The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 8, 1904, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCOCALL OVEMBER §, 1904 A LAST WORD. | national campaign has been the most peculiar that the has had dince the second election of Mr. Monroe, which i the Golden Age of American politics. The party con- vear roused but little interest. The common sense of e country seems to have concluded, at the beginning, that there was n the condition of the country that required a change, and ange was therefore to be avoided by the re-election of a inistration, which has glorified itself by con- 1 achievement. s was the will and purpose_of the country i determined what their duty is went about their siness, waiting with patience for election day to record their ex- This fecling was shared by the independent vote, that ho consider it a solemn and patriotic duty octions, even though they leave local poli- adn pression. iy of citizens w no marching processions, no impassioned gatherings, no fiery on the streets between individuals, no straw votes on SCuSSion week was enlivened by Judge Parker’s reiteration of a he President and Mr. Cortelyou; by the y reply, which was conclusive of the issue, levelar interview, in the manliest way indorsing nor and honesty and career, though singularly that he had taken the chairmanship of the National Com- f honest men, as he declares Cortelyou to be, were not head of party committees. These closing ircidents increased the volume and momentum of the movement ident Roosevelt, so that his supporters can say with con- this morning of the day of battle and of ballots, that him. Here in San Francisco we owe certain duties to our city and we cannot snub nor avoid. This city, not any party, but the city. owes it to itself to secure two working members of the s, in place of the two non-working Rep- years ago. i azing if this city do not back up the majority it will President Roosevelt by sending Kahn and Hayes to support the Hobse, and do something for San Francisco. ve that our people will falter in this duty, because Presi- slvou’s ho f Repres ati ected in a reactionary spasm tw ) were tter touches the vitals of our business and goes to the inter- . We have presented it throughout the cam- ng that goes beyond party politics, and concerns the cities of the country, our place in commerce he great procession of American progress and de- en. . Kahn and Mr. Hayes was a wise choice, for 1e aspirations of the city and State. The cani- has been revolting and repulsive to a degreec. cterized by calumny and falsehood and by appeals i prejudice, that are unbecoming in the politics of a men soberly reflect that a result secured by such fisastrous. The everlasting equities force a moral ror is punished, and that punishment in politics lown with the guilty. icisco has a great duty on hand to-day. This city by re- Judges M sky, Seawell, Troutt and Kerrigan can compel st necessary reform in the whole State, in the election of our ary. Such opportunities are infrequent and the present one be improved. San Francisco can give the seawall proposition hat the ill-starred opposition that has developed in 2 cannot overcome it. San Francisco can widen horizon and make the most of her matchless seaport by giving the exemption of American shipping from local rity that will carry it against all opposition. It is unbe- great seaport and maritime State like this to put a the American flag, to degrade it below the untaxed flags ships. This is an issue in which pride, patriot- 1 unite, and San Francisco should vote to remove the Stars and Stripes. he election of two working Congressmen, the building of the 1e reform in choosing Judges and the exemption of Amer- yping from taxes that foreign shipping does not pay aMe the keenest local concern in to-day’s election. They appeal ligence, the prudence and the sentiment of self-preserva- people of this city. This is a metropolis; let it be met- doing what is demanded by its dignity, its welfare and them ra er: eress The Call has uttered its conscience in these matters throughout the campaign, and its voice has been for the guidance of all citizens, ive of party. Others may differ from us in their view of icy, but none can dispute the sincerity of motive with which ¢ cesired to do the best for the future of San Francisco and fornia : | THE MARRIAGE OF COLLEGE GIRLS. ISS ABBOTT has/ compiled statistics which show that but M few of the graduates of Vassar marry, and that perpetuation of Vassar traditions in the second generation is imperiled by ct that in the families of such as do marry the children average only one and one-half. | Perhaps those who assume that a college education indisposes women to domestic duties and makes them averse to marriage | go too far. In spite of all the instructions of prudence and pawkish- | ness, romance is the leading element in marriage. But romance,l with its rainbow and bloom, its enthusiasm and optimism, its dis- | egard of butter and of bread, has its period of adolescence and If the years of romance be passed by women in the se- of college life, and its knock at the door of the heart be un- heard in the ambitions and scholastic interests of the classroom, the rainbow vision seldom comes again. ! The Prince on a white horse is not seen by the eye of‘fanc;, and | an is looked upon in his natural shape as a rather uninteresting1 animal, who feeds like an ox, and smokes and chews, sometimes ' drinks, and seems to have his pleasures in wading to his girthy mid- ' lle in trout streams, or in gunning for game. All things have their time, and if the time of romance be spent in the workaday occupa- | tions of college, in learning the relations of the hypotenuse to the other sides of a trigngle and in gazing through a telescope at the twinkling stars and steadfast planets, the incentive to marriage has | 10 existence, and the bachelor maid, panoplied by her parchment, coes forth not fancy free even, for she has no fancy. She is a mat- | ter-of-fact person, not subject to illusions. | But what of man! Poor devil, you may tie him to a whirling | heel, immerse him in business, or boil him in oil, and you cannot kill romance in him. It disturbs his dreams before he is twenty | and it flashes like the aurora botealis in his winter skies when he | is eighty. In his case neither age nor occupation can safeguard him.; against it. If he isn’t watched and tended he will run off and get | married when he has lost all his teeth and all his hair. A college education does not cure him. No education at all does not impair the iridescent vision, Jack will idealize Jill, and Darby will invest Joan with sweet and angelic attributes, world without end. If all the ladies choose to indurate the romantic spot in their hearts by going to college man will lose his interest in life and pine and die. Then what will Vassar do? decli ne he intermediate years. These conditions NCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, & - COPYRIGHT. e 1904 UNCLE SAM: “After all is said and done, he's still ‘Good Enough for Me.” BY SPECIAL ARRANG EMENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL WITH THE NEW YORK EVENING MAIL. x3 o+ MARRIED 92 YEARS. ] - o+ ‘ SENSITIVE WOMAN. : £ — { PRIZE WINNER AT 96. 1 The oldest married couple in the United States are James Davis and wife, negroes, who live a mile from Waelder, Tex. They have just cele- brated the ninety-second anniversary of their marriage. Davig is 116 years old and his wife is 110. He was born in Jones County, Ceorgia, and his wife at Mount Sellers, Ga. They spent seventy years in slaver Thejr owner, Mrs. Sarah Davis, brought tHem to Texas in | 1840. Physician—You may take a drink with each meal. Patient—I don't think it would sgree with me to eat as often as that, doctor.—Town Topic T THEY SOLD THEM. Automoblilist—Can you help me? I've lost my bearings. Pedestrian—You'll shop around the corner. They sell bear- ings, I guess. find a machine UP-TO-DATE. Fred—I came to ask you for your daughter’s hand. Her Father—Have yoqu any money, young man? Fred—Sure. How high do you quote| her? g o Every one knows her. She has two deep lines between her eyes and a plaintive droop to the corners of her mouth and to her eyebrows. { If any one speaks harshly, he means “Her.” If any one ecriticises a fault, he means ‘“Her.” Whatever is said she applies to| “Selt.” | Every coat seems to fit her and she puts it on. She wears all the boots that pinch. She carries a chip on her shoulder from morning until night and when- ever any one comes near her she ex- pects it to be knecked Off. The re- sult is the same, she is offended, grieved, hurt, she is so sensitive. She is losing all the healthy en- Jjoyment that comes her way. She is missing half her life, be- cause she is looking for snubs. She says she can’'t help it can. It is a very easy matter to let those slights, imagined or real, roll off one like water off a duck’s back. It takes a little bravery for the first three or four weeks, but after that it comes natural enough. / The sensitive woman is one of the most miserable in the world. It doesn’t pay to be miserable, especially when a healthy effort will bring hap- piness.—Philadelphia Inquirer. ALL FINALLY EXPLAINED Why are the Japanese and Chinese “yellow?"” A novel answer, says the New York Globe, has recently been given to this question, explaining like- wise why white men are white and negroes black. Originally every one was black—which can easily be be- lieved when visiting the seaside re- sorts and noting the bronzed and leathery complexions of those who live out of doors, exposing themselves to the sun and wind after the manner of primitive man. Abraham was black until one day he jumped into a pool of clear water, whereupon his skin became white as if by a miracle. Noting the wonderful change, others followed Abraham’s example, until the once clear waters were gradually muddled and became' brown. The Chinese and the Japanese were a lit- tle slow and bathed in the water after it had become brown. As for the “poor, lazy, shiftiess niggers,” before they arrived at the pool Abraham had ordered the caravan to move on. The negroes didn't get to bathe at all, and have remained black to this day. ——————— The New Campanile. ‘Work on the new campanile at Ven- ice is being pushed as much as possible and it is hoped that the entire structure will be completed by the spring of 1906. Examination of the remains of the fallen tower proved that the bricks had been used for various purposes at a previous stage—in arches, fortifications, tops of walls, towers, bridges, etc. The most important part was that they were not Venetian, but Roman bricks, She “+ One of the smartest old women in this part of Maine, says the Bangor News, is Mrs. Philip Hubbard of Pal- myra. Mrs. Hubbard is 96 and is the oldest member of the Grange in the Btate. At the recent cattle show and fair Mrs. Hubbard received several first premiu for articles of fancy work which she made herself. In addition to assisting in the housework she finds time to do considerable plain and fancy sewing. ‘While the really short sleeved tai- lor made will hardly be accepted as a whole, coat and cloak sleeves are shorter. TO TELL THE STORIES. Boy—Say, mister, you advertised for a good story teller. What do you want him to do? Smith—Run the elevator. THE NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE. ‘Ward Leeder—This great honor-er- overcomes me. In accepting the nom- ination I can say nothing, but— Michael Doolan (one of the commit- tee)—All right; thin be as brief as you can, me boy, and we'll forgive you. The red parlors of the St. Francis were most attractive yesterday after- ! noon, filled as they were with a large number of society women handsomely gowned. The affair, a tea given by Mrs. | W. Grayson Dutton, Mrs. Harry Wwil- liar and Miss Etelka Williar, was de- | lightful, the three hostesses meeting to their guests. The occasion served formally to introduce Miss Williar, who is listed with the season’s debutantes. Assisting Mrs. Dutton, Mrs. Williar and Miss Williar were Mrs. Henry Fos- ter Dutton, Mrs. Thomas Benton Dar- ragh, Mrs. Ralph Hart, Mrs. Charles P. | Kindelberger, Mrs. Stafford Parker,| Miss Elsa Draper, Miss Gertrude Dut-| Miss Josephine Loughborough, Miss Mabel Watkins, Miss Ursula Stone, | THE SMART SET BY SALLY SHARP. with as warm a welcome as they gave | Miss Elizabeth Cole, Mrs. Clarence Car- rigan and Miss Elizabeth Zane. B S “Allenoak,” the beautiful mew home | lof Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Freeman in | Berkeley, will be thrown open for the| | first time this evening in honor of Mr. | iand Mrs. Frederick S. Gutterson, who | will give a programme of classic mu- | The affair will be ome of artistic | sle. jand soclal prominence. e ! Miss Clarisse Lohse was the hostess | | yesterday for Miss Isabel Kendall, the | | most widely feted of our brides-to-be. | The occasion was a luncheon laid for ! twelve at the Piedmont Club, a delight- | ful spot, and with the perfect weather happy, pretty malids a not be imagined. & . |and so many gladder sight could | . The Russian colony of San Francisco ! was entertained last Thursday on the | Russian warship Lena at Mare Island, | the occasion being the anniversary of the accession to the throne of Emperor } Nicholas. The staff of the Russian| | cathedral was present, holding divine services on board, with the Rev. Father Sebastian as celebrant. | ( Mrs. Charles Webb Howard is at| i | Newport, where she will remain till the | first of the year. . Miss Brooke Rose will leave to-mor- | row for a six months’ tour of Mexico.{ She goes with Dr. and Mrs. ‘Wheeler, | who expect to remain away until| Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Sel- den S. Wright, who is Miss Rose’s aunt, entertained at tea from 3 to 6 o’clock in honor of the travelers, whose many spring. friends gathered to bid them adleu. | Mrs. Wright was assisted in receiving by Miss Brooke Rose, Mrs. Hellman, Miss Anita Rose and Miss Booth. . Mr. and Mrs. Wigginton Creed have | returned from their wedding trip and are living in Oakland. L Mrs. Thomas Patterson Woodward and Miss Woodward will be at home, 2799 Pine street, to-day from 3 to § o’clock. Next Tuesday and the second and third Tuesdays in December will also be receiving days for Mrs. Wood- ward and her daughter. PR Gat The engagement has been announced | of Miss Helena Hinz of Mill Valley and Lieutenant Edwin Davis of the U. 8. S. Thetis. Bishop Tikhon of the Greek Russian orthodox diocese of North America will arrive in San Francisco Thursday from New York. Bishop Innocent of the dis- trict of Alaska is in the city awalting Bishop Tikhon. . Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Pease, Miss May- lita Pease and R. H. Pease Jr, who have been spending the summer In Portland, left for home last night and are due to arrive here to-morrow morn- ing. . Mrs. Gerrit Livingston Lansing has returned to town from her summer home in Alameda and will be at the St. Dunstan through the winter. v Mr. and Mrs. Peter Martin salled last week for Europe on the Baltle. They will winter in the south .of Franoe. S & Miss Luey Bancroft has gone Hast to spend a few months visiting relatives and friends in Philadelphia and New York. Mrs. Charles Stetson Wheeler will give a reception next Saturday in honor of Mme. Fannie Francisca. The affair will be held at 1565 Bush stret, from 3 to 6 p. m. +_____._.—-—-——_—-——————‘P I + | ¥ 3 '| FEW LEAVES FROM ‘ QUALITIES OF THE | FASHION’S NOTEBOOK' ! GOOD HOUSEKEEPER | - - tremes. while novelties may go out of date soon. Don’t be bizarre. Don’t go to ex- It is early in the season, and, are attractive, they A novel feature and one that will hold its style i§ the ribbon rose. Rib- !bon and chiffon roses are worn on hats, on bodices, on stocks and on evening girdles. Girdles are wide in the back, but tapering in the front, and the latest one show two big brass buttons at the back, and many of them have four of these buttons placed two inches apart. Belt buckles are as handsome as one can afford. But, in spite of the great array of jeweled buckles, there is a tendency to return to the neat taflor-made “harness” buckle of gold and of silver. This buckle harmonizes well with everything. | In the evening fabrics orchid pink shines forth as being very handsome for evening wear and particularly is it nice for dinners and where the lights arc to be brilliant. Orchid pink is trimmed with bands of rose bordered with pipfgs of black. | Little lace sets are very neat. There are three pieces. There is a strip for | the neck with its. tiny lace point in the | back and there are no triangular pieces | of lace for the cuffs. They are fasten- Ie:,l on top of the silk cuff with fancy | pins.—Brooklyn Eagle. ON A LOOKING-GLASS. Look in this glass, dear Jess, and see The only woman loved by me; ‘When I look in it let me view The only man who's loved by you. —From the French. REDUCED. She had insomnia because Her bargain scent was fine, And so instead of forty winks She took just thirty-nine. —New York Times. WHAT KATY SAID. It is related that a certain family, the Browns, had given an.mpertinent maid notice and in consequence were obliged to assume the duties that she pointedly neglected. On the last day of Katy's stay, as one of the women of the family was hastening to answer | a ring at the front door, she was ar- | rested by an explosive whisper from the rear of the hall, where the ir- repressible Katy, in most unpictures; que dishabille, was established: “Mrs. Brown, if that's any one for me say I'm out.” ANSWERS. COCKROACHES — Subscriber, City. Borax is said to be one of the best of cockroach exterminators. There s | something peculiar either in the smell | | or touch of borax which is certain death to the pests. They will flee from it and will never again appear where it has been placed. It has also the great advantage of being perfectly harmless to human beings; hence there is no danger from poisoning. The bo. rax, pulverized, should be sprinkled around the infested places. It is said that paris’green (a deadly poisor) or | a preparation of one ounce of poke root boiled in a pint of water, then mixed with molasses and spread in plates where the insects appear, will kill cockroaches. ‘WHY CALLED SHE—C. M. R., Val- lejo, Cal. In answer to the question asked in this department a few days | sinee as to why a ship is called “she,” quite a number of answers have been received, some sensible and some hu- morous. “Answers thanks to to Querles” extends its those correspondents who A good housekeeper must possess power over her servants and be able to manage them perfectly. She must also have control over the members of her household and be able to manage them, but in an entirely different way. She must have more or less executive abil- ity and be agreeable under all circum- stances. When everything goes wrong and the head of the house insists on rigid economy on account of business losses, the housekeeper, if she be the wife, should respond cordially and sym- pathetically. Of course, she has a per- fect right to complain and ask pater- familias to cut off his use of tobacco, expensive lunches, theater seats, etc., but the truly good wife never does. I call this last an attribute of the per- fect homemaker, as well as of the dip- lomatic housekeeper. Home-making is high art and the se- cret of it does not lie in expensive fur- nishings and elaborate entertaining. Home may represent all of this and more, or it may mean a couple of rooms on the top floor of an apartment-house. It is made by the consideration of ne- cessities and essentials and placing them above everything else. The hap- piness, the welfare and the comforts of the family must be provided for, and anything short of this is but a shelter and a makeshift of a home.—Frances Van Etten, in Leslle’s Weekly. COCOANUT SANDWICHES. 8 tablespoonfuls grated fresh cocoa- nut. 6 tablespoonfuls cream. 2 tablespoonsfuls chopped blanched almonds. 2 tablespoonfuls pulverized sugar. 2 teaspoonfuls lemon juice. Use only six tablespoonfuls of co- coanut and soak it in the cream for half an hour. Stir the ingredients to- gether and place between pieces of buttered white bread. e e —————( sent them. The most logical of all is from Professor Fred H. Hackett, who writes: “For the enlightenment of C. M. R., your correspondent, am pleased to advise you that G. Brown, the pro- lific and learned grammarian, writes as follows relative to the gender of ship: ‘Inanimate objects are often represent- ed figuratively as having sex. Things remarkable for power, greatness or sublimity are spoken of as masculine— as the sun, time, death, etc. Things amiable, or prolific, are spoken of as feminine—as the moon, the earth, etc. Figuratively, gender is indicated only by the personal pronouns of the singue lar number, as ‘He (the sun) is sete ting’; ‘She (a ship) sails well’ The literal gender of these nouns\-ship, sun, moon, etc.—is neuter and their logical representatives the pronoun ‘it,” but they are very generally used in the figurative sense, as here illus- trated.” e ‘W. K. Casement, writing from Elm- hurst, ys: “By a figure of speech called personification, Inanimate things acquire - their gender, as ‘The moon rises and she shines, but the light is not her own’; ‘The sun, he is setting’; ‘The ship, she sails well.” No excep- tion i{s made whether a ship Is named Jupiter or Juno.” A. Deinstag, writing from Oakland, says: “According to the Latin rule, which is followed by the English ome, women, towns, trees, countries and isles are feminine. Ships are logically treated as towns or countries.” —_—— Townsend's California Glace fruits in artistic fire-etched boxes. 715 Market st.*® ————— Special information supplied dally to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 30 Cal- ifornia street. Teléphone Main 1042, * —_——— ‘When a wom- -~ wants people to be- For such the departnfent of | lleY® her old family horse is young and wild, she has wood buttons put on the reins to show how hard &t s to