The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-08
THE GREAT CITY.
California Actors i'm New
York.
PACIFIC COAST VISITORS.
A Notable Wedding to Take Place in
the Near Future-The FASH
ionabie Dinner Hour.
PACIFIC
Correspondence of THE NOnNIxe Cali

The advent of the New Year in New
York was marked by clustering gale and
a hard raihstorm. The day for celebrat-
ing. however. the second day OF January,
was mild and serene, and spirit Of good
cheer ab0unded.
Among the Californians who stroye to
dissipate the cares of their fellow men on
this holiday were Joe Grismer Phoebe
Davies and Katharine Gray. who appeared
in a play called "The New South" at the
Broadway Theater. The Grismer-Daviss
work is quite familiar TO San Franeiscans,
and it goes without saying to their admirers
that they did we'll. Katharine Gray is Mrs.
Paul Arthur in private life and is very
handsome woman.
The Misses VOORHEES,. daughters of Dr.
VOORHEES, of San Francisco. have returne
from Europe and spent the holidays IN
town. They will pass the winter visiting
in Washington and through the South.
They are charming. accomplished girls and
enjoy belledom wherever they 60.
DR.. Powers and his attra active daughter,
Miss Powers, snent the holidays visiting in
Boston and Brooklyn. and are passing a
few days at Holland House before leaving
at an early date for San Francisco.
Mrs. H. NJ. Scovile and children are at
the Coleman House. Mrs. Scovllle has been
teaching at Mills College for seven years
and has come East 10 fiji similar position
in one Of tie prominent boarding-schools
here.
Mrs. Scott, sister-in-law of Irving and
Henry NJ Scott, accompanied by her daugh-
ter, has been spending the holidays in New
York. She leaves tonight for San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. \. P. Perrine has Joined her hus-
band at the Coleman. and their son and
Aat 70 IL, lau and III
Perrine, are down from Buffalo visiting
them.
p. S. Knight and wife and Joe Lewis are
among the well-kD0wn Californans who
are soionrning during the holiday week in
New York.
Lincoln Steffens, son of Mr.. Joseph Stef-
fens. formerly a member of Whittier, Fuller
Il Co, now director of the California State
Bank at Sacramento, has returned TO New
York from Europe lie has been abroad
| three years studying philosophy and lau-
guages and has drlfted into journalism ana
is now writing for the Evening Post. To
write for the Evening Post gives one a
prestige that serves as an open sesame to
| many exclusive literary periodicals. 1t is
usually conceded one must have brains to
! write for this evening paper, which is so
! closely allied to The Nation.
Miss Della Mills spent the holidays with
| the &. 7. Huntingtons and has returned to
! her studies at the seminary at 0gonlZ.
! The most notable wedding OF the near
/ future, interesting alike to San Franciscans
| as well as 10 New Workers, will be that Of
! Miss 4 ne lyers to Mr.. L. Moore Robinson
of New York. 1t will be celebrated at the
/ Church Of Heavenly Rest with a full
/ choral service, on Tuesday. January 10.
/ Mr.. Robinson is fine, manly looking gem
! ueman. despite his youthful air. which
! makes him appear several years younger
/ than be Is. lie Is the son OF Mrs. j. Huod
! Wright, one Of the charming society women
/ of New York's swelldom. Dir. Robinson's
! Stepfather is q member Of the banking firm
/ Of DreXel, Morgan & Co., with which eele-
/ brated house Mr.. Robinson himself is con-
nected. Alter their wedding tour M and
! Mrs. Robinson Will reside in New York.
| They have already taken beautiful apart
! ment IN one Of the swell observation-disclosures
here, which Is now being handsomely fur
nished for their occupancy in the latter
part Of this month.
the Victoria Hotel and have been the recip-
tents of a round of dinners and receptions
! given IN their honor by Callfornians and
friends in New York.
The pleasuTe-lovers are endeavOring to
! make good the loss Of the opera in New York
this winter by giving private musicaes.
! subscription concerts and all sorts of en-
| tertainments IN the musical line. The need
! Of the OPERAS keenly fell. however, and IL is
/ scarcely probable that New YOrkeTs will
allow another winter TO pass without TAX
| ing active measures to provide an opera
house.
The dinner dance is growing more and
more in favor. The elaborate dinner leaves
no hour or hours for boredom between the
| coffee and cigars and the time for the ball.
| The diners come to the dinners arrayed in
| enchanting bali costumes ready for the
nights pleasuring at another private house
or at the semi-pnblc affairs like the Patri-
archs' balls or the assembly dances, aud
very little time eapsss between the end Of
the dinner and the beginning of a dance
| The dinner guests go In gay companies 10
| the dances. There is no time for mapping
a preparatory restful custom an older gen.
GRAFTON INDUCED in before they went 10 par
ties or dances. In this day aud generation
even In pleasuredom one mnst Keep vide
awake to make q success. DOROTHY Q.
II .