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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-11

Miss Anna Head is young girl who has seen
much OF society, both here aud at Washington,
and has much experience 10 European travel.
In appearance she is small, light, very bright
and inclines to literature.
Miss Florence Reed is very bright girl. She
OF her winters IN New York City,
The two O'Connor girls, Lille and Maude, are
the daughters of Con OCUnnor. who made his
millions out of the mines In early days They
are pretty blondes and very popular.
Miss Bessie Hooker Is pretty girl. who is
not d as an equestrian. 1t is sight indeed TO
watch her manage her spirited horse in the park.
Miss Fannie Croker Is petite blonde. Shells
OF the weil-known u ecker family, being niece
OF the late railroad man, sister OF Mrs. Judge
Van Fleet and a cousin of Mrs. A. o. Alexander
of New York. She Is devoted to lawn tennis.
Miss Breeze, daughter of the weakly widow.
Mrs. Thomas Breeze Is one of those modest, re-
firing young girls who Is always considered
charming addition TO the social circle. Mrs.
Breeze has given her interesting family the ben
eft of extensive travel. both over America and
through Europe.
Many more equally Interesting young ladies'
can be mentioned among whom are Miss Lulu
daughter OF the late United States Senator;
Miss Howard, daughter OF Charles Webb How
ard; and Miss Jennie Hooker. who Is fine
dancer and lawn tennis player. Then there are.
Eleanor Wood, debutante OF this season aud the
daughter OF a prominent attorney.
IL Is a notable fact that some OF the most
wealthy girls have rpened into what is called
"bachelettes," some OF whom were bellies ten,
fifteen and twenty years ago, the most prominent
OF them being Miss Jennie Flood, about The
richest single lady In America She Is the daugll.
ter OF the late j. G. Flood OF bonanza fame.
Then there Is Miss Jennie Dunphy, whose
eyes are as bright aud whose face Is as beautiful
as 1t was half score OF years ago. She Is the
only daughter OF the rich Dunpby the cattle
king who died some years ago, aud whose wealth
could not be counted.
Miss Flora Low is another lady who has
danced where the balls were the brightest and
best" for many years. She Is the only heir TO
all her fathers wealth. MIR. Frederick Il. Low
was at one time Governor OF California and Is at
present President Of the Anglo California Bank.
Last, but certainly not least, Is pretty Lena
Banding, who OF late years has not been seen
much by society, owing TO the death of her
mother and later OF her father, who was one OF
the HarbOr Commissioners In his day. Miss
Blanding lives with a wealthy brother, one oil
the leading lawyers, and plays auntie to horde
OF little nieces and nephews.
Miss Nettie Tubbs Is another OF the girls who
evidently prefer single bessedness. as her father
A. l.. Tubs, Is millionaire, and she is the only
| GIRL She has seen society for many years,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-11
DANCES FOR
The WINTER.
The Stately MinuGt to Be All The Rage
During The Season.
The Delsarte System Called Into Play-The
Skaters Is Popular Dance, and Caprice
Is Not at All Behind Any.
Special to THE SUNDAY CALL.

II you go to one of the swell dancing
academies and ask to be taught the latest
new dances, the dancDg-master will at once
inquire If you have learned the stately
mnuet.
"What is the first thing to be learned II
you are going to dance the stately minuet
that you speak about?"
1.-THE first thing is to take hold of hands
properly. The gentleman must lift his right
hand high in the air as if he were going to
execute the McAllister Shake, and then the
lady. elevating her hand to an equal height.
drops the tips of her fingers over the tips OF
his, and thus, with clasp merely OF the
fingers, although the whole hand is involved,
the couple is in position to begin. The
lady must take slight hold of her draperies
with the other hand. If she is wearing
train she should catch it up little at
the side, just as if she were going 10 do an
old-fashl0ned curtesy When tie couple
have taken their positions then they pause
and stand for at least half minute motion
less"
Is not the position rather awkward"
Not at all. On the contrary it is most
graceful. The lady's head is inclined little
toward the right, and her body sways in the
same direction from the waist. To give the
proper amount of antagonism OF body, the
right leg and right foot are thrown toward
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the left, and the gentleman extends his right
foot so that it almost meets the lady's about
a step ahead. Neither foot appears TO be
bearing the weight, and the whole attitude
is swaylng, graceful, yet llrm one.
What comes neXt?'
"After that has been learned the next thing
is the curteSy. and that is very difficult. 1t
may best be described by saying that, il a
lady mad her skirts off, which of course she
has not. she would appear to be trying to sit
upon the heel OF the left foot. She simply
sits down, but balances herself with her
right leg so that she can recover her position
without losing her balance. All The bend
ing is done by the knees. The body from
the waist up is kept perfectly straight"
" But the man doesn't bow in this way 3"
"No. He bows in the regulation fashion,
although so much lower that his partner
has an ample opportunity to inspect the
top of his head and to gauge to nicely
how long it will be ere there is desert in
place of the brush which now adornS that
REGION"
If you were to visit half dozen academies
instead Of one, you would find that every
where you would be told the same thing.
only with this variation, that at some of the
academies they will tell you that the Oxford
minuet has taken the place OF the stately
minuet The Oxford is little faster than
the other and permits of little more swing
and little higher stepping.
1t is fact not TO be disputed that the
miHuet is deprived of large portion of its
grace and beauty when the men who take
part wear the regulation suit. Knicker-
bockers, preferably of velvet, a velvet coat,
q brocaded vest and fulfilled shirt seem
very properly to be the necessary access
series of so stately dance. If to all these
the young men of the day will add the
powdered wig, the abundant jewelry and
the buckled shoes Of century ago the pict-
ure afforded by glimpse into the hand
somely decorated bathrooms of Fifth and
Madison avenues will be the prettleSt sight
here for many winter.
Quite different from the mlnuet is the
Butterfly. You will be taught this after you
master the intricacies of the former. 1t is
specially pretty when danced only by young
women, aud it also calls for gay costum-
ing, which is most becoming. All the young
women wear very large tulle hats. The
large size is found in an enormous orlm in
front, which mods and flaps as the dancers
wave 10 and out of the may mesbes of the
gay dance.
1t has been lamented fol- the past two or
three years that there were so few dancing
men in society. Beyond a few well-known
leaders and a score of very young men
there were so few to become partners of the
fair sex that dancing really seemed likely
to fall out of fashion simply because there
were not men enough among the dancers to
keep it up.
To cater to this scarcity, and to keep the
oldest of the arts" still popular, all the
new dances are such that they can be
danced by girls alone, and many Of them
are not pretty if men take part
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little lady Of plump figure, who is very par
ticular about her costume and does not like
to appear any plumper than necessary.
eff you will look in any fashion magazine
or publication with woman's page in it
you will find that every female represented
in it is long, slim lady, with an impossible
will excuse me, the bodies are as long as the
legs. Now never saw any such woman in
life. Costumes that look we'll on them in
pictures would not do for me at all. Short
people and stout people are never taken
into consideration by the fashion origin
great many more of us than there are of
those queer formed women you see all the
while in the fashion plates"
Investigation will show that the plump
lady was right.-N. Y. Herald.
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THEY ARE PRETTY,
YOUNG And RICH.
San Francisco Girls who Are On The
MarriagGaDlG List
a host Of Fair Maidens to Choose From.
Who They Are and Who Their Fam
lies Are-some "Bachelettes."
erecial for The SUNDAY CALL.

II there is one production" more than
another of which the Californian loves to
boast-and justly too-it is her rising gener-
alton on the female side. A finer specimen
OF bright young swomanhood it would be
hard indeed to find.
Among the many young girls belonging to
San Francisco's four hundred, not one is
more prominent than Miss Emile Hager.
daughter of Mrs. John S. Hager, widow of
the late United States Senator. Miss Hager
is a tall graceful girl of the demi-brunette
style, very arlstOcratic in her bearing, and
is a descendant of one of the oldest families
of st. Louis, Mo.
Miss Jennie Blair is the only daughter of
wealthy parents. Captain and Mrs. Blair.
The daughter is a representative California
girl, self-relIant, straightforward and out
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Then there is also the skirt dance. which
affords an opportunity for high stepping.
And the Caprice is not at all behind in any
of these. The music to which the Caprice
is danced is also very popular and adapts
itself so well to the steps that pc well-regu-
lated orchestra attempts to give any varia-
ton of it, or to produce anything in its
place. 1t will undoubtedly hold its own all
the season.
Yes, it is really true. These dances are
to be seen this winter at the most fashion,
able hops, balls and assemblies. Ii will
surprise you little at first, unless you are
prepared for something of this kind, but
being prepared for it you will not think
after you have witnessed the dances once or
twice that they are any worse than the old
time waltZes, polkas aud quadrilles.
Indeed if you are of a particularly, hyper
sensitive super-refned nature, 1t will seem
TO you In much better taste for young
women to stand up side by side, and kick
In rhythmic unison all by themselves so Ito
speak, rather than throw their arms around
strange men and waltz and polka in the old
style. As you grow more and more &C.
customed to the new dances the old dances
will seem to you almost immoral and you
will wonder that you were ever bold enough
to permit strange man, mere acQuaint-
ance, to approach you and encircle your
waist with his arm, while you calmly laid
one hand on his shoulder, reposed your head
against the front of his coat, grasped his
other hand and sailed away, held as if in
wise while whole room full looked on and
admired.
Doesn't it sound awful when 1t is put in
just that wayp Yet. isn't 1t true?
The dancing teachers are quite joyful over
the turns which dancing matters have taken,
and they predict that all the d-tme pop
ularity will come back. having lost nothing
by its half dozen years Of comparative
quiet.
OF course the Delsarte, which figures In
everything now, Is not absent from the new
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-11
BITS OF OLD RIBBON.
HOW They May Be Utilized TO Ornament a
Room.

the thrifty housekeeper has generally a
good stock of bits of silk and velvet, ends
of ribbon, gold braid, ETC., which she in
tends TO use up. when she has time; and
then. when about to set to work, she is often
at loss as to what she shall make; for
covers of all sorts are already there in
abundance. Our illustrations and advice
may be of service in this dilemma, says
Fashion; the mosaic patchwork, or as some
call it crazy work, being adapted as fitting
up for the comfortable triumph chair before
stars are joined together with differently
formed red and brownish triangles. A red
velvet stripe edged with gold cord goes
round the whole. and matches the gold
cord going over the different seams. Tho
long cover of the chair is made of two
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-11
A TIDAL WAVE.
1t Carries q Vessel at the Rate OF Sixty
MIlea Hour.

1t Carries Vessel at the Rate OF Sixty
Miles an Hour.
About twenty years ago Commander Gil
keson was an officer ON the United States
vessel Wateree. One clear and calm after
noon, when about thirty miles off the coast
Of Peru. an enormous wave was seen bear
ing down upon the ship. The Wateree was
brought about to meet the wave, rode upon
its crest, and 80 minutes later was left high
and dry upon mountain three miles back
from the Peruvian coast and 100 feet
above the level of the sea, having travelled
at a rate of over sixty miles an hour. The
loss of life by this tidal wave was frghtful
one city alone OF over 10000 inhabitants
having been overwhelmed. All the vessels
10 the neignborhood of the Peruvian coast
toundered, with the exception of the
Wateree, and while the crew was safe the
ship was loss, and 1t had to be abandoned.
there being no way Of getting it down from
the mountain. Several countries appointed
commissions to investigate the catastrophe,
but, while they advanced many theories.
they never satisfactorily explained the
cause.-Boston Giobe.
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broad with a dark velvet stripe twice the
width of the center the whole piece is lined
with strong linen. The mosaic in this is
treated more like application. allowing the
dark velvet background to be seen between.
The bits are sown on, in great variety Of
color and shape, commencing from the cop
per-colored velvet square in the center of
the stripe. Some of the patches are edged
with gold and copper-colored crimped
thread, others with chain. cross or button
hole stitch, and their well-arranged variety
contributes not little to the general pleas
ing effect of this work.-Boston Herald.
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She is an heiress and is sister of Mrs Will
lam Crocker, who married u son Of the
great railroad magaate.
Mas Ada Duugherty il sweet, winning girl,
who nuds admirers IN both ladies' and gentlemen.
She IS perfect in language music and art, In
clines to literature and romance writing. She
assists her mother, MIS-. Charles Dougherty. In
entertaining extensively and although an heir
ess in her own right, IS not fODishly eXtrava-
cant. She shows much discretion, and although
very young, with an income In her own light In
herjed nom grandmother Of 1T least $500 a
month. she dresses IN good I ste and quietly,
without particle Of ahectatiOn.
Two OF abou. the ptettiest young ladies' In the
entire list OF San Francisco beauties are the
Bissell sisters, especially Julia, tie eldest, who
has often been pronounced the belle OF the
bail" She Is a Kentucky girl. Her glorious
black eyes are well set off by wealth OF shining
black hair. clear, light complexion, blending
with lovely rose tint. She Is accomplished and
Is passiOnately fond OF dancing.
Miss Bertha l;ai>tou Is The daughter of the late
William q. Ralston who. about fifteen years ago,
was at tile head OF The Bank OF California when
misfortune overlook that insui tuition. 1t was at
this time Mr.. RalstOn was drowned while SWIM
ming
Miss Margaret Kitle Is a lovely girl belonging
10 prominent Southern family. Her cousin,
Miss Lucia KEte, the helreSS, Is considered a
great beauty and distinguished looking She
certainly Is. She makes no pretensiOns to per-
sOnal aGnrnment in the way OF Embarrassing. her
rich dark tresses are cOmbed straight back from
the face and gathered In a knot-a style too Sc
we're for any but a positive beauty.
Miss May Pore is young lady who Will some
time in the future be able 10 count her millions,
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spoken. She received thorough European
education. and although great deal in So
cety, finds time for much charitable work.
One incident may be mentioned to show
her generosity. Her father allows her SIS
3 month for pin money, ana every cent OF
that finds its way to tie poor and desti ute.
Miss Dulce Bolado is the only heir TO all
TIE great wealth OF her father, Joaquin
Bo,adO. She is tall, Misunderstanding
girl of the Semi-SpaniSh type-her mother
being Spanish lady who WAS born at Mon
terry in this State, while her father is a
handsome American. The subject of this
sketch has the large, soft, dreamy, Spanish
eyes, and the true olive complexion for
which Castilian beauties are noted
Miss Marquie Wallace, as her picture
will show. is one Of the beauties belonging
to society and she is fascinating in manner
and in fare and in figure. She is the third
daughter Of the wealthy Ju lge W. L. Wal
lace, who for ten years was Chief Justice OF
the State Of California. She is talented
and a great fayorite. She is Of medium
height, with lovely dark eyes and q mass OF
rich tresses. she does much for charity, is
a fine dancer and takes great interest in
lawn tennis and driving.
- Miss Maud Younger Is the winsome daugh-
ter of the swell dentist VINO thinks nothing
of charging $50 an hour. Miss Younger is
one Of the brightest girls in society. She is
fluent in French, German and Italian; eX-
GELS in music both vocal and Instrumental;
is proficient IN art, and deyotes much time
to study. One of her chief attractions is
generosity. She is a graceful dancer and
swimmer.
Miss Elizabeth Sperry is what the gentle
men term "a raving beauty" She Is OF the
gypsy type, with dusky complexion, eyes
full of romance hair long, straight and
thick, and slight willowy fi.ure. Her
greatest aCcohp lShment is in the languages.
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Hllyer Ia a dembrunelte. tall and slight, with
many friends. She Is a fine dancer and gener-
ally wears toilet of some white material.
Miss Rosa Barreda Is another dark-eyed Span
ish beauty, much admired wherever she is seen.
She has spent a winter or two IN Washington,
where she was looked upon as positive belle.
Among her many accomplishments music is the
most prominent
Miss Maggie Gwin-a lovely GIRLS member
OF an old Southern family and granddaughter
of the late United States Senator William NJ
Gwin. She Is possessed OF rare beauty with
light blue eyes and raven black hair
Miss Roberta Nutall. who has just finished her
education in Europe and returned lately, viii be
a pretty and welcome debutante Into swell So
ciely during The coming winter Her family is
counted one OF the wealthieSt In town.
Three eXquisitely pretty girls are the Finley
SisteTs-Ro>e, Mamie aud Lille. They are all
TALL, with dark, rich comp Xons. They belong
to one of The first families of The city. and are
always In demand on any swell occasion.
Miss Minnie H0ughton is another TALL dIgni-
fed and dalkeyed beauty. She is the daughter
of wealthy parents-General and Mrs. HoughtOn
and q sister OF Mrs. Governor Buckley Of Con-
necticut.
Miss Edith Taylor Is the daughter OF Captain
Taylor She Is decided blonde, graduate OF
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Plaint of the PIump Woman.

81 do wish that the people who design
dresses, or rather those who make the
fashion pictures, would not always draw
impossible women" The speaker was a
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The Cdprice.

The skaters" is very popular dance,
and the most popular music which can be
played for it is the same as that to which
the pretty skirt dance is performed. The
music which is signal for the young
women to take their places and begin the
housekeeping process goes like this:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-04
Assessment for Broadway. From
Railroad to Grove Street.
Kittson's Addition to St. Paul.
Supposed Owner an
Supposed Owner and


f. NJ. Gembe-Commencing at a
point in the southwest corner of
block |. KitLson's addition to st.
Paul; thence east along north line
of Spruce street 100 feet; thence at
right angles to Spruce street 30
feet; thence west parallel with
Spruce street 100 feet to east line
of Broadway 80 feet to beginning,
being part of lot 1, Kittson's adj
dition to st. Paul ...........--
Anne E. Williams-Commencing at
a point on east line of Broadway
30 feet norlh from southwest cor
ner of block l. Kittson's addition
to st. Paul; thence east parallel
with Spruce street 102 feet; thence
north at right angles with Spruce
street along Nygren's west line %
feet 10 northwest corner of said
Nygren's land; thence northeast
parallel with west line of said
block / and Mississippi street 60
feet to south line of Grove street
to northwest corner of said block
l; thence southwest along Missis-
sippi street 105 feet to Broadway ;
thence south along Broadway 46
feet 90 beginning, being part Of
said block ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-04

Description. Lot. Block. Benefits
Estate of VIM. F.Davidson.. s 16 So. 40
same .................9 Is 2.2S
Supposed Owner and
Description. Benefits
c. d: Gilfllan = Commencing at
northwest corner of lot z, block
81 st. Paul proper: thence east
along south line of Fourth street
to east line of lot s. said block;
thence south along east side of lot
5, 95 feet; thence west parallel to
Fourth street % feet thence north
parallel to jackson street feet;
thence west parallel with Fourth
street TO Jackson street; thence
north along jackson street to be-
ginning ....,.... ......... ....... S6.G5
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-04
Assessment for Eighth Street. From

70 n % O~'7
Mayall's Subdivision of Block l, Whitney and
Smiths Addition and Block II. Roberts
and Randall's Addition to ST. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-04

| Pavte and McElrath's Encouragement OF Lots
| 10. 81, % 81 % and ~, Block Is. Ashton
| and Sherburne's Addition to ST. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-04
Assessment for Broadway. from
Grove Street to Valley Street.

Supposed Owner and
Description. Lot Block. Benefits
Anton Roessler Except
Broadway .......... 49,; IA 81. 8
j. L. Wise Except Broad
way) east 45 feet of. III 2.57
F. and A. Won Heyderstaedt,
northeast Of Broadway. 10 LAB
same and same Except
Broadway, west feet of. II 20
NJ. Hushen Except Broad
way), east 41L2 feet Of. 9 2.34
Bridget Gill Except Broad
way), west s12 feet of 80. 9 81
same except Broadway. :. 8 1.43
Anna Kelly Except Broad
way 80. ..........:. $50
Metealf and Smiths Addition to st. Paul.
Supposed Owner and
Description. Lot. Bene fits
John Patterson. :..---....:.- l S4.UO
Ely's Addition to st. Paul.
Supposed Owner and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-04
Assessment for Eighth Street, From
Locust Street TO Kittson Street.
Kittson's Addition to st. Paul.

Assessment for Fifth Street, From
jackson Street to Broadway Street
st. Paul Proper.
Supposed Owner and
Description. Lot.Block. Benefits
Est. of Henry Hale, north 45I2
feet of................6& 7 16 81. 80
B. F. Schumacher ct al.
south A feet of .......S&9 10 232
Whitney & Smiths Addition to St. Paul.
Cnpn0caI nvpor ond
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-04

Daniel Sweeney-Commencing at
point on west lire of Canada
street where the west line of lot 6,
block 10, Ashton and Sherburne's
addition to St. Paul, intersects
said street; thence south along
west line of said lot o 81 feet,
more or less, to q point where
line drawn alright angles with said
west line of Canada street, at a
distance of 52L2 feet, more or less,
from said point; thence north
west 95 feet, more or less. to be-
ginning, being part OF said lot6,