, 1869-01-11
An Eccentric California Belle.
Fan Francisco Co1rupondence OF the Providence

Ian flAncltco Coffc9 ponaenfe oI tne tfoVloehce
Mrs. Ellet, In her recent book on Famous
American Women" makes mc,tion Of Cal
1iornia lady remarkable for her ability TO
entertain twenty gentlemen at once BY her
yivacious conversational powers. Ii tais
werc the only, or chiefly remarkable tusny
about Miss Hitchcock, she would be 1ar
less remarkable parsonage than sne Is. But
she is character, and such character as
this age cannot and need not duplicate the
boasted Of the versatility OF our climate, soil
and people. Perhaps Miss Hitchcock
was meet s:a-y national production, that
the world may be conrieced Of the
tsuthfufness Of this boast. She IS pub
lie clmracier-an actFcss requiring far
ACTRESSES Of thu time. She Is HI only daug1-
Ter, Gil only child. believe, OF wealthy and
most respectable family, her father, DR..
Hitchcock, having comc to this coast as an
nrmy surgeon during the Mexican wHr. He
is now i ,c'i1cd physician. and among the
ciscnns. Ills accomplished daughter has
loug been one o! the bellies Of th,s city. with.
out whom no eocial Ea'hcrlLg OF tho ton was
c nplete If she was IN the country.
When child she wss rescued from burning
building By some members ol kuickcrbocket
Engine Company, No. s, since which time
she has never furgotten them wearing
neat gold :" npun a he her - dress. m aod
at times Il aking the company. Ut which
she Is a duly elected member, costly presents,
ranging from tho cherished ''5'' TO the gold
mounted t're-horn She is eccentric to an
| cxt,nL that would shock our New Englau /
notions OF rrorrlety, showing her ccccntricl
| tv, now By presenting he ''Flrcs'' oarrcl
o!hraudy, now br stukng thousand on d
fay. riie horse It The raccs, agalu by riding
OH The cowcatcher with The constructing tn
I NOR nv fh> frtirr 1rrVfh nj tina Mana
| Valley Railroad, tu which riue she ch lllcnEed
| said cugtnd or, and Etill again by ,1ne If the
Eohlcst deeds ol;pl>ioNthrony Al charity. shs
has upwards ot 5U,OU In net own right
and nf course Is expected 10 inherit the hnn-
ttrcds OF thonsanos OF her IL. hers estate
From her own purse shc supplies the wants
Of nuny needy Objects OF ch9rity, hclng grsl
eruus ,u thu extreme aud oi unhlc Impulses
Shc ylbralcs between San Francisco and Paris
taktng New York mud Luntlon In her way
quiet n nt.,mcdiatc elite. by what She doe
and what rLr does not do. Shc du1e u
| rules And conycntiounlltie, 0t soC1.ty dtc7>e
md nets Us sLe pltaecs everywhere. sclrrf
her company 'ro1n a1l classes 0t will, mud ye
commands the co' f1dcnce nnd c"od- w!ll :! n
she is conspicuous ut The Erunt hH1l5 OF II
E1nnress n! the Tullcrlca. utt nd4 aunnnll
the Dtt1,y IN Enu'n,,A, wllrrr. It IL said, 1t
nsnt1sp. tlrrscl. by winning nr lnstng q fn
hundred pounds .luy ut the hanas nj It
. Young nunFs Of nobility \ ttw d.;
;'s' ,'n. ts 'fa1'r1 "vt' !" i s;"p:y NV Ys1 VT
aid three +" Paris. Two j " after u
nnfringc uolscc ppI"arcd u rslLuncc Of Il
Inst pj lirr ccccnirctlrs; sltr In II quftt Mn
with Tho t,cthnnrl kn"wlrtipo Q, hut twu h
lnnt, BEINGS Ls.llra trrrrti md Tho l0rtu0n
ts)rt. nm having suddenly vAPrrt'nentml
her VII the nttorn',nn Of Thu, day, until i
ni, hen she went, an tiu supposed, to dim,