The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10

~ that distinguished visitor. Don
n Gaspar de Portola, and the details
Of his triumphal entry into the
city. The social humor of the
town is more democratic than ever be-
fore in history. for the king Of carnival
viii take possession soon. The new
monarch viii rule with a mighty wand,
for his kingdom viii be extended over
thousands Of persons. including the So
cial czar Edward Greenway, and his
500 and a few more subjects. There
viii be no social problem for Portola,
for every one seems intensely interest
cd and willing to bow to the mandates
Of new and merry king, who is COM
ing TO celebrate the rehabilitation of
san Francisco. Society viii be fully
represented at the festivities doubtless
and there viii be house parties galore
and yachting parties and Portola dinner
parties and all other things of Portola
character that can be crowded into a
social program for fortnight Of fun.
Meantime there are incidental lunch
cons and dinners TO mark the begin
ming Of the season in desultory way.
but several Of these are along formal
and well ordered lines. The visit of
President Taft last week and the ban
quet at the Fairmont was the occasion
for several elaborate dinner parties at
the hotel. and the st. Francis had its
share of the festivities attendant upon
the visit of the president
There were few afternoons or even
ings whiled away last week at bridge,
for the tea and informal luncheon
seemed TO be high in favor, and yester-
day was made memorable by the first
debutante tea Of the season. The de-
butants were out in full swing a the
tea given by Miss Anna Weller in the
laurel court at the Fairmont when
Miss Ila Sontag. the pretty daughter of
Mrs. Julian Sontag, was the feted
guest It would be hard to find more
attractive group of girls than those as
sembled yesterday to greet Miss Son
tag. and surely it will be a gay winter
with all these girls just ready to make
their bows to the social world There
is an interesting bevy of them, to be
sure. and one by one they viii bow, be-
ginning with Miss Florence Williams.
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Alston Williams. This debutante, by
the way, can not be placed in the fu-
ture, since she made her bow last Fri
day evening at a bali given by her
parents at the family home in Oc-
tavia street Her coming out was a
brilliant affair and all the debutantes
who attended the tea the next after
noon had an opportunity to talk it
over" in a real grown up way. The
other debutantes on the list are numer-
Gus and two or three may be mentioned
who have Just come back from Europe
and are lingering on the edge of the
social game Miss Vera de Saba will
make her bow shortly at ball to be
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene de Saba.
and Miss Kathleen Farrell. the accom-
plished daughter of Mrs. Anna Farrell.
will make her formal bow in the near
future. There is Miss Marie Bullard.
who is home from abroad and ready to
enter the charmed portal of society, and
several others who will make known
the exact date of their initial bow
within a few days.
With the talk of debutantes and the
other absorbing things Of the week the
weddings had an important place. The
ma rriage Of Miss Ruth Chewing and
Frederick Malcolm Eaton was cele-
brated last Wednesday at the home of
the brides father. William Montgom-
cry Chewing. and there was no fuss
Of elaborate detail-just a pretty we'd
ding at home. There were no attend
ants and after an informal reception
The couple left for honeymoon trip
and viii return to live in this city.
Another wedding that took place in
Christ church in SausaIito. instead of
ct home was that of Miss Amy Johnson
and Frank Perry. The Perry family
is well known here. but the bride is an
eastern girl and the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Johnson of Brooklyn,
n Y. She was attended by her two
sisters. the Misses Margaret and Edith
johnson. who are visitors here, but will
return shortly to the east, accompanied
by their mother. There was recep-
tion after the wedding. and, Mr. and
Mrs Perry left for honeymoon trip.
They viii return TO reside in Sausalito.
The wedding of Miss Mary Corbet
snd Lewis Edward Hanchett viii take