| the Fairmont instead of at their own
attractive home, where they entertain
so frequently, and after the dinner
I there was an informal hour at cards.
Another dinner of note was given at
the same hotel by Mr.. and Mrs Percy
7. Morgan.
Mrs. Charles D. Palmer, formerly
Miss Katrina Wright. will be the in
centive for several of the later affairs
OF the month, as she will pass several
| days at least in this city before going
on to New York to Join her husband
| During her stay here she will be the
guest of Mrs. Malcolm Henry at the
Voorhies home in California street.
Mrs Richard Girvin. formerly Miss
Pauline Duncan. is receiving a cordial
welcome from society here and among
the pretty affairs in honor Of this bride
was the reception given during the
4 week by Miss Natalie Coffin and her
/ sister, Miss Sara Coffin. These attrac-
tive young hostesses are in town again
a1ter long absence and the reception
FRIDAY was sort of reunion with their
| OLD friends as well as a greeting TO
Mrs Girvin. The Misses Coffin nave
passed so much of their time in the
east that their friends in this city have
been eager to have them settle here.
Their home in Pacific avenue is well
adapted for entertaining and it is more
4 than probable that these girls will be
sought at many of the winter parties
and that they will be hostesses very
frequently in future.
Miss Julia Heyneman will entertain
/ Wednesday at a tea to be given at her
studio in Preside avenue in compliment
TO Mrs Arthur Hinton. who is known
10 the musical public under the name
/ OF Miss Katherine GoodsOn. Miss Hey
neman has an artistic studio and the
coming affair will bring together many
artists Of note as well as many society
people who take an interest in artistic
| things
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Oxnard left last
week for the east and will later con-
j tinue their journey to Europe. They
have been the guests at several of the
recent affairs prior to their deDartureN
and among the parties of note was the
bridge party given in compliment to
Mrs Oxnard and Mrs. Sallie Stetson
/ W1nslOw. when Mrs. j. Leroy Nickel
presided as hostess. Mrs. Winslow and
her two daughters also expect to leave
soon for the east and the entire party
will sail from New York for Europe
They will visit the interesting places Of
the old world together and will pass
several months on the continent Miss
Ruth Winslow is one of the attractive
girls of the very young set and it is an
ticipated that she will make her formal
bow to society after her return from
abroad She will probably be a debu-
tante or next winter
Mr.. and Mrs Winfield Scott Davis are
enjoying a visit at the Hotel Green in
Pasadena and will remain in the south
ern city for several days longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Lent. who ex-
pect to leave for Europe this week.
have been the comp1imented guests at
number of small affairs given by
their friends to wish them a happy
journey. Among the recent parties in
their honor was that given last week
by Mrs. James Robinson.
Mrs Robert Hayes Smith, formerly
Miss Sue Nicol Of Stockton, who has re-
turned after a long absence abroad, will
entertained at a luncheon to be given
January % in compliment to an at
tractive trio of debutantes. Those who
will share the honOrs on this occasion
will be Miss Anna Weller. Miss Eliza
McMullin and Miss Anna Peters of
Stockton.