Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-14
FREEHAND NOTES.
The Holidays Approach-The stage-The
Carnival Of Authors.
Correspondence Of the RECORD. UNION

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Correspondence of the RECORD USIoN.l
SAN Francisco, October II, 1882.
Can it be that the holiday. keeping world
already looks upon the holidays as near ?
Cards of new and old design are beginning
to wish merry Christmas, with rosemary
for remembrance and little Autographed
pansies for thoughts; Mrs. LsDgtry's brood.
ing eyes, too, look out from under her boy
ish crop of hair, in the show windows,
where the Prince OF Wales photograph will
probably come and join her later.
THE JERSEY LILY's
Debut az an actress seemed in one way a
logical result of her brilliant career as a
professional beauty" but it was some
thing of surprise to San Franciscans. to
read short paragraph in one of the dailies
stating that Mrs. VIM. Neill Dennisou had
"gone on the stage" Her identity was
established beyond doubt by the further
statement that her husband is the son
OF former Postmaster. General Neill
Dennison WAS San Francisco Adonis, the
desired of every circle and the delight of
Colonel Of volunteers in 1866, when the
recent termination of the rebellion placed
the army star high in the ascendant, Neill
Deunison was on General Hallecks staff,
and was the acknowledged leader of the
gay and well-bred circle that constituted
good society in those days in San Fran
cisco. Colonel Dennison's firtations were
numerous and celebrated, his waltzing a
joy forever, and his cooperation at ger
mar and receptions simply indispensable.
Though, like another hero, fragments of
his heart were scattered " from the nights
of Heidelberg to the prairies of the West"
no fair San Franciscan secured his lifelong
allegiance, but
HE DRIFTED BACK
To Ohio and married there. And she has
gone on the stage "Here's fine revolution,
and we had the trick to see -" To return
to the present, the officers of the Eighth
Infantry, First Artillery and First Cavalry
join with the officers of the General and
Division staff to give General Mcdowell
farewell ball at the parlors of the Occi-
dental Hotel tonight. 1t is customary to
make the entertainment to the retiring
commander dinner, but Mrs. Mcdowell
has seconded all the Generals hospitable
motions SO enthusiastically that it was de-
cided to substitute a ball. Meantime
all the arrangements for the Carnival are
going forward bravely, and the opening
on the 10Th promises to be brilliant.
1t is all very well to say that it
is for charity, and therefore the public
should give cheerfully without being crit
zeal but that is not what is really done.
Really certain Board of Managers
pledges its word to the public TO get up
show that it will be worth while to pay
to 90 and see; it is therefore the duty OF
these managers to provide satisfactory
entertainment. The representatives of the
charities feel their responsibility, and there
is great deal of gooG-natured emulation
among booth directors tc make each
department the original and popular
feature of the Carnival of 50. There will
be a great many open booths through
which the audience can walk with an
agreeable feeling of being behind the scenes,
and without the notorious disenchantment.
The military booth, managed by Captain
Bell, under the wing of the Pacific Dis
pensary Hospital, will occupy eighty feet
at the right Of the principal entrance, and
will represent little warlike world of
tents and guns and drums.
THIS Is MARS!
Not as he is, but as he ought 10 be-aIl
gold and grace and drill, and no gore. The
oyster grotio, gorgeous with scenery la
Jules Verne, is satisfied of its capacity for
preparing oysters 50 that the most fastidi-
GUS gourmet shall be at a loss
bnu e., 4
ing or serving The San Francisco Fe-
male Hospital mas SO called "Old Folks"
booth among its number, where Mrs. Judah
has consented sometimes to show her loved
and venerated face, while some rretty
"society girls" have volunteered to ap-
pear in the Japanese Tea House"
A Longfeliow booth-without which no
American Carnival OF Authors should be
planned-is talked of, and the very latest is
a Chaucer booth, which prominent lit
erary club has undertaken to make " gor-
geous past all parallel" Poor s'Dan Chau-
GER" has been either ignored or crowded
out of the two preceding Carnivals, but
poets and students have missed him We
fully, and this year ne is to have a place.
Scenes, quaint and pathetic from the Can
terbury Tales, or grotesque and romantic,
as the spirit OF the evenings exercises RAY
dictate, will occupy the grand stage or the
special booth. The Pre- Rapbaelite booth
will be pretty, If it is well managed. a
number of Mlllsis' striking pictures are to
constitute one set of tableaux.
SOME AMUSING LITTLE SCENES
Take place at the Pavilion since the Exec
utive Committee has been meeting there.
Three small waits presented themselves the
other day to file participants applica.
lions" The Secretary, as in duty bound,
asked the first her name. "Katie Hicks"
was the prompt rejoindcr, "but I'm always
known as Mabel La Grange, so you'd bet
ter put it down like that" She could not
have beer more than II years old, and ap-
piled for speaking character " with an
aggressive confidence that made nom de
guerre no mere colloquiaiism in the Case of
Miss Mabel La Grange. The Secretary
insinuatingly asked for references, explain
ing this to be the names of some
" nice ladies dear to the mothers
OF the youthful applicants. The children
held counsel together. Pm going to give
your mothers name" quoth Miss Mabel to
one OF her friends, "Shes a nice lady,"
No, don't you" cried the daughter with
artless eagerness, give Mrs, Harris. SIZE
used to go round to your house." " Yes.
but she don't come any more, said Mabel,
aud this unexplained cessation of social
intercourse dabarred Mrs. Harris from the
high privilege OF figuring as reference for
Miss Mabel L. Grange. The third child
was
LITTLE BEAUTY,
Destined for the stage as the sparks fly up.
ward. She gave such dramatic names for
her references and could recall so imper.
fectly the local habitation OF these stars.
that the Secretary was fain to inquire their
ages, remarking that they should be quite
mature to act in the capacity of reference.
Ethel de Ia Rochetonerre is old, said
B!uo.eyes earnestly, she's lG, and Gwen
dolen Lestrange is real oId-she's IL" The
Secretary, not prepared for such tottering
ssnillty, rushed incontinently IN search Of
the committee from the Little Sisters
infant Shelter" and recommended these
stray lambs to its immediate attention.
WHERE THE HoUsEFLY BREEDs.-Iu
" time" every housekeeper wonders
where and how the increasing swarms of
pests multiply so rapidly. The eggs. mere
whitish specks to the unaided eve. are
laid in little agglutinated piles in warm
manure, or IN decomposing vegetation, es-
peciGlly that about our stables and barn.
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