The morning call., 1893-03-26
LIFE IN LENT.
Social Entertainments in
New York.
WARD McALLIsTER's DINNER.
San FranciscanS Honored Abroad.
Public Readers in Great De-
mand-NOtes.
Correspondence of THE MORNING CALL.

1t is showing again to-day. The promise
of spring that for brief time bunyed up
the spirits OF the weather-weary has not
been fulfilled. However, the youchsafement
of a few days Of brightness has Infused
some zest into social life.
MIR. Ward McAllister gives dinner party
this evening in honor of Colonel Fred
Crocker. Mr. McAllister lives in an old
fashioned home in Thirty-sixth street. The
drawing-room cannot in truth be dignifiad
by such a designation. The arrangement
of the rooms is better comprehended by the
terms front and back" paror. The back"
parlor is the dining-room. The front par
lor is a not unattraetiYe homelike room.
that seems imbued with a careless Southern
air of comfort There are several fine bits
Of bric-s- brac ana interesting pictures, but
Notwithstanding the attitude of the master
Of the house there is nothing distinctively
modish, cultured or artistic in his dwelling.
Mr.. McAilister's best talent is displayed at
his table. He is quite master Of the art of
dining.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Belvin of San Fran
cisco gave dinner party at the Gerlach re-
Gently. The party included: Colonel and
Mrs. James McNaught. Mr.. and Mrs. John
S. Wise. Miss Mary Kinkead. Mr.. Horace
and Mrs. John c. Calhoun.
New honOrs have been bestowed upon the
Kelly family. Mr.. Eugene Kelly Jr. was
appointed chamberlain TO the Pope, and is
now in Nice ell route for Rome TO attend
the Easter ceremonies at the Vatican. MIS-.
Eugene Kelly Jr. will return to America as
lady IN waiting to the Infanta Eulalie.
Mrs Kelly is admirably suited to fill the
position with grace. She speaks Spanish
fiuently, aud although she is below the
ntnH in 10 hA hoe a q mi ira a
self-poise and sayoir faire which enables her
to maintain any number Of social, royal or
| ecclesiastical hOnOrs with ease.
Miss Kathlynne Stauntou Heron of San
! Francisco Is a protege of Mrs. Kelly, who
has entertained Miss Heron at Newport and
in town. Miss Heron will read April for
the Emma Willard Association, Of which
Mr.. Russell Sage is president.
Miss Ida Bentley will givs public read
ing of her adaptation OF George Eiot's
mill on the Floss" at the Berkeley Lyceum
this week.
There are at present readers galore before
the New York public. and those who enjoy
! such entertainments have an embarrassment
of riches. Browning, Eliot. Goethe, Whit
tier, Victor Hugo and IennysOn and other
well-known poets are at the choice Of hose
who delight in all or any Of them.
Mrs. Ph9be A. Hearst. accompanied by
Miss Bessie Moore Of San Jose. Cal, are at
! Holland House.
Mr.. Jack" Hays. the well-known land
holder of Vlsalia, Cal. is at the Fifth
avenue Hotel, where are also domiciled Mr.
and Mrs. John II. Wise and Mr.. Mike"
TarpeY. By a curious coincidence both Mr..
Wise and Mr.. Iarpey are aspiring for the
same position as Collector of the Port at
San Francisco. 1t is said that Mr.. Wise Is
the winning aSpirant
Mr.. X. f. del Vale Is at the Coleman
House. lie has enjoyed the relish of
official life obtained as State Senator so
lat no r. upf al n m Mt
from this administration as Minister to
Japan. His friends hope he will get min
isterial appointment Of some kind Mr.. A.
NJ. Lawrence is in Washington among the
offioe-seekers from San Francisco.
MIR. NJ. f. Knapp, son-in-law CT Mr.
Charles Plum, is here attending strictly TO
business.
Miss Matte Earle of San Francisco is
another of the Californians who are In the
| htstTionic profession. She has Just arrived
in town, and is with Cranes Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. North and son are
! here on pleasure trip.
| c. L. Ellis is pushing the grain and fruit
| interests of California here.
Mr.. c. d. Robinson, the artist of Yn-
| semitic fame, accompanied by W. II.
! Ostrander, arrived in town few days ago
| and sailed tor Europe Saturday.
| Colonel Richard Henry Savage has given
souyeniT ,,,, copies to his friends Of his latest
! book, The Masked Venus" The copies
are bound in lavender-tinted paper with
| the name In purple and the authors auto
! graph written in purple ink. An apple
| green ribbon and bow daintiY complete the
artistic effect of the book, which makes an
| attractive one for library table.
What merry muddle there will be at the
| Worlds Columbian Exposition to get the
| true representatives In art, literature and
music from their native States. New
! York claims at least two CRlifornians one
in the journalistic line and the other in the
art world.
Miss Clara McChesney's exquisite picture
| of the Mother and Child and two other
creations of her pencil have been chosen
for the exposition. OF course they will 90
from New York. although Miss McChesney
| is genuine Californian. The Mother and
| Child Is one Of her best works. 1t is not
unsuggestive in its treatment OF Isreal or
Millet A peasant mother is nursing her
| little scrap Of babe. The light falls from
a window above and to the right of her,
/ touching her homely dun-colored clothes
with golden glinls and bringing into sweet
relet the maternal tenderness that almost
| gives he charm of beauty TO her workworn
| face. II is picture that h hods fine promise
for better achievements for the artist.
| The Worlds Columbian Exposition, the
purists declare, is the only proDer term to
use in speaking of the great international
| exposition at Chicago. They insist that
| Worlds Fair" is altogether too rustic and
| provincial; that Chauncey n. Depew rather
hurt the term by asserting That the fair
would be a national, not an international,
| one. and therefore the true majesty OF the
! project is only conveyed by that ''galumph-
! ing" alphabetical procession, The Worlds
| Columbian Exposition" Sometimes it
| looks as if that Chicago affair." would best
| express IT, DOROTHY O.
New York, March 90. 1893