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

mired the attractive young army
matron will comment on the faithful
likeness. Mrs. Ashburn is the wife of
Captain Ashburn L. S. A, and has been
visiting friends in the east for some
time, while her friends at the Presidio
have missed her very much, since she
was one of the coterie out there that
has kept society affairs going at de-
lightful pace.
Miss Katrina Page Brown, whose
latest photograph is reproduced on the
society page today, is visitor who has
passed much of her time here during
the last few years and is considered
one of our attractive California girls
since her family has been known here
for years, and she is constant visitor.
Miss Brown is the guest of the Fran
els Carolans at present and will prob
ably remain this winter with them and
probably, too, will be in town a great
deal as the guest OF Miss Mary Keeney.
her most intimate friend
The announcement of Miss Suzanne
Kirkpatrick's engagement to Allen
Macdonald was sort of surprise on
the day of its disclosure, as engage
ments have been for years and perhaps
longer ago than that It has been sus-
pected for many weeks and told many
times that the young architect had
gained the affections of the pretty
debutante, but the little lady said
nothing to confirm the suspicious of
her friends. She has been at Pleasan-
ton all summer or at least for that
part of the season that she has passed
away from the Fairmont with her
parents, Colonel and Mrs. j. C. Kirk
patrick, and no news came from the
attractive country home of an an
nouncement until last week. The
bride elect made her debut last winter
at one of the largest teas of the sea-
son, when her cousin. Miss Clara Allen.
made her formal bow at the same
party, and ever since these two girls
have been feted beyond measure. Miss
kirkpatrick is a dainty fair haired
girl of the piquant type and has made
friends without number. She is re-
lated to the Sharons and the Tevis
family and has passed many years
abroad where her education has re-
ceived the finish of the best schools.
Her fiance is a brother of Kenneth Mac
Donald, whose marriage with Miss
Anita Davis was an event of last win
ter at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Win
field Scott Davis. He came here sew
eral years ago from his home in Louis
vile, Ky, and has made a success in
his profession as an architect The
wedding will probably take place this
winter.
The death of Mrs. Asa NJ. Simpson
was decided shock to society last
week, for although she had been i'll
for several days her condition was not
regarded as serious until the news of
her demise came with sudden over
whelning grief to .her nearest friends
Mrs Simpson was a woman who made
friends easily, one might say, and yet
it was the force of a fine character
whose presence must be felt of neces-
sity and her apparent popularity was
really the result of a unique charm of
personality and a keen intelligence.
Mrs. Simpson was a woman of excep-
tional gifts in a mental way, but her
best effort was devoted to the cause of
others rather than from q sense of
personal gain, and this altruism won
her friends without number She was
taken Ill while. passing the summer at
St. Helena with her daughter, Miss
Edith Simpson, and after the first
grief over Mrs. Simpsons death many
kind messages were sent to the de-.
voted daughter. whose loss is being
commiserated by a host of family
friends. Mrs. Simpsons death oc-
CURED at her home in Pacific avenue.
Ii is amusing to hear the comments.
literary and otherwise, upon Miss Vir-
gilia Bogue's contribution to the book
market. In a group OF girls the other
day each one had different. and one
or two even a PERSONAL opinion to offer
on the merits of the advertised publica-
ton. One girl who has travelled in
Italy wondered if Miss Bogue intended
that her hero should be recognized as
the redoubtable D'Annunzio himself
while another said that she thought
that the young authoress had only
copied his pomegranate" phraseology
One girl said naively. II think that
II is a parody on the flame OF Life
None other had read the Italian ro-
nance, and the subject trailed off into
space without further comment. An
other girl had read Wildes essays and