The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

,y.., Pu an unfortunate accident he
! lost his pocket book containing cohsiuel-
able money, his railroad tlckets anu sew
eral valuable papers. he aoVertiseu 4or
them in a mum Der OF newspapers ou' as
far as can be learned he did not recover
them.
Mrs. Scott Cooper (nee Miss Fannle
! Spencer) left town about week Ego u
| pav visit to her mother, Mrs. w. Mhler
! of Stockton. Mrs. Cooper will prooaoly
remain in California until autumn. ocott
Cooper is negotiating with "a prominent
manager here and will most likely play
a yerv important Gotham engagement
early in the season.
On warm day last week l met the
charming actress and woman, Mrs oaran
Stevens, who Is we'll known on the local
stage in San Francisco, as well as ali owe.
the Western coast. She used to be called
| the ''beautiful Sally Stevens" when she
was great Eastern favorite many years
ago. She married the famous puglllst'
John c. Keenan, and went West with hlln'
She was only girl when he died, but sne
has been true to the memory OF pig
hearted John, and with his love held
sacred in her heart she acted on, living
almost entirely in the past and still re-
tanning the delicate and refined features
of the beautiful Sally Stevens"
Mrs. Stevens anticipates remaining the
rest of the summer at Mount Vernon,
with very dear friends. She will very
ikelv remain in New York next season
to play in a new production, which will
be presented at one OF the Leading theaters.
Fred C. Siebe of San Franclscois a guest
at the Hoffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Peck, direct from
San Francisco, are still at the HOFFMAN;
they arrived about week ago.
William Swanson of Los Angeles is
recent arrival in this city of vigorous
thunder showers.
j.. R. Howell from San Francisco is re-
cent arrival.
James Waldere Kirk, the young man
from Colorado who has been given so
much notoriety by the New York press in
the character of full-fiedged dude, is
now having glorious time down at At
lantic City.
Mr. Kirk had arranged to sail for Europe
two weeks ago, but somehow he concluded
that bathing in the blue salt waves was
far better than bounding over them at
this time of year, and the pleasant COM
panionship of friends far more preferable
than the Indifferent stare Of foreigners
who would not appreciate his originality
and individuality.
Mr. Kirk has haG apartments at the I'M
periaI ever since his arrival in New York,
| couple of months ago, and he has re-
ceived t1atterlng attention from the chap
pies and leading club men. He is very
interesting young gentleman, unmarried,
devoted to his mother, who is an invalid,
has quiet, unassuming manners and is
quite contrary to the general impression
| one forms from the newspapers lurid de-
| scriptions of his dudish and foppish at
tire and behavior.
Mr.. Kirk is well known in California.
| He spent great part of last year at
San Diego, Santa Monica and San Fran
cisco. He formerly was a travelling agent
for large cigar firm, but successful min
| ing ventures have decided him never to
| return to cigar selling. Some one has
been cruel enough to hint that Nj. Kirk
is really searching for rich wife. Why
shouldn't he? Don't impoverished counts
and princes and dukes of foreign extrac-
| tion come over here and steal our heir
esses? I think we should encourage fiue
young Americans with slim purses to
court their wealthy American sisters and
thus keep our precious American dollars
on this side of old oceans bleak shores.
! / would suggest that poor young man
| should seek wealthy bride and
wealthy man love none but a poor
woman.
AT the Savoy are Miss Mary L. Phelan
and maid, Miss Small and w. ]. Kelley of
! San Francisco. TRELLA FoLTz ToLAND
| 81 Park row.