The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 10, 1895, Page 19

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1895. 19 Of course the wedding at Trinity was lovely, for the bride, always a pretty bit of & woman, was simply radiant in her gown of glistening satin, and her maids were daintily gowned in white, with just the right touch of green. At most of the ‘*At Homes” this week the hostesses were gowned with more than usual taste and elegance. Indeed the pre- diction that we are to have a picturesque and expensive season promises to be veri- fied. * kK Two of the sweetest and prettiest sisters in San Francisco will make their debut at their delightful home on Yacific avenue nex# Saturday b etween 4 and 7 o’clock. The Wells-Livermore wedding, which toox place in Boston last week, was remarkable for the artistic toilets worn by the bride and her attend- ant maidens. They were all pretty girls, who Jlooked as though they had just stepped out of some dainty pic- tury Their frocks were described as nt-cut gowns of crisp white mushn, with tiny ruffles to the waist, edged with yellow lace,” with which were worn broad yellow sashesand stocks with huge bows of the same color. of golden- yellow chrysanthemums. These | effective flowers also banked the altar, | is extremely ornate. The groundwork is of blushrose pink silk, but it is almosten- tirely covered with lengthwise bands of embroidered guipure over white satin. There is the suggestion of a tiny pink chiffon, and across this a gold filagree chain is festooned "and caught up with falling ends at each side of the bodice. A band of beautiful jewel-work encircles the throat. The sleeves consistof two fully gathered puffs to the elbow of the same slik as is used for the skirt, and the close armlet is continued to the wrist, where tabs of mauve velvet are turned back. The waistbelt of mauve velvet is clasped with a diamond buckle. Although from the de- scription there would seem to be great di- versity of coloring in the costume, all the hues are beautifully toned into harmony.” This play is_being given_ at the Comedy, and is one of the topics of conversation in London. * * % The revival of beaver and chinelle hats cannot but excite comment and bonnets are remarkable for their exquisitely em- broidered and bejeweled crowns. A hat from Paris of fawn velvet has as trimmings a_succession of close-set loops in chine ribbon of evéry hue, blended and carried round the crown; yellow roses nestle under the brim. Another hat, of black velvet, has large | bows of black and striped ribbon, ap- parently held in place with rhinestone ornaments, which continue in great vogue. Feathers and ospreys now stand up boldly ala Marie Antoinette. A chinelle and jet bonnet, with two rose- pink satin bo: is unique, as is also a hat of white felt, with its large brim bordered with black chinelle, which composed the entire crown. * * % Lord William Beresford’s wife is reported to be much stouter than_formerly, but she still bas an excellent figure, but depends always more on the make of her garments than on their material. She has been wear- ing a blue leather-bound serge gown, in whi}ch she is reported to look remarkably well. The Countess of Warwick wears for cycling a pretty pair of shoes made of white buckskin. They have bigh heels. Many people have scoffed at the idea of a womin being able to ride a bicycle who could not run a sewing-machine, but Dr. Charles Yowsernd seems to have settled this question in the aflirmative in the News Letter., * * * An English paper is quoted as publish- ing this statement, which considerably i surprised me: *‘The latest instance of the Their hats were of | useful pet is the case of the two apes, black velvet ador ned with great yellow os- | trich tips, and th ey carried large bunches | which have been trained to act as caddies in the now professional game of golf. The | caddie is indispensable to a golf-player, | and Miss Dent, whose brother, Lieutenant Dent of the United States navy, has re- with here and there a few white ones. The | cently returned from the China station, tout ensemble was raved over by the aes- | has two Formosa apes which he brought thetic Bostonians. * Kk k Silk linings, so necessary for our gowns nowadays, can frequently be made out of red silk skirts, provided they are not shabby or cut. * * Blgek taffeta linings with a narrow ruffle 2*% by far the most serviceable for our o lAystreets. \ x % * at charming dresses Mrs. Hoyt wears in A Contented Woman.” In the first act Grace Holme wears a lovely gown of palest blue with creamy white lace. In the second her robe of rich velvet and ex- quisite late was much admired, as was also her evening one of glistening white satin. Her jewels suited her admirably. Mrs. Subsmith’s gowns were chic and suited her to perfection. One of lustrovs yellow silk was beautified by some very hand- some .passementerie. Indeed all the women of this company were well dressed. A recent bride when arrayed for her wedding tour looked most fetching in blue d cloth with a bodice of blue Bengaline which .had sleeves and tabs in Paisley fashioned velvet. She wore a picture hat ch. At the same wed gone sts had on a green cloth with a bodice of black and white over green silk and a lace edged k tucked chiffon which opened ver yet another vest of white chaffon. recently designed half-mourning cos- is thus described: Corselet bodice, of-mutton sleeves and accordion- eated skirt in_black satin. The front of last named is cut en tablier quite flat. ded sash in silk crepon with heavy jet els terminating the purse ends. Yoke t at the back and finely pleated in front th white crepon partly veiled with ndsome white guipure, forming collar d epaulets, Hat in coarse fancy siraw, anced with four black ostrich feathers, huge double bow in striped black and white ribbon and arranged for fan pleat- ings. * k * On Monday evening at the Baldwin an exceedingly pretty coat-basque was worn of light g satin necked with black chiffon. A showy vest of chiffon adds much to its beauty. The revers were deeply notched. Six handsome buttons of cut jet completed it. With it was worn a black silk skirt, and an exceedingly good black velvet hat with gray feathers. A becoming driving coat in fawn color of covert coating, lined with squirrel and trimmed with mink, has lately been made. With it goes a detachable cape with fur-| edged hood and revers. 5 A weading gown recently sent out by an excellent dressmaker has a full skirt set- ting all round with godet pleats. The sleeves are made low on the shoulders and the bodice crosses in front. Bunches of orange blossoms are introduced here and there. For the same bride was made a roing-away dress of gray face cloth re- ieved with a collar of white cloth trimmed with gray passementerie, the bodice being arranged of chine silk and mousseline de soie embroidery. She also has for evening wear a pink pompadour silk trimmed with ecru net; the baby bodice shows velvet ofa deeper shade. 2 * x * A confection we would most of us adinire is an evening dress of a fancy shot silk of a pistachio green, checked with soft ivory sitk. The train and skiry is finished with a full ruche of pistachio satin ribbon, the seams are ornamented with long flots of blonde lace matching in tint the checked design on the silk. The corsage has a quantity of this lace artistically arranged upon_it; both back and front there are bretelles of ivory satin, and at the waist behind there is a large bow of the satin. On the right shoulder there is a tuft of ivy and berries. 3 I like a high-necked toilette of gold and green striped gauze over pale rose silk. Tte basqued bodices carry out the same idea, and at the back some cream guipure is introduced. * Kk X In Mr. Pinero’s latest play, “The Bene- fit of a Doubt,” one of Miss Emery’s capes end a gown are thus described: ‘‘Her mantle is one of those graceful little Henry Deux wraps that_are sleeveiess and fafl straight to the waist back and front. Itis of asoft green mirror velvet that tones with the skirt, and is lined with pale rose velvet. Atthe throat some rich jeweled vassementerie forms a clasp. The toque- ngud hat is of a drawn green velvet, and at the back some bluish ospreys rise from her, and which they have trained to the business of caddies.” They wear liveries of white duck, and each has a Turkish fez. Miss Dent is a capital goli-plaver, and to see her on the links of tie Bath Beach | Club, 8an Francisco, attended by her apes, | is the latest sensation in that locality.” Next spring, under the auspices of the United States Golf Association, a ladies’ championship competition will take place. The prize will be a challenge cup, and a very handsome one it will be, as it is valued at $1000. 8o the fair golfers are all Teported to be practicing daily. Goif has reached Germany, and has been received with enthusiasm. Miss Runyon, daughter of our Embassador there, is a member of one of the principal clubs. * k. * Chafing dishes are in more than usual demand, and many are the delightful after-theater suppers prepared on these | useful arrangements. Those having an | inner dish of porcelain are the most use- ful. Every bride should have a chafing i dish among her gifts. * k K A word of advice: Our bodices, if to be | cut according to the latest mode, will | boast of no other epaulette than a narrow string of artificial tlowers or & band of jewels. This style 1s a temptation for women with beautiful shoulders, but they i will do well to resist it, MARCELLA. | -— FOR MEN, Stout men should never attempt to wear the short, half-sack, half-cutaway coat which is made of either tweed or home- spun. Indeed, a man must have a good figure to look well in this style of coat. Many long suits are being made of brown mixed goods; some have an almost invisi- ble check, others have threads of red and green or green and purple through them, Men frequently have difficulty in tying thair evening ties, because they neglected to have their shirtmaker first take their | collar measure, and, asa natural result, the ends are too long or too short. Have vour evening ties rather wide, but tie {them in very neet bows. The great flourishing affairs sometimes seen are in bad form. No man should ever attempt to wear a ready-made white waistcoat as the result is generally dreadful beyond description, | these waistcoats being far more difficult to | fit than cloth ones. Evening trousers this season have no crease in them, neither are they cut with any perceptible spring. The crush opera hat is in universal use as usual. Plain white linen is the only raaterial for evening wear, Last winter a number of men had velvet collars put on their evening coats, but the fashion was never taken up by the smart set, as in Europe “it is the distinctive mark of the diplomatic service.” The best tailors East are reported to have lately been making more comfortable and less snug garments, cut and fitted, however, in excellent fashion. There is no danger this season that the discussion concerning colored coats for evening wear will be revived. Only for { hunt balls and similar occasions will any change be made. The all-round turn-down collar will con- tinue to be worn and with it will be seen the clubtie arranged in a methodical sys- tematic bow. These ties are usually in color, such as green and red on a dark ground. Scarfs are being shown in many Persian mixtures, but I do not believe they will be extensively worn by those who want the best style, as they are sure to become common; however, on the other hand black silk ascots promise to be smart. On the blacksatin are to be seen little tiny checks, sprigs, sprays and flowers. They are tied “in a peculiarly fetching knot, not too large, or again too small, with wide silk aprons.” The boxes for the New York horse show were sold on October 30. The comnetition was fierce, great prices being received. Speaking of horse shows reminds me of a remark I heard made by one-of-the-men- who-know-it-all. He said that our horse show last year was absolutely nothing in comparison with what we may expect next month. Eugene Ysaye, whom most of us heard a few months ago, lias just succeeded in urchasing the Stradivarius violin called ~ cluster of turquoise flowers.” When the waantle is discarded we ses that the bodice ercules. He paid $5065, and was glad to get it at that figure, as it was made in 1732 and is one of the most perfect violins in the world. It is in an excellent state of preservation. ur men are taking kindly to whist clubs at present. The Bostonians have been making much over Henry Irving, many social attentions having been paid him. An Eastern paper states that ‘“coon hunts” are among the amusements of the Green Spring Valley Club. After the last hunt a most successful old-fashioned coun- try supper was given. The Prince of Wales has been visiting Lord William and his bride, the former Duchess of Mariborough. C. C. Rl e, BAB'S VIEW OF LIFE. Here's a New and 0dd Occupation for Women. The Cheering-Up Business—Amusing Mrs. Orank, Madame Millionaire, the 8nob and Little Mrs, Good Form. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1895.—It is just the time of the year when people yawn politely—that is, if there is sucha thing as yawning politely—and wonder what they willdo next. The season hasn’t quite started; there is no certainty about what is and what is not to be the special vogue, and so the fashionable matron, for the maid counts for very little socially in New York, stares at the tip of her satin slipper, yawns again and again, and wishes that something would happen. I bap- pened to drop into the Woman’s Exchange the other day ana I saw a little sign which struck me as unique, and the woman who wrote it ought, if there is any justice in the world, to do a flourishing business. It read this way: *‘In the Cheering-up Busi- ness. I willread, play on the piano, singor entertain invalids, or those people who feel a little blue and would like to be cheered up at a reasonable price per hour.” Now, that is what I call clever. And the woman who can deliberately make a business of cheering up people, and especially when she has to earn her living by this light- heartedness, must be mighty brave—quite as brave as a soldier facing the enemy. Suppose she happens to be wondering where she will get the money to pay her rent, when she is called on to chcer up Mrs. Crank, who wants to be sung to and read to and amused with stories that are not just straight and not just crooked, but a little amusing. And the cheerer-up has to look pleasant and be pleasant and make Mrs. Crank feel pleasant, or the conviction be forced upon her that she hasn’t earned her money properly. It takes all sorts of people to make up a world, and Mrs, Ciank 18 one of the extremely offen- sive ones; but there are others who are equally distinct. Among the snobs there is, first of all, Mme. Millionaire, who is rich but not rare. Infact, to be a little slangy, she is rather overdone. She gauges everything from the standpoint of her bankboofi:. and the only reason she respects the kingdom of heaven is because it is to be paved with gold. A beautiful woman is as nothing to her until she hears how much she i3 worth, | and a man may be as brave as Bayard, Gordon and Robert E. Lee put together, but she sees nothing good in him unless each act of bravery is recognized by a million of shekels.” When she comes to die I wonder what she will think? It is a subject that doesn’t trouble her now, be cause she feels that money will get hera special train of carriages to follow her, a marvelous casket to hold her, and yards of silk to enshroud her. She forgets tha those dreadiul worms have no respect for persons nor for fine woods nor rich gowns. And she forgets, too, that she won't be asked, “How much are you worth?'' but instead, “What good have you done with | the millions I intrusted to you?” I make | a bow to Mme. Millionaire as she goes by ; she gives me that tip of her head which | that I wouldn’t change places with her, nor if her millions were tripled and her diamonds were of such great worth that they startled the whole world. One of the littie sisters of the rich for whom Mme. Millionaire has a sort of lik- ing is little Mrs. Good Form. She never makes a mistake socially. She knows the latest handshake, she wears the newest frock and she wouldn't be seen with an angel from heaven unless itsrobe had a distinct cut. Nothing is amusing that hasn’t been approved 05 by the Grundys elected by her and her like, mit herself to get very much excited. She wouldn’t shed a tear because—oh, well, tears are common. Common mop’e cry, and then, too, one might get one’s nose | red. She wouldn’t laugh because ordi- nary people like funny things, and then, too, langhing is apt to make wrinkles about one’s mouth.- She missed meeting a famous artist once because she conldn’t decide just what gown was suited to the hour of the day—a ridiculously early hour—when he was to appear. But then she didn’t care about the artist. She heard afterward that his dress clothes were abominable, and that he didn’ t seem to know the difference between the people one ought to know and the people it is wiser not to know. It is quite true that she will be forgotten when she makes her exit from this world, and that the great artist will live for centuries, but still she flatters herself that she is always thor- oughly good form, and what more can a woman_in good society want? That a little bit of heart or brain might be de- sirable has never dawned on her. When she gets older and people neglect her, and she receives no invitations, she will set it down to malice and entirely forget that, as she was in her young daysa mass of self- anybody will ve kind-hearted enough to remember her. Another snob is Mlle. Blue-Blood. Personally I have the greatest admiration for peoplé who try to conceal their finan- cial worries, who dofi’t bore the world at large with their troubles and who reslly and truly keep up a brave appearance. Some people have an idea that it is a sin to be poor—it is something of a biunder, but still some poor people are happy. and I would like to mention one poor woman lius Vanderbilt, simply because he dot not get one-half the pleasure out of li that she does. What fun is there when you can get everything without trouble? When you see a book that yon long for you look at it and price it and begin to save on carfares and soda-waters and vari ous small feminine luxuries to get it. Then the day comes when you have enough money, and taking somebody with you, for you wouldn’t be mean enough to 2o alone, you enter the shop, buy the ook, and your heart is thumping with pleasure and your lips quivering with delight, and your eyesare absolutely laughing. And the man says, “Shall I send it home?” You al- most answer **Not much’’ but catch your- self in time, and say, “No, thank you.” And then, when you get home, somebody rollsup the bit of string because it is a nice pink string, which is_handy to have, and somebody else keeps the paper because a bookseller’s paper is always reputable looking, and then everybody discusses the cover of the book and the pictures in the book, and what the man wrote before and how this will compare with it, and the best reader is going to read it aloud, although, of course, youare going through it with great rapidity, first of all, by your- self. That is real pleasure. Do you sup- vose such intense delight ever comes to Mr. Vanderbilt? Books are nothing to him, that is in the way of savin, up to buy them. He can order the whole s op home, but he can never have the perfect ioy that comes to me, or to you when we buy the something for which we long, and which we deny ourselves to obtain. . But to returnto Mlle. Blue-Blood. She is of good birth, but poor, and the poverty is in her purse, not in her assurance. She does what might be called the poverty act. She cannot see a pretty gown, a ainty bonnet, a new parasol, wefil-fitting gloves, or even a comfortable chair, without say- ing: *‘Oh, me, how fortunate vou are! Now, I am so awfully poor that I cannot getanything, but youare a happy mortal.” Then you who possess what she admires feel precisely like a woman on & fishhook. You realize that you are doing wrong in being prosperous; you are convinced that it is an absolute fact that you are stealing from your less fortunate friend, who, every- she reserves for nobodies. and I realize | and she thinks it good form never to per. | ishness, she has no right to expect that | who wouldn’t change places with Corne- | body says, is so sweetly frank, as she never hesitates about telling of her poverty. Bosh! That's just what it 1s. In time, her sweet frankness becomes a nuisance, and you realize, after you have known her alittle while, that she bleeds her friends as systematically as if she were blackmail- ing. gome day you pay her a visit, taking with you n{\lmf‘h of violets that you really can hardiy afford to buy, but you thought she would like them; and you find her in a charming apartment, well, indeed even luxuriously, furnisbed. Once you are seated, however, she gives you a list of the donors of yvour belongings, and you go away wondering if you hadn’t better buy her the lace curtains she said she wanted or else be talked of as stingy. Nobody likes poverty. Itisnot beautiful and sei- dom ‘ennobling. But from this kind of | poor we ought to pray daily for deliver- ance. 1 sometimes wonder how Mile. Blué-Blood ever got so; because there must have been a time when she didn’t indulge in this sort of ficxing and stealing business—that is really what it amounts to, for -few of her friends give willingly; instead, the gift is extracted like an eyetooth and comes with as much reluctance. I often wonder if these women think the world is fooled. It isn’t, but we Americans, generalizing, create a great deal of suffering for ourselves by our in- ability to say no. We are afraid Mlle. Blue-Blood will be nasty unless we are counted by her as among the generous veople. Now, why couldn’t we let her tbink whatever she wants and say what- ever she wants as Jong as we know that we are doing right? Society demands of us that we shnllgbe civil, but surely not to the individual who politely but certainly robs us. The other objectionable people? Well, there is the woman who says vile things about you, and who, when she meets you, asks you why yon haven’t been to see her, and insists upon kissing you. Then there is the elderly frump who feels that it is her duty to talk religion to you, and the very minute she begins all the choice wickedness that is in youcomes to the sur- face, and when she leaves she can say with a certain amount of truth that you have spoken in such a way that she is 'sure you are turning infidel. It is a wonder you don’t turn cannibal. Then there is the man who watches you every time you speak to a man, hoping thatyou will do or say something that he can repeat at his club, and which will hurt your repu- tation. He has reached that time of life when he is baggy under the eyes, very much wrinkled, dyes his mustache, and is given over to strong perfumes. Also to kissing the daughters of his old friends, who loathe him and would rather kiss the most miserable cur on the street than this curious expression of masculine gone wrong. From the wicked old man—I mean the type anxious to impress you with his wickedness—may we all pray'to be deliv- ered! Then there is the woman who is always telling yon who her ancestors were. She herself is an old bore, and nobody cares if she was descended from General Fiddle-Faddle, who came over to America in 1600, probably on one of the convict | ships, and who undoubtedly Jeft his coun- try for his country’s good. This woman always reminds me of something that that very witty gentleman, Benjamin Frank- lin, said: “The mule is very anxious to speak about her mother, the mare, but never her father, the jackass.” | 1 received tue other day a_clipping from Spanish newspaper, which illustrates very well how far ahead of us the daughters of Spain are_in their mingling, i not only of religion and business (for some f us are pretty well up in that), but in making the public aware of the matri menial pessibilities in the family and the hard-heartedness of a cruel landlord. Th‘iu isit: This morning our Savior summoned away the | jeweler, Siebald Illmaga, from his shop to | another and better world. The undersigned | his widow, will weep upon his tomb, as will | also his two_daughters, Hilda and Emins, the | former of whom is married and the latter is open to an offer. The funeral will take place to-morrow. His disconsolate widow, VERONIQUE ILLMAGA. P.8.—This bereavement will not interrupt our business, which will be carried on as usual; only our place of business will be re- moved to 4 Tessie de Teinturier, as our grasp- ing landlord has raised our rent. ;3 Isn’t that fine? And wouldn’t it be a | good thing if we all could, in this childiike way, publish our opinions of our landlord and butchers and bakers and grocers, who invariably charge more than they ought to, and who grow rich from the protits gained from innocent and unprotected women. (If that don’t fetch my landlord nothing will). A young woman wrote and asked me what I would advise her to have for favors on the dinner-table. I wish to remark that the Senate of the United States has ordained a special thanksgiving on the last Thursday in November for the doing away of all the rattle-trap stuff in the way of boxes and toys and ribbons that made one feel on departing like a_shoplifter, or else like one of those horrible women who chase after bargains. The dinner-favor is no more; it is the dinner that is of im- portance, and all the boxes of sweets and all the candy elephants and all the bunches of flowers tied with streamers will not ex- cuse bad cooking and worse service, I trust that the young woman is answered 0 her satisfaction. Another yourg woman who wanted to know inquired fiow often she should let her betrothed spend *‘sunny hours with her”” (that is what she wrote). It depends entirely upon her appearance. If, as I imagine from her letter, she is a combina- tion of beauty and folly, she had better let him see as little of her as possible; but if she happens to be longon brains and short on beauty then she may meet him as often as she pleases. The charm of beauty alone soon wears away, but the woman who has something more than mere beauty can make a man forget her face and appreciate keenly her heart and her mind. The clev- erest man that ever lived (I decline to mention his name) said: “Familiarity is a magician cruel to beauty and kind to ugliness.” A quotation? Ofcourseitis. Whenone is fortunate enough to come acrossa clever thing it becomesone’s duty to send italong to the next. What I am hoping for is that some day, quite by accident, I will say something very clever; you will repeat it and your best young man will ask, “Who first said that?” And you will answer, *‘BaB."” An Artist’s Enthusiasm, “Thereis only one thing,” she said to her dearest girl friend, ‘‘that makes me doubt Herbert’s affection for me.” “What is that ?”” ‘‘He thinks that some of the snap-shot Fhotogmphs he has taken of me are good ikenesses.”’—Washington Star. e In most parts of Europe it is considered unlucky for a hare to cross the road in front of a traveler. Among the Romans this omen was so unfortunate that if a man starting upon a journey espied a hare on the road before him he would return and wait until the following day to begin his journey. 1AM 'A WORKING GIRIL, " I Stand Ten Hours a l)ay.' . [SPECIAL TO OUB LADY EEADERS) 1 ‘I have suf- fered terribly With bearing- down Ppains, j giddiness, back- ache, and kid- | ney trouble. | Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegeta- ble Compound has given me T, ommend it to all.” —MAGGIE LUKENS, Thirteenth wnd Butte Strects, Nicetown, Pa, 1 PACIFIC BANK 1S SOLD, The Building at Pine and San- some Streets Changes Hands. FOR THE SUM OF $130,000. Bought by the Continental Insurance Company—Good for People’s Home Depositors. The Pacific Bank building at the north- west corner of Pine and Sansome streets has been purchased by the Continental In- surance Company of New York. The price is $130,000. This will be pleasing news to the large number of depositors of the People’s Home Bank, who have been anxiously waiting for more than a year for a dividend. The Pacific Bank property was owned by the McDonalds’ savings bank attachment, having been given to secure loans that were made 10 keep tha Pacific institution afloat. The $130,000 soon to come into the nearly empty savings bank treasury will give something like 15 per cent to deposi- tors, and as there ought to be at least enough other money on hand to pay 5 per cent it is quite likely that depositors may get 20 per cent within a very short time. The sale was the result of negotiations conducted by W. 8. Duval, Pacific Coast general manager of the Continental Fire Insurance Company. At Thursday’s meeting of the People’s Home Bank directors the Continental Company’s offer was accepted, and $10,000 cash deposited with Secretary John F. Sheehan. The following telegram settled the matter: NEw YoRrk, Nov. 7, 1895. W. S. Duval, Continental Insurance Company, 331 Pine street, San Francisco: Purchase property for $130,000. Wire when contract signed. HENRY EVANS. The property has a frontage of 35:6 feet | on Sansome street and 87:6 feet on Piue, | and the building consists of three stories | and basement, brick and iron, all well | i as well that | difficulties with the railroad peovle rela- | tive to mineral lands. Ereserved. Quite extensive changes will | e made upon it, however, to make it modern throughout. | . In paying this price the Continental Fire Insurance Company has shown its | faith in the future of the City and shown | S 1 it has come to stayin San | Francisco. | This American company owns its own | building, a_ twelve-story fireproof struct- | | ure at 46 Cedar street, New York: also its | Brooklyn building. This San Francisco | bu\l(émg anchors the company on this coast. Gacibaldi’s Defense. Edward Flynn, better known as ““Garibalds,” | appeared before Judge Campbell yesterday to | answer the charge of vagrancy. Flynn, in his defense, handed the Judge & petition to Col- lector Wise for his appointment as a laborer on | the wharves signed by Dennis Spencer, Judge Coffey and other well-known citizens. The Judge expressed his surprise that reputable citizens would sign a petition for such & man as “Garibaldi.” He sentenced him to twenty- four hours in the County Jail on his promise that he would ges employment, but warned him that if he came up again he would get the full limit. A MINING COMMISSION, The California Association’s Plan for Relief From Rail- roads. Presidential Appointees to Decide the Character of all Lands in Con- troversy. The legislative committee of the Cali- fornia Miners’ Association has hit upon a plan which, if successful, will have the effect of straightening out some of the The committee met yesterday in the office of the chair- | discussed the subject under consideration at length. The members were unani- | mously of the opinion that but little relief | can be obtained by protesting at the Land Office against the issuance of grants of | mineral lands to the railroad, and a pro- | test always involves long and expensive litigation. The proposition which received the ap- proval of all was that the miners of this | man, Mr. Ford, at 101 Sansome street, and | I State proceed upon the plan of the miners of Montana and Idaho. The miners in those localities had the same trouble with the Northern Pacific Railroad Company that the California miners are having, As a means of relief the Montana Senator secured the passage of a bill through Con- gress which provides for a commission to determine the character of the land within the land grant of the Northern Pa- citic Railway Company. Whenever the character of a parcel of Jand is in dispute the commissioners ex- amine the land and pass judgment on the same. Idaho miners saw the advantage of having this commission, and obtained a similar commission. The bill is now known as the Idaho-Montana act. Chairman Ford was directed to draft a bili similar to the Idaho-Montana act for tne creation of a California commission to determine the character of lands within the land grant of the Central Pacific and other railroad companies in this State. The bill that Chairmau Ford will pre- pere will differ from the Idaho-Montana act in this resnect: In the latterthe Presi- | dent of the United States appoints all of the commissioners, one of whom must be a resident of the State in which the contro- verted lands lie. On the Idaho-Montana Commission is one man who resides in Kentucky and another who is a resident of some one of the middle agricultural sections. vision will be made oners shall be resi- dents of California, and thatat least one ssioner shall bea practical miner. A commission consisting of three mem- bers will be sufficient, provided two of them know the difference between mineral land and a wheat field. Another feature of the proposed act will be that the reports of the commission must be advertised in order that interested parties may have time to protest against the findings of the commissioners relative to any part or the whole of the land 1n question. "With com- Eetgm men upon the commission it is elieved that there will be but few occa- sions for appeals from their decisions, AT A e Davis’ Worthless Bonds. F. Kehrlin, I and H. Solomon and R. Behan stand in some danger of being indicted by the Grand Jury for having given bonds for J. C. T, without being responsible The bonds given in this case were declared by Jones & O’Donnell, the official bond col- léetors, as being entirely worthless. Tnese bonds were looked into by the Police Depart- mentand anproved by an officer detailed by the Chief for the purpose. A o Harriet Hilton of Havre de Grace, Md., was assisted in the late celebration of her | one bundredth birthday by 152 children, granchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. NEW TO-DA’ BARRIET HUBBARD AYER'S Recamier Toilet Preparations JULIE RECAMIER. THE ORIGINAL OF THIS PICTURE RE- TAINED HER EXQUISITE COMPLEX- 10N THROUGH THE USE OF RE- CAMIER CREAM UNTIL HER DEATH AT EIGHTY. 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It is a well-known fact that we are the only shoehouse that is doing a rushing That is All the clear proof that we are selling Better Shoes for Less Money Than Any Other House Can Afford to. We Purpose to Paralyze the Market With SHOES AND PRICES. BEAR IN MIND! You have nothing to lose and all to gain by buying your Shoes at our store. If Shoes are not as represented return them at our expense and we will refund the money. Send for our Illustrated Catalogue. Mailed free to any address. “Meil orders will receive prompt at- tention. NOLAN BROS, SHOE CO. 812814 MARKET STREET 9 and 11 0'Farrell 8, PHELAN BUILDING. Telephone 5527. COAL! COAL! Wellington $10 00 Southfield . 950 Genuine Coos Bay. . 700—Half ton Seattle 8 (0—Half ton & QU—Half ton KNICKERBOCKER COAL CO., 522 Howard Street, Near First,