The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07

Mining Association, is at the Hoffman
House, and, barring an occasional run
into Wall street, he can be found there a
good many hours out of the twenty four.
W. OBJ. Macdonough, the owner of Or
monde, arrived here the other day with a
string of horses, and is ready for the
swiftest thing that steps.
George f. Lyons, formerly San Fran
cisco artist. and s. E. Moffet, writer,
have arrived here and are both at work on
tie Journal.
Henry Gillig and Frank Unger foated
into the Waldorf the other evening from
San Francisco and almost straightway
went off to Larcnmont, the swell yachting
resort of New York. Those two fellows
seem to be without care.
Mrs. William Dargie of Oakland has re-
turned from Washington, whittier she
went TO visit the family of ex-Congress-
man Hazelton of Wisconsin and also to
attend the wedding of Miss Mabel Stew
art youngest daughter OF Senator William
NJ. Stewart of Nevada.
Charles Francis Forbes, former min
ing man and resident of San Francisco, is
now at the head of the agencies OF the
Mosler Safe Company. Mr.. Forbes has
the proud record of having sold the largest
bill of safes in the history of the business.
The deal consisted of disposing of 100
safes to the Mexican Government five
years ago. California records out here
are an everyday occurrence, which &C
counts for the matter having been over
looked so long.
Manager kirkpatrick of the Palace
Hotel is enjoying himself with Manager
Bolt of the Waldorf. Nothing to speak OF
appears to be too rich for either of them.
Theodore Wores, the California artist,
who has made so much of reputation
here in New York, is shortly to leave for
Japan, where he will resume his studies
among the people he paints so well. He
will doubtless pass through San Francisco
and the Bohemian Club will have some
thing to say to him on that occasion.
Northrup Coles is here hob-robbing
with Billy Barton and looks to be the
best-dressed man on Broadway. He has
his eye on some asphalt deals, the result
of which will not be Immediately known
to anybody but Northrup.
Mrs. Fremont Older, wife of the manag-
ing editor of the Bulletin, is visiting
friends here and will remain several
weeks.
The engagement of Charles Baldwin and
Miss Ella Hobart upset some popular be-
lefs here concerning the lucky man. 1t
was thought to be simply impossible to
touch his heart, but the fair Californian
seems to have done it. The whole thing
was so sudden Six weeks ago Charley
was at the Waldorf keeping it all to him.
self.
J. A. Kahler, at one time manager of
THE CALLS art department, is mixing up
very pro.usely with the artistic end of New
York. He arrived here with his beautiful
blonde mustache carefully dressed like a
full-fedged and well-drilled Austrian Off
Ger, but one fair day he appeared minus
the adornment and he now looks like a
theological student. Alas, his standing
on Broadway went with it.
Joe Grismer will soon HE himself to San
Francisco with his new plays, "The New
South" Humanity" and 1.-The Cotton
King Sam Thall, well-known San
Francisco theatrical man, is doing Girls
mer's advance and attending to it that the
name does not die out.
By the way, Lady Sholto Douglass is
here, but fear from her audiences at one
of the vaudevilIes that the occupation of
having the Lord upon her hands has some
what untitled her for anything very re-
markable in the theatrical line. There is
one thing, however, we must not forget
she is still Lady. ROBERT H. DAVIS.