Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-26
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Scheme 10 Found College st Athens
Would Occupy the South Sea Islands
Musical and Social Notes.
S,y FRAyCIsCo. January q 1854

san FRANCISCO, January %, 1854.
l had an invitation to join colony Of
the satisfied the other day. Charles Eliot
Norton mas perfected lis scheme for found,
ing college II Athens for the study of
all things Greek the Gr>ek language sud
literature. ancient sni modern, Greek
architecture and ruins, landscape and art
At this college a professor from each one
of the American colleges will be in charge
for one year, and 5here in the per,eo: cit,
mate OF Athens my friend proposed that
his party should encamp under the shadow
of the academic walls Of this college, Civ
ing themselves UP to atmospheric intiu-
ences and Greek. There is another set Of
visionary sohemers who propose to
SELECT \ SOUTH SEA ISLAND
On which to vegetate and, as they suppose
be happy, far from the msdding crowd
Thence has come to US very fair represent.
atives of that civilization, sister, a niece
and two cousins of the Queen of the So
ciety Islands. 1t was supposed that the
Queen herself, Marau, would be with the
party, but she did not come. They are
picturesque figures at the staid old Occi-
dental Hotel. dressed in their flowing
gowns. like all the women Of hot climates.
They look very much like Sparish-Ameri-
cans, and Mrs Gustav Godetiroy, the
Queens niece, has beautifully arch and
intelligent face. She leaves two children
at Tahiti, and on that account will return
to her island home the first Of next month.
MUSICAL AND SOCIAL.
Mrs. Henry Newton, who Is always q
prime mover III things musical, arranged a
pleasant affair last Friday at Grace Church,
where she invited number Of her friends
to hesr Mr.. Hunt play on the organ st the
church, and Mrs. McGavan sang several
selections OF an ecclesiastical character.
Mrs. Mervin D5nahue, the bride, Miss
Belle Wallace that was, has been spending
few days at Monterey, She receives her
friends at her mothers house tomorrow
evening, when almost a repetition OF the
bridal festivities is looked forward 10.
All the bridesmaids Will be present, and q
Jolly time Is expected. Some of che we'd
ding presents to Mrs Douahuc were very
rich and handsome. One silver and go!6
centre. piece for fruits and flowers was
hammered ware, aud consisted of heavy
silver tray, raised on feet, and supporting
four bowls, one at each corner, and a bot
tle-shaped vase for flowers in the middle.
Exquisite porcelain, Saxon and Hayilaud,
large paintings and laces tel. to this for
tunate young woman's lot, beside the
usual bridal outfit OF household silver.
The young couple take a furnished house
in San Rafael for q wear. after the honey
moon festivities are over,
Thursday night Is also the occasion Of a
German given by Mrs. John Norton Pome-
roy for her household Of young ladies' An
army man is to lead, a descendant and
nameseke of the famous Robert Emmet,
and brother of Bosina Emmett, the artizt,
whose plaques and designs are so often re-
produced in the art journals and so much
sought aud copied.
The engagement OF Miss JEANNE Selby
to Fsxon Anterior, long a neighbor at
Menlo Park, is announced.
purr II, SrFrpr IN