The morning call., 1893-07-24
GOSSIP OF THE HOTELS.

Tn This age of palace-cars and frst-class
hotels II appears an easy matter for ladies TO
travel across the continent without gentlemen
friends or male escorts. Larger numbers OF
Eastern society bellies and matrons have visited
California this year than ever before alone and
unprotected. Yesterday was special red
letter day az several of the leading hotels for
lady guests from the East. Mrs. Fl. Nelson
Davies, Miss Pheyre Davies and Miss Belle
Davies, OF London, registered at the Palace.
At the same hotel were Mrs. Helen M. Greene
and Miss Jenny M. Greene. OF Amsterdam,
N. Y, and in another party were Miss Mary A.
Glein. Miss Elizabeth Chamberlain. Miss Mary
Chamberlain, Miss Emily Chamberlain and
Miss Laura Chamberlain, OF Philadelphia; Miss
A. M. Bright of Pottsville, Pa, and Mrs. A. r.
West and Miss A. E. West. of Morristown,
n. j. Among the arrivals at the Occidental
Hotel were the three Misses Hayes Of London.
England.
Tho wool men are coming to town. Three
shrewd wool men from Yankeeland are regis
tered at the Grand Hotel. They are Benjamin
Hull Of Norwich. Conn.,, E. T. Leeds OF Boston.
Mass and Nathan Brewster OF Norwich. Conn.
MIR. Hull has not Deen out here for four or five
years. He is one OF the most extensive wool
manufacturers in the country ana has large
factories at Norwich. Mr.. Brewster Is also the
Norwich. Mr.. Leeds, while not manufac-
turer. is probably the largest wool-buyer In
America All three of these gentlemen are
here to purchase California's wool crop for
1898.
Two well.kEOWn theatrical men arrived In
town yesterday. Charles A. Wing. the advance
manager of The Robert Wantell Company,
came down from Portland. and is at the Cali
fornia Hotel. A. S. K0hland, general agent for
Sells Brothers Circus, came direct from the
Mississippi Valley and Is registered at the Pal
ace Hotel.
A quartette OF prominent young society peo-
pie from Philadelphia are guests at The Palace
Hotel. Frank Cooper, w. T. Cooper, Miss
Cooper and Miss Hazard compose the party.
They Will visit Monterey. Santa Cruz and Santa
Barbara during the next fortnight.
Count T. W. Stenoock- Fermor is a recent
arrival at the Palace Hotel. He comes direct
from Chicago. where, as the representative OF
the Russian Government. he 0fficiated as one Of
the Imperial Russian Commissioners at the
Worlds Fair. In st. Petersburg he Is cou-
nected with the Agricultural Department OF the
Cars Government.
w. A. Neville, the veteran mlne-owner from
Sonora, 1uolumne County, Is at the Palace.
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the coast. He went up to Sonora in early days
and by remaining there and faithfully working
his claims he Is now one Of the wealthiest resi-
dents Of Tuolumne County.
Dr. Marcel Baudoin, editor-in- chief of the
Surgical Archives of Paris. France. Is regis
tered at the California He is one Of tho dele
gates to the Chicago Worlds Fair from the
French Government.
Among the arrivals at the Palace Hotel last
night from the East was small. dark. skinned
gentleman. wearing high silk hat and linen
buster. He registered as Agh Mira Mohemed
Ali of Reschte. Persia, aud was accompanied
by an interpreter In the person OF Murad j.
Shemtol OF London. Mr.. A. M. NJ ALPS visiting
card bears the words 'Flls Moyinottodjar,"
whatever that may mean. The gentleman rep.
resents the Persian Government at the Worlds
Fair. and is making trip to the coast for
pleasure.
Colonel w. Mitchell lines, who is at the head
of large English colony at Auburn. Placer
County, is at the Grand Hotel. Colonel lines
was formerly comman der Of the Ninety third
Highlanders. and is famous as soldier in her
Majesty'S service.