The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15

with represen tatives of the stockholders,
whose purpose it will be to purchase from
original discoveries the best and most
promising mining claims. The capital
stock of this company is named at 81 900, :
600, worcestershire.
F. B. Peck OF San Francisco. is at the
Manhattan.
V. r. UIlman, of the Brenner-U Ulman
Co. of San Francisco, is very busy man
these waning summer days. His head
quarters are away downtown at "a Leonard
street.
Mrs. J. G. Quinn has but recently ar
rived from Californ ia and has taken apart
ments at the Hotel Jefferson.
T. NJ. McFarlane is guest at the busy
little ST. Denis down on Broadly way.
G. S. Wyman, a prominent citizen OF
Los Angeles, came over on business last
week, anticipating an early return to the
land of orange and pomegranate groves.
Martin Lehman, who for many years
was associated with the leading theaters
of Los Angeles as manager and business
representative, made a flying visit to
Gotham the early part of last week. Mr..
Lehman came on from Chicago for the
express purpose of meeting Manager
Walters of The Orpheum Theater, who ar
rived from Europe on Wednesday morn
ing by way OF Hoboken, n. j. Manager
Walters, it is said, has a splendid list of
attractions carefully tucked away in his
inside vest pocket, consequently San
Franciscans may prepare to see novelties
the coming season.
E. c. Godfrey has been at the Hotel I'm.
perial about a week.
G. W. Denman is in town for couple
Of ks Oh i'm portant business
F. &. Robson, direct from San Francisco,
is guest at the Grand.
Mrs. Clara S. Foltz, looking the picture
of health and energy, has returned TO
town, after a short vacation in the coun-
try. Mrs. Foltz spent part of her time at
Cornwall on the Hudson.
Among the Caiifornians who ere promi-
nent in New York and who are meeting
with marked success and fattering atten-
ton is Mrs. Helen NJ. Scoville, who has
been teaching here several years. Mrs.
Scoville was for seven years a teacher at
Mills Seminary. beloved by every one
who knew her.
For about four years she has been con-
nected with the classical school for girls
on Fifth avenue near Mount Morris
Park, as instructress in literature, art and
sociology.
Mrs. Scoville has recently assumed the
management of the school in company
with Miss Edith L. Cooper, who is
gifted young woman and a graduate OF
Wellesley.
The classical school for young girls has
for many wears been under the manage
ment of Mss Elizabeth Getty and Miss
Edith Gregory.
1t is now entering upon the fifteenth
year of its existence and has among Its
patrons some OF the most prominent
people in the East.
Mrs. ScovIlle is lady Of such refinement
and unusual Intelligence that her success
in this new venture is really assured in
advance.
To look at her one would scarcely be-
lieve that she is the mother Of two young
girls versirg on womanhood. She is very
proud of them and they are deeply de-
voted 10 her. They graduate in a few
months and are already forming plans for
the future.
Miss Helen will in all proba ability enter
Smith College for a couple of years, and
Miss Amy hesitates to make any definite
plans until next year, though her one am
bltion is to continue her musical studies
Mrs. Scoville is still a loyal Californian,
and if it were not for her business inter-
ests here she declares no place outside of
the rugged coast line and sunny foothills
of the Golden State could claim her allie.
glance.
Another Californian who has won some
distinction among the brainy folk who
have transplanted their talents to these
Eastern coasts is Mrs. Philip Carpenter
farmerly Fannie Halleck Rouse) She is
practicing law with her husband, having
been admitted to the New York bar about
tw0 months ago. Her many friends are
confident that she will prove herself
most successful attorney as she is a close
student and an am bilious woman
Miss Lucille. a popular milliner of San
Francisco, is here on a short visit in re-
gard to business. She is guest at the
I'm periaI.
Hon. Thomas Fitch has closed his law
offices down on Broadway, and at present
he and Mrs. Fitch are spending the Au-
gust days IN Saratoga. Mr.. Fitch does
not enthuse over the circumlocutory
methcd OF practicing law in New York
courts. He will probably discontinue
practice here.
j. w. Flynn and Frank F. Barlow ar
rived on the Sd inst, and registered at the
Hotel Cadillac.
Next week number of the very swag-
ger modistes and swell importers give
their private fall opening to invited Gus
toners. l have number OF invitations
from personal friends, so depend on it that
if there are lot of pretty and unique
styles 10 be seen I'll tell you all about
them, so you will know as much as the
chosen few here and be ahead of the gen.
erai public, who are not invited until a
week later. The seasons seem to crowd
one on the other this year, and In a few
weeks more we will be gathering autumn
leaves and cooking Thanksgiving dinners
and planning for Christmas holidays and
but why borrow trouble? This year is
not next year; tom orrow has no more to
say to yesterday"
TRELLA FoLTz ToLAND.