The San Francisco call., 1896-04-05


TX before has the world of fashion so
vigorously observed the peniten-
tial season. While society has always
tabooed dances during Lent, each previous
season has been marked by many delight
iul informal entertainments and numer-
Gus recherche dinners and luncheon par
ties.
The mid-Lent was always more or less
gay, IN decorous fashion, of course. But
this year society yielded not to precedent
and decreed Lent a season of penitence.
fasting and abstinence from all social
festivities. The decree was obeyed TO the
letter and the result-too dismal 10 dwell
upon.
Now that the forty days have passed
there is to be brief period of gayety and
then society HES itself TO pastures green,
the beach ETC.
A number of the wanderers who have
been collecting curios and otherwise en-
ioying themselves abroad are signeled for
home. Mrs. Low and her charming daugh-
ter, Miss Flora Low, are reveling at pres
ent in the Paris shops, but are expected
home for the National holidays. So are
Mrs. Delmas and the Misses Delmas, who,
by the way, have been devoting them
selves to serious studies during their So
lourn in the gay capital.
d. o. Mills has declared his intention of
passing the summer at his place at Mill
brae, and with his son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, who
have been passing the winter in Arizona,
is expected here shortly.
Miss Romie Wallace has returned from
New Orleans, where she had delightful
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Sprague,
and Mrs. Henry Jerome has decided not
TO return to New York Just vet, but to
remain in California for the summer. Mrs
Jerome, with her guest, Miss Catherwood,
is at present at Coronado. They will work
this way by easy stages, stopping at Santa
Barbara for the floral show. Then they 90
TO Yosemite for month, then to Alaska.
and will pass the end OF the summer at
Del Monte. BY the way, the charming
gowns of Mrs. Jerome and Miss Gather
wood are at once the envy and delight of
the Southern ladies. They affect the New
Y ork fashion Of wearing white gowns and
the results are picturesque and more than
satisfactory.
There are some new babies in town and a
corresponding mum ber OF delighted parents
and grandparents, who are already busily
mapping out brilliant careers for the won
derful infants. Mr.. and Mrs Robert Cole
man (nee Simpkins) are rejoicing over the
advent of a son, as are also Mr.. anu Mrs.
Elliott McAllister (nee Decker.
The Yosemite will doubtless be verv CAV
this season. All the cavalry have been
ordered to the valley and Colonel Young
will go in command. Wherever the
gallant soldiers go there is sure to be
number of fair followers and Yosem ite
accommodations are already in great de-
mand- Captain Rodgers and Lieuten ant
Benson while they are stationed at
Yosemite viii have their respective families
at Wawona, about forty-flve miles from the
valley.
There is to be another picturesque cot
tage at Burlingame. 1t is to be built for
Mrs. Frank Carolan, after plans made by the
late Page Brown for his own villa. The
cottage will cost $4,000 and is the gift
OF Mrs. Carolan's father Mr.. Pullman.
Mrs. Carolan left during the week for
Chicago, where she goes to attend the
wedding of her sister, Miss Pullman, and
young Chicago lawyer.
Apropos OF this wedding pretty little
story is told that reads like patriotic act
in an American drama.
Prince Bernstein was one of the heiress'
most persistent suitors, and his marked at
tentions to her were freely commented
upon by the public. With the density
characteristic of foreign mobiles, the Prince
arrived at the happy conclusion that to ask
was to receive, in America, and he deter
mined to ask for Miss Pullman's hand.
Now. the Prince being closely allied by
consanguinity to the ruling powers.
crossed the deep blue sea to gain the con-
sent of his relatives, the Emperor of Ger
many and the Emperor of Austria. These
noble gentlemen, keenly alive to the favor
an American lady confers when she ac-
cepts the name and fame and fortune of a
Countess. hesitated not for moment, ana
the return steamer landed the Prince on
Americas shore.
Then straightway to Papa Pullman did
he go, with the valuable noble permits, :"
all decorated with the stamps and seals of
state. $50 they have given their august
consent, have they?" queried the million
aire, with characteristic brevity; "but,
young man, has it occurred 10 you that to
gain my consent was a different matter ?"
And the eagle screeched and the stars and
stripes futtered on the breeze.
Since the opening night of Captain
Impudence' there Las been much merry
badinage at the Presidio. On that au-
spicious evening Colonel Young invited
party of twenty-six army friends to at
tend the theater with him and conceived
the delightful plan of taking his guests to
the theater in the Pre- sidio amhuIanoe
There was a merry start and all went
we'll until without the reservation at the
Centralavenue gate. The road was
muddy-soft mud and deep midland the
am bulance sank to the hubs in the mire.
Officers in full-dress uniform braved the
darkness and the mud in wild search for