The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14

occupying a commanding situation on
high ground, which slopes down on the
south side and drops to the farm lands
below. 1t is built of stone and has a
broad marble terrace in front. Some
slight changes it is said. have been
made in the interior of the house, but
its general characteristics remain in
tact. The immense hall, the principal
room on the main floor of the house
is finished in paneled oak; the dining
room, almost as large as the hall, is al
one side and finished in marble and
white oak. Mr.. and Mrs. Phipps. ac-
cording to their present plans, will re-
main in the villa until August.
The earl and countess of Granard
are in Paris for few days, but ex
pect to be in London for the opening
of parliament. February Is. Their resi-
dence will be at 81 Charles street
Berkeley square, the London home OF
the earl of Dartmouth which has been
rented for the earl and his bride until
the purchase of a house as the wedding
gift of Ogden Mills.
The mansion. located in the most de-
sirable part of Mayfair, is a splendid
one. Some beautiful Beauvais tapes
tries and portraits Of the different
members Of Lord NDartmouth's family
by Romney, Reynolds, and Gainsbor-
ough cover its walls. The ballroom,
with superb paneling and wainscoting,
is considerably larger, as it is de-
scrbed, than the ballroom in the Ogden
Mills home in New York. 1t is antici-
pated that the earl and countess of
Granard will return to New York in
September to spend the autumn with
Mr.. and Mrs. Mills in Newport and at
Staatsburg on the Hudson
Since his visit at Millbrae d. o. Mills
has accepted few invitations in social
way, but was present at the recent
dinner given by Henry 7. Scott.
Miss Helen Wilson, whose portrait
is reproduced on the society page to-
day, is. the attractive fiancee Of Pay
master Walter A. Greer u. S. N. and
is the incentive for many affairs since
the announcement Of her engagement
to the popular young officer Miss
Wilson is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ionn Scott Wilson and favorite
among the younger girls.
Mrs. George Beardsley. whose por-
trait is reproduced on the society page
today, is one of the young matrons
who entertains frequently in town and
at her home in San Rafael. one of
the prettiest Of the recent affairs given
at her home was a shower in comnli-
ment 10 Miss Bertha Savage, the fiancee
of Harry Wilkins. Mrs Beardsley is a
sister of Mrs Charles Sedgwick Aiken.
Apropos of this comment on sleeves
it must be explained that the closer
sleeve is coming. is almost upon us. is
without doubt on the latest models
from Paris and fresh from the gav
capital where models spring up faster
than mushrooms. All of the winter
coat sleeves really had some fullness
at the top and some breadth in the
sleeves general makeup. but those now
In process of construction in Paris are
being deprived of their comparativelv
ample lines: even the top gathers that
We're left US are fast vanishing. Sleeves
buttoned down the outside may be
easily ughtened by a judicious over
tapping, while those that are scanned
may be taken in by those practiced in
the art of alteration
Paris is sure, we are told. because
she stands for individuality. that al
most every woman will know enougl,
not to wear a perfectly skin tiebt