Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-27
FREEHAND NOTES.
SOCIAL EVENTS AND CHAT AT TIE BAY
CITY.
at the Altar-Engsgsment Announced
Germans - Old Mission Dolores
and It's surroundings.
San Francisco, January 2

SAN FRANeIsco, January "a, 1858.
The horror felt by every one at the acct
dent at Tehachapi has not subsidized yet,
and all conversation seems totMad inevita-
bly, towards it. Mrs. Governor Downey,
a sister-in law of Mrs. Peter Donahue, had
come to San Francisco to attend the we'd
ding of her nephew, Downey Harvey,
whose wife, by the way, Hiss Sophie Cut
ter that was, was baptized into the Roman
Catholic Church the day before her mar
riage, Miss Daisy Casserly standing god
mother. Mrs Governor Downey had al
ways expressed fear of railway travel, an
anxiety which the manner of her death
brings wildly 90 the remembrance of her
friends. levin Wethered, another victim
of the accident, had been at Mrs. Hager's
party at the Palace on Thursday, and was
on his way East to visit his parents after
an absence OF eight years. He had been a
great favorite in San Francisco, and was
well-remembered as one of the constant
guests OF Mrs. Shillaber when she was
entertaining in this city Monday evening
Mes. Mcdowell gave Small and Early :"
at her new house on Van Ness Avenue,
and ON Friday another dance is to be held
at the Presidio. Mrs. A. L Tubbs gives a
reception on Thursday evening, and on the
305h occurs Mrs. Hopkins german, to be
danced by
FORTY PEOPLE IN COSTUME.
The gentlemen are not allowed to escape
from the rule American evening dress is
absolutely tabooed. The dancers must all
wear a fancy" dress. Mrs. Captain
Floyd, recently returned from her country
place at Clear Lake, gives reception, fol-
lowed by german, week from tonight.
She combines the two entertainments as
the English combine a dinner and ball,
the guests at the first not being, necesss-
rily, guests at the second. Mrs. John Nc
Mullin's domino party is set for the lst of
February. The invitations inclose written
cards, to be presented as credentials by the
disguised guests, and also indicate the
color of the domino to be worn by each
masker. Mrs. William 7. Colemans ket.
tle.drum on Saturday was everywhere
called a master. piece in kettle-drums, all
the arrangements being of the most gener-
GUS and hospitable character and in good
taste. The house is large, and has been still
further improved lately, and the Califor-
Man is so far princely in his predictions
as to enjoy apartments vast and high.
Only last winter San franciscan returned
from an envied season in New York and
complained with most expressive shaking
of his elbows that it was all very civilized
and luxurious, but mot big enough" To
return to Mrs Coleman's, which is quite
"big enough !" thirty Of her more favored
friends remained to dine with her on Satur-
day after the general festivisy was at an
end, and danced and talked till 10 o'clock.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
Miss Lizzie Landor's engagement TO DR..
Urquhart, of the navy, is announced, and
these two 6ances, with Miss Maggie Eyre
and Mr.. Girvin, are considered the model
engaged couples of the city. Before her
return to San Francisco, Miss Sibyl San
derson is having a coming -out season in
Washington, as Miss Bessie k,ttle and so
many other debutantes had and will have
when it is possible. The present residence
of Miss Dora Miller in Washington, and,
Just now, of many Californians, brings the
Capital in some way nearer to US in our
isolation on the Pacific. Eastern visitors
mock at us when we bemoan our isolation,
and reproach us with not approaching what
we have and it is always amusing when
an inquiry is instituted, where natives and
fO0atbar 70 rnt 10 hour
few of the former and. how many of the
latter have seen the things in the State and
city that are see.w worthy, 30 to speak.
Dropping from great things to small, some
San Franciscans were vehemently re-
preached by some mere soiourners the
other day for never having seen the
OLD MISSION DOLORES CHURCH,
Which is soou to be torn down to make
room for an encroachiHg new street, while
its ecclesiastical lack is to be supplied by
fine new bright.red brick edifce going up
in the immediate vicinity on the proper
site as regards street improvements. OF
course we had all heard the words sold
Mission Dolores rupg in our ears as effect
ually as the name of the good Queen Anne,
but we had no more seen the one than the
other. From the outside it looks modern
enough, being kept scrupulouslY white
with fresh coats of whitewash on the
stucco. Three heavy bells hang in deeply
cut, narrow reeesses above the heavy
wooden doors. At right angles with the
church was the gate leading into the GEM
etery, which we entered in quest of the
ancient Spanish tombstones bearing dates
of the last century. The graveyard was
forlorn and dilapidated enough to have
contained contemporaries OF Rameses IL,
but the existing monuments were all dis
appointingly modern nothing earlier than
1915, and the msj 3rity much later.
Whether our explorations were at fault,
the antiquity myth or the venerable
monuments become thegprey of unscrnpu-
lous collectors, remained open questions
Certainly we found no old headstones, and
were obliged to confine cur interest to de.
cphering the
PoLYGLoT INSCRIPTIONS.
We found nothing SO touching as "Guern-
dale's" SCI loved much, was but little
beloved I am at peace )" but the foreign
language often made trite sentiment
pleasing, or we were pleased with ourselves
because we could read it-fed vanity, sure
source of happiness. After due inquiry a
sexton was procured and the heavy door of
the church itself opened to us. There was
confessional near the door at the left and
one near the chancel at the right. A sort
of pie. plate with holy water was in niche
and a box for money marked Poor.
There was a gallery across the end of the
church and the pews had swinging doors,
the flooring creaked under our feet and the