The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-14

Mr.. w. Z. Stevens, Dr. w. ,. y. OleDeISt
and DR.. E. Ii. Bertaud. Last evening the
gypses rendered in very pleasing man.
ner the brief programme consisting or
vocal duet. Gypsy Countess" by Miss
Olivia Peterson and Mr.. Oliver T. PETER
son barry tone solo, Nothing Serious" by
DIR. W. s. C. Seberst; recitation, The
Gypsy Flower Girl" by Miss Hattie V.
Martin; barytone solo. selected, by DR.. E.
II. Berlaud.
Tonight they will entertain their visit
ors with the following: Song. "Romany
Lass" Mr.. Charlie Bennett; Swiss song.
Il Am a Gypsy Maiden" Miss Olivia ID.
Peterson; dance, Gypsy Girl" Miss Til
lie Wrede; vocal solo, dream Stars"
Miss Adele NJ. Levy; barytone solo (se-
lected), DR.. w. S. c. Sieberst.
The gardeners house, presided over by
Mrs. Emily Pitt Stevens, is one of the
most attractive spots in the old city. Last
night il was specially beautified by a
bunch of forty chrysanthemums Of differ
ent varieties of wonderful size and perfect
form. These chrysanthemums. which
were presented TO the ladies by Mr.. Sic
vers together with large hamper Of La
France roses, carnations, heliotrope and
smilax, are some of the same which took
the prize at the Worlds Fair. and are GER
tainly magnificent eXponents of the degree
of beauty to which these flowers can at
tain by means OF intelligent and careful
culture. Many of them are eighteen
inches in circumference, mass of deli
cate. plumy petals, and they were all as
tonishingly large and fine.
Mrs. Emily Pitt Stevens. who is the
Frau Meisterin" of the Gardeners House,
wears an historically correct costume of
rich yellow brocade. with very long
TRAN. trimmed with applique work out
lined by silver braid, and very becoming
sQuare-cornered. clOse-ftting cap of black
and white embroidery.
Mrs. May Harrison. Mrs. Stevens
charming coadjutor. is arrayed in lovely
blue gown trimmed with black velvet.
Her ornaments are Jet and peculiarly
fascinating cap of amber beads is worn
above the two wide braids into which her
unusually long and abundant hair is
plated. A special beauty of Mrs Harrl-
sons costume is the exquisite hand en-
broidery of which her flowing sleeves,
guimpe and apron are fashioned. This
embroidery, which is done on the finest
of white muslin, is the work of the nuns in
a convent Oh the island of Madeira, and is
as rare and exquisite as it Is beautiful.
Miss Bessie North, who wears demure
costume of gray and black. has as orna-
ments set of filagree silver, of which she
is Justly proud. The set, which consists
of a necklace, bracelets, pin and earrings,
is an heirloom in the North family and is
over 200 years old. 1t has been handed
down from generation to generation, and
was finally sent from the old home in Nor
way to Miss Bessie. The design is most
curious and beautiful, and. aside from the
associations connected there with. which
render the Jewels priceless to their owner,
they are of great intrinsic value In this
same favored booth are the two charming
Williams sisters. Miss Josephine wears
correct fifteenth century dress of ash and
pink, with silver ornaments and true
l.
symphony in heliotrope," as an artistic
friend expressed ii.
Miss KitUie Burke is attired iu car
dinal skirt, black velvet and lace bodice.
white gulmpe and apron, and wears her
hair in two long braids.
The other young ladies who are assisting
Mrs. Stevens in her pleasant duties are
Miss Finley, Miss Beguelin. Miss Knur.
Miss Duffey, Miss Sachs, Miss Herse-
burger and Miss Friedman. They are all
very handsomely attired in Marguerite
costumes of various colors. with rich and
tasteful ornaments. The four little girls
who are so much admired are the Misses
Verna and Geraldine Harrison, who are
dressed in yellow, with blue ribbon bands,
blue velvet bodlces and caps. white
guimpes, with immense pulled sleeves,
and aprons of East Indian work on fine
lawn, which are especially dainty and
pretty, and the Misses May Wood aud
Clara Oleoviteb, who are dressed in cos
tunes of exactly the same pattern in red
and black combination.
The Gardeners House is especially fortu-
nate in having secured two attractions,
which even the Worlds Fair did not have.
and these are the two volumes of the
Nure mberg Chronicles, which Mr. Adolph
Sutro, their owner, has allowed the ladies
to place upon exhibition. These books are
of the greatest interest, not only to the
81 ~, kY,t+ 20 4l,a n
public as their age and value make them
curiosites of the highest order. There
are seven volumes in the set to which these
two belong, and they were published by
Antony Koburger, the first printer OF
Nuremberg and the foremost printer of his
time. Hartmann Schedel was the COM
piler of the whole series and made himself
famous thereby.
The first volume, published in 1893, was
printed il Latin under the title of
"Registrum huius operius libri Cronicarvm
(hartmanni SchedeliD cum fguris ct Yma-
ginibus alb initio mundi," and this title in
dicates the scope of the work, which is
chronicle of events and collection of
brief biographies Of noted people from
"the beginning of the world" In this
volume appears the first printed mention
of the discovery of America, which is in a
letter written by "Xpophoru Colubu" to
Queen Isabella, speaking of his discovery
of ''the fouri islands, In each of these
volumes there appears over 1000 wood cuts
illustrative Of the text. Anthony Koburger,
however, knew how to make the most of
bis material, for a number of the cuts are
made TO do duty more than once IN his
quaint volumes.
One vignette of a severe-looking indi-
vidual in a tuTban has been made espe-
cislly useful, since it appears no less
than fifty-twO times and under different
name each time. 1t is first brought to our
notice as an authentic portrait of Greek
Emperor; then is stated TO be the picture
Of a Roman soldier, an apostle and forty
nine other people.
In the Latin edition some former owner
of the book has endeavored to create
distinction between the various charac-
tiers which this Protean parsonage sus-
tains by painting his coat and turban of
different colors in each picture; but he
meets with little success in concealing his
identity. An edition of this same work
was printed in German, and they were
afterward reissued in Augsburg. So
precious are these books that they are ex-
bibted in a locked glass case, which is
nightly surrounded by curious thrOng,
and to those VINO care for the things of
the past they are one of the greatest at
fractions of old Nuremberg city.
Last night the programme as published
in The CALL was presented before most
enthusiastic audience. To those who