The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 14, 1895, Page 19

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1895. 19 e A A A A e A A A A A A A A A e S e AR e e e t Monterey. cale at C: to ( Dajpmke. WHAT IS GOING ON. The Pigeon Shoot at Burlingame. Crags Festivities and s in Town. Castle ions for the Monte m Burlingame. decorated with Ja trees and on the ver: re (mandolin), Norris Davis , accompan Finally Mr. e to his new opera, © entertainments at C 1 the at Miss F . Joseph Austin 1dard, b ha drive in the pa at their residence, erwards ,U.B. A, last Wednesday evening | Andrew Martin left last Monday to vi t ure for | Alaska. His brother, Walter Martin, will meet | Chicago, wh c-camp to | Rim at Portland, Or., and accompany him on | General M aner, which | Bis northera trip. : > e e W Mrs. Remi Chabot and Miss Chabot of Oak- was an elab ast there selections. ¥ : Miss, Hannah Cavalry has been at Monterey e ground where the rday’s pigeon shoot and it together quite & num- interest is being e proportion of the horses was Bruguiere | ount | le Crags | a Miss Fannie Crocker gave luucheon at the | th entertained s sister and Joseph 820 | nner was given to Lieutenant | served in the red lecorated and were The 1 ufa:xl:e blf}:.le. nnl? David Marshall acted as best | man. After the ceremony congratulations | ‘Hre extended. Friday morning Mr. and Mrs. | iyhiteiaw left for Del Monte, where the honey- moon will be passed. Hodgkins-Barry. _The wedding of Miss M. Barry and Sylvester F. Hodgkins took place Sunday evening, June | 30, at St. Bridget's Church, corner Van Ness | avenue and Broadway. The ceremony was | performed by the Rev. father McKenna. W. | E- Barry, brother of the bride, acted as best man and Miss M. Fitzpatrick as bridesmaid. After the ceremony the wedding party repaired to the home of the bride, where a reception was held. The happy couple will reside at 1715 Joues street. Blanchi-Gandolfo. . Eugene Bianchi, the attorney, son of the late Eugenio and Madame Glovanna Bianchi, was married on Wednesday evening last, at the Palace Hotel, to Miss Emily Gandolio, daughter | of L. Gandolio, a retired merchant. The ceremony was performed by Presiding Justice of the Peace J. E. Barry, an old iriend of the groom. Mr. Bianchi recently suffered the loss of both his parents by death, and, owing to his bereavement, the wedding was & quiet_one. Only & few ofi the immediate friends of the contracting parties were present, Miss Theresa Gandolio, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmeid, and Charles Morel, an old iriend of the groom’s family, as best man. | The couple on Thursday morning left for San | Jose, to be gone a few day moon trip. On their return they will take up toeir residence in this City. The following la- dies and gentlemen were present: Miss The- resa Gardolfo, Mrs. M. Morel, Presiding Justice J. rry,’ Raymond Barry, Leon Levy, Charles Morel, L. Gandolfo and Fred Muller. PERSONAL NOTES. Who Are Out of Town for the Summer. Williem Keith, the actist, has been at Castle Crags for a week and returns home to-day. | Mr.an Mr. make a brief visit, | week from | for a brief visit to Del Monte. heve returned from New Haven. A.E. Buckingham and his family, who have sojourning for a month at Hoitt’s sum- resort, Burlingame, have Teturned to the 1rdoch, H. F. Emeric and Miss Lorena etday fo pass a week at Webber Lake. Mrs. George Colburn and Miss Maye Colburn | have arrived in Paris | _Martin Murg »n of Hon. B. D. Murphy of San Jose, was recently gradunied from George- town College with the highest honors. He is expecied at his home daily. Mr. and Mrs, William Oothoot have returned to Santa Barbara after a visit {o Mr. and Mrs. A, Page Brown at Burlingame. Walter M. Castle has returned from a six weeks’ visit to the Eastern States, leaving Mrs. astle to pass the summer with relatives in At lautic City, N. J. during the past week. | Ban Rafael until next September, when they will depart to make a tour of Kurope. . Gorberding, ie in every way. Among | " Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wilshire and family have 3 been enjoying & visit at Coronado Beach. er, U. 8. Lieuten- | “Mr. and Mrs. R, H. Pease have gone to Port- Horace G. Platt, A.C. | 1anq; Or., for a few weeks. ing nex X Several new and pr be danced a: ertaln- ENGAGEMENTS. Several Interesting Betrothals An- nounced During the Past Week. us, both of this City. nent is and Miss Hannah C Mr. and Mrs, Moses Cla receive to-day from 2105 ¥ &t 1810 Bush street. BEFORE THE ALTAR. Marriage of Dr. Ward to Mrs. Dr. Saltonstall and Eugene Blanchl to Miss Gandolfo. of the bride’s contact. The quiet nesday was the result. bride left y of the N r. Ward and hi ast, going by w Whitelaw-Lenormand. dau tied few relatives and intimate friends were M. M. Church. Gibson The 2, W. G. Curtis, d end illu- | Sunday at their ranch in Napa County. | Qing the | is announced of T. Jacobs announced of Miss 1 of Iowa to Frank Bieg of this is announced of Miss Annie A. K 1ounced of Kaufman yburgh, burgh. and edding of Dr. James Ward and Mre. Dr. nstall took place last Wednesday at the res- perents, Mr. and Mrs, ‘erguson, at 312 Page street. The cere- was performed by Rev. Horatio Steb- vears Drs. Ward and Saltonstall have associated in practice in this City, each hosen lines of work for special develop- culated to throw them into close per- home wedding Both doctors are staff of physicians of the Fabiola Hospi- kland, where they have made enviable edding trip pleasure is to be com- an effort for the further develop- inlties in the schools of the Old € was & quiet home wedding last Thurs- ing at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. rmand, 724 Bush street, when their ter, Miss Emma R. Lenormand. was mar- 10 Thomas A. Whitelaw, who is in business With his father, Captain Thomas P. H. White- law, in the wreck-salvage business. Only a Tes- ent. The ceremony was performed by the Rey. of the United Presbyterian bridesmaids were Miss Josie Casserly has gone East, and will remain out two mouths 3 d Mrs. Francis J. Carolan have re- turned from the East, and are occupying their cottage at Burlingeme. end Mrs. D. F. Walker ana family of st Lawn, San Mateo, leave this week for lina and Santa Monica aud will return about August 1 Mr. and Mrs. " Carroll Cook and family re- Miss May McLean of Oakland is spen: | summer at Tahoe. le is yvisiting her sister, Mrs. an Luis Obispo. astille, at | home' after an extensive M. Lyon and sons, Mr.and Mrs, Ed- ward Weil and Miss Irene Weil will spend the winter at the Baltimore. George W. and Alfred Morgan have started days on their honey- | 4 Mrs. William Mills Thompson will | leave this month on a pleasure trip to Alaska. | Mrs. William Ellicott left on Tues- | evening for Baltimore, where they wili | Mr. and Mrs, William I. Kip returned last | an Rafael, and leave in a few days | Mr. and Mrs. William Quinan and family | i \ Lydia Spalding has been in New York | t land are at their country piace nearSt. Helena. | Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hirsch will remain in nd the promises 5 . g i iant one. The Chineso tea given | furiied on Monday from their outing at Santa ts of the Mount View on Saturday | re. Remi Chabot end family of Oakland en- proved s g The large | tertained s large number of their iriends over | H. Goldstein and daughter have returned | trip through the | on a visit to their home in Guernsey, England. Their chief object is to participate in a family reunion_on their father's eightieth birthday, August1. Before their return, in about two monthe, they intend to visit relativesin various parts of England. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Heyneman, Misses Do- rothy and Lolita Heyneman and Walter Heyne- man have returned to Del Monte. Miss Mina B. Hesser of 828 Pine street is the guest of Mr.and Mrs. B. H. Lichtenstein at their home {n San Miss Sadic Hart arri e from her Euro- pean trip and will reside again at 2620 Califor- nia street. Mrs. M. E. Frank, Miss Hochheimer, Miss Adele Tobriner, Miss Ameha Duersand Miss Mabel Markewitz are staying at the Hotel Rafael, San Rafuel. Mrs. A. J. Lewis and family are at Santa Cruz. Mrs. Dr. Kahn and family are at Santa Cruz. Miss Fannie Marshall and brother are at Vichy Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Scharfl have moved to 1804 Bush street. J. H. Rosewald and wife are visiting relatives in Baltimore. Miss Pauline Leyy and Miss Harriet Levy left last Mounday for Alaska. J. Newbauer and wife of Los Angeles are vis- iting friends in this City. Miss I. Cohen and the Misses Nettie and Rae Cohen are at the Geysers. Mr. and Mrs. MyerJacobs have gone to Alaska and will return in August. J. Boas and Miss Minnie Boas have returned from their trip to Southern California. Mr. and Mrs. D. 8. Davis will spend several weeks in Lake County. They left on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Bissinger are at the Del Monte. A. N. Levy is at Skaggs Springs for his health. Mrs, D. Harris of Sacramento is stopping at 1232 Post street. Mrs. D. Lang and daughter have gone to Honolulu for the summer. L. Redlick and family have removed to their new residence, 1342 Ellis street. The Misses Frankie and Gerirude Levy are the guests of Miss Liilie Fleisig of Santa Cruz. Mrs. L. Lebenbaum, Mrs. Dr. Charles Blach and Flora Blach, M am Bibo and Mrs. Davis Beerman and son are Mountain View Mrs. P. H. Livings ingston will %o to Coronado from Santa Monica and will spend a few weeks there before re- turning home. Mrs. J. Louis McKinnon and her daughter are spending the month with Mrs. McKinnon's mother, Mrs. John Cronin, at Capitola. Miss Sophie Woolfe has retuined from Sac- ramento_and Stockton, where she has been visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. E. J. Healey and her family of 1911 Le- | guna street are occupyving & cottage on Beach |-Hill, Santa Cruz, for the stmmer. | Miss Clara Offer has returned to her home i\nkdnlr. accompanied by her friend, Mi evy. | M R. Samuel Shaen and daughter have gone New York, a former ere on A short visit to 705 Mc- her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L Allister street. Misses Julia and Gertrude ing a fortnight as the gue “Hutchiuson at Suisun, and will v vy, Movements of People in the Swim | ter, Mrs. 8. R. Crooks, at her home near Santa | Rosa for two weeks before resurning home. hirpser will be at home to her {riends oon at the Hotel Mira- reet. Martin and Miss Ina C. Martin | have returned from a visit to Rumsey, Yolo County. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Small are guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Elrod at Piedmont. Mrs. J. E. Feeney, Mrs. H. M. Mitchell and Mies Alice Bannan are at Paradise Farm, Marin | County. Miss Maymie Patterson, Miss Florence Fried- lander, under the chaperonage of Mrs. M. Si- mon, are at Hazel Dean, Sausalito, for the sum- mer. Major E. P. Enright and Colonel Joseph En- spending the summer in Tocaloma. ildred Lewis, who is now at the Hotel will shortly leave on an Eastern ™ deughter and are spending their sons, Joe and Saul M the summer at San Raia; FRUITS FOR THE EAST. The Eighth Train of the Fast Fruit Ser- | vice Leaves Sacramento—Orchard- ists Are Pleased. The eighth train of ventilated fruitcars left Sacramento at midnight last night for Chicago over the Central Pacific, Union Pacific and Chicago and Northwestern railway$. Friday night ten cars had been contracted for and yesterday three more cars were added, making a fair-sized train Joaded with nothing but green fruits for the Eastern markets. So far this season the shipments, al- though very large, have not entirely satis- | tied the Southern Pacific freight agents. | Arrangements for a most abundant crop of | early fruits had been made by the three | railway companies who foresaw a lucrative | business in this particular line of freight in the new ventilated cars. But the early | erpps did not come quite up to expectations on account of cold weather in the spring— most unusual in California. However, | eight large trains have already gone Kast | bearing luscious fruit week after week to tempt people beyond the Missouri River to be extravagant in their tastes, for the first fruits of Californian soil have up to the present time been high-priced dainties in the cold Eastern country. The orchardists expressed themselves as hichly pleased | with the returns from their Eastern ship- ‘ments. and if the quantity was a trifle | short, the higher price in consequence has fully recompensed the shirpers. The out- look for later fruits is full of promise and | the rnllwnf' freight men have been figuring | on a greatly increased traffic that will grow rapidly from week to week for some months | to conue. Lenormand and Miss Lulu Lenormand, sisters Me. Boxos (at the elub)—I tell you I am worn out with this hard work here in the city. Iam going away to the woods for rest and rational enjoymen't. <<s1e07, L, Mr. Bonds enjoying himself in the woods. HOW THE OITY MAN GETS A LITTLE REST. —Chicago Record. C UT PRI OES GUT NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. B S [ STILL LOWER! The unabated success of cur GREAT SACRIFICE CLEARANCE SALE and the vast quantities of goods thus far disposed of is most convincing proof that buyers fully realize the UNPARALLELED BARGAIN OPPORTUNITY afforded them, and this justifies us in anticipating a still greater rush in response to the STILL GREATER CUTS IN PRICES made throughout the following and many other lines TO BE FORCED OUT THIS WEEK! GOLORED DRESS GOODS! At 25 Cents, 92 pieces SILK AND WOOL FRENCH CREPONS, floral designs, former price 75¢, will be closed out at 25¢ a yan{ At 50 Cents, 75 pieces 45-INCH ALL-WOOL CHEV- IOTINE DIAGONAL SERGE, in ndvys, browns, greens and garnet, reg- ular price 75¢, will be closea out at 50c a yard. At $5.00. 67 SILK EMBROIDERED DRESS PAT- TERNS, choicest colorings, former price $1250, will be closed out at $5 each. SILK DEPARTHENT' At 75 Cents. 27 pieces BLACK FIGURED SATINS and TRICOTINES, marked down from $115 to 75c a yard. At $1.00. 63 pieces FANCY FIGURED ARMURE SILK, heavy, rich quality, marked down from $2 50 to $1 a yard. At $1.25, 48 pieces FIGURED SATIN DUCHESSE, changeable effects, marked down from $2 to $1 25 a yard. BLACGK DRESS GOODS! At 40 Cents. 2 cases 40-INCH EXTRA HEAVY ALL- WOOL STOXM SERGE, worth 75c, will be cl iout at 4Cc a yard. At $1.00. pieces 58-INCH EXTRA FINE ALL- | WOOL ¥ ISH SERGE, worth | $175, will be closed out at §1 a yard. 20 BUTTER VALENCIENNES LACE, ¥ to 90 dozen MIS VALENCIENNES LACE! At 3 Cents to 10 Cents a Yard. 1inch, will be offered at 3¢, 4c, 5¢, 734e and 10c a yard; special values. At 20 Cents to $1.00 a Dozen Yards. WHITE VALENCIENNES LACE, ¥4 to 134 inch, will be offered at 20c, 25¢, 30c, 35c. 40¢, 50c, 60c, 75c and §1 per dozen yards; special values. At 5 Cents to 15 Cents a Yard. BLACK CHANTILLY LACE EDGE, %4 to 1 inch, all silk, will be offered at 5c, Tl4e, 10¢, 1224¢ and 15¢ a yard; special values. BLOVES! GLOVES! At 50 Cents. ' BIARRITZ KID GLOVES, in red, blue, tan and slate orth regular $1, will be closed e & pair. colors, out at 50 At 75 Cents, dozen LADIES' 4BUTTON KID GLOVES (large pearl buttons), in dark and medium tan shades, also whiteand black, sizes 614 to , worth regular $1 25, will be closed out at 75c a pair. RBBONS | RIBBONS ' At 10 Cents. 2-INCH ALL-SILK,BLACK SATIN ) GROS-GRAIN RIBBON, will be closed out at 10c a yard. At 12! Cents. | No. 16 2-INCH ALL-SILK, BLACK SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBOX will be closed out at 1234c a yard. o No. 12 NEW DRESS TRIKHINGS ! . JET COLLARS AND JET BLOUSES, in the latest patterns, at | low prices. | LADIES WAISTS! At 50 Cents. LADIES’ PERCALE WAISTS, laundried collar and cuffs, in fancy figures and stripes, full sleeves, regular price $1, will be closed out at 50c each. At 75 Cents, LADIES' LAUNDRIED SHIRT WAISTS, in fancy cheviots and percales, yoke back, extra full sleeves, regular price $1 25, will be closed out at 75¢c each. HEN'S FORNISHINGS! At 15 Cents. 122 dozen MEN’S EXTRA FINE FULL FINISHED CAMEL’S-HAIR SOCKS, with double heels and toes, extra good value for 25c, will be closed out at 15¢c a pair. At $1.00. 30 dozen MEN’S AND BOYS’ HEAVY ALL-WOOL DERBY RIBBED SWEATERS, in white, black and navy blue colors, non-shrinkable, worth $2, will be closed out at §1 each. At 75 Cents. 45dozen MEN’S UNDYED AUSTRALIAN LAMB'S-WOOL UNDERSHIRTS and DRAWERS, warranted not to ink, extra value for $1 25, will be closed out at 75¢ each. HOSIERY! At 15 Cents a Pair, LADIES' BLACK COTTON HOSE, fine auge, high spliced heels and toes, Iermsdori black, regular price 25¢,will be closed out at 15¢ a pair. At 25 Cents a Pair. LADIES’ FANCY COTTON HOSE, black boot and u]pera shade top combina- tions, double heeis and toes, regular price 40c, will be closed out at 25c a pair. CORSETS! At 75 Cents. | 70 dozen LADIES'’ BLACK BSATEEN | CORSETE, long waist and high bust, perfect fitting, regular price §3, will be closed out at 75¢ each. | WASH G00DS, BIC.! L@~ No samples given, as goods will soon be sold outand disappointment would ensue, 2 cases ENGLISH CREPON CRINKLED SEERSUCKERS, the 12%c cloth and colorings, at 5c a yard. 3 lots BEST AMERICAN SEERSUCK- ERS, styles limited, the 12}4c fabric, at 5¢ a yard. 500 pieces BEST 3-4 INDIGO PRINTS and TAPLE GINGHAMS, the 8%4¢ goods, at 5¢ a yard. 200 pairs NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS, wiiite or ecru, the $1 25 goods, at 75c a pair. | 40 pieces TABLE DAMASK, either bleach~ ed or half bleached, 40c goods, on sale at 25¢ a yard. 3800 dozen FINE GRADE DAMASK TOW- ELS, 46 inches long, a grand article, lht'l;si 50 a dozen goods, on sale at 25¢ each. LADIES' SOITS! At $7.50. LADIES' SUITS, made of extra fine ma- terials, box jacket, latest style skirt, lined throughout, plain and fancy mixed colors, navy and black, worth $12 50, will be closed out at $7 50 each. CHILDREN'S JACKETS! At $2.50. CHILDREN’S JACKETS, made of plai checked and mixed all-wool cloakings, trimmed with braid, fancy or plain velvet collars, extra large sleeves, worth $6, will be closed out at $2 50 each Wurphy Building, . Market and Joues Streets. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Sireets. Murphy Building, 4 Market and Jones Streets, CALIFORNIA RESORT.* BY HARR WAGNER. 0.0 0000000000000 Scene—Santa Cruz. Characters—Miss Mehitable Jones, a na- tive of Tulare County; Miss America Hi- lands; William Merton Jr., a remarkable man. | A long sandy beach, a very wide ocean. Mountains in the background, The small hills and valleys near by | Scenery. dotted with handsome houses | and cottages. Men and women | on the beach in shivering groups, wearing | bathing costumés. The more modest ones standing in the water about six inches deep. The hot, splendid sun keeping upits Cal- ifornia reputation. Tle sky The cloudless, and the quotation Weather. apt, *The diamonas of the sun sparkle on the*bosom of the sea.” The wind-dimpled ocean suggestive of the gentle summer breeze at Santa Cruz. The weather in all respects delightful. Miss Mehitable Jones, a native of Tulare County, was reared on Knarled Qak HKanch on the Kaweah, where she learned to appre- ciate nature and some other things, She rode a horse superbly, and at Sau%s Cruz sat a man’s bicycle in her bath- in costume with the abandon of a new weman in bloomers. She attempts to es- wablish a round table of Californian liter- ature. Fails in love with William Merton Jr. The unexpected happens. The scenery, the weather and the plot having been told, it will be a slight task to relate the story. In fact Miss Mehitable Jones nas told the entire episode in four letters to Miss America Hilands, her school friend, now at Sacramento. (0000000, The Plot The Story. SAxTA CRUZ, July 1, 1895, Dear Meric: 1 have come to Banta Cruz for a new experience. iost of the girls leave the San Joaquin during the summer to avoid the heat. I just came to see if Icould not meet s0me man—some strong man of the world who has had just enough experience to be interest- ing. You will say this is candid. Well, it is; but it is the truth. I do not want to be consid: ered one of Bret Harte's mountain daisies. I have nothing but a public school education, and am not seeking some man to put me in & female seminary to educate me, so I guess I'll get along all right. There seems to be a sort of moral objection to me being alone. Everybody at Santa Cruz is in groups. An aunt, a sister, a brother, & hus- band, or even & lover, are essential elements in the making up of opinions of people here. Queer that in this wild, free West there should be a system of protectors, more absolutely essential than the professional chaperon. Well, I am here alone—and I am Foing o stay alone. There have been a half dozen men wanted to speak to me without an introduc- tion, but as 1 did not fancy any one of them a look was sufficient to have them change their purpose. There is such a difference between men and man—and I did not ccme here for men, but a man. There was a public reception in the parlors to-night and I was not invited down. 'Is it because I am alone? No; it seems that would be a reason to invite me. This morninglwented togo down to the beach, ride on a bicycle and take a bath. Thecyclery had no ladies’ bicycles, so L had to take one of the other kind. It was almost impossible to ride it with my skirts, so after my delightful dip in the surf I enjoyed a epin on my wheel in my bathing suit. There were murmurs of dis- approval. I could not hear them, but I felt them. When I was about a half mile from the ‘bething resort my wheel struck the sharp edge of a stone, and a great Functure made my wheel practically useless. It was then that the End of the Century gentleman came along and introduced himself as William Merton Jr., and pushed the wheel back for me, and when we approached the group again it was chilly from cold glances. Mr. Merton seemed never to Rotice my costume, nor any lnnfipropunenm in the wheel. Somehow, eric, I have been taught to-day that in the “wild and wooly West” a chaperon of some kind is neces- | sary. Ever your {riend, MEHTT JONES. To Miss Meric Hilands, Sacramento. SANTA CrUZ, July 5, 1895. Dear Meric: Last night I invited seven ladies and seven men to my room to establish a round table on the subject of California litera- ture. Well, it was a failure. Not a woman came—and no excuses. Mr. Merton and three other men came. The other men were creatures of curiosity. Mr. Merton was de- lightful, however, and talked beautifuliy about California writers. He knew so many interest- ing things about the personality of each. The other men, the three, without sufficient in- dividuality to be hy a personal notice in the social column of a newspaper, were of the opinion that Caiifornia had no literature. “Let us create it then,” replied Mr. Merton. I just loved him for the spirit he showed in dis- agreeing all the way through with the trio., I really wished Mr. Merton had come aione. had so much personal magnetism. Tequire a crowd to make him shine in the con: trast with a mass of swpidity. The round table was really a three-cornered affair, and if it had not beén for Mr. Merton the evening would have been dismal. I was in hopes that he would stay after the others went away, but he didn’t. He treated me so courteously, 5o respectiully, that he won me completely. 1l tell you a secret. I believe he is the mari I came after. Lovingly yours, MEHIT JONES. To America Hilands, Sacramenco, Cal. SANTA CrUZ, July 9, 1895. Dear Meric: Last night I took a stroll on the beach with Mr. Merton. It was notan appoint- ment affair. It just hn%pened 80. We met, and he turned and welked by my side. He asked me why I wes alone at the seaside and the question brought out almost a truthful an- swer and before I knew it I had told him that I Was a country girl and did not feel the need of friends to chaperon me; that I had read so much about the freedom of women in society and at the seaside that I did not think my be- ing alone would be noticed. *‘It has, however,”” he said. ‘They have made cruel remarks about yo “Is 1t possible,” I answered, “that the bicy- cle, the new-woman joke, the seaside, the bathing-suits and the typewriter have not made any changes in social conditions, and the Puritan girl in the New England world is still the model for the End of the Century woman?” Well, our talk charmed me. I was disap- pointed, though, that Mr. Merton did not talk 0 me about lové. The ses, the noonlight, the opportunity were all in his favor. Dear Meric, I will tell you in the next, for Mr. Merton is the man, and if he does not pro- pose to me my trip in search of a man and an experience is a failure. Ever yours, MERIT JONES. KNARLED OAK RANCH, Tulare County. July 13, 1895. f Dear Meric: My trip to the seaside is over, I am going 0 join a party of friends and go up in the Sierras. The odor from the big pines is more delightful than salt air. The country people who go on camping trips are not so con- ventional as_the city people who visit the sea- side. The only person that I saw at the seaside who gave evidence that she was having a good time was a charming widow who was the chaperon of aboutsix young men—at least, it seemed that way to me. The mountains for mel The music of the pines has a greater charm than the monoto- nous swish of the ocean. 8o I will spend the rest of the summer up here. I wish you were here to go along. Oh, I had almost forgotten to tell you about Mr. Merton. His wife and chil. dren came down the day before Ileft. I met them in the dining-room. He bowed pleasant- 1y. She cut me dead. Sincerely yours, MEHIT JONES. To Meric Hilands, Sacramento, Cal. e A Student of Human Nature. The stalwart policeman had just rescued the well-dressed old gentleman from the onslaught of the trolley-car. “Officer, are you married ?” asked the old gentleman. “I am not,” answered the officer. “What made youdeny havinga family?'’ the other policeman asked, after the old gentleman had gone. : “Because I think he has an idea of send- ing me a present. If I had told him I was married he would probably have sent me a lot of fruit, or a ham, or something. Asit He | It does not | is not as easy as saying Jack Rotinson, or LATEST PARIS. FASHIONS, The Dear Old Gigot Sleeve Is Doomed to Early Disap- pearance. Valois Collars and Close Capes With the New Double Ruffled Cre- ation. PARIS, July 1.—There is a crisis in dress. The late style has exhausted itself and need is to start fresh on a new. Which as making a novel garment out of an acci- dental miscut, though the majority of folks may think so. | Fashion has been turning over and over the modes of tbe past hundred years or so to see if among them are any that may serve asa point of new depart- ure. A number have been set up to try what the public would have to say tothem; models of the Louis XVI and of the 1839-40 period mainly. And thus far these tenta- tive models have been the only novelties of the season. Among the principal revivals have been fichus, turbans, long shoulder seams, calied of 1830, and flowered materials. None of them give signs of permanence, except that the flowered fabrics give more sign of | it than the rest, though it would be rash to predict a conquest for what has been tried so many times and has hitherto failed. The field from which fashion draws its inspiration is immensely larger than it was. Once Paris fashion catered toa smallnum- ber in a limited area, and the mass of the world wore a costume that never changed; oncea social incident that concernedFrance alone could color the mode; but now fash- 10n labors for the round globe and all wo- menkind upon it and to a clientele that looks upon France not as the center of the world but as a province of it merely, on whom local occurrences in France have correspondingly diminished _influence. Neither Marie Antionette nor Louis Phil- ippe reminiscences interest greatly this larger clientele, which asks rather what it | is that is interesting to the world? At any rate, this much is clear. Paris has seen this soring both these epochs man; times brought to light and poked bac! again, and only those remainine out that reflect the Orient. Flowered fabrics, turbans and dervish skirts are of the East, the East that to-day is in all men’s minds. They speak of Egypt, of Cnhitral expeditions, of Slatin Bey, escapes from the Soudan, of Japanese victories, of geographical parcelings out of Asia to the West. At last the gigot sleeve 13 1n a fair way of disappearing. Poor old leg o’ mutton, it has hung on well; it had its virtues, too; it was susceptible of a great variety of effects; one could distinguish in a fashion- able assemblfi' the Worth gigot, severe and simple, and like an old 5e‘netian sleeve; the Morin-Blossier gigot, which bubbled over deliciously at top and was gracefully slender below; the Rouff gigot, which broke out into wonderful butterflies or bows; the Felix sleeve, etc. One, at least, of the new sleeves that would supplant it has not this versatility. When everybod has got a bishop sleeve everybody will have got one, and all will be said and done. Another new sleeve, with more seeming possibility in the way of design, is that which has been transformed out of the balloon, and drops to the elbow like a is, I shall likely get a box of fine cigars, or maybe something in a jug.’”’—Cincin- nati Tribune. Between 1850 and 1860 the wealth of this country increased 126.5 per cent; in the next decade, between 1. and 1870, it had increased 85.5 per cent; between 1870 and 1880, the increase was 45 per cent, and be- tween 1880 and 1890 the increase amounted to 43.6 per cent. doubled ruffle. It is enormously wide and is particularly beautiful when accordion- plaited. The blouse should be plaited, 100, and as the edge of the blouse falls in a line with the edge of the sleeve, the effect is somewhat that of a cape. Close caps are at the top of many sleeves, which throws the fullness down low on way to lengthen down a shoulder made too high. That opera bouffe neck garniture that consists of a magic bunch under each ear has died the death from excess. When such gearing come to be hung like sausages in the shops at a few sous apiece its day is done. Elegance has supplied it with the Valois, that is to say, with a turn-over col- lar. Cuffs may be worn or not, but the collar is obligatory; it is the latest chic. The burning and difficult questions of how many godets to put in one’s skirt can be shortly answered by side plaiting the skirt all round, or by gathering it all round, as some extreme elegantes do who wish to be *'1830” throughout; or by plait- ing it round the front and sides and having five godets in the back, or, finally, by hav- ing it plain in front, a wide boxpleat on each side and godets from there round, ‘Width is the only real necessity. In the newest fabrics everything is unbleached, and the talk is all of | “string” color. A model dress has | the skirt of string-colored canvas, and a | bodice and_ gigot sleeves of string-colored | taffeta, the bodice front cut away in the | lower part so as to leave only a yoke that | fastens across over a bouffant blouse front jof mauve gauze. High neck, with white | needlework collar and cuffs. | _Alpaca is much worn, but mostly for | skirts alone by fastidious people. It makes | a useful skirt; it looks like silk, and is much more durable. But near the face it does not look so well; like all reflecting material it is unbecoming, and that with- | out being beautiful in texture. When jackets are made of it they have facings of silk or velvet, or even cloth. There is no more useful or fashionable dress for gens eral wear than an alpaca skirt and muslin blouse. But do not choose black; a re- flecting surface is particularly horrible in black. All tints can be had, and white alpaca is being very much worn. Apa Coxne. ORATORIO SOCIETY. The New Organization Is Meeting With Succes: . The organizers of the San Francisco Oratorio Society are repcrted as meeting with a hearty response from prominent musicians, amateurs, clergy, singers and others. Directors of choruses who have been bringing out lesser works or sections of oratorios are sending in names by the score and hundreds to Dr. Howe. Over 500 of such names have been received and over 150 have signed for the new society. It is proposed to make this oratorio society, together with Mr. Howe's society at Oakland, the nucleus for annual festi- vals, to be held in May, similar to those beld in the East by Carl Zerrahn and others. Already much encouragement has been received from other cities and towns of the State. The rehearsals of the San Francisco society will be held on Tuesday evenings in Byron Mauzy Hall, and the office of registration will be at 808 Post street, where any who wish to join as active or associate members may have the pleasure of aiding this important factor of the City’s progress. The officers as far as elected are: Vice- resident, Mrs. L. L. Baker; secretary, illiam C. Stadtfeld; historian, Mrs, Edna Snell Paulsen; conductor, James Hamilton Howe; concert master, Bernhard Mollen- hauer; pianist, Miss Edith Johnson; organist, Henry Bretherick; treasurer, Charles O. Perry; assistant secretary, Har- riet M. Fairchild; recording secretary, Ed- ward Manchutz; financial secretary, W. M. Simonsen; lifiraflnn, Emil Kaufmann. The advisary committee includes the fol- Jowing well-known persons: Wakefield Baker, Christian Jorgenson, Samuel D. Mayer, Joseph J. Morris, William C. Stadt- feld and Samson E. Tucker. ——————— In sawing through a whiteoak log, three feet in diameter, a uwxcr at Blanchester, Obio, came across the date 1780 carved in the wood near the middle of the log. The figures were very distinct. The carving was doubtless done when the tree was the arm in 1850 style, and as it gets more and more the fashion to cut_shoulder seams very long, these caps furnish a good young, and in some way the wood grew around and over it without filling up the carved furrow~