The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-25

to stalk again, and Miss Miller will have
class once a month for the girls who
are to come out next winter About
asked, / suppose to serve as a wholesome
warning for the babes.
There are Only five buds announced for
this year. Think of it, Why there must
have been twenty of us last year and 1
rather think We put the full-blown roses
to blush. We re half-blown roses our
selves now, Peggy, and Wen have to be-
gin to watch the crows feet. Your eyes
ing to my diary received on the sunny
side of a hundred compliments, three
fourths of which We're directed at my
teeth. l would they had praised some OF
my weak points, for L. always knew my
teeth were good.
All of the girls who are in town had
the other afternoon. We all came unex-
pectedly, and Gertrude made us cozy and
put the kettle on. ! am SO glad l was not
born before tea. Thou female tongue
running, snEle-smoothing, heart-opening
We dashed the men over our cups. and
at every sip a reputation died. 1t was
whispered that Howard Adams is going
to marry Honolulu lady with money to
burn. Howard is willing to take his
chances on getting singed tending to the
fire. The next day met Dick Adams on
the street and asked him if Howard was
really going to give him an heiress for a
siSter-in-law.
Dickey said: No such luck; Howard
always was an observant child.
( Carrie Ayers said that between the
! Klondike and the war we girls might as
we'll join a sisterhood for what is left
] without the army and navy? We reminded
/ her that there were still the college boys,
/ although they are mot old enough to
I know" 1 can remember the time when
! l went around arranging imaginary con-
! quests just as poor sister Mabel is doing
/ now. l know she is by the PARKWAY
/ look in her eyes. Well, she'll have to
look far away if she counts on laying
e-ta live MN y-,a
! can't even promise to be sister to any
| one of the men in our set. We're old
| enough to be mothers to most of them.
| Every one is going. away. DR.. and Mrs.
Spaulding and Helen left last night for
! Washington. We were all down to the
train to say "Au revoir.''
Nav Weldon leaves this afternoon for
! New York with her mother She told me
at tho ferry that they might stay in New
York until 1900, and then cross the pond
! to the Exposition.
Marie Messer leaves tonight for Dem
/ yer, where she is going to visit until Jan
uary. Her mother expects to join her
there, and then they will go on to New
Leontine Brakeman and Ethel Keeney
are spreading their wings ready to fly
hence at any moment, and Charlotte Ell
/ lingwood and Carrie Ayers are on the
/ black list as prospective deSerters East
Oh, Peggy, dear, pack up and come
| home for I'm lonely Come back, dear,
and then I'll not wither and pine away
/ and waste my sweetness on the desert
| air Should you fail to come, l have
made all necessary arrangements. The
| following touching epitaph is to be
| carved on my tombstone:
Ten little buds blooming in line.
One went north and then there were nine
Nine little buds disconsolate,
One went south and then there were eight.
Eight little buds, merciful heaveni
one went west and then there were seven.
Seven little buds sobbed, "Oh, let's runn'
six went east and then there was one.
One little bud shriveed in the sun,
Fell to earth and then there was none
Despairngly,
FLORA. McFLIMSY.
San Francisco, September "a, 1898.