The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
The Smart Set

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HERE is an occasional enga go-
ment to relieve the monotonoy Of
teas and luncheons, and the young
hostess who has such secret in store
devises VARIOUS and sometimes original
means of imparting the interesting bit
of information TO her assembled guests.
Miss Avis Sherwood surprised her
guests at the luncheon given yester-
day at her home when a tiny card
was found at each place engraved
with her own name and that of Arthur
L. Doremus of New York. The news
was really a surprise. for none had
the bride elect that she had left her
heart in the keeping of the clever
young eastern chap, and the announce
ment was pleasant as well as unex
pected. Miss Sherwood made her de-
but al a tea given last season by her
grandmother, Mrs. Robert Sherwood,
and her cousin, Miss Dorothy Chap
man, made her formal bow to society
on the same occasion. She was ia
fOtitC az OlNC anu dllcnucd lIiC udnNCo
and other affairs of the younger set
until her departure a few months ago
with her mother, Mrs. II. H. Sherwood
for the east. She returned recently
and has been living in Claremont at the
new family home, but has been in town
frequently at the summer parties. Her
iance ia a Businessman. and the we'd
ding will take place in the spring
Among the guests at luncheon yester-
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Miss Marie TYSON Miss Ethel Hayemeyer
Miss Dorothy Chapman Miss Dorothy Van Sick
Miss Annette Hall len
Miss EEnestins MeNear Mss Isabelle Sherwood
Although the affairs of the early sea-
son have an atmosphere of informally
occasionally one of the larger parties
looks very like those OF the later sea-
son with decoration and plan of
unusual design. The luncheon given
at the Fairmont yesterday by Mrs. H.
NJ. A. Miller had an elaborate decora-
tion of autumn leaves. and the guests
at the delightful, affair numbered
score or more. Among those present
were:
s Mas Jane fSSff Whittier MRS MRS. K K sesSa ssssern
Mrs. n Philip Bowles Mrs. Mrs Leroy @ ilsiH NicseI
Mrs. William Mintzer Mrs. Alexander Garceau
Mrs a. + ns Es Hs&aS Horace sfGi a
Mrs. Ernest Johnston has been en-
tertaining a charming house guest in
the person of Miss Marjorie Allen of
Los Angeles, who is a favorite in army
circles and has been the complimented
guest at a series of informal affairs
at the Presidio.
Miss Dorothy Van Sicklen will send
out cards in few days for a dinner
dance, one of the earliest of the sea-
son, that will be given October Is at
the Claremont country club. There
proba bly, will be half a hundred guests
and the complimented one of the oca-
sion will be Mrs. Harris Ralston, who
is visiting here from the east and is
receiving a great deal of attention
from the girls and younger matrons.
Mrs. ]. R. Pourie entertained at a
delightful tea yesterday afternoon at
the st. Francis and a score of friends
were hidden to the farewell party, for
the charming army matron leaves in a
few days for Honolulu, where she will
remain for two years or more with
Captain Pourie, who is stationed there
and sailed last month with his regi-
ment for the new post.
The benefit at the Hotel St Francis
this evening for the Youths Directory
will be preceded by many dinner par
ties and society is interested in the
event for the assistance Of this wor-
thy cause. There will be a program of
exceptional merit, and among those
who have promised to contribute mu-
sical numbers are Miss Cecil Cowles
and Miss Helen Gray. while the other
numbers on the program are equally
attractive in a dramatic way. Almost
every patroness of the affair will en-.
tertain a box party on this occasion,
and among those who will have their
guests at dinner and the vaudeville
later are Mrs. Eleanor Martin, Mrs.
Richard Tobin, Mrs L. B. Merle. Mrs.
James Shea, Mrs. Jane Martel Mrs
Henry T. Blethen, Mrs. e. L. Heuter
and Mrs. Alexander Loufborough. The
usual round of supper parties will fol-
low the affair and the financial sue
cess is already assured with the social
success.
Walter Hobart entertained at lunch
con yesterday in an informal way.
and among the guests were the Misses
Jolliffe and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas East
land. At another table Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Irving Scott were with Mrs.
Walter Martin and Mrs. Horace Pills
bury.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lunny has sent out
cards announcing the marriage of her
daughter, Miss Sara Louise, to Charles
Frederick Lohse, which took place
Wednesday, September 20, in this city.
The bride is an attractive girl and a
graduate of the University of Califor-
MIA, while the bridegroom is a member
of one of the oldest families Of the
state and is brother of Dr. John
Lohse, whose wedding to Miss Marian
Walsh of Piedmont was an event of
last season.
Among the events that will take
place during the winter and appeal to
society in its serious mood will be the
lectures of Prof. Charles Mills Gayley
of the University of California Tues
day afternoons at $3.50 o'clock in the
gymnasium hall of the Hamlin school
in Pacific avenue. The first series will