The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 15, 1895, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1895. 15 A pretty dance was given September 8 at | 2 beautiful Jackson-street home, to over eighty young people. Several of our de- butantes were present, charming maidens, | most of whom were gowned in white mus- | in or tulle over white glace taffeta. The most Frenchy combination was a gown combining the two shades now so fashion- able—blue a#d mauve—a most difficult task well and artistically accomplished. If { am not mistaken, we are going to eason, so many rumors of com- es are already in the air, es- pecially for the younger set. It is many years since as many fashionable weddings | have occurred so early. The wedding announced for the 16th of | next month will be a brilliant one. The | bride-elect is an unusually pretty and amiable young girl, who dresses beauti- fully. The recent Vanderbilt ball at Marble Hous e outshone any similar function ever known in Newport. The favors positively did cost $5000, and were made to order es- pecially for this occasion in Paris, and consisted of tin sachet bags long, d es, hand painted; large oars with blades 1 bagpipes, such as n France. wore a chic gown of Mrs. pale green sat and rare old creation was d With it s large p most val site Spanish lace. Thi igned for her by Worth. e in the world. Miss Con- suelo Va t's gown was of white satin, cut square in the neck, with very bouffant sleeves. 0Old point lace adorned it. Dur- ing the evening two suppers were served— | ht for those desiring to retire second, with exactly the same menu, at3 A. M. Richard T. Wilson Jr. and Miss Consuelo led the cotillon. e Mrs. Potter Palmer has been making herself popular at Bar Harbor, her enter- | tainments having been delightful, and her informal Friday morning “‘at homes’’ are described as “‘having served as gathering- places for the whole social clan.” At the ct large reception Mrs. Potter was unusu- pink brocade. ow that yachts and boats are the most nings to discuss reminds me that ifford has_just passed with first the examination for a master i ’s license, and she is qualified now serve as master of any ship on the high Her purpose is to serve as captain her own yacht. Marion Sarah Parker of Detroit is woman to graduate from the 1 in one of our Western States. men are_receiving with enthu- Louis XVI jacket, it being coming to them, and unusu- P as with it various skirts can be worn. Such a garment of a handsome | brocade with multicolored taffeta ground | fig des in velvet with a collar of | slender revers, hip flaps and deep cuffs of | n velvet having a vest of white | , is very handsome. wo t Apropos of figures, it is announced in that the changes in fashion wiil e great, as French women are feminine figure by adopting like riding ones, which give e of extra fullness tothe bust. It is much the fashion at present for women who embroider well to spend much one of her winter gowns and several nar- row_strips which are for the bodice. She used pale green satin and had a most ariistic pattern stamped onit. She used jridescent paillettes. It is an established fact that the tight- fitting bodice is once again in favor, and the Jatest skirt falls in a double boxplait in the back. We are all to still wear white gloves with our dark costumes, and most somber hats are to be the rage during the coming month. English women are prone to bemost crit- | B ical concerning their American cousins’ ners, style and morals. So imagine my surprise at reading in the Cosmopoli- tan an article by J. Howe Adams relative to the English woman’s bathing costume. I give an extract. He says: ‘“As women, as a rule, wear their clothes much tighter than men, and as the materials are much flimsier than those used in French and American suits, the effect upon the looker- on who is a stranger to English bathing is often starthng. In addition, these suits are cut, as a_rule, quite low in the neck, frequently being as low as a decollete ball- gown, necessitating considerable care on the part of the wearers to keep them from being washed away by the waves, while | the trouser leg is cut short, frequently not | reaching to the knee, occasionally edged with white lace, while, of course, no stock- ings are worn.” Naturally his remarks were commented on in England. One magazine confesses that the bathing costumes worn there are extraordinary, and adds that no doubt the dress of both sexes when bathing is regu- Jated by the idea that there are no lookers- on of the opposite sex, but we know very well that this 18 an idea and nothing more. Such a pretty woman just back from across the pond tells me that the loose coat, known as the Em%ire shape, will be very popular later on. ers is very swell, reaching just below the hips. She also stated that there is good ground for the rumor that cashmere is to be revived, but the new varieties now on view in Paris are of a very superior guality and are extreme- ly fine and close. Black and white gowns are many of them extremely genreux and most fash- jonable. One of our Sentember brides has a black and white silk dress with a bodice of white chiffon, with a black lace applique al) over it and large white_ chiffon sleeves. “Genreux’’ is the latest Parisian expres- gion and promises to, in a great measure, take the expression of chic. Bodices veiled with chiffon are in vogue, and lace and ribbons are used in number- less combinations. Grass cloth is much in demand, and a most uncommon blouse has just been worn by a dark and handsome girl. It is com- posed of _yellow silk, covered all over with cream-colored gauze, having solid satin- like stripes in cream, edged with yellow. For half-mourning a dainty and service- able blouse has been designed of a pretty pale lavender tinted sort of alpaca ma- terial with a curious pattern in lavender silk composed of irregular interlaced lines, | some of them plain, others zigzag. It is finished with black satin ribbons. Mrs. Oelrichs was noticed last week at Newport becomingly attired in white al- paca finely checked in pink, with the fashionable touch of black in her bodice. A small rustic bonnet in straw, with a large black satin bow, completed a good | A well-known society woman in New York mmed with white satin | r famous necklace of | said to be one of the | handsome in a superb toilette of rose | ime adorning pieces of satin for sleeves or | shirt panels with sequins or paillettes. One | clever woman has embroidered a front for | comment at our most fashionable water- | ing place, where most of the gowns are | marvels of taste and beauty. At Newport the Misses Blight are spoken of as “the lovely sisters,” for both have perfect figures and wear gowns which em- phasize their blonde and brunette coloring to perfection. This winter we will have | two sisters in society for whom this de- scription might have been intended. They are charming representatives of one of | New York’s old families. Here we have so many devotees of the | wheel _that I presume in the near future | we will hear of bicycle lupches and din- | pers, such being at present quite the thing. has just given a dinner to twenty-two of | her firiends, all of whom were bicyclists. | The table was a wide oblong, covered with | snowy damask. The centerpiece was a larce wheel of shaded pink roses. The ices were served in pink satin boxes, upon each of which was painted a bicycle, and several floral bicycles adorned the brackets and cabinets, Here, where our summers are almost | rainless cycling costumes should be of gray | or dust-color, and a turned-down linen | collar is the most comfortable to wear. The | sailor hat is suitable. One wishes to pro- duce the effect of absolute simplicity and trim slimness, and above all a first-class masculine excellence about the cut of the clothes when cycling. Fancy a woman wearing a bonnet on a bicycle. Why, it is almost as absurd as having elbow-sieeves; yet both have been worn. When the society of Daughters of the American Revolution was first formed many regarded it as a mutnal ancestral admiration circle. No such ideas are now entertained, but, although the objects and aims of the organization are so uni- versally comprehended, it experienced much difficulty in obtaining from one of | our largest and most popular libraries | historical reference books, and I have been informed by the librarian repeatedly that he is unable to obtain them, owing to the fact that the board of management does | not approve of their purchase. Now, I know nothing concerning the men com- | posing this board, but feel certain that if ‘ they were Americans such volumes would at once be ordered, even if a few less novels were subscribed for. In “Butterflies” I was delighted with the | In the first act her green gown with a chic little silk cape was delightfully artistic. | Then her soft creamy white tea-gown, re- | lieved with rose-pink Dresden ribbon, was | pretty; but in the second act her hand- | somest costume was seen, which was a| dinner dress composed of a rich white | satin brocaded in lines, and these were | composed of tiny flowers in gold and crim- |'son. The back was cut princess and fell from the neck most gracefully in two box s = : B | pleats. The front showed a white satin S k"“f"f“e;“ D;. S archites | petticoat. When we last see Miriam she ¢ s yuken special studies in architec- | {5 appareled in an airy, fairy organdy. with anc intends 1o practice the profes-| , Marie Antoinette fichu surrounded with | | a rutfie. This organdy has the slightest tinge of gray, which is most becoming to i her, relieved as it is by a touch of green. | How women can wear large feather and all that has been said and written on that | subject, is a mystery to me, but I rejoice in being able to state that since fashion has decreed that only the tiniest bonnets can be worn, and that a pretty woman isat | her best in a light gown, with her hair well arranged, those fiendish chapeaux are decreasing in number. MARCELLA. T e FOR MEN. An old valet of the late Duke of Hamil- ton gave the following suggestion to a gen- tleman: Before shaving rub the beard well with good cold cream, follow this with the solid end of soap and this in turn with the hand, then lather. The beard will come off twice as easily, leaving the face very smooth. I have heard a great deal about the benefits to be derived from cycling. This | is the latest sent recently to a magazine: | “Three months ago I was bald. T took to | eveling, and how my thick.” | A new style whisky glass has etched | upon ita pig, just at the line where any | man who is not one will stop pouring. In “Butterflies” Mr. Drew wore a black serge coat with his duck trousers. Mr. yron’s flannels were faultless. As Christopher Jr. again Mr. Drew was a model of correct style, and Major Hedway | showed in the second act how well a man of “a certain age” can look if his flannels are properly cut. The Earl of Dunraven, Valkyrie III’s owner, is a tall, distinguished looking man of affable manners. His cavairy mus- tache is very gray. He is 53 years of age, but looks considerably younger and is an able and useful public man besides being 2 most enthusiastic sportsman. George L. Watson, the famous yacht designer, is about 40 years old. He is the son of a Glasgow physician, is of a most amiable disposition and a great favorite with the Prince of Wales and the German Emperor. Since his installation as commodore of the Larchment Yacht Club Henry M. Gillig has received many compliments on his excellent management. The Shah of Persia usually wears a dark martial cloak lined with vermilion, long, white kid gloves and a huge emerald about the size of & hen’s egg in his belt. He is “a sinewy-built, serene-faced man, with close-cut iron-gray hair and a long, droop- ing mustache.” e OUR TABLES. One of the prettiest luncheons I have ever attended was a pink one givenin New York. We have all been to pink, green and yellow luncheons, but what I want to tell about was the tablecloth, which my hostess informed me was a specimen of California “drawn work,” and very ex- quisite it was, laid over pink silk. Just such a cloth I hear is among the house- hold linen of a recent bride, and this in- dustry should be encouraged. All owning old mahogany tables are having them well polished for the winter campaign, asnoth- ing is sweller for a lunch party. An artistic center piece has just been completed by a friend of mine showing the charm of pansies. Over the linen.are sprinkled vellow, purple and brownish beauties, such marvels of needlework that when a great bowl of the natural flowers are placed on it they are pronounced per- fection. Lovers of embroidered linens have fre- quently asked me how to wash them, as but few laundries, even of the best, will give such delicate articles the proper amount of attention. For the benefit of those who would follow my advice 1 will here condense the information I obtained from a most reliable source: S8have suf- ficient white castile or ivory soap to make a good sud, and throw into cold water, then boil, and the soap will be entirely melted. Pour inio a perfectly clean vessel and add cold water until you can easily put your hands into it. If your linen has any particular soiled spots rub gently between <oilet, and one which excited favorable your fingers. Then dip it up and down | beautiful toilettes worn by Miss Adams. | | ribbon bedecked hats to the theater, after | | uplifting of what is beautiful in the sight hair is growing | until absolutely clean and rinse thor- oughly in cold water. In the last water have a very little bluing. Then have a piece of white flannel folded many times, and on this, face down, lay the linen with an old cambric hanakerchief overthe back and proceed to iron until almost dry. Lift the handkerchief and iron until absolutely smooth. The greatest care must be taken not to have the iron too hot. When linens are to be stiffened do not make the mistake of using starch; two ounces of gum arabic added toa pint of hot water will make enough to do all the linen you are likely to wish done. Iced drinks of every kind are always ac- ceptable. I give two which have frequently been highly commended. For iced punch boil halfa pound of sugar with a little more than half a pint of water until dis- solved, then add the juice of three lemons and leave until ?uxte cool; then add cracked ice, a bottle of champagne and a wine glass of good rum. A simple claret cup is a bottle of good, sound wine to half a siphon of soda and a small bottle of lemonade. Lay a sprig of borage in the basin (if mixing more than one bottle it is a good plan to use a very large earthenware basin for the prepara- tion) with a few slices of peeled cucum- ber; pour the claret on them, sweeten to taste, mix in the soda-water and stand the basin on ice. In ten minutes remove the cucumber and borage. Lumps of ice can be gut in the jug at serving time if not cold enough. A liqueur-glassful of Maraschino and one of brandy to each | bottle of claret will greatly improve the | flavor. MARCELLA. A WORD ABOUT ART How can we have great art in our day? ‘We have no faith. Belief of some sort is the life-blood of art. When Athene and Zeus ceased to excite veneration in the minds of men, sculpture and architecture both lost their greatness. When the Ma- donna and her son lost that mystery and divinity, which for the simple minds of the early painters they possessed, the soul went out of canvas and of wood. When we carve a Venus now, she is but a| | frivolous woman; when we paint a Jesus | now, it is but a little suckling, or a sorrow- | ful prisoner. ‘We want a great inspiration. We ought | to find it in the things that are really beau- tiful, but we are not sure enough, perhaps, what is so. What does dominate us is a passion for nature; for the sea, for the sky, for the mountain, for the forest, for the evening storm, for the break of day. Per- haps when we are thoroughly steeped in this we shall reach greatness once more. | But the artificiality of all modern life is | against it, so is cynicism. Sadness and sarcasm make a great Lucretius and a great Juvenal; and scorn makesa strong Aristoohanes; but they do not make a Praxiteles and an Apelles: they do not even make a Raffaelle or a Flaxman. Art, if it be anything, is the perpetual of the multitude— the perpetual adoration of that loveliness, material and moral, which men in the haste and greed of their lives are everlastingly forgetting; unless it be that, it is empty and useless as a child’s reed pipe when the reed is snapped and the child’s breath spent. It must have been such a good life, & painter’s, 1n those days—those early days | of art, Fancy the gladness of it then; | modern painters can know nothing of it. | When all the delicate delights of dis- | tance were only half perceived; when the | treatment of light and shadow was barely | dreamed of; when aerial perspective was | just breaking on the mind in its wonder and power; when it was still regarded as a marvelous boldness to draw from the natural form 1n a natural fashion—in | those early days only fancy the delights of | a painter. Something fresh to be won at each step; | something new to be penetrated at each moment; something beautiful and rash to be ventured on with each touch of color —the painter in those days had all the breathless pleasure of an explorer; with- out leaving his birthplace he knew the joys of Columbus. And one can fancy nothing better than a life such as Spinello led for nigh on a cen- tury upon the hill here, painting because he loved it, till death took him. Of all lives, perbaps, that this world has ever seen, the lives of painters, I say, in those days were the most perfect. In quiet places, such as Arezzo and Volterra, and Modena and Ur- bino, and Cortona and Perugia, there would grow up a gentle l]ad who from in- fancy most loved to stand and gaze at the missal paintings in his mother’s house and the cena in the monks’ refectory, and when he had fulfilled some twelve or fifteen years his ple would give in to his wish and send him to some bottega to learn the management of colors. Then he would grow to be a man, and his town would be proud of him and’ find him the choicest of all work in itschurches and in its convents, so that all his days were filled without his ever wandering out of reach of his native vesper bells. He would make his dwelling in the heart of his birthplace, close under its cathedral, with the tender sadness of the olive hills stretching above and around; in the basil- iche or the monasteries his labor would daily lie; he would have a docile band of hopeful boyish pupils with innocent eyes of wonder ~for all he said or did; he would paint his wife’s face for the Madonna’s and his little son for the chiid angels; he would go out into the fields and gather the olive bow and the feathery corn, and the golden fruits, and paint_them tenderly on ground of gold or blue, in symbol of those heavenly things of which the bells were forever telling all those who chose to hear; he would sit in the lustrous niEbn in the shade of his own vinesand pity those who were notas he was: now and then horsemen would come spurring in across the hills and bring news with them of battles fought, of cities lost and won; and he would fisten with the | rest in the marketplace, and go home through the moonlight thinking that 1t was well to create the holy things before which the fiercest rider and the rudest free-lance would drop the point of the sword and make the sign of the cross. It must bave been a good life—gcod to its close in the cathedral crypt—and so common, too; there were scores of such lived out in these liitle towns of Italy, half monastery and half fortress, that were scattered over hill and plain, by sea and river, on marsh and mountain, from the daydawn of Cimabue to the afterglow of the Carracci. % And their work lives after them; the little towns are all gray and still and half peopled now; the iris grows on the ram- parts, the canes wave in the moats, the shadows sleep in the silent mlrketplace, the great convents shelter half a dozen monks, the dim majestic churches are damp and desolate, and have the scent of the sepulcher. a But there, before the altars, the wife lives in the Madonna and the child smiles in the angel, and the olive and the wheat are fadeless on their ground of blue and gold; and by the tomb in the crypt the sacris- tan will shade his lantern and murmur with a sacred tenderness, *‘Here he sleeps.’’ —Ouida in The Philistine. FITZGERALD'S DICTUM. The Attorney-General Passes Upon Some Knotty Law Points. Three opinions have been prepared by the Attorney-General to cover knotty points in law which have arisen in various localities. In one he holds that the Assessor of Modoc County and his bondsmen are lia- ble for his failure to collect personal property taxes in cases where they were not secured by real estate, and also the hospital, State, poll and road taxes. Arnother, addressed to the District At- torney of Monterey, relates to the sale of land for taxes, and the third, a point from the State Controller, relates to a similar subject. GOETHE-SCHILLER FETE, Magnificent Interior Decora- tions for the Mechanics’ Pavilion. ‘The Greatest Enthusiasm Is Already Manifested Iin the Coming Festival. The Goethe-Schiller Memorial Associa- tion intends that on the occasion of the festival to be held in November the interior of the Mechanics’ Payilion shall be un- recognizable to those who have been fre- quenters of the well- known resort, This will be accomplished by the deco- rations. A specimen design has been exe- cuted by E. A. Otto, and from it some idea of the elaborate character of the decora- tions planned by the executive committee can be obtained. The scene presented is one of several stage settings to be used in producing the plays of Germany’s two immortal bards. The decorators promise that the im- mense structure shall be entirely trans- formed. Not a glimpse of wooden siding, roof, post or pillar will be allowed. All will be disguised and concealed. With each of the Schiller or Goeth flags the stage settings and decorations will be changed. At a meeting of the executive commit- tee and delegates from the other associa- tions to varticipate, Friday night, the principal topic of discussion was the decor- ations, and the extent to which the state of the finances would aliow the committee to go. In view of the encouragement re- ceived the executive committee decided to be liberal and by unanimous vote author- ized the different committees to expend up to the amount of $7500 in decorations, with the reserving clause that the amount could be increased should it be deemed necessary. The interest in the approaching event is increasing daily. Already over a thousand ladies and gentlemen have been registered as willing participators, active and other- wise, as may best suit the sub-committees in charge of the various departments. The encouragement financially is equally as grntil,\‘ing to those at the head of the undertaking, and 1t is freeli' gredic(ed the success of the festival will be withouta precedentin San Francisco. The executive committee has secured rooms in the Johnson building, 120 Sutter street, where the secretary will be in at- tendance daily to transact the business of the association and attend to all committee matters. et A cap of the style now known as the “‘liberty cap” was worn from the earliest times among both Greeks and Romans. NEW WOMEN. ADAME A. RUPPERT, AFTER HAVING been honored by medals from all the European countries, comes by spec.al request of the ladies of San Francisco to give them the advautage of her new theories and her wonderful and legitimate ex- perience in skin speclaities. Mrs. R. has lectured in every city of moderate size in the entire world, and upon each and every occasion has been lauded with praisé and crowded houses. MME. RUPPERT Treats the complexion for the removal of every skin blemish, ALL ERUPTIONS ORATIONS, “MRS. RUPPERT R MAKES A PROMISE SHE CANNOT FACE BLEACH, Now in its sixteenth year of unrivaled success, never fails eedily and_effectually FRECK. 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Silver-plated Nut Cracks. silver-plated Dinner Bells Silver-plated Salts and Peppers, per set....... 25 silver-plated Child’s Kpife, Fork and Spoon.. Silver-plated Butter Knives. A Silver-plated Sugar Spoons. Fancy Pattern Spoons, per set of 6. Silver-plated Fancy Pattern Table Spoons or Forks, per set of six g Silver-plated Table Knives, p Stlver-plated Butter Dish, glass Silver-plated Pickle Castor. base Silver-plated Berry Dishe: 150 Silver-plated Soup Ladles . 150 Silver-plated Five-bottle Castor. 150 Silver-plated Cake Basket..... ENDLESS ASSORTMENT OF FINE PLATEDWARE, In Tea Sets, Berry Dishes, Castors, Trays, Butter Dishes and Fancy Noveltles. Electrical Construction and Repairing of All Kinds. Estimates Given. NOTE. —Special attention given to Grinding Razors, Shears and KEdged Tools by skilled mechanics. Prices moderate. 818-820 Market Street Phelan Building. Factory—30 First Street. STHEVERY BESTONE TO EXAMINE YOUR oyes and fit them to Spectacles or Eyeglasses with instruments of his own invention, whose I superiority has not been equaled. My been due to the merits of my work. Office Hours—132 (0 4 P. M. ‘success has PeiRVIVAL Fills sarE, - COAL'! .$10 00 COAL! Wellington. Southfield KNICKERBOCKER COAL CO., 522 Howard Street, Near First. NEW TO-DAY. SHOESTORES —_—IN— MQNSTER Comhination Sale —ar— FINE SHOES! $40,000 Worth of BOOTS and SHOES Will Be Thrown on the Market, to Bs Sold At 25¢ and 50¢ on the Dollar. ‘We will consolidate all our retail stores and our Wholesale house in our big stores on Market street, in the Phelan Building. ‘We have enlarged our store and win- dows. Now we have the largest, finest looking and best lighted store on the Pacific Coast, having a frontage on two streets. Now to business. We have $400,000 worth of shoes in all our stores, which we propose to throw on the market and sell at 25¢ and 50c on the dollar. In other words, we propose to paralyze the shoe market for at least thirty days. Our object in this sale is to close out all the stock of our branch stores. We will not run any more branch stores. To close out this vast amount of stock in a short time there is only one way to do it, and that we will do by marking the stock down to just about one-half the regular prices. There Is Probably About $50,000 Worth of This Stock Which We Will CLOSE O0OUT S 25¢ on the Dollar, It will pay any one to buy all the shoes they want for the next twelve months dur- ing this sale. Every line of shoes in the house will be marked with a big card showing the pfice they will pe sold for. This will save a great deal of time in a rush, as the customers can see the prices without asking the clerks. No goods will be cnarged at prices marked for this sale. ‘We wish it distinctly understood if goods do not suit, return them, and your money will be refunded; therefore you have noth- ing to lose and all to gain by buying your shoes during this sale. We invite those not needing to purchase at present to walk around our store and see our combination sale prices. WE WILL PUT ON SALE The Stock of Our San Jose Store MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. 16, AT 9 O’CLOCEKE. The following week we will put our Portland stock on sale, and so on till we close out all our branch stores. Please call early as convenient to avoid the rush. WANTED — 20 Extra Salesmen During This Sale. Mail Orders Will Recelve Prompt Attention. Look for a full Price List in a few days. NOLAN BROS, SHOE CO. 812814 MARKET STREET, 9 and 11 O'Farrell 8., PHELAN BUILDING. Telephone 5527, Bargains for This Week ! [ - oo andesa ] Choice Goods b7 8 Attractive Prices! Underwear. 480 Ladles’' Heavy Egyptiarn; Cotton Rib- bed Combination Suits, long sleeves and open on shoulder, Splendid walue at a Suit. 360 Ladles’ Unshrinkable Ribbed Com- Dination Sults, in cotton and wool mixed, 8335 per cent wool, long sleeves and opex on shoulder. Our special price $1 35 a Suit. 600 Ladies’ Extra Heavy Ribbed Shirts and Drawers, shirts long sleeves and high, neck, color white and natural. Bargain a& 50c Each. Hosiery. 200 dozen Ladies’ Fast Black Cotton Hose, absolutely stainless, double sols and spliced heels and toes, extra elast tops. Regular value 40c, offered at 25c a Pair. 250 dozen Ladies’ Fast Black Cotto: Hose, Hermsdort dye, double soles an spliced heels and toes. Regular value 50c: a pair, offered at 3 pairs for $1, or 33 1-3c a Pajre Ribbons. Satin” and Gros Grain Ribbons, in colors, including black. Immense value 20c a Yard« Handkerchiefs. 1000 dozen Ladies’ All-White Sclllofi? 6500 yards No. 22, 3-inch wide, All sua Embroidered Handkerchiefs, in a gi variety of designs, Regular price each, special at 16¢c Each« Corsets. 200 Pairs N. & L. Black French Sateery Corsets, boned with extra wids bone: e of the most Derfect-BHng corsecd bargain mae, 42E$1 25 a Paire Skirts. 120 Ladies AI-Wool Moreen Ums brella Skirts, superior quality, intan, drat and black. An elegant sirt at $3 Eache Gloves. Ladles’ “Trefousse” Pique Gloves. with 3 1arge clasps and broad embroidered backs,. in all shades for street wear, the nobbiess glove made. Price $2 a Pair. D These are but a fow of the many bar= gains we are offering throughout ou establishment this week., A visit o inspection solicited. Extra. JUST OPENED—The Leading Styles iy DRESS TRIMMINGS. Beautifal Spangled Bands, Yan Dykes, Yokes, Edgings, Laces and Nets, whicls must be seen to be appreciated. NEWMAN & LEVINSON, 125, 127, 129 and 131 Kearny Streef, and 209 Sutter Street. WHALEBONE. PACIFIC STEAM WHALING COMPANY'S Genuine Shell Whalebone “Or¢a Brand.” Specially Prepared and Selected for the DRESS G0ODS AND CORSET TRADE. All Sizes. Every Package Guaranteed. One trial will ‘convince you of its merits and superiority over all other brands in the market. LADIES See that your dressmakers do not use inferior grades or sabsti= tutes. NONEEQUAL T0 OUR “ORCA BRAND.” Never breaks, most _elastic, lasts longest, cheape est and best. For sale by all the leading dry-goods houses Office nd Factory, 30 (alifornia Street, SAN FRANCISCO. NEW WESTERN HOTEL. EARNY AND WASHINGTON STS.—RE modeled and renovated. KING, WARD & CO, European plan. Rooms 50c to $1 50 per day, 82 10 $8 per week, $8 to $30 per month; free baths; hot and cold water every room; fire grates in every room; elevator runs all night. HIGHLAND SPRINGS, ON THE BORDER OF CLEAR LAKE, ILialxe County, Cal. DO, YOU ENJOY A SUPERB CLIMATE, dancing, lawn tennis, croquet, billiards? Do you like finé bathing, boating, hunting and fishing® you need recuperation and rest afforded by over thirty kinds of mineral springs? Shortest stage Toute into Lake County. sfi‘nu this and more can be had at Highland ings. New hotel Finest dining-room north of Sam Francisco. From San Francisco it costs only £ for the round_trip, and the hotel rates are $1 50 to 32 50 per day or $10 to $16 per week. Take the S. F, and N. P. Railway via Pieta, thence by & short, delighttul stage ride. J. CRAIG, Manager. San Francisco office, 816 Montgomery st. DUNCAN’S SPRINGS Hopland, Mendocino County. JEW HOTEL AND COTTAGES, PICTUR- esquely situated in the Inoul'll.lmsi 2 miles from Hopland; 1000 feet above sea level, and 250 feet above the valley: effervescent mineral baths, hotor cold; magnesia, seltzer, soda, iron, borax and sulphut springs; sure cure for kidnéy and liver troubles and liguor or morphine habit; piano, billiards, tennis, croguer, baseball; free bus from Hopland Station, S. F. & N. P. R. R.; $10 to $12 per week: take 7:40 A. . train. All severe cases of sickness attended by the resi- dent physician, Dr. J. Herbert Reeve. 0. HOWELL, Proprietor. REIN BRI Board $8 to $10 Per Week. $8—ROUND TRIP TICKET-—$8 ANDERSON SPRINGS. J. ANDERSON, PROPRIETOR, Lake County. IVY LODGE, 117 Soquel Avenue. Santa Cruz, Cal., SELECT PRIVATE BOARDING. Large grounds, fruits and flowers; central; first- ciass accammodations. LAUREL DELL HOTEL, (5 LAUREL DELL LAKE (FORMERLY Lower Blue Lake). A new hotel—the most artistic in the county. ‘The rush is over. Rooms can now he had and you will be treated well. Boat- ing, bathing, fishing, etc., are among the many amusements. Rates, 38 to $12 per week. Address H. WAMBOLD, Berilia P. 0., REDUCED RATES, At Saratoga Springs, Lake County, Cal., ACHELOR P. 0.—FOR FALLAND WINTER. , airy, hard-finished rooms. en suite. Ac- commodations 'first-class. Hot mineral baths. ‘Write for particulars to J. CONNER, Proprietor. e County.