The morning call., 1892-10-30
IN THE Big METROPOLIS.
Gossip About CalifOrnians in
the East.
THE SEASON AT TUXEDO.
Recent Events in Social Circes-Now Plays
and the Outlook for Actors rem the
Far West
Correspondence OF THE MORNING CALL

The Columbian celebration at Chicago
allured a number of New Workers
TO the Windy City. Among the Cali
fornians who went there from New
York was John w. Taylor. who seems to
be universally popular, having rs charming
a circle of friends in Chicago as he has in
New York and San Francisco.
Miss Ida Bentley has returned from her
summer campaign in Michigan, where she
has been reading and lecturing. Together
with some friends she has taken an apart
ment on Fifty-seventh street.
Miss Kathlynne Staunt0n Heron, after q
most brilliant summer at Newport. has re-
turned to town. and is at present the guest
of Mrs Eugene Kelly Jr. Miss Heron has
has gained an entres into The swelldom of
New Y ork in a shorter time than has any
other bread winner among the CallfOrnians
here. This proves that the social prestige
OF San Francisco IS recognized In New OK,
aud one who has the cachet OF the grand
monde there will have it here.
Miss Heron's most successful drawing
room reading was for Mrs. Fred W. Wander
| bilt. Mrs. Vanderbilt gave dnner-party,
including forty guests. The post-prandial
pleasure was Miss Heron's Rotations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles d. Alexande r are
building a picturesque country seat at
| o,
| the inspiration of Mr.. Pierre LOrillard.
Tuxedo is now the center of all social
| gayeties. Dinner dances are quite the
vogue. Six ladies give dinner parties, and
| after the dinners the guests go IN companies
to the clubhouse ana dance until daylight
dawns.
| One of the most charmingly attired
among the gay thr0ng at the last club
| house dance was Mrs. Charles b. AleXan-
| der, who wore dress OF delicate light green
| silk, made up in the Empire style. finished
| with short shoulder-seeveS OF dark green
! velvet which was especially becoming to her
| fair complexion and 1itian-tinted hair
Mr.. Joe Kerr, who is engaged TO Miss
! Blanche Smith, formerly of San Francisco,
! has written a very pretty tribute TO his
! sweetheart in his book, Joe herr's Jests
| and Jingles." Her picture accompanies the
| poem.
MT. Zoeth S. Eldridge. q well known
| business man in San Francisco, was mar
ried recently In Boston TO Miss Frances Nj.
! Webster, daughter OF the late Hon. John u.
! Webster.
| Young are Californians who are doing good
work in Cartoons play, Ie Earle
| Trouble" and are winning golden praises,
which will bring profitable returns In the
future.
Beautiful Marie Burroughs is con the
ROAD" in Wizards company.
l.
| spent the outing season at Far ROckaway.
] They are upon the eve Of returning TO Wash
ngton. where they will be located Tor some
/ time.
'"The Missis," play by Walter c. Bel
LEWIS, who is not unknown to number OF
| Caliiornians, will be among the first plays
10 be put on at the new Theatre LIbre,
which is to be conducted solely in the IN.
terest Of the artistic and literary work OF
American playwTights. Miss Minnie Du-
pree, the dainty Californian ingenue, Will
interpret the winSOme character OF 'Ibe
Missis," the princinal role IN the play.
Mrs. Philip Caduc and Miss Cora Caduc,
wife and daughter Of the tue old Commo-
dore Caduc, are in town and will soon leave
for Europe, where hey expect TO winter.
Mrs. Sawyer and Mrs. +. ID. Riddell are
| among the recent arrivals from San Fran
cisco.
There are not many San Franciscans in
New York Just now, all good voters wish TO
be in the home precincts at this time.
Criss Smith is here looking up the drug
business, but VIII return shortly.
New York. Oct. p. 1892. DoRoTHY q.