Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-18
PLEASANT CHAT.
PARTIES AND DREssEs-TaE SCOTCH
WAY OF DANCING.
officers Wives-Pretty Girls
Around the Bay.
tcOrespondenoe Of the RHooRD. Unos.l

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ions are allowed to succeed one another, as
first the scant gown, then the hoop, after
ward the narrow skirt, and again the hoop.
| So, witness the small bonnets of this sea-
son the long, wrihkled, almost gauntleted
| gloves the black satin slippers worn with
evening costume. Little children wear
dark stockings with light dresses, and at a
recent children's party little girl APP
peared ia a white dress and pink ribbons,
with long, black silk stockings, costume
sent her from grandmamma in New York
so it must have been correct. Dark
! gloves are so much more fashionable than
light, except they be long and loose wristed,
when the color is any of the shades of
yellow.
In graceful hospitality, and the art of en-
tertaining, was given a young miss OF IA
the other day. Invitations were sent to
twenty girls of her own age for Wednes-
| day afternoon, and the freedom of the
house given the young hostess, as well as
| its responsibility. A certain programme of
| game, amusement and entertainment in
| general had been planned for her to carry
out, and a little lecture beforehand, as to
the duties OF a lady IN the role OF hostess.
At D o'clock tea was served, az which the
| girl presided, and the guests returned to
their homes an hour later. 1t may be OBJ
| served that all in attendance were past the
romping age when parlors and bric-a brac
might safely be left TO them, but they were
also OF the age hardest to entertain,
being just out of childhood, yet
scarcely reaching womanhood. | think
It Is Is, though, which the poet fixes as 1.-THE
| bound twixt child and woman" The old
Scotch dress, whose fashion never changes
the cap, the tartan and the fillibeg-was
out IN strength at the Caledonian ball on
Friday night. Aud fast and furious grew
the tun as the pipes squawked "Rob
Roy and the Lizard O Cockpen," and
the gallants gave the familiar "hoot as
their feet stamped in the same old High
land reel. Indeed MacC ullummore' g
heart will be as cold as death can make it,
when it does not warm to the tartan. -
| These Caledonian balls are always as hearty
and sociable as the welcome of the broad
Scotch smile and grasp of the hand can
make them. Whole families of children
slide about the wsxed floor till called off
for dances, and it is blessing that some
body keeps alive the ld-fashloned love for
children. Eleven, mem, thank God -
replied
a LIVELY OLD LADY
Who lives near US, in answer to question,
And me mother had eleven before me,
too, thank God % The slender American
who had asked the question looked over at
her one child parading the sidewalk under
convoy of its nurse, and calculated in
horror, Great heaven u As a plea for
small families | have heard 1t said that it
were better to have but one large Drained
and physically fine child than to hive a
dozen ordinary children, and SO 1t would.
! Bpt the objection Is that the bone and brain
OF dozen can never be condensed into
one. For instance, we are seven brothers
and sisters, and have always thought we
averaged as well as lone children.
was amused to watch an old
fellow the other night dancing the
Highland schottische. His partner
was young and pretty girl whose limbs
were supple, and he would not appear to
be less so. So he whlrled about with his
stiff joints, and again and again, as they
parted to balance, ne lifted his elbows in
salute, and with silent groan, am sure,
went through his steps, toes up and heels
up, while his old knees must have creaked
as they bent. And his rosy and smiling
partner opposite him kept smiling and bob.
bing as if TO show him how easy IL all was.
People in the gallery begun to watch them
and laugh, aud the young girl, as if IN
mischief, kept his old bones raEthng till the
music ceased. Last Saturday afternoon
we made up party to 90
on THE MCPHERSON,
The little Government steamer, which
twice a week phys to and fro between the
city and the military stations at Black
Point, Fort Point, Alcatraz and Angel
Island. 1t is pleasant little trip around
the bay, invariably rendered in compli.
ment to distinguished visitors, and any
one on visit to San Francisco may take il
by obtaining the requisite permit and
going on board the Mcpherson as she ar
rives at the Washington street wharf at .
o'clock. A number of ladies and gentle.
men were assembled in the waiting room
as we arrived, and we had opportunity to
h"AS hobC vi oua lClAoM pdSSSLHGis aI ielS-
ure. Evidently some were officers wives
and children, and the young ladies' and
gentlemen had in view the dance in the
club.room at Angel Island. Some of the
latter were very pretty, one petite bru.
nette IN black silk being a perfect sparkle
all by herself Twas particularly attracted
by young lady of the ohataine type,
whose beauty consisted in her remarkable
| Ill,
eyes were so clear, her teeth so even and
white, her cheeks go healtbily tinted, her
form so perfectly rounded, and she wore
an old fashioned full skirt of black silk
edged at the bottom with cable cord. This
was gathered to a basque of the same ma.
terial, with vest OF ecru velvet, and her
head with its shining braids was crowned by
a round beaver hat of ecru trimmed simply
IN velvet OF the same color. o, all their
party not one could compare with her. A
number of soldiers also came on board,
and by and by
WE STEAMED OUT
Through what seemed forest of ships,
| dozens of them fastened to the wharves
loading and unloading, or lying ont in the
stream. The Oceanic, bound for China,
crossed our track Just ahead, with all her
colors flying, and we had near view of
her as she went by. Her lower deck was
literally crowded with Chinese, and their
prayers written on little squares of yellow
paper huttered overheard by the score.
The bay was as smooth as glass, and the
atmosphere so clear that sight was limited
only by the horizon, so that the full ex.
| panse of cleaning water could be seen like
a great mirror in its emerald frame. More
military people were at the wharf at Black
Point, and more ladies and children came
on board when we steamed across to Al
catraz our fertilization par excellence
The wives of officers are supposed to be
very gay.and fashionable, and like birds at
the approach of spring, so continually on
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