The morning call., 1890-12-04
A Mixture of Theaters, Personals
and Style in Gowns.
The Complimentary That Was rendered Agnes
Robertson-Miss Mamie Craddock New
Gowns for the Russian Girl.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

open arms. Who? Agnes Robertson B0u-
clcault. 1t was at her testimonial benefit
given at the Fifth-avenue Theater under
the patronage Of the prominent citizens Of
New York and the dignitaries of the legal
and medical profession and celebrities must
cal and theatrical. The ever-delighting and
happily gifted Sothern appeared in the first
course of this love feast as Jack Hammer
ton in scene from the last act of the
Highest Bidder" Nina Bouccault shared
the honors with him as Rose Thornhill.
After song by Mr.. Clinton Elder, who has
a charming tenor voice, Miss Kate Mayhem
came forth looking for all the world like a
rich Chinese merchants wife, and sang i'll
capital style ''Tha Lady Picking Mulber-
res." Chinese song by Edgar Kelly, which
no doubt many of his friends in San Fran
cisco have heard. Marshall p. Wilder, the
happy little jester, who smiles so merrily at
tie world that one forgets the burden ma
ture placed upon his back. then appeared
and gave several very
FUNNY RECITATIoNs,
Some original. He was especially happy in
the way he took off the shopper, who prices
everything and buys nothing, and the man
ner in which the fair sex endeavor to pay
one another's car-fare. The graceful doll
like bit of femininity Minnie Palmer then
danced on the stage, and, with the sprightly
trills of her voice and pay twinkling of her
little feet, tickled the hearts of the audience
for happy little while.
You see everybody got more than the
worth of his money, for next the curtain
rolled up on scene trocl the last act OF Mr..
Chambers drama, Captain Swift" The
hon nd Il 81,
more acted the lordly villain with fine effect
Agnes Booth and Maud Harrison, prime
favorites of New York, won enthusiastic
rounds of applause by their admirable act
ing, and Mamie Craddock as Stella OAR
bishsr by winsome grace and charming nat
uralness, with which she sustained her part,
was one Of the sweetest tributes California
could wish to pay to Agnes Robertson.
Again the curtain raised upon picture as
looks everything she is not, such is the
seductive witchery of soft, blonde hair,
sweet blue eyes, prettily chiseled mouth,
satlny skin and exquisite gown. She looked
the very incarnation of purity, innocence,
and they say-but you know what they say.
so just imagine the airy. fairy
Lillian RUSSELL,
Looking delicious enough to eat and singing
like lark. She was attired in a pure white
gown of handsome albatross cloth, made
with artlstically plain skirt trimmed length
wise at the side with heavy white embroid-
cry, gl0ve-titting waist finished with the
same elegant trimming, and most entranc-
ing little white bonnet on her blonde head
fastened with applegreen velvet strings un-
dernealh the dainty curve OF the beautiful
chin To add most fetching artistic COM
pleteness to the picture was a big cOrnucopia
of orchids leach one So apiece, among which
bows and ends Of apple-green ribbon tlut-
tered and furled.
But-enough of Lilian-Harry Hilliard
followed in her wake and sang mon Yer"
with much power and expression, but in
his encore, " Believe me If all those endear-
ing young charms" lie took the house off
its feet. Everybody thought it was peculiar
ly happy, although TO many of the old thea
ter-goers there it brought q flood of sad
memories. They had known Agnes Rob-
ertson in the prime of her histrionic triumphs
and the glory of her beauty. and their faith
full appreciation Of her heroic bearing under
the troubles of her welded life The singer
seemed to express in this dear old song OF
course the masterpiece of the whole was the
famous telegraph scene from Dion Bouci-
cauirs great drama,
THE LONG STRIKE"
J. 81. Stoddart acted his original part as
Moneypenny and Agnes Robertson ap-
peared IN her original part as Jane Learoyd.
Never was il nor can it be better acted.
house. 1t was inspiring! And the drop
curtain fell amid shouts, cheers,- braves,
waving of handkerchiefs, and tears. Every
body looked as if he had bad draught of
some good old cordial that gives heady rap
lures, makes the pulses throb with quicken
ing beat and warns the heart with generous
impulses But dear mel have reeled off so
much about Agnes Robertson, Eve almost
forgotten L must tell something about the
CalifOrnians. To pick up the threads. First.
must correct miSStatement made in my
previous letter anent Miss Mamie Grad
Letters" and l should have said she was
acting in the play called "a Pair of Spec
tac!es." I'll get pair-if make any more
mistakes.
Edgar Kelly, perhaps you all know, is
Musical Director of Pauline Halls Opera
Company. He waves his baton with inspir-
ing verve. and keeps the music going, but
somebody wonders if he wouldn't rather be
sitting up in his sanctum composing operas
and writing songs.
MIR. JULIAN RIX
Has dainty bit of painting, "In the Twi-
light" in the exhibition of the Water-color
Club. His work has received many favor
able comments here and wins the apprecia-
ton it always called forth by his art-loving
friends in San Francisco.
Miss Frederick Taylor, daughter of Mr.. b.
+. Taylor, an old San Franciscan. has re-
turned from abroad. She saw the famous
Passion Play" and had glorious time in
Venice, and thinks withal her trip abroad
this season is the most enjoyable she has
taken.
Mr.. Percy Carney of San Francisco is to
play with Fanny Davenport in Cleopatra"
Miss Ella Walker, cousin of Mrs. Alex
amber (nee Crocker), is engaged to a very
eligible parti of ElInira, n. Y.
Miss Bessie Westover of San Francisco is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Alice Chittenden, a
well-known New York journalist, formerly
of San Francisco.
Mrs. James L. Flood and her daughter,
Miss Jennie Flood, have arrived in New
York. They expect to spend several months
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Crocker have re-
turned from Europe and will soon start for
California.
The latest addition to the California
colony who expect to winter here are Mrs.
FRANK Mclaughlin and her daughter, Miss
Agnes Mclaughlin.
The winter girl will be as Russian as pos
sibie: Her gl0ve-fitting gown will be fin
lshed with deep band Of fur and fluffy
fur boa will add to
THE PICTURESQUE BEAUTY
OF her dainty face, which will be framed by
close-ftting little capote banded with fur,
or peep out from under big hat either
trimmed with velvet or fur, or have most
bewitching flower of some CHEEKY tint nest
ling under the shadow of graceful feathers.
1t is even said on Ter long white satin KNAPP
sack "a nlght-gown is (k)napsack of
course will be deep band of rich white
fur, and band around the throat will shut
out the faintest tinge of cold.
The tell-tale feature of every gown now
is the sleeve. She who knows to a very "1''
what is stylish and what is not will cast her
eyes on your sleeves with that peculiar look
OF one taking an inventory-which, alas. is
not an uncommon look among the best Of
wonderland if they have not great breadth
on The upper arm and are not high and puffy
on the shoulder and are not long in the fore
arm and way down over the wrist, she will
note mentally-no matter how pretty and
fresh your gown may be-'made last year !;
tell it by the sleeves" so everybody who
wishes to be in the style changes the sleeves
of last years dresses and jackets and figura-
lively laughs in her sleeve" as people praise
THE CHIC OF HER GOWN.
Oh, saw the most marvelously rich and
dainty and artistic gowns imaginable this
morning. Where do you think they were
Ala very ariStOcratic house nn-on-I gness