The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-15
DOROTHY Q'S
new YORK CHAT.
The Big Flower Show Held in Madison.
Square Garden.
Well-Known Californians in the Empire City.
Some Of the Swell Hats That Attract
Attention-Bernhardt
Special TO THE SUNDAY CALI

NEW YORK, Nov 5, 1S91.-The great
chrysanthemum show now is the attraction
OF the hour. The glamour, glitter and
mnltltudlnous hum of the gay world, the
seductive strains of the band and gorgeous
display OF sturdy and brilliant flowers and
the 1utter OF ribbons and ripple of voices,
and the myriads of Chinese lanterns, that
| like airy chains of rainbow-tinted bubbles
are poised above the scenes all make Madi-
son-square Garden most attractive spot TO
while una away. pleasantly exchanging
adJectiyes and gossip. Among others who
| have given prizes to encourage the florists
is Mrs. Oelrichs, who has given most
beautiful silver vase of dainty and artistic
design. ID. o. Mills is frequenter of the
place and seems to enjoy the display with a
True Cahiornlan's spirit of appreciation for
floral beauties.
Perhaps you don't realize what grand
building this Mad ison-square Garden is 1t
IS great structure covering an area of 2O0x
40 feet, aud tower 300 feet high crowns
one Oh us corners. An arcade goes COM
pletely around the building filled with
shops, and between them and above them
are a theater, restaurant, concert-room and
ballroom: 10 the center is the amphithea-
ter, USED Tor horse shows, flower shows, and
occasionally for aquatic sports, for there is
contrlvance to let the water in so the floor
may De Hooded to the depth of four feet
3d. you see, one may hear Bernhardt, see a
chicken nght, or meander In to hear the
golden-Voiced Lillian Russell chant debon-
AIRY IN La Cigaie by simply going to
different parts of the same building and
paying his money and taking his choice.
Iheie mas Oeen 4 bevy OF fair CalifOrnans
Gu this month. Miss Abbie Louise Grant,
the lovely daughter OF Mrs George L. Grant
OF East Oakland, spent ten DAYS or more
lis an Arta linn hyh a,
friends IN New York. She has Loyalty
turned her face westward, and, after visit
ing III Detroit, Chicago ana several other
cities EN- route Tor California. will arrive
houle some time In the middle of the month.
Miss Adeline Mills is at the Hotel Bruins.
Wick, where she will be for a month. She
arrived N the city some weeks ago with
Mr., and Mrs. Lincoln, of California. Mrs.
4. I. Kenney arrived n month ago and is
pleasantly domciied at East Forty-seventh
street. The SWEET and charming young
actress, Miss Katharine Heron. in whom
so many San Franciscans are Interested, is
here. Her shattered health is improving,
and 1t Is to be hopsd that change Of scene
and climate will soon make her strong and
well.
AN OAKLAND BELLE.
Miss Helen Simpson. sister of Mrs T. l..
Barker of Oakland, ha, been visiting diff
ierent cities i'll the East and is making a
farewell sojourn in New York and Brook
~ u. one VIII SOOu start lOT nome. MISS
Minnie Frances OF East Oak and has had a
joyous visit aud enjoyed everything with
zest and enthusiasm. This pretty and
charming malGen is now EN- route fur home,
and VIII be III Oakland about the middle of
November.
Miss Emma Felter has been here stud wing
music She is a Sacramento girl well
known in San Francisco, and came on to
cultivate her vaice.
Miss Lizzie Boyer has returned from her
summer vacation and is at her ola post in
the church on Tenth street, using her de-
lghtIul voice in the caroling hymns and
singing loud anthems" and hosannas and
all The other beautiful arrangements and
combinations of sacred music that emauate
from church cholrs.
Miss Hermine Blum, daughter of Mr. and
NJ S. Blum of Martinez, Cal, who has spent
eight months in New York, was married TO
Mr. Moses SIRIUS, wealthy New Yorker,
on November Sd. Miss Blum, who is
pretty blonde with handsome figure and
most charming manners, was attlTed in au.
elegant white brocaded satin wedding gown
trimmed with point lace and orange bios
SONS. Size wore a bridal veil of duchesse
lace and carried an exquisite bridal bouquet
made of lilies OF the valley aud whits or
chids. In consequence Of Mr.. Straus' family
being in mourning. the wedding was cele-
brated quietly at Delmonico's. The table
and rooms were artistically decorated, and
a collation. was served to fifty wedding
u
portly build, genial manners and has dark
eyes. hair and mustache, and as Mrs Straus
Is a blonde the welded pair looked strkinsly
handsome. Mr.. and Mrs. Straus will reside
at the Nendome, charming family hotel in
New York.
Mrs. Bella Thomas Nichols had a most
delightful S5j0nrn abroad. She was. enter
tanned by Mrs. MacKay and Hon. Mrs.
Crchton and hest of other notables. Jen.
ME O'Neil Potter Mrs Nichols sister, who
hos tHptf.
dialect reader, says: The marble stairway
in Mrs. Mackay's grand home is so ex-
qutsitely beautiful one could play Juliet
without Romeo" Its balcony overlooking
the ball and rich and artistic drawing-room
Is daintiiy, airiIy, choicely carved In designs
that AZ distance look almost laaelike in
cut Jennie O'Neil Potter scored a telling
success, and comes home with good story
on the Britishsrs. She was giving matinee
for the Royal Artillery. The Captain of
the mounted artillery came to her In anxious
haste (he announced what she was To re-
citc) and eagerly asked: law, Miss Potter,
'Sheridan's Ride - it's jolly bad--but |
don't know as murh about American history
as you DO. you know. Now, wasn't Sheri-
dams ride to Bunker HIP" Miss Potter.
who was excited and deal more interested
Just then III the arrangement Of the beauti
full yellow rose that orDamented the girdle
of her dainty primrose silk gown, answered
~ es.' The Captain went out and an
m.
the great American dialect reader, would
now recte 'Sheridan's Ride to Bunker Hil.'"
This announcement was received with ire
mendous applause. Wasn't that Jolly
bad" mistaken
RosEcLIFF"
/ suppose all know that Mrs. Herman
Oelrichs Is the happy mother of beautiful
baby b0yP The bonny bright and inter-
esting Miss Birdie. Fair Is with her sister.
MIR. Oelrlchs has just bought a charming
place at Newport. the former home of Hon.
George Bancroft. The house is called
"Roseciih," because of the thousands of
magnificent roses that surround It,
Bernhardt is here. She has had some
most ravlshlngly pretty hats made at a
swell milliner's on Fifth avenue, whose
millinery parlors on pleasant days have the
delusivs air of a drawing-room crowded
with lovely Gothamites, who bob, sway and
move around among the hats like bright
birds, chattins and comparing notes with
their friends. One Of these hats is of deep
heliotrope velvet, with broad brim. almost
back OF the sloping crown are three
Prince OF Wales tips, confined In front
with a sparkling buckle of rhine stones.
A ribbon the same tint as the hat and about
number twelve in width is tied around the
crown and finishes directly In front with a
simply tied bow. There was another pict-
uresque hat of creamy-tinted lace crown,
and scant hounce or ruffie of lace falling
on the brlm Seven Prince of Wales tips,
arranged something like an oblong fan,
were punched at the back. Against them
in front was an upright flounce Of lace, held
in its place by love bow-knot of sparkling
jet. Beneath the lace, at the brim, peeped
out dainty Nile-green satin bow, tied in a
most mystical way. 1t had six loops. all
about the same length, and was tied tightly
in the center, and had two ends that stuck
out like blades OF green wheat on the edge
of the brim. Another exceedingly pretty
hat had rich crown of gold lace which was
carried down into the open Network b i'm,
which was daintily finished on the edge with
soft folds OF sheer and elegant black lace, on
which, looking just us if it had fallen there,
lay one rich red velvet rose, with its satiny
leaves and stem looking temptingiy real.
Prince of Wales tipa garnished the back
pretty thing in the way of fancy work
that the Woman's Exchange here is making
is scented layers for the bottom OF bureau
drawers. They are really immense satchets
that just fit the drawer, and are permeated