The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 5, 1899, Page 27

i I HE gayety of the soclal world is reluctantly giving way to the calm of the Lenten season. As yet there has been no appreciable dif- ference in the number of enter- tainments give Luncheons, dinners, af- as heretofore, dancing diversion that has been tabooed. Although a few of the belles have taken prompt advantage of the rest being the only , there are others who would prolong Grand opera is the brightest spot {n the near future. It is quite the proper thing to be musical in Lent, and soclety is lit- | erally counting the days untll a chk‘ from to-morrow night, when it will be given a chance to don its finest raiment and millinery {n honor of the song birds’ Grand Opera-house. Harold Sewall has been the pivot around which interests of a soclal nature have revolved during the week, numerous entertainments having been given her In order to make pleasant her visit to her old home. One of the most charming of the affairs given In her honor was the luncheon which Mrs. Downey Harvey gave at Ler resi- dence on Pacific avenue last Tuesday. Those invited to meet Mrs. Sewall were: Mrs. Horace Blanchard Chase, Mrs. Jack C gham, Mrs. Mot rd Wilson, Mrs. ayo Newhall, Mrs. Rudolph Spreck- irs. McMullin-Belvin, Mrs. Robert Mrs. Rot Oxnard, Mrs. Chaun- rt cey R. M Catherine On W at Horace Bl tained were: M Miss Kohl, r. and Mrs. Timothy Frank Michaels and .- . laborate weddings of at of Miss Minnle bert Ehrman, which 3 evening, at the s, M Rev. The bride Horatlo Stet fHc rs. Henry Kohler and grand- daught the late Charles Kohler. After the ceremony there were a recep- tion and supper in the rooms of the Soro- sis Clu Another wedding, which took place en Wedr was that of Miss Adelaic A ana Marun duaid, ‘Al Hetel St. Nicholas. The Right Rev. Wil- llam Hall Moreland officiated, Mrs, Smita is the ter of A. M. Allen, the Ne- t. The groom is also member of the Bohe- and Mrs. Smith left on home of Mr. Smith's Angeles. Upon their re- will mak trip to Honolulu, ck later to reside in this city william Rufus Shafter, guest of honor last Wed- t a banquet given by Ty al Hotel, capital onel J. and theater pnrties; at the penitential period of- | of the Loyal Le- | S | of ent | | fa; | | | on Thursd pending the winter in Berkeley. Mr. and_ Mrs. Chester L. Smith and mily and Mrs. George W. Bowers are at the Colonial, where they will remain during the coming season. A B Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Buckbee, accom- anied by Miss Annie Meeker, are now at orrento. They will spend the spring months there, and hefore returning to this country_will visit Norway and Sweden, Bettie Ashe is_visiting Mrs. Wil- abcock at San Rafael. Hart left Thursday for a relatives in Los Angeles. lfam Mrs. Mary month’s visit The Fonnlfizhtlfi'. soclety, held its fift. sidence of D. . San Mateo's literary y-first meeting at the ‘Walker, San Mateo, The following were rs. W. H. Palmer, Mr. W. Dickie, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Phil M. Roedel, George wrence, Mr. Rev. T Bettel Mr. and M . AW H. Trolliet, M nie Waggoner Miss F is, Miss Loufse Fer- Miss von Wedel- Dic 1 Wilcox, L. C. McAfee, C. loJoJoloXoXOJOXOXOIOROROROXOXONOKOIO) @ EAREST Marguerite: This has been a red, white and blue “The army and navy foreve: D now our motto. For choulder straps and. brass -buttons have cast a golden glow .over our little” Len- ten pastimes. Were it not for the ofil- cers we girls would simply have to hiber- nate on the memory of former days. For the men have taken to this reprie from social duties like colts on the green pas- | tures and we can only watch their antlcs . 1820 Cla Kohler united in Silbersteln on Wed- h 1, at the First| s the daughter | | | same t Among the speaker ening were General Shafter, | Commodore Watson, Horace Davis and Captain Terry. | Mrs. Horace Blanchard Chase gave a charming children’s party on Saturday, February %, at her residence, 2618 Buch- anan at which she entertaind thirty-five little ones . Mr. and Mrs elaborate dinner party at the Waldorf- Astorla Hotel in New York city recently. Their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Dillon Rip- 1 Mrs. James Speyer, r. and fear Norrie, Mr. Her- men Oelrichs, Mr., and Mrs. Charles Childs, Mr. and Mrs. W. Storrs Wells, Mr. and_Mrs. George B. de Forest, Mr: James P. Kernochan, Mrs. Frederic Neflson, Mrs. Moses 'Taylor Campbell, Miss Louise McAllister, ‘William : - 5 Crocker and T. Sandford Beatty. At a dinner given Thursday evening by Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Hellman at their res- idence, corner of Franklin and Sacramen- to streets, announcment was made of the engagement of their daughter, Miss Clara Hellman, to Emanuel Tieller. bride-elect made her soclal debut two years ago. Mr. Heller is a young attor- ney and a son of the late Moses Heller, one of California’ date has been set for the wedding, it will probably take place in the fa 1. George Crocker gave an | to flow. The | pioneer capltalists. No | but | Another engagement of interest is that | of Miss Irma Herz to Nathan Landsber- ar, the young violinist. Miss Herz is the aughter of t. e late Dr.‘ Cornelius Herz. Announcement 18 made of the engage- ment of Mrs. A. S. Holllster and James Newlands Jr. Mrs. Hollister is the daugh- ter of James B. Stevens of this city. Newlands is the son of James Newlands of Nevada and a nephew of Hon, Francis | | | Mr. | from afar—over the fence, as it were. They have entirely deserted us, just dropping in for a moment or two on Sunday afternoons to keep off the soclal blacklist’ Dick says ‘“Lent's not so aw- fully dry, don't cher kno and then smacks his lips and looks wise. So they've evidently found a substitute for cotillon punch. However, we don’t mind a bit—not & bunch of sour grapes! For with the lowa in our harbor and the cadets from YVest Point on 6ur_shores what more can we ask? The officers on the lowa have en- tertained us one and all. Almost every day there is a luncheon on board to which & dozen or more girls and chaperones are invited. Each time it is.a different. set, and every one vites the lowa the finest ship that ever anchored, and its officer's the most gallant hosts that ever drank to lov woman. When they go we shall to repress our sighs-or ¥ of the boys_from e with us, waiting for the sport to take them to Manila. e dear little boys, who are fuli husiasm and are not given to un- derestimating their own importance. They blush prettily when addressed by their titles, and wear their straps with the the little girl assumes a long gown and play They are the dearest while ‘wé have not, perhap: hearts to them in the first pe Iar number, still we love them collective- ly. A great many of them who were to leave on the Valencia called on Friday evening to say au. revoir. They really were not a bit sorry’ to go, for they are so anxious to smell gunpowder that even parting from us did not cause their tears Ou Tuesday nightithe officers gave an informal hop at the;Presidio. The girls who are.keeping Lent strictly safd “Nay nay,” but some of us, and I plead guilty stifled our Tlitle compunctions 'of conven- tionality, and accepted. -We had a per- fectly delightful time and have all vowed to go every time they glve one, Lenten re- strictions to the contrary notwithstand- ing. Besldes they are such informal little affairs that surely if the ladies can have their card parties we can have our hops. The married ladies have_ all taken to cards. Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Smedberg and Mrs. Timothy Hopkins have all given card parties at which twenty or more of our discreet mammas have tried for the prizes. Mrs. Morgan gave one on Friday to elghteen ladies, thc materfamilias among them, and instead of being satiated with card parties they have declared their intention of keeping them up all through Lent. However, Mrs. Morgan will not be with them, for she and Theresa left for Coro- [oXoJoXoJoXooXoXOXOJOROLOXOROROOKO] ® | L. Dresbach, A. L. Hall, Frank Rodolph, G. Newlands, the Congressman from Ne- | The wedding will take place on vada. Wednesday, March 7, at_the residence of | the bride’s family on Vallejo street. It will be a very quiet affair owing to the | {llness of her (al.her.' Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Knight, accom- paniéd by Miss' Merrill, went soiith early n_the week. Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Watson returned to the city Wednesday morning after spending a few weeks in Southern Cali- fornia. They are located at the Califor- nia Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. E. Clemmon Horst and family, accompanied by Mrs. W. B. C. Brown, returned Wednesday month’s visit to Coronado Beach. Sheldon Kellogg has returned from a visit to his parents at their Santa Clara home. Mrs. W. Frank Pierce and her daugh- ter, Miss Frances Plerce, have returned to their home in Oakland after a pleasant stay e home of Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Plerce, “Glen Ridge,” Mr. and Mrs. Loring G. Nesmith have come up from San Jose and are occupying apartments at the California Hotel. B Mr. and Mrs. Callaghan Byrne have taken a house at Santa Monica for the summer. ot Mr. and Mrs. Sydney V. Smith expect to sail this week for Japan for the bene- fit of Mr. Smith’s health. They will be one six weeks. Their daughter, Mrs, foneaale, will join them at Honolulu on their return_trip. Colin M. Smith returned Friday from his Eastern ulp; . Major General Shafter, U. S. A., left on Thursday for Bakersfield, where he wiil spend Sunday. He was accompanied by Captain W. H. McKittrick, U. 8. V., and Mrs. McKittrick. John Dolbeer and Miss Bertha Dolbeer yeturned from Coronado Beach on Tues- day and are at the Palace Hotel. S%uthn!‘d Hoffman returned from Hono- Julu on Wednesday after a month’s ab- sence in the islands, where his family have been spending the winter. Mrs. Prentiss Selby is visiting Mrs. Ba- ward Bosqul at her home in Ross Valley. &aptain . L. Carrington, U.' S. A.. who arrived In this city last week on a short Jeave of absence, has returned to Van- couver Barracks with Mrs. Carrington end their thses daughters, who have been | day. Mr, Fuller, Mr. Johnstone, C. N. Kirk- bride, Dr. 'von Wedelstaedt, Dr. Slsson, Rev. R. H. Kennedy, Charles Roedel, F. Dickie, Grove Lawrence and Phil Wal- lace. A pleasant party wos given to Miss Theresa Glovanini_at her residence, 729 Thirteenth street, Tuesday evening, Feb- ruary 21, in honor of her eighteenth birth- THose present were: Mr. and Mrs. Mr, and Mrs. P. Prior, Mr. and Mrs Kiein, Mr. and Mrs. C. Schopp, Mrs. C. Ostérioh, Miss Theresa Giovanini, Miss Martha Schnabel, Miss Louise Werner, Miss Carrle Neilsen, Miss Ethel Andrew, Miss Lizzie Huber, Miss Emma Buttner, Willlam Huber, John Werner, Willlam' Moroney, Albert Oster- P. Giovanini loh, Joseph Osterloh, Clarence McClain, Jerry Su{ll\'au. Phil Giovanini, Willlam Osterloh, Otto, Romeo, Louis and Paul Giovanini. A birthday party was given to Harry Gaetjen at his home, 1328 Harrison street, on Monday evening, February 27. Those resent werc: Mr. and Mrs. Gaetjen, fiurry Gaetjen, Francis McDermott, Rob- ert Seymore, Margaret McElearney, % Pabst, Alicia Golden, J. McDermott, Flora Russell, T. McGee, Mae McElear- ney, W. Gaetjen, Etta MacLeod, P, Fahy, Mae McCaron, J. Hallahan, Irene Til- ton. Hugh Dougherty, Ruth Sleaford, E. Gorman, Lucie Rienke, F. Tilton, Rosa- line Barry, H. Liss, Bertha Hayden, W, Fahy, Pearl Dempsey, E. McGee and Alberta Edmunds. e eie The San Francisco Vereln was awarded an exceptional musical treat yesterday afternoon by a recital given by Mollle Adelia Brown, soprano, assisted by Rus- sell H.t Ballard, cellist, and G. Fugel Crist, pianist. Ve programme was artistic in its com- osition, and was rendered in such a gnlshed ‘manner as to leave nothing to be desired. Miss Brown quite captivated the audi- ence with her singing. She has a fresh, pure soprano voice of exceptional range and sweetness. Her upper tones are limpid and pure, and in her middle res. ister especial lil she showed sympathy and expression. Her songs were varied in sentiment, and she rendered them with taste, discretion and true artistic finish. Mr.’ Ballard is a masterly player of ex- ceeding depth of feeling, artistic phrasing and interpretation. His tone production is admirable, and he handles the cello with the confldence of an artist, [P OF 4 POCIETY 8UD. Miss Crist displayed both as soloist and accompanist a talent of no mean order, | and her clever work added much to the | enjoyment of the afternoon. o5 iw e & | Miss B. M. Stevens of Portland, Or., will | give her annual pary, to the childrén of | Silver Star Free Kindergarten'in the kin- | dergarten rooms, 808 Sansome street, Mon- day, March 6, from 10:30 a. m. to 1 p. m. | All ‘are cordially invited The Native Sons of Vermont will give | an entertainment at Odd Fellows'” Hall on | Friday _evening, March 10.- Little Mlss | Lottie Crowley will impersonate the God- dess of Liberty. A grand benefit and ball will be ten- tered to Frank S. Colburn by his comrades of the California Volunteers at Native Sons’ Hall on Saturday evening, March 18. The d'Accord Club will close the season of 1898-99 with an assembly and hop on April 6 at Cotillon Hall. The engagement is announced of J. F. Fleming to Miss Josephine E. Murphy. Miss Elsa Epsteln of 1000 Paru street, Alameda, sccompanied by -her brother, Miiton, i$_visiting in San Diego. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf Samuel announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Ray Samuel, to W. Bick. . The wedding. of Louis M. Whitehouse and Miss Margaret Harrison took place on the 1ith in Honolulu, The groom is a member of the firm of Wilson & White- house. The Fin de Stecle Whist Club met on | Thursday evening at the home of Miss [oJOXOXOXOXOXOJOXOYOJOIOXOROXOXOJOO] nado to-day. I'tan In late Saturday aft- ernoon to say good-by. Theresa really needs a rest, and as long as she stays in impossible. She has burned both ends all season, doing hoth society and athletic with a goodly amount of reading thrown fn. S0, no won- der she is feeling the effects of it. We are all golfing as gayly as ever, de- spite the fact that ‘‘no returns” reward most of our vallant efforts. Miss Hough- ton won out at the last big game, which was somewhat of a surprise even' to the young lady herself. Ella Morgan played particularly well, which was likewise a surprise to that devotee of the links. As golf reaches the high-water mark of | popularity, tennis appears tq be on the | wane. Off and on the old-time habitues | of the California Court wield the racquet. | But principally off—for golf has conquer- | ed all rivals in the athletic field. | Mrs. J. Downey Harvey gave a little | Juncheon on Wednesday. We were few | in numbers, but had a delightful time. | Papa and Mr. Harvey went up to Sacras B mento the day before, so it was the old | stéry of “when the cat's away. A half dozen of us called on Leontine | Blakeman and spent the afternoon in an | old-fashioned ‘heart-to-heart.” Leontine, and Ethel Keeney were at the hop on | Tuesday, and they declared that It was | the first drop of comfort to revive their drooping spirits. ‘They find us rather dull | Oer % “Fouis. Or rather Ethel does. Leontine did, but since the arrival of Lieutenant Munton of the Twenty-third | Infantry she condescends to smile once more. And the lieutenant, of yore, Keeps within the radius of that smile. The first time he was out here he was devoted to her, the second time he was more so, | but now he has reached the superlative degree, and the rest of us are correspond- ingly Jealous. have reape ing to glean d a harvest of wrinkles try- something of interest from the Lenten crop of things social. We are all enjoying ourselves, but just doing | fothing in particular and evérybody in | eneral. Lovingly, | general. Lovingly.p, opa McFLIMSY. | P. §.—Write to Marie Wells and ask her | who Flim-Flam is. | o¥oroXcRoXoXCXOXCRCCROROROROROKO) Lottie Maeir. A serles of games were | played. Miss Wolfe and F. A. West won | the first prizes. The rooms were preltfl)" decorated with festoons of smilax and | banks of violets. A birthday party was tendered to Miss FEva Beatty at the residence of her moth- er, 715 Dore street, February 11, it beln her ninth anniversary. Those presen! ;" Judge and Mrs. Graham, Mrs. A. Plantz, Mrs. A. Lill, Miss L. Plantz, Mis T. Beatty, Miss Eva Beatty, Miss Ethel Graham, Miss Rena Glover, Miss Gertie | Plantz, Miss Alice Foss, Miss Kate Coyne, | Miss Gertie Foss, Miss Mamie Miss Vera Plantz, Miss Noule Foley, Miss | Annie Plantz, Miss Maggie Coyne, Miss | Belle Lindsay, Edgar Plantz, Fred Ellis, | Patrick Coyne, Bert Talbot, Henry | Plantz, Jamés Graham and Frankle Foss. The Tota Chapter of the Psi Phi Fra- ternity of the University of California held its annual banquet Friday evening, February 2. Dr. J. M. Willlamson per- formed the duties of toastmaster. Among | the members of the !ncullgflpresent were: Dr. W. B. Smith, Dr. J. M. Williamson, and Dr. M. J. Sullivan. Of the college staff were: Dr. J. D. Hodgen, Dr. C. A, Sutton, Dr. W. M. Harrington, Dr. Keefe, Dr. Tobriner and Dr. Bowman. Of the alumni there were present Dr. Harold Davis, Dr. H. L. Seager, Dr. C. R. Wil- | coxon, Dr. R. C. Gilson, Dr. W. R. Hughes, ‘Dr. C. Markus, Dr. C. L. M rey and Dr. J. M. Stalder. The active members present were: J. A. Colegrov Scott Southworth, P. H. Dunbar, 8. L. ‘W. R. Allin, Robert Blake, A. 3 Reading, E. E. Rogers, S. Stern, H. B. Knox, W. F. Lillard A. Lindsay, G. S. Milberry, J. F. Gall way, John Ginno, J. H. Finley, Philip Cummings, Ralph Burns, Frank Vaughn, J. Chiiton, D. E. Blackburn, E. J. Broad, H. N. Henderson, E. F. Herbert and A. E. Hackett. =, WLl e A very pleasant evening was spent at the home of S. A. Eklund Saturday even- ing, February 25, in honor of the twenty- first birthday of August Eklund Jr. Those | resent were: Miss Eklund, Miss Eda klund, Miss Lorenzo, Miss Anderson, Miss Hansen, Miss Friel, Miss Lorich, Miss Etta_ Lorich, Miss Rissman, Miss Marshall, Miss Sorensen; S. A. Ekiund, Ernest ~Armstrong, Oscar Armstrong, George Armstrong, P. Rhode, Thomas Lorenzo, A. Mellin, A. Bunth, J. “Telson, J. Schriél, L. Rissman, Mr. and Mrs. Wal: ler, Mr. and Mrs. Westman and Mr. and Mrs. Menzer. A delightful euchre party was given by the Misses Jennie and Emma- McMillen at their home last Saturday afternoon. The young ladles were assisted by Mrs. J. Eugene Freeman, Miss Gertie Gallwey, Miss a Powell, Miss Sara Dean, Miss Tiille Feldman and Miss Julla Mau. The Ladies' '99 Progressive Euchre Club met at the residence of Mrs. J. N. Patton, 605 Cole street, last Wednesday afterndon. The first prize was won by Mrs. C. W. Johnson and the second prize by Mrs. J. Edwards, Those present were: Mrs, J. A. Becsey, Mrs. J. Edwards, Mrs. M. Jennison, Mrs.'C. W. Johnson, Mrs: H. | Owen, Mrs. H. G. Trull, Mrs. G. John- A B. Maynard, Mrs. G._A. Moore, Mrs. J. J. Reavis, Mrs. J. W. Per- 1y, Mrs. Jessup, Miss Jeisle Cranston and ts. J. N. Patfon. The Young Men’s Holy Name Soclety of St. Dominic’s Church are making prepa- rations for a musical and literary enter- tainment, to be held in St. Dominic's Hall Friday evening, March 17. The German Ladies' Benevolent Soclety Red Cross will give their annual masquer- ade at Saratoga Hall, 814 Geary street, on Saturday evening, March 11 Theodare Friedlander, son of Mr. and | Mrs, L. Friedlander, will be confirmed at the Taylor-street Synagogue h 11 At home Sunday, March 12, at Visadero street. The San Francisco Vereln gave a very | enjoyable musical recital yesterday after- noon at the club hall. Those who con- tributed to the programme were: Miss Mollie Adelia Brown, Mr. Ballard and | Miss Gussie Fugel Crist. The Independent Rifles gave its twenty- second anniversary ball last evening at Saratoga Hall. "The members of the Loring Club will give the third concert of their twenty- Second season at Odd Fellows' Hall on Thursday evening, March 9. e The engagement is announced of Miss | Tillie Korn to Julian Oestreicher of New York, Reception Sunday, March 12, from 2 to 5 p. m. at 1327 Laguna street. The engagement is announced of Miss Grace Theodora Stull of Oakland to Charles M. Elliot. The engagement is announced of Miss Belle Goldsmith to Dr. D. Gates Bennett. They will be pleased to see their friends Sunday, March 12, from 2 to 5, at 1531 Geary street. Miss Constance Williams of Chicago will be the guest of Mrs. Isidore Burns during the engagement of the Melbourne McDowell company in this city. Mrs. Simon Clayburg {s occupying her new home, 1916 Jackson street, and will receive on the first and fourth Fridays of_the month. Miss Mattie Gibney of Alameda is among the California_girls_who are pur- studies in New York City. The m there of her successful prog- ress are gratifying. Her voice, which is one of immense volume, range and rare quality, will be heard for the first time by a New York audience in concert some time next month. Mrs. M. M. Kahn will be pleased to see her friends the first Tuesday of each | month at 1611B Sutter street. | MILADY’S BOUDOIR. HE arrangement of an apartment | or a house always betrays her who occuplies it. Let a visitor who is somewhat of an observer enter a drawing room, although | never having met or seen the dweller, | and he will at once be able to analyze her | tastes, her temperament—I may almost add her virtues and her faults. How much more is shown In a boudoir or a woman's little den! Every trifle is an fn-| dication. Every woman of refinement ought to have such a den, be the space of her lodg- | ings ever so limited. She can, if at all in- | [coXoJoJoXoJoXoXoXORoXORORORCKOXOXOJOXOJO] | able valley, and ample means to educate genious, always contrive .to at least re- serve some corner of the drawing or sit- ting room for that purpose, if no room can be speclally allotted for it. Here, surrounded by screens, artistically arranged, 50 a8 to shut her off into de- lightful privacy, In the midst of plants and flowers, she can dream, or write, or Simply meditate. It is here that, morally, she throws off all worthy conventionality and’allows herself without restraint the | joy of belng entirely her own self, without the ever ready smile of ceremony. In the boudoir her intimate friends come | to tell thelr secrets or gossip of the latest drawing room news. In the little desk close at hand Is locked up all the precious correspondence of her dear ones and In fit moments she delights to peruse | quisite | need be adopted, but let fancy dictate the | | rest. The only inflexible rule for the bou- | it once more. The boudoir is forbidden to all casual | fntruders, Milady lives in it for herself only, with her favorite books, her plano | and her muslc. Everywhere else she may | seek to shine, to be queen. In her retired little nook she only plans her happiness | and how to keep it. | A boudoir is necessarily of small dlmen- slons. The longer and narrower the bet- | ter, so as to allow the further end fo re- | main in a becoming semi-darkness. Al though everywhere else In the house the most scrupulous order needs to be ob- (CJoJOXO} [OJOJO] [oJOXCOXOROXCIOXOROLO] MERRIED 4N AFONG GIRL. ONOLULU, Feb. 2.—"Love will find the way,” and so Bessle Afong, daughter of the Chinese Croesus of | Hawall, and 1. R. Burns are mar- rled at last. In spite of parental opposi- tion, a delayed divorce, sisterly expostu- lations‘and the slow course of true love running joltingly, the happy day arrived when Mr. Burns became a free man, and there was only parental displeasure left to cope with. 5 And Bessle did not cope with it. She betook herself to the house of an older sister, Mrs. J. Alfred Magoon, and with a younger sister for bridesmaid became, under a malili bower, Mrs. I. R. Burns. The Afong family has been for some time divided against itself. It began when young Humphries, a lawyer who married Marie Afong, attempted to interfere in the management of the Afong -affairs. Mrs. Afong took his advice kindly, but the majority of the girls rebelled, and | “things were never the same again.” So | the girls, who have sided with Bessle in her love affair, did it more to go against their mother and her adviser, Mr. Humphries, than for any real sympathy with Bessie, who was not going to marry anything but a plain civilian after all, re- gardless of the Afong fondness for brass buttons. Mrs. Afong has brought' up twelve daughters without, until. lately, a suspi- clon of *pilikia”—which is Hawaitan for any form of trouble. When Papa Afong returned to China—prompted by the gen- | erous imnulse of not making himself.too “special” and sticking to any one family, to the exclusion of another—he left his Hawaiian wife with two beautiful homes, | one at the beach, the other in a fashion- twelve daughters. And as these daughters | came out they married in due time, after | tasting thedelightsof a belleship that was | undisputed. Each daughter married a {into it. PEOOPPPPPPPOPOPOROO0 | or a country served, here an artistic confusion Is not only permitted but really imperative. As hangings and coverings only small fig- | ured, light, dainty silks must be used; | never woolen or brocade materials. Only the alriest furniture must be adopted, heavy pleces being entirely out of place. One corner, of course, is to be occupied | by a comfortable couch, heaped with pil- lows, draped with antique shawls or, cost-1 ly furs, or with cheap denim, as the purse | allows. Near by a dainty little working | table or an enameled basket for the same | purpose looks well. Everywhere should be | DPretty trifies, softly shaded lamps, ex- little cups. No particular style | dofr 1s that it shall strictly harmdnize | with her who is Its queen. Her little king- | dom will then be one more success if she appears In it more charming to those who love her, and if in their eyes she reads their admiration when she admits them —_—————— There is only one town-in which the singing of music hall songs in the street is prohibited. That is Southampton, Eng- land, and the prohibition extends only to Sundays. Policemen there have instruc- tions to stop everybody singing in the public thoroughtfares on the Sabbath. white man, -and married well. Each daughter was married from the terraced | and luxurious Afong home, and if Papa | ‘Afong was not present to give them away, at least his portrait, hanging on the wall, testified to their good will for him, while | their spacious mansion and luxurious sur- roundings told of his regard for them. And Mamma Afong smiled and was content. Her Chinese husband had been | hard working, shrewd, successful and generous—far. beyond any Hawailan hus- | band on record—and her girls: were mak- | ing satisfactory matches. Eighteen grand- children clustered about Mamma Afong’s | knee, and Mrs. Afong, well -preserved, | good-looking and prosperous, looked upon | her white sons-in-law and thought, “All is well.” But there is always a fly in the mo- lasses, and at last I. R. Burns came to | Honolulu in search of a divorce—and, n][ was rumored, an Afong. Mrs. Afong at once discovered the fly, but instead of in- | pear as nothing in comparison. viting him into her parlor, as was come patible with her well known hospitality, she took another stand and declared that | she thought him “fly.” So Bessie met him outside, which, al« though not an original mode of procednre, was satisfactory enough. They bicycled together daily and spent many hours in each other’s soclety, while the sisters toold sides and Mrs. Afong refused to accept congratulations. In the meantime Mrs, Afong was told that her would-be son-in+ law had stated, on leaving San Francisco, “T am going to Honolulu to marry an Afong; any one of them will do; all ‘Afongs look alike to me.” This was not soothing. Mrs. Afong be- leved it, but Bessie did not, and so sha and her fiance waited for the divorce, and they came to realize that the law is slow. In all this time Mr. Burns was never admitted into the Afong home. And the majority of Mrs. Afong's sons-in-law stood in with her. But the Magoons cama to the rescue and had the wedding, and now Mr. and Mrs. Burns are residing in a neat little cottage on Emma street, two or three miles away from the Afong home, and they don’t speak to Mamma Afong as they pass by. Still it is thought that a reconciliation will take place, for although each of the girls has $10,000 of her own, Mrs. Afong has more. MAUNA LOA. —_— e ———— Sham Puesne. There was a small boy of Duquesne, ‘Who had a most terrible puesne; The doctors in doubt, Turned the lad .inside out, And he never has felt it nguesnel!‘fl —Life. e The Power of a Cyclone. Careful estimates of the force of =z | eyclone and the energy required to keep a full fledged hurricane in active operation reveals the presence of a power that makes the mightiest efforts of man ap- A force fully equal to four hundred and seventy- three. milllon horsepower was estimated as developed in a West Indian cyclone. This is about fifteen times the power that is creatable by al. the means within the range of man’s capabilities during the same time. Were steam, water, windmills and the strength of all men and animals combined they could not at all approach the tremendous force exerted by this ter- rible storm. e The insurance upon St. Paul's Cathedral is about $500,000. fofojofojcfoloXofoXofoXofotofoJofoYofofocoRoXoSoR I OICR CRoR X ofoofolo] DELEN GOULD S TROUBLES ELEN GOULD suggests in no way the owner of millions. She goes about her sitting room, which is the second story front of the old house at G575 Fifth avenue, dressed in a sort of gown which a maid seamstress might have made, her hair brushed soberly away from her face, and sometimes even an old fashioned white apron to protect her dress. There are thousands of girls in New York whose fathers wonder where the money to buy their clothes and matinee tickets Is to come from who lead a more elegant existence than this simple young woman. Miss Gould has all the old fashioned habits of thought as well as the old fash- joned virtues. Four years ago she made a confidence to an intimate friend. ““There are,”” she said, ‘“three things that I want to do. I want ‘to bring up Frank to be a fine man, as good a man as ‘my father was, for I believe he was the best man who ever lived. I want to make the world understand how fine and tender a man my father was; and I want to make the name of Gould as loved in | New York as that of Burdett-Coutts in London.” Frank Gould has just attained his ma- jority, and he bids falr to carry out his sister’s plans for him. He is clear-head- ed, good-looking, grave and tender toward his sister, and he gives her the worship for her devotion which she deserves. The late Jay Gould had many enemies in his lifetime, and the vision of some of them may have been blinded. During the late trial of the blackmalil er who tried to prove that Jay Gould had been a bigamist his reputation was more or less gone ovér by the press. One morning Helen threw down a newspaper in which ghe had just read the statement that if Jay Gould was not a bigamist he had taken-the money of widows and or< phans. “And what” I should llke to kno: Miss Gould said scornfully to her privard secretary, “are widows and orphans spec- Ulating i Wall street for? I Knew m father as no other human being on earth knew him. 1 know he never heard of & ase of sorrow or distress which he not try to relieve.” e The final idea of Helen Gould t second Baroness Burdett-Coutts has g:e: discovered by persons who live by thelr wits. As a consequence she is besleged on every hand by people with schemes, phtlanthropic and personal, as well as b rank beggars. They write to her for ai] sorts of things. One day she is invited to appear at a church fair to be exhibit« ed a la Hobson. Another day somebody wants her to help a church out of debt or pay for the education of a young girl who has ‘‘a fortune in her voice.” Then there are the schemes. They range from daily newspapers and theat< rical ventures to boarding schools fon young ladies and patent incubators. On an average of two a week come ideas for everything from a flying machine to a thumb thimble that would tripié the Gould millions if there was only money enough to patent and exploit it. 5 As for the offers of marriage, they arg legion. These letters are by no means from {lliterate or ignorant persons in all cases, The names slgned to some of them would surprise the world wer: - lished. ks She has had a card engraved as daln- tily as an invitation. It reads: ““Miss Gould does not feel that she can respond to vour requent. Not, she hopes you will believe, from any lack of sym- pathy or interest in the matter you pre= sent, but because numerous and exacte ing demands, together with the countless applications she has received, make it in this instance impossible.” [oXcXoloXoXoXooXoRC o RO RO O RO CECRORONOROROROJOJOJOXORORORONOROMCHORCEOXCXOXOROROJOROROJORORO KOO LAST OF BAZIN'S FAMOUS ROLLER BOAT. AZIN'S roller-ship, the Ernest Bazin, now lies in the Hull Docks, England. Had she realized the high expectations of her builders she was to have revolutionized the form and «construction of our swift- est passenger steamers. She cost over $100,000, and a large measure of praise Is due to her plucky inventor, who had the courage to risk a fortune in putting to the test an entirely fresh principle in ship- building. It is easy to be wise after the event, but his central idea of facllitating the ship’s progress by rolling over the water instead of forcing a passage through it was just one of those problems which can be solved only by a tull-sized trial, and the maritime world s Indebted In great degree to M. Ernest Bazin for definitely setting at rest for all time the feasibilf of, attaining any notable improvement in speed or stability by the adoption of the roller principle.” The six hollow rollers are about 35 feet in diameter and 12 feet thick; the shape closely resembles two saucers having their edges joined togeth- er. About one-quarter only of each roller is submerged; no part of the hull of the vessel touches the water. The deck, about 130 feet long and 44 feet wide, is elevated considerably above the wafer- line, and carries the superstructure de- voted to passenger accommodation and machinery spaces. The method of propulsion is the usual screw, rotating in an inclined position be- tween the rollers and driven by a 500+ horsepower engine; the rollers also pos- sess independent motive power, in the form of a smaller engine connected to ea‘ghrpmr. sai Infortunately, on trial the ship hardly realized half the speed anticipated. ndyl}d she has recently been sold at a fraction of the original Cost, to be dismantled and broken up; nevertheless, the ingenious conception, unique desigh and exquisite rorkmanship are quite worthy of - preciative record. EEaity