The San Francisco call., 1895-07-14

Der OF people. Considerable interest is being
taken IN the preparations for the Monterey
races. TO which large proportion OF the horses
and riders Will go from Burlingame.
At Castle Crags the event of the week was
the Crocker musicale. For the occasion the
villa was charmingly decorated with japanese
lanterns among the trees and on the verandas
and ferns and wild flowers in the sitting-rooms
The programme opened with clever render
ing OF the "Robin Hood overture" given by
Emil Bruguiere (mandolin), Miss Frances
Curry and Norris Davis (banjos) accompanied
by Miss GOodall on the piano. Miss Jessie
Coleman and Miss ANY Requa sang, assisted
by Miss Ellen Morgan, who played for them.
Then Miss GOodan rendered piano solo and
Miss Julia Crocker gave as a mandolin solo
AFTER the Ball" Miss Frances Curry, who has
Just returned from Honolulu, sang Charmingly
some Hawaiian melodies, accompanying her
self on the ukulele. Finally Mr.. Bruguiere
played the overture to his new opera, "Count
Fiddlesticks.''
Among recent entertainments at Castle Crags
were the clover tea Miss Fannie Crocker gave
on Saturday last and the luncheon at the
George Crocker cottage that Miss Rutherford
gave on Wednesday to twelve young girls Mrs.
Clark-Crocker is to have the Misses Castle as
her guests next week: the Cunninghams are
going camping a Picayune Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Austin entertained
Charles Warren Stoddard, his sister and Joseph
Strong Thursday with drive in the park and
Page street.
farewell dinner was given to Lieutenant
L. H. StrOther, q. S. A., last Wednesday evening
at the Bohemian Club prior to his departure for
Chicago, where he viii act as aid-de-camp to
General Merritt, L. s. A. The dinner, which
elaborate one, was served in the red
room, which was handsomely decorated and
illuminated. After the repast there were
various speeches and musical selections The
affair was pleasant one in every way Among
those present were:
Lieutenant L. II. strother, Q. S. A; Lieuten-
ant T. F. Ruhm, L. S. N; Horace G. Platt, A. c.
Hellman, George T. Bromley, A. GeFberding,
James SprOule, Lawrence Bunten, W. G. Curtis
Lieutenant F. /. Winn, I. S. A., DR.. George
Tyrreu John ". Twiggs, Edward Beck, Mr..
Graham and James NJ. Hamilton.
There viii be given at the Mount View Hotel
at Ross Valley a midsummer cotilion on Satur-
day evening next. Several new and pretty
figures viii be danced and the affair promises
to be brilliant one. The Chinese tea given
by the guests of the Mount View on Saturday
evening proved a great success. The large
veranda was beautifully decorated and illu-
minated with Chinese lanterns. An entertain
ment was given in the spacious parlors with
the following programme: Piano solo, Chopin
polOnaise, Miss Sadie Gould vocal solo, fYou,"
Miss Aggie Briggs; duet. 81 Live and Love
Thee" Mr.. Falkner and Mrs J. Hiliman; reci-
tation, The Tenement House" Mrs Fred
Hatch; whistling solo, Mrs. II. II. Martin; Yo-
cal solo, Mrs. Thompson; mandolin solo, "Glad-
iatOr March," Miss s Gould; bass SOLO ..Stabat
Mater" Walter Maekay; 'Little Alabama
COOn,' Charles Lincoln, John HilIman, John
Foster and Walter Msckay. At the conclusion
ell adjourned to the veranda, where refresh
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