The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

and lie has a retinue of followers that
outnumbers those OF the European
crowns who travel through western
Europe occasionally with their faith
full attendants. The real point of this
detailed explanation is that the dign1-
tary and his family attended the pa
tronesses' ball after the official recep-
ton extended them in the tapestry
room at the st. Francis. They oceu-
pied stage boxes, and his excelleney IN
his official robes of state and wearing
the order of the double dragon wit
set. The daughters also in their gowns
of softest silk and shoulders carefully
concealed. looked on at the whirl OF
the dance and the glistening shoulders
of their occidental sisters. The gay
scene occupied them only for a BRIEF
time however, and the speculation
went abroad that the Chinese with his
ancient decora tions was not en- rap
port with the mood of the festive yet
decorous dance. The great eXcellency
fed silently with his lady and daugh-
ters, and the question has arisen
whether the extreme ball gowns of the
west have shocked forever his oriental
and mysterious mind. None will ever
know, it is certain. from the inscrut-
able Chinese what consideration drove
him forth with his family after
casual glance at the exclusive dance in
full swing. Perhaps he was weary and
even bored after the early evening and
the official exigencies of his position,
or perhaps he was aghast-who knows
at the temerity of the local smart
set enjoying their complacent pastime.
Who knows? 1t is significant, and the
answer will be Illuminating for those
who observe how he will enjoy the
second American ball that he will at
tend in the course of his well defined
wandering in Chicago, when Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer will be the hostess. VIII
he evade the eastern hostess or dis
pose of her like the finished diplomat
that he is so that she will never know
his point of view and either must dis
miss him or puzzle over him In
definitely?
The wedding of Miss Marion Eliza
beth Strong and David Burge Gray
was an event of Thursday evening and
the ceremony was performed by the
father of the bride, Rev. Edward Is.
Strong, who is pastor of Trinity Pres
byterian church The church was dec
Grated with the usual greens and sea-
sonable flowers, and the gowns worn
by the members of the bridal party
were pretty and effective. The bride
was attended by her only sister, Miss
Anna Louise Strong, who served as
maid of honor, and the bridesmaids
were Miss Jennie Comings and her
sister, Miss Amy Comings, cousins or
the bridegroom. with Miss Robina
Slack and Miss Marion Crossett in the
same capacity. Joseph Gray. brother
of the bridegroom, acted as best man.
The ushers were Thomas Rolph, Addi-
son G. Strong, Rauben Neel ana j.
Dunbar Keith The little niece of the
bridegroom, Ruth Gray, carried the
ring. and the flower girls were Miss
Beatrice Seager and Miss Jean Bullock.
The bride is a graduate of Mills coll
lege and is both pretty and popular IN
her set. The couple are away on their
honeymoon trip, but will return to re-
side in the attractive home that awaits
them in Fairmont avenue, Piedmont,
where they will be at home after Feb
ruary /.
A writer in the east with a keen eye
for current tendency writes entertain
ingly of suffrage and the suffragette.
Wherever the opinion is divided 1t is
impossible for society women not to
take some interest in the issue of the
day. and it is illuminating to read what
a trained observer of human affairs
has TO say on the subject. The dis
course has been prompted by the fact
that Mrs. Philip Snowden of England
is a speaker in an eastern city. This
is the description of Mrs. Snowden and
the moralizing thereupon: She Mrs.
Snowden) is the wife of an Nj. p. and
certainly is charming speaker
handsome, we'll dressed, feminine in
grace and charm Of manner, and we'll
trained to handle an audience There
is nothing about her of the Jollnsonian
dog on its hind legs my dear. Well.