The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 27, 1903, Page 20

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1903 R The society woman gard an automobi her happiness and mark seen in the necessary to re than that—a distinct latest g of soctal fairly certain ol , for one d there make- Francisco wo- urs merely to do not because they rtelligences other California has already for beautiful women ne equestri- note and artists een a great credit to distinction s tern girl heads the =t chauffeurs. The - r n girl in general has an ad- in temperament by inheri - ce: that the Latin races can never e. Those who have seen of a Paris cab driver and disasters will readily t ¢ claim that chauffeurs ke poets—are born, not made. ss Sara Drum e of being st "oman in San nc to go about alone in her She was formerly an enthu- orses and still has an able reputation at Burlingame for b € &n excellent whip. s the distinc- achine siast over Miss Ethel Hager ves her auto- bile with perfect ness, in pite of having br her arm while ng a machine last summer. . F. W. McNear, Mrs. W. H. Tay- r and Mrs. Augustus Taylor drive ery well. Will Taylor astonished the natives recent y taxing out Mrs, red McNear's one-week-old baby for a ride. Baby ear, having been to the manner bo will easily learn to irfve later c Mrs. J. Wilson Shiels takes out her wn machine, and ma of her friends show thelr confiCcnce by accompany- ng her. Miss Georgie Strong of Oakland is able to drive her mac e and goes out considerably. Miss Bertha Dolbeer, who has had an automobile for a long time, drives extremely well herself, but has a pro- fessional chauffeur, to be on the safe side. Miss Dolbeer has just disposed f her machine, as she will leave in April for an extended absence abroad, and will have a new one upon her re- turn Mrs. Vietor Clement, South African widow however, kaleidosco: fiying along in her brand new Winton touring car. Mre. Clement has not learned to guide the machine and has a driver. Her friend, Mrs. Butters, who has also spent some time in South Africa, is an en- husiast. the charming is a picture— > s p Charlie de Young, who returned on sday for the holidays, brought with Charlie Shea of the Harvard foot- ball team, and is entertaining his guest and other friends in this city by ny automobile drives. The Schwerins are particularly hes- pitable with their two Wintons and keep one at Burlingame and the other n thwn. > -8 20 Automobile parties are the reigning a4 for informal entertainment and are hailed with delight by those. who are favored with invitations. The number of guests is small when the hostess uses her own machine, as the touring care only hold about five persons, but when vehicles are hired the number of guests is often increased. The after noon parties are usually composed of the fair sex and all stop at the home of one of the guests to have a cup of tea. Evening affairs include both men and omen and the drive is followed by a jol supper at the club or some lowntown restaurant. Miss Catherine Dillon has a hand- some touring car. Miss Helen Petti- who may be numbered among the debutantes later on, has a machine also Miss Bessie Wilson, a bud of the present seasor grew, s. Russel entertains her ends almost constantly in her auto- Mrs. Samuel G. Buckbee prac- in her - machinc when in and Miss Pearl Landers is seen g a great deal. Miss Georgie sieker is growing more enthusiastic Cool . .88 Hermann Oelrichs has lked omobiles for some time. In New ork she drives a great deal with her rother-in-law, Wiilie K. Vanderbilt 1d when in San Francisco uses hired hines ‘for certain occasions, but closed electric broughams like those in T the t are quite unknown in this climate. TRt e Mrs. de Young will entertain the voung friends of her daughters and a few intimate friends of her own on the last night of the year, and has teeded to make the arrangements her usual v originality. The i ture of the even 2's entertainment wili be an extravaganza written by Ernest Simpson and Will Irwin. The most popular New York songs of the present season were picked up by Mrs. de Young on her recent Eastern trip, and have been logically woven into the plot by the two clever writers. Professor H. J. Stewart has arranged the mueic and written more to suit the dramatic ef- fects of the production. The little opera is called “The Colorado Belle” and serves to introduce about thirty members of society who will contribute to the ertainmentof the other guests. Mr. Jones of Fischer's Theater is con- ducting the rehearsals and coaching the players. Among those in the cast will be: Mrs. Mark Gerstle, Mrs. J. D. Sprack- els Jr.,' Miss Ardella Mills, Miss Ethel , Miss Lucle King, Miss Jane re, Miss Helen Wagner, Miss Constance de Young, Miss Kathleen de Young, Miss Pearl Landers, Charlie de Young, Charlie Shea of Harvard, Will H. Smith, Dick Hotaling, Jack Wilson, Joe Rosborough, Addison Mizner, Bur- bank Somers and Captain Emerson Warfield. si'e e ¢ The Countess Castelmenardo of Rome and New York may be the next draw- ing card at some of the smart soclal functions to be given in the near fu- ture. She is at present.n Denver as the guest of Mrs. J. J. Brown, but is on her way to California to look after ex- tensive interests which she has inherit- ed from her father. The Countess was formerly Miss Edith Van Buren of New York City. She is a niece of William Walter Phelps, former United States Embassador to Italy. Her marriage to Count Castel- menardo followed her introduction at court by her uncle and the Countess now divides her time between her pal- ace in Rome and her house in New York. The American Countess, led by her love of danger and excitement, was one of the, first women to go to the Klon- dike. /She caught the gold fever and is said to have donned digging clothes and gone into the mines with the men. The Countess is a charming conversa- and often speaks .most enter- ningly upon her experiences in Alaska. Miss Jane Wilshire will give a tea this afternoon at her home and will en- tertain a Jarge number of her young friends. Miss Ethel Kent and Miss Katherine Selfridge, whose engage- ments were announced at a tea last Monday, are close friends of Miss Wil- shire, but this hostess flatly denies the rumor that she has any engagement to announce. > Those who will receive with Miss Wil- shire are: Miss Elizabeth Cole, Miss Helen de Yoyng, Miss Constance de Young, Miss Grace Buckley, Miss Violet | | L OMEN as RiSun BEFRODPYCTZO, ZFROM THOZTO, \BY e/YJEJ}’O.Z,g JQE'./)‘VMH—’ . - s Buckley, Mies Ardella Mills, Miss Lucle King, Miss Florence Cole and Miss Maye Colburn, o e Mrs. John Charles Adams will give a most elaborate luncheon at the Univer- sity Club on Wednesday next in honor of Mrs. J. Malcolm Henry of Washing- ton. The guests will number fifty, and the floral decorations will be as beauti- ful and artistic as good taste will per- mit. P Rear Admiral and Mrs. Bowman H. McCalla gave a reception at their home in Mare Island on Christmas eve. Many navy people availed themseives of the ever-sought-after McCalla hospitality during the evening. The yearly Christ- mas tree in the sail loft was another affair of interest, and those who at- tendéd found their way to the McCallas later in the evening. > il e Mrs. Runyan gave a children’s party on Christmas eveé complimentary to Mrs. J. Malcoim Henry's two little girls. The Runyan home, at 2400 Broad- way, was made gay and festive for the occasion, and presents were dispensed with a lavish hand. . PR Mrs. James Follis entertained the lit- tle folk on Wednesday afternoon in honor of her small son, Master Ralph Gwin Follis. Some of the guests were 80 small that the affair was practically thelr first party, ‘and they displayed an enthusiasm over their gifts that was very refreshing. > 2 Peie Mrs. James Alexander Black gave a children’s party a few days ago at her country home in Alameda, where a score of little friends of her very small son were welcomed and delightfully en- tertained. Mrs. Black is very fond of children and is one of the sweetest mothers in society. Miss Lena Sefton of San Diego and Franklin W. Wakefleld, who will be married this week at the home of the bride in* Southern California, have many friends in this city. Another artist who was entertained during her stay in this city is Miss Lulu Glaser. Among other informal affairs, an automobile party was given for her on Wednesday afterncon by a well known young capltalist, two au- tomobiles being provided for the friénds of the young woman. A great part of the afternoon was spent in visit- ing Chinatown and other places of in- terest and lunch was served at the Cliff House. As the young people were about to return to the city, two gen- tlemen joined the party, boasting that they had broken the record for speed from Jefferson Square to the CIliff House, which resulted in a wager being made by the young guest cf honor Miss Glaser is a woman of dash and spirit and when in New York occupies a front seat in her Winton touring car which she operates with great skill. On this occasion Miss Glaser made this proposition: The chauffeurs were to be dismissed and she would driva Mr. E. P. Brinegar's Winton racing car and one of the gentlemen in the cther ma- chine should drive another. Miss Glaser's challenge was tnat she could beat the men going Into ihe ¢ty wver the same course they had taken and would beat the time they had ma Fifty doliars was the forfeit for either alde. Miss Glaser won the wager af- ter & gomewhat exciting race, much to the discomfort” of the policemen who strive to enforce the ordinance ageinst fast driving. This young woman has other ac- complishments which endear hey to the women In sdclety who like athletics. For several years she has beszZknown a8 one of the mosi daring °f horse- women and.she hes made a good rec- ord as a long dietance swimmer. MMiss Vesta Shortridge has returned from &n extended visit in the East, where she was delightfully enter- tained, particularly in New York. Miss Adah Howéll is spending the winter with her sister, Mrs. Clinton, whose husband, Captain Clin- ton, is stationed at Fort Bliss, Tex. Miss Howell will leave soon for St. Louls for a short stay and wiil then proceed to Annapolls to visit her brother there. Mrs. Howell will leave for the Philippines in the early spring to spend some time with her husband, who 1s stationed there. The wedding or Miss Charlotte Rus- gell and Clement Tobin will take place in August, the time having been late- ly declded upon. Mrs. George Gibbs has sent out cards for a tea at her home on Jack- son street Saturday, January 2, in honor of her niece, Miss Kane, who is paying a visit. The reception hours will be from 2 to 7 o'clock and the affalr will be as elaborate as any de- butante affair. Invitations have been issued by Mrs. Charles M. Dougherty and Mrs. J. Clement for Friday, January 8, from 4 to 6 o'clock, when these hostesses will give a tea at the Hotel Pleasan- ton. —_—————— GERMANS WILL TEST ; SPEED OF LOCOMOTIVES BERLIN, Dec. 26/—1It is intended to begin & series of experiments with steam locomotives on -the military railroad from' Marienfelde to Zossen, on which the .electric trains recently were run at a speed of almost three miles a minute. The, experiments with locomotives will begin next week, and are looked forward to with great expectation, as the tests will prove whether German, English, French or American locomo- tives are superior in speed, and it is known that German manufacturers have used all their ingenuity to con- struct a type of locomotive which will set a new world’'s record. ‘While the impossibility of attaining ag high speed as with electric motors is admitfed, it is claimed that a cer- tain locomotive of German make is able to run at a rate of more than 115 miles an hour. Should German locomotives prove their superiority it will mean consid- erable to the manufacturers, as it is understood that the Russian Govern- ment will place an order for several hundred locomotives with the winner of the races. 2 —_— CZAR OF RUSSIA HAS A SECRET RAILROAD BERLIN, Dec. 26.—While 'all the world knows about the Trans-Siberian Railroad, which is open to the gen- eral public, comparatively few are aware that the Czar has secretly con- structed another railroad, which en- ables Russian troops to reach Peking in much shorter time than by using the open road. Five Danish engineers, known to Czar Nicholas personally from his visits to his grandfather, King Chris- tian, under the guise of missionaries reported to the Russian Government on the best alignment and more than two years ago the actual construc- tion started and a Chinese company was incorporated - to take nominal charge of the southern end, which runs through Chinese territory. The embankments and cuttings are unimportant and the rails cross the numerous rivers and mountain streams on wooden trestles. As no Soreigner has ever been allowed to en- PROMINENT YOUNG SOCIETY WOMEN WHO DRIVE THEIR OWN MACHINEE AND ARE REGARDED AS CLEVER AT AUTOMOBILING, THE SPORT THAT I8 FAST BECOMING THE FASHIONABLE QUTDOOR AMUSEMENT WITH THE MATRONS AND BUDS IN SAN FRANCISCO. } DRSS IR M IR S (s v 4 ter thecountry, it-1s not definitely known how-far advanced the con- struction is, but as it is known that a very large force has been continually working on it day and night since the start, it is safe to say that the road must be nearly completed. —_———————— Socialism in Japan. The Petite Republique of Paris, M. Faure's personal organ, has lately been giving an account of the growth of socialism in Japan. Efforts to or- ganike the “proletariat” have met with the stubbornest opposition from the Government, the leaders in the move- ment having been arrested, prosecu ed and punished. One paper has al- ready been confiscated. The whole tendency of Japanese socialism, says Petite Republique, is against the new- 1y discovered “nationalism™ and “jin- goism” which demands war with Rus- sia. So strong, however, is this sen- timent that socialism has been able to make little headway.—New York Commercial Advertiser. — THEATER HATS ARE BOTHERING NATIONS PARIS, Dec. 26.—Mme. Derewitzki, the wifa of the present Russian Consul at Naples and former Consul at Nice, made a sensation at a Nice theater this week by champloning the right of women to retain their hats in spite of edicts to the ¢ ary. According to a telegram to the Petlt Jou 1 she roused a polite re- est to remove her headgear. Next r pers ! appeal, but comm threatened woman left band, who successor as Consul. Tha latter trans mitted the complalnt to the Nussian Embasgsador at Paris, who promises ta take steps to have the police commis- sary punished. The men in Paris revenge them. selves on the women in many thea They keep on their "nuv..m througbout the performance, nally made & re.