Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10
FROM THE BAY.
HOW THE FOURTH WAS CELEBRATED
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Kearny Street on Saturday Afternoon
Receipt-Women at Matinees-
Curiosity About Actresses.
SAN Francisco. july 7. 1880.


rumbles somewhere next day. eff were
the bonanza" remarked an old soldier in
his enthusiasm, " l would hire thousand
men and one more to see that they were
kept busy setting off fireworks ON the
Fourth of july" With everybody eff y
seems about the biggest word in the En-
glish language, and no one thousand men
were hired to make a noise here on
the ever-glorious day. But plenty
of noise was made, though so
much that mary stole away to country
retreats to be rid of it, and then again
plenty and plenty came in from the country
to see and hear. For me, love a crowd,
the excitement that thrills the multitude,
the eager, rapid tread of feet and the hum
of jostling voices, and on Monday had it
all. Besides the procession, the street was
commanding the full length of Kearny
street, the sight was an imposing one-the
pompous military, the Orders with full in
sigma, the shining carriages, the prancing
horses, the glistenipg brass instruments of
the bands, the waving banners, all moving
in slow accord, made my heart beat and
the blood leap to my cheeks. An arch,
a GRAND AND CURIOUS ARCH,
Spawned Market street, which looked with
its fort and stone gateway as though it had
slipped out from the quaintness of old his
tory, and yet a close inspection, also, re-
vealed that its granite wall was painted
canvas, It's cannon stoyepipe, and its
cannon balls Chinese bombs. During
the day | saw three sights with babies at
which | wondered not little. A hand
soinely dressed woman sat in large plate
glass show-window on Market street, IN
| full view of hundreds. Now to see a
mother nursing her baby, cooling over it,
and Glowing it with her arms while its
little hand wanders toward her cheek and
and it's eyes, filled with the liquid baby
love, look up to her, is as tender and pretty
picture as could be presented. But this
woman had unbared her dress from waist
to throat and to the gaze of the ever-chang-
ing crowd she boldly, let me say thought
lessly, exposed an expanse of billowy
breast that might easily have done
duty for several pairs of twins.
Her hands were clasped about her
infant, and her eyes were fixed afar as
though no idea OF the improperly of the
deed had ever crossed her mind. have
never seen a woman in San Francisco till
this one who nursed her child immodestly
Then | stopped TO gaze in horror at a heed
less young couple gaping open mouthed at
the sights. When | say '.open- mouthed
allow the grain of salt, for / mean they
seemed exceedingly interested. The hus-
band chivalrously carried the baby, a
sturdy little creature with flushed cheeks,
who was sound asleep tired out with the
excitement of the day. It's head had fallen
back over its fathers arm so far that it
seemed to me gurgle must escape from the
little throat as the feet below tramped
heavily along. Its throat was
STRETCHED OUT so LONG
And so cruelty that it looked like the
necks of the poultry that hang by restau.
rant doors, painfully suggestive of having
been wrung. | could have screamed out
after that needless young couple. but be-
fore | could screw my courage to the Stick
ing point, they We're gone /; but that poor
little throat stays yet in my memory.
Going block further my attention was at
tracted to long trailing mass of tucks and
eli. broidery, flowing over dark costume,
and following it upward, my eye came
upon little, little baby, surely not more
than six weeks old. The mother held it
carelessly upon her arm, it's back almost
unsupported, while she laughed with her
companion and viewed the procession.
Upon it's shoulders it carried thin but
heavily embroidered flannel shawl, and its
little head-how pitied it's little head -
went bobbing and webbing about with
lace cap on 1T. 'fTbat woman" said an
elderly lady near me Indignantly, fought
to be passed upon and condemned by Ma.
thaniel Hunters prevention of cruelty-to-
children society,"" and we both turned and
watched and watched the poor little head
going wobblety- wob till the mother turned
the corner. But there were many happy
sights but the happiest one l saw was
woman whose first grand holiday it was in
/ don't know how many years. There are
so many women shut off by expanse of
country from advantages and pleasures of
city life. Do they have an idea Of how
many women, living in the city, there are
who never 60 to theater who never hear
any music or spend an evening out
who have no knowledge of Kearny
street when it puts on its Saturday
afternoon who never go to church,
or meet people, or find time to read
the papers? Well, there are hundreds and
hundreds devoted to nothing but dust
brush, mop and oven, and one OF these l
met down town on Monday. 81 never
had such good time in my life, she said
w 90 Bxya hon chit hnpnat a md
some little curls; went to the restaurant
and had fried oysters, ice-cream and rasp-
berries for lunch; and I'm bound to 60
been in theater for years." she went on
wistfully, "but now I'm in for it. I'm
going to see
THE WHOLE ELEPHANT
To day." She makes the best biscuit /
ever tasted, and this is her receipt" pat
tern, she calls 1T Mash two boiled pota-
toes and add two spoonfuls brown sugar
and soften with boiling water. When
tepid add small teaeup yeast and when
light three ounces melted butter, one
pint milk, a little salt and flour
sufficient for a stiff sponge. When risen,
knead and let it rise again, then make into
biscuits let them stand half an hour, and
at last bake in a quick oven. They are
splendid, but l notice it makes heap OF
difference as to what person follows re-
ceipt whether the result is satisfactory.
Some folks make the best kind of every
thing by taking enough Of this, pinch OF
that, and about right of something else,
while others can only turn things out half
nice by religiously conforming to the plain
est and most tempting directions. | heard
gentleman make remark the other day
whose severity-merited, perhaps made
me shrink for moment. 81 never
knew" said he, "what hogs women could
be till / went to some Of the matinees.
They push, crowd, elbow, trample
to get in, bulldoze the ushers, and
finally sit down in seats that have
been reserved and then refuse to relin-
quish them unless they are given others
Just as good. / have lately several times
seen women in reserved seats who had to
he persuaded by policemen to give them
up, and they were well-dressed women,