The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-23
IRVINGTON.
Effects Of the Rain-Fruit Buy
ers Already Around.

Editor Morning Gail: The generous rain
OF last week has wrought "a decided
enange in the aspect of this section, as well
as IN the feelings of the tillers of the soil in
THIS vicinity. Men who, two weeks ago,
were talking of going to the city to look for
WORK are now cheerily going about their ac-
customed farm duties in anticipation of the
good times coming when the harvest season
rolls round again. The dry winter prophet
mas hung his harp upon the willow and
sings no more. Next week he will even
nave forgotten he ever had any dismal fore
podlngs as to dry winter, and will take
The harp down again aud attuRe it to his
chanted praises Of CALIFORNIA; glorious eli
mate.
The winter has been peculiar one.
Eastern visitors. who, naturally, cannot
gauge the anxiety with which the farmers
nave regarded the long dry spell. have been
enchanted with the perfect weather. When
Inc daily pape have brought TO our break
last tables news of the hurricanes, Billiards,
Dlockades and freshets sweeping land and
sea east of the Rockies, the snow and cold
weather that have visited the Southern
States, and the hardshipS and privatiOns
tnat climatic seventies have entailed upon
European countries, we have found it hard
TO realize the truth of the reports.
iiOio VIC nave Setu LIE RUIutn oranges
gathered while reading of people freezing to
death amid eastern storms. We look from
our windows upon the almond trees in
bloom. and wonder if the SHOWS surround
Ing the homes of our Eastern friends look
Ike these. Not even on the distant mount
AIMS have We caught glimpse of the SHOWS
this winter, and the swelling buds on pear,
peach and cherry trees proclaim that the
season during which any is likely to fail is
last fastening away, and the fruit season
Will be upon us before we know ii.
A READY fruit-buyerS are coming around,
anxious to secure crops at a low figure.
Last year or people were hardly alive to
The Tact that they were in q position TO die
tate prices to the buyers, and most of them
contracted early at prices far in advance of
ihose OIL the preceding year, but still much
less than those that ruled later in the sea-
son. Our growers have learned lesson
this year, and the prospects are that the
buyers Will not have everything their own
way. There Is no need to be in a hurry
about selling. The growers should wait
until they see how the market is going,
then combine and get the best obtanabie
prices, all round. The great trouble is the
lack of concerted action on the part of cur
orchardists.
The past week has been marked by sew
eral pleasant social affairs among our young
people. Miss Julia Xix gave a charming
Valentine party on the evening of the 14th.
The guests were en- costume, the gentlemen
appearing as gallants of the colonial epoch,
while their fair companions wore gowns OF
the date and style of the Court of Josephine.
Games, music and conversation were the
order of the evening, delicious collation.
being partaken of i'll the course thereof.
On Monday evening the young people again
met. this time at the Town Han, where a
surprise had been prepared for two of their
number, whose birthday anniversary fell on
this day. Miss Martha Mack and Mr..
George Babb Jr. Were the recipients of this
pretty attention. Our friend George has
just attained his majority. 1e Gods forbid
that we should venture upon such sacred
ground as a lady's age, but Miss Martha is
one of the brightest and most popular of
our young ladies, and the many friends Of
both took pleasure in concentrating the
happy occasion of the double birthday
Dancing was the amusement provided for
the evening About sixty guests were pres
ent, and all passed most enjoyable time
The dancing class gave a bon-bon social
and hop last'Saturday evening, and despite
the unpropitiOuS weather the attendance
was good and tine affair pleasant one.
These assemblies are growing in popularity,
aud another is announced for this friday
evening.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. GalindO has recovered from the
severe Illness that followed Immediately
upon his return from the Atlantic slope,
aud is now able to resume his business
duties.
The wine-makers' difficulty is not yet set
tied, but Professor Hilgard still maintains
his ground as explained last week, and the
GalleSos Company say they will fight it out
on this line if it takes all summer" Evil
IDENTIFY the Government chemist has made a
big blunder, but hates to acknowledge the
fact
Mrs. Louise Humphrey-Smith. San Fran
clsco's .well-known dramatic reader, was the
guest Of lTineton friends last week.
Mis- johnson of Chicago is still visiting
her daughter, Mrs VIII Durham. &C.
A,rhiatol CaL. Feb. 90. 1891