The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-29
IN THE GREAT CITY
Social Events of a New
York Winter.
Incidents OF a Notable Wedding.
Work of the DeaconesseS- Minor
Personal Notes.
Correspondence OF THE MoRSrxe CALL.


New York Is ina mire of mud, muck and
mess ness-that is the work-a-day New
York s-but the pleasure world Of this
great city is reveling 10 Il skating carnival,
such as 1t has not enjoyed for years There
are clean, inviting icefelds in the fferent
parks, and uD in Harlem the snow has only
fallen 10 add beauty TO that rural part Of
New York
One of the marital events If the week not
uniDterPstfug To CalifornianS was the mar
rage OF Miss Mabel Emery, daughter Of Mr..
ana Mrs. C.. q. Emery, 10 Mr.. William
Tracy. The Emerys are CaliiOrnianS VINO
lived in San Francisco when Il was in IS
golden youth. They have been IN New
FORK fifteen years or more. Trey are
handsomely situated IN an elegant home On
Spventy-secUnd street west "A part If New
York where the architecture is more pietur-
esQue and pleasing, and the width Of the
streets more impressive, than in the older
sections Of the city where leagues and
leagues Of square brick ana brownstone
houses, in long HOMOGENEOUS rows, weary
the eye ana suggest nothing pleasanter than
prisons.
Miss Gable Juillard Of Santa Rosa is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. A. ID. I'd. here.
Mrs. Juillard belongs 10 the golden circle
of the social elect in New York. and has
given a large reception and p charming
whom she is dessrvedly proud. Miss Isabel
Juil.ard is an attractive California girl of
the brunette type. II is said she IS Il gradu-
ate of he [ diversity oT California, and j.
as accomplished as she is pretty. Her aunt
has no children. and would en- ov keeping in
New York both Miss JuiilaTd and her
brother who is also here. The young lady,
however, although she is enjoying with re-
sp0nsive spirit all the delightful entertain
msnts given for her pleasure here, purposes
to return IN a month 10 California. En-
route 70 her home in Santa Rosa size Will
visit in Oakland.
Miss May Hoffman has been III more OF
less all winter. This has materially affected
her enjoyment Of the pleasures of the gay
world here. She eXpeeted TO enjOv dinners
and dau ces galore, and have 81 dream of
good time before setting sail Tor Europe.
She had charming time 10 Morristowu
early 10 the season. Her aunt is house
mother of one Of the homes FOR deacOnesses,
which have been lately established in New
I urk under the auspices Of the Episcopal
church. These homes are for students who
wish to become deacOuPssRs 10 help min
listers in their parish work. he young
! women study cooking, bookkeeping, psych-
ol0Zy, the Oid and New Testament, Sc wing,
kindergarten and nursing. and when they
graduate go out among the uOor women
and help them as far as pos ible
spiritually, Intellectually and practi-
ives are so full of work that
they cannot enjoy worldly pleasures. do
not fOrsweaT matrImOny. They wear neat
black dresses. TO which dainty linen
collars and cuffs give a distinctive air.
Their brooches are the silver medals given
them upon their graduation and distinguish
them as unmistakabiy as do the little silver
crosses of the Kings Daughters. These
deaconesses are doing good work. Mrs.
Hoffman gave reception during the week
at the home. The gathering was an inter-
estng one. Fashionable women, who had
the cachet Of the grand monde. were learn
ing of the lives Of poor creatures Of the
pOverty-stTicken world through the Deacon
| eSses, who we're the gentle medators who
presented the needs and suffeTings to those
who are able 10 relieve them.
The engagement OF Dir. j. Il. Lewis OF
San Francisco to a charming Boston girl is
reported.
Mr. and Mrs. r. S. Hedges and family are
at the Coleman House. Mr.. Hedges owns
most OF Stoekton-the railroad portion Of
Stockton at least BE and his family will
sail for Euro February g. Mr.. Hedges
being a Mason Of high degree is going TO
visit Palestine aud the Holy Land and get
ocular proof, If possible, of some OF the
things on which the Masonic order found
their belief.
| horses from PalO Alto. The sale OF these
excellent bits of horsefesh was one Of the
! events of the week.
MI Henry Pierce purchased two fine
| young th0roughbreds at the sale OF horses
/ by William Corbett of San Mateo. Mr..
| Pierce seems determined that the racing
| stock shall not escape from California. and
! has sent back several equine young beauties
/ 10 their native land.
Mr.. and Mrs. George K. Porter are here,
! having a royalty good time. They have
! been TO Boston and Washington.
I q
| guest al the Holland House, where also is Mr.
! Adolphe Roos of San Francisco. who has
! just arrived.
Frank johnson is at the Hotel Brunswick,
! and looks il he had mnTe schemes on his
| mind than the Panama affair.
Among the more recent arrivals from San
| Francisco are: c. NJ Palmer, w. a. Res
! tenpart. j. SehwarZ. c. Hart, Dir. w. T..
! Hopkins and A. Miller. DOROTHY Q.
New York, jan %, 1898.