The record-union., 1899-05-21


have no chickens. For our part, We're
glad the chickens are dead, just ON
general principles. We have heredl-
tary dislike for the neighbors' fowl,
whose chief delight is in seeking the
proverbial early worm at the root OF
our pet rose bush, while we must smile,
and smile, though feeling like villain
y
Invitations have just been received
to the Birdsall-Blair wedding to take
place on June 7th at the Episcopal
| Church.
| Mrs. E. w. Hale has returned from
a visit to San Francisco.
| A very enjoyable social was held last
Friday at the residence of Rev. Mr..
Sherman, pastor of the Fourteenth
street Presbyterian Church.
Mr. and Mrs Jesse Titus left yester-
day for San Francisco.
Mrs. William Ellery Briggs is TAX
ing the rest cure in San Francisco.
Lower street was startled from its
usual death-like lethargy last Saturday
evening by a merry coaching party
driving a four-in- hand They had been
up picknieking at Folsom, taking
luncheon at Repressa. The party con-
sisted of the Misses Jennie Shook,
Eleanor Wood, Blanch Twftchell, Helen
Lindley, Jessie Fillmore, and Messrs.
Sims, Warrack and Chaplin.
Mrs. w. F. Hunt has returned to her
home in San Jose after a delightful
three weeks with various friends in
| Sacramento
| Please do pardon US for riding one
of our pet hobby-horses again, and
We'll promise never to add any post
scripts to our letters. You know what
that means, for you are bright enough
to have discovered by this time that
Typ is woman, aren't you? and VIII
know that such promise will involve
no end of self-restraint and exercise of
will power ON her part. But to return
to the hobby-you have such bad
habit of diverting us from our subject
we should like to produce the follow
ing clipping. With the exception Of
one word, the first sentence seems pc
culiarly applicable:
st Louis audiences have a bad habit
of beginning to disperse before the play
is quite over. Francis Wilson stopped
the first man to quit his seat the other
night by saying: If you want to stand.
I'll take your seat The man got out
of the t6eater in a jiffy, but everybody
else remained until the curtain fell.
| Now, we're going to have opera next
week. Not Grand opera, to be sure.
lnor yet grand artists; but they are just
as human, and will appreciate just as
much a polite and dignified acknowl-
edgment of their efforts. The degree of
excellence, however, which an artist
has reached seems to cut no figure
when Sacramento wants to get home
and to bed. If it were Oakland-well,
there might be an excuse. But we
have no local trains to catch, and the
| street cars will wait. Now, let's us
show that our audiences can make up
in quality what they sometimes lack
in quantity.
| Master George Hoffman entertained a
number of friends at cards on Friday
evening. The rooms were very prettily
decorated, the parlor in pink crinkled
paper, La France roses and asparagus,
the living-room in green and yellow,
and the dining-room, where refresh
ments were served, was very pretty in
decorations of red and American
Beauty roses. Hearts was the game of
the evening, and Gladys Hale Carl No
ack, Robert Weinstock and Florence
Grau We're the prize winners. After the
refreshments were served the evening
was completed in dancing and singing.
Those present We're: Gladys Hale, Lolo
Wilson, Loretta Chapman, Helena Bic
wener Mae Cunningham, Florence
Grau, Elsie Grau, Ethel Reich, Godfrey
Hall. Laura Curtis. Judson Flint, Bryte
Peterson, Carl Noack, Fred Biewener,
Russell Stevens Frank Ryan, Bernard
Drescher, jedi McClatchy, Jim Nc
CATCHY, George Hoffman.
Misses Margaretta and Kittie Shee-
han, who had been visiting their cous-
ms, Misses Minnie and Anna Nagle, for
the past week returned to their homes
in San Francisco and CORTLAND, re-
spectively. On Tuesday evening the
Misses Magic entertained a few of their
friends in honor Of the Misses Sheehan
and Misses Bluxome of San Francisco.
Singing and games were INDUCED in
until a late hour AT II O'Clock the
guests marched to the dining-room to a
light repast, after which they assem-
bled in the parlors to have hashlight
picture taken of the jolly crowd Those
present were: Misses w. C. Conway, T.
Leonard, G. Bluxome, M. Sheehan, x.
Sheehan. E. Martin and A. Silvero;
Messrs. H. Leonard. A. Burke, c. Canra-
han, H. Hilbert, W. Brown, H. Good
fellow, c.. Ream, J. Kurdish, j Con-
way, Mr.. and Mrs. Kemistzer, Mrs. A.
C. Klenk, Mrs. Fletcher ]. Woodward.
A kite party was given Mr.. and Mrs
Hansen on Friday evening which was
novelty and proved very amusing.
The young folks left with kites and
japanese lanterns for Oak Park at
o'clock, and had great sport flying
the kites. After the amusement they
returned to the home of Mr.. Hansen,
where they were served with refresh
ments and music. Dancing was after
ward INDUCED in Among those pres
ent were: Dave Wasserman, Miss Rem
wick, E. Noise, Miss Esther Nathan, c.
F. Becker, Miss Trowbridge, Mr.. Can
trell, Miss G. Lothhamer, J. E. Thomp-
son, Annie Lawrie, DR.. Reid, Miss
Quinn.
A delightful birthday party was
given A. Kimball at his residence, 1881
P street, on Thursday evening. by his
mother and Miss Irene Hobbs. This
parlors were tastefully decorated with
carnations and potted plants. Music
and games were INDUCED in till late