The San Francisco call., 1909-03-14
KT58 FLARBIET THoMPsOM

were in waiting there to take the girls
of the city and their chaperons out
every afternoon for some decorohs
Lenten diversion. Alack. we hear that
such was really not the case. One girl
said positively that there was not
man on the map" That statement
seems decisive enough and quite to the
point. However, one never can tell.
There might have been gallants galore
a day later. Conditions change quick
ly where people are coming and going
so early in the season. The fact that
several of the girls grew weary so
quickly of Santa Barbara seems to be
an indication of some sort of boredom
but again one never can tell-either the
motive of the girl or of her chaperon.
Mrs. John McMulhn has been in
Santa Barbara with her granddaughter
Miss Eliza McMullin. Among others
there We're Mrs. J. C. Kirkpatrick with
her daughter. Miss Suzanne Kirkpat-
rick. and Miss Harriet Alexander
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom DriscoH were
among the first visitors. to Santa Bar
bara during the early season. where
they We're the guests of Mrs. Bacon's
parents, Admiral and Mrs. Bacon
is sending over for evening gowns is a
rather heavy mousseline covered with
velvet flowers. These are in the same
color as the background. but in a deep
er or lighter shade of it,
Golden lilies, pink peach blossoms.
the violet iris and the huge hydrangea
are used in design. The first new gowns
of this fabric show it as a drapery
from shoulder to knee and over arms.
with foundation of silver gauze or
coiored messaline or supple panne
velvet.
Mrs. Henry Clarence Breeder has
one of the effective gowns foreshadow-
ing this extreme fashion Her gown is
draped in the, inimitable French way
over white satin. while the material
itself is of green lowered mousselne.
The flowers seen upon some of the ex-
.treme samples of the new style are not
raised, but are merged into back
ground of a lighter shade of green
The dress is extremely effective and
becoming. with an individual style
that distinguishes many of Mrs Breen-
ems gowns.
There is widespread belief that the
colored chiffon scarf may not last much
longer because it is too universal The
tulle scarf and those of metallic net
will be even more popular.
They have been edged with fringe
and fur, but the new thing is to finish
the sides and ends with a narrow bind
ing of self colored bias satin.
The news of the death of Baroness
Lucille Won Gall in Vienna was of more
than passing interest to friends OF the
baroness here and in Burlingame She
was the daughter of Dr. WI Younger
OF this city, but had many friends in
the San Mateo contingent who will re-
gret the untimely death of such an ac-
complished woman
The wedding of Miss Linda Friber
and Charles A. Houston of New York
was an event of last Wednesday even
ing and took place at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs E. c.
Priber in Scott street The Priber fam
lily has lived here for many years. and
the three girls, Linda, Anna and Lucy
days who were interested to learn of
the wedding of the eldest daughter of
the house to the young New York at
torney.
The romance was begun during
visit to the eastern city. where Miss
Linda Priber intended to engage in
literary work. The friendship and
engagement to the young lawyer Sc
riously interfered with the plans of the
girl, who had gone to New York with
her thought only upon literary work
and she has returned TO the east now.
as bride instead of an aspiring
writer.
The wedding was quite pretty af-