The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 16, 1896, Page 28

28 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1896. PADEREWSKI INFMUATED.E Chinese Music Fills Him With Wonder, Admiration and Delight. ‘ GREAT DRAMATIC STRENGTH. The Distinguished Pianist Arouses In- terest in a Tour Through Darkest Chinatown. | the still more wonderful reputation. “Th It was thus f s of the Chine music infatuates me rewski sp e ar oke cf the ef- who are now ny of the Chi- of their unme- lodious but classic productions. Not only in word, but in action, has the great pianist attested his admiration for the ancient art of the Mongolians. For three nights in succession he has quietly walked through Chinatown feasting his eves and his ears. His last trip was made last night. “Oh, it'is wonderf ade ' he said, stopping | where the Dupont street | could be s “This scene is different | from anything I ever dreamed of.” It was not 1ill a little crowd had gath- | ered, attracted by his striking personal | appearance, that the artist recalled himself from his admiration of the color effects | produced by the soft, glowing light of the myriad lanterns on the gayly painted | house front ery step brought forth | new ejaculations of delight and every | clangorous band held him. | “The art of these people is glorious,” he | d. “We see here the genius of 2500 | sago and not to-dny. Their primitive ye colors please_ me as much as their music and have that *Then it is music?” “Music,” he answ it is wonderiul music. ich the same effect on my eye | he music has on my was asked. red, “music? Why, I never saw more | duced by I could not | understand their words, but the music told the story. «And there were such splendid climaxes! The musicians would vpiay in low tones, as the play was on or ed, the music expressed the rfect Then the & warrior ideas of the actors f scene, be proper m “What appealed to me most was the beautiful simpiicity of it all and the evi- | There can be no doubt, it isart,” ed, when s estioned oming under yme “It is art, too, that is the result of cen- e players do not strumen- talists produce the effects they do w1 having been carefully traine The theater was a point of great inter- | est to the wonderful music e sat in & box at the side of the stage and exhib- ited the greatest interest in everytl From time to he would exclaim: farvelous, ous! TIs it not won-| derful?” And as he sat with every | thought concentrated on the scene before | him was odd to see that his fingers | moved as though they were going over a | keybosard. The apparent utter indifference of the | musicians was a source of much specula- | tion to Paderewski. The vacant stare | which most of them indulged as they | drew forth from their primitive instru- | ments tones that were of particularly | rasping harshness amused him greatly. The man who elicited shrill shrieks from a | t > with a head like a 11 flattened cocoanut was the uncon- | ous subject of much sincere admira- | tion. H “That man has the artistic soul,” de- | clared the pianist. “See how he leans | back, his eyes balf closed, his whole being | | great pianist smiled. | well informed as to his many peculiarities. | “*Certainly. | apparent. | | erewski s wrapped up in his performance. how he does play! What prec: force you find there, and such expression, too!™ The virtuoso's Then they smiled. companions listened. Paderewsk! properly interpreted this to mean unbelief, and quickly answered : isten for your- | But the others would not s ee, and the And he listened and gazed. Then the fidaler solemnly un- crossed his legs and scratched one limb | against his chair, though he still pazed ceilingward in the same rapt way. He was not the only one who gazed, though. The Chinese recognized Paderew- ski immediately. The word passed about the house and every eye was riveted on the stranger with the wonderful hair and Both in the theatre and on the street they were more polite than their white brethren in satisfying their curiosity, never obtruding themselves and only tak- ing side glances. They all seemed to know him, and as many of the Chinese | read the daily papers, they were doubtless | Had there been any doubt as to the fact | | of their knowledge of the identity of their | distinguisbed visitor it would have been | set aside by an incident that occurred in | one of the restaurants. A Chinese, dressed in rich clothes, advanced and with a bow ‘ presented Pacrewski a card, saying: | “You will pardon me, but will you kindly write your name on this?’ | With a kindly smile the pianist said, ” Hesatdown at one of the tables, and as he wrote a gentleman asked the Chinese: Do you know who he i | “Why, of course,” was the ready an- | swer. “That is Paderewski, the man who makes the piano sound like a singing | girl.” ‘[ | i \ And he pronounced the Polish name correctly. Those who had heard the singing girls | did not doubt the sincerity of the compli- ment, though the value of it was not so All the Chinese had not the same knowl- edge of Paderewski’s talents. They seemed | to know that he was earning vast sums of | money. One merchant, who said that he | read about the first concert to his wife, | said he would like to attend the perform- | ance. | “Would they admit me?” he asked. | When told that it was probable that he | coula purchase tickets he grew more inter- | ested in the nature of the performance and inquired: Is it a very exciting show? Are there v train wrecks or water scenes He decided that he did not think he | would get $5 worth from just hearnng a | piano played. In consequence it is prob- | able that Paderewski’s possible auditor | will not attend the Grand Opera-house. In speaking of the Chinese music Pad- id that it was one of the things that had most interested him in his trip. “Iam gomng to study it more,” he ex- plained, *“before I can realiy tell you any- | thing about it. It seems to me to combine many peculiarities of the Slavic and of the | Scotch music. The rhythm is perfect. Through long bits of recitative the entire orchestra rests, yet the measure is never lost. “It does not seem to matter particularly whether the singers and the instruments are in the same key or not. Frequently in completing a speech the actors at the the- ater would change the key in which they were delivering their parts. This did not bother them nor the orchestra a bit.” | The temples of the Chinese were gazed upon with reverence. The legends of the Chinese gods were listened to with great interest, for Paderewski is a mostdelightful listener, and his questions in regard to the | curious carvings, the rich embroideries and many odd bits of furniture and, above all, the extreme respect which he displayed for their sacred things, won him the re- gard of the Chinese from the first. Of course the book of fates and the reeds | of fortune were consulted by the party. | Paderewski learned that the symbol he chose indicated a paragraph in the sacred book which was favorable, since it told of noble needs performed and good work ac- complished by the great King Chung, now | agod. Then Hugo Goerlitz, the pianist’s manager and secretary, drew one of the | | | lawsuit it would be decided against him. Dress Goods. FANCY SIT wo-toned, 16 inches wite, 5 | all new spring colorings, hea 99 | ity. Special price. Yard FANCY SILK, a few odds and ends of 7bc and 85¢ Fancy Silk. Lot to ¢ this week FA Fancy 20 and wee $125 and $1 35 grade, 2 inches wide. To close this BLACK FIGURED SILK, black bro- d Taffera, 19 inches wide, all Silk, in medium and small design: To close at special sale 5 FANCY SILK—To clear our counters of all winter styles of Fancy Silks we will offer onr $150 to $2'25 lines all this week ay R BLACK AND COLORE ! D CASHMERE, aspecial line of strictly all-wool, inches wide Cashmere: onc cluding opera shad £ | SPecial this week at Yard | BLACK AND COLORED SERGES, 87 inches wide, guaranteed all wool, ine gEC French Serge, all staple colors and | black. Special all this week... Yard FAXNCY SUITING, all-wool fancy check Orc | Cheviot, 33 inches wide, all new spring J- | colorings. Special this week . - Yam | a special line, 48 inches C exira neavs.. D0 Yard | vetter grade for c ya Cloak Bepartment. Our new Cloakstore will soon open. We will show some of the swellest, most stylish and fashionable gar- | ments that experts can buy. Every= thing entirely new. Our fixtures are nearing completion. A A A A A A A e week Aof CLEARANCE SALE. Your Mem NEW TO-DAY. ory LAST WEEK. Not a Minute After 6 o’Clock P. M. Saturday next can you buy the bargains offered this last Of past advertising and selling will not avail now. You were satisfied with goods *‘at twice present prices” a few weeks ago, and you should be, but this week the prices will be unprecedented in history. No question now but to sell to a finish every piece of winter stock—every broken line to aclose. This must be done THIS WEEK, the last one of our Winter Clearance Sale. Furnishings. LADIES' PURS styles and shapes, one worth 25¢ each. S, a_mixed lot, odd clasp tops, every 10°| Special sale price Each [ 26° Pair H. N,, N. 8,, RC Swiss ribbed, sizes 3 and 4, regular 25 value 50c. Special to close. Each LADIES' MUSLIN DRAWERS, heavy muslin, three tucks, with two rows of embroidery on bottom. Special sale 25° price. L Pair GENTS' MACCO COTTON SOCKS, col- ors tan, brown and gray, extra sirong ] 5 where it is generally I | darn, worth 25¢ pair. S Pair | | GENTS' FRENCH LISLE HOSE, fine heavy quality, high-spliced heels, double soles and toes, colors brown, tan and gray. Yon can't buy such £00ds a8 these for 331se pair. A job lot. Very special this week—$ pair for 50c. LADIES’ MUSLIN GOWNS, roll collar, 40° | prettily trimmed, very wide, full ruffle on collar, front and sleeves, Special......... .. Each LADIES' FLANNELETTE WAISTS, all dark colors, large sleeves, full back ‘% RC | and front, sizes 34 and 36 only. Spe- OO | cial to close... 3 .... Each | GENTS' UNLAUNDERED SHIRTS, heavy musiin, re-enforced f shoulders, all-linen bosom, re quality 45°| FRENCH IMPORTED C. P. CORSETS, heavy French jean, real whalebone, | plain” and Venus_bi fancy silk | stltohed, value 33 50. "Special sale @87.50 | pr.ce. v QA— | i WRAPPER FLANNELS, EEm— e~ T E0 Domestics. CALICOS, indigo blue, fast colors, Variaty neat patterns. nele pri ...... Yard UNBLEACHED CRASH, 16-nch, all @10 linen, a zood heavy absorbent.” Ke- -~ O duced from 85c. ST yard WHITE LAWN APRON PATTERNS, m7ic corded horder, gool quality. Reduce {2 from 121sc. Special this week....... Yard pique cord and cashmere finish, figured and fancy stripes on dark grounds, large assortment of patterns. Value 1235c. Special this week. . Yard BLEACHED PILLOW CASES, 45x391 c inches, hemstitched, e 20 value $0c each. Special this week Each BLEACHED DAMASK TOWELS, 22x 8 Inches all lMaen, colored borders, e knotted fringe, extra good, reduced D) from 35c each.’ Special., . Each EIDERDOWN FLANNEL, 27x36 tnch, 9£c plain colors, best quality, was 45¢ and B) 50c. Special. ~. Yard BLEACHED SHEETS, hemmed, best kind of sheeting, but slightly sofled— 72x90 inches, were 60c, now. 48c ench 81x90 inches, were 70¢ now . .55¢ each NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS, 3 £(C yards by 36 inches, white ana good value for 75¢. Sale price. Pair BLEACHED TARLE LINEN, double gi].00 damask, full 81 and 90 inches wide, —_— extra quality. 5 Yard Washington’s Birthday. Our store will remain closed all day Saturday in respect to Wash- ington’s Birthday. 59| Notions. HAT ELASTIC, round, in black and white, value 5c. Special sale price - 1° Yard BONE BUTTONS, in black and mixed oc colors, large and small, value from 10c < to 15c dozen. Sale price this week.... Dozen WHITE EMBROIDE SDGING, from 3¢ 1 to 134 inches wide, value 5¢.” Sale . price. 52 ¥ard SKIRT PROTECTOR, linen facing, rub- ber and velveteen combined, the best skirt protector made, value 2bc. Sale price this week. . Apiece WRILING PAPER, in fancy boxes, 24 £C sheets, envelopes to match, worth twice as much. Sale price.. Box FUR_TRIMMING, from 3 to 4 inches 1< wide, in assorted colors, value 25cand ¢ 50c. ' Sale price. it vand WHISK BROOMS, double stitched, good (30 enough, 10 inches long. You buy quality, not beauty, in this. Special.. Each SILK HEAD RESTS, with cord and tas- | 0 sels, pretty deslgns in assorted colors, value 25c. Sale price. Each HEMSTITCHED BUREAU SCARES, 9rC worth 50c. Sale pri B Each Domestics (continuea). E CURTAIN e NOTTINGHAM LAC! yards by 60 inc full taped. Vel CHENILLE PORTIERES, 3 yards by (b9.00 8 inches, fringed and dado top and D¢ bottom, worth $4. Special this week. Pair Notions. BUREAU SCARFS, 16x52 inches, col- | 7" orad center: also white ones, 16x45 RO | inches, stamped. all worth 40c. Sale <t | pseess et 2 Each FANCY MESH VEILING, plain and | ()C | dotted, black, white, navy, brown and { tan, value 15C o Sale price...... Yard 1896 Colendars. FIx up your room. date. sell. Make it up to Calendars are things we must Look at these half prices. 14x18 inches, ctures, were 35c, until sold rC , 1114x15, only a few left, ) Spe &t sale price ....... Each FLOWER CALESNDARS, popples and pansies, cut out and embossed, calen- dar for month under each flower, were 60c and 75¢. Special sale price...... DIC YSON and LONGFEL- AF 7° aquotation, ar price 18c. Each Ribbons. SATIN AND G. G. RIBBON, all silk, good assort- ment of colors, value 8c to 162/ac. No. 4... 4c Yard | No. 7..7%4c Yard o. 5¢ Yard | No. 9. y Our Fashion Catalogue for Spring and Summer is in course of prepzra= | tion and wili be ready for distribution | about March 10. If you would like a | copy send in your name and address. MAILED FREE. 937, 939, 941, 943, 945 Market Street. "INCORPORATED, Fri sco’s Busiest Store. reeds of fortune from its quiver, and much amusement was occasioned when he was | told that the gcds had ordained that any gambling venture he might have on hand would be successful, but thatif he had a As the party passed out of Chinatown toward the hotel Paderewski was very ' thoughtful. Then he said: | “I have seen more to-night than I could have seen in Europe in a year. Is this not the most marvelous of cities?"” Mardi Gras Boxes Sold. ® The auction sale of boxes for the Mardl Gras took place at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art yesterday. The twelve boxes were dis- posed of in less than an hour, at rates ranging £20 to $5. Joseph B. Crockett acted as auctioneer, and James D. Phelan, W. S. Ho- PADEREWSKI LUXURIATES IN (R ol i I B | I b ‘\l\ i 1 ‘ :; [< ‘fl l‘ll s IYJ,W CELESTIAL [Sketched by a * Call " artist.] MUSIC AT THE CHINESE THEATER. G UGG (N VRV PR erick Zeile, E Montgomery Gedley, C. Os J. A. Darling and Henry chasers, ALKALI LANDS. Professor Hilgard in a Mechanics’ In- stitute Lecture Declares They May Be Made Very Productive. Professor E. W. Hilgard of the Univer- sity of California delivered a lecture in W. Hopkins, Colin M. Boyd, the Mechanics' Institute course last evening on “Desert Steppes and Alkali Lands.” The professsor said the great American Desert has nearly all faded away. There is very little land in the United States that is not now known to be reclaimable. Alkali in lands does not now stamp it as worthless. On the contrary, he said, the alkali lands will some day be considered the most valuable, for it appears that the soil 1n the arid regions is generally deever than 1n the humid. It is only necessary to zeu rid of the alkali, or rather prevent it from forming a crust on the surface. The best way to do this is to keep the soil in constant cultivation. This keeps the alkali down. The land to be made fertile must be irrigated, but to deluge the land with water as has been done in some instances he knew of in the hope of working it out only seemed to bring it in greater force to the surface. To wash it out it is necessary to subdrain the land. This is the best way, but expensive. Sub- drainage also carries away many valuable elements of the land. He would not ad- vise people to buy alkali lands, especially unless they had capital, for in many in- stances they have proved discouraging to settlers. But with proper treatment the | alkali can be subjugated and exoe%nt re- sults secured. Speaking of tbe Mojave Desert he said it should be called the Mo- jave plateau—he had had the honor of so haming it ona map to be circulated in Europe, and as a_result it was so labeled in other maps in Europe. « o 5 N. S, L. K. 10 Reception. The N. 8. L. K. 10, an organization for social pleasure, gave a reception on Friday evening at Beethoven Hall. Notwithstanding the num- ber of other club parties and home receptions in town on that cvening, the attendance was very large, and altogether it was a very success- ful and enjoyable gathering. Dancing com- menced at 9 o'clock and continued until 12. Following is & list of those present: Mirs Maud Haas, Miss Albertha Gruenhagen, Miss May Folsom, Miss T. Hess, Miss Fannie yg. Bonney, Miss Maud Rice, Miss Elsie Warren, Miss Frances Smith, Miss Dottie Sewell, Miss S, Boyle, Miss M. E. Phillips, Miss Lilian Bowman, Miss Etta Butler, Miss Emma Prosek, | Miss Hilda Thanwald, Miss Carrie Strehl, Miss A.Schlingheyde, Miss Lotca Musto, Miss Nelye Giusti, Miss Charlotte O’Brien, Miss Jen- nie Macaulay, Miss Marie Babin, Miss E. E. Cudworth, Miss May Hoesch, Miss Mamie Ludlow, Miss Sadie Ludlow, Miss T. Alexander, Miss Edith Rogers, Miss Netta Creighton, Miss Edna O'Brien, Miss Nellie Chase, Miss A. Teresi, Miss Camille Red- mond, Miss Marie Sorbier, Miss Lulu Long, the Misses Fraser, Miss Lauretta Cook, Miss E. Croudace, Miss Susie Hall, Miss Gertrude Rob- inson, Miss Selice Kingsford, Miss Cudworth, Miss Ada E. Tracy, Miss Charlotte Gruenhagen, James T. Ludlow. L. 8. Aitken, Wallace Alex- ander, William G. Barr, Henry A. Whitley, Sanford G. Lewald, F. B. McDonald, Albert Dodge, Arthur Castelazo, Perry Long, James Merrill, H. Schmidt, Charles Howe, W. F. Saw- yer, Thomas Macas William E. Broder- sou, A. H. Meusedoriter, Gothard S. Buok. man, Newton Rosekrans, Frederick T. Mar- tens, Donald R. Smith, Byron D. Bent, J.J. DeHaven, J. A. Klein, Fred G. Will, Wal- ter S. Lyon, O. A. Haslinger, C. A. Meussdorffer, George W. Craif, Will B. Gregg, Will C. Corbett L. G. Schord, 'Daniel McColgan, Sidney Smith, George A, Folsom, E.J. Vogel, R. Ph: lip, Louis Butler, John Prosek, C. . ‘Bennett, R.Tuttle, 0. M. Howard, Herman H. Herzer, Robert F. Haight, Clarence Mu: 5t0. u{;‘!l;le‘::. party of the club this season will be —————————— Sold Adulterated Milk. Milk Inspector J. P. Dockery arrested Her- man Wichmann, who keeps a grocery store on the corner of Ritch and Folsom streets, last bart, Joseph B. Crockett, Alfred Bouvier, Fred- | | 0od Hooker, Major | ott were the pur- | MALTREATING A GODDESS The City Hall Angel Has Been Grossly Insulted by Proud Man. WAS UNWINGED IN INFANCY. | It Was Feared Her Pinions Might | Blow Down and Wake a Night Watchman. Since the massacre of the goddess to be erected on the pinracle of the new City Hall bas begun there 1s no telling where it will end. Only a few short days ago her wings were pulled out by the roots, and she now turns a cold pair of shoulders to the popu- lace. Five drug companies have put in bids for porous plasters, which will be put on twenty-four hours before the unveiling ceremonies. Several weeks ago Marion Wells, the designer, gave her an immense pair of water-proof wings, warranted to keep in any climate, but somebody discovered that the wind might meet them in too merry a mood, and some evening crack them short off close up to the handles and fall upon and kill a night watchman before he could wake up. When she was first planned it w as thought that her wings would add beauty and dignity to the grand dome, but shen it was considered that her moulting season would bring disaster it was thouzht wise to remove her wings altogether and keep her down near terra firma. “‘So what could the poor girl ¢o?” Artists, architects and sculptors all over the City are very much interested in the amputations, and it is the general impres- sion that her head will go off next, or per- haps an arm or a leg. Those who saw the work adorned with its original wings say that it was a noble construction and pos- sessed of a grandeur that is lost without the angelic appurtenances. She now re- sembles a Greek slave without lodgings, unable to pay her rent and driven up on the dome to avoid collectors. The contractors look upon her as the last brick in a long job, and she is practically without friends. Her face has assumed a cold metallic stare, and people who in- tended to feast their eyes upon her once benign countenance and admire the poise of her massive wings have decided to give her the go-by. If popular opinion con- | tinues to be inspired against her she wiil | not even be good advertising space, and even Mr. Wells and the City Hall Com- missioners will refuse to look at her again. It is no easy matter to take an angel’s wings off and keep her good wijll, even though the cbange is thought best for her comfort and sanitary condition. It is the old story of the downtrodden woman maltreated by man. started out in life it looked as though she had good prospects to attract some atten- tion, but her future has been marred and | her prospects ruined by weather cranks who believe that she was-an obstruction to the sea breeze, Her fine feathers have been taken away and she is doomed to | stand forever on the gilded ball and look down in the midst of a population that | cheated her out of her physical attractions and plucked ber before she had a chance to make a debut. evenln{.__on & charge of selling adulterated milk. Wichmann was detained at the South- ern Station, but after depositing $50 cash bail ko was released from custody. THE ANGEL ON THE DOME—BEFORE AND AFTER EFFECTS. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] When she | ‘POKER-PLAYERS I COURT | |Samuel M. Shortridge Argues | Against the New Ordi- 1 nance. | | Judge Low, After Hearing the Counsel, i Reserves His Decision Till | To-Morrow. | 1 Judge Low’s courtroom was crowded yesterday morning by poker-players and others to hear the argument of Samuel M. Shortridge against the poker-playing ordinance. Delmas & Shortridge and John E. Rich- ards, attorneys for the thirty-three de- fendants, had interposed ademurrer to the complaint, and the argument of counsel as set for yesterday. Mr. Shortriige, in a well-considered argument, clearly pointed out that ac- cording to the statutes poker is not a pro- hibited game, but faro, roulette, rouge et noir, fantan and other games are made | misdemeanors, with a penalty of $500 fine or imprisonment equal thereto. According ‘to the municipal ordinance poker-playing is made a crime, and a pen- alty for a violation of its provisions isa fine of $1000, with an alternative of im- prisonment, cr both. Mr. Shortridge argued that the ordinance is void, as it is in contravention of section | 330 of the Penal Code, inasmuch as the | penalty attached for the game of poker, hich is not prohibited by the statu tes, is | more severe than the penalty for the pro- | hibited games. The Board of Supervisors had no right to make a crime of poker- playing, which when played for amuse- ment and not_for money was an innocent | diversion and was not therefore pro- hibited by the statutes. He_ also contended that the complaint was defective, inasmuch as it did not state | sufficient facts to constitnte a public offense. In support of his argument Mr. Short- ridge quoted numerous decisions and an array of authorities showing that the game of poker was never prohibited by the gen- | eral laws of the State, and that no other | game was forbidden unless it was played for money or some other representative of value, and that this ordinance was in con- travention of the general course and policy of the laws of the State. Attorney J. P. Dameron rose and ex- plained that he desired, as a friend of the court, to say a few wonds 1n support of the ordinance. He claimed that the Police Court was not the proper tribunal in which to argue the case, but it should have been taken at once beiore the Supreme Cours. He argued that the Legislature was the proper body to pass laws governing gam- bling and not the judiciary, which was en- croaching upon the rightsof the legislative bod; Mr. Shortridge took issue with the friend of the court and argued that the Police Court was as proper a tribunal to decide upon the case asthe highest court in the land. He was inclined to deny that the judiciary was encroaching upon the rights of the legislative body, but that had noth- ing to do with the case before the court. rosecuting Attorney Madden and the court seemed to -admit the full force of Mr. Shortridge’s argument, but the Judge reserved his decision till to-morrow. Acknowledged by All GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA C0.'S Teas, Coffees and Spices Best and Cheapest. Try Them. Pretty presents given away free. 52 Market st., S. F. Headquarters. BRANCH STORES EVERY WHERE. | | |