The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02

These are valedlctory days in the social
world. The last meeting of sewing classes.
theater clubs and Lenten card parties were
held last week in order to give the devotees
Of religion opportunity for church-going.
The Vaudeville Club closed for the season
several days ago, and those disposed to
guy" this gathering, organized for the de-
light of pleasure-lovers In society, declare
the Vaudeville is "a distinguished failure
and is closed for good and all"
The novelty OF the Vaudeville idea chal-
lenged attention for time, but it soon
proved ''stale, fiat and Improbable" When
the gay representatives of pleasuredom
donued their heavy wells and properly
chaperOned and escorted went to Roster
& Balls and viewed variety show from
a box, with curtains that half revealed and
half concealed the fair occupants, there was
something risaue in the idea that piqued
curiosity and fascinated the uninitlated. 1t
was Bohemian to n degree. The sea of
people below, whIe-capped with human
faces of every nationality, class and condi-
ton. was new and interesting in itself.
A mingled feeling of triumphant satisfac-
ton ana modification thrilled the pretty
representative of pieasuredom, who, seam
ming curiOusly the drinking and smoking
audience on the ground floor, suddenly dis
CUNcIeu SOIlb NIT, ticEdHI 1cIlUW W. UbT
sci, lounging in graceful abandon in bis
seat. looking more pleased and less bored
than she had ever seen him before. 1t goes
without saying the variety entertainment
at the Vaudeville Club was an eXpurgated
edition of such as are seen at places like
Roster d Balls. The people were all well
acquainted. There was nothing risgue at
all in being seen at the Vaudeville. The
various stages in the city had specialties
that exceeded in grace, art and vivacity
liz
there seemed no special reason for the
Vaudeville to exist.
1T was jolly good place to 60 between
IL O'Clock and l." said member, who
seemed to think it filled long-felt want in
his case. II never knew what to do with
myself after II 80 o'clock when there wasn't
a ball on he said. II should go TO bed"
said his country cousin, un!Ditiated in the
exciting and exhilaratlng experiences OF
New York high life.
Dinner parties have been unusually popu-
lar this Lenten season. One of the most
brilliant of recent dinners was given by the
Alumni of the Phillips Exeter Academy
at the Hoffman House. s. Sidney Smith,
president, presided. The speech of the
evening was made by Mr.. John w; Taylor
of San Francisco, who responded TO the
toast, "Fhe Exeter Boys of the Pacific
Coast" Mr.. Taylor Is a graduate of Exc
ter, and is claimed rs enthusiastically by
the Exeter boys as he is by the Harvard
men, ana Montclalr, N. D., where ne ulu
much to advance educational work years
ago, rather takes pride in believing he eX-
pended his best energies there instead of in
San Francisco. From which facts Mr.. Tay-
lOr's friends may rightly infer he Is as
popular in New York as in California, and
that the Exeter boys of the Pacific Coast
received their due hOnors.
Colonel Croker is yet at the Holland.
He loaned his private ear to his sister. Mrs.
G. Il. Alexander, for q trip to Florida, and
lie is awaiting her return. When she
arrives in town he will take possession of
his charming itinerant snuggery and speed
hOmeward.
The gammers and CATERS of the social
world here have assumed that Colonel
Fred" is looking out for "a wife and
house In New York" and have circulated
such report. That it is all stuff and non
sense none Of his friends doubt.
Miss Edith White, charming girl from