The San Francisco call., 1909-12-02
Successful Inauguration Of The Second
Season Of Colonial Dances at 81. Francis
Radiant With The
Rich Gowns of
Fair Women

Mrs. c. o. Alexander inaugurated last
night her second season of colonial
dances with one OF the most successful
assemblies that has been given under
her direction in the ballroom at the St.
Francis. The setting for the dance.
while not as elaborate as the garden
scene that distinguished the initial ball
of the colonial series last ysar. was an
extremely effective arrangement of
palms and foliage, that lent floral as
pect to the interior of the ballroom
and the red room adjoining, and at the
same time formed a picturesque back
ground for the attractive gowns.
The red room was really a garden in
green's. with tall palms offering their
shelter for tete-a-tete hooks. and trail
ing greens producing a woodland effect
between the bowers of green. The en-
tire decorative scheme was in green.
and in the ballroom the autumn leaves
added a pleasing note to the adornment
in one color. The orchestra was screened
with an arbor of greens and ferns, while
q cluster of graceful palms filed each
corner of the ballroom.
MANY BEAUTIFUL GOWNS
The dance was distinguished by
scores of petty gowns. and not few
Partisan importations made their ini
tantes had a delightful time. but while
the dance was particularly enjoyed by
the young people the occasion was
not monopolized by them in any sense.
There were scores of older folk who
enjoyed the dance with thorough zest.
The hostess Of the evening is TO be con-
gra atulated upon her signal success in
wit
a pleasure gathering that will be mem
orable among the enjoyable events Of
the season.
DINNER PARTIES
The dinner parties given before the
dance form an interesting array, but
the most notable Of the number was
the elaborate dinner given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Clinton Worden at the Fairmont-
The entire south side of the laurel court
had been turned into a Japanese gar
den scene, where Mr.. and Mrs. Worden
received their guests, but the dinner
was served in the gray room.
The table decorations were American
beauty roses in graduated vases radiat-
ing from tall center piece, and the
profusion of flowers was extremely
artistic in effect. In point of elaborate
detail the Worden dinner party sur
passed most OF the private dinners of
the sea son and was an event long to be
remembered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worden's guests were:
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred 5. Mr and Mrs. William s.
Tubbs Teyis
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer s. Mr. and Mrs. George H.
King Howard
Mr.. and Mrs Mountfordl Mr.. and Mrs. W. S.
s. Wilson Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Mr.. and Mrs. Warren d.
c Buckbee Clark
Mr.. and Mrs william Mrs Russell ]. Wilson
B. Tubbs Miss Sallie Maynard
Mr. aud Mrs. H. NJ. A. Mrs. Oscar F. Long
Miller Mrs. A. y. Towne
Mr. and Mrs Henry j. J. W. Byrne
Croker r. ". Hopkins
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry samuel Chaplin
Scott Henry c. Breeder
Mrs. Joseph b. CrockettfJ. NJ. Quay
Among the dinner parties given at
the ST. Francis were the delightful
affairs at which Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
D. Grant and Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre Olney
were hosts and hostesses. The latter
affair was in compliment to the debu-
tante daughter of the hostess, Miss
Anna Olney. Among those at the table
were:
Miss lila sountag Harry MeAfec
Miss Eirs de Pue Frederick n Woods
Miss Rhoda Niebling F. G. Willis
Arthur Fennimore Mrs. George Willcutt
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Tobin enter
tained at an informal dinner for Mr.
and Mrs Alexander Hope of London
Among the dinners enjoyed by the
younger set was the reunion before
the dance at the home Of Miss Helen
Jones in Buchanan street and the din
ner at which Miss Lillian Whitney pre-
sided as hostess.
TRIUMPHs OF THE MODESTO
The gowns worn at the dance were
particularly elaborate.
Mrs. c. o. Alexander wore an ex-
quisite robe or cerise satin made with
a bodice of cloth of silver and elabo-
rated with silver fringe. while the long
skirt was draped in a late Partisan
mode.
Miss Harriet Alexander was notice
able among the younger girls in hel
frock of hand painted chiffon draped
over white satin and embellished with
silver spangled net The chiffon over
dress was in quaint Dresden pattern
Mrs Frederick McNear wore one OF
the most attractive gowns seen at the
dance-a blue princess robe with 9
court train and heavily spangled in
silver.
Miss Suzanne kirkpatrick was gowned
in blue chiffon over satin made in the
princess mode with touch of silver
trimming.
Miss Amy Bowles wore a debutante
gown of white satin and net with the
girdle elaborated in the crystal trim
ming that is so popular this season
Miss Philip f. Bowles was gowned in
white satin heavily trimmed with rare
lace and wore diamond ornaments.
Miss Dorothy Woods was gowned in
white satin and the simple robe was
elaborated with touches of gold lace
and embroidery on the bodice
Miss Maud Woods wore one of the
effective white chiffon gowns with
painted design of pink roses in tiny
clusters. She had pink roses as q
coronet
Miss Fernando Pratt's gown was Of
palest green satin made in one of the
latest NODES with an exquisite drapery
of silver net and satin.
Miss Dorothy Van Sicklen was gowned
in white satin with the crystal trim
ming that many of the young girls af-
fected. and Mrs. arris Ralston, who ac-
companied Miss Van Sicklen. wore q
stunning creation Of black velvet.
ATTRACTIVE DEBUTANTES
Miss Ila Sonntag was an attractive
ebutante in her gown of white satin
with crystal trimming. while another
young girl, who made her formal bow
this season and was one of the pref
tiest guests, was mss Eva dePue, who
wore a gown of pale yellow chiffon
draped over white satin.