The morning call., 1893-03-12
IN THE BIG CITY.
CaIifornians Beyond the
Rockies.
Many Well-Known People Return to
New York From the National
Capital.
Correspondence OF THE MORNING CALL.

On to Washington has been the cry all
the week. New York seemed as deserted
as if it were hot summer time instead of
bitterly cold March.
This morning a squad OF Californians ar
rived in town from the nations capital.
Colonel Fred CrockeT E. L.. Holloway,
Mr.. j. B. LevinsOn and Mr.. c. F. Smith,
all in fine spirits and not whit the worse
for the wear and tear attending the inau-
gural celebration, are domiciled at Holland
House.
Mr.. Pearson, Mr.. L. W. Buck and MI.
James Dietrich were congenial crowd that
went over and have returned without any
serious effects from too much weather."
They had an all-rOund good time, for they
found in Washington Marshall Frank ana
Mrs. Franz, Mr.. TON" Beck, the genial
eX-Secretary OF State, and our eX-COngreSs-
man Thompson. They attended the lnau-
gIral ball. There was quite a number of
Californians at this great social function.
Mrs. stephen White. looking very hand
some In an empire gown of ivory white silk
daintily adorned with point lace. chape-
rOned party of attractive California girls.
Among them were Miss VOOrhies, who was
chaTmingIy attired in delicate pale yellow
Droc8de with cOTSage trimmings OF point
lace; Miss kathlyn VoOrhes, wearing an
| exquisite COS tune cf pale green brocade en-
| brOideIed in gold aud completed with sleeves
and girdle OF dark green velvet and Miss
| Noble, prettily arTayed in O gold-c0lored
gown of crepe.
Mrs. Oates of San Francisco was another
| pretty representative of California, who
| wore a beautiful costume of yellow and
| white striped silk, combined with 0pales-
| cent velvet of a yellow shade, daintily fin
| ished with rufiinss Of white mousseline de
| sole.
| Although, to use Mrs. Cleveland's own
| words, "Mr. Cleveland and l are both un-
| willing to do anything to bring our little
| daughter into any more public notice than
| iS,hecessary," Baby Ruth is really such an
interesting little individual that it IS
scarcely probable that she will not figure
| Conspicuously before the people during this
administration. despite the wholly COM
| mendaDle desire of her distinguished par
ents. Already Baby Ruth shows an appre-
! citation of the eternal fitness of things and
| has her own ideal of dignity.
During Mrs. Cleveland's recent visit TO
her native city. Buffalo, Mrs. PeTrine, her
| mother, gave r reception for her. Baby
Ruth was sent for the day to the home OF an
! elderly gentleman and lady, distant rela-
tives of Mrs. Cleveland.
| Baby Ruth looked askance at her host.
| He was tall and thin. Her beau ideal of
| manly beauty being q man Of much larger
| proportions than this elderly gentleman
| she would have none Of him at first. but
| finally as the day passed she grew friendly
| and sat in little chair at his side. He
|
with some people when chatting with chill
! dren. began IL chirp and talk baby jargon
| to little Mistress Ruth. She looked up at
him in undisguised displeasuTe and said
| perempturilY:
"Top dat noise! You top dat noisew
He stopped summarily and proceeded to
| converse with his young guest OF 10 months
| In way becoming her dignity. Baby
| Ruth has beautiful violet blue eyes with
dark lashes, like her mother. but she re-
clg,s d l1as l. fasl t4nV Ire
land and has large regular features and is a
| remarkably bright and winsome little lady
with decided individuality.
| Miss Eta Weaver, the lovely daughter of
Mr. 2. L. Weaver of San Francisco. is here
| studying painting and enjoying all the
beautiful things to be seen in the artistic
| world Of New York.
Miss Lulu Bunnell. daughter of Mr.
James 5. Bunnel auditor of Wells. Fargo
q Co., is here, busily engaged in a most de-
lightful occupation. She is preparing her
trOusseau for the happiest event in her life,
which Will be celebrated some time in the
| near future.
Miss Gertrude Severance, daughter Of
Mr.. Henry NJ. Severance, who is at present
| American Consul OF Hawaii, is here devOt-
ing her time To music. She is such beau
| tiful girl, OF that rare type Of brunette, with
expressive dark eyes, dark hair and eX-
quisltely fair complexion, that it goes with
out saying that she is "a raging belle" She
|
| manners.
Theater-goers are at the feet OF Duse
| pronounced easily and asSuredly DOO-say).
Dusc, the incomparable; how can one in
mere words depict her charm! She fas-
| clnates and hYpuotiZes by sinking her per-
| sonalltY In whatever she portTays Flea
nora Duse herself eludes one; her charac-
teriZations hold the observer enthrallPd.
| Whether she is beautiful or not, who can
| say? She is q tall slender woman. Her
| hrr tnr dar
and expressive; her face pallid; her mouth
| pathetic; her voice lutelike. Her head is
daintlly carried on shoulders white and
prettlly rounded. She wears her hair
| simply. 1t Is brushed back from her fore
head, and worn much as Mrs. Cleveland ar
ranges her coifure. Duse does not seem to
make up even as much as a
welI-groomed society woman. One in-
slant she seems apathetic, Indifferent,
| pale, unbeautlful; the next her mobile
face is illumined, her movements fun of
grace and ease She seems tall and she
seems small. She has no theatric tricks.
She seems so absolutely and astonishingly
natural that under the fascinating delusion
OF her charm, the theater becomes a draw
iDg-room, and the impulse is to step over
the foOtIlghis and seek an Introduction to
TINS charming woman, who seems TO be the
most captivating of her sex at beautiful
gathering at which you have the honor oi
being guest. There is something so eX-
| elusive. so distinctive in her individuality.
that Whlie she charms you, you keeniy feel
tn there Is a mysterious reserve you would
never be privileged to lathom.
She studies no daring effects in colors or
! Jewels. Her preference seems TO be for
black and white. Black velvets and sheer
| whlte g0ssamer textures combined with
black she wears frequently Occasionally
she wears scarlet ribbons and some Of her
gowns are embelished with pae-green
bows and steamers.
Her wonderful adaptability and her art
| OF selt-repressi0n Is marYel0usy sweet and
refreshing. She rarely changes the ar
rangemeDt OF her hair. Many are actresses,
but Duse is an artist, Incompatible, un-
transatable and ever fascinating
Three California girls just now are doing
admirable work, each in her special line.
Miss Margaret CTaven's pretty face and
sprightly acting at the Standard Theater in
The Sportsman" is commanding attention.
Miss Edna Wallace is winning golden
opinions Tor her work in THE Girl
Lett Behind Me-" being played at
the Empire. and Miss Ada Lewis,
who made such tremendous sue
cess of ''tbe tough" girl at Harrgan' s
Iheater, has again created part widely
commented uDon in the "Mulligan Guards.
| MISS Lewis went down on the Bowery and
met real Bowery girls and with her wonder
tuI initiative genius copied faithfully for
the stage many of the mannerisms and slang
expressions distinctive of the Bowery belle
This creation Of the tough girl is all the
more interesting when one considers how
entirely foreign Is the character to that Of
Mlss Lewis, who is refined, wh0le-SOuled
| glrl, who loves music. reads Emerson and
delights In all things beautiful.
Among the latest arrivals from San Fran.
cisco are DR.. w. E. Fisher, w. Z. Stubs,
q. I. Harte and Captain O'Conne.
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