The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05

w now our motto. L or SuOuIueI
straps and brass buttons have
cast a golden glow over our little Len
ten pastimes. Were it not for the Off
GERS we girls would simply have to hiber-
nate on the memory of former days. For
the men have taken to this reprieve from
social duties like colts on the green pas
lures and we can only watch their antics
from afar-over the fence, as it were.
They have entirely deserted US, just
dropping in for a moment or two on
Sunday afternoons to keep off the social
blacklist: Dick says "Lent's not so aw
fully dry, don't cher know" and then
smacks his lips and looks wise. So
they've evidently found a substitute for
cotillon punch.
However, we don't mind bit-not a
bunch of sour grapes! For with the Iowa
Point on our shores what more can we
ask? The officers on the Iowa have en-
! tertained US one and all. Almost every
| day there is d luncheon on board to which
q dozen or more girls and chaperoneS are
invited. Each time it is a different set,
and every one vites the Iowa the
officers the most gallant hosts that ever
drank TO lovely woman. When they go
we shall have to repress our sighs or
A great many of the '99 boys from
West Point are with us, waiting Tor the
first transport TO take them to Manila.
of enthusiasm and are not given to un-
derestimating their own Importance. Ihey
blush prettily when addressed by their
titles, and wear their straps with the
same transparent air of nonchalance that
the little girl assumes when she borroWS
a long gown and plays ''growed up.
They are the dearest youngsters, and
while we have not, perhaps, lost our
hearts to them in the first person, singu-
ly. A great many of them who were to
leave on the Valencia called on Friday
evening to say au revoir They really
were not a bit sorry. to go, for they are
SO anxious to smell gunpowder that even
parting from US did not cause their tears
to flow.
Ou Tuesday night the officers gave an
informal hop at the} Preside. The girls
who are keeping Lent strictly said Nay,
nay but some of us, and l plead guilty,
stihed our little compunctions of conven-
tionality and accepted. We had a per-
fectly delightful, time and have ali vowed
to go every time they give one, Lenten re
strictions to the contrary notwithSta3nd-
ing Besides they are such. informal little
affairs that surely if the ladies can have
their card parties we can have our hops.
The married ladies Ma have al dtaLs taken TO 10
Mrs. Timothy Hopkins have all given
card parties at which twenty or more OF
our discreet mammas have tried for the
prizes. Mrs. Morgan gave one on Friday
TO eighteen ladies, the materfamlllaS
among them, and instead of being sauated
with card parties they have declared their
However, Mrs. Morgan will not be with
them, for she and Theresa left for Coro-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
L. Dresbach, A L. Hall, Frank Rodolph,
bride DR.. Won Wedelstaedt, DR.. Sisson,
Rev. R. II. Kennedy, Charles RoedeI, F.
Dickie, Grove Lawrence and Phil wal
IA A pleasant party was given to Miss
Theresa Giovanni at her residence, ~
ruary 81, in honor of her eighteenth birth
day. Those present We're: Mr.. ana MIS-.
p Giovanni, Mr.; and Mrs. P. Prior, Nj
sea so6oppl mFS Mrs. : C. 9 osterioh. @ Miss There's
GIOVANNI Miss Martha Schnabel, Miss
Louise Werner. Miss Carrie Nielsen MSS MSS
Emma Buttner, William Huber. John
Werner, William Moroney, Albert Oster-
loh JesePh 0ste@Eloh @ CGnTsnni GarenTGi M4IIa; Wiam
Osterloh, Otto, Romeo, Louis and Paul
Giovanni.
A birthday party was vas given to Harry Harry
on Monday evening, February r.. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs Gaet1en, G1en,
erf a1ff{S sevmore. ae zen Margaret McElearney W.
Pabst. Alicia Golden, J. McDermott,
Flora Russell, T. MCGEE, Mae McElear- N 5It al.
Mae McCaron, ]. Hallahan, Irene Til
ton. Hugh Dougherty, Ruth Sleaford, Il.
German, Lucie Rtenke, r. Illton, Rosa
| line Barry, H. Liss, Bertha Hayden, w;
Fahy, Pearl Dempsey, E. MCGEE and
| Alberta Edmunds.
The San Francisco Verein was awarded
an excentional musical treat yesterday
afternoon by a recital given by Mollle
| Adelia Brown, soprano, assisted by Kus-
sell n. Ballard, cellist, and e. fugel Crst'
! pianist.
The programme was artistic in its COM
] a
| finished manner as to leave nothing to be
! desired.
| Miss Brown quite captivated the audi
! ence with her singing. She has fresh,
pure soprano voice of exceptional range
! and sweetness. Her upper tones are
/ limpid and pure, and in her middle reg
| lister especially she showed sympathy and
| expression. Her songs were varied in
| sentiment, and she rendered them with
taste, discretion and true artistic finish.
! Mr.. Ballard is a mastery player of ex-
| ceeding depth of feeling, artistic phrasing
and Interpretation. HIS tone production
is admirable, and he handles the cello
| with tho ropfidappe nf artist