The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-15


merry time this month and is COM
ing home soon to talk it over and
prepare for a gay winter. Some
what that sort Of message may cneer
the stay at homes. for in truth they
have had little to cheer them in a social
way during the last few days. And
yet-are not the Fairmont and
St Francis growing more popular
every hour, and are there not sew
eral small teas already appearing
on the calendar with lots of dinner
parties thrown in with a reckless gen
crosby Of winter parties that assemble
in such numbers on the calendar Of
every popular matrOn? That is the
secret Of the season just awakening in
the city. It is for the older folk. while
the younger ones stin away on their
vacations have hardly thought Of home
yet. The older people are having din
ner parties at the Fairmont and st.
Francis with an occasional bridge at
home, but the young people-what Of
them in the beginning of things fes-
tive and social? Only one answer. and
al once. They are dancing in the
country. There are dances at every
ones country home, it would seem, this
month. and there is the jollity of a
summer farewell about them all There
are house parties galore. and every
young girl that you meet has either
just returned, or is just going. you
know, to dance at some ones house
and week end party aud all the rest of
the delightful program out Of town.
It might seem TO the unthinking
mind. or. more properly, perchance, to
the unsophisticated social mind that the
summer was season of dances out of
town. The news sent from every group
Of people, wherever they may have
been during the last few weeks, has
been somewhat of dancing, and from
the enthusiasm displayed over the mid
summer dances that have begun TO be
regarded as a sort Of jinks, it might
well seem to those not versed in the
way of society on a holiday that the
season had been one OF dancing rather
than outdoor recreation. We will
hasten, however, like the country pas
tor, to dispel the illusion Of continual
gsyety in the suburbs and remark that
all the dances have been grouped at
the end Of the season and that the
dance is a farewell to country life in
general and Indicates a readiness, or
even a yearning. for the festive season
in town. There is a goodly list Of
= dances, however, when one considers
them in succession, and not the least
interesting was the affair given last
Wednesday evening at the J. Athearn
Folger home at Woodside when the
daughters of the house. Miss Genevfeve
and Miss Evelyn Cunningham were the
feted guests. Among the girls from
town at this dance was Miss Mary
Keeney, that popular belle who has
been allowed even a brief span in town
this season, but has been constantly
entertained at San Mateo and Burlin-
game while her friends have been there.
Most Of her time, 1t must be said. has
been passed with Miss Florence Hon
kins at the home Of the young hostess
al Menlo but a portion OF il has been
claimed by Miss Katrina Page Brown.
the fascinating young house guest of
allowed to return to her eastern home
for long while il her friends are TO
decide the date Of her departure.
With so many of the most attractive
girls out Of town it is not. surprising
that the news Of dances and other en-
tertainments in their honor should be
the topic of the day, and it is notice
able that among the many away lust
now Miss Harriet Alexander is receiv-
ing q great share of the attention in
Santa Barbara. where she is the guest
OF friends. Last Friday evening she
was the complimented guest at a dane
ing party given at the Hotel Potter
by Miss Nina Jones, where all the
visiting contingent from the city We're
delightfully."- entertained Among the
guests who attracted admiring COM
ment was the mother OF the young
guest Of honor. Mrs. c. O. Alexander,
who went south last week for visit
and win return to the city in a few
days.
The dances at Tahoe have attracted
attention in the annals OF The summer
season. and il is said that the most
successful dance was that given by Ed
ward N. Greenway. who has a per-
sistent talent for arranging these
fsultless affairs, whether in town or
country. OK course the dance that he