The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-04
THE METROPOLIS.
Society Entertaining the
Spanish Princess.
The Coaching Parade-CaIifornian
Who Are in the
Swim.
Correspondence OF THE MORNING CALL.

New YORK, May 29.-The protracted So
cial season had brilliant fl ale in the gala
ball to the Dona Infanta Eulalia, which
despite disturbing factions was "a dream of
Oeauty" and a picture of floral beauty,
lovely femininity and gallant men, worthy
to be immor allied in enduring colors.
The golden-haired Eulalia won all hearts
by her appreciatlve smiles. Among the
CalfOrnians in boxes at the ball we're Mrs.
Hearst in whose party were Mrs. j. Ii.
Moore and Miss Bessie Moore; Mr.. Joe"
| Clark, whose party included among others
Mr.. John W. Taylor and Mrs. Taylor's
beautiful ME e. Miss Laura Shepard of
Chicago. Twas bright, twas glorious,
but it is past-ihank heaven!' is the gen.
erai exclamation. Those who stayed in
town to do honor to the Infanta are hieing
away TO Europe or Chicago. or to their
country homes like joyous children haiIing
n long-Iooked for holiday. MIR. and Mrs.
John jacob AstOr are at the Ast0r estate
at Rhnebeck, a pictures que town on the
hudson. The Vanderbilt clan are settled
at their various country seats. the Fred
Fanderbilts ut Newport, the Cornelius
Vanderbilis not far from the city BY the
sea watching the rebuilding of ''The
Breakers" their magnificent home which
was burned down last season, and the w.
K. Vanderbilts a 1slip. l.. l.
To have quietly slipped into "a sweet
doing nothlng" spirit after the excitement
attending the ball would have been wholly
unsatisfying, so the coaching parade Sat
Hrday proved an enlivening aitertaste of
PLEASURE.
The day was lowering. consequently the
pageant was not as brilliant aud imposing
nal a N ga inc iyht nf aCti
lty and color Is worth seeing. and hosts of
people go out 10 Central Park to see the
parade. Mr.. Fred Beach, who is rapidly
attaing fame as a whip of excee ding skill,
had his new COACH 1t was greatly adj
mired. 1t has white panels and queens
scarlet running gear, and seats covered
with cloth of the same color. Colonel Jay.
! president of the club, drove a yellow and
| red Dorking coach, with big bay wheeers
and q chestnut and gray in the lead The
! ladies' wear the most enchantingly pretty
costumes, completed by hats chic and be-
coming. and parasols airy in texture and
| dainty in colOrs.
| The gentlemen are brave in the coaching
regalia, and withal the coaching parade
gives one the illusion that living is fun and
the whole world is glad. Mrs. Willie
! Tiffany, erstwhile Mrs Fernando YZnaga.
! who secured her divorce from Mr.. YZnaga
in San Francisco, looked strIkingy pretty
| In a black satin dress with white lace trim
mings and white sailor hat with a broad
brim, which is just now the III ode q cur
! ious coincidence at the luncheon of the
coaching parties was that Mrs Tiffany sat
at the same table with her former hus-
band, Mr.. Fernando Yznaga, who, a year
| or 50 ago, married the famous beauty.
Mabel Wright. After this little episode
the New Ygrkrrs better stop ''aluding att
the free-and-easy social recognition 1.-The
divorced" receive in San Francisco. Foil
| snrplV tn n cit hi.
in San Francisco with two women, one of
whom is his divorced wife and the other
the present divder of bis SORROWS and the
doubler of his jnys.
The polo season has opened with an en-
terpIlsing spirit at Meadow Brook. Long
Island. Foxhall keene is expected 10 par
ticipate in this sport IN which he takes a
keen interest Mr.. Hermann Oelricbs is
"a lover of polo,' and his buoyant person.
atty is needed to make things 60 with
zip"
Another Californian has Joined the
happy majority and become blessed ben
edict. Mr.. }. Lincoln Steffens, son of Mr.
Joseph Steffens of Sacramento, was mar
ried recently to Miss Bontecue Of Wash
ington. d. c. MIR. StefTens las an excel
lent position on the New York Evening
! Post.
Mr.. Holbrook Blinn of Oakland, who has
been playing successfully In the New
South" will spend the summer in Massa-
chusetts. He is at present in Brooklyn.
Miss Elsie Lee, who has spent wear
studying abroad. has arrived in New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Keith are at the
Coleman. Mir. Keith is enthusiastic over
the paintings he has seen at the Columbia
| Exposition. Although he expects to turn
his face Europeward in a few days, he
said he felt like going right back to CALI
fornia to paint" Mr.. John Muir will Join
! al no
abroad.
Mr.. David Bush is in high spirits. His
new safety gas patent for turning the gas
of and preventing 1t escaping when it is
blown ont by one brought up on candies or
who wishes to commit suicide is meeting
| with favor. Mr.. Bush has been all through
New England and has just returned from
Philadelphia. He will not return TO San
Francisco for some weeks.
Mr.. &. A. Gundelfinger Jr, president of
the National Bank of Fresno, j. L. Barber
Of the newspaperdom of Alameda, and
Mr. L. i. Williams OF the Journals site field
OF San francisco, are all at the Coleman.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Hendy aud daughter
are here pleasnrng. Mr.. Hendy, OF course,
is interested in all the iron works and foun-
dries.
MIR. Charles Dietrich. who has been to
the Columbian Exposition. is also in town..
Mr.. W. w. Westway AMI wife have come
on TO New FORK FROM the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Westway is a large landowner of
Stockton.
MIR. b. l.. Bartlett Of the San Francisco
Board of Trade is among the numerous
Cal1fornans on here at present.
Mr. /. j. Meyers Is not quite as jubilaEr
as uiual. but hopes of political preferment
still spring in his heart and add interest
to living for him and make Washington an
attractive objective point.
Mrs. Ii. Ettling has just returned from
Europe ana is sojourning here for few
days en- ronte for Europe.
Mr.. w. III. Ostrander has also just re-
turned IRON a trip abroad and will leave
for San Francisco soon.
Mr.. William Mackie. who brought on
Haggn's horses, will spend all the racing
season here.
Mr.. John. CogaD. a jolly old-timer of
California, but lately one of the important
cattle-raisers of Dragon, is on here rene W.
Ing his youth with old friends of the past.
w. X. Hall and wife and Rev. j. S.
Reed are among the latest arrivals from
San francisco. DOROTHY Q.