The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-05
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

enterprises, says that beet-growing has in
creased greatly in that section of the State dur
ing the last two or three years.
Our farmers have given considerable atten-
ton TO them," he said at the Occidental, "and
it has been found that the soil is well fitted for
them. good deal OF money comes from the
beet business there, and it is growing and
destined to become Of much larger Importance.
"Beets and beans are both large crops. We
raise good many of the latter these later
years, and they are not tnly good yield on
the average, but they are of good quality.
"But an odd thing has occurred in the dairy
ing business down there. For good while
much attention has been given to dairying,
but this year it got so there was nothing in it.
NO; 1t was not because grass was short, but
because the dairymen couldn't get prices for
butter.
''At one time this season the price fell as low
as cents a pound. A number OF dairymen
went out of the business. 1t was the lowest
price that was ever reached there, and they
couldn't stand it. Darying will probably get
better For the present, however, more atten-
ton is being paid to the crops mentioned than
anything else"
John Adams, who has spent SIX years at
Loring and Kodiac Alaska, and who at one
time was proprietor OF hotel at Gllroy, was at
the Russ yesterday. He does not take much
stock in the Alaska gold fields, to which there
have been periodical rushes for some time past.
'Its no sign," he said, "that a man has
made money on the Yukon because he brings
out $500 or 5000, or even $1,000 or $4,000. He
may have taken that much in with him, and
besides stayed there two or three years.
Where does he get pay for his time
II have seen hundreds going in and coming
out. and my opinion is if man will stay right
here in California and give attention to what
ever his business is, he Will nave lar more
money than going away off to Alaska to
rough 1t, and lose all the advantages OF good
climate and of modern civilization.
81 had talk recently with Colonel Perkins,
who keeps the Perkins House in Portland
He had been up there on the Yukon for two or
three Yeas, and he told me what L have often
heard that the men who came out often had
nothing like what they took in. They had all
better stay at home and away from Alaska,
which is a great big country, but one that
isn't likely TO recompense man for going
to it."
James Walden Kirk of New York, the king
of the dudes, now at the Palace, whose long
interview the other Cay on the interesting
subject of the changing styles in mems
clothing attracted much attention, said yes
terday:
zone cannot at once acquire the art of cor
rect up-to-date dressing. In other words, a
man cannot Jump into the art OF dressing
well without some thought and study.
"And the advice oftentimes OF supposedly
good tailors and haberdashers does not always
prove to be right for the innocent person who
follows it, because many times what would
look well on one person would not be suitable
to another, and many times those same would
be fashionable advisers have many moidy
articles they are anxious to get rid Of
I tlo4y D1tSrh p VOL
own artist and know what is the most suitable
to certain extent, of course. / have never
had any garments made here, as always have
my wardrobe fully equipped before leave
New York.
"But it seems to me from observation that
your fashionable taiors out here seem TO per-
sist in sticking to the fashion that is at least
season behind. Either they are at fault or the
people do not care for the correct thing. There
is no reason why San Franciscans should not
be dressed up to date as well rs New Workers.
as your tailors and haberdas hers certainly
must get the latest advices not long after they
are in vogue with u.s.
Bessie Bonehill, the charming little English
woman who plays the part OF the Infanta in
Rice's 1892" in talking on the subject of the
future of the American stage, incidentally pays
her respects to Commodore Gerry of the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children in a
manner that will dou btless set that gentleman
to thinking.
seThe greatest obstacle to the future develop
ment of talent OH The American STAGE" says
Miss Bonehiil Giles in the Gerry Society. 1t
keeps boys and girls off the stage until they
are Is years of age, and therefore deprives
them of the benefits of training during the
most pliable years of their careers. This is not
only bad in professional way, but I do not
hot &c odd n m Is
l can only speak, of course, OF my own sex.
Under the limitations put upon parents by
this society girl must be launched into a new
world in her sixteenth year-the most critical
period in q young woman's life-to suddenly
encounter new surroundings and new respon- 1
sibilities.
"a child who comes OF theatrical parents and
who is brought up on the stage has its tempta-
tons pointed out TO it as ii goes along and by
the time she reaches her teens she at least is
warned against some of the evils that beset any
young woman during these years, but under
the edicts of this society girl is sent forward
at a time when she is most susceptible to fiat
terry 10 battle her way forward in profession
full of competition for supremacy. II she is
clever she is apt TO be ruined by an impatient
mDition to get fayorS, or to be unduly inflated
by the cheap compliments which are always
ready to be showered upon pretty face and
ATTRACTIVE inquire. IN duultloi W I'LL tlis sue Is
compelled to acquire her professional expert
ence at an age when she is least fitted for this
sort of q contest. Look over the list OF UNI
pleasantries which have arisen in late years on
the American stage, and am confident that
as rule you will find those women have come
out best in the severe ordeal who have been on
the stage all their lives You certainly can
want no more illustrious examples in your own
country than the lives OF Booth, jefferson,
Lolita and Mrs. John Drew. do not come OF a
theatrical family myself, my mother. was not a
professional woman. but went on the stage as
child, depending on her for advice, and |
have acted according to 1t all through my
career"
THE SOLEMN TRUTH.
In Brooklyn town a tro'ley-car
(Believe this r you CAM
Once made "a Jour ley fr m afar
And did not kill man.