The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-22
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| NEW YORK.
Dorothy Q. Writes About Well.
Known CalifOrnians.
What Fred Emerson Brooks Is Doing-Ex.
Author of Mr.. Barnes of New York"
Special to THE SUNDAY CALL.

1 Special 10 lAE SONDAf SAi-L-
NNIhEW YORK, June 16, 1S90.-The
flank weather has behaved so badly thai
ISYls everybody is talking about it. L
has .'lost it's reputation" and the genera
verdict is, "It deserved to- The intensely
warm DAYS of the first weeks of this montl
beat all previous records that have noted
the rise and fall of the thermometer in the
rosy month of June. Then, like Uncle
Cattermole in The Private Secretary,
when his resentful passion against hi
sanity looking and acting nephew reached
its highest heat he could do nothing but
sputter, roar and howl; so forsooth die
this same New York weather, after pros.
trating eight OF ten people during the day
the heat exploded in a terrific thunder.
storm at night The thunder reared an(
the lightning flashed for three days, int r
mittingly. of course, getting louder ant
fiercer every time, until at last it subsidized
in a crash of noise and fury not unlike the
combination of the battles Of Bull Run,
and Waterloo and Chinese gongs. The
New Yorker said, sit is unusua
to have such q storm in New
York." and drew invidious comparisons
between New York thunder-storms and
| San Francisco earthquakes, Of course. bal
ancing in favor of the thunder-stormS,
which cause less destruction and misery OF
body and spirit, according to his Inference;
| but a Californian who had experienced
| both could testify that San francisco
| earthquake is not unlike swaying in ham,
| mock for a few brief moments, and scarcely
wakeued by the motion. falling fast asleep
| again, hardly realizing that it Is not dream
after all. But New York thunderstorm
| nhEf = iS on nf in
with tin cans tied to their tails full of pop
| ping fire-crackers; it is the roaring deafen-
| ing noises of innumerable steam-engines
| it is as if every little globule of vapor has
| become torpedo; every cloud bomb-shell
| and every sunbeam forked lightning-and
and, but Fred Emerson Brooks, the Cali
| fornia poet, is a pleasanter subject to talk
| about than earthquakes or thunder-stOrmS.
| He has come to reside permanently in New
| York. He gave recital the other evening
| before select audience, who enjoyed his
| unique poems and his rendition of them eX-
| ceedingly Everybody is familiar with his
| quaint humor and sprghty wit. He will
| go to Newport very soon to give recltals
| there.
GENERAL o. o. HOWARD.
General o: o. Howard is doing as much
| philanthropic and religious work here as he
| did in San Francisco. He was the chief at
| traction at the anniversary celebration of
| the Westminster Presbyterian Sunday
| school, which took place last week. Many
| Grand Army men were present. The Gen
| eral delivered an address, which was greatly
| appreciated and warmly applauded. 1t
| abounded in anecdotes of the Rebellion.
Ex-Judge and Mrs. r. r. provinces of San
| Francisco are here visiting their son, Archi-
| bald Clayering Gunter. Mr.. Gunter has a
handsome home ION the avenue. There
| is an amusing anecdOte current about one
OF the publishers who refused to publish
MIR. Barnes of New York" He didn't
think such book would sell. He was
crossing Fifth avenue one day, and was
nearly run over by carriage that was COM
| ing down the street at lively gait; as he
skipped out of the way he turned to sc0wl
at the driver, but forgot to do it, for the
| occupant of the carriage was none other
than Archibald Clavering Gunter. In the
bitterness of his wrath, the self-denouucing
publisher shook his fist at the retreatlng
form, and exclaimed: And that is the
man whose book | refused to publish! He
rides and | walk
Mr.. James a. johnson, the well-known
Democratic politician, came on to New
York few days since. He is on his bridal
tour.
Miss Deyine of San Francisco arrived
from California last week. She hopes to
remain permanently in New York and
lift up that sweet voice" of hers in some
of tine church choirs here.
Mrs. McChesney of Oakland came few
mer visiting relatives in the State of New
ID ork, of course. spending most of the time
I with her daughter, Miss Clara McChesney,
who is gaining recognized place among
the artists whose ambition leads them to
| excel in water colors.
Edwin A. Stevens, who was a deserving
favorite of the San Franciscans, who fire.
| quented the Tivoli, is engaged to play at the
| Casino here next season.
MRS. A. b. M'DoNALD.
Mrs. Alice Ballard Mcdonald, who was
reported to be suffering from some painful
affliction of the eyes, has recovered and is
| one of the able workers on the staff of Cur
rent Literature" A translation from her
| facile pen appears in almost every number
| Of that interesting publication.
Mrs. l.. ID. Fisher arrived in New York
| last week. She expects to visit several
| places during her sojourn here, and plans
| to return to Oakland late in August or early
in September; but the unprejudiced New
| Yorker is wont to observe that 1--WE have
| to send West for our best educators" Per
| haps-only perhaps-Mrs. Fisher might be
| induced to stay. There is place for teach
ers of her ability and originality in this
| great metropolis, place and need if one
| is wise in believing the words of some of
| the wide-awake men and women who are
| interested in advancing education here.
Miss Cooper of San Francisco is here,
studying for the stage. She has gained
oUlDG SuCCeSS Ou tilt
Mr. William A. Houghton. formerly of
| Sacramento, is established in his old bust
| ness-that of publsher-here on West
| Fifteenth street He has very inviting
| quarters and seems to be tlourishing.
MRS. HUNTINGTON.
The family of c. z. Huntington returned
| from California week or so ago, and are at
| home for few days before hieing away to
| one of their many summer residences Mr..
! Huntington has one of the finest art gal
| ieries in the city. Mrs. Huntington does
| much phianthrOpc work in an unostenta-
| tiouS way. She follows out the suggestion
| in the scriptures and keeps her LETT hand
| from knowing what her right hand does,
| but some of her kiudnesses leak out through
| the grateful recipients thereof She did
| very kind and gracious act for n Californian
| on one of her recent visits to San Francisco,
| but although it is as good as fairy story it
| mustn't be told. Wild horses wouldn't drag
| it out of me, although Pm just aching to
| tell it. Cynics say "a woman can't keep a
secret" but everybody knows she can-she
| can keep it going.
Miss Connell has given up her musical
studies for time and has gone to Balti-
| more for recreation and rest. Somebody
| asked her the other day IF the Indians
were not troublesome in San Francisco"
Perhaps the guileless questioner con-
founded the noble red man with the almond
eyed worker from China. No; the Indians
are not troublesome yet, but it is rumored
that the Indian question" can be salts
fact0riy settled by training these children
OF nature to be servants. Perhaps there
will be trouble and perhaps not. Who
knows? prominent French physician
says that there is new form of nervous
disease developed among American women,
brought on by worrying about servants-so
when the Indian Is taught to cook terrapin
and make BavarIan cream the wicked may