The San Francisco call., 1897-04-04
FROM GREATER NEW YORK
Budget Of Interesting News and Gossip
About the California Colony in the
Eastern Metropolis

, and subtle depth to the pure and toIturing
low, vi suffering motherhood.
Charles NJ. Kent, whom San Franciscans
will remem beT as the virile actor of power
and dignity, plays the part OF the old
hepherd, ,Balthazar. His work is mastery,
and at moments mounts 10 grandeur.
Mr. Kenrs hair is growing as white as
carded wool. In the days when he used to
play at StockwelPs Theater folks wondered
at his old hair and youthful face. What
would they saw nowP
J. g. Mallory of SaE Francisco arrived
at the Giisey House on Monday. He will
be in the city week more.
Hon. Harrison Gray Otis, editor of the
Los Angeles Times, lett for his southern
visit in and about New York, and will re-
turn to California with renewed forces and
pleasant memories of a very enioya BILE
eventful sojourn in Eastern cities
Colonel T. s. S. Sailing has been a guest
at the Holland during the past ten days.
He will probably start West this week.
George NJ. Bowman and Mrs. Bowman
of San Jose have been having a very
pleasant and interesting visit since their
arrival in kew York the 18th inst.
+. As manager of the cele brated Golden
Gate Fruit Packing Company Mr.. Bow
mans engagements have been such as
10 keep him on the constant move
since his arrival in Gotham. Like
all Westerners, he does not believe
in all work and no play, there
fore he and Mrs. Bowman have
have had several pleasant days down at
Old Point Comfort, and almost every
evening has found them enjoying one of
the theaters or vaudeville performances
during their New York visit.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bowman have not decided
al what time they will return to Cali
| fornia.
| Mrs. Janet Macdonald, who came on
here several months ago to lecture on
California scenery and California prod
nets, will shortly return to her home in
San Francisco. W here she hopes to regain
her health and strength. Mrs. Macdonald
has had more than her share OF iil-fortune
since her arrival III New York early in the
| winter.
The severe weather com mbined with Sc
rious attack Of rheumatism confined her
| to her room for many weeks. Sne had nc
more than recovered from her painful
rheumatic siege than she was seized with
an aggravated case of snow blindness.
Owing to her weakened condition she has
been unable to keep any of her lecture en-
gage ments. and wisely has concluded to
return to her home in the land of golden
| poppies and orange sunshine.
The other afternoon l had the pleasure
Of seeing two well-known and prominent
Californians meet unexpectedly, and the
greeting they gave each other was eight.
fully refreshing to witness. One was j.
b. Randall of San Francisco president o.
the First Natl onal Bank In San Jose, and
the other was E. S. Sanford, fruit-growe
and financer of San Jose.
They had jolly little talk and they
strolled up Broadway for few blocks
and suffice TO say that very cold bottl,
ana the necessary adiuncis followed tn,
happy meeting.
Mr.. Randall anticinates remaining fo
some time in New York. He has beer
from the West but q short time.
Mr.. Sanford will start homeward the
first week in April. He declares that hs
IS restless to get back to paradise" fo1
that is what he calls Santa Clara Valley
and he must return before the fruit bios
SONS arc waited away on the spring
breezes. Few of Mr.. Sanford's friends il
California know that he has magnificent