New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
SAN FRANCISCO.
nv, Ann PRINCESS-FINE ARTS-osrhlCH
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nIvA AND PRINCESS-FINE ARTS-oSl MIN
FARMING.
,xocc ,sroNAL CORRESPONDENT OF r'il' IAipON"'
sax FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-The eVehtol tno WI
hos beep the magnificent reception given W ",
.i,. Nilsson Ii is her first visit 10 Vhe o0"'' o."
naturally enough everyone VINO nau hoV No'iN
..Sar,s, or m Europe was eager to seize the op-
az VIZ osa,ea hare even at the high prices.
WIN II was known that the Princess LOUISE anu
-, u.o,,s nj lorne would be in attendance 'De
,.o,an, reached the dimensions OF craze anu
", .h. e. II night 800 each paid for Si seats IN
a.. drsss-c;rcle. The Grand Opera house-"nlcn
-o.s,,,les BOOTHS Theatre in many ways-"a'
rovyded to the top of its highest Ralery' AN" '"'
ord,ecce WIS brilliant. though somewhat 'Noi-
i6ressed The regal party occupied s'aso 10
arranged specially for them and drapou wiz" 'n0
British and American coiors Inc rIihooS' '"V =.
+b. corner of the box nearest the auHiohoo' "uV
i,yisible TO the greater part OF tue mousse. QUO
-, 1r.ssad Int seemed to lie in better healVh
+hon when She arrived here early In the autumn
~, bor sid. but a little in the background saV inc
Stra,i. sa tat il is doubtful whether many spec
- cor, int more than a glimpse OF his face. Inc
,,1onl,ers M tho suite however. we're not reurine
rrh,, facad the full glare of hundreds oil opoI"
classes with great IcOmplacency. The lauy IN 'Va''
jnga rather hard-fcatured Scotch elrl WIN say ''v
the front of the box Opposite the Princess anu
was the most conspicuous person III the Louise
bad The satisfaction of posing as royalty uuiihs
the entire evening. II was very amusing 10 near
the comments on her appearance by faoleS III 'Ho
audience who were fully persuaded that tney were
"r;ti,jsin, the daughter of a Queen, Even some Oh
the newspaper reporters WHO oueh' " n"'0 A''O" W"
hotter. tcll into the same b!under'
Nine. WILSON'S reception was enthusiastic on 'he
crs, pi,bt. It was even warmer on her second ap'
,,ieyht
! a., h,iof solectons for concert to give more
.L, n 81, ,cestion of her power III opera Her pro-
on,,,a has been skiliully made up &c appear 10
IN tostas ard natlOuaities. but she seems 10 10
mott effective here with devotional songs anu
;mnl, ballads She is announced LOT TWO more
concerts-une matinee to-day, WHOM proillse W
10 tha LARGEST house OF the engagement, ana lhe
o,bcr and final concert on Monday evening" MI
ALbev seems very well pleased WIN DIS venture,
o h, well nav be- since the house holds great ueai
Of money and he has packed 1t thus lar Ill dehance
of all regard for the safety Oh the "uu'enoe,
norIJa files of men have filed all the side aisles at
oacn narformance. 80 that exit during concert
80 matter of time and difficulty. Abbey esti-
,,,tes his receipts at from $2s,0 900 to S3OOoO 1or
,ho t,nr performances. which, considering the
siza of the city, may lie called very good lie says
.hot no will bring out Mrs Langtry on March D.
md that he has already engaged the Urahu opera
House for eight performances.
The Princess Louise has shown the same dlspo-
.,,ion In sbuD all social attentions that she be-
trayed during her former stay In TINS Guy. VI
1uesdav the party paid a visit to Ex-Governor stan
fords coputry seat at MenlO Park, and on the fol
I,iuc dav they visited his beautiful house on
Mob Hill" now deserted aud gloomy with it'
drawn curtains and padlocked gates. The Princess
has received "A characteristic gift from the UoVer
NOR II consists of q pair of blankets OF the lnes'
California WOOL made at the Golden Gate Mlils III
this CITY and adorned with the royal monogram
worked in colors California blankets are Wei
known for their softness Of texture, but these were
the finest ever turned out on this coast. Governor
Stanford left an order for their manufacture before
hi. recent departure for the East. In return, the
ROYAL PARTY visited the mills on Thursday, and were
mnch interested in the intricate machinery. The
roval party have gone to Monterey fol might
thence they will go East by the Southern route
reaching Ottawa about February l.
For several weeks the Nail collection Of old mas
TORS has been on exhibition in this city, but the at
t.adance has been meagre. The collection is
,,thv az mite only because it includes what Ii
vo,ched for AS genuine Raphael. 1t represents d
q D.ne, of Love led by Cupid SIX cherubs hano
IN hand are dancing on green gsound; tW'
others are playing on instruments, WINE ahother Il
uicking uI jar which has been overturned I'M
catalogue says honey is escaping from the jar, ou
II bears strong resemblance 10 horse-halr There
is nothing striking in the drawing or the painting
# this pieture. 1t is admitted that the picture wal
foond at Raphaels death nearly completed IN nj
,tudio and swas finished by Parmigianino Ih'
ouestion that arises is, How much was done by tl'
hand OF the masteri 1t will take connoisseuTs u
decide this. ard even their decision. it is to b
feared will not prove final ON this delicate question
Of legitimacy In this collection are also many
paintings by J. Augustus Nahl. jr. who was az
artist at Weimar during the time OF Goethe and
Schiller.
The arrival of twenty ostriehes in special cal
this week marked tho beginning OF q new industry
In California. The birds from Cape Town, Of
the Syrian variety. and are intended for the ranci
of A. L. SayIe, of Fresno County. They cos
$4,000 delivered in this city, what 1t will cost t.
maintain them ON ranch is problematlcal ,Ih'
fence surrounding thor corral must be made higl
and close for the yellow dug roans about Fresn'
and The ostrich is not partial to dogs. The climate
of Fresno will remind the bird OF its native heath
as the sun is pitiless during the long summer an(
never obscured by a solitary cloud. The esleuls
sieaa of pratt from RAISING are akin to thos