The San Francisco call., 1910-08-21
SMART AFFAIR
Is COMPLIMENT
To Miss irwin
Costly Flowers Run Riot of
Lavender and Pink for
Dinner Dance
GOlf Talk "Stymies" All Else
at CrOwning Event of
Midsummer
[Special Dispatch 10 The Call


DEL MONTE. Aug. 2o.-Hundreds of
lavender orchids. offset by palms and
ferns and trailing smilax, with masses
OF pale pink amaFyIiss, were used in
The decoration tonight at the dinner to
40 guests given by Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.
Irwin in honor of their daughter, Miss
Helen F. Irwin, and her hance, Temple
ton Crocker.
It was an orchid dinner surprising
for lavishness and display any previous
function given in honor of Miss Irwin
and the affair came as a delightful cn-
max to the strenuous week of golf.
Several hundreds of dollars worth of
the precious flowers were sent from the
hothouses of Hillsborough and from San
Francisco in honor of the event. The
color scheme of the Lavender deepening
into purple tints with the pink was in
compliment TO the young hostess. Each
guest, as a favor beside dainty hand
painted bird place cards found a couple
Of orchids and a spray of maidenhair
suitable for buttonhole or corsage
bouquet.
GOWN MATCHES FLOWERS
Many guests arrived today from the
city to be present at the affair. AS if
in keeping with the decorations Miss
Twins gown was a mixture Of the
shading of the set flowers. being of an
elusive pink and lavender beautifully
offsetting the sash of orchids falling
from her shoulder TO below her girdle.
Among those at the orchid dinner
We're:
Mr.. and Mrs william Miss Elizabeth Newhall
h Croker Miss Jennie Croker
Mr. and Mrs. r. H. Miss Isabel Sprague
Sprague Miss Virginia Jolife
Mr.. and Mrs. George Miss Lee Girvin
Pope Miss Elaine Irwin
Mr and Mrs. Henry T. Miss Eiizabefh woods
Scott Miss Lillian Goss
Mr. and Mrs ". G. Miss Ethel Croker
Irwin W. 2. Scott
Mrs walter Martin Harvey Scott
Mrs. !. B. Crockett Duane Hopkins
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Templeton Croker
W NcNesr Douglas Grant
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Joseph D. Redding
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene W R. Chrystie
Murphy Herbert Payne
Mrs. G. C. Payne Clare Payne
An informal hop tonight is also
adding TO the gayety of the week s
program Even at that, however, golf
remains the one all absorbing topic Of
conversation. and who viii win and
who won are the causes of much spec
uIation-not altogether idle, either, as
nearly every one in the hotel has some
amount up, quite outside the Calcutta
pool backing their favorites.
FAIR SEX As BETToRs
The betting has gone on briskly and
excitedly. There are even dark hints
in the air OF g few tears having been
shed over some of the stakes involved.
but the majority of the bets among the
fair sex at least are for something be-
sides mere filthy lucre.
IF Douglas Grant wins the cham
pionship" said one girl, I'm in a SIS
sweater"
And il he does" said another, I'm
out SIS"
Gloves and candy. flowers and still
more extrava giant things are included
in the bets. which add no little zest to-
ward watching the progress of the
play.
Talk about the strenuous life. They
say a few days in the country are a
rest. but if is not so here. Walking,
riding. motoring, swimming. lunch
coming" and dining at Pebble Beach
lodge are all squeezed in besides the
inevitable golf
The men still own the links, and so
the more ambitious of the women num-
bering among them, Miss Isabel Nc
Ioughlin, Miss Crocker and Miss Eliza =
beth Woods, were up and out at Z
o'clock this morning putting in their
1s holes or more while the men, many
OF whom boasted that they only retired
at six were getting in "cat nap
PRACTICE ON THE SIDE
Mrs. Fred McNear and Miss Jennie
Crocker also managed TO play game
late this afternoon while the Others
who are preparing for the womens
contest next week also put in a little
practice on the side. The links have
been crowded since 9 o'clock this morn
ing and still more lovers of the sport
are constantly arriving.
Every train brings in new quota of
golf enthusiasts armed with their
ammunition.
All Of the women who are to play