SOCIETY

HE season '95- 96 is closed; thatis, for those who gauge the periodof social gayeties by the opening

)\ and closing events of the FridayNight Club.

For them the season is not truly on be-fore the iirst cotillon, and after the last as-sembly —well it's worth one's social stand-ing to even tnink of entertaining anymore.

But, in spite of that fact, there are anumber of small but very select affairs an-nounced for the coming week, and it is ex-pected that for many weeks yet to comethere will be any number of delightfulgatherings. The affairs of the past week,though not numerous, have made up inbrilliancy wiiat they lacked innumbers.

The brilliant entertainment given byMrs. Hager on Monday evening at theNative Sons' Hall has certainly never beensurpassed, ifit ever has been equaled, inthe annals of local • society. Its chiefcharm lay in its novelty and the brilliantway in which every detail of the perfectwhole was handled.

Other charming affairs of the week werethe Dunn tea, tbe Sloss theater party, theMasten wedding and the Wells euchreparty.

Society is already turning its attentionto the various sumrtier resorts and prepa-rations are being made for the annual sum-mer exodus. There does not seem to beany particular resort that is to receive allthe favor this season and it is probable

that all the watering places will enjoy afair share of society's patronage.

The European departures have been un-usuaiiy numerous this year. On Wednes-day evening last Joseph D. Grant left forNew York, expecting to sail on the 22don board the Teutonic. Mr. Grant in-tends to go to Moscow to witness the coro-nation of the Czar and will probably beabsent about three months. Mr. and Mrs.Oxnard leave the latter part of the monthfor a European visit and will divide theirtime among the various German water-ing places and health resorts.

The past week noted the return of Mr.and Mrs. Winthorp E. Lester (nee Hobart),and Miss Ella Hobart and Miss Vassault,who went on a visit to New York to meetthem on their return from Europe.

Apropos of the return of the Hobarts, itis stated that the wedding of Ilisa Williamsand Walter Hobart will be celebrated atthe little church in San Rafael on the30th of May, Decoration day.

Among the other travelers who have re-turned are Mrs. Requa and Miss AmyRequa and Miss Julia Crocker, after anextended ana most enjoyable Easternvisit. The Requas are now again at theirLome in Piedmont, and Miss Crocker ishome just in time for her sister's we iding.Itwas an extremely pretty wedding yes-

terday, that of Miss Fanny Crocker,daughter of Mrs. Clark W. Crocker, and jRobert Clark McCreery, solemnized at 8:30 jo'clock, at the residence of the bride'B jmother on Slitter street.

The handsome drawing-room in whichthe ceremony was performed has been thescene of many fashionable gatherings. IYesterday it was decorated all in daintypink and white blossom-, making a most

'handsome setting for a spring wedding.Only relatives and a limited number ofinvited friends witnessed the ceremonywhich was performed by the Rev. Dr.Mackenzie. Miss Julia Crocker, sister ofthe bride, was maid of honor and W. W.Douglass of Sacramento best man.

The bride wore an elegant gown ot ivorywhite satin trimmed with some rare andcostly family lace.

Miss Julia Crocker was more than usuallyattractive inher dainty pink silk gown.

After the ceremony there were congrat-ulations and dancing and at midnight anelaborate supper at whichcovers were laidfor eighty. Mr. and Mrs. McCreery willreside inSacramento.

Mrs. F. L. Whitney gave a most de-lightfulprogressive euchre party yesterdayafternoon at her home on Laguna street.The players occupied seven tables and in-dulged ina most warmly contested game.Dainty prize? were awarded the victors.After the game there were elaborate re-freshments and music.

Mrs. A. N. Drown and Miss BereniceDrown entertained about 200 friends at anafternoon tea yesterday, between the hoursof 3 and tjo'clock, at their home on Jack-son street. The usual accessories of thefashionable afternoon tea

—music, brilliant

company, exquisite decorations and elab-orate refreshments

—went toward the

making of a most delightful afternoon.Mrs. J. 8. Coneaiul Miss Josephine Cone

of Red Bluff and Miss Nellie Hillyer ofthis city completed the Mediterraneantrip of eight weeks' duration early inApriland are now in Rome. They willprobably visit Egypt and take the Niletrip. They will not return home untilNovember.

Colonel and Mrs. W. R. Shafter, U. S. A.,!willsoon leave Angel island to pass acouple of months at Bakersfield for thebenefit of Mrs. Shafter's health.

Lieutenant-Colonei L. S. Babbitt, Ord-nance Department, U. S. A., of Benicia,has been inspecting Fort Point.

ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.Bereral Weddings Arranged for the Coming

Week.The wedding of Miss Julia V. Conkling and

Dr. Larz A. Smith will be celebrated at SanJose on Wednesday, April22. None but rela-tives willbe present.

Deputy Coronor Lou Mclnnisand Miss EmmaMsjory willbe married in Sacred Heart ChurchTuesday evening nt 7 o'clock.

The wedding of Arthur Strauss and MissDena Levy will be solemnized on SundayApril2tf, at 2 o'clock.

The interested parties deny the recently re-ported engMgeineut of Miss Annie MeMullen toJoseph C. Silveria. No such engagement issaid to exist.

WEDDINGS.Two Interesting Marriages of the Past

Week.Tbe wedding of Miss Stella Levey and Arthur

Shirpser, which was Celebrated in Oaklandlast Thursday evening, was a happy affair.The relatives and a few of the immediateiriends of the contracting parties were pres-ent. The bride is the charming and accom-plished daughter of Mr.ami Mrs v jLevevof this Utv and U popularly knownio socialcircles, where she iius a host oi friends.Arthur SHirpser, the groom ,wiio is popular m

this City, is the brother of the well-knownjeweler. Max Shirpser. Mr.and Mrs. Shirpsersailed Monday on the steamshlD Umatilla for

\ a honeymoon visit to Portland. They willbeabsent for several weeks and upon their returnwill take up their residence permanently inthisCity. •

A verypretty wedding took place on March14 at 5 v.m. at the residence of the bride'sparents on Golden Gate avenue, the contract-

ling parties being Miss Sarah Levy and JosephR. Whiteman of New Mexico. Promptly at 5o'clock the strains of Mendelssohn's weddingmarch pealed forth, and the bridal party en-tered the beautiful decorated parlors. Theceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr.Julius Fryer of the Bush-street Temple. The

jbride is well and favorably known inthis City,Iand has hosts of frjtuds, while the groom is a:prominent business man of New Mexico. Mr.

and Mrs. Whiteman have gone south on aIhoneymoon, and on their return willreside in

New Mexico.A WOODEN WEDDING.

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Maniy Celebrate TheirFifth Anniversary.

Last Wednesday evening, the 15th inst, Mr.!snd Mrs. Byron Mauzy celebrated the fifthan-j niversary of their marriage. The 6pacious|parlors were decorated ina suitable manner.'

The happy couple received in the bay-windowunder a canopy of wooden shavings artisti-cally arranged, the central feature being awedding bell—an inverted wooden pail with apotato-masher for a tongue— whole sur-mounted with large crossed wooden spoons,,tied with a large bow of ribbon. At 11p. H.the guests repaired to the large banquet-hall

| and enjoyed a splendid supper, interspersedI withmusic and toasts, Judge Hebbard, Rev.| Dr.Walk, Charles Field, George Sinsabaugh,IDr.Flood, Mrs. Stadtmuellerand others speak-Iingabout wooden weddings aud wooden thingsIingeneral.

The following ladies and gentlemen con-!tributed to the musical part of the evening:!E. Steinegger, Sig. Martinez, A. Harold Kayton,|Misses Theresa and Lily Sherwood, Mme.! Waltz. Samuel Adelstein, Professor and Mrs.

Roeckel and A.A. Bat kin. One large room!was devoted to the many uselul and orna-imental presents that were received by the!happy couple— pictures, easels, chairs, basketsiof flowers, brackets, vases, boxes, spoons,ibread-boards, lemon-squeezer, cuckoo-clock,j paper-knives, salad sets, pincushions, kitchenibowls and saltholders- of course, of wood./ The large halls were filled with huge bouquetsIof flowers, and the air was heavy with the per-j fume of orange blossoms, a large box havingIbeen sent from Southern California., Among the invited guests were Mr. and1 Mrs. Charles Schroth, Miss Schroth, Miss Flor-Ience Schroth. John Schroth, William Schroth,i Charles A. Schroth, Mr.and Mrs. H.H.Young,Hon. and Mrs.J. C. B. Hebbard, Mr.and MrsGeorge. Watersop, Mrs. R. C. Mauzy, Miss |

;Mauzy, Dr.and Mrs. W. P. Mauzy, Mr. and iE. R. Mauzy, Mrs. Elizabeth Reid. Robert Reid, ]Miss Florence Mauzy, Mr. and Mrs. £. D.Eaton, Captain J. H.Mauzy, Z.C. Mauzy, Mr. Iand Mrs. Wesley L.Pieper, Mr.and Mrs. Louis iP. Krafft,Mrs."M.J. Parkinson, Leroy Parkin- json, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Pieper, Miss Pieper,

Lucinda Pieper, Mr.and Mrs. C. Har-rison, Miss Olive Harrison, Lewis Harrison,Mr.and Mrs. H. L.Powell, George Sinsabaugh,Mrs. Mary Sinsabaugn, Mr.and Mrs. HermanHertel, Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Batkin. Dr.andMrs. A. F. Merriman Jr., Mr. and Mrs. FrankiBond, B. J. Smith, Miss Phoebe Smith, Mr.and|Mrs. W. K.Vanderslice, Mrs. Vanderiilice, Mr.Iand Mrs. Milton Vanderslice, Mr. andj Mrs. S. L. Leszynsky, Frederick Leszyn-Isky, Mrs. A. Leszynsky, Miss Leszynsky,

Miss Lillie Barnert, Joe Abrams, EugeneGeisel. Mr. and Mrs. Lachbaum, Misses \u25a0

Frapolli,Mr.and Mrs. Martinon. Misses Mar- ''tinstein, Mr. and Miss McGanley, Mr-and Mrs. !

j J. D. Richards. Mr.and Miss Gore, Miss Taylor, Ij Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas'Sul- ilivan, Miss A. Herrick, Mrs. Poole, Misses 'Poole, Rev. and Mrs. George Edward Walk, !Mr. and Mrs. Maclntyre, Mrs. O'Kane, iliss jO'Kane, Dr. Theodore C. Rethers, Dr. T J. jFrazer, Dr. D. D. Lustig, Dr. and Mrs. P. H.

'Flood, Dr. and Mrs. Yeamans, Mr. and Mrs. \u25a0

\ Stencil, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Cole, the Misses IiCole, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Steinegger, Mr. and iIMrs. W. J. Batchelder, Mr.and Mrs. S. Homer|Henley.Mr. and Mrs. H.Clay Wysham, Madam |

Alice Waltz, Mr.and Mrs. V. Harold Kayton, IMr. and Mrs. Robert Lloyd, Misses Theresaand Lillie Sherwood, Frank Coffin, Samuel \u25a0

Adelsteiu. J. H.Howe, Mr. and Mrs. Roeckel,IRoscoe Warren Lucy, Sig. S. Martinez,;Madam Prill, Miss McFarland, Miss Jo'ieHock.Major Charles H. Mnrpby, Dr. and Mrs. J. If.IPeel, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Patton, Mr.Iand Mrs. John Gibson, Mr.ana Mrs. H.J.Sadler, I

Miss Sadler, Mrs. Stadtmueller, F. Stadtmuel- \ler,Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Fonda, Mr. and Mrs.Jacob Z.Davis, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.Baldwin, !

jMr.and Mrs. Charles L. Field, Roy Ktmball, iMr. and Mrs.C. D. Bunker. Walter M. Brunt,Mr. and Mrs. J. K.Firth, Mr.and Mrs.George. D. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene D. K. Town-send, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Osborne, Mr. andMrs. J. G. Edrnondson, Mr. and Mrs. H M.Firman, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Smith, Mr. andMrs. t. Alberti, Alfred Bornemann, Mr. and

|Mrs. Charles Maltby, Hon. and Mrs. EdwardIBelcher. Mrs George B. Tingley, Mrs. Lnw-ic.D e'Mr.Rnd Mrs. Farrier, Colonel and Mrs.

W B. Sumner, Mr. and Mrs. F. Dalton, Mrs.Julia J. Rosenberg, Mr.and Mrs. L.Budd. Mr.iand Mrs. victor Duboce, Mr. and Mrs. C. 8.Benedict, Mr. and Mrs. L. Westerfeldt, Mr!IFeld, F. J. Zifferer, j.O. Thomas..

MUBICALE.

The Pupils of the Roeckel . ConservatoryEntertain Their Friends. •

The pupils of Professor and Madame Roeckel '!Igave a delightful musicale at Byron Mauzy

\u25a0 Hall, Thursday evening. April10.• The follow-ingexcellent programme was presented andIenthusiastically received by the large audience

j present:Trio, "Twilight"(Robert!), Miss ,Jennie Jo-

hannsen, Miss Annette Miley and Miss MayMabie; cavatina, "Huguenots" (Meyerbeer), 'Serorita Adelede Galvez: song, "Mybreams"<Tosti), Miss IdaSchnitz; recitation and duetto, !"IITrovatore" (Verdi),Senorita Andrea Moji.ca iand Herr j£d Lotz; sorig, "Alas! Those Chimes" iO\ allace). Miss Nell Couch; chorus (o) Easter isong, (6) "Tho Banner of the Bear" (Roeckel)

'soloist, Miss May Mabie; coruet solo, "Cava- Itina" (Meyerbeer), Alfred P. Black- ca-yatina, "Tancredi" (Rossini), Mile.E. Roeckel;trio, "We Come to Greet Ye" ("Magic Flute," IMozart), Miss Grace 1Sherry, Mrs. H.Lewis and !f'ss Tl

'l.ie ,.Mile Kypsy song, "Carmen"(BizeO, Miss Grace Sherry; violin solo, "Polo-naise 1

'in D (Wieniawski), Mr. Arthur Johann.sen, accompanied by Mrs. Johannsen; Lieder(a) Madchenlied. (6) 1m Volkston (Helmundi-

tm.Usl aV klt (c> "Heigh-ho" (Roeckel), MissLottie Calsing; duet, "Bolc-ro," (Saint-Saens)Mrs. Georgie Stout and Miss Cathie Coursen-historical introduction (Roeckel): "The Star'-fspangled Banner" (Key V Mrs. H. Lewis andchorus.

HOME GATHERINGB.BeTeral Charming Novel Affairs of the Paßt

Week.; Miss Grace Kellogg gave a luncheon inhonorof Miss Hannah Williams and Miss Lois Halliat her home, 2130 Post street, on Friday last. ICovers werelaid for twelve. Roses were usedInthe decoration of the different apartments.

A most pleasant leap-year party was givenlast Saturday evening by Mrs. Fannie' G. Red-lick to some of her classmates at the CaliforniaSchool of Mechanical Arts at theVesidence ofher parents,'; 1342 Ellis street. A The parlorswere prettily decorated with streamers of redand gold, the school colors, and \u25a0 on thewalls were hung placards on which wereprinted rules of leap-year etiquette, iDurine Ithe evening the

5guests were entertained byseveral. vocal^ selections by M.E. Rosenstadt

and nD

stv-clever exhibition of Deharte byMiss Belle Newman. ..-.

- :\u25a0\u25a0 Amost pleasing and odd feature of the even-ing, however, was. the souvenirs which werepresented •

to. the guests at the 'supper-tableand the verses thereon, givingthe cii'.racteris-tics of each, composed by the charming hosi-s?1,,,8r?d read ,by Miss.Louiee Redlick; MissRcdllck was ablyassisted in receiving by theMisses Adler and Lena Lipman, Mrs. New-man and Mrs. Samuel LipmanilThose presentwere: Misses Grace Wienbr, Rey Devall,Edith Kohlberg, Belle Newman, Ada ThaiLouise Redlick, Leslie Grinell, Daisy and Rose

IHolje, Margaret McCarty, Bertha and Kate. Kinsey, Cornelia Duperu, Ethel Hudson, RitaiMerrill,and Messrs. Will Duperu, George M.ILipman, Louis Samish, Leo Simon, CharlesIBoas, Jack McCarty, James Castle, DavejKozminsky, Will Case, Will Koehlbcrg, Danj Delvalle, Frank Gruss, Dewitt McDonald,IRobert White, Harold Forbes, Alexander Wiseiand Henry Redlick.

On Wednesday evening, April8,a few friendsIgathered at the residence of J. E. Ross, 108!Eureka street, to celebrate the birthdays ofiMr.Ross and a friend of the family,Miss Hat-

tie M. Baldwin. A sumptuous dinner wasserved and each guest was presented with alittle souvenir of the occasion which was inevery way befitting and commemorating theevent. Allpresent had a very enjoyable even-ing,and at a late hour, with good wishes forthe future, the guests retired. Those presentwere: Mrs. J.E. Ross, Misses Myrtleand GracieRoss, Miss Maggie Tyson, Miss' Emma Atwnod,Miss Lillie Hart, Miss Jennie Petersen, MissHattie Baldwin, Miss Carrie Klililea, J. E.Ross, W. H. Bodfish, Andrew Cleary, JulieSmith, Fred Parker.

CLUB PASTIES.

Delightful Gatherings by Social OrganizationsDuring the Past Week.

Social Council No. 46, O. C. F., gave theirregular monthly social in Red Men's Hall, 320Post street, on Thursday evening, April 9.The following excellent programme washighly appreciated by the large audiencepresent: Vocal solo. Miss Girvin,accompaniedby Prof. Simon; mind reader, Prof. Lewis;zither solo, Prof. Noble; mandolin solo, Prof.P. Estelle, accompanied on the piano byRuby Egleston. The charming affair concludedwith dancing. The following gentlemen con-stituted the committee to whom the success of|the affair is due: Douglass White, A.G.Baker,M. E. Übhaus, Edward Kaufmann, MaryMcDonald, Frank Übhaus, Mary Hobson, K. 1.Goodell.

A verypleasant clam-bake was given by themembers of the Mysterious Club on Sunday,April12, at California City. Allthe invitedguests of the club enjoyed themseves verymuch. Claru-chowder luncheon was the mainfeature of the day. Those present were: MissIda Drogmund, Miss Tillie Grundel. GeorgeFiangen, Charles Randall, Miss Juanita Coad,E. D. Keeffe, Miss Millie Stillberg,Harry Soher,Miss Katie Hurley, Miss Kittle Lyons, EdSewell, Miss Theresa Kraut, T. Sewell, H.C.Drogmund, Miss Ida Crawford, E. F. Kraut,Miss Fannie Crawford, John Hurley. Fred Bell,E. Aseasnest, Miss Lizzie Wake, 11. N. Wilson.Miss Mary Hasten, J. W. B.LumpKe, WilliamW. Wilson, Miss Julia Huck, W.Johnson, JeanAitken.

On Thursday evening, April9,Niantic ParlorNo. 105, N. S. G. W., celebrated its ninth anni-versary bya reception in Native Sons' Hall,Mason street. The hall was beautifully deco-;rated for the occasion. At 9 o'clock Temple'sorenestr* played Niantic March and over 300

Icouples filled the large hall. T.E.Sloan led|the march. Great credit is due to the foilow-injr committee: William A. O'Leary, T. J.Bridger, T. F. Kaufman. M. Mordecaj, A.WBorehers, J. F. Vahey, J. E. Scully,F.Mordecai,L.F.Byingon, J. B.Keenan. Dr. G. W. Clark,M.G. Owens, and E. C. Hawkins.

Company F. Battalion No. 2, made the firsthit oi the season on Saturday evening last,when, with the addition of several invitedguests, and their guest of honor, Miss Barnesof Portland, they started out to climb MountTamalpais. TUey left on tho 11:30 p. m. boatfor Sausalito, and arriving at Ross station,they began the journey, which proved ineveryway a most successful and enjoyable one.

The San Francisco Liberal Union gavean "At Home" on Thursday evening, April16, at Mozart Hall, 1356 Market street. Dr.J. L. Yorkspoke brieflyof his travels in Aus-tralia. Dancing and refreshments concludedthe evening's pleasures.

The Golden Gates held a most enjoyableparty at California Hall, 620 Bush street.Thursday evening, April 16. Itwas the eight-eentfc party given by this successful ciub, anda large attendance was present to commemo-rate the festive occasion.

The Mystics held their eighteenth evening Idress party at the Native Sons' Hall on Tues-day evening. There was a large attendancepresent, and a delightful evening was spentby all. •

SURPRISE PARTIEB.Master George Bocarde Agreeably Surprised.

Other Events.Anenjoyable surprise party was tendered to

Master George Bocarde by Misses Mac andMaggie Casey and Miss Annie Bocarde at hisresidence, 89 Silver street. Dancing, singingand games were indulged inuntil a late hour,when a sumptuous supper was sewed. Aftersupper dancing was resumed. Among the

\ guests were: Miss Annie Boearde, Misses Macand Maggie Casey. Miss Olita Whittier, MissLucy Heaphy, Miss May Carney, Mrs. and MrBocarde, Mr.Palmer, Miss Palmer, Miss Sulli-van, Mrs. and Mr. Haunecke, Mrs. Marshalland many others.Last Thursday evening a surprise party,

which proved to be one of the most enjoyableevents of the season, was given to Fred Meuss-

ldorffer by a few of his many friends at thejresidence of his parents, 311 Polk street. Thesocial hall was artistically adorned with flow-ers and tropical plants. At midnight an elab-orate supper was served, after which the guestsadjourned to the parlors and terminated theevent byplaying gnmes. Amonu those presentwere: Miss Emila Meussdorffer, Miss AdelRoibocher, Miss Blanche Balny, Miss OpheliaTurrl, Miss Elise Gless, Miss Eleanor MeverMiss EmilyRoethe, Miss Leoine Gless, MissAbble Grass, Miss Mina Roethe, Miss BlancheAllenberg; Messrs. Fred Meussdorffer, E. Meuss-dorffer, Marquis de Balny, C. Meussdorffer, W.

!Hoffman, Dr. H. M. Simmons, Professor GiKnorp, Professor Harry Meyer, L.AllenbergILora W. Leathe, Mr. Mcßoyle, E. Roethe, J.Gless, F. Grass, E. Knorp.

On Saturday evening, April11, a delightfulsurprise party was given byIvanhoe Circle No.

!25, Companions of the Forest. A.O.F., to theirpast grand deputy chief companion, lime.|M. K. Halpruner, at her lovely new home,1501 Pacific avenue, Alameda. After wishingjDr.and Mrs. Halpruner many happy years toienjoy their new home, the company sat downto a well-provided iupper, and several hourswere pleasantly spent iv toasts and vocal andinstruniemal music.

Among those present were: Dr.and Mrs WS. Hulpruner, Mr.and Mrs. A. Pemberthy, Mrand Mrs. Robert WJnckelmann, Mrs. Mlna Shel-don, Mrs. S. E. Cooke. Miss Kate McConnell ofBrooklyn, N. V., Miss Devine, Miss Neilson,Miss Folcy, Miss Mac Holtmer, Miss KittieMuske, Miss Emma Schaffer, Mr.J. J. O'BrienMr. A. S. Neilson, Mr. J. F. O'Brien, Mr.GeorgeSullivan, Mr.Charles Russell and Trilby Hal-pruner, Mr. and Mrs.Henry Winckelmann.

Miss Annie Adams was the recipient of amost enjoyable birthday surprise party, givento her byher many friends, at her residence inthis City,824 Lombard street, Saturday even-ing, April11.

Apiano duet by Miss M.Taufenback and H.Hanseii, a vocal solo by Miss Annie Adams, abanjo and mandolin solo by <:.J. and <;. w.Armbruster, and the enjoyment of variousgames and dancing formed part of the even-ing's entertainment, until 11 o'clock,when all prcfent repaired to the dining-room,where a sumptuous repast was partaken of.Toasts were given by C. J. Armbrusier and H.Hansen, then all adjourned to the parlor, wheredancing was indulged in until the hour of1:30 a. m., when all retired to their respectivehomes, having enjoyed themselves in a de-lightfulmanner.

Among those present were the following:Miss Minnie Smith, Miss Jennie Madden, MissSadie Colby. Thomas Madden, Georse W. Arm-bruster, C. J. Armbruster. Miss Annte Adams,H. Hansen, W. St. Clair, Miss L. Vailes, Mr.ana Mrs. Dreyselaus, Miss Dreyselaus, CharlesAdams, Misses Mary and Emma Adams, J.La-coste, Miss M. Taufenback, G. Recacconi, Wil-liam Adams and J. Junge.

IN THE FUTURE.

A Nnmber of Entertainments Annonnced forthe Coming Week.

MinionParlor No. 38,N.S. G. W., willgive a'49 party at Mission Parlor Hall on Tuesdayevening, April 21. Several novel features arepromised.

The Verdis willhold their twenty-first partyon Tuesday evening, April21.

The ElDorados will give a complimentaryinvitation party at Union-square Hall on Fri-day evening, April24.

General George G. Meade Corps, W. R,c, No

61, willgivea "rose tea" on Wednesday after-noon, April29, from 2 to 5 p. m., at the resi-dence of Mrs. Johnson, 2125'n Howard street.

Precita Piirlor No.187, N.S.'G. W., has issuedinvitations for a social at Maennerbund Hall,corner Twenty-fourth street and Potrero»«nue, Tuesday evening, May5.

The Barbers' Association of California willgive a social and dance this (Sunday) evening,April I<>, at Social Hall,Alcazar building,120O'tfirrell street.Young Ladies' Institute No. 1 willgive anentertainment mid dance at Union-squareHall, 421 I'ost street, Thursday evening,April30.

Hesperian Parlor No. 137, N. S. G. W., willgive its second quarterly entertainment anddance at Mission l>nrlor Hull on Friday even-ing, April 24. An excellent programme hasbeen prepared for the occasion.

The Old Friends and Sons and Daughters ofOld Friends willgive v grand excursion on thebay and grand barbecue at Wildwood Glen thisSunday, April19. The committee of arrange-ments consists olDr. F.F. Lord, Judge RobertFerral, John Dieraer, Thomas Sawyer and J.E. Slinkey.

The letter-carriers of this City write all theirfriends to attend the firstball of Golden GateBrunch No. 214, National Association of Letter-carriers, to be held at new Native Sons' Hall,Saturday evening, May2. The Letter-carriers'band willbe in attendance. Itis the intentionof the letter-carriers to try and secure the let-ter-carries' convention for 1897. They there-fore have taken this means of placing them-selves before the public.

General preparations are being made for theentertainment and social to be given by theMission Literary and Social Club next Wednes- jdf»y evening at Mission Opera-hall. The pro-gramme will consist of seven numbers, and a Ifarce entitled "Victims of Matrimony" will bepresented with the following cast: Barnaby.the victim. F.L. Griffith;Mrs. Barnaby, a newwoman, Mies A. Mavberry; Benjamin, a do-mestic tyrant, G. R.Puckett; Mrs. Benjamin,another victim, Miss E. Candage.

PERSONALS.James V.Coleman has taken the Gregory cot-

tage at Sausalito for the summer.Miss Ida Marcus left last evening for Fresno,

where she willmake her future home withher sisters, Mrs. Henry Kaddin and Mrs. AaronCamp.

Mrs. J. B. Martin, Miss Nellie Martin and

Miss O'Brien left for a trip to Los Angeles onWednesday last.

Maude Berry Fisher has been specially en-caged to sing at the mammoth concert at LosAngeles during the fiesta.

Major W. B.Hooper of the Occidental Hotelhas leased the Williams cottage at Burlin-game for the summer months.

Colonel and Mrs. E. E. Eyre and Miss Eyrehave gone to their country place at Menlo forthe summer.

Mrs. John Sebastian, wife of the general pas-senger and ticket agent of the Rock Islandroad, is inthis City.

Mrs. Emma Shafter Howard of Oakland hasgone East to attend the wedding of her son, O.Shafter Howard, and Miss Mollie Hunter,which willtake place this month at Newport,R.I. Miss Maud Howard is at the StanfordUniversity.

Mrs. Alice CoeFdllon and her friend. MissAmanda Teresl, are visiting in Southern Cali-fornia and will spend fiesta week in LosAngeles.

Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Levey have issued cardsannouncing the murrißKe of their daughterStella to Arthur Shirpser. The young coupleleave on Monday for Portland, Or.

Mrs. Max Mayer, the wife of the well-knownassayer, and her two sons arrived from ButteCity, Mont., and are stopping withMrs. AaronMeyer at 4 Grove street.

Mr. and Mrs. Claua Spreckels and theirdaughter. Miss Emma Snreckels, left last even-ing on their annual European trip. Whileabroad they will spend most of their time atthe German watering places.Mr. and Mrs. Leon KaulTman and family,

accompanied by Miss Isabel Wolf, leavesshortly for an extended European trip.

Captain J. W. Howell and his daughterAnna left for Ogden this morning. Miss Annais to be married on the 22d inst. at the aboveplace.

W. F. Aldrich and Miss VirginiaAldrich arespending the month at Santa Barbara and LosAngeles.

HE APPEEOIATED"

JANE EYRE."The Publlsher'g Keader Used to Sit Up

at Night Reading the Manuscript.Mr. Williams, who was the "reader" of

Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co., was by hisposition brought into touch with manyliterary men of the day, but from a letterfullof interesting reminiscences of LeiphHunt and his son, Thornton Hunt, ofGeorge Henry Lewis and of Ruskin, withwhich Miss Williams has favored me, Ihave room only for a short extract. "Mymother," Miss Williams says, "well re-members how my father sat up vrylateat night reading the manuscript of 'JaneEyre' and his haying to her how in spiteof the liny cramped writing he could notleave the story, so thrilling and excitingwas it. and how he thought itwould makea great sensation when published. Therewas much excitement day by day, as hecame into the house, saying to my eldersisters, 'More nroofs of 'Jane Eyre, girls!'and waving them inhis hand.

'•My sisters could not imagine why myfather brought home those funny littleladies he described as country cousins,who were so quiet and retiring at thefamily tea. These were Charlotte, and, Ibelieve, EmilyBronte. Mymother guessedthe secret, and, being a woman of keen in-tuitive judgment, said the next day, witha twinklftin her eves, 'Your Miss Brownis.Ibelieve, Jane Eyre.:My father hushedher down, but, being so amused at herwoman's wit, could not control his ex-pression, ana his telltale face proved herpower of discernment had not been•wrong."

Mr. Williams, it may be added, was aman of wide culture, deeply susceptible tothe charms of country life, a passionatelover of music, a student of art and theeditor of a volume —

now becoming scaree—

of extracts from the works of Mr. Ruskin.For some years he Had a large share inthe management of the Cornhill Maga-zine in the days when Thackeray was thenominal editor, and many living writersyet remember -with gratitude that theyowe their first steps up the ladder of fameto the encouragement and assistance ofMr. Williams. He died in August, 1875.—Good Words.

ANCIENT OLUPMIAAS SEENBY MODERN EYES

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WEleft Athens early on a

bright spring morning witha small bag for necessarieson our short trip and a well-tilled lunch basket. The ac-

commodations in Gresce in the way ofrailroad conveyances are about like those Iof other countries of Southern Europe,very inferior. But by this time we had!become seasoned travelers and regardedsuch minor matters with true philosopny.As we always carried a goodly supply ofcreature comforts we managed to makeourselves tolerably happy under all cir-cumstances.

The weather was very warm ana wecrawled along at the rate of about fifteenmiles an hour, but there was so much toobserve and enjoy that we did not noticethe matter of speed particularly. TheGreeks themselves are an interesting peo-

pie, though one look 3 in vain for theclassical style of beauty he is apt to asso-ciate with this ancient race. On the con-trary they seem a coarse, blunt-featuredtype and do not look over-intelligent,though they appear gentle and kind-hearted. We speak, of course, of thepoorer people, who have but little educa-tion.

The dress of one class of soldiers is verypeculiar. It consists of an immenselyfull short white cotton skirt reaching theknee, a long close-fitting covering for theleg, and a very pointed heelless shoeturned up at the toe and finished at tne

jend witha tuft or ball of cptton as an orna-ment. These curious shoes, which strikeone at first as ridiculous, are an importantfeature of their dress.

The soldiers in question are renownedfor the rapidity of their march, and sonoiseless is their approach, owing to thesevery shoes, that they are upon the enemybefore their presence is even suspected. Ashirt of white cotton, abroad, colored sasharound the waist, a short, gayly embroid-ered jacket with long, flowingsleeves, anaa red Greek cap complete this odd andpicturesque costume. The officers' dresses|are of finer materials, the jackets oftenIvery richly embroidered and the aaahes ofsilk.

These soldiers are specially chosen andare considered the finest in the army.They mount guard in front of the King'spalacu and are of great service in sur-prises and advance work. As the sunshines on them the gleaming white of ttiedress and the bright colorinar of sash,jacket and cap produce a very pretty effect.Inspite ofthe fullskirt they have a'manly,cv n martial, air.

Our whole route was in sight of thewater, first of the beautiful coast of theSaronic gulf and later along the classic

jshores of the Gulf of Lepanto. For a longjwhile after starting we could see the islandIof Salamis, where was fought that famousbattle of the allied Greeks against themighty hosts of the dreaded Xerxes over2000 years ago.

As we crossed the narrow isthmus ofCorinth we could see far below us men at

[ work on the canal, which is now finished,juniting the two gulfs. They are said tohave followed traces left by that malig-nant but undoubtedly clever and enter-prising Emperor Nero.

From her.- to Pyrgos, where we were toremain for the night, the ride was themost pleasant. Nothing can equal thevividblue depths of a Grecian sky, and theclearness of the atmosphere is "startling.On one side of us quivered the sparklingwaters of the deep blue bay, relieved nowand then by a dancing white sail. On ourother hand extended nrlles and miles offair green vineyard bearing the famousCorinth crape, which, when dried, iaknown as the Zante currant.

We hail never seen more beautiful orflourishing vineyards, and their yield is,indeed, one of the few sources 01 wealthof this poverty-stricken country. Acrossthe bright eulf we could see the lovelyoutlines of the distant mountains, bathedin the soft liquid atmoshere. We arrivedat the ancient town -of Pyrgos about dusk,and taking a carriage rode a few hundredyards to a hotel we had chosen at hap-hazard, where we enjoyed a tolerable mealand a fair night's rest.

By half-past 6 the next morning we wereon the way to Olynipia on the short branchrailroad recently constructed. An hour'sride through a lonely anil primitive coun-try and w. had reached the famous goal ofour journey. A country road led up agentle slope and passed a simple roadsidetavern and a rural blacksmith-shop. Atthe very summit of this hillstood a mod-ern, well-built museum, that seemed quiteimposing from its site and solitude.

And this was every trace of life to befound for miles around. We turned off tothe left before reaching the museum, and

after a short ramble around the slope of agreen hill found ourselve- illthe midst ofthe imposing ruins that have been lyingserenely under the lovely Grecian SKy forso many centuries, safely buried from hu-man invasion and barbarian destruction,under a mass of material fifteen feet deep,the accumulation of ages of debris bornefrom the sides of the mountains by thestreams of water.It is due to German enterprise and

science that they have been at last un-covered. The Greeks are immensely proudof their ancient prestige and their wonder-

!ful art treasures, but it is a singular Factthat it is entirely owing to foreign exer-tions that the latter have been restored tothe interested world. They are very bitteragainst Lord Elgin for robbing them, as

I they express it, of some of the matchlessbeauties of the Parthenon; but it is thesight of these wonderful sculptures thathas aroused European appreciation andhelped to interest other nations in thelittle country, thus materially assisting itsdevelopment.

A personal visit is really needed to giveone an adequate idea of these ancient'remains. The completely ruinous condi-

ition of the whole— for there is scarcely anentire pillar standing— the vast quantityof these fallen monuments, the primitivematerials of many of them and the brood-ing soiitude of the spot, environed bygreen hills and lofty mountains, producea strange and solemn impression notfound among any other ancient remains.Pompeii seems lively compared with thisplace, for there you find several hotelsnear by,a fine highroad and plenty ol tour-ists to people it. ~As we wandered from theremains of one ruined temple to another,

( climbingthe vast foundations and walk-i ins around the bases of the huge pillars oralong the prostrate lengths of others, itbrought back to me in some unaccounta-ble manner a day of equal solitude spentamong the t'iant redwood forests of Cala-veras. Only here the mystic associationsof former gods and departed heroes addeda stronger intensity to the whole effect.

A technical description of the placewould be long and tedious. The variousgymnasiums and courts, temples andfountains are easily traced by the aid of aguidebook, and to a student of classicalhistory are of absorbing interest. As wegazed upon the famous Stadion dim vis-ions of some of those celebrated contestsfloated before us, from the time of the firstgreat victor, Pelops, to that last entry ofan individual unknown to the commonfame of to-day, but doubtless a gloriousand privileged character during his ownshort existence. What a democracy itwas when magnificent conquerors likePhilip of Mac*;don and fearful tyrants likethe cruel Nero could count it as one oftheir most glorious titles to have gained avictory over these sturdy, well-trained butsimple Spartan youths. They were almostas proud of this laurel wreath as of theone that crowned them emperor.

But the most unletteredjof visitors isbound to be impressed with the generalatmosphere of the place, and we uncon-

| sciously moved about in a subdued man-ner and spoke in low, musing tones, notsolemn or awestruck, bift quiet andmelancholy. Olympia. is so thoroughlyoff the beaten tracK that the averagetourist does not seem to reach it.and weenjoyed it in undisturbed possession formany hours.

While climbing over the ruins of thevast temple of Zeus we came most unex-pectedly upon three Greeks who, by the

by, art most enthusiastic admirers of theirown country. They bowed very politelyand sm/lingly showed us a small tortoisethey had found not far distant. Itwas abeautifully marked little animal and, see-ing our admiration for it, they insistedupon our keeping it. We exchangedcards and thus parted from these gentlestrangers, not one word of whose laneuagecould we understand, but wtioae simplepoliteness and old-fashioned courtesyneeded no interpolation. The tortoise,

which seem *ia titting type of that ancientGreek civilization, has remained with usever since, accompanying us inour traval9,and is now living a peaceful life on thaborders of western modern progression ina climate much like her own. Whatwondrous tales she might pour forthcould she but dictate to a stenographerthe accumulated wisdom that her ances-tors must have acquired in listening toGreek sages of nearly 3000 years ago!How many vexed questions she mightsettle could she but speak! With heradded advantages of modern travel whatsagacious conclusions she might draw andwhat marvelous theories might beevolved from herdoubtle-s logical brain!

On our way back to the train we stoppedat the pretty little museum, which isgradually being tilled with treasures dugup from under the ruins. There weremany interesting bas-reliefs descriptive offamous races, and others illustrating lead-ing events in the lifeof that favorite godof physical force and beauty, Hercules.But the gem of the collection is the incom-parable Hermes, whose matchless sym-metry and noble visage will tempt anypilgrim to this distant shrine where it isto remain.

Then there is a wonderful Nike or Vic-tory, whose perfect limbs are exquisitelyoutlined under the graceiul drapery whoseflying folds are instinct withlifeand spiritas they flutter—

not "seem" to flutter—

with the exertions of the flying feet Sopowerful is the impression of beauty andforce of this eloquent figure that onescarcely noti< es that the image is headless.

We felt amply repaid for our long, hotjourney, and on our way borne were tooeagerly excited to feel fatigue. We brokecur journey at Patras this time, and hadan excellent meal before retiring. Ourrooms looked out on the open square, andwe could see not far away the waters ofthe gulf gleaming in the rays of the fullmoon. We were just opposite the spotwhere the famous battle of Lepanto(1571) was fought and Christian-ity triumphed orer Mohammedanism,under the leadership of the gallant hero,Don Juan of Austria. The more gloriouswar of independence was fought in thesewaters also, and on the other side of yon-der promontory lies the town of Misso-Jonghi, where the brave Greeks com-manded the admiration of the civilizedworld, and where the romantic Byron,whose name is cherished by tvery Grecianheart, met his untimely fate.

Elizabeth 0. Buxszb.

The Ruins of the Stadium as They Appeared a Year Ago[From a photograph. I

Picture of a Sea Fight.

Instantaneous photography has made iteasy to-day for men -with littleknowledgeof seamanship to place ships and boatsunder sail in a picture, but in early daysthe power of doing so correctly was limitedto a few men like Stantield and CautuinBeecby, R. N.

The difficultyof obtaining anything likea reliable description of a sea fight, evenfrom those who had taken part in it, was,according to Stanfield, very great, and hetold us how, when planning his picture of'•The Battle of Trafalgar," he applied toCaptain Hardy for advice as to the posi-tion of the Victory, Hardy's answer beingthat, owing to the smoke itwas impossi-ble during the height of the actionto see beyond the ships alongside,adding: "I am about the worst manyou could come to, for some timebefore that which your picture repre-sents the Victory's tiller-roper had beenshot away, and Iwas below in the steerageattending to them and the helm, anddown there we knew so littleof what wasgoing on that we continued to load andfire one of the stern guns until orderedfrom the deck to stop because we were fir-ing into one of our own ships."— TempleBar.

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