The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 5, 1896, Page 18

y— THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1896. HE clanging of the joyous Easter ‘\ generovs spattering of mud a second start bells is the happy signal for the reawakening of society. Never before has the world of fashion so rigorously observed the peniten- | tial season. While society has always tabooed ds ng Lent, each previous season has been marked by many aelight- iul intormal entertainments and numer- ous recherche dinners and luncheon par- ties. | was made. Three blocks were covered safely and then one of the mules, the leader, neatly rolled under, while the hind mule, the “wheeler,” lightly stepped over his pros- trate form. More consternation. Lieu- tenant Smedberg was on the ‘‘box’ seat and distinguished himself by the graceful manner in which he held the rein The lad: like true soldiers’ wives and lassies, The mid-Lent was always more or less | behaved like stoics, and when the reclin- fashion, of course. yielded not to precedent season of penitence, nence from all ree was obeyed io the too dismal to dwell and decreed Lent fasting and abs festivities. The a Jetter and the result— upon. Now that the forty days bave passed | there is to be a brief period of gayety and then society hies itself to pastures green, the beach, elc. A number of the wanderers who have been collecting curios and otherwise en- joying themselves abroad are signaled for home. Mrs. Low her charming daugh- ter, Miss Flora Low, are reveling at pres- ent in the Paris shops, but are expected home for the National holidays. So are Mrs. Delmas and the Misses Delmas, who, by the way, Lave been devoting them- selves to ous studies during their so- journ in the gay capital. D. O. Mills hasd passing the summer at his place at Mill- brae, and with his son-in-law and daugh- ter, Mr. and M Whitelaw Reid, who have been passing the winter in Arizona, is expected here shortly. Miss Romie Wallace has returned from New Orleans, where she had a delightful | visit with Mr. and M#s. Richard Sprague, and Mrs. Henry Jerome has decided not | to return to New York just yet, but to remain in California for the summer. Mrs. Jerome, with her guest, Miss Catherwood, is at present at Coronado. They will work this way by easy stages, stopping at Santa Barbara for the floral show. Then they go to Yosemite for a month, then to Alaska, and will pass the end of the summer at Del Monte. gowns of Mrs. Jerome and Miss Cather- wood are at once the envy and delight of the Southern ladies. They affect the New York fashion of wearing white zowns and the results are picturesque and more than satisfactory. There are some new babies in town and a corresponding number of delighted parents end grandparents, who are already busily mapping out brilliant careers for the won- derful infants. Mr. and Mrs. Rooert Cole- man (nee Simpkins) are rejoicing over the advent of a son, as are also Mr, ana Mrs, Eiliott McAllister (nee Decker). The Yosemite will doubtless be very gay this season. All the cavalry have been ordered to the valley and Colonel Young will go in command. Wherever the gallant soldiers go there is sure to be a number of fair followers and Yosemite accommodations are already in great de- mand. Captain Rodgers and Lieutenant Benson while they are stationed at Yosemite will have their respective families at Wawona, about forty-five miles from the valley. There is to be another picturesque cot- tage at Burlingame. Itis to be built for Mrs. Frank Carolan,after plans made by the late Page Brown for his own villa. The cottage will cost $30,000 and is the gift of Mrs. Carolan’s father, Mr. Pullman, Mrs. Carolan leit during the week for Chicago, where she goes to attend the wedding of her sister, Miss Pullman, and a young Chicago lawyer. Apropos of this wedding a pretty little story is told that reads like a patriotic act in an American drama. Prince Bernstein was one of the heiress’ most persistent suitors, and his marked at- tentions to her were freely commented upon by the public. With the density characteristic of foreign nobles, the Prince errived at the happy conclusion that to ask was to receive, in America, and he deter- mined to ask for Miss Pullman’s hand. Now, the Prince being closely allied by consanguinity to the ruling powers, crossed the deep blue sea to gain the con- sent of his relatives, the Emperor of Ger- many and the Emperor of Austria. These noble gentlemen, keenly alive to the favor an American lady confers when she ac- cepts the name and fame and fortune of a Countess, hesitated not for a moment, ana the return steamer landed the Prince on America’s shore. Then straightway to Papa Puliman did he go, with the valuable noble “permits,’” a1l decorated with the stamps and seals of state. “So they have given their august consent, have they?” queried the million- aire, with characteristic brevity; “but, young man, has it occurred 1o you that to gain my consent was a different matter?” And the eagle screeched and the stars and stripes fluttered on the breeze. Since the opening night of “Captain Impudence’’ there Las been much merry badinage at the Presidio. On that aun- spicious evening Colonel Young invited a party of twenty-six army friends to at- tend the theater with him and conceived the delizhtful plan of taking his guests to the theater in the Presidio ambulance. There was a merry start and all went well until without the reservation at the Central-uvenue gate. The road was muddy—soit mud and deep mud—and the ambulance sank to the hubs in the mire. Officers in full-dress uniform braved the darkness and the mud in a wild search for planks to raise the vehicle, and after a | | | lared his intention of | By the way, the churmingi | | But | ing mule kad gained his natural posture everybody dismounted. Colonel Young’s party went home from the theater in the social | cars. The board of directors of the Woman’s Exchange have decided to serve tea and other refreshments from 4 to half-past 5 o’clock, and will hold their inaugural tea on Thursday afternoon, April 9, at their rooms, 26 Post streel. Miss May Hoff- man, Miss McKenna, Miss Morgan and Miss Laura Bates will assist Miss Me- Kinstry to wait at the tea table. The hours will be from 4 until 5:30, and all are | most coraially invited. SURPRISE PARTIES. The Welsh and Palmer Surprise Parties Prove Enjoyable Successes. A very enjoyable surprise party was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. J. Walsh on Saturday evening, March 21, at their home in Clairmont. The evening was spent pleasantly in dancing and with songs and games. Arthur White favored the guests with several recitations and Ed Lowrey contributed some of his comic songs, ‘At a late hour supper was served, Among those present were: Mrs. J. Thomas, lara Avon, Miss Fannie Conway, Miss ggie Collins, Miss Aggie Johnson, Miss Hatute Avon, Mrs. C. Shields, Miss Angie Thomas, Miss Lizzie Thomas, Miss Annie Col- ling, M Mary Desmond, Miss M. M. Thomas, ellie Cronan, Miss Annie Desmond, Miss Thomas; Messrs. Ed Lowrey, William Mac- Donald, W. L. Reardon, William Black, J. Leon- ard Thomaes, Mr. Roberts, Mr, Carnes, Authur White, A. Seoux, A. Larroili, Mr. Nicholson, George Avon, Mr. McLaney, Arthur Avon and i8S mer was the recipient of a delight- party by his iriends at his re ing, March 8. Music, dancing and singing the entertainment offered during the 2. A supper was served at 11:30 o'clock. present included: Miss Mamie Sullivan, s Mamie Hurley, Miss Maggie Hurley, Miss rah Hurley, Miss' Eliza Holmes, Miss Nellie Bradiord, Miss Abbey Whelan, Miss May Whe- lan, M atie Tyndell, Miss Annie Skuiley, Miss Mamie Maguire, Miss Mamie Russell, Miss Gertie Harris, Miss Mamie Barrett, Miss Sellie Green, Miss Lydie Palmer, Mrs. Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Mr. Hue Cosbie, Mr. Michael Whelan, Mr. Harry Palmer, Mr. Richard Rich- ards, Mr. Frank Dancen, Mr. Joe Beckler, Mr. 'William Lee, Mr. James McNamara, Mr. George Tribue, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Wil liam Besbe, Mr. Fritz Easerman, Mr. Harry Cosbie and Mr. Jack O'Brien. 5 OAKLAND MUSICALE. Delightful Entertainment Given by Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett on Tharsday Last. Twenty-five of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. . M. Bartlett assembled at their pretty home, Knox avenue, Oakland, last Thursday evening, in response to invitations. The hand- some rooms were artistically decorated with La France roses, snowballs and lilacs. A most enjoyable musical programme was rendered by Mrs. Eva Wren, Mrs. Allan McNab, Mrs. Bartlett, R. A. Marshall, C. B. Andrews and J. K. Miller, after ich tempting refresh- ments were served. Those present were: M: and Mrs. J. M. O'Neiil, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lloyd, Mr.and Mrs. C. P. Kern, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Coit, Mr. and Mrs. T. . Ward, Mr. and Mrs. A. Samuel, Mr, and Mrs. R. A. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. C. {r. and Mrs. Allan McNab, Mrs. Eva . Lane, A. O. Lane. GOLDEN WEDDING SURPRISE. Mr. and Mrs, F. F. Keith Celebrate Their Fif- tieth Anniversary at San Jose. Last week Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Keith returned to their home on the Meridian road, San Jose, after a visit with triends in different parts of the State. During their absence their nieces and nephews, including Mr. and Mrs. F. K, Bartholomew, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bartholo- mew, Mr., and Mrs. Robert Porter, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Trapet of San Francisco, and J. Collins, made arrangements to give them a surprise on Tuesday, March 24, the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding, and issued invitations for an “at home” on that day. The apartments haa been transformed into bowers of floral beauty. Poppies, marigol and yellow roses, intermingled with ced: palms, ferns and smilax, banked the mantels, concealed fire(rhoe!, wreathed the pictures and brightened every nook and corner. Reireshments were served on tables decor- ated in green nndfold, and during the recep- tion hours, from 2 until 5 o'clock, a great number of friends called tooffer their good wishes to the popular host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Keith were married in New York State in 1846 and in 1850 Mr. Keith vis- 1ted Californie, and since that time both he and his wife spent several winters here until three years ago, when they determined to make their home in this valley,and have since resided on the Meridian road, near Hamilton avenue. Many beautiful gifts and letters of congratu. lation were received from friends near and far. THE JOLLY BIGRT-SEERS, Young Ladies New Bocial Organize a Club, A party of young ladies have permanently organized recently an association called “The Jolly Sight-seers, and have elected the follow- ing officers: President, Miss May Ingram; vice- resident, Miss LorettaSharon; secretary, Miss ay Maxwell; treasurer, Miss Mamie Johnson; executive committee—Misses Alvine Brunk- horst, Mamie Johnson and Mey Maxwell; or- ganizing commitiee—Misses Loretts Robinson, May Sharon and May Maxwell. SOUTHERN GAYETIES, Many Delightfal Entertainments Have Oc- ourred at Ooronsdo, Dr. and Mrs. E. 8. Bogert have recently been entertained at several handsome dinners on board the vessels in the southern harbor. The beautiful home of K. H. Ward at Coronado, where they are passing the winter with the parents of Mrs. Bogert, has also been the scene of numerous brilliant social gatherings in honor of the naval officers and their friends. Louis M. Hamburger of the Chicago Athletic Club, who is & guest at Hotel del Coronado, last Week gave an enjoyable stag party in the 1 4 Howard street, Saturday even. | hotel dining-room to the following: Captain Randolph Dickens, United States Marine Corp Lieutenant-Commander R. R. Ingersoll, U. N.; Naval Cadet J. P. Morton, U. . N.; Naval Cadet R. Z. Johnston, U. S, N.; Lieutenant Albert Sidney McLemore, United States Marine Corps: Lieutenant William R. Shoemaker, U. .N.; H.L.Chapman, Columbus, Ohio; F.L. Champlin, J. F. Turrill, Chicago. Late San Francisco arrivals at this southern resort are: Mrs. Mary A. Sherwood. Mr.and Mrs. A. Simons, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Glenn, Wil- linm Marcy, M. and Mrs. C. Tookey, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. E. Mellin, W. Kimball, ss A.J. Garlick, Mr. and W. Callaghan, T. Vaughan Morgan, ghten, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ames, Mr. and_ Mrs. E. F. Clum, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Hyde, Miss Hyde and Miss Adele L. Hyde of Oakla; IN THE FUTURE. Club Parties and Social Gatherings Announced for April. Inter Nos Cirele No. 215, C. O. F. of A., will give an old clothes party, Friday evening, April 10, at Social Hall, Alcazar building. Prizes will be awarded. The Mpysties will give an Easter opening party at Native Sons’ Hall on Tuesday evening, April 14. This will be an evening dress affair and in- vitations must be presented atthe door. March will take place at 9 o'clock sharp. The management of the entertainment has been placed in the hands of the following gentle- men: Will W.Sale, M. L. Reynolds, H. G. Mul- ler and K. Matheson. A successful party is a foregone conclusion. The Hercules Lodge No. 8 and Hoffnungs Lodge No. 1 gave a grand leap year party at San Francisco Turn Verein Hall on Sunday last, March 29. The Empire Dramatic Club will give its forty- second entertainment and grand ball on Tues- day evening next in California Hall, when the great comeay drama entitled “Friends” will be presented. As the best known talent in the City has been procured, and as the parts have been properly studied, & complete success is anticipated. The Halcyon Club held their first annual election in their new hall, 234 Capp street, Tuesday evening last. The following officers were elected, after a very close vote: Frank Duplisea, president; William Ward, vice- president; Arthur Wente, treasurer; George Hagquist, secretary. The San Francisco Scottish Thistle Club will give a grand social and concert on Friday evening, April 10, at B'nai B’rith Hall. The P. D. C. Club will hold their fifty-sixth | party on Tuesday evening, April 7, at 0dd Fel- lows’ Hall. Columbia Council No. 55 will hold its annual reception on Friday evening, April 10, at the Native Sons’ Hall. San Francisco Lodge No. 1, Friends of Inde- pendent Rifies, will give an umbrelia social at Saratoga Hall Thursday evening, April 9. Catholic Ladies’ Aid Society No. 10 will give aliterary and musical entertainment, for the benefit of the rellef fund, at Union-square Hall on Monday evening, April 6. Social Council No. 46, Order Chosen Friends, have issued invitations for an entertainment and_soclal Tlmrsvug evening, April 9, at e; Washington Hall, building, A HOME WEDDING. Nuptials of Miss Baruh and Julius Gabriel. The marriage of Miss Becke Baruh of Nevada City and Julius Gabriel was solemnized Sun- day, March 15,at 5 P. t the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. Zellerbach, Rev. Dr. M. 8. Levy officiating. The bride wore a pown of white duchess satin ornamented with pearls, and was at- tended by Miss Bella Zellerbach as maid of hounor, and Miss Mattie Dregus of Los Angeles and Misses Gertie Joseph, lanche Allenberg and Hattie Gabriel, who officiated as brides- maids. Master Davie Zellerbach acted as page and carried the ring on & white satin cusnion, The groom was attended by his brother, Harry Gabriel, who officiated as best man. After the ceremony the guests partook of a sumptuous dinner and the health and happi- ness of the newly married couple were pledged while congratulations were the order of the hour. Dancinfilollowed and was kept up until the wee small hours. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Gabriel have taken up their residence at 433 Fell street. HOME GATHERINGS. A Birthday Party and an Enjoyable Club Meeting, The Lilsc Club held its first literary enter- tainment at the residence of Miss Mae Clare, 20 Bond street. The rooms were tastefully decorated with lilacs, the emblem of the club. hose contributing to the pragramme were: The Misses Ethel Margrette McQuade, Mae Clare, Maude Forbes, Belle Nichols, Irene Kirk. wood, the Misses Ethel, Frances and Clare January, Master Torry and others. Refresh- ments were served and & very enjoyable even- ing was !finl. A birth party was given to Miss Agne Ahkmann in honor of her eighteenth anni. versary by her parents at their residence, 118 East street, last Wednesday evening. The young people contributed some excellent vocal selections, and a string orchestra furnished the music for the dancing. After the games, which were a feature of the evening’s ente, tainment, the guests retired to the dining- room where they partook of excellent refresg- ments. Those Yll'esent were: The Misses A. Ankmann, N, Abkmann, F. Hewlett, L. Hew- iett, F. Kiley, A. Lindstrom,” R. Mosebacher, J. Mosebacher, E. Riding, A. Smith, M. Smith, F. Scheuren, D. Thompson, E. Tyler, C. Williams, F. Woodhouse. Messrs. M. Ahkmann, J. Ahk. mann, G. Broderson, A.Ervast, T. Eastwood, A. Aunt, K. Johnson, C. Johnson, J. Lawler. £, Mosebacher, W. Simpson, P. Woodhouse, A Williams, and Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Ah] and Mr. and Mrs. G. Smith. Sren PERSONALS, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oxns-d are preparing for a European visit. They expect to leave the latter part of this month and will visit the various European watering places. General Forsythe, Lieutenant A. M. Bell and Major Bates have gone south for a fortnight's visit. They will go as far as San Diego, and on their return stop at Santa Barbara for the flower show. Mrs. Peter Donahue, who has been suffering from an attack of nervous prostration, is now rapidly convalescing. Mrs. A. W. Scott will be at home on Wednes- days in April, May and June at her residence, 305 Buchanan stree! Miss Ardiila Mills has been visiting friends in Sacramento. Mre. G.J. Bucknall has entirely recovered from the effects of her recent severe iliness. v:eor(o Hall has returned from his European it. At last accounts Mr. and Mrs. J. Neustadter and family were in Rome. Mrs. Enrman and the Misses Alice and Mat- tie Ehrman are spending a week or two from their home in the Mission San Jose, and are guests at the Montrose. Mrs. Low gnd Miss Flors Low at last accounts }'“elre in Paris, and are expected home during T. and Mrs, Lloyd Tevis and Miss Florence Breckinridge will spend June, July and August at Santa Monica. Mr. and Mra. Charles Rosenbaum left on Fri- for their Eastern visit. | nd Mrs. 8. Hart shortly leave for Paris | 8it to their daughter, Mrs. Hyman. | Blair and Miss Jennie Blair are still at | Paso Robles. | Mra. Delmas and the Misses Delmas are ex- | m?:;l home from their Europesn visit early | Y. i Mr. and Mrs, I W. Hellman and family leave | on Tuesday next for a Earopean visit. | Mrs. D. Roth and the Misses Jean and Renee Roth left on Sunday last for New York, en | Tonte to Europe. ; i rank McCoppin is spending two weeks at Paso Robles, s it g Mrs. Laurence Poole is temporarily located at the Richelieu and will spend the summer at | Castle Crag. Mrs. Edward Stanley and Miss_Garber leave on the 1stof Muy for Napa Soda Springs, where | they will pass the summer. Mrs. Monroe Salisbury has left for a short New York visit. Frince and Princess Poniatowski are spend- ing a short time at Santa Barbara, . and Mrs. A. H. Merrill and family will spend the summerat “Castle Crest,” Belvedere. Frederick E. Willson, construction engineer of the Mountain Mines, limited, has returned toIron Mountain after a shortvisit to his family in this City. Mr. and Mrs. A. Carrigan have returned from & northern visit. Mr.and Mrs, Edward Head are occupying their new home, 1206 Masonic avenue. Colonel and Mrs. Kinne will go to Belve- dere for the summer. Miss Rose Murdock hes returned from a fortnight’s stay on the Santa Cruz Mountains. r.and Mrs, William Haas and family left on Tuesday last for a European visit. Mrs. Herbert Lang of Oakland nas returned l!;:r 3 T delightful visit at Kesswick. 1. Hecht and Miss Elsie Hecht left on yjast for a European visit. . Sachs and the Misses Carrie and Hattie Sachs are in New York previous to their departure for Europe. Miss Alice McNaught of New York is visiting Miss Robinson of 2506 Fillmore street. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Burke Holladay, who have recently returned from the East, will be at home Fridays in April at Holladay Heights, corner of Clay and Octavia streets. Mr. and Mrs, A. Rice and family have re- moved from 933 Golden Gate aveaue to 1212 Buchanan street. The Misses Adelaide and Jennie Cherry leave here the first of the week for New York and Europe, expecting to visit Russia, Norway, Sweden and Denmark before their return. Joseph Rosenthal, accompanied by his daughter Belle, who is widely known ‘as an amateur violinist, has returned from a Euro- pean visit, Mre, Sig Kaufmann (nee Wasserman) has_ re- turned from her southern trip and will be HE Sierra Nevada Mountains are California’s greatest winter at- traction, not for invalids, but for healthy and robust people. Few know this, because until this win- ter practically no one visited the moun- tains. This State, too, is one of the very few States of the Union in which snow- shoeing on Norwegian snowshoes can be enjoved. In many other States and Ter- ritories, in Alaska particularly, deep snow renders the use of snowshoes imperative for foot travelers, but Canadian snowshoes ere, I believe, nearly everywhere else used because of the difference in the conditions of the snow. Those who visit Truckee and Lake Tahoe in deep-snow time will certainly get afine glimpse of the winter king in his sterner as- pects and a view of the lake, the size, depth, nearly absolute purity, and high moun- tain setting of which alone would stamp this State as being one of great wealth in scenic mountain attractions. But one must climb to the summits of the Sierras, 3000 to 4000 feet west of and above Lake Tahoe, to know best what the Sierra Ne- ON SNOWSHOES I N THE SIERRAS. pleased to receive her friends on the first and second Wednesdays at 1728 Sutter street. Mrs, Nathan Levy will be pleased to see her friends at her residence, 1814 Post street, prior to her departure for the East. Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Benjamin have re- turned to their home in Belvedere for the summer season. OCEAN VIEW PROGRESS, O0ld San Miguel Transformed Into a Handsome Suburban Section. A New Engine-House and an Abundant Supply. of Water Make the People Happy. Ocean View, with its 3000 inhabitants, is especially happy now that the Supervisors have erected a $5000 house for quartering an engine and hose cart for the protection of its property. This substantial structure has just been completed, and will be occupied by a brand- new engine and hose cart to-morrow. This, with a water main lately run from Lake Merceaq, gives the ?eonle an abundant sap- ply of water for all purposes. A Catholic and Congregational chuch, with a meeting- house for the Epitcopalians, accom- modate such of the faithful as may desire to attend divine worship. In addition to all these a fine public school is located in the center of the village, if such it may be termed. Notwithstanding all those attractions and improvements, “Frog Pond’’ still stands in the center portion of the settle- ment. This pond has in the past supplied the French colony with frogs’legs. It was the attractions'of the nice, fat batra- chians that made S8an Miguel the favorite resort of the unfortunate frog-catcher, Jennie Bonnet, who lost her life h¥ being shot through a window one night about twenty years ago while enjoying a bottle of wine with a companion. The house where this romantic girl was killed stands to-day the same as it did on the night of the tragedy. San Miguel lost its original name by adopting the one of Ocean View, yet it re- tains all of its pristine attractions, even to its pride of being the choicest of sections about the City for the growth of wild flowers. Ocean View, with its magnificent com- manding view of the ocean, its warm lo- cation, sheltered on all sides by a range of hills which shut out the cold windsand fogs, with railroad facilities to the business portions of the City, on the road to the San Mateo cemeteries and close to the Ingleside racetrack, promises to be a fa- vorite section for suburban residences. vadas really are in deep snow and to be- hold mountain scenerv in the time of its most striking characteristics, of utter isola- tion, sternness and profound beauty inter- mingled, and of immeasurably its greatest wildness and frozen adornment. About twenty years ago, led by my friend John Muir, I had a summer trip afoot from Summit Station, by way of Andersons Peak and Squaw Valley, to Lake Tahoe. On that trip we were for two days high up on the range, 2500 to 3000 feet above Tague, the lake having an elevation of 6200 feet. That was a fine and most inspiriting mountain ramble. I have just made this same trip on snow- shoes, reversing the route. Accompanied by three mountaineers and fine snow- shoers, Robert Watson, James McNutt and George Honsucker Jr., I left Lake Tahoe at Wards Creek, and went through the canyon of the same name and over a low pass into Deer Park Canyon, where snow, rain and murky weather detained us in Mr. McNutt’s house for thirty-six hours. On the second day we ascended the range, on a glorious bracing winter morning, with superabundance of white every- where, in wealth of sunlight and snow glitter, but with strong contrast of color also from the coniferous woods, the color of which, always somber, became almost black—a soft and velvety black—by com- varison with the sun and snow. The ascent was to me very slow and tire- some work, but it abundantiv repaid one for the effort. Starting at night, we reached the summit, at an elevation of 9000 feet,at1 o'clock, on a great plateau entirely treeless, because of naked granite suriaces in sum- mer time, but now richly embossed in wifite. Surrounding it were trees, but not the noblest in point of height and girth— the elevation and exposure were too great for that; but the trees were eminently hardy, and, therefore, noble specimens of their species. But the view—the wonder- fully varied panorama, rat.er—was what made the scene worth any price of money oreffort. It was one glorious succession of scenic pictures, never to be forgotten. The views embraced widespread snow fields, high mountains—at one point four- teen summit ridges werein sight—thickly strewn, deep woods, by their shade dark- ening and hiding the snow; canyons, wide opening in some cases and in othe closed in as narrow defiles: calm, il tensely blue skies, frequently fleeced with drawn-out white cirrus clouds, and such vast vistas as to suggest boundless dis- tances and a boundless land. These were the main features of the high mountain, sub-Arctic-like scenes through which we passed. The main summits were 1000 to 1500 feet above us. The vast succession of plateaus, canyons and ridges showed the details which go to make up mountain structure. Lake Taboe, with its liquid floor-level, lay far off eastward, and at that distance ap- peared black, its blue was so intense. The eastern summits of the Washoe range showed up, not in pointed ridges. but in | long and graceful outlined contours, while Squaw Valley was a great wide depression in the mountains intensely somber from thick and dark-colored woods. One blessed feature of the scenery west and south of and far above the lake was that the accursed ax had oot laid a single tree low; that here still was the forest primeval. The valley into which we were about to descend was one of the most at- tractive features of a scene that was really indescribable in its pure and to human eyes unusual beauty. Grand it was be- vond description, but more beautiful than grand, and that is saying very much. But, indeed, both elements were so mingled that they * blended. rather than contended for supremacy. Emerson said that one needed to be new born and rebantized with a higher than earthly baptism, to be worthy to walk in his winter hills. How much more true this is in those high mountains and in their far ampler ether and higher and vastly purer ang therefore diviner air. And over all of this amphitheatric scenery was the glorious sun, reflecting a light no- | where in the world more clear, pure and intense; yet all of these features were not 0 acceptable as the intensity of the still- ness, for it was a calm morning. This still- ness I have frequently noted in my annual | Itis delightful, but | in some respects it is painful—so much | brief snowshoe trips. glory with so much silence, such wild grandeur and such widespread beauty with | neither fuss nor noise. | We skirted the base of Andersons Peak and gradually worked down into the ecan- | on of the north fork of the American iver, to the Summit Soda Springs, where we were received by a fine fellow in charge | of the springs, whose name I have forgot- ten. He was alone, and yet notalone, for he had as a companion a large noble shep- | herd dog whose owner last winter in going on snowshoes from the springs to Truckee broke his leg and died there. But for the dog his corpse wonld not have been found. He barked as we approached but his bark ! was really one of welcome. ‘We reached the springs, crossing the range on the way at 6 p. M. after nine and a half hours’ snowshoeing over steep elevations and descents, traveling in from six to eight feet of snow only, which is not nearly enough to level depressionsor cover up all young trees and shrubs. The deeper the snow the safer and better the snow- shoeing. The night at the springs was one of deep rest and enjoymentin alog cabin. The moon was quarter grown, the sky sparkled with the most clearly burning stars; the snow alone would have lightened the dark- ness, while the somber forest formed deep | contrast with the prevalent sky and snow light. The springs are by the north fork of the American River. Falls of about fifteen feet occur in theriver there. There not being even a breath of wind nothing disturbed the peace profound but these | falls. ‘They created music to the physical | ear, but to the mental sense the fall of the | water was at once music, lullaby and ben- ediction. The next morning was one of the finest I have ever seen in the Sierras. There are few more beautiful spots in the range | than the Summit Soda Springs. The view was up steep slopes covered by snow. It had frozen during the night and these slopes were consequently glazed with ice. | They glittered as they ran upward in the clear sunhght. The morning was so calm that the coniferm seemed to be immov- able pillars. The chorus of singing water- falls and birds was continuous. %he far- off eastern summits, towering away above | and Beyond where we were, capped and | crowned the picture. How many such elevated mountain gardens of Goa we have in the Sierra Nevada and how few ever visit them in their winter flowering time—flowering time, not in the botanical, but meteorolo- | gical sense! Each crystal of snow—their number innumerable—is a starlike flower of the most wonderfully varied pattern, invariable as to the number of its petals. These flowers are not evanescent, either, until the heat of early summer and nature’s call for other flowers, liquefies the | snow into our mountain streams and rivers, not surpassed in the world for purity and beauty—the sun when he shines upon them, gilding these ‘‘pale streams with heavenly alchemy.”” These moun- tain streams descend rapidly and are broken over rocky channels. They are thus fully aerated and when aerated are whitened into cascades composed of water and air—air as it were made visible. When air and water are thus mingled they are so reatly beautified as to be almost spiritual- 1zed, the water vanishing in one sense as water, that it may be uplifted into air. A day atthe Summit Soda Springs, 1n the full glory of winter is worth a month in summer, with full remembrance of how glorious the verdure, the mountain flowers and the forest then are in thelatter season. We set out the next day for Summiit station, climbing on the trip to an eleva- tion of about 2600 feet above the springs, although the altitude of the springs is only 1000 feet less than that of the railroad crossing over the summit. But in going from the first to the last mentioned place it was necessary to climb over the back- bone of the range, where the streams divide, some running eastward to the Truckee River and the State of Nevada and the rest westward to the branches of the American River, and finally to their salt sovereign, the Pacific. On "the back- bone named, always wind swept, and, therefore, naked as to trees or shrubs, we encountered a very strong wind. In a —————————————————— NEW TO-DAY. Out of an egg a chick. Out of a jar of Lola Montez Creme ‘Beauty Of face, for this wonderful pre- paration contains the medicinal substances that the skin requires to keep healthy and make and keep the complexion pure, soft, smooth and velvety. 75c., post- paid. I treat ladies for all blem- ishes at my parlors or by mail. No charge for advice. Ladies out of town Trial Box. sending this ad. Wwith 10¢ in stamps will receive ‘nmlxm&k of instructions and a Lola MontezCreme, 552 ace FRER. T I have no one in San Fran- cisco giving my treatments or selling articles from house to house. Beware of any one so representing. Treatments in San Francisco given only at my parlors. Only parlors in the city having private stairway and entrance. SUPERFLUOU HAIR nently, painlessly, electric needle. MRS. NETTIE HARRISON, DERMATOLOGIST, 40-4% GEARY ST., San Francisco. I remove it perma- by the snowstorm below freezing point one would freeze to death speedily at that point. Some of the slopes’ we encountered in descending the mountajns were over half a mile in length, and" were excessively steep. Lven our best men had to sit down on their snowshoes in the descent, while I, | less experiencea and far more awkward, used my heels for brakes. One of these slopes was so very steep as to be danger- ous to any one buta good snowshoer. The slidine snowshoes rush down hilf, and are the real delight of that form of exercise, and are full recompense to those who can make them properly for the Tong, slow, heavy-breathing ascents of the apmmits. Having only a week a year at snowshoe- ing, and going at once from the level of the sea to elevations of 6000 to 9000 feet, one cannot be a real expert on the shoes or do more than maintain half the pace of a man experienced at the business and living constantly in the rarefied air. But the fine feliows I had witk me were always willing to give me time and the best pair of snowshoes for the immediate work in hand. They knew that I was willing to ay the full price for the labor and fatigue involved in getting away up into the mountains in deep-snow time, which is so far ahead of any other season in beauty and sparkling magniticence of both snow and sky that there can be no possible com- parison between them. No one can under- stand the superiority or far greater fascina- tion of the mountains under winter’s il‘w- tering_and_ glorious rain but he who has himself visited the highest portions of the range in both summer and winter. & I have planned with Mr. Watson a series | of snowshee trips from Summit station | southward for next winter. The late B. B. Redding, who had been offen there, once told me that a wagon road with very eas; grades might be built from the summit southward for a distance of fifty miles. One may thus keep at the highest eleva- tions continuously without experiencing | the fatigue I did of alternate steep ascents | and descents. | Speaking for myself and with strong love for various kinds of physical exercise, I can say that not one of them approaches snowshoeing in the keen air one breathes, the elevations attained, the glorioussights seen, the health and strength acquired, and the sense of pride that follows indulg- ence in this mnnfy kind of open-air work. 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