The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-12

are about the best friends we have" he
says. "They do all the talking and don't
expect to be entertained as some people
do, no matter what ones mood may be.
Books Books give all and ask nothing but
There is one curious library in town
which is largely made up of works on
Haraszthy, and is apropos of his bust
mss. He knows all there is to know
about wine-making, said one of his
side of his work. and knows the whole
history OF wine from the Bible down
before Bible times may be. You know
wine was invented some time before
telephones or even printing. HarasZthy
thinks that the making of 1t was in
stincttve and 1 don't know but he's
But his literary tastes do not stop at
VINE history He has travels and philo-
owns 5000 volumes
Mr.. Bigelow is lover of art That is
when he is merely Mr.. Bigelow. At GER
tain hours he is S. c. Bigelow, banker. 1t
is almost the length of the McAIIister-
street car line between the two Bigelows
Inc one receives strangers with head
bent aside to think, and he has only a few
essential words for many that he knows.
The other treads soft rugs with slippered
feet, when evening comes. and settles
down presently to the drop-light and q
book
He has 1000 of these companions. They
are largely about art, you see. I not only
out learning all | can about them. 1t IS
the knowledge of the man who was also
painter that throws light upon a paint
Ing. What we know of Thorwaldsen is
part of his sculpture.
There are many histories and travels
in my library. They help to explain art.
through its art"
Dr. McNutt has a large medical library.
together with literary one, for his office
and his home are together I'm afraid
you wouldn't be interested in the names
Of some of my treasures" he remarked.
They don't mean much outside. of The
physicians dropping in, old ones and
young ones, to refer to some of the medi-
cal books. You see. collect odd volumes
as well as standards, and some Of these
queer old musty ones are not found every
day. There are often things to be learned
from them, in spite Of modern science. In
fact, they are the basis of modern science
in half the cases.
The room beyond is devoted to classical
together there are 1000 books on his
shelves. He is good about letting them
be used, but he has firm ideas in regard
John Farnham is a politician. He is
also proprietor of the Crystal baths He
is also the proud possessor of a library.
0rodigious pile of history and biography
that includes every nation under the sun
and every worthwhile man of every ma
ton. One of his clerks went to confer
with him the other day and was received
with, What do 1 care if the bath temper
ature isn't right? Napoleon's retreating
from Moscow, man aliVe!' and Mr.. Farm
ham returned to his book.
Mrs. Croker is adding her name to the
list OF rare edition collectors, although
the Croker library is not one of the
largest. She has just purchased a first
folio Shakespeare. the title page of which
bears the date 1923 at its foot. There is
leaves are dehcously yellow and smelly
The book is valued at $4,000. Besides this
Mrs. Croker owns the first issue of the
first edition OF paradise Lost"
The used-to-be Hobart sisters, now Mrs.
Lester and Mrs. Baldwin, have each .
copy of the luxembourg Chronicle of 1888
1t is illustrated by a master of Albrecht
Durer and is one of the earliest books to
be published with printed pictures. Il
Elimination by hand preceded this, period.
The pictures wood cuts made from
quantity fashioned blocks.
"Cruikshanhiana" is volume of draw
ings by the Cruikshank who helped add
luster to Dickens fame as Dickens did
s1ned ms in San 5'e Francisco. '"O One P be-
who likes to .rummage over curl
Gus shelves as well as to waltz. and who
knows as much about rare editions as she
does about house parties She is always
up-to-date, and so she has lately fallen
q victim to the Dickens revival craze,
which led indirectly to the Cruikshank
fad,
The other volume belongs to Mrs. julius
Kruttschnitt. She and her railroad hus-
band have strong congenialitY as book
lovers. and their Burlingame library is a
coy place for many an evening. Il
liked books before l married. said Mrs.
Kruttsohnitt, and / have liked them
better since for my husband has taught
me. I don't know nor care much about
his railroad library except that it is and
his sociology hobby is rather heavy, but
we enjoy good novels and poetry TO-
gether."
San Francisco does not care for art
and learning" said a London paper.