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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-17
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DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE-PARIs. 49,
Sailing every Thursday instead OF 1ShN
Saturday, from November 2 1899 at ~Ss1sf'tls
10 a. m. from Pier AZ. North River foot OF
Morton St LA NORMANDIE, Nov. Is: LA
GASCOGNE. Nov. %; LA TOURAINE. Nov
30: LA BRETAGNE. Dec. Z. First-ciass 20
Havre. $50 and upward: per cent reduction on
round trip. Second-class to Havre. s45: per
cent reduction round trip. GENERAL
AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND CAN
ADA. % Broadway cHudson building), New
York ]. F. FUGAZI & CO. Pacific Coast
Agents. MONTGOMERY ave. San Francisco.
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BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS

Birth. marriage and death notices sent by
mail will not be inserted. They must be handed
in at either OF the publication offices and be
Endorsed with the name and residence OF per-
cons authorized 20 have the same published.
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L-A1MANCE REAL ESTATE CO.
sv'-s62 Eighth 81. Oakland
FINE HOMES FOR SALE BY
WILLIAM = DINGFE
sos BROADWAY OAKraNsr

s''a0-on webster. near DurAnt: sunny front
ef'. loi o5Nl5e; nne two-stcry residence az g
l1t thoroughly modern. a beautiful home
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g7poo-Charning new home on o-s,s. =.
L-in-a Vista Heights-S rooms: all modern in,
proven rnis, slate roof: electric lighting. Al
open plumbing. large LOT: new: see Ia
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t-9'o-New story and half-s room. an
bath never been 0ccupledl: LOT sb,lsO- -
Grove ~ carr; very pretty home
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DIED..

BERNARDoU-A mass will be celebrated In
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d. J. STAPLES. President
BERNARD FAYMONVILLE, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me ,h;s re.
day OF January. 1899 NJ NJ RUOREP It'll
Deputy Insurance Commentaries
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,lA't'-on Thirteenth st. near Grove. no--h
soc, beautiful home. II rooms and bath. r,os
en- N every way. LOT 60Nloo. a nne home; worth
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THE 0. R. & N. co.

PORTL a N D
From spear-street Wharf at 10 n m
FADE SI2 First Class Including BERTH
MIL IS Second Class and Meals
State Of California. Sails Dec. IA. "A. Jan
Columbia Sails Dec 9. ls. p. jan
Short Line to walla Walla, Spokane. Butte
Helena and 20 all points in the Northwest
Through tickets te all points East.
z. c. WARD. General Agent.
go Market st
GOODAIIA PERKINS 4 CO.
Superintendents.
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House. rooms. bath: driveway: street vvo-a,
Sidewalks. etc. complete. lot s0xl2O. near h,,se
ness center lines. schools etc p. rn,dar,
plumbing. newly renovated. grained IA osl, a
No. neighbOrhood; the best bargain ever o.
served. 500 cash. balance mortgage
J. s. MYERS
1902 Broadway Oskis,d
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AMERICAN LINE.
FEW YoRK, SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON. PARfl
Stopping at CherbourE. westbound.
From New York Every Wednesday. 10 - m
St. Paul. ........Dec % st. Paul ........Jan- II
New York........Jan. New York ......Jan. "a
st. Louis ........Jan. 10 ST. Louis .......Jan- il
RED STAR LINE.
New York and Antwerp.
From New York Every Wednesday, Il noon
Southwark Dec. POI Noordland Jan 10
Westernland dec. p Aragonia ........Jan. II
Kensington .....Jan. ; lFriesland .......Jan- "a
EMPIRE LINE.
Seattle. st. Michael. Dawson City.
For full information regarding freight and
passage apply to
INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY.
80 Montgomery ST.. or any Of its agencies.
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N'y'-on Linden Ct. near Eighteenth. ,
2 ms and bath; lot t01i2s. Charming horn.
bank mortgage. $500: owner Will tax. otbe,
property in part payment.
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Net amount OF Risks
written during the
year ..............
Net amount OF Risks
expired during the
year ...................
Net amount In force
December 81. 1898.
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fsato-on Thirty-third ST. close 20 Grove. 10,
s,A--', : rooms and bath. nnely finished: worth
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NORTHERN
PACIFIC
RAILWAY
TWO TRAINS DAILY
via the
"ShaSta-Northern Pacific Route"

Elegant Double Drawing Room
Sleeping Cars, Superb Dining-Car Ser
vice and Leather Upholstered Tourist
Sleeping Cars on every train.
Through Tourist Car to St. Paul
every Tuesday night This car Is
nicely upholstered in leather and has
all the comforts of frst-class Pullman.
Bear in mind It's the only through car
run between San Francisco and St
Paul.
Tickets on sale at lowest rates to
SPOKANE, BUTTE, CHICAGO,
R0SSLAND, WINNIPEG, NEW YORK,
HELENA, ST. PAUL.
T. K. STATELER, Gen. Agt..
638 Market Street, s. F.
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5000 snap; choice lot on East Tw.,,v-
49,, -, mar Eighth ave: high and sightiy;
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80 per foot-Beautiful residence site. nor-h-
Wet corner FNbert and Eighth SITS: close -
local trains, etc, etc. one OF the Few ,1,,n,,
corners In central Oakland sunny
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isao)-ln Peralta Heights, overlooking rat.
Mcrrtt, rooms and hath: a pretty SUNNY,
nome. large lot, Inc street. half cash half IN
reflafl - "'''N al
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tltlo-on Pcralta 81. near Sixteenth. sum,
lci broom cottage: lot 25xliO. very cheap.
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WILLIAM J. DINGFE.
49,, :, -, sUa Broadway, Oakland
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f65oo-Ch0ice Alameda horn. on Ga, .-,o-,.
ave- no incumhrance. owner wants 10 e.,
chahge Tor Oakland or san Francisco property.
close to local train and electric cars - ,
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OAKLAND FURNITURE FoR SALE.


AN introduction 10 YOU from IL Sheuhaas. tn,
furniture dealer 18th and franklin. Oakland
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Cottage; rooms; bath: private water rl,,,
on premises; lot boxl00: one block from -.
oInce' carr schools, etc; owner Interested =,
Alaska; The property sold year ago Tor ,,scn =.
200 or $500 cash. balance on rnorfrars. ,Sog'
lively no reserve; FIRST come first serves '0'
J. s. MYERS
1909 Broadway Oaklans
The times., 1899-08-20
A Sweeping Success.

A Washington breadwinner has achiev-
ed a brand-new trade She is a colorel
woman along about fifty years old. with
a skin as brown as a cocoanut and teeth
as white as its meat. She wears a pur
pie calico frock and white apron, and ter
working tool is a broom. Last year doe
tor at the dispensary told her TO quit
kitchen work-the hot stove brought on
fits-and she was too ponderous and rheu-
matte for the washtub. 1t took her just
one day to solve her life problem and map
out her plans. As a result she has what
she calls pavement route covering over
two dozen contracts with as many occu-
pants of houses, to sweep the payements
every morning between certain hours,
with stated times for broom scrubbing oi
the bricks for so much money monthly.
She makes a comfortable living out o.
it; goes to church Sundays in a nice black
frock, pays 10 cents a week IN tns
'.buryin'" society. and slows other dimes
in the capacious depths of ''yalier cot
ton pocket" sewed TO her quilt pett:eoas
in case of a rainy day.
And when you come TO think aSo-t it
though the scheme and its originator are
on so humble scale-to sweep pavement;
for housewives who have no servants OF
for fiunkies too high and mighty TO do il
themselves wasn't at all a bad idea on the
mart OF Aunt Nance.
The times., 1899-08-20
When Yau Talk.

Do not argue or appear 10 notice other
peoples inaccuracies in speech.
Do not interrupt others while speaking.
but listen patiently until they have finished.
Remember that the good listener is gener-
ally more appreciated than the clever talker.
Do not talk of your private and family
affairs except TO intimate friends, and then
be careful not TO do so often.
Do not talk Of things which the company
present cannot be interested in. By so do
ing you may show yourself a clever and
superior person. but you will be voted a
bore.
Do not find fault needlessly even with the
weather. The habit of grumbling at either
people or things is most disagreeabie.
Do not speak mockingiy of personal de-
fects Somebody present may have the
same.
! Do not talk loudly or fast clear, dis
| tinct voice has greater power.
| Do not, when narrating an incident, keeT
| On saving. 'sYou see,' You know" etc
| Do not whisper. II you have anything
| to say that the general company may not
hear. reserve it till you and the person tc
whom you desire TO impart It are alone
| Do not eross-question people. IL is baG
| form to force a confidence, but if one /:
made to you you are bound to respect it
| Philadelphia Times.
The times., 1899-08-20
The Mirror Deceives.

No doubt the human race would consider
1t little short of universal tragedy If
there were no looking glasses. Yet in
spite of their widespread use. it is an as
tonishing fact that none of US has ever
seen ourselves as others see US.
In the first place, the reflection in the
mirror does not portray our likeness with
any attempt at accuracy. The hair is
wrong in tone, the eyes are not correct in
color and our compilations are hopelessly
libeled by this specious household deceiy-
er. 1t is certain that if the looking glass
told the truth, the sales of various COM
piexion washes would greatly decrease, for
any fair skin looks gray and paliid in a
| glass, and as a result many women ruin
| their splendid compilations by trying to
improve them, because they look bad III
| the mirror.
You may be certain that however plain
your face seems, it is not SO plain as it ap-
| pears in the tell-tale mirror. Secondly,
| you cannot assume your natural expression
while peering in a looking-glass The eye
must be in a certain position before you
| can see at all, and the eye, so far as ex-
| preston is concerned governs the face.
| The consequence is that you can see only
one of your expressions in the glass, and
| that one of tentative examination. All
the other expressions. by which your
| friends know you, favorable or otherwise
you have never seen.
The times., 1899-08-20
A SociaI Gnme

Cards are trumps In the social world
old-fogyish amusement Of cards, dear to
the hearts of elderly couples untitled for
more active sport, has caught the fancy of
volatile youth. How long 1t will retain it's
hold depends on the magnetic qualities OF
the next new fad.
Golf links and tennis court are feeling
the detection; the wheel is not escaping
and bowls are absolutely dead. The i'm
mortal marchionesS can no longer lay
claim to precociousness, since the smart
child of today is wiser In the ways of jack
pots and straight fiushes than ever was
the scrap of a white slavery. whose widest
achievement was to capture 'two for his
nobsi'
Card parties are raging like fever al
the various resorts, the difference lying
in the fact that Bar Harbor and Newport
take to euchre, Atlantic City openly avows
preference for diluted poker. while Cape
May. always more sedate than her froIic-
some neighbor. prefers quiet hand al
whist. How long the fad will last will
depend on the shuttle-cock whims of that
same Dame Fashion, who does the leas
likely things at moments notice and ex.
poets others to do the same.
There Is no counting the cost of the
prizes that lucky girls and matrons will
take home with them TO winter quarters
and that the citys own fair inhabitant.
! may be expected to return with a salts.
| factory quota is evidenced by the asser
| ton of an unauestionable authority The
other day at Newport that there was mt
matching a Washington woman for luck.
The times., 1899-08-20
EARLY AUTUMN WEDDINGS.
Brides Prefer TO he Married at
Country Homes.

The charm of q country wedding is be-
ing felt more and more by the fashionable
world. and there is little doubt but that tha
greater number of those that have places
out of town prefer to celebrate their nup-
tials there. In the country there seems to
be more of the spirit OF romance and good
fellowship There is a chance for every
one TO thoroughly enjoy himself. NO mat
ter with what solemnity and stiIinsss ths
VOWS are spoken in the church, the break
fast at the house is invariably followed by
frolic on the lawn and verandas and IN il
the bride rot unfrequently joins.
Lately. at a promient wedding at Stam-
ford Conn, the breakfast was served on
the lawn under the trees and by the lake
The bride just before leaving her guests
and still in her shimmering white gown,
was surrounded by her bridesmaids. BY
one OF tham she was blindfolded, and they
then danced around in a ring as she thre"
her bouquet. Within Its centre was hidden
a ring, and the girl that caught the now
ers was said TO be predestined by rate 10
be the next bride. The custom is Ger
man one. but losses nothing by crossing the
great sea, and is usually pretty when prac-
ticed amid such gay Surroundings
Many brides now choose to drive on with
the groom for their honeymoon IN small
open trap. drawn by some pet horse OF
| their own. instead of shutting themselves
I'D in the formidable coach of not SO very
| long ago. Surely this is starting life
1 tourney more pleasantly One gay young
bride was recently heard to say that noth-
ing would induce her not to go with her
pony to the station on her wedding day.
| That she should, at least, have the con-
seriousness of holding the reins at the be-
ginning. In this instance there was also
a tinge Of the pathetic about this little
journey, as the man she had CHOSEN was
not a Croesus. and afterward the pony
| was to be sold. 1t was therefore, her last
drive with him.
| A number of little novelties have lately
appeared at the breakfasts, and they
greatly help out the fun On the side-
board or in the hall, there are piled up
innumerable little white satin bags. Ihey
are shaped like meal bags. and contain a
handful of rice. Each guest takes one
| with the wedding cake. and he is therefore
prepared to contribute his share TO the
veritable shower OF rice that falls upon tnf
departing pair. Some special good fortune
is said to hang over the thrower IL the
rice from his hand actually alights upor
the bride Dainty, white satin slippers
filled with rice. and queer little shoes. are
among the table decorations and fayors
At Tuxedo not long ago, beautiful CIR
was married on the veranda- 1t had truly
been transformed into bower by the use
of snilax and palms. and the entire fes-
tiyity was out of doors. When she and tbs
groom drove of, the band played JUS
One Girl" and the chorus was hearth,
joined in by almost every voice present
The times., 1899-08-20
rhe comfort Jnr.

An Atlantic voyage was made very
home-Iike by the unique and sensible bon
voyage" gift of friend For the usual
basket OF flowers and fruits which is fin
ished az the end CT a few days, there was
substituted small green-tinted glass jar.
with tight-fi fitting cover. such as are used
for conpotes or sealed fruits. Into this
lar a number of small cheese-eloth sacks
had been packed, each one of which held
about two teaspoonsful Of tea. The sacks
were some two inches square. The cloths
had been rinsed through water. so that
il was free from the lint and odor OF the
loom On the outside of the jar was past
ed a label of white paper, on which was
written in bold script capitals, deeply
shaded. these lines:
Though SKIES be changed and ali is new,
| Each day your snip pursues its way;
4 cup o. kindness cheers your heart!
The acrostic of the initial letters is evil
dent So the hour of afternoon tea waf
given its gracious influence Down In the
ships cabin, the Kissing urn was impossi-
/ Bile; the conventional teapot lacking, bul
the circle that gathered about the table
| with the pitcher of boiling water oft re-
J plenished and the tea cups in readiness
regarded each day with new gratitude, th'
little green lar" The tiny sack was helt
In the fingers by the corner in the cuI
OF hot water, until the proper strength
| was given, and then passed to the secont
cup. There was no debris OF leaves q
| embarrass. When the service was finishes
IL was thought that this idea has its yalu
equally in journeys by rail. bicycle, auto
mobile or in the hunters store OF tn
mountain camp
The times., 1899-08-20
WEDDING CAKES MUST "RIPEN." J"
Here Is the Recipe of n Famous Lon
don Chef

Now is the time to bake a wedding cake
if you are to be married in November. The
best London wedding cake bakers advertise
that ali their cakes are q year old; none. in
London or New York, sell wedding cake
under two months. A cake baked in July
will be ripe for November wedding, says
Madame Jules Van Doren.
And the process OF '-ripening'' may be ex-
planned A cake newly baked is brittle and
devoid Of favor; an old cake. on the other
hand, is moist from the presence of the
fruits, and is fully permested with the at
tractiye spicinesS.
If YOU desire a tall cake bake it in three
sections, as a thick cake bakes too slowly.
Select three tin pans; by setting them up
in pyramid style you can get the right sizes.
Line the pans we'll with brown paper.
round piece for the bottom and band for
the inside Notch the top of the band, to
keep it from deforming the cake; grease
thoroughly, and then prepare the dough
Take five pounds of -four, three pounds OF
butter, three pounds of brown sugar, three
pounds each of dried currants and sultana
raisins. three pounds of dried cherries, one
pound of chopped almonds, thirty-two eggs.
a pint OF brandy and an ounce each Oh
grated nutmeg, powdered cloves, cinna-
{
/ blespoon Of salt and the grated rind OF
eight oranges.
Cream butter and sugar and add the eggs
well beaten. Mix the fruit in bowl
| Gradually add the flour TO the butter and
eggs; stir in the brandy, and hnaiiy aao
| the fruit.
Divide the mixture into three parts and
bake at least six hours in a moderate oven
| Cover the top with paper after the hrs'
hour 10 keen from burning If your oven
| is too hot on the bottom set pan hilec
with sand underneath
| When well baked stand on a cool shell
for three dayg: then wrap in cloth and pui
away in tin until wanted. Examine tnt
tcake once IN two weeks for mold; all
thoroughly and rewrap. Frost two weeks
before wanted.
1 The best icing recipe known is the one
usesd at the wedding of the Princess ol
Wales and at all the royal weddings since
Into FIVE pounds of icing sugar, well sift-
ed. squeeze the juice of four lemons. WHY
the whites OF fifteen eggs TO stiff frott
and stir into the lemons and sugar, adding
gradually the eggs.
II must be so stiff that you can trace
patterns with it, and have them remain
raised. Add sugar until this Is accom-
pIished.
Better make this up in three lots. az
ii hardens too soon il made all at once.
Cover the cake with the icing quartel
of an inch thick. Next day add anothe
coat of icing, and so on until the required
finish and thickness are obtained. Finisl
with fancy designs and the initials OF tn
bride.
The times., 1899-08-20
The Best Man.

II is always satisfactory TO get at the
family history of custom which We prae-
tice without knowing why.
In these days, when the world and his
wife get married they include in their ar
rangements that highly ornamented ap-
pendage, the best man Why. they
don't exactly know. except that they can't
be united in style without him-which Is
a very eommendable reason; and We have
Socrates word for it that one reason ts
always enough. In the good old times.
however, when the gOlden-age folks twhom
we occasionally have flung al Us IN the
form OF comparisons to contrast with our
own wickedness) had the earth to them
selves the best man was originated Tor
purpose, and that purpose was TO fight.
II was his graceful mission 20 protect By
force of arms, all rivals who might at
te1upt to carry of the bride OF the oeca-
sion. and for the better fnlfllment Of his
duties he selected tru5ty retainers to help
him out, and who probably figure as the
ushers of today. The Scandinavian war
rior. for instance. never eOndescended to
! let a girl know he wanted her until she
was on her way to be married TO some 9TH
! er man Then IL was that the best man
was expected to do great things for the
bride aud groom, and that he did 1t to the
entire satisfaction OF both parties is evs-
denced by the fact that Hymen retains him
| in perpetual service, long after the condi-
/ tions that caused his existence have for
| ever passed away
The times., 1899-08-20
A creot ,.nu,s Love.

Did you ever happen to read Bulwer-
Lytton's poodle letter? Here 1t is-or
at least as much of it as anyone will be
likely to stand:
My own dearest, kindest, most beaud-
full. most darling poodle" this distin-
guished idiot started out. Now. dearest,
shall come 90 triumph-it is 90 only that
shall tame and subjugate 90 own wolf.
Puppy. till he can lay his head on that
beautiful bosom and forget even to growl.
Ali That me could kiss 90! That me could
breathe out my homage, my worship TO 90
! in one. one long, burning eternal kiss!
And now. darling. good-by and
God bless 90; forgive Puppy as utterly and
sincerely as 90 possibly can Messrs-
| Kisses & Co. pay to Poodle: 100000 to
, her eyes, 4,76o. .540.0s7 10 her lips, 9,OOO,-
| O7O COS to her cheeks
There is some more that Is too fntoler-
f, able for anybody to read, except, probably
the siren of the intellectual spoon, who
must have admired the billet since she
saved IL TO be handed down" 1t seems
only Just and proper that Bulwer should
have signed himself Puppy" at the end.
The times., 1899-08-20
Baby Parties.

Baby parties" are new departure that
fun lovers have gone in for during this
past season. One Of the most successful
of these was given by young married
couple, the hostess appearing in Kate
Greenaway dress, with loose hair and
big muslin bonnet, and the host, who
measures not far from six feet and has a
beard. in a Little Lord Fauntleroy cos
tune Many OF the ladies had borrowed
dresses from good-sized children of their
acquaintance, the result being that the
skirts and sleeves were generally very
short and the waist-bands altogether too
large One courageous young man came
attlred after the fashion of very little
boy, in dress and bonnet. and another
appeared in q kilt and shirt waist, with
large silk neoktie and broad-brimmed
sailor hat.
The times., 1899-08-20
MRS. MoRGAN,s GILT PLATE
Only Complete Gold Dinner Service
in This Country.

Only Complete Gold Dinner Service
i'm This Country.
Mrs. J. PierpOnt Morgan, OF New York,
is said to be the only woman in this cour-
try who owns silver gilt dinner service
In Europe they are more frequently seen
than silver or gold services
The cost OF Mrs. Morgan's set was $780,
co., 1t was made in this country from
special designs, and a vast number OF men
worked for months in carrying out the or
der. The dies were purchased by the own
er and therefore the set cannot be dUpii-
Gated There are three hundred pieces;
among the number are found Candelabra.
four compotisrs. twenty-four desert plates.
twenty four finger bowls. and sufficient
forks, knives. spoons. and other things TO
dine twenty-four people
The eentrepiece, which is, of course, in
tended for fruit or flowers. or both, IS or
namented with six cherub heads. and a
Venus fourteen inches high sarmOunts the
whole Cornucopias, from which fow the
fruits of the earth. are part Of the schema
| of decoration
| The style OF the service is Romanesque.
The reason for making II in silver gilt is
that while it has all the appearance OF a
gold service, it will wear longer made OF
silver.