The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-25

since few girls have had the popularity
either here or in the islands that has
been accorded to Miss Macfarlane.
There is an additional interest in her
visit this time owing to the fact that
she is accompanied by Mrs. C. o. Berger
and Miss Minna Berger. the fiancee of
GeorgeI. Brown. Miss Macfarlane and
MISS Berger are cousins, and the bride
elect is also cousin to Harry Macfar
lane, whose marriage with attractive
MISS Polly Dunn is an event pleasantly
remembered in society. The wedding of
MISS Berger and George Brown will
take place in December, and probably
III this city, in view of the fact that
the pride elect is intending to remain
mere until that month. She has been
educated here and has a wide circle of
friends, while she is a favorite in
Honolulu, where her future home will
doubtless be established with frequent
trips to this city One Of the recent
parties for Miss Berger was given by
Miss Erna St. Goar, who is in Ross for
the summer with her parents. Mr.. and
MIS- Henry st. Goar. The dancing
party was compliment to a trio of
guests, however, Miss Berger sharing
the honors with Miss Macfarlane and
MISS Margaret Scott of Toronto. over
40 young people from this city, San
Rafael and Ross met the visitors at
TINS dancing party and the grounds
around the house were brilliantly
Illuminated for the occasion, while
many OF the dancers assembled in the
garden and danced out of doors in gem
uine country fashion.
Miss Macfarlane is going over to
Ross, where she will be the guest of
the 81. Goars for a brief stay before
her return to Honolulu, and several in
formal parties are on the calendar for
her during her stay out of town.
Mrs. William G. Irwin and her daueh-
ter. Miss Helene Irwin were in Carls-
bad at the last account, and will travel
leisurely through Europe until the
coming season. when their own attrac-
tive home in Washington street will
be opened for the winter gayety The
Irwins have record for lavish enter
tainment that rivals some of the elab-
crate and exclusive affairs in the east,
but then again there was news last
week of delightful party at their
Honolulu home, which will bear repe-
times. The party was presided over by
Mrs. Twins sister. Mrs Richard Ives
The house is modelled after one of the
old Moorish palaces and occupies a
superb position overlooking the famous
Waikiki beach. William G.. Irwin was
host at the brilliant affair, and was as
sisted in receiving his guests by Mrs
Ives, who was handsomely gowned for
the occasion. The setting for the
la N OF I,
since the house Is filled with art
in their travels, and the ballroom is
one of unusual magnificence. Mrs. Ives
was formerly Miss Gertrude Scott and
is known in this country and Europe
for her exceptional talent. as a hostess
There was nothing lacking in the de-
lightful party. excepting that ii might
be the absence of the charming mistress
of the house and her daughter, Miss
Helene Irwin. The house and grounds
were Illuminated and the effect was
brilliant study in color, almost i'm
possible anywhere but in Honolulu.
where the hostess has every advantage
of setting and climate for her pic
turesque effects. Among the guests
were several of the Japanese and
American officers in full uniform, who
lent eclat to the splendid occasion.
For those in society who yearn to
revive the quaint adornment of the
ancient Egyptians the exhibition of
jewelry at the Fairmont win have an
extraordinary significance. The col
lection of precious and semiprecious
stones has been brought here by Sig
nor Edgar Perara and for those in
terested in that line of display there
are number of authentic scarabs,