The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-20

| Mrs. Charles b. Alexander (uee Croekerl
! is one Of the active patrOuesses of a mid
! Lenten entertainment that is TO be given
/ here for the benefit Of The OrIhopedic Hospi-
! tai. This festival is going to be novel and
edifying in a way. Ii will take place
at SheFry's on Fifth avenue-the fine
/ establishment of fashionable caterer who
is making DelmOnico look TO his laurels.
1t Is to be called From the Market to the
| Table" On the ground floor will he ex-
| hihited the raw materials and their process
of transformation into gustatOry poems. On
an artiStically and elegantly appointed
table will be- shown the delectation of all
those who will pay to see it. Fashionable
| New York is keenly interested in the sue.
! cess of the entertainment, and its worthy
! object-to provide treatment ana maintain
! hospital for crippled chidren-appeals
| TO the teDdereSt impulses of human nature
/ IN general and woman nature in particular
| so 1t goes without saying that this mid
| Lenten affair VIII be n red letter one in the
| annals OF New 1ork's social history and
like great many other social affairs of the
/ winter fair Californian will have much To
| do with promoting its success.
| The paatial home of Mime. de BaTriOs
| the beautiful widow OF General Juan Rufino
| de BarrlOs, was the scene of most novel
| entertainment few evenings ago. Under
| the direction of Colonel MapIeSon the third
| act OF Faust was given in the beautiful
| rear drawing-rOOm. This room is "a lovely
| dream In blue The walls are finished in
| blue brOcaded tapestry adorned with a frieZe
! OF the rich material arranged in festOons,
| caught with handsome crystal pendants.
| The conservatory and spacious dining
room open off of the rear of this room,
| where the stage WAS built. 1t was uD-
| hostered in deep red draperieS and banked
| with margueTiteS. The Three Graees"
| painted in exquisite cOlors on All enchanting
| background OF pink and gray and delicate
| blue, make an ideal picture of the ceiling
| of this ROOM The front drawing room Is in
| direct contrast. 1t is dark and sOmber in
| tint and military in decoration. The four
| interesting candelabra that ornament the
room are composed of shields, helmets, spurs,
arranged with most artistic effect on the
| background of oak. On the ceiling is
! painted the god of war. frieze of his
| tOTic scenes in Mexico and Spain is painted
| with admirable skill Every thing in the
| room suggests that : loving woman planned
| il rs memorial to dead hero.
| The marriage of Mime. de Barrios 10
| Senior de ROda her gallant cavalier, will be
! celebrated about Easter time. Her young-
est child, little girl who has been danger
| Ously i'll with pneumonia is recovering her
| health, and Nine. de Barri0s will now have
| more time To devote to her handsome lover
| who was formally presented 10 her friends
| on the evening of the entertainment. Mr.
| and Mrs Theodore Sutro were among the
/
| highly favored senior.
Mr.. Harry Mcdowell, son of the late Cen
| eral Mcdowell of San Francisco, will be
married in June to Miss Fuller. charming
| belle of Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Mcdowell
| has been especially fortunate in securing
| one of the most delightful homes in New
| ork IN which to begin housekeeping. He
has rented, furnished, the home OF Law
| renee Hutton on ThiTty-t0urth street 1t is
| not an imposing house, but eminently com
| Is
| IS filled with interesting souvenirs Of dis
| tlngulshed people and almost all the celeb
! rites OF art, literature, music and the stage
| have been entertained by its distinguished
| host Portraits Of Irving, Terry, Booth,
| Barrett and host Of other familiar faces
challenge attention in the hall. MANY of
| the pictures are inscribed with interesting
/ lines, penned on them by their brilliant
| or glualS.
Mrs. Dunlap-Hopkins, well known to a
| number OF San FranciScaDs, is voted lust
the one 10 establish 4 salon in New York
| She is beautiful. rich and brilliant and has
the tact TO bring together in the happiest
| manner imaginable, artist. musician actor
| elegant and swell" Her Sunday after
| Moons are just now the vogue. Mrs. Rich
| ard LOunsOeTy and Mrs Louis Haggin were
among the guests at Mrs. Hopkins recep-
hon last Sunday.
A number Of New Workers have adopted
the foreign custom OF receiving their friends
! sunday evening.
Miss Annie Blakeslee, " no was doing adj
mirable work in illustrating, has gone to
! Texas 10 take care of her sister, Mrs. Moves
! who has been quite i'll. Her friends are
| hoping her stay Will not be a protraeted
one, for the talented yGung Californian is
making some telling strokes with her brush
| and pencil.
MIS-. lie MOyne, as her San Francisco ad-
mirers may readily believe, has been giving
| some very excellent readings here this
winter. She gave course before Lent
which was so greatly appreciated that she
was requested by number OF prominent
| New Workers to give a second course This
is most unusual tribute to a reader but
then everybody knows Mrs. lie Moynei is an
unusually fine one-'the greatest reader in
America" several dailies have been pleased
TO call her.
MIR. Charles McIyer, Mr.. Edward Mehlert
| and Mr.. and Mrs. Oyster are the latest
arrivals from San Francisco at Holland
House. This beautiful new hotel is not to
have the before 1t, but is called Holland
House. rs was the famous house in London
after which it is modelled. Ali the station
cry IN the house is embossed with the Hol-
land House crest, and some English people.
WHO have just arrived, immediately began
investigating the right OF an American
house TO use an English crest. They evil
IDENTITY do not know how pork manufacturers
acquire the creSis Of their ancestors who
have been dead centuries. A picture of the
famous but eccentric Lady Holland is ex-
Guisitely painted in a medallion effect above
one OF the mantels In the Louis Seize room.
which Is an exact reproduction Of her re-
cept0n-room, where coDgregated Macaulay,
Sheridan, Tom Moore and a host of other
men of wit and literary fame.
Mrs. Robert Z. Hastings the dainty
blonde widow, Is costly ensconsed in at
tractiye a artments at the Gerlach. As
usual she Is the cynosure of throng of adj
miring gallants.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis q. NewIands are Ia
Gated at the Holland House, where thew
expect TO remain for some time.
Miss Ida Bentley has returned from
flying trip to Kansas City, where she gave
| several successful readings. She stunned
long enough on her homeward route to give
lecture on physical culture at Detroit for
the benefit of woman's gymnasium TO be
established in the near future at Ann Arbor
and to give readings from George Eliot and
Elaine for the Detroit branch of the Cole
gate Aiumn9 of the Northwest
Mr.. Edgar Kelly is working brayelv on
two OperaS-one MIR. Grau has negotiated
for and the other is to be staged In Boston
In June. Marie Tempest is to sing one of
the leading roles. Those who are Initiated
into the secrets OF the melodinus measures
Mr.. Kelly has evolved say no end of fiat
tering things concerning the young musi
clan, and California may yet congratulate
herself because OF the musical achievements
OF this one OF her talented children. Mrs
Kelly fOrmerly Miss Jessie Gregg of Oak
land, who is an excellent musician. IL an
able assistant and sympathizer in her hus
bands work.
Mrs. Richard II. Savage is greatly inter-
eSted IN the success Of an entertainment
which Is occupying the attention of promi
nent people here for the starving over in
Russia The names of the ladies interested
IN the entertainment will be lettsred In gold
upon white satin and sent TO the Gar.
New York, March IA. DoRoruv N
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