The morning call., 1892-12-04
NEW YORK SOCIETY
Winter Receptions in the
Metropolis.
The Youngest of Leading Ladies-A
Writer Who Has Won Fame.
Personal Gossip.
Correspondence Of THE MORNING CALL

Teas and receptions are now filing the
days with social delight. One of the
pleasantest of these affairs was an informal
''tea" given by Mrs. Bella Thomas Nichols
at her coy new studio at the Mystic, Thir-
ty-ninth street and Broad way, last Saturday
evening Mrs. Z. L. Goodsell, looking very
pretty in a Partisan costume of dark cloth
shot with red aud finished ia the red velvet
now the mode, and A. Theodore Kearny. the
Landowner Of California, were among the
representatives of the Golden State who
slipped tea and exchanged adjectives in his
hospitable snuggery. Miss Edna Wallace
of San Francisco, the pretty little brunette
who is the understudy of Maud Adams, VIII o
enjoys The distinction of being the youngest
leading lady in America, popped in the
studio for fleeing moment. She has been
studying vocal music with Mrs. Nichols.
Miss Wallace is another of the California
girls who are In the histriOnic profession.
She has such bright personality that she
Is attracting the apprecatiYe attention of
the theatrical managers here. She is now in
Philadelphia with tine Masked Ball"
Maud Adams celebrated her twentieth
birthday on December IL. She made such
hit as Suzette Blondet. playing with John
Drew, that no end OF fattering things have
been written and said of her. She is beau
tifully modest and does not seem to be
She has dainty fiower-like personality.
and plays the harp charmingly. Some one
of her profession, chatting with her the
other day, remarked that latter all there is
not much in fame. 1t never seems half
as delicious as We dreamed it would be,
but, perhaps" she added, looking admir-
inPly at Maud Adams, fame is sweeter
when it comes when one is young"
"Oh, then, one only finds out sooner how
little there is in it, said the famous young
leading woman OF %.
Mr. and Mrs. William II. Croker, Mrs
Sperry and Miss Beth Sperry and Mr..
Robert NJ. Tobin are stopping at Holland
House. aud will be here for two or three
weeks. Miss Beth Sperry has just returned
from a most thoroughly delightful trim
abroad. Mrs. "Will" Crocker is suffering
with disagreeable cold and as yet has not
been able TO participate in the social gayeties
OF New York.
Mrs. A. T. Head and Miss Head are other
representatives OF swelldom of San Fran
cisco, who are here visiting and doing
Christmas shopping.
Mr.. j. ID. Grant has been making flying
trips to Boston aud Philadelphia and is once
more In New York for few days.
ColoDel and Mrs. Ii. b. Buford are charm
ingly situated la an apartment at Washing
ton square, the old-time aTistocratic center
of New York. Although the tendency of
New Workers Is TO move way up town, a
few old families prefer TO live In their old
family mansions at washington square.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Kelly Jr and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Bryce have handsome
bones on the square.
Mr.. Henry Reed Miller is among the
latest recruits from California TO the journal
istic world here. He used TO edit paper in
New Jerse and year ago returned to his
home in Sacramento. He tried commercial
life, but when one has once experienced the
fascinating life of q journalist, although il is
full of hardships and trials, it is rare that
the pen-w lelder en- joys any other sort of
business as well.
Miss Ida Bentley. who gave two success
full readings at the berkeley Lyceum last
week. gave a very charming reception this
afternoon at her new home. the Wlndemere.
There was music and good cheer and a
eoodly gathering of bright spirits.
Nine. de Carriers OF Russia Is VlsltIne
ber mother Mrs. Richard Henry Savage !.
She will spend several months In New
YORK with Colonel and Mrs. Savage. -.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Brown have just