National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-20
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A chatty Letter From the Gold Gate.
Especial Correspondence of National Repu bliean.

A chatty Letter From the Gold Gate.
Especial Correspondence of National Republican
SAN Francisco, GAL, Aug. 10, 1875.
Your kindly, welooue face makes its appearance
In enc home In San Francisco at least once week,
bringing with its cheerful presence q breath Of
Washington. To me, Q wanderer, II seems like
an ever interesting letter, whose very thought 10
home. Dan write and tell you OF this, the city Of
my enforced adoption, with all its busting life
and beautiful, sunny climate, but yet not the
'homs Of my heart ~ Ali Gould but think
that letter from me would occasion one heart
throb, how happy would / bel But to my letter:
1t is now three weeks since arrived In San
Francisco, but being an invalid have put aside
all IDEAS OF "hunting the lions" as they say here,
but rather content myself bssking In this seem
ingiy perpetual sunshine, thereby gaining new
health and strength daily. Let me tell you some
thing funny just here. OF course "Queen
Fashion" has her foot upon the neck Of every SUBJ
sacrifcs demanded Of san FrancIsco votsriss. So
COOL AND DELIGHTFUL
is this climate that in the very warmest weather,
(tne nearest approach to warm,) excepting for
about two hours daily, seal skin JACKET or .
bellies and besux to follow fashion must leave this
glorious spring time weather and 70 to the coun-
try. Do you ask wherefore? Why, simply to
get warm. Such is life; always the same wher-
By the By, have seen goodly number Of our
Washington friends in town. can almost
Kearney street see their familiar faces.
Mr.. Frank Gassaway, Mr.: Harry Thompson,
Whose rosy fsce was the particular admiration OF
dashipg young H street belle;) Lieut.. Frank
Edwards and brother, Mr.. Frank Berdan and
his beautiful wife, nee Miss Kate Stuart, who, i
am feo was CONSIDERED me hand hanaspmest Iaay . u
fornia street, 1.-THE San Francisco Wall street,
Mr.. Flagg, CLERK the United States Senate, and
SSts ana Mr. Gn sSd his
stylish wife, who have been making o tour Of
California Well that is suficient gossip, guess,
30 will try and tell you little about the city.
SAN FRANCISCO
is built upon the side of hill, or, should say,
many hills, as you are one minute up and the next
down. The houses are principally frame, and are
very neat and pretty. Nearly every house, ex-
and II they cannot have that, large boxes Of
flowers are in the windows. Everybody lives In
FURNISHED apartments" and take their meals at
the restaurants, about which 1 Will tell you some
The great promenade is Kearney street, and on
Saturday, for point Of crowd, 1 think Broadway,
think that am exaggerating, but really last
Saturday evening, while walking, saw hun
dreds, myself and escort among the number, who
were compelled continually to
WALK IN THE MIDDLE
Of the street. as It useless trying TO stem the
tide on the Sidewalks On. on, on, old ladies, old
and girls, Cinnamon and darkies, (of which there
are very few here,) and, in fact, everything else
having pedal extremities, promenade Kearney
and Market streets.
have heard that variety is the spice Of life."
If tits so, sure the very best assorted spice
box In the world can be found here as It Is moth
ing but endless variety from morn till dewy
eve" That quotation reminds me to tell you
that the evenings here are decidedly "dewy" or
rather misty. After 8 p. m. the mist is so thick
that have frequently thought 1t was raining
when 1t was in reality only the spray or mist
blown from the bay.
Well, believe i could write on the San Fran
cisco theme forever, but as fear am Infringing
throw the veil of silence on its ha5its and morals
until some future day.
Hoping my letter may not prove entirely unin-
teresting, ! sign myself, with respect, yours,
NUNoUAM NON PARATUS.