The San Francisco call., 1910-07-24

amazed social contingent by his near
est friend. John Gallois. There are all
sorts of conjecture, of course, over the
breaking of the troth. The consensus
of opinion seems to be, however, that
the couple were temperamentally un-
suited and that it was better to find
out the fact now than later. Miss
Dolph is on her way to Europe with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Dolph
on the subject. She will travel in Eu-
rope for a year. and in the meantime
her friends may advance any theory
that pleases their particular fancy.
Theriot is bound for the orient, where
he will remain for months and will not
be accessible to gossip until the first in
evitable questions have lost their in
terest. He is cousin of Eugene de
Saba and enjoys a popularity that is
seldom accorded a stranger in society.
Theriot comes from New York, how
ever, and is graduate of Harvard,
where he made friends as easily as he
has in this city. His father was a
prominent banker of Paris, and he is
granddaughter of Peter Marie, who was
one of the beaus of New York in for
mer days. With these social recon-
mendations he was accepted as a ia
has been conspicuous at every function
of note. He was one of the ushers at
the wedding of Miss Genevieve Harvey
and Ward Barron. Theriot is mem
Der of the University club and until
recently made his home at the club
house Lately he has been across the
bay with John Gallois.
The letters from Ivan Langstroth are
illuminative regarding that talented
boys career in Europe. When he left
here several months ago his friends
music and it would seem as if they
were not condemned to disappointment.
The young musician has been associat-
ing with some of the most prominent
artists in Germany and is under the
tutelage at present of the celebrated
of his time to study, as matter of
course, but will have the variation Of
social advantage abroad. Many of the
students who make the pilgrimage to
Germany in the cause of art do not
find the social aspect of their life as
satisfactory as 1t might be under more
favorable auspices. With Ivan Lang
stroth the conditions are happily diff
ferent He has many friends abroad
and took letters to many more who will
be delighted to offer him hospitality
of the truly foreign sort. He has been
entertained at the home of the Countess
d'Artsimovitch and her son, Purcell
Jones, has not neglected any opportu-
nifty of entertaining for tn. young Cali
fornian. There have been several in
formal dinners for the musician. An
other host for the popular visitor has
been Michael Bouser, secretary of the
Roumanian legation. where the guest
Of honor met Baron Gunther Won Pap
penheim, son of the prince of that
name, and Baron Won Buelow, son Of
the chancellor of his majesty Kaiser
Wilhelm. Ivan Langstroth will re-
main in Europe for a year or more,
according to his present intention.
Miss Merle Maddern, who was here
with her cousin, Mrs. Minnie Maddern
Fiske, has departed after a series of
social entertainment. The talented
young daughter of the w. A. Madderns
has been devoted to her profession.
rather than to society, but has a host
of friends in this city, who were anx-
ious to entertain for her during her
brief stay here with Mrs. Fiske. Miss
Maddern is an exceptionally clever girl
of the brunette type and received a
real ovation upon her appearance in
Mrs. Fiske's company. She played the
part of Lady Crawley in Becky Sharp"
but had a more important role as
Dina Dorff in Ibsen's Pillars of So
ciety.' She was winsome and con-
vincing figure in the latter play and
has won commendation from the critics
wherever she has appeared Miss Mad
dern was a generous contributor to
local programs before her professional
career monopolized her attention, and
is affectionately remembered as one of
the cleverest participants in minor
plays produced season or two ago.
Her mother, Mrs. Will Maddern, has
taken a devoted interest in her daugh-
ters career and has been responsible
for some of the most attractive pro-
ductions that have found their way to
our isolated city-speaking theatrical
ly. Mrs. Maddern has written several
amusing little plays and her daughter
has been an exponent of her mothers
talent on various occasions that club
women and students of the drama will
remember. Miss Maddern seems to be
assured of brilliant future with Mrs.
Fiske, quite as much on account of her
native talent as owing to her dis
tinguished cousins personal interest in
her artistic welfare.
Mrs. D. S. Dorm has been entertain
ing several house guests during the
week at her country home in Menlo
Park, and among those who enjoyed the
outing were Mrs. Noah Brandt and her