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an exquisite creation of white satin
made empire and heavily embroidered
in silver. II was made in the draped
princess effect and the costume was
finished with long tulle veil.
Miss Lucille Wilkins wore a white
satin gown with the unusual conlbina-
ton OF American Beauty shade with
the white The trimming was Of chif-
fon in the rich coloring of the rose,
while the pretty attendant carried
rope of the gorgeous flowers.
Mrs. Theodore Savage, mother OF the
bride. looked charming in a gown Of
white satin with elaboration OF lace and
diamond ornaments
The marriag ge service was read by
Rev. Father John Sardi. s. J., of St
Ignatius church, in this city. Father
Sardi was assisted by the Rev Father
Phillips and Rev Father McQuaide-
Among those who witnessed the cere-
mony were:
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Miss Mary Foster
Toy Mr. and Mrs n s
Mr Mlss and mdOe Mrs % walterMiss Camille Dorm
Reid Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Mrs. Harriet e GarVey Wilkins
Mr. ana Mrs. Harvey y. Mr. and Mrs. George
Miss ss' Alice wilkins E. c Evans
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Evan Evans
Mr. and Mrs Freed Miss Mildred Wood
Southworth Miss Dolly cushing
Miss GLADYS Jones Mss Helen Jones
Miss Lou Foster Mrs = Cneds
Major and Mrs. Rocse- Miss Alicia FartHoge
Telt
Society has devoted many hours 10
culture recently and everywhere we
hear the discussion of French classes
and the latest enthusiasm of the smart
set. no less a person than Mira All
Kuli Khan. Perhaps il is not fair 10
rrTi npTSOndl
popularity. rather than the Persian lore
that he teaches. has created so much
Interest. The lectures have been given
at the home OF Mrs. Eleanor Martin,
who is a generous patron of learning,
and also at the home OF Mrs. William
c. Irwin.
The patronesses of the lectures were
Mrs. Eleanor Martin. Mrs. William G.
Irwin, Mrs. Francis Carolan. Mrs Wal
ter s Martin. Mrs. Horace D. Pills
bury and Miss Jennie Crocker-
Ralph Jenkins and his bride, who
was Miss Belle AinswOrth of Portland.
were in the city for a few DAYS last
week and were entertained by their
friends here. Mrs. Jenkins is an at
tractive girl with the Titan coloring
that makes so few women. dis
guished from their pale haired sisters
/ She is fond of outdoor life and IS one
/ of the skilIful horsewomen of her city.
BY the way il is said the congeniality
of taste for riding was responsible FOR
1.-The friendship and later the romance
between this couple
/ jenkins is an enthusiast over horses
and belongs TO the exclusive riding
clubs in the northern city. He is promi-
nent in railroad circles and is broth
er OF Horace jenkins OF this city. Mrs.
| Jenkins is a sister of Mrs. Percy T.
Morgan.
The couple We're at the Fairmont for
| brief stay shortly after their we'd
ding They made the perilous trip
! through the Grand canyon on horse
/ back and enjoyed the. excursion i'm
mensely. They will live in Portland.
The Outsider
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in the fashionable satin The design
in this footwear may be quite an eX
pensive matter. The apparently simple
flower pattern may be tiny jewels sewn
closely together, making novelty that
costs large sum- A pretty slipper
of great price is made of gold or sill
Yer lace threaded with wide satin
ribbon to match the color of the dress.
Another fragile model worn by some
/ OF the dancers is formed of straps Of
gold silver ribbon crossed in a mesh
/ pattern and. If the slipper is costly, is
/ powdered with gems.
( A word might be. said in passing
about boudoir slippers. One woman
was describing her possessions of pale
/ blue satin, hand embroidered with
sprays of lilac in purple silk. The
combination sounds weird but the slip
pers were without heels and lined with
white fur 10 complete the unusual if
not fantastic design. And these queer
little slippers. it is said, were decorated
with tiny rosettes of real lace and
cIasped with real amethyst buckles.
Cozy slippers are fashionable just
now. These are soft quilted shoes,
made of old fashioned brocade. with
high heels and pointed toes. Every
woman has a chance to indulge her ex-
travaga In pretty footwear, and from
the rows of slippers in their attractive
variety seen in many boudoirs the
opportunity has been. more than ap-
preciated. The younger girls count
their slippers among their priced pos
sessions now, and the Older matrons
show their appreciation of them in the
number and variety that they select
and wear at the dances, teas and even
ing affairs.
Miss Bertha Savage became the bride
of Harry wilkins last Monday after
4 noon at a pretty ceremony at the home
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs Theodore
Savage. in San Rafael The bride is a
I cousin of Miss Mabel Toy. the fancee
of Francis wayland Lucas. Miss Toy
was at the affair with her parents. Mr..
! and Mrs George D.. Toy. Others of the
Toy family present were Mr. and Mrs
Harvey d. Toy
Miss Lucille Wilkins. sister of the
bridegroom. attended the bride as maid
+ of honor and the only other attendant
was William Powell of Oakland
The Wilkins family is identified with
4 the early history of the state. Hep
/ burn Wilkins. father OF the bridegroom,
8 was an eminent jurist Of early DAYS.
i The wilkins name has been prominent
not only in political, but in social af-
fairs. and the younger members OF the
I family have a popularity on their own
account among the young set Of the
day. The Savage home in San. Rafael
has been a favorite place also for many
i Of the younger girls 10 visit and week
/ end parties have been the rule rather
4 than the unusual event in the house
hold.
Among the recent affairs given for
q the bride was a shower at which Mrs.
4 George Beardsley presided as hostess.
Mrs Beardsley entertained only the
j girls of her acquaintance atstfis affair.
Sinca her residence in San Rafael this
popular young matron has devoted her
self TO home affairs rather than to the
more exacting formalities of society.
Mrs Beardsley was among the few
4 friends hidden to the Savage Wilkins
wedding
II The brides gown was worthy of
il more than passing comment 1t was
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the society week and none OF the
debutantes we've happier over the sue
cession OF dances than their elders. who
planned the merry round Of pleasure
There were three dances last Tues
4 DAY evening. There was the dance giv-
en- by Nr. and Mrs. George Amer New
hall for their debutante nieces. Miss
/ Frances and Miss Virginia Newhall
the dance given BY Captain and Mrs
/ Thomas Q. Ashburn for Miss Marcia
Fee. Miss Anna Weller and Miss Floyd
Of Kentucky: and the dance given by
Miss Ruth and Miss Dorothy Boericke
for their guest. Miss K0uise Mccormick
Of Chica go. that viii be remembered
among the pleasant affairs Of the sea-
son by those who attended
The dance given by Mr.. and Mrs
( George Almer Newhan Tuesday even
/ ing surpassed any function given al
I the hospitabIe home in Pacific avenue
( for many months. The Newhall dance
was in compliment, Of course, to the
! two youngest OF the Newhan girls
Miss Frances and Miss Virginia. nieces
of the host and hostess, who made
their formal bow 10 society this win
ter. Most of the debutantes were in
vited and several of the older people
/ enjoyed an hour at bridge, although
the cards We're A secondary matter al
( the party The dancing was the mat
ter of tho moment and was thoroughly
enjoyed.
The dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs
I George Pope was the event of the
evening preceding the dance. and z
score of young people were among the
invited guests
Mr. and Mrs. Pope have not done any
formal entertaining for several months
7 on account of the recent bereavement
in the family, but the dinner was q
( sort Of intimate affair with only the
8 nearest friends and was notable from
the point Of view of enjoyment and ex-
/ ouisite detail. Mrs. Pope is hostess
Z Of tact and charm, and among those
+ who enjoyed the affair, afterward at
tending the Newhau dance, were:
Miss Florence Hopkins Templeton Croker
Miss Frances Newhsn Frank King
Miss Virginia Newlall Miss Mary keeney
Miss Helene Irwin Miss Martha Calhoun
( Miss Harriet Alexander Miss Jennie Crocker
f. Edward NJ. GreenwsE
II must not be forgotten that Miss
I Florence Hopkins was the incentive
for the dinner party and was one Of th'
Z most vivacious of the guests This
popular younger sister of Mrs. William
Taylor is monopoIizing much attention
this winter in a social way. and is ar
enthusiastic guest at all the -irnpor-
tant affairs.
The. decoration at the NewhaJl home
was oriental in character, and the plaT
was carried out with lavish detail
that is seldom seen at home affairs
The house was literally converted intC
a japanese garden, and the japanese
effect was Of unusual beauty. The
tapestries were extravagant designs
and formed background OF unique
value in a japanese scheme of decora
ton. The bamboo and stle wicker
chairs in the cozy corners were giveI
their fun Importance by the decora-
tors. and the effect will be remembered
as one displaying originality in tbs
hostess for the pleasure OF her guests
Among those bidden TO this delightful
affair for the Misses Newhail were:
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~HE kirness overshadowed every
-. other event Of the week. and
when the Greenway Mardi Gras
came Friday evening. which also
was the third night Of the kirmess
every one felt that the evening Of the
-.year had arrived when society pleas
ures had reached their height. The
climax Of the social season was the
most brilliant Of many years and. II
might be said, OF all years. only that
one grows weary OF the superlative
and san Francisco refuses TO be sur
pr,sed at the quantity or the quality
q its possible entertainment ia the
Say period preceding Lent.
Tie opening night Of the kirmess
was memorable in every aspect The
cleverness Of the amateurs was a sur
prise 20 the most sanguine. and the
crowded house was a welcome ft for
any group Of talented players.
i was an event in aid OF sweet
charity and charity is dear 10 society S
heart when the benefit is for the san
francisco maternity and the Children 5
hospital.
There were the usual dinners planned
IN connection with the affair, but the
. most notable was given at the Fair
mont by Mr and Mrs. Andrew WEIGH
Hr. and Mrs Welch later occupied "a
b0x At the kirmess with their guests
and there were box parties almost one
-:r2ight say without end.
several Of the hostesses enterts fned
every night I'm their boxes. and among
those who were faithful attendants
:. - the kirmess were Mrs. Frederick
Hewlett. Mrs Watson y. Fennimore
calfe and q score or more OF workers
Tho have lsbored earnestly for the
success Of the kirmess since the first
isay that the great event was decided
on
:. The gowns were 2 bewildering array
of color, and several new creations
made their appearance in the boxes
where society elected TO sit through
the fascins ting hour OF tire kirmess
The smethysts worn by Mrs. Fred
erick Hewlett attracted a great deal OF
attention. These Jewels have been in
the family for many wears. and thef,
rich coloring. with the briIIiance Of the
gers, made them remarkable. Mrs
Francis Carolsn and Mrs Joseph d
Grant wore some very fine gems. but
there was z noticeable absence in the
audience OF the sparkling diamonds o,
8 other days Pearls and amethysts had
The favor Of the evening.
o.. The dance, with perhaps the mos
delightful swing and with all the ap
pointmepfs that mean a thoroughly sue
cessful evening. was given By Captain
and Mrs. AshDurn at the Officers club
There were three Of the most charnint
girls 81 society as the complimentes
guests. ana scores OF pretty guests an,
gallant officers for the occasion. TIL,
decorations were in red md green, IA,
red predeminating as The artillery col
or and the gowns were worthy OF NOR,
. than brief mention.
Mrs. Ashburn wore one OF the elab
.~5gate lace gowns of the evening. whil-
her three young guests were attire,
5n the simpler designs IN favor witt
:Gebutantes. Miss Fioyd wore whit,
satin gown, made empire with a squar,
.1ralE. Miss Fee was gowned in al
exquisite robe Of pale blue satin
zi.hile Miss Wellers gown was pink ne
!. 'ex satin. and trimmed with bandi
>of satin.
{. Among others at the dancing part,
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debutantes Of the
Stockton
the social this
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Miss Anna Peters. whose attractiYe
photograph is also reproduced today,
is one Of the most charming of the
younger girls and is quite as noted for
her beauty as for her wit and grace of
manner Since Artist Gibson pro-
claimed her as the most. beautiful
woman in California she has won many
other favorable comments. but is quite
unspoiied By her popularity. She is
the daughter OF Mrs. J. =. Peters and is
always chsperoned By her mother dur
ing her visits at the Fairmont and her
entertainment in town The family
home is In Stockton. but Miss Peters
is often here. either. as the guest of
friends or at the Fairmont She at
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= The ATreeuMoA M@fGi 0tdS was
(, tremendous success. more SO perhaps
because tire girls were enthusiastic
over The kfrmess. and that those who
',roplcsied that tile dance would be
Cat after the festival Of tie theater
were disappointed it seemed ss II the
.SniITt or the occasion made the Green
way affair All The more dellEhtloi- ana
s..cre vas swing and jollity TO the
event. that made one think OF The days
of rassoue and chivalry. when people
,i,-e5 only. they say. 10 sing and dance
The dance has been The keystone OF
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Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kahn announce
the -enga cement OF their daughter Elsie
TO Joseph Z. Levin-
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Miss Marguerite Popert entertained
her young friends at a box party re-
Gently. After the thsater automobiles
conveyed the jolly party to the home
of the hostess. a 22B BrOderick street
where a supper was served The deco
rations were pink carnations. ferns
and glowing fairy lamps After sup
per music and dancing were enjoyed
Among those present were.
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The Misses Hazel Watts ana
Blanche Wilson entertained a number
Of friends at a valentine party at their
home in Hayes street The house was
decorated with strings or hearts and
red carnations. A supper was served
at midnight. Among those present
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Nh. and Mrs. S. Damner announce the
bar nitzvah Of their son. Philip. in the
Geary street temple. saturday, Febru-
ary 20. Reception sunday. from 20
p. M, at their residence. 12aS Ellis
street. where they VIII be pleased 10
greet their friends
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as the seventeenth century, and it is an inter-
esting fact that the veneration accorded the
heather deities in the earliest centuries of
Breton history was easily transferred to the
Holy Family and the Christian saints when
the new religion reached the country. In no
other part of Europe, if indeed in any other
part of the world, has Christianity absorbed
so much of earlier creeds, and it requires no
particularly astute observer to appreciate that
many features of Breton religious practice to-
day are relics of prehistoric paganism.
1t is easy to understand how the supersti-
tious temperament of the Bretons has been
developed by their isolated geographical posi-
ton and the impressive character Of the coun-
try, by their distinct language and by their
being brought constantly in contact with those
strange megalithic remains which are here
more numerous than anywhere else.
sympathetic foreigner has given ad-
mirable estimate of Brittany and the Breton
character that should always be borne in
mind:
Those who would wish to see Brittany
she really is must not look at her wild and
barren plains, her bleak, dreary mountains.
her dark and sombre forests, her stormy and
rockbound shores and her lonely, lovely val
leys with the hasty glance they cast on any
other passing landscape, with the hard prac-
ticsl eye and fastidious tastes of modern trav-
elers: they must think of her the land
that has been consecrated by the earliest feats
of chivalry, perhaps the only spot in the mod
ern world that has preserved in her legends
untarnished the eternal youth OF phantasy
Here it is not only the spirit that haunts the
last years bowers. but the spirit of ages past
that looks you in the face.
1.-THE traveller must not regard the melan-
choly Breton, alternately taciturn and elo-
quent, simply as an unlettered and morose
peasant but as a being Graded in supersti-
ton, endowed by nature and education with
vivid imagination. with Deep true. poetical
sense, with strong and gloomy religious views.
to whom the .spirit-land' is an ever-present. an
everything reality. and who Identifies himself
for his hard lot on earth by constant refer
ence to the future joys of heaven"
Brittany is small country. Its extreme
length from north to south is only $50 miles.
and its greatest width is about the same The
area is 1850 square miles. or q little larger
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been wildly portrayed in Balzacs stirring
novel, "The Chouans."
The Britons, at first friends and kindred
OF the Bretons, eventually became their hered-
ltary enemies. For centuries the British pri-
vateers and naval vessels ravaged the coast,
olockaded the harbors bombarded the towns,
landed lighting parties and the long-continued
ana deep-seated luminosity thus engendered
sun aoldes in this land, where changes in
habits and customs and sentiment occur very
slowly.
The present population or Brittany is about
S26O,OOO. The principal cities are Brest, the
great naval port of France, beautifully located
on one OF the best harbors in all Europe:
Hennes, in the interior, brought prominently
to the worlds notice some years ago as the
scene of Dreyfus' first trial; and Nantes, on
the Loire, the largest and one of the most in
teresting places in all Brittany Its chief at
traction is its hoary age and romantic history
1t Is mentioned by Caesar, Pliny and other
writer's OF their time and was city OF note
long before Caesar divided all Gaul into three
parts In the middle ages II was one of the
most valuable possessions of the semi-royal
dukes OF Brittany and when. In l499 Anne OF
Brittany here welded Louis XII. it passed to
the crown of France. During the revolution
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than the entire state of Maryland.
The abundance of stone everywhere
and the scarcity of timber in many
places have determined the building
material for most of the houses.
churches and other structures in
Brittany. When for any reason build
ing stone is scarce or otherwise lack
ing, the people have often had re-
course to the prehistoric monuments
for their homes and churches.
The churches afford most fascinat-
ing material for the study of the ar
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find the same room shared by litter of pigs
and perhaps several goats.
Rut the leading product of the waters of
BRITTANY is the sardne. This country has its
own peculiar attractions for the artist, the
archeologist, the lnguist and other specialists,
and even ordinary tourists are often 1mpeileo
to extend their travels thither; but the fea-
ture which appeals most strongly to the great
est number of Americans affects not their
esthetic, artistic scientific tastes, but their
gastronomic through the medium OF the
canned sardne. Other countries and other
parts of France produce sardtnes, but the
sardine par excellence comes from Brittany.
Brittany is the center of the sardine fish
cry and has all of the numerous establish
ments for the canning of the fish. In an aver
age season the Brittany sardine fishermen
number 25,0 900 to 10000 and catch 100000
to $50 900 pounds of sardines. for which
they receive $1,500,000 to 100000, while the
shore industries dependent on the fishery give
employment to 10000 other persons, mostly
women and girls. So important is the sardine
that in many communities in Brittany every
person is directly or indirectly supported by
it. and the failure of the fish to come means
ruin, starvation and death to many people in
the more isolated places.
Sardines are round on the coasts of Brit
tany throughout the year. but occur in great
est abundance in summer and autumn. The
small nSn, III oemdHo ior canning puIPoseS'
have been Matched from eggs laid in the pre-
vious summer at a considerable distance from
the land and go in schools at or near the sur
face AS many as 100000 have been taken at
one time in one net from one school, but the
usual size of the schools is not remarkably
large.
Like other free-swimming oceanic fish, of
which the mackerel, bluefsh and herring are
conspicuous examples, the sardine varies in
abundance from year to year and at times has
been. exceedingly scarce on the French coasts.
Thus. from 1887 to $780, there was an alarm
ing scarcity, but after this fouryear period
the fish returned in as great numbers as ever.
Again, from 1902 to 1906. the sardine disap-
peared almost completely, only to be followed
by period of great abundance. All sorts OF
theories have been advanced to account for
these peciods of scarcity, which appear to be
coming more frequently than formerly.
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n FLEET az c5ARO<HE 604Ie> IN OORT~5,
it the of the most atrocious massacres
and in 1913 fully 10000 men, women and children
here butchered.
Every observant traveller realizes that the
dominant in the Breton character Is the un1ver-
ineradicable belief in a higher power, which
is only worshpped, but is regarded as influencing
DR. determining every incident in their daily lives
Most peculiar religious superstitions are CURRENT
witchcraft charms and antdotes believed in and
fairies and other creatures of chidlike Imagination
acre very real existence to both young and old
All of the people nominally Christians, but
Druidism fourished in remote sections as late
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ENGLISH Walnut Pudding.

One-half cup butter, two eggs, one
cup sugar, one cup milk, one cup OF
chopped walnuts, one cup of chopped
raisins, one cup of currants, two table,
spoons of baking powder. and flour
enough to make a stiff batter. Bake
in three layers. Make custard OF
one quart of milk, three eggs, a pinch
of salt and corn starch enough to
thicken. Use any flavor. Put a layer
of cake and then custard, alternately.
Frost with the whites of two eggs,
beaten stiff, and place half walnuts on
the top.
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Batter for Fritters.

Yolks of two eggs, one-half cup of
cold water; stir in one cup of flour. If
a little too thick add a trifie more wa.
ter, one-half teaspoon salt, one table
spoon olive oil. Beat briskly. then
add the stifly beaten whites of two
eggs. Set aside for a few hours. The
olive oil gives beautiful brown tint
to the fritter which nothing else win
give. Use deep. clear lard to fry them
in.
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Almond Waters.

Cream one-half cup butter, add
slowly one cup powdered sugar. one
half cup milk, drop by drop; then add
TX cups bread -four, one-han teaspoon
extract of almonds. Spread very thin
on bottom of dripping pan inverted
and buttered; mark in squares;
sprinkle with almonds blanched and
chopped fine, and bake in moderate
oven five minutes. Roll in tubular
shape while warm. Set pan on back
of range while rolling waters as they
become brittle very quickly.