The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18
SOCIETY EVENTS OF THE WEEK


The gowns for their FIRST seasons
wardrobe Of white.
The idea probably is Of English
origin, where the presentation gown
Of debutante at court is white de
rigeur.
The stately east room. used for
homely domestic purposes in the early
days OF the White House. when its
rooms seemed vast and out Of proper
lion 70 the little handful Of men and
o.--en VINO made the social encourage
ol lne presidents home. was fittingIv
s5ieoteu as the center OF the recent
osplJallty. There where the voune
word or seven or eight winters 400
.alceo at Miss Alice Roosevelt's com
--7 "~l pall' and a few years later at
similar BAN for her sister Miss
L'"oseNelt' where Prince Henry,
'-ttLei OF the kaiser was once the
guest OF President Roosevelt A. a mote
l'V olller- where the daughters Of
,.tee presidents became brides-ATiss
roosevelt in the presence Of A
'e-lN representing every nation
- men Inc United States has Dip
.'-tat-c relations. Miss Nellie Ora MT
Lof whose wedding. IT was recorded
invitations We're sent out and AT
Nnleh Tie English minister was the
.t olpiomat present; and the lovely
--'~~ie Aier 10 whom Daniel Webster
e'retary Of state, quoted Scott.
Love rules the court the cawn the
sIaFe. ETC. as he wished her happi-
ness there the guests assemblies ana
MFle received 10y the president Mrs
TAFT and Miss Taft.
me entire floor was thrown omen at
ail reception, and the obnoxious
tiial Tor years gave rise to
1ftf
nowhere 10 be seen. There was no line
"t"et IMAM that which formed naturally
as me guests approached their hosts.
-Nltef the tormalities of the reception
we're over many came back TO the east
room 10 chat with the debufan+e On.
the president or 10 sit beside Ms Tsf+
ana talk with her. Others fingered in
me green room. where a Dresfdent
once privately took his oath of office
Two QaHs before his public inaugural
OF IN the blue room 10 which the most
brilliant memories Of the White House
attach, including the marriage of
president Cleveland, the marriage of
lile nrSt presidents daughter who ever
went thence bride. Maria Monroe.
VINO pronounced her wedding vows
standing upon the outstretched wing
ol an eagle that had been patriotically
embroidered into the carpet: the re-
cepllon OF many men and women of
distinction. including the Infanta
Ellalla, the Hawaiian queen, the Bel
gan prince now wearing the crown of
has country and the late king of
England; or in the red room. where
Mrs Roosevelt loved to receive her
guests, and in the state dining room.
with memories innumerable. Among
the guests were the descendants of
many former presidents, including
Lieutenant Ulysses s. Grant third and
Miss Marthena Harrison
A debutante Of the season in New
York who has many friends in local
society is Miss Agnes Page-Brown,
the second daughter Of Mrs. A. Page
Brown The bud was introduced at a
brilliant reception given last week al
The home of her grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs Roger A. Pryor. 3 West Sixty
ninth street.
Miss Page Brown is the younger sis
ter Of Miss Katrina Page-B Brown. who
has been q visitor here one or two sea
sons as the guest Of Mr. and Mrs.
Francis CarOlan and has been eXten-
siVelv entertained.
The family home has been in the
eastern city for several years, but the
Misses Page-Brown are anectionateIy
remembered by their friends here.
Mrs. Joseph Dunphy Hodgen enter
r. tanned at one Of the most delightful of
the recent bridge parties given at her
home in Clay street. The house was
decorated with greens and the holiday
berries. The hostess was assisted in
receiving her guests by her daughter
Miss Ma arEarct Hodgen. and Mrs. c. II
Rice. Among those who enjoyed the
hospitality of Mrs Hodgen on this oc-
casion were