The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28


turn from Europe a few months ago,
and several hundred cards have been
sent out. Miss Bullard is to be a debu-
tante of this season without doubt, but
her formal coming out has been de-
layed until an early date in January
and viii take the form of an elaborate
dancing party at the family home in
Pacific avenue, according to the present
plans. Miss Bullard has been favor
ite guest at the parties of the younger
girls in the early season and has been
given cordial greeting upon her re-
turn after years absence in the old
world, where she has been travelling.
with her mother. She doubtless will be
one of the most popular of the winter
buds as she is also one of the most at
tractive, and has happy season in
prospect. Those who win assist Mrs.
Bullard and her daughter in receiving
at the Tuesday tea wiz be:
Mrs. r. H. Postle- Miss Clara Allen
thwaite Miss Dorothy Boericke
Miss Margaret Postle Miss Helen Eloesser
thWaite Miss Ethelfreda Morde
Miss Miss Olive e'i Craig 00'DS Miss Margaret Carrigan
Miss Joy Wilson Miss Elizabeth Bull
Miss Rowena Wilson
At an informal tea given by Mrs. Ed
ward de Witt Taylor. Miss Sophie
Meuin of Tahiti announced her en-
gagement TO r. S. Logan of Riverside
and recorder of Riverside county. The
bride elect has been visitor here for
two months and has made many friends
in this city. Her father is Hermann
Meuin. German consul at Tahiti and a
prominent official of the Oceanic steam
ship company. She is bright. inter
esting girl of brilliant brunette type
and an accomplished musician. She is
also a remarkably clever linguist,
speaking three or four languages. Miss
Meuin is on her way to Tahiti, but she
viii return here in the spring, as the
wedding is to be an event of February,
the exact date to be determined later
The debutantes are having a merry
round of parties and every day sees
some pleasure begun for them One of
the most enjoyable of the recent teas
for the younger girls was that givn
for Miss Kathleen Farrell in the laurel
court at the Fairmont, with Miss
Rhoda Niebling and Miss Freda Smith
as hostesses. The decorations were
entirely in violets and very effective.
There wasSa IarSe centerpiece of the
favorite flowers and each place card
was adorned with a dainty violet de-
sign. Several of the girls bidden to
meet the debutante are enjoying their
first winter out" and it was happy
little party of buds. Among those at
the table were:
Miss Ethel McAIlister Miss Kate Peterson
Miss Bessie Dargie Mrs. Walter Greer
Miss Anna Oiney Miss la Sonntag
Miss Alma Thaue Miss Elva de Pue
Miss Irene Farrell
One of the most interesting of the
recent engagements was that of Miss
Louise Moser and Shelby Cummings,
which was announced at a tea given at
the home of the bride to be in Scott
street There were about 40 guests
invited to hear of the betrothal and the
announcement was a genuine surprise,
for it was supposed that Miss Moser
was to be a debutante this winter and
none suspected the romantic secret.
The bride to be is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Moser and for the last
two years has been travelling in Europe
preparatory to making her formal
debut this season. She is clever mu-
sician and linguist, having devoted
most of her time to study while abroad.
In fact, the inclinations of this popular
girl are more of a serious trend than
those of the average society bud, and
she can boast of artistic accomplish
ments. Shelby Cummings is in business
in this city, but is a brother of Earl
Cummings, the sculptor. and well
known in the literary and artistic set
that frequents the Cummings home in
Clay street. The date of the marriage
has not been set. but probably it will
be some time this season.
The latest accounts of the voyage or
the Fourteenth cavalry to Manila show
ttah the army people are enjoying the
trip and are filing the hours with
social diversion There has been a
concert every evening and bridge has.
been the order of the afternoon almost
without variation. 1t is often asserted
that the army set is devoted to bridge
and dancing to the exclusion of other
things, but the accusation seems some
what unfair, after all. 1t may be
that the versatility of people who are,
like the army set, skilled in social lore
affords them variety in these affairs
that might not fall to the lot of those
less inclined toward the social ex-
change Perhaps there is no serious
thought expended upon a dance or
bridge party. but the army folk intend
that the diversion shall be enjoyed for
itself without making any excuse for
it, and their parties are always sue
cessful, without the fatigue or chagrin
that too often accompanies the large
parties outside the army fold Again,
the army officers and their families are
often assigned to some forsaken place
that other people would find dolafu1