The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-21
THE BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR.
One Of the Most Charming and Graphic
Writers Of the Day.

There is no contributor to the columns
of the press whose writings have been
source of more genuine enjoyment than
those of the Baroness Althea Salvador,
whose letters to THE CALL have been read
with so much interest and so much pleasure
by cur readers, and many were delighted
when a report reached their ears that the
lady was about to revisit her native land.
Rumor, however. for the thousandth time
held out false hopes, for. no matter what
might have been her original intentions or
her desires with reference to the matter, she
finally decided to remain at her home IN
Paris. The Baroness has one of the prettieSt
and most charming salons in all Paris. 1t
is situated in the Avenue du Bots de Bou-
logne. and is frequented by the diplomatic
corps and representatives of the best French
society, of its brightest people as well as the
haute nobesse She is naturally very fond
of Americans, and those who are so fortu-
nate as to have the entree to her charming
home are delighted with the attention and
gracious hospitality shown them.
The Baroness is a most highly accom-
plished woman. speaking several languages
with f1uency and elegance, and possessing
rich soprano voice, which had the benefit of
Carlotta PATHS instruction for several years.
She has also a decided talent for literary
time in several American journals being
most entertaining. She is q very pretty
woman, tall, slender and very blonde, and
she dresses with true Partisan chic. AL
though making her home in Paris the
Baroness Salvador is loyal American at
heart, Her mother belongs to the Seaveys,
an old distinguished New England family
that first came to America about 200 years
ago, when they were given by James Ii q
grant of land in New Hampshire. Here
they lived in immortal style for many years,
until the Government purchased the prop
erty and located there the Portsmouth
Navy-yard. The Baroness herself is ma
tive of Bridgeport, Conn, but her father,
Robert Kimpson, was an Englshman, a
grandson of Lord Teynham. After his
death Mrs Robert KimpSoa took her
daughter to Paris, where she resided for
several years near the Pare Monceau. Here
she met the Baron Salvador, strikIngly
handsome man, tall, dark and very elegant
in manner and appearance. He comes of
an old family of Spanish grandees, one Of
whom, General, saved city, and was
named Salvador, the Spanish word for Savior.
The family went to Holland three hundred
years ago. and it was an ancestor of the
present Baron Salvador, who furnished the
greater portion of the money to William
when he went to take possession OF the
throne of England with Mary in 1858. Not
long after that the Salvador arms were in
corr Grated in Holland and England, and
they are mentioned in ''Burkes Peerage"
One of the family had splendid castle at
footing in Surrey. The father of the King
of Holland, lately deceased, held the family
in great esteem, and heaped favOrs upon
them. The present Baron Salvador is an
agreeable gentleman OF brilliant attain
mpnts, well known in America, where he
has travelled extensively.
1t may be added that A. X. 2. Harmon, a
well-known citizen OF Oakland, is a cousin
of the Baroness Salvador, as Mr.. Harmon
descends from New England family closely
allied to the Seaveys.