The San Francisco call., 1897-06-20

direct to the Gilsey House. She is to sail
for England on the new steamship Bar
barossa Friday morning. Miss Mullins an
tlcipates a delightful visit abroad. Her
arrival in London is happily timed, as she
Will reach there the day before the OPEN
ing of the QIeen's Jubilee. She will be
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wynd-
ham. Apropos, Mr.. WYndham is one of
England's most popular and beloved acJ-
ors, and rumor has it that he is to be
knighted by the Queen during the iub lice
celebration.
1t is not generally known that Mrs
Bronson Howard. wife of the popular and
successful playwright, is a sister of Mr.
Wyndham, as she has for so long been
identified with America.
Miss Mullins was the guest of honor at
delightful luncheon given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Bronson Howard at their residence
on Wednesday.
At the Hotel Majestic they claim the
privilege of being the only Summer re-
Sort in the city of New York. Perhaps
they have some right to the title, for wav
up on the roof, twelve stories from terra
tirma, the management has planted as
lovely garden of flowers and palms as
ever surrounded a country villa. Little
tables are scattered about under pretty ar
bors covered with trailing vines, and at
night the hotel orchestra sends sweet mu-
sic through the blue moonlight haze.
Miss Clara n. Palmer and Laura Mac.
Allister, from Los Angeles, have recently
arrived. They are located at the Hoff-
man.
Miss Annie L. Stone OF 217 Post street
is here en- rou.e to Paris. She is busy in
specting her millinery bijou on Fifth
avenue and congr6tulating herself on
having so far more than realized her ex-
pectations in the New York business
world. AdoIphe, under whose name the
New York branch is carried on, has
proven decided success among the ultra
set on Fifth avenue. The blase Eastern
ers are not so indifferent as to depreciate
Western energy, even if it does come
from the extreme boundary line OF the
American coast. Miss Stone will sail for
Paris about the 26th of June. Her Jour
ney will be one of rest, pleasure and bust
ness combined.
1 met Mckee Rankin the other day,
pompously fleshy, but still retaining the
handsome reflections of younger years,
when he was the envy of every young
actor on the boards. Mckee Rankin is
ambitious and energetic, therefore success
should be his within no distant time.
Next season he will open the Murray Hill
Theater with stock company.
Among the members of this company
will be Miss Names O'Neil, a Californian.
Her name is Gertrude Lamson. and her
first experiences on the stage were under
that name. She is the sister of Lillian
Lamson, who once aspired to Shakes
pearean and classical drama. Nance
O'Neil is young, and a spark of genius
has been discovered in her by Judges who
are counted 10 be good critics. Nous
verronsl
Mr. and Mrs. o. A. Hale will remain in
Europe until the latter part of August.
Their young daugh-r, Miss Clarissa. ac-
com panies them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Jardine have re-
Gently returned from an enjoyable visit in
England. They have been away from San
Francisco about eighteen months. Mrs.
Jardine will return to California the last
week in June, leaving Mr.. Jardine, who
will be obliged TO remain in New York a
couple of months as he is looking alter
his cousins, Sir William Jardine's, in
terests in the comic opera THE Geicha. +"
L. E. Hinkelbien, popular young San
Josean, has been here several weeks in
the interest of o. A. Hale's numerous dry