The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
SMALL HOPE FOR PEACE.
Bitter Feeling Caused by the
BurIingame Sets
Action.
LAST OUTING AT DEL MONTE.
The Site Of the Marin County Club
house to Be Purchased
Forthwith.

HOTEL DEL MONTE, CAL, Sept. L.
Society has finished it's annual frollc
"under the greenwood tree" The guns
are cased, the rackets have been laid
aside, the polo ponies are resting and the
racehorses have been carefully stabbed and
groomed. The round of the weeks
pleasures came to a close tonight with
brilliant pyrotechnic display on the Del
Monte Lake, situated but few hundred
yards from the hotel.
The day has been quietly spent by the
guests of the hotel A little bathing, rid
ing and driving was all, for almost every
one felt worn with the attendance on the
exciting events of the week. 1t is not all
play to have one play so long, and to make
believe that one is enjoying himself at any
time is, to say the least, hard work. There
has been much of this kind of play at Del
Monte during the week past. But it is all
over now and most of the people here
seem to be real glad of the fact.
In truth, many of the guests tired of it
yesterday and took the evening train for
home. To-day most of the remaining ones
followed those of yesterday. After the
2 and 4 o'clock trains pulled out for the
City to-day the hotel presented decidedly
lonely appearance. The attendance at to-
nights display of fireworks was, however,
very good, as the people from Monterey,
Pacific Grove and other adjacent points
were admitted to the grounds to enjoy this
event.
A feeling exists that real pleasure has
been murdered by the cold steel of what is
supposed to be good form. The schism
which has been dividing the society of the
400 of the State for a year past has been
still further widened by this outing at Del
Monte. Certain leading diplomats in soci-
ETY. tried vainly to stem the current which
has so long threatened the social world,
but they could not check its course.
To what first cause the difference which
placed the Burlingame set against the old
time leaders can Justly be charged does
not now plainly appear, so engrossed is
the public eye with the nearer causes of
difference. Certain it is that the causes
first affecting society, and eliminating in
the open breach of the past week, were re-
mote enough to have settled feeling in
many quarters before this outing was
fairly on. To this may be attributed the
fact that many people here have only
been playing" that they were enjoying
themselves. for their hearts were never in
the events of this occasion. This, too, &C.
counts for the absence of many prominent
people, who have never before failed to
put in an appearance at these stated
gatherings.
In speaking of the slight given the
Country Club on Friday last by the Bur-
lingame set, a prominent member of the
club said:
"Of course we feel keenly the slight, yet
the fact that it was Intentional, and we
think premeditated, divests it of most of
its sting. A slight, to be wounding to
ones feelings, is successful in proportion
as it is delivered with nice discrimination,
claim to well-bred recognition it loses
much of its intended effect. We are she'd
ding no tears over the matter, but you can
say that this is the last event under the
auspices. of the Country Clubthat will be
held at this point"
In referring to the same matter, as in
fact little else has been the subject of con-
versation since Friday, member of the
club who stands in position to speak ad-
visedly said:
ave have long had under contemplation
the purchase of ITO acres on which our
clubhouse stands on our preserve in Marin
County. To-day it has been definitely de-
cided that we will close the option which
we hold on this piece of land and at once
make such preparations as may be neces-
sary for holding the annual meets of the
club on our own grounds"
81 am so sorry, don tcher know" fair
girl was overheard to say this morning,
while vainly endeavoring to keep re-
fractory monocle in refractory American
eve, "that all this trouble has come about.
It's awfully unkind to us girls, dom tcher
know. Whatever shall we do to straighten
it all out?"
But the guesti on up to the present time
is unanswered.
Mr.. Hobart purchased from Mr.. Bellner
that splendid pony Lady Greensleeves,
paying for her the sum of $500, it is said.
The bargain was clinched after the bust
ness hours of yesterday had been long
gone.
The major portion of the gentlemen
who are interested in sports do not take
over-kindly to polo, judging by the current
expressions heard about the grounds. It
would be amiss not to mention the fact
that to F. R. Webster of the Country Club
and to Major Rathbone is due very much
of the credit for the excellent programme
of events presented during the week.
They each have been indefatigable in their