The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
LENTEN OAYETY
FOR SMART SET
Dancing and Bridge Parties
To Be Given by Girls
Of Younger Set

-HE social interest that is revived
with the approach of mi-careme has
] been given particular impetus by
the number OF pleasant affairs arranged
by the girls of the younger set. There
| will be two or three dancing parties
/ notably one to be given by the Misses
Painter at the CIaremont country club.
and several bridge, parties that begin
about March 1 and continue for the
week. The first of the series will be
given by Miss Dorothy Van Sicklen
Tuesday, March 1, and Miss Vera de
Saba win entertain at an elaborate
house party during mi-careme. Mrs
Andrew Welch is entertaining Lenten
parties over the week end and will
have an unusually large number of
/ guests at the mid Lenten revival OF
| social diversion. The Francis Carolans
who are 8. entertaining Miss Eleanor
Sears, probably will Oe among those
who entertain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Martin enter
I tanned at an informal tea at the Palace
yesterday. They have been greeting
their friends in this imprOmptu way
since their arrival from New York sew
eraI days ago. They are the guests OF
Mrs. Eleanor Martin at the family hone
in Broadway, but are down at Bur
lingame for the week ends and various
outings arranged by their relatives am
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander W. Wilson.
who returned recently after an eN-
tended stay in the east and Europe
have been at the Palace for several
days. They will leave early next week
for Santa Barbara and the southern
part OF the state, where they viii re-
main during the early summer They
will be accompanied on the southern
trip by their daughter. Miss Berenice
Wilson who has been visiting in Berke-
ley the guest OF Mrs. John f. Swift
but has been entertained at several
small affairs in this city since her re
turn from abroad. Immediately before
her return from New York Miss Will
sons engagement to Robert Schurman
was announced at dinner party given
by her sister. Mrs. Claude Smith. No
date has been set for the wedding, as
the bride groom to be is in China, where
his business interests will keep him for
few months longer at least Ii is
probable. however, that the wedding
will take place in this city and perhaps
late in the summer.
The marriage of Miss Jean Tyson and
April that is of peculiar interest to the
younger set. The wedding will take
place April II at the Tyson home in
Alameda. None of the brides to be this
season has received a greater share Of
attention than the fiancee of Harry
Wiehe. She has been the feted guest
at innumerable teas and luncheOns
given at the Palace during the last
three or four months by the circle Of
debutantes and younger girls, with
whom she is particularly popular
She returned from abroad last year
and shortly after her arrival her be
trOthal to the young San Franciscan
was announced. much to the surprise OF
many of her girl friends, who had ex-
pected to entertain her as a debutante
rather than as a bride TO be. Her
younger sister. Miss Marie Louise Ty-
son. who has taken an active part in
several of the younger parties. but has
not been formally introduced TO society.
will be maid of honor at the April
wedding.
Among the bridesmaids will be Miss
lila Sonntag and Miss Miriam McNesr.
both of whom are debutantes of this
season and close friends OF Miss Tyson.
Miss Metha Mcmahon, who is favorite
in the younger crowd in this city, and
Miss Roberta Haslttt of Alameda will
complete the quartet of attendants.
There will be four or six ushers at the
wedding and elaborate appointments
for the home ceremony, although the
guest list of necessity has been re-
stricted to the near friends Of the two
families. There will be the usual
honeymoon trip, presumably in the
south. and the young couple are to live
IN Alameda in 4 new home that viii
De ready for occupancy after the we'd
ling in April
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace u. PH1sburv
are off for the east. They will visit
New York and Boston in the early sea-
son and enjoy the seaside and mountain
retreats in the summer should thew
-emain in the east for a longer STAY
han their friends are predicting. The
rip is indefinite as to time. and before
,er departure Mrs. PiIlsbury gave sew
raj informal farewell parties. One of
he most recent of these reunions was
given at the Francisco club.
DR.. and Mrs. William CIuness have
to their home in Washington
treet after pleasant visit OF brief
uration in Sacramento. where they
we're entertained in an informal way
[ teas and dinner parties by their va
ious friends. They are frequent visit
rs in the capital city and favorites
5ith large circle OF the socially elect.
Miss Elena Brewer has been visiting
n town the guest Of Miss Helen
ones at her home in Buchanan street
nd has taken an active part in the
Normal gayeties OF the last few DAYS.
he was one of a motor party yester-
ay arranged by Dan Volkman. who has
new touring car that he brought from
Europe on his recent trip. The outing
-as enjoyed by half dozen young
eop1e. who were enthusiastic over the
Zip through Marin county.
Mrs. Homer Mckee. who was enter
lined at several of the recent parties
town and was a visitor In San Nateo
: the house guest of Miss Ethel
lppy. has returned to her home in Sac
Imento-