The morning call., 1892-05-15
NOTES FROM THE BIG CITY.
Features Of The Actors Fund Fair in
New York.
Movements Of Weu-Known CalifOynians-An
Unfortunate uiness-Reesnt
Arrivals.
Correspondence of The MORNING CALL

The open air horse-show that has enter
talned everybody this week came as boon
after the exciting week Of the Actors FUND
fair. Everybody had been keyed up to
such a state of excitement that to come
down to the ordinary diversions OF existence
would have seemed stale, fat and un-
profitable" People are yet talking OF this
fair. and no doubt it VIII be favorlte
theme OF conversation for months to come,
for there has never been anything to equal
If in popularity in New York. How the
actresses worked! Society folk and pro-
fessiOnals had an opportunity to view one
another face TO face without the glamour Of
footlghts. That is the one fact that Mr..
Palmer emphasized mOst-that the fair
had brought the theatrical and the social
world in kindiier touch. Everybody
seemed bent on contributing to the fair. "
Mrs. EIa Wheeler Wilcox, who rarely is
seen in public halls, came out Of her study
and sold shares" in Wallacks boots, when
were displayed at the Old Curiosty-shop.
She was atired In a white costume. her
auburn-tinted hair was dressed low upon
her neck and she wore a large white hat,
and made a striking picture among the
CuTiOsities Of this booth. FechteTS dagger,
Edwin FORESTS sword, LOttas costume
i 4
old, samOvars hundreds OF years old ana
EugeniaS stockings and no end OF old
treasures were contributed TO the STOCK OF
this booth. Kate Field was over one day to
review the fair and to take a peep at the
Authors Book" in which she and other
celebrities had written encouraging sentl-
mentS Of the people OF the stage.
Miss Ray ROckman Of California worked
with real Western energy and enthusiasm
for the fair. C0StUmed as ReOecca at the
Well she disposed Of more lemonade than
any other pretty girl in the booth.
LATE ARRIVALS
One Of the latest arrivals from California
is Dick Follansbee. He has decided TO
leave the wilds Of Texas and give mp ranch
life for a time. lie viii spend a week or so
IN New York and then sail for Europe.
Miss Annie Blakeslee has returned to
New York and viii soon be hard at work
illustrating again, III which art she Is very
skillful, having done a deal of work Tor
Pack and Munsey's W eeklY. Her trip to
Texas aud California has done her much
good and she looks strong and well
Mrs. Waterman arrived few days ago
and Nill spend a month in the East,
Colonel Richard Henry Savage is hard at
literary work.
Mrs. Kari Jurgens is devoted to her music
aud vii probably spend the summer in New
York studying with Mrs Bella Thomas
Nichols.
SUCCESS II THE EAST.
Miss Kathlynne Stanton Heron is re-
covering her health and is gaining prestige
as a drawing-T0on reader. She already has
two invitations TO spend the summer at
Newport, the abiding place of the repre-
sentatives Of le grands monde OF New York.
Among the latest arrivals from San Fran
cisco are the Misses Wilson, Mrs. Frank
Whitney. W. Deakin, c. 4. Miner and W.
b. H. Hart
Mrs. Potter Palmer says: "It the Eastern
women work with the YerYe and spirit
the Western women do to promote the
woman s department in the Worlds Fair
its success will be assured" That appre-
CiatiYe acknowledgment OF Western
wOmen's skill should inspire the California
women TO work with renewed energy TO
make the California exhibit telling TIL
Umph
ILLNESS OF MRS. WIGGIN.
Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin has been
alaTmiugiy i'll at the Hotel Albert for a
month. Her condition IS no longer serious,
although she will not be well for many
weeks Her illness, besides tie physical
SUFFERING, caused her a bitter disapp0int-
ment. She arrived here April from San
Francisco, expecting TO leave on April y
for Europe. April . she was to leave Lon
don in a steam yacht, the guest Of the New
ills Of Bramal Hall in Cheshire. They
were TO visit TangieT. Corfu, Corsica, Sicily.
Greece, Dalmatia and Venice. MIS- VII
gins illness, of course, prevents her from
taking this ideal trip which would have
wen such a bracing glorious rest for her.
She has worked hard this winter in New
York, given kindergarten talks" and
doing literary work. The latest contribu-
lion from her pen is Cathedral Court
ship" in the May Atlantic. Her many
friends in San Francisco will be relieved to
know Mrs. Wiggin is out of danger.
New York, May s. DOROTHY Q.