Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-06
The Pleasures Of a Winter in the
Metropolis Of the Pacific,
The Wonders Of Woodward
Garden, the Tropical 200"
of the City.
The Manners and Dress OF the Poo
pls-Scenos and Inoidents.

mountains, and is enjoying the warm
sea breeze from the grand old Pacific
ocean, In this ''city Of the Golden
Gate" Still she did not have the
power to bring any Of the ~''beautiful
snow" or cold wlntry weather which
Nevadians were enjoying C) when she
departed. For San Francisco Is hav-
Ing the most delightful weather one
would wish for, like cool summer days.
At Reno the night we left we had
winter; the next morning early, after
We had crossed the mountains, we
were In this summer land of luxu.
RANT fruit and lovely flowers, sending
forth their sweet perfume over the
green lawns and to the passerby. For
this Is the most charming part of the
year In California, Is gardens and
fields are looking fresh and green from
the pleasant rains, while In summer
they have . more dry and dead ap-
pearance, and then that time of the
year there il 9 strong sea breeze every
afternoon
Last Saturday, while spending the
afternoon In the famous Woodward's
gardens, your correspondent, with the
natural observant eye Of woman In
that direction, she could not but no.
tice the difference Of the dress of San
Francisco, particularly 80 of the ladies
and little girls. Some were dressed
In spring and summer clothes, while
others had on sealskin cloaks and
other winter apparel. And since my
arrival the weather has been decidedly
too warm for any wraps at all. But
then the sealskins must be worn by
those who are able to afford
that luxury to their toilet.
And I wonder if the great number of
sealskins worn In San Francisco &C.
counts In any way for the scarcity of
sealskins at Woodward, for of the
great number I saw there several years
ago there are only two left. But then
l expect to see plenty Of them at the
Seal Rocks when I ride out to the
Cliff House, and Golden Gate Park,
which l expect to soon. Though the
ostriches are the great attractions at
Woodwards at present, there are ff.
teen altogether I believe. They were
quite an interesting sight to "Zsphyr,"
too, as they are the frat she ever saw.
But dear me, such ungainly looking
creatures, with neoks fully q yard long.
But then their beautiful feathers which
We ladies are all q much In love with
compromises . great deal for their
awkward size. I believe the purpose
Of their owner ID to take them o to
southern California, and to expert.
ment for the first time at ostrich farm.
Ing.
| wooDwARDs GARDENS
are to San Francisco what Central
Park IL to New York City. For every
one that comes to the city must spend
part of q day at least at the gardens,
roaming through the beautiful oonser.
vatories, where one can almost imsp.
Inc they are In the tropics. And then
there are the shady hooks and piotur.
esque grottos for the romantic lovers,
and miniature lakes and charming flow.
or gardens surrounded by the bright.
eat of geren lawns all around Us. And
there is the large menagerie, art gal
lery and museum for the lovers of art
and the curious, as we'll as the nam
moth ampitheatre where there Is q
performance every Saturday, Sunday
and Holiday.
W~ashington's birthday. There was
q grand celebration here. In the sf.
ternoon, Gov. Stoneman reviewed the
various military companies of the city,
on Van Ness avenue, after which there
was a fine military parade, and wal
indeed a very interesting sight.
In the evening the "Mardi Gras"
festivities we're celebrated by a grand
procession through the streets all In
mask and costume, representing diff.
ferent historical events on floats. At
ter the style of "Mardi Graz" In New
Orleans and other southern citier,
concluding with q grand masquerade
In the evening at the pavilion.
There Is no principal excitement In
San Francisco at present, the papers
are trying to Brighten the people In
regard to that most losthsome of all
diseases, leprosy, and In which tn ey
state there are lepers walking the
streets Of San Francisco, brought here
from the Sandwich Islands, where 1t
Ia making frightful rsvsges, and there
10 great fear of it doing likewise In
this city In time, and then to other
parts In the United States, but it Is
sincerely hoped 1t will not, for we all
well know that there Is no cure for
one who has the least taint of leprosy.
Walking and riding through the
principal streets Of the city, your o r
respondent has noticed great improve.
ments within the past few years.
Magnificent buildings on all sides are
being erected, and so much hustle and
excitement, and everybody seems to
be In a hurry, and 1t has been said
more SO here than In other large cities,
l noticed the difference In my visit to
Chicago two years ago.
But as a class San Franclscians are
"very fast, which does not take q
stranger long to find out. OF course,
like all cities, 1t has It's streets de.
voted to all that particular business.
Yet q great many such holses are
"sandwiched" In 'ss it were," In all
respectable parts of the city, and a
stranger to city life must be a little
careful. San Franciscisns are bent on
making money and having a good time
generally, no matter how they get 1t,
and they blame everything here to the
wonderful climate" and perhaps 1t
Is tho cause of their high spirits and
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