The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
RyTAEW YORK, N. Y, March 15.-The
1N weather prophets had rad better es'.a. take axe

| HWY in their shingles ana enter the
ranks of the snow-shovelers OF
sprinkling-cart drivers, for surely they
are useless as the fortetellers OF at
mospheric change and weather disturb
ances. For instance, we all trustlngly
read in our morning newspaper that to-
day will DC warm and fair, with rainfall
during the night" With the guileless
faith of children we gayly trip downtown
in our prettiest, best attire, sans um brellas.
| sans overshoes and sans heavy wraps.
Invariably the wiseacre weather prophet
| has told another of his mistakes, and we
wade back home through a couple of
inches of slushy snow or rain puddles, our
feathers dropping, our best attire bedrag-
gled and our tempers anything but flowers
| and sunshine.
| Weather prophets are useless officials,
say /, and the old vane on grandpa's barn
can tell more about the weather than the
| bespectacled scientists who climb up into
lofty towers and consult a roomful of
atm ospheric indicators and complicated
electric contrivances, every one of which
is out Of order half the time.
New Workers have had their share OF
protiting prophets weather prophecies
during the past month; their predictions
concerning climatic changes have been all
on the wrong side; consequently the
Gothamites are losing that blind faith In
weather-farmers that they once had.
On Saturday the day was superb to look
at. but it was a different thing to get out
in. The wind blew at the rate of fifty
two miles an hour, and silk hats, wells,
handkerchlefs and old papers went flying
and whirling down the streets like crazy
swarming bees.
The sun shone in splendor. the atmo.
sphere was clear and the skies were
cloudless; nevertheless. the town was
covered with several inches Of snow when
Sunday morning dawned, and the weather
prophet hadn't breathed word of it to
any of us.
George w. Whittell and Mrs. Whittell
left the New Netherland Hotel with their
little family on Saturday en- route to San
Francisco. Their winter in New York
has been an enjoyable one and they leave
a host of friends here who will miss them
greatly. Mr.. and Mrs. Whitteil anticipate
an early return to the East.
Miss Lucy MacDougalI and Mrs. Jesu-
rum of Los Angeles arrived from an ex-
tended tour in Europe last Thursday.
They will remain in New York couple
of weeks and then continue their journey
westward.
r. s. MacDougaIl of Los Angeles came
on last month to meet his sister, Miss
MacDougail, on her arrival from abroad.
They are guests at the New Netherland.
A. E. Lyons of San Francisco has been
in the city attending to business Of i'm
portance during the past week.
Hon. Russell ]. Wilson, the prominent
lawyer. is recent arrival from the
business affairs of legal Importance ever
since the moment he reached town. He
is stopping at the Holland House on Fifth
avenue.
Charles III. Lowell is also guest at the
Holland House. 4
Hon. James G. Mcguire ran up from
Washington. d. c., last Tuesday and re.
turned on Friday evening. Congressman
Mcguire refers in glowing terms to the
simple and dignitied bearing of our new
President throughout the inaugural pro-
ceedings. Indeed President Mckinley is
winning hosts of friends by his quick
action in dismissing the squad of police
that have kept strict watch over the
White House ever since Cleveland began
his administration. The police were not
necessary to the Presidents safety, and
Cleveland has received much condemna-
ton for the peculiar precautions pre-
caution no other President of our nation
ever felt cowardly enough to establish.
Mckinley has done away with it. Wise
Mckinley.
Mrs. John w. Shaw left for San Fran
cisco on Friday, to make short visit at
the home of Mrs. W. Requa of San Fran
cisco.
William B. Hamilton. direct from San
Francisco, arrived on Friday. He is a
guest at the Hoffman House.
Mrs. J. s. Cone has engaged apartments
at the Holland, where she will reside dur
ing b. er stay here.
Major Frank Mclaughlin, prominent
resident of OrovilIe, and most popular
man in San Francisco, is paying short
visit to the East, and New York in partic-
ular. Major Mclaughlin will be at the
Hoffman House during his stay in town.
G. C. Bornemann is recent arrival
from the coast.
Colonel Theo C. Marceau, as hand
some, debonair and dignitied as he always
is, has been a striking figure about the
Waldorf and on the avenue during the
past week.
The Colonel took a prominent part in