The San Francisco call., 1909-10-15
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IN OPENING BALL
Brilliant Function to Be Held at
Fairmont Hotel Wednesday
Evening

Prominent society folk of the pay
cities. as well as the state in general,
are taking more interest in the grand
Portola ball, which will be held In the
Fairmont hotel Wednesday evening,
October 20. than In any similar event
ever celebrated in this city.
Already hundreds of acceptances nave
been received in response to the cov-
eted invitations sent out by the Portola
committee, and 1T is believed that II
will be the largest attended ana most
glittering social function ever enjoyed
by Californians. Among the early &C
ceptances received are included the
names of the foremost social leaoers OF
the bay cities. Among a few OF those
who have signified their intention OF
attending the big event are Mrs. Edgar
Pefxotto, Mrs. George A. Newhali, Mrs.
Eleanor Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Calhoun, Miss Margaret Calhoun, MISS
Martha Calhoun and Mrs. Joseph X.
Howell.
Mrs. Newhall is a prominent social
leader in the Burlingame social set,
and she is taking an active interest In
the event Mrs Eleanor Martin has
applied for reservations for her party
at the Fairmont, and she has also re-
served two boxes for the accommoda-
tion of II at the monster masquerade
ball which will be held in the Audi
torium the following evening.
TICKETS FOR MASQUERADE
The advance sale of the 10000 tickets
| issued for the official Portola mas
querade ball will begin this morning,
and judging from the countless in
| quiries which have been pouring in
upon the committee from the thousands
who will be present at the Auditorium
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the pasteboards will be eagerly sought.
| When the strains of the opening
| music are waited forth by the monster
band of so pieces, Don Casper de Por-
tola. attired in striking cavalier cos
tune, and escorting Queen Vergilia.
| draped in magnificent gown. will
lead the grand march. Thousands of
loyal subjects will follow the king and
| queen, arrayed In beautiful and gro-
tesque costumes iridescent in color.
Piquant grisettes will glide airily
around the hall, joined by throngs of
| clowns, buffoons and other eccentrics.
| There will be countless fantastic and
| bizarre masks.
The Portola masquerade ball will be
| one of the gayest that the gay city of
the Golden gate has ever known, and
| when the merry dancers pass in review
In the grand march, the scene will be
| one long array of Kaleidoscope color
and life. The masquerade ball is one
! of the prominent social events of the
fiesta week, and second in Importance
only to the official Portola ball. which
Will precede it Wednesday evening at
the Fairmont hotel.
MANY COSTLY PRIZES
Prizes worth $4,000 have been offered
by the committee to those appearing in
i the, most striking and beautffu1 cos
offered has stimulated the quest for
i novel and bizarre costumes: and IT Is
believed, that one of the greatest ar
rays of resplendent and gorgeous cos
tunes ever seen on the Pacific Goa g,
will be present.
Coterles Of young women in all sec.
tlons of the city are busily engaged ir
preparing elaborate costumes, and
| thousands of dainty fingers are deftl,
arranging creations in gowns which,
Tor beauty and extravagance. bav.
never been eXcelled. Costumere ar<
overwhelmed with orders from tbt
countless numbers who will attend
and some of the most gorgeous ani
seen. ~ p'
Tickets will be found on sale toda,
at sherman. Clay & Co.'S, Roos Broth.
ers, emporium. Prayers, Weinstoclx q
Luoln Mission Owl drug store and tn,
St. FRANCIS and Fairmont hotels.
The list of prizes follows:
First prlze-For the most handsome woman,
Second prize-For the most handsome man,
costume. an
Fourth prize-For the most original man,
costume. "
Fifth priae-For the best sustained woman
Sixth prize-For the best sustained man
character.
Seventh prlze-For the vomans costume mos
representative of the Portola period.
Eighth prze-For the mans costume mos
representative of the Portoa period.
Special Parties Coming
Among the special parties that will
be here during the Portola festival will
be large delegations from Goldfield
New; klamath Falls, Ore. and Fresno
Special cars have been chartered ant
the parties will arrive the opening da!
of the Festival.