Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-23
CHRISTMAS.
CHRISTMAS PAPERs-ILLUsrRATI
AMERICAN ADVANCE.
Festivities at San Prancisco-EilIson and
Patti-Death of Park Among
Flowers and Trees.
Correspondents REcoRD-UsIos.l


thing much easier to handle. The leaves
are all cut for one, the book is laid upon
the table and examined in artistic comfort.
1t may be that the folding and unfolding of
the eight-page English pictures may stimu-
late the curiosity agreeably, but there will
be plenty of lazy people to bless the pro-
leotor OF the trimmed edges and secured
leaves OF the American magazine, as per-
haps they will even prefer
THE STORMY EYES
And delicate mouth of Vedder's "San.
sone"-as he has chosen to call our old
friend the strongest man-to J. E. Millais'
graceful Cinderella" in her adorable
green gown. Most of the regulation Christ.
mas doings are stimulating in one way or
another, and the closing Of the schools
brought good deal of talent to the surface
in one instance, where some of the younp
girls arranged, comic pantomime from
Ovid's "Pyramus and Thisbe," a clever
burlesque being read during the perform.
ance by one not standing on the stage,
The stage accessories were as incongruously
represented as by Shakespeare's hard.
handed men, only here the wall was thin
board brought on and held upright by two
supernumeraries, and the chink through
which the lovers were to kiss was only
drawn in chalk
TIE STERN FATHERS
Also appeared and vowed the alliance
should never be, and young woman
swathed in blanket shawl impersonated
the place of rendezvous, Minus tomb. The
lion roared as musically as Bottom pied gsd
himself to do. 1t is to be hoped that this
modest success will not turn these youup
ladies' thoughts in the direction of dra.
matte composition. The uncontroIlable
desire to write play, combined, in aggra.
vated cases, with confidence in the ability
to write one, will coon be classified in the
recognized forms of mania. The fanaticism
Of Mr.. Salmi Morse, in his futile endeavors
to have his Passion Play produced, forms
really interesting study. Defiance of public
opinion IN great cause might be pathetic.
but in this instance it is like some inspire6
being beating his head against stone wall
so easy to stop and no impression made
on the wall by continuing. MIR. Morse is
said to be ready, SO far as actors 90. to
produce his play in New York on. Christ.
mas eve, but press and pulpit are thunder
ing quite as they did in San Francisco. and
the wisdom Of the production seems exces.
'ively doubtful. It is consoling to remem.
Der that, fail who will, Nilsson was q fri.
and
COMPLETE SUCCESS.
Everywhere one hears of nothing else. A
charming little girl confessed breathlessly
hat when she knelt down to say her
prayers she could only hear Nilsson's voice.
lad then there seemed nothing to pray for,
Another young woman, an invalid, left a
sick bed to hear the singer, and being kent
standing in the almost terrible crowd of
the last night, and thoroughly and music
Ally wrought up by the performance. was
made extremely i'll by the evenings exoe.
rience, but in the agonies OF relapse con.
'santly averred, with Spartan fortitude.
that she preferred to have heard Madame
Nilsson and to suffer, than not to ba e
heard her and been restored to health
'ooner. The Queen being gone, the cry is
It once, Long live the Queen and Patti is
he coming woman. With hsr, too, only
are spoken Of, opera seeming tos
,reat risk. Perhaps concerts are uo-c
Isthetic, TO use q ur-grapes comfort. and
or the dramatic part we San Franeiscans
Who
LIVE so HUNGRILY
)n promises, are promised Henry Irving,
he intellectual idol of the Baroness
8urdett,Coutts. No one speaks thus far of
Ellen Terry, she who plays Ophelia in a
'erra' Gotta colored gown the same length
Ill the way round. II her photographs do
her justice she must be striking. looking
woman. Her features are strong and the
cast Of her face thoughtful. Her hair
hangs in thick locks, neither long nor short,
and her earnest eyes look through ard
through one, even from the picture. One
evening, when the beauty and intellect of
the face was under discussion, a physician
took quick look at the photograph, and,
making wry face, said "She looks very
Ill, II that's what you mean by studious,
and intense, and all that"
With the fear of Christmas horns before
their ears, people who understand the skies
we are having this month 90 out to Golden
lie Park to see the sccacias in bloom and
The good afternoon lights on the lawns, net
to pay visit to the little nury.
cry of young trees that T. W. Brewer. of
Massachusetts,, has donated to the PARK.
From one who has spent days in the New
York woods, the sweet chestnut trees will
get many prayers for their
SPEEDY AND STRONG MATURITY,
And the tulip trees aud purple beeches
would be wonderful beautifers of the park
( they can be coaxed to live here. In
Utica and in the suburbs of Boston the
purple beeches are most effective on the
swns, and seem to fill themselves with
light and throw it off in wine.colored
masses among the other tinted foliage.
The park beeches, by the way, are not Mr..
Brewers gift, but were sent from the Ger.
nantown nurseries, near Philadelphia.
Our distinguished guests, the ostriches. are
1t present sojourning at Woodward's Gar
lens, on view, before they 90 to their home
n Fresno county. DR.. G. j. Sketchley,
who travelled with them from the Cape Of
Joou 11Ope, OSllS eItu q i6Csure aDORC them
vt the Academy of Sciences Monday even.
ng, and disclosed that an ostrich plume
worth fifteen dollars here cost but dollar
n South Africa and further, that the
young birds plumes are frat cut at six
months old, and after that every eighth
month.
TRENoR W. PARK.
To night the dispatches tell the sad
news of the death of Trenor W. Park. Mr..
Park lived for long time in San Francisco
Every one remembers his marriage here
asst June to Miss Nichol. recall meet.
Dg him once in New York and curiously
studying him to discover the outward indi-
cations of his wonderful financial ability.
Hjs fragile frame, low voice and tremulous,
eager manner were so much more those of
4 student and book. worm than OF daring
speculator and ship builder.
Last, not TO end quite in gloom, it was
pleasant to notice among the works of the
Sketch Club. whose fifth exhi.
bition took place at the National Academy
On the 5sh, large allegoricsl panel repre-.
senting Italia, intended for the private res.
ldence of D. o. Mills. The picture is by
Walter Shirlaw who ia characterizad as