The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-08
CALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. Hermann
Oelrichs won the esteem of rapidly growing
circle of Gothamites. when in an inspired
moment he extolled the virtues of a Cali
fornia oyster cocktail among his New York ac-
quaintances. That delectable compound, a
trife hampered by the size of the Eastern
oyster, but still capable of affordng an ecstatic
moment to the iaded palate, may now be found
at nearly all of the downtown cafes that cater
to the more esoteric custom. OF late. another
drink of Californian origin is beginning to
make its appearance here.
The new compound is the invention of
George w. SchrecK of San Francisco. Mr..
Schreck, having tried his drink and found it
good, FASTENED to add it to that long list of
expedients, liquid and otherwise, by which
the Fastener endeavors to delude his under
standing into accepting the mistaken notion
that his summer climate was really intended
to be lived in.
Presumably with some such idea vaguely in
mind the new drink is Called Defender" But
that name conveys no more idea of the delect-
able compound 1t stands for than the suggested
vulgarity of the word cocktail indicates the
harmonious blending of syrups and odors that
is represented by that uncourtly term. To par
ticularize, slightly the odor of Mr.. Schreck's
drink is the odor of violets. To make it,:
Put lemon pairing into glass half full of
tiers, put in two-thirds part of unsweetened
gln add equal parts of cream yvette and Ital-
ian vermouth Then stir the mixture with
regularity and precision-do not think OF shak-
ing it-and strain it into glass. After that
the compound may be safely left to make its
own way with any reasonably cultivated taste.
General Nelson A. Miles, who was SO long at
the head of the Department of the Pacific, is at
Manhattan Beach with Miss Miles and Master
s. Miles. Some time before leaving for the sea
shore General Miles sat for his portrait to Whip
pie, the artist of one of the recent portraits OF
ex-President Harrison.
Miss Elizabeth Strong, the animal painter,
who won her first successes on the coast, is still
in the East, and is putting in her summer with
Chase at his outdoor art school, at Southamp-
ton, Long Island. This may seem odd in one
who is herself an accomplished painter in her
line. But Miss Strong explains the anomaly by
saying that she is there for backgrounds. AT
any rate she takes her place with the rest of
the ninety odd girls and three young men that
represent Mr.. Chase's following and receives
her criticisms with the humblest beginner.
Mrs. K. Howe Davis of Redfelds, Cal. is also
at the school, preparing to carry the Chase ira
dition to the coast.
Mrs. Kate Almond Hulburt, another Cali
fornian whose work has long figured in the
South Egremont, Mass, where she and her
husband, who is also an artist, have opened
studio. They are disciples of John Ward Stimp-
sons school, "The Artist Artisans" the first
purpose of which is avowedly to cultivate
purely American artistic outlook first and
trust to the future for mere technical accom-
plishment
Miss Genevieve L. Brown, who was connected
with the editorial department of the last Cali
fornian, has lately returned from Paris and is
in New York.
The international yacht race has, of course,
dominated all other interests during the week,
and Californians, with the rest, have been in
the thick of it, Mr.. and Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs
came down from Newport early in the week
for the event, and Harry M. Gillig, who sailed
on the Vigiiant during the final trial races
with the Defender, was one of George Goulds
guests on the ATLANTA at the Defender-Valky-
RE contest to-day.
John w. Mackay's enterprise in carrying an
ocean cable out to the very starting point of
the boats has, of course, been the talk of the
hour. But even the dominance of the yacht
racing fever has not quite obscured the fact
that several Californians got large share of
the praise that accompanied the production of
the Holland brothers new play, "a Man With
a PART" at the Garrick this week. Miss Olive
Oliver, one of the Californians referred to,
easily carried off the honors of the piece so far
as the women were concerned, and William
Norris and Hugo Farland also came in for
fair share of commendation.
Among to-day's arrivals were: San JOSEF.
Archer Jr, Coleman. Santa CruZ-C. w. Wal
dron, St. Stephens. San Francisco-George T.
Bromley, J. o. Whitney, Hoffman; T. A. Hen
der, r. H. Warfield, Murray Hill; G. Plache, S.
Peiser, Grand Union; A. T. Coffee, Sinclair
House; A. E. Brommer, Gilsey; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Burnham, Mrs. A. Hartman, Union
square; NJ Fainsuch, Stewart House.