The morning call., 1890-05-25
MISS EASTLAKE.
She Gives Her Ideas of Ameri.
can Ladies and Gentlemen.

To CALL reporter yesterday Miss Eastlake.
the charming English actress, who proposes to
spend three weeks in San Francisco, said:
What do think Of the people OF your city?
why they are just charming. The ladies are
lovely, sympathetic and beautiful, and for the
gentlemen cannot say too much See all Of
them who met US on the train just up the road.
Could any one have expressed more kindly well
come TO stranger than the gentlemen from the
Bohemian Club? / call them boys, big boys, as
Natural and full OF life as any youth. And they
talked about everything they thought would in.
teress me. But then all America is Won
DER" she continued. "who ever heard of
such long trips on railroads? Why at home we
think days travel something worth speaking
of, and when it includes one night we think we
have done something wonderful. Here 1t Is days
and days at time, aud yet so grand aud beauti-
full Is the scenery, the long trip from the East
here slips by and before e know IL We are
greeted on the borders Of the bay by Sau Fran.
cisco's representatives. But now, really" as
Stunning a very serious air, "who could not like
such trip with such glorious scenery?"
Miss Eastiake is a true type of bright. fresh
English girl with q complexion rs pure and soft
as child's, teeth like pearls, aud eyes which
one thinks blue sometimes and sometimes
lovely soft gray. Her soft, light hair knows no
confinement: 1t falls around her face and neck
10 perfect freedom In what is known as the
little Samuel fashion,"
When met by the writer she was eostumed In
long, black satin tea-gown combined with rutfies
d
beautiful neck OF alabaster Whiteness exquisite
ly formed.
When asked why she did not star for herself.
the lady said she expected 10 III another year,
and that al present well-kn0wn lawyer OF BOs-
ton Is engaged upon a tragedy for her entitled
Frinie" three acts OF which she has read aud
approved Referring TO a letter on the table be-
fore her She said: There Is letter from
writer In London, who has written many success
ful plays, and he writes me lie IS engaged upon
modern society drama and he has had me In his
mind All the while when writing tie heroine.
Probably that play will be mine"
Have you any social engagements yet in the
city? was next asked.
Yes. three or four. This afternoon 1 drive
around 10 see the streets ana the shops-stores
think you call them. Tomorrow Sunday. l
dine with party OF friends, and this evening l
60 TO reception. when l Will have chance OF
seeing many San Francisco ladies. By the by,''
she exclaimed, i notice the ladies Of America
dress so much more than ladies' OF any other
country; how is that? Dress seems to become
them and they can wear so many things that our
people could not Still l think their mode of
dress make, them look much older than they
really are-tbe young girls in particular. They
seem to lack the simplicity so charming 10 youth;
bnt still they are all so bright. You see In
America ladies are allowed TO talk and show
taught she must speak only when she Is spoken
to, and thus they labor under a Disadvantage"
Referring again to the gentlemen the actress
said: Your gentlemen ike TO talk with ladies
and make them feel at ease with them, they are
so frank and pleasant"
Here other callers interrupted the pleasant
chat aud The reporter withdrew.
Last evening Mr.. aud Mrs. David Bxer of
Union street gave reception to Miss Eastlake
and Mr.. Barrett. The fair guest OF the evening
wore soft white silk gown made walking
length and trimmed with seed pearls. The neck
OF the dress was Pnafore cut; the sleeves were
short and fell from the shoulders. The LADY OF
the stage does not indulge in powders, paints
ETC., but is perfectly natural
Her sister, who Is an actress In the company
flne singer and who takes the Stage name OF
Lila Garth, was ALSO at Mrs. Bixler's reception
in soft white liberty silk, without particle OF
trimming. Her hair also falls loose over her
shoulders. She Is an exceedingly pretty young
gill OF Whom Miss Eastlake Is very fOud.