The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1896, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1896. THE CHURCHES IN CHAISTMAS GARB Some Beautiful Dzcorations in Homor of the Season. The Worshipers Will Be Ap- pealed To by Music and Color. The Catholic Cathedral and Grace Episcopal Church Are Very Elaborately Adorned. Those esthetic features which appeal to the ear and the eye more particularly will not be absent from the services which mark the advent of the Christmas season in the churches of San Francisco. A comprehensive list of musical pro- grammes which will be rendered at to- day’s and Sunday’s church services, ac- cording to denominartion, appeared in yes- terday’s issne of THE CAvrL, and in logical sequence descriptive reierence to the sev- eral artistically decorated interiors, which will form an environment in keeping with such an occasion, is now appended. Many churches other than Catholic and Episcopalian will not have completed their decorations before Sunday, when the Christmas services will be held. The Oatholic and Episcopal churches will be in readiness for to-day’s services. It goes without saying that no small amount of artistic taste bas been expended upon the eminently worthy task of making the sometimes austere interiors peculiarly wttractive at this season of peace and good will. And where the architectual outlines are intrinsically beautifal the fine taste of 21he decorator has added a touch of nature, which has resulted in a highly pleasing combination. At the Catholic cathedral on Van Ness avenue the Sisters of the Holy Family hLave given noteworthy evidence of artistic ability. The sober green of ferns and grasses has been so arranged as 10 set off in bold relief bright colorings. The cen- tral marble altar may be termed the chef d’ceuvre of the entire design, and above all the canopy surmounting the tabernacle will, no doubt, become the cynosure of admiring eyes. Crystal vases filled with berries have been placed at regular intervals along the iront of the sanctuary and the effect pro- duced by these when exposed to the daz- zling radiance of the 1lluminated candela- bras on eit:er side cannot be easily antic- ipated. The ‘“dim, religious light,” in which the sanctuary was seen yesterday, could give but an adequate idea of its appearance when the gorgeous accesories of the Catholic ritual are added. Arch- bishop Riordan will preside at pontifical high mass thismorning. In the basement of the cathedral the children’s chapel has also been decorated by the busy Sisters. Festoons of ever- green extend across the opposite walls of the sanctuary and Christmas trees take the place of palms in the body of the chapel. Grace Episcopal Church, on the corner of California and Stockton streets, has ably maintained the dignity of its repre- sentative position among the religious de- nominations of the City. The ladies of the congregation are responsible for the decorative design and have certainly dis- plaved artistic taste to the very best advantage. These decorations are con- fined almost exclusively to ths chancel. The altar rails are surmounted by & beau- tiful arch of foliage, and in this, as in the majority of the decorative features, spruce has been most frequently brought into requisition. The choir stalls areshaded by overhang- ing boughs, and the massive stone pillars on either side of the chancel, the reading desk and pulpit are adorned with ever- greens. The altar of Italian marble will be illuminated by more than a hundred wax candles, the effect ¢f which cannot fail to be of the most brilliant description. The First Presbyterian Church has not vet put on the garb of the season. The members of the Ladies’ Aid, however, tave undertaken 1o look after this, and expect to have the churcn ready for inspec tion by to-morrow evening. The same applies to the First Congrega- tional Church, ccener of Post and Mason streets, so far as the interior of the church itseli is concerned. Miss Annie Childs and Miss Lizzie Hoffmann are the young ladies who are expected to practically ex- emplify the possibilities of color in time for Sunday’s services. The remaining City churches are all sig- nalizing the advent of Christmas 1n a manner equally similar and appropriate. 2 Xoeieb gl S5 Howard Presbyterian. The following is the musical programme for Sunday at the Howard Presbyterian Church on Oak street: Morning — Organ prelude, “Hallelujah Chorus” trom ‘‘Messiab,” Handel; doxology, +“0;d Hundred;” quartet, **Arise, for Thy Light 1s Come,’”’ Buck; hymn, “Awake the Sacred Song,” Hanael; tenor solo, “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear,” Marzo; bass solo and enorus, “The Manger Cradle,” Neidiinger; hymu, «How Firm & Foundetion,” Reading; offerory, soprano solo, *‘Christmas,” Shelly; anthem, “Nazareth,” Gounod; hymn, “ark, Ten Thousand 'Harps,” Mason; organ postlude, “And the Glory of the ILord,” from «}Messiah,”” Handel. Evening—Organ prelude, “Christmas Pastorale,” Ashmall; quartet, “I Will Praise Thee,’’ from service in B flat, Farmer; hymn, “Joy to the World,” Masou; bass s0lo, wizh violincello obligato, “A Dream of Bethiehem,” Rodney; duet for soprano and alto, “Tne Lord Is my Shepherd,” & - hymn, “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,’ delssohn; offertory, alto solo, “Let All en Rejoice,” Boex; anthem, “Caniique de Noel.”” hymn, ““All Hail the Power of Jesus' Holden; organ postude;, “Halle- lujab’ chorus, from *“Mount of Olives,’” Beeth- oven. The choir, consisting of Mrs. Charles A. Allardyce, Miss Cecilia Decker, William M. Bmith and Charies H. Hoeg, will beassisied by Dr. A. T. Regensburger, violincelloist, Wil- liam F. Hooke, organist and musical director. At the Spanish Church. Early mass will be at 6 o’clock, and fol- lowing that there will be one every half hour until 10:39, The high mass wiil be at that time, during which Mercandante’s Mass for three voices will be sung. The singers are: Sopranos—Mrs. B, Camarena, Misses C. Cooney, A. and J. Perez, A, Acosta and A. Buckley; second sopranos— Mrs. 8. Arrillaga, Misses N. O’ Rourke, L. Andrade and F. Cabazos; bassos—Messrs. H. Basford, J. Garcia and L. Diaz. At the offertory a “Villancico,”” by 8. Arrillaga, for chorus and orchestra, will be sung. At the elevation Professor Andonegui and Miss M. L. Kimbal will play a solo for violin and harp. The musical programme is under the direction of the organist, S. Arrillaga. Central M. E. Church. The Central Methodist Episcopal Church will hoid Christmas services next Suaday. J. J. Morris is the musical director and H. M. Bosworth organist. The services will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Dille. The musical programme will be as follows: Morning—Organ prelude; Christmas offer- tory (Jules Grisen); anthem, *Sing Hosanna” (Rosenihal): tenor solo, “Bethlehem” (Wider), W. G. Wood ; alta solo, “Christmas” (Sheliey), Miss Frapces Boyan; “Jubilate’’ (Rosenthal) Evening — Organ prelude, Offertory in G (Wiley), H. M. Bosworth; cantata for soprano and barytone solo and chorus, “Nigntin Beth- lehem' (Floria); soprano solo, Mrs. Thomas Hodge; barytone solo, Charles H. Orden; Coristmas bymp, “Holy Night” (Adams), Putting the Finishing Touches on the Beautiful Chancel of Grace Church. tenor solo and chorus; soprano solo, “It Came TUpun the Midnight Clear,” Mrs. W. T. Libby. Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society. The Christmas entertainment of the Boys' and Girls’ Aid Society will take place on Saturday next at 7:30 ». M., when the cantata of “St. Nicolas” will be per- formed. Centrai M. E. Church. Central M. E. Sunday-school, Mission street, between Sixth and Seventh, will hold its Christmas entertainment this evening, commencing at 7:30 o’clock. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Firemen Fined. Resignations Accepted and Appointments Made. The Fire Commissioners met yesterday afternoon, when John 8. Brant, driver of engine 1, was fined three days’ pay for neglect of duty; John T. Canavan, engi- neer of engine 7, ten days’ pay; and John Blythe, driver of engine 32, three days’ pay for the same offense. William Finnegan, hoseman of engine 3, Simon Haren, stoker of engine 32, and Charles H. Murray, engineer of engine 32, sent in their resignations, which were ac- cepted. Michael Sheehan, driver of chemical engine 5, was retired on the pension list at half pay. On November 18, 1895, while engaged in the performance of his duties at a fire the building collapsed and broke his back, incapacitating him from duty. William Newman was promoted from hoseman of engine 25 to driver of chemi- cal engine5. Timothy Hallinan was ap- pointed driver of engine 24, Harry Allen hoseman of engine 25, Martin Speliman hoseman of engine 3, John J. Morris hoseman of engine 26 and William Ker- rigan engineer of engine 32. g e € ar Company Dis ncorporation. The Pacific Car Company has made applica- tion for permission to disincorporate. The stockholders signing the petition are John Lee, A.D. Cautter, Sidney M. Smith, Francis Cutting, J. Lee Jr., W. C. Doane, T. F. Morri- son, A. B. Spreckels, Lovell Whife, Cutting Packing Compeny, E. Dore Cutting and W. F. Williamson. EAL I Y L Eabbi Nieto to Lecture. Rabbi Nieto will lecture on Friday night on “Sinners and the Talmud.” GERTIE MAY STILL SING HER SONGS Officers Who Went to Sup- press Remained to Applaud. The Little Danseuse at the Bald- win Is Under Age, but They Let That Pass. Puck, King Oberon’s Little Fairy Favorite, Wi!l Also Be Allowed to Continu: His Act. The audience at the Baldwin Theater last evening saw the curtain go down upon the first act of Paimer Cox’s ‘‘Brownies,” looked at their programmes and wondered what had become of little Gertie Carlisle, who was billed to sing her *‘Arrah Go On’* and other amusing ditties, with dances in- cidental. She was to be a part of scene two. Out by the ticket-taker stood Manager Morganstern of the theater and the mana- ger of the “Brownies,”” waiting the arrival of Secretary Welsh of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The secretary had called up the Baldwin during the afternoon and told the mana- gers that he was coming. He had heard that some children or a child under the age limit provided by law for “‘play actors’ and actresses was performing at the thea- ter to the greater or less delight of large audiences. It was about 9 o'clock that Secretary Welsh swung open the outer doors of the theater, ana with him entered into the in- ner inclosure where stands the man at the gate, Assistant Secretary Holbrook, Police Officer Callinan and a couple of newspaper men. The managers were waiting there. They bad forbidden Gertie to go on or to do her act out of respect to the telephone message, and untii the officers should ar- rive 1o pass ju gment. *Woald tie officers walk in and see the Brownics and Gertie?”’” The manager of the Brownies said he was not aware of the limitations of the law in this State with regard to children actirg. *‘Manager Morganstern confessed to a knowledge of tue law, but declared that he did not believe that this was a viola- tion of the spirit of it, as Gertie was quite a stout young girl, and her mother in- sisted that she was 16, ‘as required by the law.’ “Yes, the officers would go in and see the performance, for how could they de- cide otherwise whether or not the law was being violated.” The managers declared they did not in- tend to run counter to the statutes of the State, and if tuere was found to be a vio- lation of any of them they would stop it at once, The first act was well under way, scene second, where Gertie was to figure having finished, and the officers sat through it and were well pleased. The orchestra played a while and then the curtain rose on the second act. It was a divertin, spectacle and the officers wers muc! pleased. ‘Where Dragonfell, the evil spirit, seeks by devising entertainment for his captive Queen of the Brownies to win her from | her tears, little Gertie was allowed to | com= on and sing her *“Arrah, Go On.” ‘When she had done the man who ap- plauded most enthusiastically in the au- dience was Secretary Welsh, Gertie re- sponded to the general outburst with a darky melody. Again the secretary of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children applauded heartily. ‘When the little danseuse finally retired the officers looked at each other and one nll'}'xem said: ‘“We are through; let us “No,” said another, “let us not disturb the theater by going out in the middle of an act; we will sit through the act.” Decorating the Great Altar in the Cathedral, - o They leaned back in their seats and saw the act through. ‘When they retired they were met at the door by the managers, who inquired: ““What of Gertie? What of the law?” “It is only a technical offense, if any,” said the secretary. “Thelaw was not in- tended to exclude such from the stage. Wae will do nothing.” The officers also visited the Tivoli, to see whether or not Master Jack Robertson, who is Puck, King Oberon’s favorite fairy in “Jack and the Beanstalk,” should be forbidden to appear. A similar conclusion was arrived atas in the other case, the officers deciding that these were not jnstances of that evil against w' ich the law forbidding children under 16 years of age to sing or dance in a public place of amusement was directed. $3*‘Complaints came to the office,” said Becretary Welsh last evening, “and we were of course required to investigate them. But these coildren are evidently well cared for, and the surroundings are in nowise hurtful. *‘Some discretion must be used. 1f we applied the law literally then grown per- sons would have to take the place of lit- tle Eva in ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,’ and other such moral plays would be crippled. Ll'mle children figure in many of the best plays. *‘The law is designed to enable us to rescue children from figuring in variety places, where it is a greater wrong to find children in the audiences than it is to find them on the stages of the Baldwin and Tivoli 1n such innocent characteriza- tions, No, we will not interfere in cases of this kind, even though it may be a vio- lation of the leiter of the law. “The complainants in these cases are very likely to be persons who were of- fended at the managers because they could not get their own children on the stage.”” Gertie Carlisle has< been on the stage for some years. Assistant Secretary Hol- brook three years a ‘o stopped her singing and dancing at a local theater. The Man and His House. The ordinary polite inquiry, “How do you do?” calls for nothing but a conven- tionally polite response; but if a man is past “‘the allotted age,” and a philosopher besides, it may elicit a reply full of mean- ing and wortny of record. ‘When John Quinzy Adams was 80 years old he met 1n the streets of Boston an old friend who shook his trembling hand and 8 ood morning! and how is John Quincy Adams to-day ?”’ “Thank you,”’ was the ex-President’s answer. ‘Jobn Quiney Adams himself is well, sir; quite well, I thank you. But the house in which he lives at present is becoming dilapidated. It is tottering upon its foundation. Time and the sea- sons have nearly destroyed it. Its roof is pretty well worn out. Its walls are much shattered, and it trembles with everv wind. The o!d tenement is becoming almost un- inhabitable, and I think John Quincy Adams will have to move out of it soon; but] h,o himself is quite well, sir; quite well.” ‘With that the venerable sixth President of the United States moved on with the aid of his staff. It was not long afterward that he had his second and fatal stroke of paralysis in the Capitol at Washington. “*This is the last of earth,” he said. am content.”—Youth’s Companion. LT A S A Dog That Tells Time. H. C. Peterson, a workman st the cot- tonseed mill of Paris, Tex., owns a dog, Nick, that can tell the time of day. It is Nick’s duty to take his master’s dinner to him in a little pail every day, and should Mrs. Peterson by any mischance overlook the matter the dog is sure to remind her in proper time by bringing the bucket and urging her to ili it. At first it was sup- posed to be the dog’s intuition merely that enabled him to know the hour, but he has many times been seen watching the clock, and once, when Mrs. Peterson set the hands ahead to fest the matter, Nick brought the dinner-pail promptiv on the stroke of 12, though in reality it was on! o 11, ick is as familiar with the whistles as Peterson is himself, and always sees to it that his master is awake at the proper time each morning to begin his work. If Peterson oversleeps himself Nick is sure to be on the alert, and at the first sound of the early whistle runs to the bedside and barks till his master is awake.—Phila- delphia Tim-s. e o o LATESE SHIPPING INLSLLIGENUK, Arrived. oty of EverlFURSDAY. December 34 Stmr jverett, verge, 's from Nanaimo: 5529 tons conl, to Jona Kosenfeid's ns. 43 Stmor Progreso, Storrs, 87 hours from Seattle; 2100 tons coa. to P B Cornwail. i Br ship Halladale, Fordyce, 76 days from Syd- ney; 3006 tons coal, to Heary Lund & Co. Domestic Ports. GREENWOOD—Sal od Dec 24—Simr Greoh. wood, or San Prancisco C00S BAY—Sailed Dec 34—Stmr Alllance, for Indis, from Nagasakl, » CLUB CHANGES EXCITE GOSSIP Talk at the Cosmos of Moving to the McNutt Residence. House Now Occupied by the Pa- ¢ fic-Union to be Converted Into a Hotel. The Landlord May Comp:! Members to Vacate Before the Van Ness- Avenue Home Is Ready. Club men in the Pacific-Union and Cosmos institutions are greatly agitared over the impending changes. The mem- bers of the Cosmos are inclined to take extreme measures. The proposition now under consideration there is to lease the Dr. McNutt residence on California street, near Franklin. The location is desirable and the prop- erty can be secured for club purposes, so it is said, on agreeable terms. Ifa con- solidation with the Pacific-Union could be effected many of the members would be gratified, but plans to bring about such a union have not been pressed. The trouble with the existing Cosmos Case rests on the fact that it wasdaid out on an ascending scale. The prosperity of the club has not kept pace with the con- stantly increasing price of the rent. In order to meet current obligations and provide a sinking fund for future contin- gencies members have been obliged to con- tribute something in addition to annual dues. The idea of dissolving the organi- zation is not seriously considered, but a firm determination is manifested to move unless the landlord agrees to make some concessions. Some of the members of the Pacific- Union have been alarmed by a report that the owner or agent of the Union-square mansion which the club occupies has given notice that the premises must be vacated by May 1 unless a ten years’ lease is negotiated. The present lease exvpires April 1, and it will take eighteen months’ time to build and properly equip the new home on Van Ness avenue. It goes without saying that the Pacific-Union is an insti- tution that cannot be bulldozed by the landlord. The building on Post street now used by theclub is owned by the Walkeriey estate. Mr. Burbank, formerly an Oakland news- paper man, is the agent for the property, as he married the widow who owns it. He nhas an idea, so the gossip goes, of converting the house into a modern hotel. Mr. Burbank is credited with having fixed notions and since the club has fina!ly determined to go to Van Ness avenue the agent seems to desire that the order of going should be put into immediate effect. Members of the Pacific-Union, in the event of compulsory measures,would seek a temporary home or engage suites of apart- men:s at one of the leading hotels. There is talk of taking the Cosmos clubhouse for a year or more should the Cosmopoli- tans vacate. Steps will certainly be taken to main- tain club headquarters until the new home on Van Ness avenue is ready for occupancy. The members will havé the courtesies of other City clubs extended to them, but they would not feel like using the hospitality of other houses for such a prolonged period. ABOUT TERRAPIN. Varles According to gle Time of Day. Q The diamond-backed terrapin is an arie tocratic denizen of Chesapeake Bay, and worth almost its weight in gold to the epi- cure of the fashionable cafe, The diamond-backed terrapin is only an- other name for a small species of turtle, and time was when the colored people of Maryland ate them after roasting them in their shells, and never dreamed of their value as food for a royal menu. Now,a terrapin farm is a mine of wealth to its PpOssessor. A true story‘is told of a poor negro fisherman who chanced upon a nest of diamond-backs near Tangier Island in 1893. In four hours he took out $1200 worth, and stopped only when too ex- hausted to work. Terrapins “in pound” present an inter- esting but by no means an appetizing appearance. The pound 1s a place where the fishermen keep the turtles until they are shipped to some city to the markets. The farms where they are cultivated are flooded with sea water, 80 that the little object preserves its delicatessen quaiities unimpuired. There are certain rules understood by those who purchase terrapin. They are careful to observe that the extreme tip or muzzle is not injured, that the bottom or feet is not worn off, that the head is pret- tily shaped—small, thin and pointed, and the eyes brilliant. The feet should be small and slender. Cooking terrapin properly is such an art that only a chef or a Marylander should be permitted to give instructions. To begin with, the first rule is a challenge to the humane society: ‘‘Plunge the terrapin aliva into boiling water.”” Theny ‘ boil until the skin and toenails come off.” When the rudimentaries and vitals are disposed of, the rich, sweet meat, which is better than chicken or canvasback duck, n Their Price or frogs’ legs, is stewed and prepared an affinitive sauce, and a ‘‘dash o(§ deira,”’ or a “little good sherry,” anl one recipe *‘a pint of pale brandy, to which a match shall be set when it is turned over the terrapin,” are added to make the deli- cacy complete. The only people who can cook the terra- pin as it demands are the Maryland cooks, who learned from the colored people, and their secret of success is to handle it as little as possible and to serve it from the dish in which it was cooked, thus preserv- ing its native juices and aromas The dash of wine is an innovation of art. On the terrapin farms of the Chesa- peake a peculiar sport is indulged in by the men, called “terrapin racing.” The turtles are let loose in a large room, whers at one end a hot fire is blazing, protected by a guard. They ail begin a scramble for the light and warmth, the men bet- ting on particular ones. They bave no continuity of purpose, and are likely to branch off in a dozen devious routes, but the terrapin that first puts its nose against the fire wins the race. Terrapin are rated according to their value with a family peaigree tag, which simply gives t :e name of the State whence they come. First on the list for its terra- pin is Chesapeake Bay. Nexicomes Long Island. Then Virginia, Charieston and Savannab, Florida, Mobile and the Gu:f follow. Mississippi and North Carolina other points South furnish excellent ter- rapin. Now for prices. Eighty dollars a dozen is not considered high for choice terrapin at certain seasons and on special occa- sions. A modest housekeeper saw one crawling over some lobsters in a fish- market and out of curiosity inquired the rice. B “What time is it?” asked the market- man, looking at his watch. “You may have it for $3, but if it was 6 o’clock to- night and I only had that one lshould have to charge you more. I expectsome in at any moment.”” The season is just beginning and It does not reach its height unti! November and the days of festivity. It lasts until May.— Detroit Free Press. The Belgians are the children of th Beleii, who are first named in ‘“Cssa: Commentaries.” NEW T0-DAY. A Master of Medicine and Surgery. There has probably never been a phy- sician or surgeon in 8an Francisco who was 80 liberally patronized by the sick and suffering, and at the same so highly praised by them, as the dist'nguished specialist, Doctor Cook, whose offices are permanentiy located at 865 Market street. His private consultation rooms are daily visited by people not only of San Fran- cisco, but from all over the West. They come from every station of life. Among them are bankers, lawyers, merchants, mechanics, ministers, farmers, laborers and literary gentlemen, many of whom have repeatedly sought relief from other physicians, and have repeatedly met with disappointments. While they go to Doctor Cook full of disease and despondency, they come away from him full of hope, confidence and joy, and feeling better in every way. From that very hour they begin to permanently improve. What the great specialist does to them, or the kind of treatment he ad- minl_neru to them, is a secret known only to himself—a secret upon which his Te- m;;k-hle success is founded. e vast volumes of testimonials i Doctor Cook’s Ppossession are the ltrongetnt and most convincing proof of his ability to combat and cosquer ali the different diseases that come within his speci . They show that he hus cured n\u};xb:ll:il cases of female complaints, men’s private aiiments, rheumatism. chronic catarrh, blood and skin diseases and functional diseases of the heart, lungs, liver, stom- ach, kidneys, bladder and urinary organs. But Doctor Cook’s special treatment for lost manhood and its many attending ail- ments of physical, mental and sexual ‘weakness, is the crowning glory of his pro- fessional career. It is a treatment known to no other physician in America. Itis distinctly of his own creation or discovery, and is the resuit of a lifetime of persistent study, diligent research, and scientific in- vestigation in thisand foreign lands. TItis purely vegetable in its composition and verfectly harmless in its effecte. It does not stimulate temporarily, but restores permanently. During the past fifteen months it has been tested on more than s thousand young, middle-aged and old men, Wwho, as the result of errors or excesses, were tortured by the woes of nervous de- bility or sexual decay. It bas never vet failed, even in the worst of cases, to bring back manly power and to remove every symptom of weakness. There are several reasons why Doctor Cook has won his way to the yery front rank in the practice of medicine and sur- gery. All who cousult him are satistied with his fair, honorable and upright meth- ods. His extensive experience, profound learning, and superb skill are also power- ful factors in his favor, but in addition to all this he is thoroughly eqhipped with every instrument and apparatus essential to the most mo iern methods of practice. His scientitic X-Ray examinations reveal wonders, and his electrical appliances are the largest and most complate ever oper ated on the Pacific Coast. Doctor Cook receives callers in his office: at 865 Market street, each and every d from 9 to 12 A. M.and 2 to 5 and Tto 8 P. except Sundays, when he may be consult from 10 to 12 A. M. only. Those unable to call upon the dcctor will do well to write him their troubles fully an without reser- vation. He offers to send them tree of charge his new and valuable book devoted to diseases of men. His system of bome treatment by mail is eminently satisfac- tory and always successful.