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Show I Saunterings II With California and tho Northwest polo mail, HI witii two fine teams at Boise and others in HI Colorado, it is about time that the conversation H j regarding a local team, whioh has been going H I I on for the past five or six years, resulted in H ' j something definite this summer. H l There are certainly enough athletic young H ( ' men interested in the sport and more than enough H for a team who have plenty of time to perfect HI themselves in the game. It is rather expensive H sport, but there are a dozen chaps here who can (amply afford it, and who either do nothing or if they do, never let business interfere with pleasure. Under such conditions, the time is nearly ripe U! for the organization of a first-class polo team. M and if it is formed, one or two of the officers of 1 the "Dashing Twentieth" promise that they will ! organize a team at the Post, so there would to 'no lack of local practice before arrangements were made for competition with the men of other R states. H t, $ H The dinner given by Samuel Newhouse on H i Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. Esther Filer H I and Miss Katherine Judge and part of "the ol 1 H guard," was an elaborate event, enjoyed by H I twenty guests from in and out of town. The dec- H orations throughout the handsome home con- H sisted of American beauties, in direct contrast to H the prevailing colors in the different rooms, and H ' in the dining room clusters of Killarney roses H. were used with fine, effect. The guests were prin- H( cipally old friends of the host, and the dinner an- V other of those which have made the Newhouse m hospitality famous. An informal dance and bridge M followed its conclusion. H' M The expected marriage of Mrs. Lahela Moritz and Joseph Lippman took place in San Francisco on Tuesday last, Chief Justice William II. Bealty of the supreme court of California performing the ceremony. The formal announcement of the engagement was made in the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday last, and it was announced locally on Tuesday. Those in attendance at the wedding were relatives only, many of them go ing from this city and a number from Honolulu being present, that being the former home of Mrs. Moritz. Mr. and Mrs. Lippman will spend some weeks in California and may possibly go to Honolulu before returning. The engagement has "been known to the close friends of both for several weeks past, but the announcement was. not made until the 'arrival of the principals in San Francisco. Mrs. Lippman is one of the handsomest and most popular ladies in society, and Mr. Lipp. man, who has been a prominent attorney for years, has hundreds of friends in this city and throughout the west. At the tea given in honor, of Mrs. Theodore Baldwin and Miss Katherine Judge on Sunday last, Mrs. Esther Filer disproved the theory thai tea is only for woman, Englishmen and army 1-nVers, 1-nVers, for the number of men present was unusual, un-usual, and many of them took to the beverage as though they really liked. It was a very happy event and was attended by thirty or forty who later attended numerous informal dinners at the different restaurants and clubs. The quiet announcement of a local hostess that she Intends to establish a salon here, has caused considerable merriment among those who have heard of her proposed plan. The, funniest thing about it is that she should attempt it, and additional humor has been discovered in the names of some of those whom she has intimated will participate. Possibly there are enough in- , teresting people of some note to make it a success, suc-cess, but it is very doubtful if there are enough to carry out the idea, and if there are, the difficulties diffi-culties that would be encountered in getting them together and holding them without includ'ng others oth-ers who "don't belong," would be almost insur- -niountable. In this particular case Oscar Wilde's' remark regarding a certain lady in London society so-ciety that "she wanted to start a salon and succeeded suc-ceeded only in establishing a restaurant," is' especially apt. Ijt ! Following the performance of "The Deep Purple" on Thursday evening, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. &' ' Kiser charmingly entertained a number or triends1 in honor of Miss Anne Sutherland, Miss Made'ine Louis, and Lyster Chambers, Mrs. Riser's brother, at a supper at their home on Thirteenth East. Mr. Chambers arrived on Wednesday and is a guest at the Kiser home during his engagement in the city. He has been welcomed by numerous friends made during previous visits here. The local friends of Harry James, who staged the open air production of "Pinafore" at Wanda-mere Wanda-mere last summer, are interested in the announcement announce-ment 'received from Los Angeles that he and Mr. E. A. Fischer will produce Lew Fields' latest musical success, "The Never Homes"' at Fischer's Lyceum in that city on Monday evening next. It is to be followed by George V. Hobart and Victor Herbert's grand opera satire. "The Song Birds" and will be one of the most important theatrical events in that part of the country this season. The many friends of Mr. James will "wish him all success in his bit, undertaking. Walter Hobart ot San Francisco has pulled a new one on the polo field that has been the subject of considerable comment by those who ,-flp chronicle the vitally important moves of the smart and smarting sets. He now has a valet on the polo field, and when the Jap who acts in that capacity for Walter appeared first at El Cerrito, he is reported as having caused a sensation. sensa-tion. Just as Walter was about to mount, he called, "My spurs!" and the valet stooped and straped them on Walter's boots. It was reported that the British lords who were engaged in the same contest, put on their o.n spurs. Mrs. Stephen A. Bailey left for N?w York on Monday, to be present on the opening night of 'A the opera "Mona," the work of her brother, Horatio Parker. This work received the ten thousand dollar prize offered for the bsst work of the kind from an American composer, and has been in preparation for several months. The premier presentation took place Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ackland Hood of London will arrive shortly and be the guests of Judge and Mrs. J. A. Marshall. It has been some time since they visited here, and they will remain some time. Miss Mary Marshall, who is visiting Mrs. Kirkpatrick in Berkeley, will return shortly, and Miss Carey Marshall will he here in a fortnight. HAPPENINGS AND WHEREABOUTS. Mrs. C. B. Onderdonk will entertain at a supper sup-per at her apartments at the Arlington Sunday evening. Mrs. T. A. Baldwin and Miss Katherine Judge entertained at a tea at the Utah on Friday afternoon, after-noon, which was attended by half a hundred of their friends. " Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Callaghan entertained informally in-formally at cards at their home in Federal Heights on Monday evening. - D. C. Jackling has returned from a tour of inspection in Arizona. He has been away a fortnight. Mrs. W. F. Donoher entertained at a luncheon at her home on Friday for Miss Irene Farrell and Lyster Chambers. Mrs. Edward J. Roberts was the hostess at an informal bridge party at the Daly home on Monday. Mon-day. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ulman, who have been here for a week, left for the East on Thursday. Mrs. Margaret B. Salisbury has gone to California Cali-fornia where she will remain a month or two. After a visit of a few days with Mr. and Mrs. HI Frank J. Gustin, Mr. and Mrs. Joel L. Priest re- HI turned to Boise on Wednesday. HI Mr. Charles A. Quigley entertained at a lunch- Hgj eon at the Alta Club on Tuesday. HI Mr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Oloman, who have H been stationed at Fort Brady, Michigan, will If leave shortly for London where they will remain - some time during the season. f Mrs. Lee Charles Miller will entertain at a w bridge tea on Tuesday next, in honor of Mrs. HI William II. Foster. K Captain A. T. Easton; who was stationed here fl. ' some years ago, has resigned from the army and j ' will take the position as military instructor at H i the Harvard school near Los Angeles. i Mr. and Mrs. Frank Judge have returned from H J Coronado. H' Miss Aurania Ellerbeck has returned from a S' visit at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Mrs. Bennor X. Smith entertained the Spirit of Liberty chapter of the Daughters of the Am mh v erican Revolution at their monthly meeting at H her home on Thursday. H J A beautiful dinner given Wednesday evening H was that at which Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Din- H woodey entertained at their home on First H avenue. Covers were laid for ten. |