Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
Society
ny THE CHATTERER

IL engagement of Barbee Hook
the social columns have been filled with
suppositious dates for the marriage
AS both Mr.. Hook and his mother nave
been out of town since the announce
,nent it is impossible to obtain any
authoritative announcement on the
subject. but as the lines of the old
Gong go. an intimate friend of MIR.
Hook told very good friend OF mine
that the wedding would take place
Wednesday, May is, and that very
good friend told me, and consequently
the information is yours
Mrs. T. H. Dudley of Santa Monica
and her two daughters, the Misses
Alice and Elizabeth Ryan, will sail
for Europe the last of April. This sum-
mer the two young women will par
ticipate in some of England's big tennis
Journeys, and since their prowess at
tennis is considerable 1t is to be sup
posed that they will carry off some of
the honors and the trophies of the con-
tests Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Milbank OF
Wiltshire boulevard have taken the
Dudley home at Santa Monica for
year.
If you mean to go TO the Mason this
week you can go either Monday or
Tuesday night to see the men ana
women of the smart set or you can go
later IN the week TO near lIi6 OAVA a.
Monday night the usual coterie Of first
nighters will be present, and on Tues
day Mrs. Eyre Barrow-ffrench VIII
give a theater party with forty guests.
Afterward supper will be served at the
California club.
-.
Polo and golf enthusiasts will have
an addition to their number next week
when Mr.. and Mrs Edward Craft
Green of Chicago will arrive to make'
their home i'm Southern California.
They will make their home In Pasa-
dena for the present, although II is
probable that they will eventually pur-
chase a home in Los Angeles. Mr..
Green is a son of Mrs Nolney Turney,
a wealthy Chicago woman who is well
known here because of her winter resi-
dence here. She is now a guest at the
leighton. Mr. Green is member OF
the Onwentsia club of Chicago, aud
Mrs. Green is a writer of considerable
distinction.
Miss Ruth Stiff, the beautiful and ac-
complished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Stiff of Springfield. ILL.,, has been
the honored guest at many functions
during the past few weeks. Her beauty
as well as her talent as a pianist has
made her much sought after. She also
has a voice of great sweetness, and in
fact is an accomplished musician with
her parents. who have taken a house
on West Twenty seventh street, she
has been touring Southern California
by automobile, spending last week at
Coronado and at Riverside. Mr.. and
Mrs Stiff have been on the coast since
January and expect to leave about
June l. motoring to San Francisco,
Monterey and the north, reaching their
country place al Mountain Grove about
the middle of July. Among the recent
affairs in Miss Stiff's honor were a
luncheon and five hundred party given
by Miss Josephine Headley of Ellen
dale place and a five hundred party at
which Miss Ruth Frackelton was hos
tess at her home in Manhattan place.
= The announcement that Miss Stir viii
return to Los Angeles next winter has
been received with delight by her many
friends.
Mrs. J. S. Chapman, who has started
on her European trip, will be missed
not only in her social circles but among
those larger organizations of which she
is an important member
As one of the vice presidents of the
Symphony organization her absence
will be particularly noted, especially
since there is talk of considerable
change and development in Symphony
aff5irs in the near future.
Mrs Chapman and her daughter,
stay abroad of indefinite length and
they may not return for two or three
years.
The recent portraits by Joseph Green
baum shown at the Friday Morning
club last week have been of interest to
the social world as well as the artistic,
owing to the popularity of the painter
and the prominence of his sitters. He
is equally successful in depicting the
graces of the society woman or the
strong character of the man prominent
In political or financial life. His re-
cent portrait of Mrs. John Newton
Russell attracted special attention at
this exhibition and the excellent like
ness he has secured in his portraiture
of Philip Stanton was likewise the sub
ject of comment.
One of the most interesting of the
charming people sOjourning in South
ern California is Zona Gale, widely
known as a writer of short stories.
Her two weeks stay in Pasadena is
drawing to a close and of the many
affairs given in her honor during her
visit two of the most delightful mark
its termination. On Saturday after
noon DIR. Radabaugh entertained for
Miss Gale in his unique and attractive
home, and this afternoon Mrs. Una
Nixon Hopkins will be hostess at an
affair where many Of those prominent
in social, literary and artistic circles
have been invited to meet the dis
tinguished young writer and also Mr..
and Mrs. Maynard, prominent in BOs-
ton literary circles. Next week Miss
Gale will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Chambers McCan, who will en-
tertain Tuesday with a small luncheon
in her honor, and Mr. and Mrs. George
Drake Ruddy will also have her as
their guest while in the city.
Among the many smart women Of
social and financial Importance in the
west this winter are Mrs. Gilbert Nc
Elbeen of Denver This beautiful
young woman, widow Of one of Pitts
burg's merchant princes, has con-
tributed largely to the brilliant social
season at Coronado, and will be in Los
Angeles, Pasadena and Santa Barbara
for the present month. With Mrs Nc
Elbeen are two other Colorado women,
Mrs. John Hobbs and Mrs. Charles
Tut of Colorado Springs Accustomed
to social leadership in their home cities
the direction Of affairs among the smart
winter tourist set falls naturally into
their hands wherever they may be.
and they have entertained with many
delightful functions, and their presence
is much sought on all occasions.
e.
Among the many affairs which will
be given in honor Of Miss Elizabeth
Wood of st. James park, who was in
troduced to society with such a beauti