07/09/2026
Some more of our favorite things here at Sutro. Kappa of Chi Phi Dance Card, Saturday September the Thirtieth, 1916 – Dance cards collection, 1896-1929. Steenalisa shares that "although each of these cards is special, this one is my favorite because of the inscription written in pencil on the first page, presumably by the owner of the card. It reads “went with Mr. Menther, a pledge to this frat. Wore my green crepe de chene & green slippers, etc. Fine dancer.” Dances like this were an important part of the American social and romantic scene in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and this little window into this mystery woman’s life begets so many questions. Who was she? What did her green dress and slippers look like? And what ever came of Mr. Menther??"
