The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-23
A Wonderful Art Studio.


Many people are not aware that there is
in San Francisco one of the most Interest
ing portrait studios in the United States.
1t is the studio of W. 5. Sutton at 23l
Post street, between Grant avenue and
Stockton street. where are to be seen more
portraits of prominent people than we
have hitherto seen gathered together, chief
among which is a lfe-siZe full dgnre oil
portrait If the Right Rev. Bishop Nichols
of the EIi-eOpal Church of California.
This deserves special mention from the
fact Of its being so maTyel0usiy lifelike OF
the reverend gentlemen. and the work so
deliberately executed, REPRESENTING him in
full Episcopal robes, sitting, as Ii were, in
a vestry.
The expression Of his face and the anat-
omy OF his hands seem too lifelike to be on
canvas.
Another very noticeable portrait is that
of the much beloved Mrs. Sarah b. Cooper.
ANY one who has met her recognizes the
perfeC ton of the likeness at the first
glance.
Governor Markham, Mr.. Tubbs, the
Froni-street merchant. and many Others
too numerous to mention, are easily recog-
nlZed.
But what adds much 10 the interest Of
Mr.. Sutton's studio is his very rare and
varied collection of antiquities, relies and
curos from the four quarters OF ;he globe,
which he has been years collecting.
here are 10 be seen Antiquities In brenZe,
silver, glass and chinaware, tort lse shell,
etc., some Of which have once been owned
by the royalty of the ffeIent courts Of
Europe.
The crude stone implements found 10
the graves of lGDR-departed 1ndians-the
sk!lliul work of the Esqnimanx. the in-
genlous productions of the South Sea
Islanders, the handiwOrk of native Atri-
cans, and the vanities of our various tribes
OF Indians, are all vel! represented In these
antique art rooms.
Mr.. Suttou's artistic work certainly de-
serves PATRONAGE, as it speaks for itself Ia
It's elaborate flush in oil, water colors, etc.
And as a collector of curios, he is worthy
of great praise, as is plainly demonstrated
by the large number OF visitors who daily
throng his stuniU during bis rec ,pliOn
hours, from l 10 o'clock p. VI.
All subjects were shelyed Yesterday ex-
cept that Of the weather. Hot Democrats
aud perspiring Republicans com bined for
once aud there was no amendment to the
motion that II was "warm." The crowd
that swarmed to the LUrline baths was a
sight in itself, and no less than 1900 peopls
passed the gates. Judges, ministers of the
gospel, physicians, merchants, bankers
and their friends were there. No tbeater
scene could compare with the kaleidoscope
picture furnished by the baths. Bold and
daring divers, strong and powerful swim
merS, tlmid young beginners and hosts of
Iookers-on eclipsed anything in the bath
ing line that we have ever seen in this city.
Splash after splash. mingled with a mur-
mur of thousand voices, caused a busy
nun which gladaened the heart of Greer
Harrison. and even the anxiety of har-
ding sucn an enormous numb could not
remove the SMILES which rippled over hi,
face Ike the briny over the bathers' backs.
No one VINO patrOnized the baths last night
could doubt the efficiency Of the machinery
emp Dyed and the gigantic scale on which
the nataiOrium Is worked, for when the
hour of closing came the water appeared
as fresh as the Pacific Ocean itself Rsuc-
tanly the dippers dOnned their daily
clothes and went their way, to "come
again" The spectators, too, had lots of
fun, and the ventilation is so admirably
adjus ed that the temperature of the at
mosrhere is actually cooler than it is out
side the building. The Lurline baths are
desetvediy popular and il shows the good
sc nse OF our society leaders that they have
unanimously mace them fashionable re-
SORT.
Henry Miller of Miller & Lux, the
cattle kings, has emphatiealiy said TO a
reporter, "No, we do not object TO refrg-
Grated meats" This meat question is of
literally vital Importance to householders.
There is such tendency on the part of the
general public to read one newspaper
story or pamphlet. and with this super
fetal knowledge jump at erroneous conelu-
sions If people will only take a commo n
sense view OF the matter they will probably
discriminate between eranks on either
side and strike a happy medium in the
recent controversy. On the one hand the
butchers, or a portion of them. are en-
deavoring 10 boycott the Baden company
and its produce; on the other hand the
company is supplying cheaper meat than
was the rule before their incorporation.
1t appears TO me that the big company
comes out exceedingly well In the argu-
ments pro aud con, although as rule I'm
not In favor OF too much power getting
into the hands of the few. The new sys-
tenn which they have has been thoroughly
examined ana tested by the best available
experts and tile excellent quality OF their
meat Is admitted. Where the trouble
comes In Is that the Baden company is
selling too cheaply TO suit its competitors,
and, as L have stated before, the corpora
ton will temporarily have TO suffer until
1t can educate the heads OF families to de-
mand Baden meats. Union is strength"
and II stands to reason that a company
doing business on the gigantic scale of that
under mention can afford TO supply goods
at less rate. than minor concerns. In
these hard lines, when people look twice
at nickel before parting with 1t, the
cheaper meat will certainly ommaDd the
market, SO long as inQuirers know that it
is good.
More important than all these side is
sues is TIE interest OF the State Of Cali
forn1a. Ii it is possible, aud there can
hardly be any doubt of it, that California
Is worthy of her reputation. it seems abb
surd that we should keep on importing
hams and other kinds of meats. The
stock-rslsers OF this State cannot be put
down as being devoid of ordinary intell-
gence. When they fnd that company is
paying higher prices for cattle than the
market really JUST fees they will accept
sneh offers as an announcement to their
enterprise. This State can produce good
mea', and at reasonable price. Why
shoula We feed Eastern houses by allow
Ing them 10 step in. or why should we
Keep prices so high that we court cUmpeti-
lion from places outside? 1t seems ABSURD
that when millions of dollars are laid out
IN establishing an extensive plant in our
State petty chickering's should be al
lowed TO act like the proverbial cold water
IN the scheme. So long a the Baden
Company keeps faith with the public by
turning out hrst-elass meat of the finest
quality fhe public will demand what the
cost Is. When it is found that they can
Guy the best products at a cheaper rate