The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17

reproduced on the society page today,
and this attractive girl is to be one
of the brides of the season, for her
marriage with James Van Loben Sells
is one of the events on the calendar
Leslie Page and niece of Mrs. Horace
Hellman and Mrs. John w. Mailliard.
She has been extensively entertained
during the month.
With the rage just beginning for the
transparent wrap the matron and
dowager must not be chagrined, for the
splendid affairs of velvet and brocade
are regal in their elegance and will
have an important place in any au-
dience at theater or concert this win
ter. These wraps viii not be left en-
tirely to the selection of older folk.
for even women of very tender years
brunette beauty there is nothing
Iovelier than a wrap of geranium pink
velvet with a border trimming of fur
sable preferred. This wrap falls in
straight stately lines from neck to
feet, and no draperfes break the lus-
trous surface of the rich mirror velvet.
In contrast TO this elegant simplicity
of effect we read the descriptions of
the Arab or Assyrian cloaks, which
wrap the figure and are draped up
over the shoulder. These cloaks came
into vogue because of the opera "Sa-
lone" which portrays the time of
Herod. when costumes were especially
extravagant and splendid Assyrian
wraps are usually built of very soft
satin or crepe stuffs, which drape
gracefully. The lighter weight chif-
fon velvets are sometimes used, and a
new fabric-rich, bpocaded velvet-has
also appeared for evening wraps. With
this variety of net, brocade, velvet and
what not, there will be a fine showing
of winter wraps in a variety of ex-
quisite designs, for the society woman
of today is particularly tactful about
this sort of thing and the costumers
are busily supplying her with every
kind of rich material for her genius
in dress design to work into per-
fected garment of rare beauty.
Mrs. Philip Verrill Mighels, who had
been away from the city for many
years. returned recently and is estab-
lished in her home at 1907 Baker street
Since her return she has been the re-
cipient of several social favors and one
of the most recent that had a unique
Portola character was the Portola
party, when the closer friends of the
hostess assembled at her home arrayed
in crepe shawls and bonnets of 1861,
and the complimented guest of the oc-
casion was Mrs. Tilden Brown, mother
of Douglas Tilden, the sculptor who
crossed the plains in 1916. The old
fashioned party was a delightful affair.
The informal teas and Iuncheons
that have been given all season in the
laurel court at the Fairmont have been
augmented during the week with a
series of more elaborate parties and
among these was the reception given
by Miss Anna Weller for 100 young
friends. Another affair of more recent
date and very important in the social
annals of the week was the tea given
last Monday by Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Van Rensselaer, of Philadelphia to q
score of their friends. This was in the
nature of a hail and farewell" as the
Van Rensselaers have just returned
from an extended trip to Honolulu and
are leaving in few days for the east
The guests at the tea on Monday were:
Mrs. Fletcher Ryer, Mrs. Eleanor Mar
tin, Mrs. Willard Brown, Miss Lille
o'Connor, Mr.. and Mrs. Worthington
Ames. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Foster Dut-
ton, Mr.sand Mrs. Cyrus Pierce Downey
Harvey, DR.. Harry Tevis, Mr.. and Mrs
Van Rensselaer,.
The annual banquet which is given
by the knights of Columbus was held
on Tuesday in the ballroom of the
Fairmont and was one of the most
beautiful ever held by that organiza-
tion. More than $50 members sat down
to the banquet served in the stately