The San Francisco call., 1909-05-27
The Smart Set


brides elect of the traditional
season of marriages are of absorb
Ing interest to society these days. The
wedding of Miss Bertha Eldredge
Smith and Captain George Bigelow
Pillsbury, u. S. A, will be an event of
midsummer and the date is announced
for June % at noon in ST. Luke's
church. The details are under con-
sideration and will be made known
within a few days. The bride will be
attended by her sister Mrs. Philip Van
Horne Lansdale as matron of honor,
but farther than this selection the
bridal party has not been chosen. Cap
tain Pillsbury is still in New York, but
will arrive in this city some time next
month
Miss Peggy Simpson. the pretty
fiancee of Lieutenant Harold Naylor
is to be, the feted guest at a tea TO
Postley Adams at the Preside. A
series of pleasant affairs will be given
for this bride elect berore her departure
for the Yosemite, where she will pass
several weeks of the season. She will
be accompanied on the trip by her
father, Colonel Simpson. She is truly
popular with the army set and has
been overwhelmed with invitations for
informal parties since the announce
ment of her engagement to the young
officer. who. by the way, is still re-
.ceiving congratulations upon the happy
announcement.
An early June wedding of Importance
is that of Miss Elsa Metzger and Sylvan
d. Davis, which has been set for the
9Th and will take place at the home
of the bride in Broadway. The service
will be pretty affair with the elabo-
rate appointments and the floral setting
that is characteristic of June weddings.
The Gordon Blandings are at their
Belvedere home for the summer. and
their attractive daughter will be with
them for the season out of town. Miss
Henrietta Blanding is expected to ar
rive here shortly from Yassar college.
Her friends in town have had little
chance to enjoy her society during her
college career, which. by the way, has
been successful one. full of gratifying
honors for the clever young Californian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prentiss Cobb Hale will
leave town about the middle of June.
They are going to Shasta Springs,
where their bungalow is ready for oc-
c1pancy. The pretty summer home will
be the scene of much hospitality this
season, as the hostess possesses unusual
tact and cleverness, besides having real
talent for entertaining her young
friends.
Mrs. Edgar F. Preston. who is at her
Woodside home, has been out of town
for the greater part of the early sea-
son, and is anticipating a trip abroad
this summer She will probably leave
next month for Europe. Mrs. Preston
will pass several months in travel. but
will return to the Fairmont for the
gayeties next winter.
Since their return from New York
Mr.. and Mrs C. F. Jalbott with
their daughter, Miss Eleanor, have
been at their Woodside home. and it
is probable, from their present plans,
that they will remain there during
the season instead of going abroad
after their custom of former years.
have been out of town for an ex-
tended visit as the guests of Judge
and Mrs. Henshaw at the Redwood
country home of the latter, and the
time has passed in a thoroughly de-
Iightful way with informal parties and
motor trips through the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bostwick have
taken house at Menlo for the sum-
mer with Mrs. E. L. Hunt and ex-
pect to entertain a great deal in an
informal way. Another home which
will attract many guests during the
summer is that of the j. C. Camp
bells, VINO also are eSldDllSHeu lOr
the season at Menlo.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Schmiedel have
been out of town for several weeks
and have been enjoying a leisurely
trip full of variety through the
southern part of the state. They en-
tertained a party of friends over the
weekend at Aetna springs. and among
those who enjoyed the pleasant out
ing We're;
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Mrs. Sarah Coffin
Poett John c. Kittle
Mrs. S. B. McNesr W W Thurston
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Coryen have re-
turned to their country home at Fair
Oaks after another of their delightful
motor trips through the northern part
of the state. They have passed
great part of the season on these au-
tomobile tours and have been in town
at the Fairmont on several recent
trips The Coryells were in Honolulu
recently for a visit of several weeks
and in fact have had season of en-
joyable outings. They intend to re-
main for an indefinite time at Fair
Oaks, but their plans for the summer