The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-24

Csaky, intimate friend of Count Lads
las Szechenyi, husband of Miss Gladys
Vanderbilt.
the selection of an American wife in
these words: 81 now realize and APP
preciate that the American woman is
the woman par excellence Of the entire
world. 1 first had the honor to meet
my future wife at the entertainment
the Waldorf I had been taken there
as the guest of one of my friends. 1
admit that as soon as saw Mrs. Bryan
I realized that she was the woman for
me- Soon after I was presented and
since then I have been devoted, of
course"
1t is said that Mrs. Bryan's i'm
presentations at the entertainment club
facinated the young nobleman. Count
Csaky is 30 years of age, tall. dark and
of distinguished appearance. He is a
poet and litterateur and a patron of the
fine arts. He was born in Kassa, Upper
Hungary: is hereditary governor of the
Guilty VI soLtpcS, d Captain III the oGN-
enth regiment of Hungarian hussars.
and a member of the Hungarian house
of lords. With all these interests in
Europe, the count says that it IS a
Question whether he shall take his bride
abroad on their honeymoon trip.
Mrs Robert Hayes Smith has been
one of the active hostesses of the
month, giving a series of small affairs
at the Fairmont, but the largest party
to which she has invited her guests
was the luncheon Wednesday. The
decorations were particularly worthy
of note and there was delicate COM
bination Of orchids and violets. The
orchids were shaded from dainty pink
to lavender and deepened into the violet
shade in the baskets filed with frag-
rant flowers. Those who were compli-
mented at the pretty affair were Mrs.
Samuel Blair and Miss Jennie Blair.
Others who enjoyed the hospitality
of the hostess on this occasion were:
Miss Frances Jollne Mrs Washington Dodge
Miss Enid Gregg Mrs. Wellington Gregg
Miss Lily O'Connor Mrs Northinpton Ames
Mrs. Edgar Preston Mrs Parker Whitney
Mrs. Fletcher Ryer Mrs Henry Foster Dut-
Mrs. George de Batour ton
Mrs George sperry
Miss Florence Hopkins. the popular
debutante, has been the incentive for
several Of the recent parties, and one
of the notable events OF the month was
given last week. with Miss Hopkins as
the central figure. The affair was
large theater party given by Mr.. and
Mrs William Taylor, and among those
hidden by the hostess to meet her
younger sister were:
Miss Helen Irwin IDuyaI Moore
Miss Elizabeth NewhallI Frank King
Miss Mary Keeney samuel Hopkins
Miss Jeanne Gallois John Gallois
! Miss Katherine DOnOhoel Franh Homes
Miss Julia Langhorne Roger Bocqueraz
Reginald Fernald
] Miss Sara Coffin is one of the younger
girls who is not spoiled by too much
4 iattering attention, although she and
her sister Natalie have had scarcely
a duh day since their return to town
They have taken a house in Pacific
avenue. and numerous parties followed
the announcement of their arrival here
Among the most enjoyable affairs given
for Miss Coffin was the tea Tuesday
for number of the younger girls AT
the home Of Miss Frances Newhalf. who
was assisted by Miss Virginia New
hall
The debutantes who called during
the afternoon were
Miss Clara Allen Miss Avis Sherwood
Miss Jeanne Galois Miss Dorothy Rracs
MISS Mss I nn1,I Wilson Wilson, Miss ELIZA de Puc
Miss Hannah du Bots Miss Alice oye
Miss Emily du Bois Miss Ruth Boer,cka
Miss Janet Coleman Miss Dorothy Roeri.t.
Miss Dorothy Woods Miss Nora Evans
Mrs. j. Downey Harvey came up
/ from Del Monte last week and viii be
at the home of Mrs. Eleanor Martin
in Broadway for an indefinite STAY.
Mrs. Harvey has been away for several
months and her friends will be de-
lighted that she has consented at
last to make a visit in town. Her
daughter, Miss Genevieye Harvey. has
just returned to Del Monte after a
stay here as the guest of her grand
mother, Mrs. Martin, and later of Miss
Edith Chesebrough. T. Downey Har-
vey has been at the Martin home in
Broadway for some time and after a