The San Francisco call., 1910-10-09

IN a. the Columbia theater. The pro-
ceeds of the affair are TO be deNoteu
10 the fund for the assistance OF as
charged prisoners and the 1aInllies u
these unfortunate men The auNllldIS
does consistent work in quiet way
for these members of the community
who show a disposition to lead honesl
and useful lives. The theater party
promises to be a great social as wen
as financial success. There are seVeFdl
ella borate parties planned Tor the oeed-
, sion and most of the officers or the
auxiliary have been able to secure
boxes for the evening. The play, oS
the way. is to be the production or the
clever comedy, Her Husband s Wife.
bv Henry Miller The gowns Will be
a feature of the affair and many er-
fective creations are in process or max
ing for the theater party The board
of directors, who are interested IN the
success of the evening and who are ols-
nosinac of tickets to their friends and.
in fact to every one who is anxious 10
make the affair a memorable success
Mrs. Sidney smith Mrs. Aylett r: Cotton
Palmer Mrs. Marcus s Kosh-
Mrs J. W. Burnham land
Mrs. John F. Merrill Mrs. Nllham 'oru
Mrs. Edward Dewitt Nlcnols ,,, -..u...
Taylor Nine Emilia Ioletu
Mrs. Gainard Stoney Mrs J. b. Rooertsen
Mrs. A P. woodward Mrs James Coker sims
ID
Mrs California Newton Mrs. W. G. Ralston
Mrs E. s Breyfosle
One Of the prettiest weddings OF the
week was that of Miss Marie Miller of
woodland and Alexander Macpherson
that took place last Wednesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. N E Miller
in Berkeley. The bride was attended
by Mrs. Miller as matron Of honor,
while A. C. Mcfarland of this city
filed the Office Of best man There
was an informal reception after the
ceremony for none but relatives and
a few close friends of the couple The
officiating clergyman was Rev A Holt,
pastor of ST. Luke's church at Wood
land, who is a friend OF the brides
family. The bride wore an effective
gown Of white satin embelHshed with
rare lace. and the bridal costume was
completed with the customary veil and
. coronet. Of orange blossoms Mrs Mil
ler's gown was of white satin and
lace Mr. and Mrs Macpherson have
gone TO Del Monte and farther south
on their wedding journey, but will re-
turn to reside in Webster street in
Berkeley.
This is a word about the foremost
debutante of the season that may be
either entertaining or illuminating ac-
cording to the humor in which we read
the eminent commentator; There is.
/ if not gnashing of teeth, at least weep
ing at Bryn Mawr over the with
drawal of Miss Taft from college. She
| has been great card among the stu
dents and teachers, and she has also
/ been a splendid advertisements for the
/ college. 1 should think. however, that
/ in a way IT must have been cOns1d-
erabte responsibility TO have the daugh-
| ter of the president of the United
| States TO answer for. One did nOL
need TO be especially shrewd in order
to notice, last winter, what target
/ she was for fattery and aggressive
/ cordiaIity. Climbers of both sexes and
| all ages thrust upon her their more or
less welcome civility. and some Of the
attentions she received must often
| have been of a nauseating type
ITO do her justice, however, she
seemed to keep her young head fairly
| level on her shoulders, and she took
all the homage so crudely lavished
upon her without any undue excite
ment. Now she is to take her place at
| the White House and to make her
debut. Is it in order, as Is stated. 10
| supplement her mother, who not only
is far from strong, but, be it said.
confidentially, between you and me and
! the public, is not overabundantly
gifted with the social quality? Or
| is 1T because il is nice TO make ones
debut at the White House, and second
/ terms are of the class Of hopes that
are not always realized. especially
when a strenuous one is pressing hard
at ones heels. A bird in hand is
| worth several in the bush, in such a
! case She will be missed"
The social climber elung TO her, a vine.
| The kodak hend could ever ind her handy;
For advertising purposes most nne: -.
/ BY fellow students, all, pronounced Just
OF course she viii be missed
4 Fa - al
Chubb of the Thirtieth infantry. is at
Paso Robles during the army maneu-
vers at Atascaderos and among those
who returned after a brief visit at the
camp last week was Mrs Frederick
Won Schrader Mrs. Joseph A. Donohoe
and her daughter. Miss Katherine Don
hoe, went down for a visit of several
days. but are again at their Menlo
home. They will be in town later in
the season
The hobble skirt, or it's berated con-
| temporary, the bolster slip, seems TO
rouse the ire of every one who con-
| templates them without disposition
! to follow tickle Dame Fashion Here is
the inimitable Peggy Shippen on the
subject. Wrathfully she begins her
criticism: How sensible women can be
willing to submit to the silly thralldom
] of their ignorant. foolish milliners and
content to make uncomfortable. eyre
gious guys of themselves, as they are
| now doing, in order that the pockets Of
| these wise ones may be filed, passes
my understanding. I like style in
| clothes and admire pretty things as
| much as any one. But is it pretty (she
! asks in fine scorn) to hobble about with
mincing step, to the very real danger OF
breaking your bones, whenever the ne
cessity arises for taking long stretch?
And are the monumental catafaIque or
| the Indian head dresses of quills sensi-
| BILE? Are they even good looking on the
average woman? Ask any lover of the
| beautiful whose eye has been trained to
art Really, such follies make one
doubt the common sense of womankind
Much as / admire women as a sex. it
seems to me that they are as unreason-
| able in their serfdom TO their exactine
/ and greedy dress makers as the average
male tax payer is to his political boss
Both pay excessive toll without a muir
mur and seem 10 like ii. All the gulls
are not flying yet"
They gladly bow TO fashion.
Though fashion be absurd.
Resentlng the compassion
| Their slavery has stirred