The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25

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Wv the program. end the summer
season is ia city declared
closed. This IS thes unconventional
season. perhaps. wher there are few
formal entertainments. and the phase
is considered fashion able until the
greater Eayeties take their place. The
..debutantes are reticent about their
plans and seem reluct ant TO name
probable day for forl nal debut. The
preparations for the cor ling out parties
are going on apace, nevertheless, and
there is a promising list, even WITHOUT
the nine or ten that haesitated on the
social threshold. Mrs. William Thomas
p has brought her daughter, Miss Ger
Srude Thomas. home fr ON foreign lands,
and with Mrs. Latham McMullln is
planning one Of the largest of the
; winter debutante parties. Mrs w. S.
Tevis will give one of the brilliant
parties of the year for Miss Isabel
Chase. proba bly, in the white and gold
room at the Palace hotel. These affairs
are in the future. however. In the
meantime the Quieter entertainment
prevails. The departure of Rear Ad-
miral Richardson Clover and his two
charming daughters. Miss Dora and
Miss Beatrice Clover, gave an impetus
: 10 the early social affairs of the week.
The Henry T. Sootts gave one of the
:
'ners and the ClOvers were entertained
st the Preside more informally. They
have gone TO Washington for the win
ter. There were two dancing parties of
=: note. but both of these were out Of
town affairs. The concert and dance
at the San Rafael golf club Tuesday
evening attracted a number Of guests
from town with a few from Burlin-
game. There was q representation of
local society also at the dance given
last evening at theh Claremont Country
club and every onenseemed TO welcome
the variation. The assemblies and the
Friday evening dances are already on
The ca lendsr and the season will open
SIS in former years with the Greenway
dance November 4 at the Fairmont.
The kirmess is announced for Novem-
Der. and there will be week of merri-
naent for the young people at the dance
Of nations under the direction OF Mrs.
.Jehu 3. Metcalfe and Mrs. L. /. Dunbar.
not 10 enumerate tfBe various society
women Of the committees and the
chsperones Of the dances The we'd
dings have their place. and the winter
brides TO be are deep in plans and
- preparations.
- The wedding Of Miss AiIeen Doe and
Paul Johnson viii he celebrated next
Wednesday evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Q ". Doe in Laguna street
There will be decorations and pretty
gowns galore Miss Laura Doe, whose
engs cement to Percy Pettigrew was
recently announced. will attend as maid
? Of honor for her sister and there will
be one or two other attendants for the
3. couple There is TO be the indispensable
reception and wedding supper, as
matter Of course. The date has not
been settled for the wedding of Miss
= laura Doe and Pettigrew.
- Miss Della Evangel Jones, the pretty
. daughter Of Chaplain and Mrs. Jones
az the Preside viii become the bride
OF Lieutenant Halstead p Councilman
on the evening of October u. The
d. wedding viii take place at the Preside
- chapel that has been the scene of so
;. many army weddings, and there will be
group Of attendants. Miss Ruth
: Brooks VIII act as maid of honor and
p Lieutenant Guthrie is to fill the office
: Of best man. There will be three or
four ushers in full dress uniforms to
. add luster TO the occasion. The dec
orations viii be the army flags with a
floral background. The ceremony will
be performed by Chaplain Jones and the
- reception afterward viii be held at the
Jones home. The bride elect is the in
-centive for many of the informal enter
-. tainments of the month at the post
> Lieutenant Councilman is stationed at
Fort Baker with the coast artillery and
ding journey.
There viii be a succession of in
formal parties late at which the
p younger girls win practically inaugu-
rate the winter festivities. Here are
few that have been already announced:
Miss Jane Hotaling's tea next Thurs
90 day for Miss Edith Lowe. the fiancee
Of Hans Wollman; the tea that Miss
Ruth and Miss Edith Slack will give
: Saturday, October !, ct their home in
Sacramento street: Miss Hilda Van
- -Sfcklen's tea and several smaller par
= ties for the debutante group. Miss
d Miriam McNear has been entertaining
Miss Amy Scoville. who is returning to
New York. and the younger set has
enjoyed meeting the visitor. Miss
:. Ernestine McNear is another of the ex-
= tensive family who is coming home
shortly from abroad ana will entertain
and be entertained informally during
the next month. Miss Marian Wise. who
was one of the prettiest guests at the
:. Croker ball, has gone, of course, and
!. before her departure was given several
= small teas. Miss Wise went TO Reno
to join her aunt, Mrs. Frank Newlands,
and is looking forward TO a brilliant
winter in Washington. Miss Isabel Bea-
yer was another departing guest who
was entertained at teas and luncheons
- One Of these farewell parties was given
= OF the younger group at the reunion.
- Miss Margaret Kemble will give
series OF delightful opera studies of the
newest French successes this winter
" ana viii probably inaugurate the num-
Der with an evening at the home of
= Mrs. Eleanor Martin. There will be
= several given at Burlingame. where
there is a cultivated coterie eager for
p the latest note from abroad, and one
=. or two are promised at the home of
San Rafael hostesses. Some of the at
=. fractions on the winter announcement
are: "Thais." by Massenet; "Tiefland,'
by D'Albert; @Monna Wanna" by FEWER,
and one or two of the late Strauss
-: successes from Europe. Miss Kemble
Will give series in Piedmont, and the
-patronesses who are responsible for the
:. innovation across the bay are:
Mrs. Frank Havens Mrs. A A. Moore Jr
g. Mrs, W. r. Sharon Mrs. C. b. Wingate
Mrs. Charles Buffers Mrs. Traylor Bell
Mrs. Rickham Ravens Mrs. George Winchester
Mrs. Clinton Walker Mrs. John c. Britain
- The bridge party will be revived with |
the winter as the popular form of di- |