The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 26, 1896, Page 18

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1846 PT\HE week has been unusually gay ; Fraucisco society with the Fortnightly, the Monday prime interest of Lhe the Pond-G 17 which will bot Tke different ¢ the San F rapidly gett: the mardi-g Friday, Febr arrangements i over the possi will be one of th its kind. The p s manifes interest, and without doubt a fashion- able crush will be present. Mr. and Mrs. P e gave a fancy dress dinner at their residence, 1249 treet, last evening in honor of M Kathryn Jarboe and Jerome Case Bull. It was followed by a reception. at which was given a series of living pictures. Tkere was a Bohemian supper served at small tables, with ¢ i freshments served by ung ladies in peasant co were present about 150 gue: A hop was given at the Presidio last 1 Sheldon in the absence of | ward W. Townser the red room of James D. Phelan. The tea James Otis at her home, 1 ¥, Friday afternoon, betwee rs of 4 and 6 o'clock, was a affair. The decorations were nd during the hoursof the recep- | tion tempting refreshments w | served. | The tea was complimentary to Mrs. Rob- 1g by Mrs. Mrs. Hall McAllister, Mrs. M. Hall McAllister, Mre. George C. man, Mrs. James T Egyre, Mrs. Nor MeGavin, M ren, Mrs. Walter | . Langhorn, Miss | Mrs. George W. Beaver and the Misses Beaver entertained most delightfully a large number of their friendsat a tea given et their home, 1300 Taylor street, yester- day afternoon. Those receiving were Mrs. Beaver, Mrs. Frederick Beaver, Miss Kate Beaver, Miss Ethel Beaverand Miss Anna Beaver. The old Tingley house, on Rincon Hill, was reopened last Friday evening with a reception given by Mrs. V. T. Lawrence, a | daughter of Judge Tingley. The guests were received by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Ludlow and Miss Lawrence. Vocal and instrumental music by some of the guests was followed with dancing, after which a daintily eppointed supper was served. Mrs. J. C. Hampton gave a tes st her | bome in Oakland yesterday. She was asgisted in receiving by Miss Lillian Btrong, Miss Mamie Baker, Miss Mary Whitney, Miss Carrie Ritter, Miss Helene Bell and Miss Edith Brown of Alameda. Miss Emma Prosek eave the principal members of the Entre Nous Cotillon Club & reception at her home, 717 Golden Gate avenue, last Thursday night. Dancing was the feature of the evening and Mr. Kerrigan amused the company with one of his comical recitations. ENGAGEMENTS, Weir-Whittier, Lowengart-Gerst and Far- quharson-Castle Betrothals. The wedding of Miss Kathryn Jarboe, daugh- ter of Mrs, John R. Jarboe, end Jerome Case Bull of New York will take place at noon on Thursday, February 6, at St. Luke’s Church. Rev. William Moreland will officiate. The wedding will be followed by & breakiast at the resigence of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jarboe, 1299 Taylor street. Only the bridal party and rela- tives will be present. The maid of honor will be Miss Charlotte Wilson, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Wilson, and the best man will be Mr. Bull, brother of the groom. The ushers will comprise E. M. Greenwe: Samuel H. Boardmen, Richerd Harrison, Fra L. Owen, Dr. George M. Richerdson end Addi- son Mizner. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson Grant have | Salz, in Cente; 1 Barbara, and the | ° er, ding of their daught nd Edward Pond, 1t is announced of Mis . F. Whittier, to ittier's new residence ecn made of the en- h Gerst to Ignatz Lowen- e parties are prominent in serst'is the eldest on Gerst of this Anspacher, Lowengart is 1 circles both The coupie will receive rsday &t the Gerst residence, er of Pierce and McAllister ent is gnnounced of Miss himen, daughter of Mr, and to Douglass B. Crane ntal Steamship Com- ent has been announced of Miss daughter of Frederic! qubarson, son of David Far- gement i announced of Miss Jen- | vers’ of the aid society, after which all re- | and 1t e | turned to their homes more than pleased with | 3 . W. Sandersou, to Roy Durand Her- | the evening’s énjoyment. rick, son of Edwin ilerrick of Minneapolis. O Toeaday. RIShe in. sulth of the reti. the ! Dr. and Mrs. I. Sanger, formerly of San Fran- | spacious Crystal Hall in Pythian Castle was | isco, announce ine engagement of their | arowded with members and friends of Aqua fer Bdna to J. Remusat, anattache of | purs and Independence Social clubs, which the French Consulate at Shanghai, China.|cqve a very successful leap.year party under | They will be married in the near future and | fia*nanagement of Miss Bertha Wallace, e jeke an exiended Furopean tour, going 10 | foor director, and Misses Julia Benfield, Neilio RECEPTIONS, The Lenox and Oliver Parties—Leap - Year Affairs, th birthday of Mrs. J. Hart, kton, was celebrated last S sidence of her daughter, Mrs. 8. le. There were present forty s from this City, Stockton and wding four- generations ot the on & fine collation was spread, telegrams of congratulation from ab- tives were read and toasts were offered, ch during the efternoon the guests enj mselves with music and dancing. An enjoyable hop was given Friday evening the Hotel Lenox, 628 Sutter street. The ests and their triends assembled in the par- lors, from which piace the grand march took place, nud dencing was indulged in in the spa- cious'dining-room, which was elegantly deco- ed. Icecream, cakes and lemonade were ved the guests during the evening. Thursday evening was a notable occasion at the Hotel ‘Oliver, on the corner of Pine and Mason streets. Over 150 guests were present and a choice musical programme was pre. ented under the direction of F. Dellepiane. The numbers were as follows: Vocal duet, “A Night in Venice,” Miss Millie Fiynn and {v. Simonson; contralto solo, 0, Promise Me,”” Mrs. Olive Reed; tenor solo, W. 8i n; soprano solo, “‘Venzanos Waltz, Mrs. Eva Tenne! tenor solo, Frank Coffin male quartet, Messrs, Coffin, Rice, Ward and Tucker; soprano solo, “Becauise I Love You,” Miss Millle Flynn. Accompanist, F. Dellepiane. Dancing terminated the affair. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Willis Bachclder, Mr. and Mrs. William Westoff, Mr. and Mrs. McPherson Hill, Mr. and Mrs. F. Dellepiane, Dr. and Mrs. Kreutzman, Captain and Mrs. Johm Leale, Captain Lindsey of the steamer Coptic, Dr. and Mrs. Polastri, Miss Po- lastri, Miss Lida Hill, John T. Scott, Mr. and M Cordes, Miss Georgie Cousins, Mr.and M. Jennings, Mme. Ziske and mauy day th at M. F. Donleavy was given a leap-year surprise party last evening at her home, 1136 Howard street. A pleasant surprise party was tendered to William Kaiser at his residence, 737’4 Union street, insi Tuesday. The evening was ver: pleasantly passed in dancing and {Imes, wit supper at midnight. Those present were: Miss Ida Hensel, Miss Addie Gudehus, Miss Annie Heltmann, Miss May Nienstadt, Miss Annie Pritz, Miss Louise Goetz, Miss Emma Goetz, Miss 'Annie Kaiser, Miss' Emma Kaiser, Miss Annie Otien, Miss' Gesiene Enlers, Miss Mota. Ehlers, Miss Ilattie Lampe, tiss Sophie Kruse, hi Mr. and Mrs. Kaieer, Mr. and .\Irl.%hier, Mr., Kuser, H. Goetz, Ed Nienstadt, Adolph Gude- hus. George Tietjen, Mr. Tietse, L. H. Anthes, William_Westphal,” William Kaiser, Charles Kaiser, Mr. Ross, Albert Rubold, H. Schmidt and Mr. Nathan. The Young Ladies’ Leap-year Club of ’96 gave their first theater party Tuesdey evening at the Columbia Theater. The following mem- Dbers were preseni: Miss Mamie Ryan, Miss Rose Cobn, Miss Minnie Cohen, Miss Lottie Carney, Miss Emily Fankhauser, }Miss Pauline Cohn, Miss Nellie King, Miss Jessie Ketcham, Clara Fankhauser, Miss Kitty Ryon. A pleasant rocéption was given.at the resi- dence of John Hinkel at 218 Devisadero strect. Among those present were: Miss M. Plageman, 0. vou Boistel, Miss C. Denning, L. Hasshagen, Miss L. Gibbons, G, Hinkel, Miss H. Spencer, T. von Boistel, Miss L. Hinkel, J. Calhoun, Miss L. Hudson, H, Muller, Miss E. Spencer, J! Hiukel, Miss §. Smith, R. Rodgers, Miss E. O'Neil, R. Mahoney, Miss Wainat, B. Hinkel, Miss E. Gilmore, J, Kane, Miss hfiber(‘, L Dake, Miss A. Ross, . Sullivan, Miss H. O'Neil, J. Hughes, Miss B, Denver, W. Shord, Miss J. Aftken, C. Adam, Miss R. Harper, R. Shord. PIONEERS' ANNIVERSARY. The date of the discovery of gold at Coloma by Marshall having been, after years of con- troversy, incontrovertibly fixed as on January 24, 1848, the Society of California Pioneers on Friday evening commemorated the forty- eighth anniversary by enjoyable social festivi- ties in their spacious assembly hall, Despite s Mat- York. The wedding | 8 and Jackson sireets, | . nu-El and well | the threatening, weather gray-bearded and venerable argonauts, accompanied by younger wives, children, grand sons and daughters, filled the chamber at an early fiour. There was nothing formal about the gathering, only ajolly free and easy time, reminders of days lang syne. In lieu of literary exercises dancing was in- dulged in to the strains of Yanke’s band. Of course, K. Vandercook, the veteran manager of all the terpsichorean entertainments of his pioneer associates, judiciously and satisfac- torily. armnfied the various numbers, and ontil midnight the merry throng unwearily tipped iton the light faniastic. The efficient services of J. I. Spesr, secretary, and Marshal J. F. Pinkhem contributed ma- terially toward insuring the success of this memorable anniversary jubilee, Throughout the entire evening a cold collation wes' pro- vided in the lower banguet-hall for the refresh- ment of the hosts and guests. | Besides the officers and senior members of the fraternity the following named ladies hon- ored the occasion by joyously participating in the festivit Mrs. H. N. Tilden, Mrs. H. Bouton, Miss L. Bouton, Miss Carlotta Bean, Miss A. Noonan, Mrs. J. 1. Spear, Mrs. M. Schloss, Miss Ada White, Mrs. A. Sutter, Miss Maud Gazelle, Mrs. George C. Perkins, Mrs. Lizzie Bigelow, Miss Maud Hoyt, Miss Jennie Hamilton, Mrs. George F. Sharp, Miss Maud Burke, Miss Mary Mc- lean, Mrs. Charles Elser, Miss Lotue Elsey, Miss Mabel Beebe, Mrs. K. W. Morley, Miss F. Lathrop. Mrs. C, B. Hudwall, Mrs. J. R. Gris- wold, F. y, Mrs. E._Der- s Grace Scolin, Miss Myra Spear, B. Vreeland, Mrs, George Lilly, Mrs. F. illy . . G. Knapp, Miss Knapp, Miss Eva Williams, Miss A. Otis, Mrs, F. H. Rooney, Miss A. Rooney, Miss T. Rooney, Mrs. Dr. Cleveland, Miss Rhein, Mrs. M. L. Wentworth, Mrs. Anna Wentworth, Miss R. Owens, Miss M. Burke, Miss N. Root, Miss Mae Evans, Mrs. Jacob Swart, Mrs. M. C. Hughes, Miss Maud Jossely: Short, Miss E, Short, Mrs. K. Kenned . F. Short, Mrs. J. 1. Spear, Miss Edith Bernay, Miss Edne Scoble, Mrs. E. B. Cooper, Mrs. E. Maule, Mrs. J. J. Lernam, Miss m Sullivan, irs. M. J. Finley, Miss L. Gille, Miss Wadham, Wadham, Mrs. George S. Graham, Grace Mitchell, Miss A. Hamilton, Miss L. Cousins, Mrs. W. Cousins, Mrs. E. O. Haskell, Mrs. T. Henderson, Mrs, George H. Wallace, Miss E. Nager, Mrs. K. Cooley, Mrs. 8. Ferre, Mrs. M. Ponersekke, Mrs. L. Scholl, Mrs. W. T. Garratt Miss F. Hitchens, Miss E, Hitchens, Mrs. G. Phillips, Mrs. A. Lackey, M 8. Ward, Mrs. H. T. Crocker, Miss I. ocker. Miss Frankie Howell, Miss Nettie Davis, Mrs. A. Sutter, Mrs. C. J. King, Mrs. J. P. Beering, Mi: B. Beering, Miss C. Beering, Miss Minnie White, Miss Daisy White, Mrs. L. W. Moore, Mrs. George P. Moore, Mra. W. L. Moore, Mrs. J. V. Collins, Miss Carrie Murphy, Mrs. C. S. Beott, Mrs. C. C. Moore, Miss M. B. Spear, Mrs. F. Martin, CLUB PARTIES, Servian-Montenegrin _ Ball—Catholic Ladies’ Aid Society's Leap-Year Dance. The sixteenth annual ball given by the Ser- vian-Montenegrin Benevolent Society in Union- square Hall last Wednesday evening was at- tended by over 100 couples notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. The dancimg was kept up till 2 A. ™. The arrangements were under theable management of J. Glavinovich, Lazar Churich and Viadimir Jovovich. The floor was looked after by Casimir L. Antonioli as | manager,with, asassistants, Vladimir Jovovich, | Join G. Jolay, M. Obradovich and I. Adalovich. | The members of the reception committee | were: Messrs. Steve T. Gerunovich, John Glay- inovich and Lazar Charich. Among those present were: Albert Jones and seyenteenth party to be held at the new N. 8. G. W. Hall on Tue);dny evening, February 18. PERSONALS. Movements of People Who Are in the Bwim. Mrs. Leland Stanford will leave Washington in a few days for this City. Gerritt L. Lensing has gone to Santa Barbara for the benefit of his'health. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mackay sailed from France for New York last Wednesday on the steamer La Touraine with the body of their dead son, ' Isagc L. Requa of Piedmont arrived in Wash- ington, D. C., last Monday. . Mrs. William J. Younger arrived in Paris on January 15. Mme. Alphonse Carit has left unexpectedly for Paris with all her children, having been summoned there by her husband, who is dan- gerously ill. * Captain Henry C. Cochrane, U. 8. M. C., ¥ho has been for five and & half yearson duty on the Pacific Coast and as fleet marine officer on the staif of Rear Admirals Irwin, Walker and Beardslee, successively, has been detached from the flagship Philedelphia at San Fran- cisco and ordered to Washington: It is under- stood that he will be assigned to the Naval ‘War College as a lecturer, also to the command of the marine barracks at Newport, R. I., and forego the Ieave usually granted to officers res turning from a cruise. Chief Engineer A. L. Broadbent, U.S. R. C.S., has been ordered 1o report to_the Treasury De- partment in Washington, D. C. Mrs. W, B. Wilshire is in Paris sight-seein with Mr. and Mrs. M. H. de Youug, J. D. Red- ding and George E. P, Hall. Mrs. B. W. Paulsen will leave for New York on the Sunset Limited next Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Murphy have re- turned from a prolonged visit to New York. Mr. and Mrs. Aifred Bouvier have returned from an Eastern trip. Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs sail from New York for Enrope in March. Mr. and Mrs. William F. Bowers have re- turned from the East and are residing at 800 Sutter street. Edwerd M. Greepway has been confined to his rooms during the past week With a severs attack of congestion of the lungs. Heis im- proving, and will possibly be out in a few days. General Dickinson, Fish Commissioner Bab- cock and J. P. Dunning of the Associated Press assed Sunday and Monday last at Casa del ar—the clubhouse on Tomsales Bay—with a number of the members. A fine lot of ducks were bagged, and the visitors were greatly pleased with the future prospect for both hunt- ing and fishing. General Dickinson intends to build & steam launch and putiton the bay, and he and some of his friends will erecta roomy house about opposite Casa del Mar. Mrs. G. Wood of Portland, Or., is visiting the City, and is stopping with relatives at 1412 Larkin street. Miss Susie A. Denvir has sailed for Honoluln on & two months’ visit. James J. Jacobs will shortly leave on an ex- ten:.led trip through the Southern and Eastern States. iss Estelle Meyer of Los Angeles is visiting her sister, Mrs. Emanuel Devis, 2818 Pine street. At home Tuesdays. Herbert, the youngest son of Mr.and Mrs, H. Kramer, was confirmed yesterday, and & reception will be held to-day at 1930 Pine street, Mrs. M. N. Lettunich and daughter are here on & visit from Watsonville. Mrs. B. W. Paulsen will leave on Tuesday for New York. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Aldrich and their son of Minneapolis are the guests of Mrs, Josepn de Lano at 708 Golden Gate avenue. HISTORY OF DRESS. The Philosophy of Clothes as Seen in Former Fashions. The following is an extract from an en- tertaining lecture on dress delivered at Workingmen’s College, London, by Mrs, the Misses Annie and Lizzie Jones, Dr. W. A. | ur, oirs. D. A, Williams and _Miss Mamie | zar Jovovich, president; John | vich, vice-president; Steve T. Geruno- | surer; Lazar Churich, recording sec- | and George A, Debovich, financial sec- | Eugene N. Deuprey and family, Mr. | and Mrs. A.Lipiel, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and | daughters, Miss Kate Burng, Mrs. M. Perks and others. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the wea- ther, the leap-year bell given by Stockton Branch M Catholic Ladies’ id Boclety, At | | Weber Hall, Tuesday evening last, was a most decided success, and the many ladies and gen- | men who were in attendance made H mittee having the affair in charge fe highly complimented, The large dance hell | was pretiily decorated with evergreens and | Chinese lanterns and presented a most inviting appearance. Owing to the stormy weather the | dancers did not commence to errive until late, | and consequently it was considerably aiter 9 | o'clock before the grand march started. To | the lad’ who formed the committee of ar- | rangements much credit is due for the suc- | cessof the ball. There were fourteen dances | and two extras, and immediately after the last | dance all repaired to Y. M. 1. Hall, where a sumpluous repast had been spread by the mem- ! Krieger, Hattie Burke, of tAqua Pura, and Gertrude E. Glosser, Tillie Wiggers and Mrs, Sarah Patterson, as floor committee. Miss Wallace presided as chairman with commena- | able grace and dignity, and presented a pleas- | ing programine of literary and musical selec- | tions, including the following: Overture (piano), Miss Dexter; recitation, Professor O'Brien; Polish dance, little May Flower, who rendered a Spanish dance in response to an encore; comic recitation, Mr. Schenck, ete. The Owl Social Club gave its first ball last evening at Steimke’s Hall, at the corner of Union and Octavia streets. Tne Crescent Athletic Club gave a dance last Friday evening at Odd Fellows’ Hall. The Palm City Social Club gave its first party last evening at 'Apollo Hall on Pacific street. Templar Grove No. 19, U. A. O. D., celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary with an entertain- ment and ball at Union-square Hall last evening. IN THE FUTURE. Interesting Events That @ive Promise of a Lively Week. The next and last cotillon of the Friday Fort- nightly Club will be given February 14, and will be a leap-year affair. Miss Alice Hobart willlead. The Friday Night Club has postponed 1ts final meeting cf this season, &n assembly, until after Lent. Colonel and Mrs. George H. Burton, U. 8. A,, and the Misses Burton will give a leap-year dance to the young people at the Presidio next Wednesday evening. The ladies will appear in dominoes and with masks. Cards have been sent out for the leap-year cotilion to be given February 4 at Lunt’s Hall. About forty young ladies aré members and each is to invite her partner and escort him to the dance, Among the members are: Miss Gertrude Church, Miss Romola Bigelow, Miss May Ayers, Miss May Lowell, Miss Mabel Estee, Miss Anna_Fisher, Miss Anna Walnwright, Miss Edith Bishop, Miss Belle Van Vlack, Miss Grace S8abin, Miss May Sharon and Miss Addie Jewett. George Almer Newhall will give a dinner- dance next Wednesday evening at his resi- dence on Van Ness avenue. Dinners will be given by Mr. Newhell, Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Crockett, Mr. and Mrs. W. Mayo Newhall, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. K. Nuttall and Mr. and Mrs. Mountford 8. Wilson, Afterward they will all meet at Mr. Newhall’s residence and the cotil- lon will be danced. The Enire Nous cotillon will give a fancy dress leap-year german on next Friday even- ing at the Palace Hotel. Miss Nancy Place will act as leader, assisted by Mrs. Frank L. Platt and M Charlotte Gruenhagen and Mae B. Ludlow, It promises to be one of the most successful and brilliant gatherings of the season. The younger set, the members of the Alameda Cotjlion Club, will give a leap-year party next Thursday evening at Harmonie Hall. The young ladies expect to make the occasion a memorable one. Miss Florence E. Mason, who is the manager, will lead the formen. Mrs. H. 8. Robertson and Miss Spinney wiil give a musicale at their residence, 30 Haw- thorne street, on_Rincon Hill, next Thursday evening. About100 invitations have been sent out. Professor Volmer Hoifmeyer and Henry Bettman have arranged the programme. g | fusion Green: Mrs. Green, in a comprehensive survey, showed how dress, in respect of materials, colors, style and ornament, had been af- {fected by exploration, conquest, trade, in- cidents ot the battlefield, international re- lations, political partisanship, the dif- of wealth, so distinction and the means of internal com- munication. She pointed out that behind the strange changes of fashion there often lay a meaning which made a curious and interesting history. When- ever there was a great interest in new styles of dress some singular prosperity or | increase in trade had happened to the | country. Before the reformation most people had very little money, according | to our modern ideas, and they used to be clad in sober gowns, cut much after the same pattern. But this was altered in the time of Elizabeth, when we began to trade with the Kast Indies and to receive the gold of Peru and the plunder of Spanish dominions. | Men gave up wearing the long gowns of | their fathers, and copied the fashions of Venice, France or Germany. The ladies adopted silk, satin and cloth of gold, painted their faces and bad their hair ‘‘wreathed and crestea” and hung with bugles and many childish gewgaws, but the piercing of the ears was “‘not so much frequented amongst women as men.”’ Great ruffs stood out round the heads of women like “pillars of pride,” strength- ened by what the Puritans called “the devil’s liguor, starch.” At this period came in pocket handkerchiefs, silk stock- ings, fans and ostrich feathers. People in trade bezan to adopt the new finery. Two hundred years later, when we were fighting Holland and France, new wealth again showed itself in splenaorand cost of our rich folk’s dresses. Women collected their clothing from ali parts of the earth. The men were fully as smart, and wore quite as many bright colors—bows of riband and silks and satins. Then came the romantic imitation of humble life and its sumplicity. A wealthy man would dress like a shepherd and carry a crook, but that was golden, and "his coat was of velvet and lace. Titled ladies made themselves into mock milk- maids, in silk frocks covered with dia- monds. Gentlemen wore loose coats called “wrap rascals” and gold-laced hats, slouched in imitation of stage coachmen; others were mock grooms in dirty boots and spurs. A pretty fancy in women’s dress at that time, and for hundreds of years before, was the wearing of aprons as part of their smartest dress, as the symbol of the housewifery and dainty qualities of a capable and well-bred woman. Some men had their beards starched and putin pasteboard cases over night. A man ap- peared in St. James Park in a coat loaded with gilt buttons, skirts long, a scarlet waistcoat set off with lace and otherwise peculiar, and ho was a blacksmith. At the time of the first French revolu- tion we copied the simplicity of the French peasants, and then the flowing lines of Grecian and Roman dress were cogied by our women, so far as they understood them. The love of good conduct and morality affected dress in the cases of the Puriumi and Quakers, The people who from thes motives protested againsr extravagance did not_invent new costumes; they simply held to what was customary in their own class and time. The Judge's robe and the clergyman’s cassock represented the old costumes which were once common. Living men could remember a Bishop vpreaching in a wig, and the Archbishop of Canterbury wore one at the Queen’s coronation.” The clerical broad-brimmed hat with a low crown was worn by respectable people 300 years ago. The falling collars of clergymen and law- ers were common in the time of James , 8nd the white bands were survivals of those collars once worn by ail the laity. Thus the costumes thought to be odd were the remains of what was once common. Among these were powdered hair, the big wig of the coach- man, the parlor maid’s cap and apron, the hats and coats of the beef-eaters at the The Ohabai Shalome Auxiliary Association announces a len’r-yur domino party to be given February 27. e Young Men’s Hebrew Union will cele- brate the coming festival of Purim by giving their tenth annual {rlze mask ball on Sunday evening, February 16, at N, 8. G. W. Hall, The f“vfl’ and friends of R. K. Love will give complimentary leap-year dance in his honor t California Hall next Friday evening. A fancy dress ball is to be given by the Elks shortly after Lent. This is an innovation that was decided upon only Thursday night when the executive commiitee of the order heid a special meeting. Itis promised that the new event will have the same srtistic excellence which makes the annual mesquerade of the Elks an event of the year, ge No. 7, Daughters of St. George, will give a leap-year social at St. George’s Club, 317 Mason sireet, next Tuesday evenin; The liymu have issued invitations for their ity schools, the veil of the nun and the court dress of a gentleman, In- general; all were survivals of something that was once common. There was one motive which had seldom had vower to affect Tower, the dress of boys and girls at char- | THE MARDI GRAS EVENT, Extensive Preparations in Prog- ress for the Fes- tivities, TO BE A BRILLIANT AFFAIR. The Executive and General Commit tees Named at the Mark Hop- kins Institute. * The pleasant duty of preparing for the Mardi Gras ball keeps all hands busy at the Mark Hopkins Institute. According to the plans adopted, all the guests, afoot or in carriages, will enter the broad drive- way at the Mason street corner of the in- closure. The cypress hedge on either side of ihe driveway will bear electric lights, It will be easy énough for two carriages to come in abreast, and when the occu- vants alight, the carriages can drive on, emerging at the Stanford gate on the other side of the institute gronnds. the following has been appointed: James An executive committee consisting of | H. von Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Earl, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Yanderlynn Stow, Mr. and.Mrs, L. S. B. Sawyer, Mrs. Isagc N. Walter, Mr. and Mrs. £. W. Hop- kins, Jacob C. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oxnard, Mr. and Mrs, William G. Stafford. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sloss, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hunt- ington, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Tubbs, Mr. and Mrs. W. Alvord, Colonel Charles F. Crocker, Major and Mrs. J. L. Rathbone, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Adam Grant, Mr. and Mrs. S, C. Eleanor Martin, Mr, and Mrs. T. C. Van’ Ness, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. John I Sabin, ‘Mr. and Mrs. A. A, Watkins, General James V. Forsyth, Frederick R.Web ster, Mrs. Peter Donahue, Judge and Mrs, W. W. 'Morrow, Mr. and. Mrs. Amedee Joullin, Judge and Mrs. Joseph McKenna, Mr, end Mrs, Horace Davis, Gordon Blanding, Mr. and Mrs. ! Xruttschnitt, Mr. and. Mrs. William M. Bun: kor, Mr. and Mrs.J. O'B. Gunn, Mr. and Mrs. Cluus Spreckels, Mr. and Mrs. E: A, Bruguiere, Gr.orge T. Bromley. From the foregoing general committee there will be sub-committees on tickets and _invitations, reception, decoration, music, floor and vise. All of the com- mittees will be publicly announced in due time except the last mentioned. The | event will occur Tuesday, February 18, | 1896. 1 A GENTLEMANLY PROFESSION. The Advice Given by an English Busi- ness Man. A city man was lately asked to recom- mend a nice gentlemanly profession in which a quick fortune could be made with- out risk. He replied that he knew of only two such professions, and they were both rather bard to get into. They were the professions of Kafir millionaires and American railroad organizers. The Kafir millionaire is not entirely unknown to our readers, but perhaps they are not so well acquainted with the railroad reorganizer. Bigelow, Mrs. companions. He asserts that an English dinner 1s as a rule a funereal rite of taci- turnity, and that his countrymen reserve all of this talk for the political platform and sessions of Parliament. The writer in the Speaker contrasts this habit of the English with that of Americans and nchmen, who he maintains are loquacious at meals. So far as the latter are concerned he is cor- rect, but his Issel;filzn in regard to the er is on'y partly frue. 'm’:l% those -v{h‘z’) have fiven attention to the subject the habit of our people who take their meals at hotels or more notable restaurants is, during their repasts, one of timid hesitation in indulging in conversa- tion. Men and women seated at the same table are more than sparing of words. Each separate group appears to be op- pressed with fear of the others. Oblique looks and an occasional sentence uttered in low tones take the place of animated talk, Those who are eating have an air of furtive apprehensiveness. The writer in the Speaker has probably drawn his con- clusions in regard to the vivacity of Amer- icans at meals from experience at minor French and other foreign restaurants in this country. In those the funereal taciturnity that oppresses our men and women who take their meals at preten- ious establishments collapses under the inspiration of example and unconven- tional environment, and with almost boisterous gayety they give free impulse to a natural love of conversation SC0TCH DISHES. Those That Were Once National Have Disappeared. Dr. Johnsen never tired of ridieuling the gastronomic methods, if that term can be applied to them, of the Scotch. One hun- dred and thirty years have effected a great =p e : Cufis { 7% SOU ARE ‘O qemeg a4 £ Fegris =< AN franc FAC-SIMILE OF THE INVITATION TO THE MARDI GRAS ENTERTAINMENT. - @RDIALLY [NVITED: O ATTEND THE ISC0 AT AsSeciation- KINS [NSTITUTE of AT MARDI GRAS. D. Phelan, William Keith, Edward Bosqui, Louis Sloss Jr., Fred W. Zeile, Henry J. Crocker, Joseph B. Crockett, Arthur Rodgers, Henry Heyman and Horace G. Platt. A general committee consisting of the has been selected : Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Backus, Mrs. Car- oline L. Ashe, C. G. Hooker, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Crockett, Mr. and Mrs. William Keith, Mr. and Mrs. Géorge H. Howard, Mr.and Mrs, George Whitteil, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bluir, Mrs. John S. Hager, Mr. and Mrs. David Bixler, Captain H. L. 'Howison, U. §. N., Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Redding, Mr. and Mrs. Har- old M. Sewell, Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Crocker, Mr. and Mrs, G. W. Prescott, Dr. and_Mrs. Beverly MacMonagle, Mr. and 3rs. R. J. Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Potter, Captain and Mrs. A. H. Payson, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Day, Mr. and Mrs, Evan J. Coleman, Mr. and Mrs, Irving M. Scotf, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Major and Mrs. J. A. Darling, Mrs. Frederick W, Zeile, Mr. and Mrs. Pond, Mr. and Mrs. Mountford S, Wilson, and Mrs, W. F. McNutt, Mr, and Mrs. Elliott McAllister, Colonel and Mrs. G. H. Burton, Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Voorhics, W. F. Goad, Dr. and Mrs. Henry Gibbons Jr.,’ Mre. Thomas Breeze, .’and Mrs. James A. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. . A.Spreckels, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Head, Mr. and Mrs. EQwin Goodall, Mr. and Mrs. J. &. To- bin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Woods, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Lent, Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Stubbs, 3r. and Mrs. Frank J. Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Arihar Rodgers, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Houghton, Mrs. H. McLean Martin, Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Pease, Mr. and Mrs. William M. Girvin Mr. and Mrs, J. Downey Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Wiiliam Greer Harrison, Martin Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. E, F. Preston, Baron and Baroness J. following named patrons and patronesses | His native habitat is New York, and he | is only to be seen in London as a bird of passage. He may honor us with his com- pany for a few days when on his way to the Riviera or the Upper Nile, but he would be making himself too cheap if he | were to recognize such a thing as business | when he “had only run over for a short | holiday.” His work here is done vicari- ously through sympathetic agents or pub- lie-spirited committees. He has also com- mittees in New York, and nowadays he finds it necessary to have svndicates and underwriters as well. A playful professional fiction assumes that these committees have been elected by the reorganized bond and stock holders to protect their interests. Another pleas- ant illusion gives the syndicates and the | underwriters credit for stepping into the deadly breach to save the reorganization scheme from imminent peril. ~And they have to be paid accordingly, or, in pro- fessional phraseology, ‘‘compensated.”— Saturday Review. OONVERSATION AT MEALS. It Undoubtedly Acts Ald to Digestion. A writer in the Speaker of London calls attention to the value of conversation at | meals as an aid to digestion. He says with | | truth that the frugal repast eaten in silence | s more harmful than a copious one en- | change in the alimentary processes of that race. A writer in an article in the New Review calls attention to the rapid if not total disappearance of most of the national dishes of Scotland. Tartan, pansowdie, scadlips, brochan and drammock are gon Even haggis, an awful concoction, consist- ing of a minced leg of mutton, suet, bread crumbs, spices, mushrooms and red wine, inclosed in a can and baked in a quick oven, is becoming a thing of the past. Moreover, it is a dangerous dish, for if the caul "be not well pricked before being put to cook, to admit of the eseape of steam engendered in baking when punctured at the table, it is apt to explode and throw its contents over the diners, a matter of small inconvenience to some Scotchmen, but somewhat disheartening to visitors from over the border. Carlyle, a Scotchman of the old school, even after a long residence in London, always clung to the culinary processes of Scotland. The meals served at his house in Cheyne row are described as awful examples of old Scotch gastronomic methods. No cook would remain with him for any length of time, and the revelations of these func- tionaries when they leit his employ ap- palled even natives of his own land. = Car- Iyle thought he knew something of cook- ery. A rice pudding, however, that he fre- quently corcocted was the canse of many | estrangements between his friends and himself. e Tailors in_Spain earn $490 a week, in | joyed in the society of gay and vivacious Italy $4, in Eneland §7 40. HANDSOME KERSEY 3 Batance goat.... —style like cut—larg: $12.50 BOUCL cut—box front—large packs—newest sleeves- to close &t once.... style like cut—very ful braided —beaded—silk-! price only.... $15.00 PLUSH dress, and that was the desire to discover and to wear what was beautiful, and this was a lasting shame and disgrace to Europe, for no gift of man was more lofty than the love of beauty. It might bs hoped that some day when the ‘people have grown intelligent and cultivated, they will understand the value of true beauty, dignity and self-respect in dress.— London Times. e A letter was received recently at the Chicago postoffice addressed to *Lame ‘Water.” It was sent to Cripple Oreek. I The Winter Clearance Include every garment in our establishment. Satisfaction guaranteed country orders. all goods. KELLY & CLOAX AND SUIT EXOUSE, 120 Eearny Stree'lg. $12.50 JACKETS for $7.50. cut—box frent—big buttqns—new sleeyes—rip- e backs—tan, blue or black. Were §12 50. $20.00 JACKETS for $14.00. ELEGANT LIGHT TAN KERSEY JACKETS collars—box fronts—ripple back. Unparalleled offering ac. NOBBY BOUCLE CLOTH JACKETS—style like sleeves—navy or black—this season's most stylish garments. Closing price is.. $15.00 BOUCLES for $10.00. FINEST CURLY BOUCLE JACKETS—style Iike cut—great big buttons—box fronts—ripple $20.00 PLUSH CAPES, $12:50. NOBBY VELOUR DU NORD PLUSH CAPES— price $20. 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FINE BLACK BALTIC SEAL FUR CAPES— 8ood sweeps, satin linings—24 inches deep, thag were $12 50. .now 87.50 27 inches, no nches, now $10.50 BLACK FRENCH CONEY FUR CAPES—good Sweeps—satin linings—correct styles—24 inches $6.50—27 inches, 88.50—30 {nches, $10.50 FINEST CHINA SEAL FUR CAPES—high luster —satin-lined—look and wear like roal seal— 24 inches, were 820, now. s 27 inches, now. 30 inches, now $7.00 CLOTH CAPES, $3.50. CHEVIOT CLOTH CAPES, style like cut, double, 24 inches long, navy or biack, were t.'l now . .50 FINE CLOTH CA PES, 24 to 27 inches long. single or double, trimmed with breid, were $10, now......... 86 each FINE ALL-WOOL SRSEY CAPES, 24 Inches deep, brad-trimmed reduced from $9 to W 86 Each. KERSEY OR BOUCLE CLOTH CAPES, single circulars, trimmed with brald navy- or black, length 27 inches; were $10, now...86 Each. $22.50 SUITS for $15.00. 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