I t, I ' h f! J Society Sauntering. J K That hundred thou a yoar that Papa Olark is Hgfj '' 'A said to allow Charlie, is apparently hardly asufli- Hi . , ciont to help much on hia loop the loop career Hi ,1 From all accounts, his daily life is as full of color H as a Paul de Longpre picture, and how charmed HI his bride must feel to read of some new lawsuit HC i Hs lodged against him daily. B 1 & & & B, i A Chronicle of recent date says: f , "Suits are piling up here against Charles W. K i. Clark, son of Senator Omrlc, the Montana mining H millionaire. H "Edward A. Whitlock, who was employed at H1 Clark's San Mateo residence as a hostler, was HI painting Clark's barn on September 28, 1903, when M the saffolding collapsed and he fell to the ground, B. , - breaking one of his arms He says that he is H , J permanently crippled and ho sued Clark yesterday B for $10,000 damages. He states that he was paid iKJ $46 per month before the accident and that when IR ho became disabled he was taken off the Clark H payroll. Hj ! i "Clark's default has been entered in a suit B brought against him in this city in last June by B George C. Sampson, cashier for Shreve & Co., B jewelers for a large sum due that firm. An at- B tachment on his San Mateo residence was levied B in this suit He has neglected to answer the com- B plaint. B "A few days ago he was sued by H. A. Brig- B ham, a mining expert, for $500 for services ren- B dered in examining and loporting on the X-Ray B mine in Placer county." B w1? .it BJ The announcement of the engagement of Etta BB1 McLaughlin and Dr. McEnery of England came as II j a great surprise to most of us, and goes to show I ' how Anglomania is spreading, among the wealthy widows of America Especially if the Englishman is the right sort It is said that the wedding will take place this fall, but little definite information regarding the affair, has been given out. & & & Did you ever see such a mixture of people who didn't beiong together as appeared at the theater Monday night It would not have been surprising surpris-ing to have seen a dispatch the next morning from , the seat of war stating that Pyper had captured Chow-Chow. Iv W t The most interesting head-dress seen the first l night of "Cousin Kate" was that worn by Selma Hyams. It attracted no end of attention principally princi-pally from the ladies, a number of whom will imitate imi-tate the new idea as soon as Miss Hyams returns , to New York. Of course you can never tell fiom where you ait well, what I mean is, a big bow of blue ribbon was arranged on the back of her head with ttiQ ends of the bow brought forward almost to the ears, in a way that has certainly never been worn in these timothy fields before. The descrip-i descrip-i tion may be slightly vague, but the arrangement was awfully chic, and the young lady will probably be charitable enough before she goes, to tell some of you how the thing is done. The good stork came to the home of the Arthur Birds during the week, leaving a little daughter. J JS JH Mrib Victor Clement, globe-trotter, has gone to Gloucester, Mass , where she will be the guest of a h number of friends for several weeks. Yachting II is to be the principal diversion. jj Upon her return she will stay here long enough 1 to get a good start for Europe, where she will spend the winter. ? jf j i Have you notified the steward that ybu will be s p at the Country Club for dinner this evening? It is to be a table d'hote affair with plenty of good music into the bargain, and you will meet all your friends there if yotr'have an. Several of us who haven't, are going anyway. There are a lot of people who havo been wondering all summer where they could go and get a good dinner with music far from the madding throng. Here's your chance Take advantage of the offering. & e & The busy stork paid a welcome visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. W H. McAllister early in the week, and there is much rejoicing over a new ' Little Billy." J? J? ! Mr. and Mrs. William Philip Kiser entertained a party of friends at the theater Monday evening, and later gave an informal supper at their home, at which Miss Barrymore was the guest of honor. Miss Barrymore, and several of her company, are old friends of Mrs. Kiser, and all were present at the jolly affair. Mrs. Kiser also entertained them at a lake party Tuesday afternoon. v & ( As the result of a pretty ceremony performed on Monday morning by Judge McCarty at the home of the bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Colbath are now on their honeymoon. They did not t& where they were going, but that is no matter, and we'll have to congratulate them when they return. The marriage of Miss Vida Richards, one of the prettiest and most charming girls in the younger set, and Alex Colbath, one of its finest fellows, was a surprise only because they did not let their friends know that the marriage was to take place so soon. The engagement has been an open secret, but friends had been given to understand under-stand that the wedding would not take place until next spring. tv tv v The wedding of Miss Annette Ferguson and Ralph Ainsworth McBroom, which took place at the home of the bride's mother on Tuesday evening even-ing was a beautiful affair, attended oniy by relatives rela-tives and intimate friends. Dr. W. M. Paden performed per-formed the ceremony. The charming bride was attended by Miss Kate Groo, and Benjamin Howell was best man for Mr. McBroom. Mr. and Mrs. McBroom left on the evening train for the East, and will return to this city the latter part of September. Col. and Mrs. Holmes will leave for the East the latter part of next month, and will spend moat of the winter in New York. Possibly before returning re-turning to the city, they will take a Mediterranean trip, spending a month or two in Egypt. & & & ' Laziness is the mother of invention, or is the ingenuity of woman the reason for a brand new fad in sleeves. You can buy them ready made, you know, and all that is neccessary after that is to cut them out, and insert them for a fine umbrella effect at the elbows, and the public (at least the men), do not know the difference. Fine for the arms. It was during one of the busiest hours of the day in the bank. I was standing by one of the cages lookingly longingly at the red ink within. The thermometer was a hundred in the shade, but It wasn't necessary to stand in the shade. Archie walked in, majestic of mien, and corrugated corru-gated of brow. "Frank," he said, "you suffer a great deal in the summer time, do you not?" "I do not," replied the busy president. ' "You ought to go' out and play tennis; you'd lose a lot," continued Archie. "Young man, did you ever hear of me going anywhere to lose anything," replied the president, and the sympathetic young man was crushed. c5 w & And speaking of bankers, three of the big ones are training down to weight during the hot weather. Frank Knox is mountain climbing, Clarence Clar-ence McCorniok is playing tennis, and B. W. "Wilson "Wil-son is reading poetry. t ? at Miss Grace Emery and Wallace Bransford will be the principals in the first marriage of importance import-ance during the month of September, which will average about one fashionable wedding a week. tcfv &w & ' Miss Catherine Lowe and Grant Hampton will be married on the fifteenth of the month, and this wedding will be a quiet home affair. 4v && 2fr Mrs. M .H. Critchlow, the mother of Dr. Critch-low, Critch-low, is lying seriously ill at St. Mark's hospital and her relatives and friends are very much concerned con-cerned over her condition. & t Miss Pearl Van Cott entertained at luncheon at the, Alta Club on Monday in honor of Miss Annette An-nette Ferguson. w in & The George Downeys have returned to Denver after a visit of some days with Major anoVMrs. Downey of this oity. Dorothy and Bisje Bamberger entertained Sgl about seventy-five of their young friends at the a Lagoon on Wednesday, taking them out in a ape- 3 cial car. It was a gala day fop the youngsters, 3 who enjoyed themselves to the limit at the bqau- a tiful spot. a it J a Mrs. Ellsworth Daggett, Miss Katherjm Geddes, S Mrs. David J. Sharp, and Mrs. L. C. Robinson en- 3 tertained at luncheon at the Country Club on a Wednesday. 51