The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-28

Downey. whom many Californans remem-
Der. gave a charming musicale at her home
In Brooklyn few days ago.
The Iantic is anchored at the navy-yard,
and the good Captain Rockwell and Lieu
tenant Richmond gave certain number OF
Californians a delicious breakfast on board
of the good ship one glorious Sunday morn
ing. The Yantic had anchored long enough
at Mare Island to give its officers chance
to fall in love with California, which they
straightway did, and ring her praises gal
lantly. Mrs. Bella Thomas Nichols chap
eroned the party, and every one of This de-
lghtful woman's California friends know
how she promotes the happiness of every
body and contributes
PLEASURE TO A FEAST;
So 1t goes without saying that the entertain.
ment on board the Yantic, which the gallant
officers provided, was par excellent
Mrs. Charles Henry Phelps and daugh-
ter will leave for California about the first
of May to visit friends and relatives in
Oakland. Mr.. Phelps, although very sue
cessful lawyer, has time occasionally to do
some literary work in the delightful vein
with which his admirers are familiar. The
Century and other magazines contain
gems of verse from his pen from time to
time Mrs. Phelps also being literary and
artistic Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps number
among their friends the most interesting
and famous literary and artistic personages
fOrnians who have the entire to the best
salons of this Mecca of art, literature and
music. | was going TO say that there are a
set of writers from the West that would
make you believe that they themselves
formed the literary center of New York,
and all other literary lights revolved around
them; that they discovered q literary b.
hernia and run it, and all that-but, well, l
won't tell any more. think | learned it in
a copy-book long ago, "the truth is not to
be told at all times"
Here's truth, however, that San Fran
cisco in its kindergarten work is leagues
and leagues ahead of New York. The peo-
pie are just waking up to the blessed fact
that kindergarten teaching is good for the
soul-for the souls truly of the little east
side waifs-and when it became known that
Mrs. r. Watson Glider was President of the
Free kindergarten Association of New
York and that Mrs. Cleveland was Vice
President of it and took an active interest
in establishing kindergartens then the en-
thuSlaSm became infectious, and next week
some of the bellies OF society and the knights
of the social army OF the Four Hundred are
going to give pleasant little drama, mis-
tress Dlrothy," for the benefit of the Free
kindergarten of New York We need a
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper and a Mrs. Kate
Douglas Wiggin to fully rouse
A WARM INTEREST IN THE WORK,
However, aud numberless people like the
late Mrs. Croker and Mrs. Alexander and
a host of other generous women like these
fair Californians to create kindergarten
revival here.
Over little side stand on Sixth avenue
in immense letters is this legend,
The California Popcorn Kitchen
Hot popcorn every hour" Upon in
quiry | learned that it was called by this
taking name simply because the popcorn
came from the Golden State. The sight is
very cheerful, to say the least; as cheerful
as a blacksmith-shop, and cleaner. A long
table on the sidewalk is filled with bags and
squares of popcorn; through an open door
way one sees an old man, whose SLOUGH hat
and white beard make him look as pictur-
esque as An old miller. He stands there all
day long popping corn over stove full of
CHEEKY Goals A barrel of tiny corn on his
right side, and big barrel of snOw-white
corn popped and ready for the bags on his
left, make him study pleasant enough to
tempt an artists pencil and brush. But as
/ look at the pearly kernels of corn that are
handed out for my patriotic inspection l am
reminded of nothing better than that idi-
otic conundrum-you know ii, perhaps:
"Why is a sutton about proposing for mis-
lady's heart and hand like this corn?" And
the nonsenseal answer: Because he turns
white when he pops-and SO does the corn"
reminds one to ware-of-proposals, or
popcorn, or conundrums-or something of
that Sort Pm not quite clear which. Are
you? DOROTHY Q.